South County well represented in CIF flag football playoffs

The San Diego Section girls flag football playoffs started this week. Championship games in five divisions are slated Saturday, Nov. 7, at Olympian High School.The Open Division features the top eight...

Gulls avoid late collapse, top Barracuda 4-1

The San Diego Gulls met up with the San Jose Barracuda in Pacific Division AHL action Saturday, Oct. 24, at Pechanga Arena, a team they opened the 2026-27 season against in...

Metro cross country finals setting up for fantastic finish

The 2026 Metro Conference cross country championship meet is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 6, at Rohr Park. The San Diego Section championship meet follows Nov. 14 at Balboa Park’s Morley Field. Two...

Early experience with dictators

We know dictators. We have lived with them and in some cases, we loved them. We may have even become them. It is in our early and perhaps most formative years that we...

JC soccer season continues for Southwestern College

Southwestern College’s women’s soccer team appeared to get the result it wanted in last Friday’s 1-0 victory at MiraCosta College. Sophia Neri netted the game-winning goal in the second half as...

Crusaders claim Metro-Mesa League football title

It’s official: the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders are the 2026 Metro-Mesa League champions.The Crusaders repeated as league champions following last Friday’s 34-23 win at Otay Ranch High School. The win pushed...

Wave might need more than home field advantage

The season is by no means over for the San Diego Wave. The NWSL team closes out regular season play Sunday, Nov. 1, at PayPal Park in San Jose against Bay...

National-level matchup goes to Riverside, 38-28

It was a matchup not to be glossed over: No. 3 Southwestern College (6-0) at No. 1 Riverside (6-0) in a National Southern Division...

Haunted National City

Halloween activities will invade National City as the fifth annual Tower of Terror haunted house takes place on Wednesday, Oct. 31. The event is brought...

No wall can contain planet Earth

Donald Trump professed a belief many times that President Barack Obama was born in Kenya. He said it in public many times. Did he...

Barons hope to find the magic again

Last year’s Mesa League baseball championship came down to the last regular season series between Bonita Vista and Hilltop. It proved to be a...

Cross country season ends on All-American note for Eastlake’s Williams

Timing is everything in running sports. Not just the display on a stopwatch. Nature follows rhythms and sometimes they can be disrupted. Eastlake High School junior...

Salon owner, patients still basking

Rico’s on Third is a household name in Chula Vista’s downtown district. But thanks to a little media attention, the hair salon at 279 Third...

Lady Titans score Division II girls team tennis title

This year’s San Diego Section girls tennis playoffs wrapped up Oct. 31-Nov. 1 in four divisions: Open, Division I, Division II and Division III. Metro-Mesa...

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Crusaders claim Metro-Mesa League...

It’s official: the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders are the 2026 Metro-Mesa League champions.The Crusaders repeated as league champions following last Friday’s 34-23 win at...

Jaguars hike record to...

The California community college championship football playoff structure now features an expanded field of 12 teams — six teams from the Southern California region...

Metro cross country finals...

The 2026 Metro Conference cross country championship meet is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 6, at Rohr Park. The San Diego Section championship meet follows...

Students help spruce up...

Some of the newest artwork appearing along Third Avenue in downtown Chula Vista were created by artists who are still in middle school. Students...

Gulls avoid late collapse,...

The San Diego Gulls met up with the San Jose Barracuda in Pacific Division AHL action Saturday, Oct. 24, at Pechanga Arena, a team...

South County well represented...

The San Diego Section girls flag football playoffs started this week. Championship games in five divisions are slated Saturday, Nov. 7, at Olympian High...

Spartans rally to capture...

The Legacy of Pride trophy is the embodiment of the Chula Vista-Sweetwater high school football rivalry, the longest continuous rivalry series of its kind...

Wave might need more...

The season is by no means over for the San Diego Wave. The NWSL team closes out regular season play Sunday, Nov. 1, at...

Star-News journalists win at...

San Diego County journalists were celebrated and recognized for their work Tuesday night at Southwestern College during the San Diego Press Club’s 53rd Annual...

JC soccer season continues...

Southwestern College’s women’s soccer team appeared to get the result it wanted in last Friday’s 1-0 victory at MiraCosta College. Sophia Neri netted the...

Inaugural Bill Walton Classic...

The inaugural National University Bill Walton Classic will grab center court on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Pechanga Arena San Diego with two college basketball...

Shining a light on...

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