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

Healthy Hillers helped by Renaldi's pitching, grand slam

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EL CAJON (5-13-08) -- A long season plagued by nagging injuries may leave the Grossmont Foothillers on the fence in acquiring an SDCIF playoff berth when pairings are announced Thursday afternoon. But for one day at least, some of the walking wounded can look back at one solid performance.

On Monday's (May 12) Senior Day at "the top of the Grossmont summit," senior ASHLEY RENALDI not only pitched a 4-hitter, she drove in all of her team's runs with a grand slam, powering the Foothillers past El Capitan, 4-1, on the penultimate day of the Grossmont North League season.

"It's not a coincidence -- Ashley is healthy and she pitched well," said Hillers coach JERRY LERUD. "Everything was working today."

Valhalla catcher John Aguirre-Ruiz fires toward second base to nail a Mount Miguel base stealer. (Photo by Mark Gonzales)

Knights need
a game program

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SAN DIEGO (5-13-08) — Foothills Christian was fortunate to field enough players to meet Monday’s (May 12) obligation of a non-league game at Maranatha Christian.

East County pennant
race plots thicken

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LAKESIDE (5-11-08) — The late Alfred Hitchcock, the master of motion picture mystery, would love this script – the final chapter in the Grossmont Conference pennant races.

Talk about suspense . . . Doesn’t get much closer than the Grossmont South and Grossmont North league races. If you’re looking for a sure winner, pick another league. These circuits are bound to end up in co- or even tri-championships.

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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).

It's not quite Canada, but
close enough for Castro

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MADISON, S.D. (5-12-08) -- Valhalla High 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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Tinsley signed by CSU Dominguez Hills

FOOTBALL
2005 JC Grid-Wire National Champions
Griffins '08 schedule disclosed
New conference features Palomar, Fullerton

Granite Hills Athletics Awards Night

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

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.