Canyon Crest Academy defeated Cathedral Catholic 9-8 in the San Diego Section Division I championship game on May 18.
The victory followed a 14-13 win against Bishop’s in a playoff semifinal two days earlier.
Building on coach Nico Kintz’s seven pillars of excellence — commitment, consistency, attitude, attendance, respect, team spirit, and time management — CCA Boys Swim & Dive tied with Torrey Pines High School for second place in the league, while CCA Girls Swim & Dive took fourth.
The Falcons, who at one point lost nine straight games during a stretch that included losing their first three Palomar League games, have moved near the top of the baseball league standings thanks to a late-season surge.
Carmel Valley swimming team continues to excel
Santa Fe Christian swept a two-game Coastal League South series from Bishop’s.
Cathedral Catholic may not be perfect, but the Dons are still leading the intensely competitive Eastern League.
The Dons solidified their first-place standing with a 3-1 league win against Patrick Henry on April 25.
Great pitching helped Torrey Pines bounce back from a lackluster Palomar League start, as the Falcons swept a three-game series from Mt. Carmel.
A brutal nonleague schedule that Cathedral Catholic faced in preparation for Western League play may not have seemed like the easiest way to go at the time, but all indications suggest it helped the Dons get ready.
The San Diego Mustangs Rugby Club U18 players packed on the ice, adjusted their slings and bandages, and heaved a sigh of relief on Saturday, April 6, at about 11:30 a.m. as they limped off of Dusty Rhodes Field in Ocean Beach.
In between Good Friday and Easter Sunday a trinity of Cathedral Catholic boys led the way, and the result was heavenly for the Carmel Valley-based San Diego Mustangs U18 Rugby Club.
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