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
July 24, 2011 by
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
November 5, 2010 by
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
October 1, 2010 by
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...]
Carpinteria can’t contain Crizer
September 11, 2010 by
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
November 7, 2009 by
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
October 23, 2009 by
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...]
