Longtime Rancho Bernardo High track and field coach Don Jones has been doing it for years — spotting talent in his physical education class and later watching that same boy or girl become a champion.
That’s the story with Brandi Walker.
Alayna Brenman powered the Poway High softball team to the 2011 Palomar League title with her arm in the pitching circle. Here in 2013, the senior is leading the Titans in another area on the field — the batter’s box.
All eyes were on Drew Oslance as he lined up the some 25-foot putt on hole No. 9 — the final hole of the day — in Poway High’s match against Torrey Pines at StoneRidge Golf Course last week.
Last fall, Maddie Johnstone experienced the thrill of capturing Del Norte High’s first league field hockey championship in school history. Now, she hopes to help bring that feeling to the girls lacrosse program.
The Poway High girls lacrosse team has played a pretty tough schedule. But even so, the CIF San Diego Section Division I runner-up last season was not use to taking this kind of beating.
Nobody needs to tell Matt Jervis to play hard. The Rancho Bernardo High senior breathes baseball and his love for the game fuels his body with the energy to go all-out all the time.
Most seniors are striving to capture their first CIF San Diego Section crown. But Rancho Bernardo High tennis player Chris Bernhardt is trying to do what few get an opportunity to do — win a fourth and maybe a fifth.
Sam Ozenbaugh still does what he loves most — sprinting — but only after 300 meters of running one notch below top speed.
In order to be a successful hitter, it takes so much more than simply mastering the art of swinging a bat. Just as important is the mental side of hitting — being able to process the situation, the pitcher’s tendencies and a bunch of other minor details.
Kyle Dean started last year 0-for-12 at the plate and had just a bunt single in his first 19 plate appearances. He never had a three-hit game and not one ball cleared the fence off his bat.
