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CHARLIE NEUMAN / Union-Tribune

Andrew Retzer stretches the knee upon which Jewish Academy coach, Dr. Stephen Shoemaker, performed surgery.

Prep Tuesday: My surgeon, my coach

Jewish Academy guard in rare position

6:44 a.m. Jan. 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)

Students at San Diego Jewish Academy never worry about Andrew Retzer sneaking up on them. The skinny senior with curly black hair and an infectious smile has brought his love for basketball to the small school's Carmel Valley campus one thud at a time.

In the hallways, the lunchroom and sometimes in math class, Retzer is known for his bouncing legacy.

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Dec. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
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CARMEL VALLEY, Dec. 18

Unfinished business: Kate Cutting is a leader by example. The senior defender for the Torrey Pines High soccer team has shown many signs of leadership, but one in particular stands out for Falcons coach Dennis Costello. It was the time Cutting broke her nose as a sophomore.

Dec. 18 (UNION-TRIBUNE)

LCC senior honored in volleyball: La Costa Canyon High's Katie Fuller has been named to the MaxPreps Volleyball All-America team.

NATIONAL CITY, Dec. 17
Sweetwater continuing storied soccer tradition: Watching Alfonso Osuna train with teammates offers little indication he's part of Sweetwater High's varsity soccer squad.

Dec. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)

Keeping his Whitts: Cole Whitt doesn't remember when he first wanted to race cars as a profession. “I was probably too young to have a memory,” the 17-year-old joked recently. “But I know that's always been my dream.”

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CHULA VISTA, Dec. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)

Falcons get fired up, finish off RB for title: It may have been the cold evening air, or possibly the wet turf at the Olympian High stadium. Whatever it was, it took the vaunted Torrey Pines girls soccer team more than an hour to get on the board against Rancho Bernardo in the Barons Tournament Premier Division final.

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LCC wins title; Escondido's Seale sets season rushing record: Ricky Seale broke the record, but La Costa Canyon won the title. The Mavericks topped Escondido 45-28 at Qualcomm Stadium on Friday night to capture the San Diego Section Division I championship.

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Receiver sets record in Valley Center's title win: Valley Center High receiver James Johnson caught two touchdown passes and set the San Diego Section record for career receiving yards as the Jaguars defeated the Madison Warhawks 31-20 Friday in the Division IV championship at Qualcomm Stadium.

Dec. 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)

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'He's a true leader': For as long as Mark Hills has played basketball, he has been a point guard – the field general on the floor. The University City High senior would not have it any other way.

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El Camino football coach steps down: El Camino High football coach Trace Deneke resigned Wednesday following his fourth losing season in five years. He said he will remain as the school's athletic director.

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Mavericks finally get their 'Q' : Sept. 26, 2008. Approximately 10:45 p.m. That's when everything changed. About 30 minutes earlier, the La Costa Canyon High football team had lost to Santa Margarita in the final minute. Players were despondent and embarrassed by the collapse. Many didn't want to leave the locker room. Parents were calling cell phones, wondering where their children were.

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Div. IV volleyball: Second straight banner for SFC: There wasn't a player on the Santa Fe Christian girls volleyball team who didn't acknowledge that the road to the state championships was bumpier than a year ago.

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Runners hit goal, going to nationals: Torrey Pines junior Megan Morgan and University City senior Sheree Shea were as different as hot and cold or black and white.

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Local teams setting state's gold standard: The volleyball season was still in its infancy when Katie Fuller, Kendall Polan and Lydia Rudnick were sitting together on the floor of the La Costa Canyon High gym.

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