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legals - 12/24/2025

High School

Castle Park Trojans finally get their field of dreams

Basketball

Barons keep reeling in hoops victories

College

If it’s December, it’s time for college bowl game matchups

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Puck drop: Mar Vista, Hilltop, Castle Park post wins on opening night

High School Phillip Brents - 12/07/2023 0

The CIF-Metro Conference continues to make history as the state’s only CIF-sanctioned roller hockey circuit. Six of the nine Sweetwater district teams rolled out for their first games of the 2023-24...

Concrete change for better

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 07/05/2018 0

Growing up in the mid-1980s on the west side of National City, Carlos Nicasio was heavily influenced by the emergence of the hip-hop scene. At a time when N.W.A spoke out against...

Vintage guitars sell well

Chula Vista Allison Sampite - 01/15/2011 0

Monte Blair and Evy Roberts got engaged last July. As full- time students, neither of them have much extra money. So when they saw an advertisement that read guitar buyers were...

Understand how the Grand Jury works

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 01/11/2013 0

The San Diego County Grand Jury has been around since 1850, mandated by the California constitution. While the right to grand jury indictment is one of the few guarantees in the Bill...

Thrills and chills on the Metro Conference cross country course

High School Phillip Brents - 10/14/2011 0

The prep cross country season took an exciting turn for both the Bonita Vista Barons and Sweetwater Red Devils and, for that matter, both the Otay Ranch Mustangs and Castle Park...

No surprise for Otay Mustangs but surprising outcomes in South Bay, Pacific league openers

Football Phillip Brents - 10/21/2017 0

Play kicked off Friday in both the Metro-South Bay League and Metro-Pacific League. Highlighting the action was Chula Vista Kiwanis Bowl XVI between the Hilltop Lancers and host Chula Vista Spartans. Hilltop...

Deported veterans battle to come home

Chula Vista Edward Sifuentes - 11/04/2017 0

In 1983, U.S. Marine Armando Scott was stationed in Beirut, Lebanon, when suicide bombers detonated two truck bombs that destroyed the barracks housing his unit. More than 300 people died in...

Art and moments of reflection

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 08/03/2024 0

Some people see life in black in white while others manage to view it through a wider spectrum dripping with color, nuance and altered perspective. Either point of view can be enlightening...

Steppin’ into National City

Chula Vista Rebecca Williamson - 06/13/2019 0

National City Sports Lounge on Sweetwater Road hosts dance lessons, Chicago steppin’, on a regular basis. Chicago-style stepping (steppin’) is a dance that continues to evolve but stays within the context of...

Los Angeles library makes town worthwhile

Around The South Bay Richard Pena - 07/19/2014 0

The old saying, "It's a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there," applied originally to New York. This was generally uttered by folks in Washington D.C. or...

Comparative politics

Chula Vista admin - 02/01/2025 0

Democrats are tolerant, flexible, and broad-minded. Republicans are intolerant, inflexible, and narrow-minded. Now with Democrats totally out of power there is little they can do except except sue everything they can...

Writer, columnist dies

Chula Vista snstaff - 03/28/2015 0

Writer and The Star-News columnist Tom Basinski died March 25. He was 68 years old. Before joining The Star-News in 2009 Mr. Basisnki was an investigator with the San Diego County...

Things could be looking up for Sweetwater in 2011

Football Phillip Brents - 09/02/2011 0

The Sweetwater High School Red Devils are about to enter a new era with the recent announcement that the school has been earmarked for funds to install a new turf field...

Toys time for police and children

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 11/28/2015 0

The Chula Vista Police Activities League was created in 1992 to help underprivileged youth within the city of Chula Vista. Today the organization remains strong and has assisted students with scholarships to...

Home a hazardous working environment

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 03/23/2012 0

Living in an old house has its advantages and disadvantages. The principal advantage is that almost anyone who knows you also knows where you live. Someone mentions your name and someone...

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