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The dogpile is on after Steele Canyon blitzed visiting Granite Hills, 8-1, to clinch at least a share of the Cougars' first-ever Grossmont South League championship. (Photo by Brandi Entrekin)

Steele Canyon earns first GSL crown
Cougars paste No. 3 Granite Hills, 8-1

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EL CAJON (5-14-08) — It’s boiled down to this, the final day of the season on Thursday (May 15) with neither of the Grossmont Conference leagues quite ready for the archives.

In the Grossmont South League, Steele Canyon has locked up at least a share of the circuit crown by virtue of Tuesday’s (May 13) 8-1 drilling of three-time defending champion Granite Hills in Rancho San Diego. The Cougars need to knock off upset-minded Mount Miguel at home to take the GSL title outright. A Mount Miguel victory would drop the Cougars into a co-championship with the winner of the Valhalla-at-Granite Hills finale on Thursday.

Meanwhile, in the Grossmont North, it will be winner-take-all when El Capitan hosts Grossmont on Thursday (May 15) in Lakeside . The Foothillers hold a half-game lead over the Vaqueros thanks to an 8-2 victory over El Cajon Valley . El Capitan was fortunate to escape a knockout blow from Santana on Tuesday in a game that ended in a 5-5 tie in the 11th inning due to darkness.

The Steele Canyon Cougars celebrate en masse after clinching a third consecutive Grossmont South League championship. (Photo by Debbie Jarvis)

Grossmont snares share of second;
Santana completes perfect GNL slate

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SANTEE (5-14-08) -- The old "good news, bad news" adage tipped the way of the Grossmont Foothillers to close the regular season on Tuesday (May 13).

The bad news: Hillers pitcher allowed 26 runs to rival West Hills over three GNL meetings this season. However, Grossmont gladly accepted taking the season series, 2-1, after staving off a late Wolf Pack rally to take a wild 10-8 victory to catch the Pack and finish in a tie for second place behind undefeated league titlist Santana.

LAUREN VALLELY slugged a pair of home runs, helping Grossmont build a mammoth 9-1 lead before West Hills scored seven times to move within a run. But in the 7th, the Hillers' ASHLEY RENALDI belted the second home run in as many days, giving Grossmont some momentum entering Saturday's (May 17) postseason opener with three victories in four outings.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (5-8-08) -- Missouri State senior first baseman JOSH MAZZOLA has been named the Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball newspaper and the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week for his monster performances against Arkansas and Indiana State last week.

Phillips posts career outing -- Ex-Foothiller slugs two homers in one inning

Perdue to guide Foothills Christian football
Ex-Valhalla baseball coach now an author, too

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EL CAJON (5-13-08) – STEVE PERDUE is back in the forefront again, this time as head football coach at Foothills Christian, a parochial school of 223 students in East County.

Perhaps known best for directing Valhalla to its first and only major sports championship when the Norsemen captured the San Diego CIF Division III baseball crown in 2006, Perdue was officially named Foothills Christian football mentor on Tuesday (May 6).

Castro ticketed for "Baja Manitoba"

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MADISON, S.D. (5-13-08) -- Valhalla High School defensive lineman DAVID CASTRO has agreed to continue his football career at Dakota State University. The Trojans play in the NAIA Dakota Athletic Conference.

Football season opens
with O-Line skills camp

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EL CAJON (5-10-08) -- The 2008 football season gets an early jump when Grossmont College hosts a skills camp for
high school offensive linemen.

Instructed by members of the Griffins coaching staff, the camp will be held Sat., June 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is just $10, and is open to incoming sophomore, juniors and seniors.

Registration and medical forms may be obtained HERE. Further information is available on the Grossmont College Football website HERE.

Griffins claim SoCal Team Championship
(5-8-08) Courtesy, The (Costa Mesa) Daily Pilot

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Granite Hills Athletics Awards Night

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EL CAJON (5-13-08) — Granite Hills High will host its 5th annual Athletics Awards night on Thursday (May 22) in the Eagles Gym. Long-time coach and instructor COY OWENS and 1973-77 standout athlete AARON GRAHAM will be inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame. Highlight video of the Eagles in action starts at 6:45 p.m. with the event beginning at 7. All are welcome to attend.

Youth football coaches clinic

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BALBOA PARK (5-14-08) -- The San Diego Hall of Champions is assisting with the certification of youth football coaches for the 2008 season by promoting a series of clinics by Champions Sports Academy. The fee is $30 per coach and includes a notebook, speaker notes and breakfast.

Santana ballpark to be named
in honor of coach Jerry Henson

Barona Stars tryouts scheduled

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BARONA INDIAN RESERVATION (5-3-08) -- The Barona-San Diego Stars, a semipro baseball team which plays in the Western Wood Bat League and in the National Baseball Congress, is soon holding tryouts for the 2008 summer season.

Stars owner and manager MICKEY DEUTSCHMAN makes it clear every year, "Talent speaks." So if you still have the itch to continue your career (and are at least age 17), bring your own bat, glove, spikes and a helmet to the tryouts, scheduled for May 17 and 18, at 9 a.m. Auditions will be held at Stars Field, located 1.2 miles north of Barona Ranch Casino on Wildcat Canyon Road.

For further information, contact the Stars at (619) 448-7900, or email Coach Deutschman HERE. The Barona Stars website is HERE.