By Steve Brand
Helix High’s Bill Walton, La Jolla Country Day’s Candice Wiggins and San Diego High’s Charde Houston topped the list of the Fab 50 basketball players as the San Diego Hall of Champions celebrates the 50th anniversary of the CIF San Diego Section
Additionally, 50 of the top Olympic sports athletes who participated in high school in the winter were selected, led by the likes of San Pasqual soccer standout Shannon MacMillan and Valhalla wrestler Mark Gerardi.
To be included on this list, athletes must have played from 1960, when the section was formed, through this season.
In the fall, the top 50 football players and 50 additional athletes from the other Olympic sports were recognized. This spring the top 50 baseball/softball players, boys and girls track athletes plus 50 from among the other spring sports will also be voted on by the committee which includes media representatives Nick Canepa and Bill Center (Union-Tribune), Tom Sheridan (North County Times), Bill Dickens (Eastcountysports.com), Rick Smith (historian), Kirk Kenney (historian), Joe Naiman (historian) and Steve Brand (Hall of Champions).
FAB 50 BASKETBALL PLAYERS (1960-2010)
Player, School
Larry Blum, Crawford
Willie Brigham, San Diego
Chase Budinger, La Costa Canyon
Jud Buechler, Poway
Nate Carter, Horizon
Angelo Chol, Hoover
Tony Clark, Valhalla/Christian
Michelle Collum, Point Loma
Kirsten Cummings, Patrick Henry
Elias Delgadillo, Castle Park
Ralph Drollinger, Grossmont
Jared Dudley, Horizon
Mike Ela, Mount Miguel
Chris Enger, Vista
Susie Erpelding, OLP
Monica Filer, Point Loma
Oscar Foster, San Diego
Percy Gilbert, San Diego
Jerome Green, Chula Vista
Paul Halupa, Bonita Vista
Charde Houston, San Diego
Von Jacobsen, Crawford
Ken Johnson, La Jolla
Paris Johnson, San Diego
Lorenzo Keeler, Escondido
Jeremy Killion, Kearny
Troy Leaf, Foothills
Cliff Levingston, Morse
Mitchell Lilly, Madison
JayDee Luster, Hoover
Terri Mann, Point Loma
Jelani McCoy, St. Augustine
Erik Meek, San Pasqual
Kyle Milling, Poway
Alissa Murphy, Scripps Ranch
Vanessa Nygaard, Carlsbad
Wilbert Olinde, Helix
Michael Pitts, Sweetwater
Gyno Pomare, El Camino
Norman Powell, Lincoln
Mark Sanford, Lincoln
Stephanie Shadwell, Christian
Tyrone Shelley, Crawford
Wilburn Strong, Kearny
Joe Temple, Lincoln
Rico Tucker, USDHS
Sharon Turner, El Camino
Bill Walton, Helix
Luke Walton, USDHS
Candice Wiggins, La Jolla Country Day
Richie Williams, Steele Canyon
Others receiving votes: Muhammad Abukar (Rancho Bernardo), Christina Adams (Granite Hills), Triola Alexander (Kearny), Nick Bartlett (Crawford), Eisha Bohman (RBV), LaToya Bristow (El Camino), Tyeast Brown (Point Loma), Mildred Constan (Oceanside), Al Catlin (Lincoln), John Colburne (Poway), Steve Copp (Hilltop), Victor Dean (Lincoln), Johnny Dee (Rancho Buena Vista), Allison Duffy (El Capitan), Gary Earle (Monte Vista), Juan Espinoza (Helix), John Fairchild (San Dieguito), Mark Fitzner (Henry), Kevin Flanagan (Torrey Pines), Jordan Franey (Santana), Kenny Greenman (Mount Miguel), Andre Hardy (St. Augustine), Todd Harper (Santana), Lance Hurdle (Helix), Ashante Johnson (Scripps Ranch), Dominic Johnson (Poway), Travis Knight (Ramona), Joel Kramer (Henry), Katie Kuklok (Poway), Rock Lee (Madison), Paula Mascari-Bott (Monte Vista), Courtie Miller (Torrey Pines), Elbert Miller (San Diego), Jacqueline Montalban (Eastlake), Jamahl Mosely (RBV), Monroe Nash (Morse), Graig Nettles (San Diego), Floyd North (St. Augustine), Russ Northcutt (Kearny), Cathy O’Brien (San Marcos), Scot Pollard (Torrey Pines), James Rahon (Torrey Pines), Berry Randle (Lincoln), Junior Seau (Oceanside), Kelly Simers (Santana), Mark Snow (Helix), Bob Spence (St. Augustine), Amber Sprague (Mission Bay), Derek Stockalper (Carlsbad), Gayle Suttles (El Capitan), John Tschogl (Hilltop), Jackie Turner (Santana), Adam Vandervort (Vista), Nate Walton (USDHS), Michael Watson (El Camino), Jerica Williams (Mount Miguel), Jeff Withey (Horizon).
50 FAB OLYMPIC SPORTS (WINTER)
BOYS SOCCER
Jose Altamirano, SD Southwest
Steve Black, Poway
Jeff Duback, La Jolla
Alex Fernandez, Chula Vista
Tony Fernandez, San Diego
Waad Hirmez, Point Loma
Lucas Martin, La Jolla
Joe Panian, San Diego
Manny Rodriguez, San Diego
Gilbert Sanchez, Montgomery
Aaron Susi, Mission Bay
Jacob Ward, Valhalla
Paul Wright, Grossmont
GIRLS SOCCER
Rachel Buehler, Torrey Pines
Shannon MacMillan, San Pasqual
Cassie Callahan, Coronado
Laurie Christiansen, Bonita Vista
Mandy Clemens, USDHS
Carrie Dew, La Costa Canyon
Angela Guzman, Bonita Vista
Megan Kakadelas, La Costa Canyon
Maggie Merritt, San Dieguito
Angie Woznuk, USDHS
WRESTLING
Paul Baird, Poway
Brody Barrios, Poway
Joe Boone, Poway
Mark Gerardi, Valhalla
Andrew Gharst, Poway
John Grubbs, El Camino
Brian Grubbs, La Costa Canyon
Jason Hendrick, Valhalla
Ken Kestner, Vista
Andy Kim, Poway
Anthony Meza, Vista
Stephen Neal, San Diego
Tom Mount, Vista
Todd Schavrien, Poway
Ryan Williams, La Costa Canyon
GIRLS WATER POLO
Kellsie Arolla, La Costa Canyon
Erin Brown, Bishop’s
Tanya Gandy, Rancho Bernardo
Katie Hansen, Coronado
Holly Hartzell, Fallbrook
Ericka Lorenz, Patrick Henry
Megan May, Bishop’s
Katie Rulon, Bishop’s
Dominique Sardo, Bishop’s
Scotti Shafer, Carlsbad
Moriah Van Norman, Bishop’s
Victoria Williams, Vista
Others receiving votes: Chuck Adair (Hilltop), Ryane Austin (Carlsbad), Dwayne Buth (Mt. Miguel), Brenna Fleener (Bishop’s), Ryan Halsey (Rancho Buena Vista), Dan Kida (Monte Vista), Jen Lalor (Bonita Vista), Jodie Nettles (Valhalla), Sandy Onweller (Powa), Kevin Porter (San Pasqual), Manny Rodriguez (San Diego), Glen Takahashi (Monte Vista), Juan Velasco (San Diego), Chad Williams (Granite Hills).