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Overtime games add excitement to regular season slate

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Titans, Bruins take the hardwood in Memorial game

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Boys hoops season underway for local teams

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Esoteric Astrology as news for week January 21 – 27, 2026

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Prelude to a larger family affair?

Around The South Bay Richard Pena - 05/25/2013 0

I think it is always a red letter day when one has a relative, or close friend drop in for a visit. When two such persons come in at the same time...

Independence day celebrated

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 06/06/2013 0

The Mabuhay Festival in National City is celebrating the 115th anniversary of Philippine Independence on Saturday, June 8, four days prior to the country’s actual Independence Day. Ditas Yamane, CEO of the...

Meth distributor gets 10 years in prison

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 06/27/2015 0

A Chula Vista woman who was described as the ringleader of a major methamphetamine distribution operation was sentenced recently to 10 years in federal prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jose Castillo sought nearly...

Hilltop Lancers skate into winter break with undefeated record

High School Phillip Brents - 01/03/2019 0

The CIF-Metro Conference’s South County-based teams held rain make-up games the week of Dec. 18-21 at the Castle Park High School outdoor rink to coast into the winter break. Both the Hilltop...

Ins and outs of Oohs and Ahhs

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 07/02/2011 0

When we think of Fourth of July, the first thing that comes to mind are fireworks. Although the city of Chula Vista will not host a fireworks display this year, other cities...

Cops show off and mingle

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 08/08/2015 0

Police officers in Chula Vista and National City came together with their respective communities Tuesday night at the annual National Night Out, a nationwide police awareness event. Chula Vista police officers showed...

Modified CIF sports schedule for 2020-21 presents challenges

Football Phillip Brents - 07/30/2020 0

The upcoming high school sports season will have a decidedly different look after the State CIF Office approved a modified 2020-21 interscholastic schedule while society continues to navigate the dangerous waters...

Trio faces murder trial

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 11/14/2019 0

Three people have been ordered to stand trial for murder of a woman who was suffocated after a party in National City in 2017. The motive was believed to be robbery. The...

The sound of celebrating one small victory after another

Chula Vista Nancy Alvarado - 05/03/2018 0

Fernanda speaks to me mostly in Spanish. I must have asked her at the beginning of the school year how long she’s been in the U.S., but frankly, the first few...

Teenage robber faces 15 years

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 03/13/2020 0

A 19-year-old man will be sentenced March 24 after pleading guilty to committing nine armed robberies in Chula Vista, National City, and elsewhere. Deputy District Attorney James Koerber said Ernesto Lamarquez faces...

From asphalt jungle to temporary park

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 09/10/2021 0

Launched in 2005, Park(ing) Day is a day where people across the world temporarily convert street parking places into tiny parks and places for art, play, and socializing. On Friday, Sept....

More room for driving exercises

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 03/08/2014 0

Undoubtedly there are those who are giddy with the knowledge that carpool lanes will soon be open in South County. Anyone regularly caught in the armagaddonesque traffic jam on north- or south-bound...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week November 6 – 12, 2024

Horoscope admin - 11/07/2024 0

Mantram (Prayer) of Unification We begin the week on Wednesday, with a Libra moon, giving us time to consider ouI am writing this column before the U.S. election of November 5th has...

Chula Vista was home to Civil War vets

Columnists Susan Walter - 04/30/2011 0

Many of our citizens lived important parts of their lives outside of California before they took up residence here in the South Bay. For instance: the Civil War. Three men who served...

On the road to the Little League World Series with Sweetwater Valley

Baseball Phillip Brents - 07/15/2022 0

Sweetwater Valley Little League’s 12U all-star team has officially stepped on the golden road to the Little League World Series after defeating Chula Vista American Little League, 6-1, in last Saturday’s...

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