John Maffei, The Union-Tribune

John Maffei

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Past articles by John:

San Diego well-represented in NCAA men's, women's basketball tournaments

Nine will play in NCAA men's tournament, led by USC's Boogie Ellis; three women, including Arizona's coach, ready for Big Dance → Read More

Nighthawks’ magical run ends with loss in CIF Div. I SoCal final

Corona Santiago brings stifling defense to 52-39 win, advancing to state Division I final. Junior Bailey Barnhard led Del Norte with 16 points and 15 rebounds. → Read More

Stacked with big-leaguers, San Diego could field its own World Baseball Classic team

Here's our position-by-position look at a (hypothetical) San Diego club; Joe Musgrove and Cole Hamels anchor the rotation → Read More

St. Augustine boys see basketball season come to an end at Corona Centennial

Senior Jurian Dixon leads St. Augustine with 23 points and Jaden Matingou adds 11 points as season ends in SoCal Regional → Read More

Everything you need to know about Saturday's CIF Southern California soccer championships

San Pasqual, Point Loma boys, San Marcos girls to play Saturday for CIF Southern California regional championships → Read More

Torreys short of advancing in Division III boys basketball

La Jolla Country Day falls into a 13-point hole and never recovers in loss to Ventura Buena In SoCal Regional → Read More

Turnovers, missed free throws costly for Mater Dei in regional playoff loss

Crusaders' Josiah Jefferson led all scorers with 25 points, and he added 12 rebounds, while Kristian Gonzalez finished with 20 points and seven rebounds → Read More

Not 'enough good teams' to fill boys and girls Open Division regional brackets

Selection committee limited regionals, which might explain why St. Augustine is one of 5 teams playing in an 8-team pool → Read More

Grossmont High School hires former star Anthony Lawrence as new football coach

'Quarterback supreme' returns to Foothillers after serving as USD's wide receivers coach; at 26 years old, he's the youngest head football coach in the county → Read More

Here’s a division-by-division look at the Southern California girls basketball regionals

La Jolla Country Day earns spot in Open Division regionals, first-round bye; Torreys will host Etiwanda on Saturday → Read More

Here's a division-by-division look at the CIF-Southern California boys basketball regional bracket

St. Augustine will represent San Diego in the Open Division playoffs, which begin Wednesday night; Saints have a home game against Valencia West Ranch → Read More

St. Augustine rolls in final to become first Open repeat champ

Saints defeat Montgomery 83-53 to win a second straight Open Division title. Jurian Dixon and Lolo Rudolph had 17 points apiece for the top-ranked Saints, No. 6 in the state. → Read More

Torreys’ girls hoop title their third in four years

La Jolla Country Day beats Del Norte for the San Diego Section girls Open Division title, their second straight → Read More

Imperial wins first boys basketball crown with Division IV victory over San Pasqual

Palo Verde Valley's girls overcame an early deficit and went on to win their second straight Division IV title. MaryJane Dagnino led the Yellowjackets with 16 points. → Read More

Mar Vista girls topple top seed, win Division V San Diego Section title

Eighth-seeded Classical Academy comes back from 17-point deficit to beat Santana in three overtimes to claim boys Division V crown → Read More

Montgomery beats Carlsbad with smothering D

The third-seeded Aztecs (25-5) will take on top-seeded St. Augustine at 6 p.m. at Cathedral Catholic in Saturday's Open Division title game → Read More

CIF champions will be decided Thursday in soccer, girls basketball

Division III and V titles on the line as teams meet at Bonita, University City and Mira Mesa high schools to decide titles → Read More

Mission Bay wins rubber game against rival San Diego to advance to DI final

Gavin Girouard leads Mission Bay with 24 points — 11 in the third quarter. San Diego's Jaden Wade had 27. Bucs will meet La Jolla Country Day for the title. → Read More

Ex-Padre David Newhan, standout son Nico lead Maranatha Christian program with big baseball goals

Former big-league player, coach took over Eagles midway through 2022 season; influence has been a 'blessing' → Read More

PREP PREVIEW: Baseball

MaxPreps.com ranked San Diego as the No. 1 city for high school baseball; here are the tournaments, players and programs to watch heading into the 2023 season → Read More