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Otay Ranch girls soccer team soars to third consecutive Mesa League victory

The Otay Ranch High School girls soccer team is making a run at the Mesa League championship, it seems. The Mustangs enter Thursday’s high impact encounter against the defending league champion...

Trash talking

When we hear the term "trash talking" it usually refers to one athlete lording it over another athlete for doing something he is expected to do, like scoring a touchdown or...

Wise words from a wise guy

This column comes to you courtesy of the Nobody Likes a Wise Guy department. My dad often told me not to be one, and this was before Mario Puzo wrote "The...

To serve and represent

Chula Vista City Council Candidate Jill Galvez has been through the challenges of campaigning several times. The District 2 northwest Chula Vista candidate has run for an elected position on three occasions,...

CV teen goes yard to win MLB All-Star Game home run derby

Pop culture icon Andy Warhol once said that everyone in the future would be famous for 15 minutes. The future arrived flush in the face for Chula Vista’s Maya Matthies at this...

California State Games returning with selected sports

Sports are coming back to the California State Games after a summer off due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.   The amateur sports organization had to either postpone or cancel nearly its entire...

Pill mill man admits guilt to distribution

A Chula Vista man pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to distribute a powerful pain medication in a “pill mill” operation in which a doctor prescribed painkillers to phony patients. David D. Apple,...

Playoff picture firming up for section pigskin teams

The top 12 teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. First-round games are scheduled Nov. 19, followed by the quarterfinal round on Nov. 26. There is a short turnaround on...

He was his dad and he liked it that way

I often hear guys say their fathers were/are their best friends. Not mine. My dad, Ralph Basinski, was my dad. I liked our relationship the way it was. With World War II...

Non-profit to provide paid training for green workforce

Tree San Diego, a nonprofit organization dedicated to growing and sustaining the urban forest in San Diego County, is running a paid education and workforce development program intended to grow San...

Hilltop Lancers, San Ysidro Cougars to help kick off 2015 prep football season

The 2015 high school football season kicks off this weekend with Saturday’s SDNFL Magazine Kickoff Classic at La Jolla Country Day School. The defending San Diego Section Division II champion El...

No charges in dog attack

Due to insufficient evidence, the District Attorney’s Office Tuesday dismissed a felony charge against a National City woman who was accused of owning a dangerous pit bull which bit a 4-year-old...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week July 28 – August 3, 2021

A Law Unto Ourselves – Regulus, the Royal Law Giver We are in the month of Leo and the royal star, Regulus, the heart of Leo. Regulus is a star of first...

Decorated veteran goes to poker championship

Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Gene R. Bellar is a decorated WWII, Vietnam, and Korean War veteran. And he loves to play Texas Hold’em poker. A longtime Chula Vista resident,...

Spartans top Red Devils, 42-12, in county’s longest-running prep football series

The Chula Vista Spartans and Sweetwater Red Devils met for the 64th time Friday in what has become San Diego County’s longest continuing high school football rivalry. The Spartans now hold...

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THIS WEEK

What’s new, what’s next...

Ring in the New Year right with Downtown Chula Vista after a full year of growth! From getting a head start on your New...

Girls hoops teams tip...

The San Diego Section will crown its 2025-26 girls basketball divisional champions Feb. 26-28. All the hoopla, cheers and tears are still more than...

Above the rim: SDSU...

Photo caption: Elzie Harrington has the ball for SDSU in Saturday’s game against Fresno State. Photo by Andy Bartotto Like football, San Diego State University’s...

Frosh phenoms are lacing...

Last season, the Metro Conference roller hockey scoring race was contested between Eastlake High junior Chris Rollbusch Jr. and Bonita Vista senior Jacob Hunter. Rollbusch...

Help getting by during...

If you went into the first full week of January 2026 wondering: Where you were going to find the extra money to pay for your...

Southwestern Lady Jags secure...

It was nothing but cheers as Southwestern College recorded its third Pacific Coast Athletic Conference women’s soccer championship in the past eight years with...

Gulls start climb up...

The San Diego Gulls have languished near the bottom of the American Hockey League’s Pacific Division for the past three seasons, missing the genrous...

New laws boost pet...

Five new California animal welfare laws sponsored by San Diego Humane Society went into effect Jan. 1, strengthening protections against puppy mills, cracking down...

Esoteric astrology as news...

Communities, Cooperatives & the Essential Fire of Change - the New Era Unfolding Sun enters Aquarius Monday, January 19th, the day after the Capricorn new...

King’s call for justice...

Three days after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the April 7, 1968 edition of The Chula Vista Star News had a small...

Women’s pro soccer received...

The National Women’s Soccer League crowned its 2026 champion on Nov. 22 as Gotham FC defeated the Washington Spirit, 1-0, in front of 18,000...