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Argh! Eastlake Titans let one get away in 7-6 Open Division loss to Patriots

Phillip Brents - 06/04/2026

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Still the One! Mater Dei Catholic keeps humming along with Open Division title

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Mater Dei’s Fontenot, Otay’s von Guenthner lead Metro charge at state track finals

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Graduates shaping futures during challenging time

Chula Vista Dr. Mark Sanchez - 06/06/2026 0

For nearly 65 years, Southwestern College has opened doors for South County students seeking opportunity, reinvention, and a better future. Every commencement ceremony reminds us why that mission matters now more...

Mater Dei’s Fontenot, Otay’s von Guenthner lead Metro charge at state track finals

High School Phillip Brents - 06/04/2026 0

The California state high school track and field championship meet is widely regarded as the most prestigious event of its kind in the United States with a deep history of producing...

Argh! Eastlake Titans let one get away in 7-6 Open Division loss to Patriots

Baseball Phillip Brents - 06/04/2026 0

The San Diego Section’s slate of seven divisional baseball championship game wrapped up Saturday night at the University of San Diego’s Fowler Park with one of the wildest contests imaginable. The third-seeded...

Report highlights the need to address plastic pollution

Chula Vista Special to The Star-News - 05/30/2026 0

Ahead of World Oceans Day and as peak beach tourism season gets underway, San Diego Coastkeeper, Surfrider Foundation San Diego County, and Ocean Connectors released their 2025 Marine Debris Report. In...

There was a time when you are here

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 05/31/2026 0

Young people. Six years ago at this time you probably found your 12-year-old self comfortably plodding around in your pajamas at home while you pretended to pay attention “in class” via Zoom...

Still the One! Mater Dei Catholic keeps humming along with Open Division title

High School Phillip Brents - 06/04/2026 0

The Mater Dei Catholic High School girls softball team may have received the supreme compliment when it received the No. 1 seed in this year’s Southern California regional championship tournament and...

Eastlake Education preps for tasty fundraising affair

Chula Vista Debbie Sklar - 05/30/2026 0

The EastLake Educational Foundation will host Taste of Eastlake 2026, a signature community fundraiser supporting technology and innovation programs in Eastlake K–12 public schools. The event takes place on Friday, July 24,...

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Metro Conference Hall of Fame inductees honored

AlumniPhillip Brents - 10/10/20250

As part of the 2024-25 interscholastic calendar, the Metro Conference unveiled its inaugural Hall of Fame Class of 2024. The event honored 16 outstanding...

Spending time with a gentlemanly legend was healing

Behind Police LinesTom Basinski - 10/04/20140

Several months ago I wrote about my continuing five-year-plus annoyance with colorectal cancer that migrated to my lungs. Back then I had just been...

HomeFed takes university lead

Chula VistaCarlos Davalos - 12/19/20130

The HomeFed Corp. is in an exclusive negotiating agreement with the city of Chula Vista to potentially serve as the master developer for the...

Tips for tax time

Chula VistaCarlos Davalos - 04/03/20140

An IRS spokesman said April 15 can go a lot easier for taxpayers if they just take advantage of available technology. “Tax software holds your...

Friendships growing with friendly Games

Chula VistaErnesto Lopez - 05/16/20100

Mater Dei Catholic High School in EastLake is hosting the city's third annual International Friendship Games on Saturday, May 15. The event draws young athletes, 19 years...

Jury finds father and son guilty

Chula VistaNeal Putnam - 07/11/20190

A father and son were convicted by a jury in June on attempted enticement of a teen-age girl into sex trafficking in National City. The...

Barons climb to top of boys Metro Conference wrestling heap

High SchoolPhillip Brents - 02/08/20240

Bonita Vista High School is enjoying a wrestling renaissance this season after winning the Metro-Mesa League dual meet championship with a bone-crushing 54-28 victory...

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Argh! Eastlake Titans let one get away in 7-6 Open Division loss to Patriots

Still the One! Mater Dei Catholic keeps humming along with Open Division title

Mater Dei’s Fontenot, Otay’s von Guenthner lead Metro charge at state track finals

Delivering affordable internet access

THIS WEEK

Graduates shaping futures during challenging time

Mater Dei’s Fontenot, Otay’s von Guenthner lead Metro charge at state track finals

Argh! Eastlake Titans let one get away in 7-6 Open Division loss to Patriots

Report highlights the need to address plastic pollution

There was a time when you are here

Still the One! Mater Dei Catholic keeps humming along with Open Division title

Eastlake Education preps for tasty fundraising affair

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Metro Conference Hall of Fame inductees honored

Spending time with a gentlemanly legend was healing

HomeFed takes university lead

Tips for tax time

Friendships growing with friendly Games

Jury finds father and son guilty

Barons climb to top of boys Metro Conference wrestling heap

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