Quintero finds off-road calling [The San Diego Union-Tribune]
Growing up, Seth Quintero loved playing baseball.
Entering Mission Hills High, his goal was to earn a full-ride college soccer scholarship.
So what is the now 18-year-old with ball skills doing driving a race car across the desert in Saudi Arabia?
“I dabbled in other sports as a kid, but I started riding dirt bikes when I was seven,” Quintero said. “Racing is a family sport, but when my dad got in an accident riding dirt bikes, my family put a stop to that.
“So we had to go a different direction.”
“This is like a 650 square mile remote rural district, and a lot of families in this school district had to buy technology boosters for their phones, we had to make sure kids could get online for virtual learning,” Pierce said.
“We are kind of all in this boat that s rocking at the same time, and reaching out for one another, but trying to find an anchor to hold on to,” said Bonnie Hayman, a counselor for 30 years. She works at the La Mesa Arts Academy in the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District.
“That’s where I see our role is to try to provide some stabilization in these times, knowing that there is so little we can promise and guarantee. It’s the sands are just shifting every day, Hayman said.
Surprise! San Diego County s High School Counselor of the Year is ambushed with love
The Mission Hills High counselor was told she d be giving a presentation, instead, she won a $500 prize. Author: Jeff Zevely (Reporter) Updated: 5:13 PM PST January 22, 2021
SAN MARCOS, Calif. It s hard to keep a surprise celebration a secret, but it sure is fun when you pull one off. In this Zevely Zone, I was invited to Mission Hills High School in San Marcos where Mum was the word. Photojournalist Scott Hall and I were invited to participate in a secret mission. Dozens of educators started gathering at Mission Hills High School for the ruse.
Aztecs face new Nevada team with familiar face [The San Diego Union-Tribune]
The last time San Diego State and Nevada played basketball, an 83-76 Aztecs win last March in Reno, 63 of the Wolf Pack’s points were scored by players not on the 2020-21 roster.
But veteran Aztecs players recognize one guy as they watch film ahead of a two-game series against Nevada beginning Thursday night at Viejas Arena.
Isn’t that Desmond Cambridge Jr.?
The 6-foot-4 redshirt junior from Nashville, Tenn., has been to SDSU’s canyon of red seats before, in December 2018 with Brown University of the Ivy League. Cambridge erupted for 25 points on 7 of 11 shooting behind the 3-point arc, and the Bears raced to a 50-22 halftime lead before winning 82-61 SDSU’s most lopsided home loss in more than two decades.
Bowl game a pain for former Mission Hills High standout Jack Tuttle [The San Diego Union-Tribune]
Jack Tuttle refused to use pain as an excuse.
It was obvious, however, that the Indiana quarterback was hurting in Saturday’s Outback Bowl against Ole Miss.
Turns out that sometime in the first half, Tuttle the 2018 CIF Offensive Player of the Year at Mission Hills High separated his right (throwing) shoulder.
Tuttle finished the game completing 26 of 45 passes for 201 yards. He also rushed nine times for 29 yards in Indiana’s 26-20 loss.
Tuttle couldn’t remember exactly when it happened, but the pain began somewhere in the first half, he said.