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...

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...

Inaugural Bill Walton Classic set Nov. 7 to spotlight local college basketball teams

The inaugural National University Bill Walton Classic will grab center court on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Pechanga Arena San Diego with two college basketball games to help celebrate the life and...

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...

Star-News journalists win at annual excellence awards

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 Excellence in Journalism Awards ceremony. The Star-News’ sports...

Jaguars hike record to 7-1 with 31-24 win

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

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...

District 42 Little League champions crowned

California District 42 Little League's annual all-star tournaments are in full swing and three age-group titles were decided on Tuesday. Eastlake defeated Park View,...

The unbridiling

The members of the Supreme Court may be many things, but none of them are stupid. They are well-aware that a City is capable of...

Major League experience for South County baseball all-stars

The San Diego Padres’ seventh annual High School All-Stars Night took place June 25 at Petco Park. The “big league” feel had an impact...

Barons top off Senior Night with 8-3 boys lacrosse victory

Monday’s Mesa League boys lacrosse game between the host Bonita Vista Barons and Hilltop Lancers had special meaning for the hosts. The Barons won, 8-3,...

A final peek from The View From Down Here

Editor’s note: This is the final column from Nancy Alvarado. Thank you for joining me to take a peek at The View From Down Here...

State cross country finals are a memory-making event though success often elusive

The 2024 high school state cross country championship meet Nov. 30 in Fresno was obviously memorable for those teams and individuals who qualified but...

Chula Vistan chosen for national blind soccer team

The sport of blind soccer has been part of the Paralympic Games since 2004, but the U.S. has never represented. This is changing in...

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Shining a light on...

For most of us, Halloween brings back a wave of childhood memories: silly and spooky costumes, the excitement of trick-or-treating, school parades, neighborhood block...