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Slam dunk! Barons win battle of the hoop

Phillip Brents - 01/29/2026

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Metro roller hockey season rolls to 12-0 finish for Titans

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Aztec round-ballers keep up the heat in MW play

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Girl scouts watch tattered flags retired

Chula Vista Jessica Brodkin Webb - 01/24/2020 0

Retired Bonita Vista High School teacher Sharon Leslie led slightly under 100 Girl Scouts and troop leaders in a history lesson at the Alpine VFW post Saturday morning. Troop 5248 hosted the...

When no one blinks everyone suffers

Chula Vista Tom Basinski - 01/08/2011 0

Barring a last minute miracle, akin to a desperation pass into the end zone with no time left on the clock, 23 Chula Vista police officers will be out of jobs...

Make donations good for the heart not scam artists

Chula Vista Carl Robinette - 12/06/2014 0

While the Federal Trade Commission has recently issued several warnings against fraudulent charity scams, charitable giving will likely see its yearly high in donating and volunteering in December. December 2013 accounted for...

Baron alum Bell scores twice in Aztecs’ 38-7 win over Aggies

College Phillip Brents - 11/05/2020 0

San Diego County prep alumni once again stood tall on the field for the San Diego State University football team as the Aztecs defeated host Utah State, 38-7, last Saturday to...

Former high school district employee will be sentenced

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 04/12/2019 0

A former employee of the Sweetwater Union High School District who is accused of embezzlement is facing an April 30 preliminary hearing. Danya Margarita Williams, 42, is accused of embezzlement of public...

Take more than a few key strokes to let someone know they matter

Columnists Nancy Alvarado - 08/05/2017 0

In 2012, the suicide of former Chargers linebacker Junior Seau rocked the San Diego sports world. Immensely charismatic, he’d had a great football career, and opened a popular restaurant after retiring....

Bonitafest will go on

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 07/10/2014 0

The biggest community event in Bonita will get smaller. Southwestern College professor Max Branscomb, who spearheaded a community effort to salvage Bonitafest, said the 42nd annual Bonitafest will happen this year. “Bonitafest is...

Animals get boost from CVCF

Chula Vista admin - 06/14/2025 0

The Chula Vista Community Foundation has long been dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for those who live and work in Chula Vista. This year, its members are shining a...

Growing non-profit fosters hope

Chula Vista Allison Sampite - 01/17/2019 0

A new Chula Vista nonprofit with old roots in the community is working to address the immediate needs of unsheltered homeless people to not only get them off the street but...

School district reaches out to churches

Chula Vista Allison Sampite - 10/22/2011 0

Sweetwater Unified High School District Superintendent Ed Brand on Wednesday met with representatives of the South Bay's churches to open what he hopes is an ongoing dialogue. At the district's Professional Development...

Ex band director guilty of sex acts with minor

Uncategorized Neal Putnam - 01/07/2017 0

A former band director at Bonita Vista High School pleaded guilty Dec. 29 to committing oral copulation and penetration with a foreign object upon a 16-year-old boy in 2010. Jason Jerome Mangan,...

‘Blaster’ says he is guilty

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 10/30/2010 0

A 19-year-old Chula Vista man pleaded guilty to attempted robbery at a shopping mall just after his case was assigned to a courtroom for trial. There is no sentencing agreement for Fernando...

Time flies when you’re not around

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 04/29/2017 0

Go ahead, ask me. Ask me the name of the girl who sat in front of me the entire year I spent in sixth grade multiple decades ago. Couldn’t tell you! Want to...

Lancers looking good as 2015 boys water polo season faces off

High School Phillip Brents - 09/11/2015 0

With nine Metro Conference teams vying for San Diego Section Division III playoff berths this season, all regular season matchups between teams, whether in league or non-league, will be crucial for...

Better side prevail

Letters to the editor Deuel Woodward - 08/28/2020 0

Trump’s policies will cause a big increase in the numbers for coronavirus, and guarantee virus hotspots and locations will spread around. He wants schools open with teachers and students in classrooms....

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