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La Costa Canyon Wins Rematch Against Lincoln in State Regional Finals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYRmw-lZBsY Mavericks beat Hornets again, make first state championship trip ONTARIO – The high-stakes rematch between La Costa Canyon and Lincoln in the Division II Regional Finals on Saturday didn’t play out as either team planned, and it ended up …
LCC and Lincoln Meet Again, Make History in State Regional Finals
State championship berth on the line in Ontario on Saturday After La Costa Canyon edged Lincoln in the Division II section finals on March 2, the sentiment among both teams was that they would meet again in the state playoffs. …
Take Two
Split-squad games are beneficial, they serve a purpose that would likely go unserviced otherwise. You bring around sixty players into a big league camp. You usually only use five or six pitchers per game unless things get out of hand. …
CIF State Regional Finals Scoreboard (March 17)
CIF State Regional Finals Saturday, March 17 DIVISION II Southern California at Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario (1) La Costa Canyon 47, (3) Lincoln 43 Northern California at Power Balance Pavilion, Sacramento (1) San Jose Archbishop Mitty 63, (2) Newark …
Camera on Cameron
There has been a small vacuum here in San Diego, so far as baseball goes, so far as identity of the franchise goes. Not that the Padres haven't tried. Not for a lack of good veteran players like catcher Nick …
La Costa Canyon Rides Fast Start Past Inglewood in State Regional Semis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0yeg22dmy8 Mavericks advance to Regional Finals for first time in history CARLSBAD – It its current run through the state playoffs, La Costa Canyon’s 2011-12 team has cemented itself as the best in school history. Tuesday night, the top-seeded Mavericks …
CIF State Southern California Regional Semifinals Scoreboard (March 13)
CIF State Southern California Regional Scoreboard Tuesday, March 13 Division II at (1) La Costa Canyon 74, (5) Inglewood 68 (3) Lincoln 53 at (2) Lakewood Mayfair 51 Division III at (1) Mission Hills Alemany 84, (4) Cathedral Catholic 64 …
Cathedral Catholic Quickly Finds Success in State Playoffs
Dons face top-seed Mission Hills Alemany tonight in regional semis CARMEL VALLEY – No team in San Diego has been a bigger revelation this season than Cathedral Catholic. After winning the Division III section title the Dons have continued their …
Power Chase
Third baseman that aren't named Wade Boggs are supposed to have power - at least, that's the conventional thought among baseball's best minds. Exceptions like Boggs are sometimes made (Boggs averaged only 8 home runs per year but finished his …
CIF State Southern California Regional Semifinals Matchups
CIF State Southern California Regional Semifinals Tuesday, March 13, 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted Division II (5) Inglewood (23-10) at (1) La Costa Canyon (32-2) (3) Lincoln (23-9) at (2) Lakewood Mayfair (28-5) Division III (4) Cathedral Catholic (30-3) at …
Making A Case
Most people that follow baseball and are a particular fan of a team, will find a player to root for who is an underdog. The underdog will be someone who performs far above expectations, perhaps a player achieving that which …
Lincoln Swarms Tulare Union in Second Round of State
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB0uDaIuJrk Hornets shut down Redskins, advance to regional semifinals LINCOLN PARK – In its final home game of the season, Lincoln delivered a dominant performance. Saturday night, the third-seeded Hornets relied on stellar defense and never trailed in 69-49 win …
Pay No Attention to That Man Behind the Curtain
At the very least, once the Wizard of Oz was confronted by Dorothy and her pals and then discovered to be an ordinary man, he apologized and told them they all had what they needed all along. He apologized for …
Moorad to Withdraw Application
The Padres say Jeff Moorad will withdraw his application to complete ownership transfer, but will remain as CEO of the San Diego Padres. Moorad headed an owners group that had agreed to purchase the team from John Moores in 2009. …
Finding a Hole in the Wall
With due respect for what outfielder Will Venable did to a Yu Darvish fastball Wednesday afternoon - crushing it off of the tall wall in deep center field - outfielder/first baseman Kyle Blanks figured out how to one-up Venable. The …
CIF State Southern California Regional Second Round Scoreboard (March 10)
CIF State Southern California Regional Second Round Saturday, March 10 Division II at (1) La Costa Canyon 74, (8) Woodland Hills El Camino Real 63 at (3) Lincoln 69, (11) Tulare Union 49 Division III at (4) Cathedral Catholic 89, …
Torrey Pines Falls to Mission Viejo in First Round of State
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOMTt91HYzc Falcons start slow, can’t keep up with athletic Diablos in defeat CARMEL VALLEY – For section power Torrey Pines, a state victory is still elusive. Wednesday night in the first round of the Division I state playoffs, the eighth-seeded …
Yu Might Want To Rephrase That
Thirty-six pitches were closely monitored by over 150 media members on Wednesday, making the Peoria Sports Complex unusually lopsided. Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish made his spring training debut for the Texas Rangers, throwing 2 innings of scoreless ball, striking out …
CIF State Southern California Regional First Round Scoreboard (March 7)
CIF State Southern California Regional First Round Scoreboard March 7 Division I (9) Mission Viejo 72 at (8) Torrey Pines 60 at (5) Etiwanda 57, (12) Vista 50 Division II at (3) Lincoln 76, (14) Fullerton Sunny Hills 64 Division …
Sleeper
The middle girl is always the problem child. I love mine very much, but holy hell. She found out I'm writing about the Padres this evening. "Dad, they suck!" They don't suck, darling. They're under-appreciated. Underachieving. Underrated. 71 1/2 is …