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Dream season ends for San Diego FC

Phillip Brents - 12/05/2025

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Chilly weather doesn’t cool Xolos’ victory

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 01/13/2013 0

Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuicles de Caliente, defeated their archrival Club Leon FC, 1-0 Saturday night in a match highly anticipated by soccer fans since the begining of the season. Last November Xolos beat Leon in...

High school winter sports awards: Roller hockey playoffs prove rewarding for Eastlake Titans

High School Phillip Brents - 04/14/2018 0

The National Hockey League Stanley Cup playoffs have faced off and the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup playoffs are next up on the ice. The high school roller hockey season wrapped up...

CPHS grad Barcoo looking to thrive in senior year with Aztecs

College Phillip Brents - 08/14/2019 0

San Diego State University’s football team will hold its annual FanFest Saturday, Aug. 17, at SDCCU Stadium. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. for fans; the team will take the field for...

Metro mat men showing well as 2014-15 season speeds toward finals

High School Phillip Brents - 01/31/2015 0

The Metro Conference wrestling championship tournament is scheduled Feb. 14 at Mar Vista High School. It’s crunch time for area mat men. Who will go on to earn post-season glory at the...

Sweetwater must pay open government atty

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 01/25/2016 0

The Sweetwater Union High School District has reached a settlement agreement with one of their critics in a lawsuit challenging the release of public documents. Kevin O’Neill, a member of the district’s...

Good news for Bonita

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 07/24/2014 0

County Supervisor Greg Cox said in his State of Bonita address Wednesday evening that Bonita is in much better shape than it was a year ago. Cox highlighted the achievements of the...

Southwestern College opens ‘hub’ of innovation, education

Chula Vista Debbie Sklar - 10/19/2025 0

Southwestern College marked a major milestone this month with the grand opening of its new Instructional & Discovery Complex, a $106 million investment designed to expand access to higher education, strengthen...

Man in SWAT confrontation pleads guilty to threat

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 08/22/2019 0

A Bonita man has pleaded guilty to making a criminal threat to his girlfriend just before there was an 8-hour SWAT standoff on May 17. Sentencing is set for Oct. 8 for...

It was a notable year

Chula Vista Staff - 12/31/2020 0

A second floor tower on Jan. 13 was ravaged by an early morning fire that left the historic Hancil Cordrey House on Davidson Street badly damaged and one firefighter injured. According...

Freed dealers will start prison terms later this month

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 08/21/2020 0

Two Chula Vista men will surrender later in August to start their prison terms for their roles in a drug conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. Jesse Ramirez, 28, who is known...

Leap of faith: Metro athletes score three medals at state finals

High School Phillip Brents - 06/08/2018 0

The California high school state track and field championship meet is regarded as the top high school track and field meet in the United States. Many consider it an honor simply to...

Singing seniors

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 05/10/2013 0

The Singin' Seniors of Norman Park Senior Center are looking to expand their 10-member ensemble. The musically inclined elders over the age of 55 travel to three local senior homes once a...

Metro squads let out collective roar in 112-team Lions tourney

Baseball Phillip Brents - 04/04/2010 0

Metro Conference baseball teams uttered a collective roar following Monday's slate of openers in the 60th San Diego Lions tournament. A total of nine South County squads - Otay Ranch, Eastlake,...

Champs cross country nationals have Sanchez’s name written on it

Croaa country Phillip Brents - 12/15/2022 0

It had a new name but last Saturday’s Champs Nationals Cross Country Championships (formerly Foot Locker Nationals) had the same great field. This year’s event showcased three San Diego Section runners –...

Rocks and a dog named Wimpy

Behind Police Lines Tom Basinski - 06/22/2013 0

Growing up the youngest kid in the neighborhood there was no one my age with whom to play. I tried to tag along with my older brother and the big guys,...

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Dream season ends for San Diego FC

Conflict remains a holiday tradition

North Island Credit Union Foundation awards $5,000

Carrying the Jaguar spirit into 2026

DON'T MISS

Chilly weather doesn’t cool Xolos’ victory

High school winter sports awards: Roller hockey playoffs prove rewarding for Eastlake Titans

CPHS grad Barcoo looking to thrive in senior year with Aztecs

Metro mat men showing well as 2014-15 season speeds toward finals

Sweetwater must pay open government atty

Good news for Bonita

Southwestern College opens ‘hub’ of innovation, education

Man in SWAT confrontation pleads guilty to threat

It was a notable year

Freed dealers will start prison terms later this month

Leap of faith: Metro athletes score three medals at state finals

Singing seniors

Metro squads let out collective roar in 112-team Lions tourney

Champs cross country nationals have Sanchez’s name written on it

Rocks and a dog named Wimpy

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