Renewed Cardinal spirit

Quincy Enyama-Turner, Staff Writer

January 30, 2025

Is this the new era of Hoover High Baseball?

Ever since Hoover High School’s win in the 2016 CIF Championship, the school’s baseball team has been on a downward spiral. But I think promising newly hired Coach Nealy can be the one to fix the Cardinal’s sorrows.

Last year, the Hoover baseball team went 8-16 finishing 3rd in the Central League. The previous year they had just only a single game in my freshman campaign with the team, marking one of the worst years of Cardinal baseball history. Now, with an experienced coach like Cedric Nealy, he dreams big of not only winning the Central League but the San Diego Division 5 Section as well. With new coaches, philosophies, and big dreams, this new direction of the baseball program is something that I’m willing to rally behind and glady play for.

Coach Nealy has coached in places all over San Diego spanning from San Diego High to Bonita Vista High. A winning culture is not new to him and his staff as he has won a CIF Championship with the Bonita Vista Barons and has the ring to show for it. He has been a coach in the San Diego section for over four decades and it is shown within the tactics he uses and the way he analyzes the game. His coaching staff consists of pitching, hitting, infield, and outfield coaches which were nowhere to be found in the staff prior to his arrival.

“I’m tired of the way people view and look down at Hoover,” stated Coach Cedric Nealy. “We are a ball club and we’re going to make Hoover a baseball school.”

Currently, the baseball team and I are going through our winter ball season and our first impressions of the coaches. I like that he is able to incorporate what us players want for the program while also implementing what his visions are. He gives the players a platform to speak up about any concerns or ideas we may have. This new coaching staff is very much on top of things and holds everyone accountable including themselves. I feel that the new staff has made a very good first impression on the team while also being strict on the program’s new structure.

With a new sheriff in town with his new deputies, things are looking bright at the Hoover Nest. Go Cards!

About the Contributor

Quincy Enyama-Turner, Staff Writer

Quincy Enyama-Turner is a junior student at Hoover High School. Quincy is a current member and team captain of the Hoover Cardinal Baseball team. He hopes to continue his baseball career into college and also continue his education. Outside of baseball, Quincy loves fashion and frequently searches for different styles of clothing to see different ways he can express himself. His biggest critics are his friends when it comes to fashion because he thinks very highly of them and their opinions. Quincy is as much friend oriented as he is family oriented due to their major effect on his decisions and how he carries himself. Quincy comes from an African American and Japanese background. His mom is from Japan and his dad is from Cleveland, Ohio. His favorite dish is a Japanese dish called Katsu Curry which consists of rice, japanese curry, and a fried chicken cutlet. Quincy has been to Japan four times to meet relatives and enjoys the cultural differences between Japan and the United States. Quincy believes that by helping people who are willing to learn the game of baseball, he can change the world. He believes that by helping others to learn how to play baseball, it will get more kids off the streets and give kids less of a chance to get involved with the wrong people. He thinks that everyone should be able to do extra curricular activities and there should be no barriers in the way of that. Along with this Quincy is an advocate for society giving schools in low income areas the ability to provide more workshops and programs to help the kids of the future find a career path they might want to pursue. Quincy says that by giving opportunities to kids all around the world, different career fields whether its stem or business, can be diverse which in turn makes the world a better place as all voices can be heard.

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