Welker hits Foss for game-winning TD to beat Bishop

At 5-foot-9 and 145 pounds, Zach Foss seemed an unlikely candidate to pick an entire football team up on his shoulders. But that’s what it took and … [Read more...]

A tribute to Jeff Hesselmeyer: He was all heart

If  it turns out that Jeff Hesselmeyer died of a heart attack, it is the  saddest of ironies. Few people I met in my 25 years as a sports writer at … [Read more...]

Bartley, Chargers run down City Championship

Officially, Dos Pueblos High beat Goleta rival San Marcos 34-7 Friday night. Unofficially, it was 3-2. Junior running back Josh Bartley ran for 271 … [Read more...]

Dons never a threat to change Nordhoff’s unbeaten status

Early in the 19th century, good old Yankee ingenuity came up with a system of interchangeable parts for machinery that became known as the "American … [Read more...]

Chargers batter Braves with potent running attack

Like all offensive linemen, Felipe Cruz spends most of the game grunting, groaning, pushing and shoving in a sumo-style wrestling match. Most of time, … [Read more...]

Carpinteria can’t contain Crizer

Strange as it might seem to those who watched Morro Bay quarterback Sam Crizer run for three touchdowns and pass for two in the Pirates' 36-20 win … [Read more...]

Munchie, Warriors “bear” down to beat Bishop

To describe Carpinteria High’s 28-7 win over Bishop Diego Saturday night at La Playa Stadium was also to describe how it felt for the Warriors to … [Read more...]

San Marcos stopped in its tracks

An optimist could easily find a silver lining in the dark cloud that continued to hang over San Marcos High’s football team after Friday night’s 38-20 … [Read more...]