Much has been written about Redlands High’s 1961 football team, the only Terrier squad to win a CIF-Southern Section football title.
Less celebrated is the 1979 Terrier team that went 11-3 overall, defeated three Catholic powers in the playoffs, but was crushed 55-0 by Edison of Huntington Beach in the section title game before 20,254 at Anaheim Stadium.
The Redlands team will hold a reunion on Saturday at the home of its quarterback, Pat Hafley.
“It was memorable in a few ways,” Hafley said of the season. “It was a special run. We had local guys. It was a one-high school town, and we had one dream.”
The Terriers defeated Mater Dei of Santa Ana 3-0, Loyola of Los Angeles17-13, and St. Francis of La Canada 15-0 in the playoffs before the mistake-filled loss to Edison.
I will attend the event and will have more on this superb Terrier team soon.
TEAMS QUALIFYING FOR LL REGIONALS
Teams are qualifying for the popular Western Regional Little League baseball tournament in San Bernardino in early August.
Participating in the West Region tourney are Arcadia LL of Scottsdale, Arizona; and Honolulu LL of Honolulu, Hawaii. The Northern California and Southern California representatives have not been determined.
Still in the running to represent Southern California champion are Upland Foothill LL and Vineyard LL of Rancho Cucamonga.
Set for the Northwest Regional, also in San Bernardino, are Southwest Ada LL of Idaho and Bonney Lake/Sumner LL of Bonney Lake, Washington. The Alaska and Oregon state champs have not been determined.
Qualifying for the Mountain Region tourney, also in San Bernardino, are North Boulder LL of Colorado and Lone Peak LL of Alpine, Utah. The Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming state champs have not been determined.
Many fans from the greater San Bernardino area attend the regional at Houghton Stadium in North San Bernardino. The games are also televised on ESPN.
FOOTBALL APPROACHING
Football season is almost here.
The Redlands High football team hosts Citrus Hill on Thursday, Aug. 21 and Redlands East Valley hosts California Military Institute of Perris the following night.
Citrus Valley hosts Etiwanda on Friday, Aug. 29.
The University of Redlands hosts George Fox University of Newberg, Oregon on Saturday, Sept. 6.
WRESTLING CLINIC AT REV
Cal Baptist University wrestler Jesse Vasquez of Corona is holding a clinic at Redlands East Valley High from 9 a.m. to noon on August 16. Check-in is at 8 a.m. The cost is $50.
The clinic is open to kindergarten through 12th grade athletes but is limited to the first 60 wrestlers.
Vasquez wrestled in high school for Excelsior Charter of Hesperia. At Excelsior he became only the fourth wrestler in history to win four consecutive CIF-State championships.
Vasquez recently transferred from Arizona State to CBU for his senior season. He was the 2024 Pacific-12 champ at 149 pounds.
MISCELLANY: Veteran Aquinas High boys soccer coach Sixto Gonzalez recently passed away. He was at the school for nearly 20 years … Yucaipa High grads Will McHargue (football and wrestling) and Bella Samaniego (women’s volleyball) recently began their careers at the Coast Guard Academy in New London Connecticut.
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