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Slam dunk! Barons win battle of the hoop

Phillip Brents - 01/29/2026

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Aztec round-ballers keep up the heat in MW play

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New name, same concert venue in South County

Arts Phillip Brents - 05/27/2019 0

The name may have changed but the venue that has delivered South County residents with 20 years of premier musical entertainment remains in the same location. Now called North Island Credit Union...

Festival will celebrate marriage

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 09/05/2013 0

South Bay Pride and the mood of its organizers was permanently changed in June when the United States Supreme Court ruled against supporters of California’s Proposition 8 allowing same-sex couples to...

Eastlake grad Palet gets football opportunity at University of Alabama

College Phillip Brents - 07/31/2015 0

The start of the college football season is closer than one might think. Eastlake High School alumnus Josh Palet is certainly clued in on that. He leaves San Diego on Saturday,...

Coronavirus pandemic challenges soccer leagues at global level

Alumni Phillip Brents - 04/30/2020 0

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has upended every aspect of life currently around the world. That includes the sports world and, specifically, global soccer. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced on Tuesday (April 28)...

Six-year prison term for South Bay retail theft ringleader

Chula Vista admin - 05/18/2025 0

A 27-year-old man who led a retail theft ring that stole more than $16,000 in merchandise across San Diego County was sentenced May 7 to six years in state prison. San Diego...

Bonita Vista, Hilltop fall short in CIF division basketball finals

Basketball Phillip Brents - 03/11/2016 0

What made the Bonita Vista High School girls basketball team’s 62-54 loss to top-seeded Imperial in last Saturday’s San Diego Section Division II championship game particularly hard to swallow was that...

A chronicle of academic growth and community collaboration at Southwestern College

Chula Vista Dr. Mark Sanchez - 12/01/2023 0

As we embrace the colder months and approach the end of the year, we’re delighted to share some exciting updates and initiatives from Southwestern College. It is our commitment to provide...

Accused could get 75 years

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 04/26/2012 0

A trial date will be set on May 3 for Maurice Flournoy, 41, who was ordered to stand trial on charges of raping a National City woman at 5 a.m. after...

Offering support in theory only

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 02/18/2017 0

Presumably National City City Councilman Albert Mendivil is sleeping better these days (how I don’t know, given the ramblings of the president of the United States in an increasingly divided country...

Driver will go to trial for death of flat tire changer

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 04/01/2016 0

A judge Wednesday ordered a hit and run driver to stand trial in the Dec. 15, 2015 death of Raymart Martos, 21, who was killed while changing a flat tire on...

City kids get back to nature

Chula Vista Jon Campbell - 06/25/2010 0

Six-year-old Kyle Imogo scoffs at the idea that he may have been in danger on Tuesday, even as he fed lettuce to a sea turtle that outweighed him by at least 50 pounds. "We...

OnStage Playhouse’s ‘Next Fall’ proved thoughtful and well acted

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 03/30/2017 0

OnStage Playhouse’s recent production of Geoffrey Nauffts’s “Next Fall,” winner of the 2010 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best New American Play and a Tony Award nomination for Best Play, proved...

Keep your house warm safely

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 02/18/2011 0

Heating equipment is the second-leading cause of home fires in the United States - more than 65,000 home fires are attributed to heating equipment each year - but a few simple...

Jury convict arsonist for slaying of OB man

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 01/30/2020 0

After 2 1/2 days of deliberations, a jury convicted a National City man Monday of first-degree murder of an Ocean Beach man whose body has never been found. Deputy District Attorney Jeffrey...

San Diego International Film Festival to offer diverse selection for viewers

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 09/23/2016 0

The upcoming San Diego International Film Festival offers something for every taste, with programming running from comedic farce to satire, from political intrigue to crime dramas. This year’s festival runs Wednesday, Sept....

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