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Basketball

Slam dunk! Barons win battle of the hoop

Phillip Brents - 01/29/2026

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Metro roller hockey season rolls to 12-0 finish for Titans

Basketball

Aztec round-ballers keep up the heat in MW play

Buses are back and everyone’s happy

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 06/24/2023 0

Looks like the buses will be running on time (or as close to on time as buses run) again. Weeks ago bus drivers with Metropolitan Transit System left South County riders stranded...

The tragedy of Daneri winery

Columnists Susan Walter - 11/24/2012 0

Have you ever driven on Dennery Street? The name is a misspelling of the Italian surname Daneri, and the once mighty wine making past in Otay is vaguely denoted by that...

JC Towing quits city before it gets booted

Latest News Allison Sampite - 07/23/2010 0

The National City City Council on Tuesday received a letter from JC Towing ending its contract with the city. The move comes more than six weeks after Police Chief Adolfo Gonzales wrote...

Library begins new chapter with hybrid programming

Chula Vista Jessica Brodkin Webb - 07/23/2021 0

With government agencies opening back up to the public, National City Library Academic Enrichment Programs Coordinator Mikki Vidamo, who works with literacy programs at the library, offered a glimpse into what...

Giving thanks for friends, family and a plumber

Chula Vista Thomas Ackerman - 12/04/2010 0

According to the sages of economics, each American will spend $343 and a bit of change on the day after Thanksgiving. That day, known in the retail trade as Black Friday,...

Chula Vista South defeats Dominican Republic in PONY-13 World Series final

Baseball Phillip Brents - 08/03/2015 0

It’s been 48 years since a Chula Vista South all-star team last won a PONY Baseball World Series championship, and Monday night at York Field in Whittier history repeated itself when...

Driver guilty of manslaughter

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 02/07/2019 0

After about five hours of deliberation, a jury convicted a Chula Vista man Jan. 29 of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in the death of a motorcycle rider in 2017. Toribio Martinez...

Mustangs, Lancers run to CIF cross country championships

Croaa country Phillip Brents - 11/24/2021 0

The idea of winning a San Diego Section championship had been floating around most of the season between the Otay Ranch High School and Hilltop High School boys cross country teams. Rankings...

South Bay-braced SDSU to meet Navy in Poinsettia Bowl

College Phillip Brents - 12/17/2010 0

San Diego State University has accepted a bid to play Navy Thursday, Dec. 23, in the sixth annual San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. It is the first bowl game...

Xolos let victory slip away

Chula Vista Jose Guzman - 09/26/2015 0

Romano's team throws away a late lead. Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente was on its way to victory against Chiapas FC Friday night when in the 90th minute defender Javier Gandolfi thrust...

Good things come to whose who wait

Letters to the editor Deuel Woodward - 03/05/2021 0

Chris Wallace on Fox News asked, “Will we ever get out of The Middle East? That is a great question with no answer yet. Wallace interviewed Republican Senator Rick Scott of...

Taking the spotlight is nothing new for these Eastlake Titans

Baseball Phillip Brents - 06/16/2017 0

It’s all still sinking in for members of the Eastlake High School baseball team even while the accolades and congratulations keep pouring in from well-wishers. The Titans became the first baseball team...

Beating cancer is a never-ending race

Behind Police Lines Tom Basinski - 04/23/2011 0

I hate to keep banging this drum, but it's time for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life-Chula Vista. Once again the event will be held at Chula Vista High School...

Be charitable without being a victim

Chula Vista admin - 12/29/2024 0

During the holiday season, we often reflect on what we are thankful for and how we can help others in need. Many of us get into the spirit of charitable giving...

The fire is still burning at landmark NC barbecue restaurant

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 08/15/2014 0

Mention the Barbecue Pit in National City and instant images of comfort food for several generations of South Bay families come to mind. The Texas-style barbecue restaurant opened in 1955. The...

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Slam dunk! Barons win battle of the hoop

Metro roller hockey season rolls to 12-0 finish for Titans

Aztec round-ballers keep up the heat in MW play

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Buses are back and everyone’s happy

The tragedy of Daneri winery

JC Towing quits city before it gets booted

Library begins new chapter with hybrid programming

Giving thanks for friends, family and a plumber

Chula Vista South defeats Dominican Republic in PONY-13 World Series final

Driver guilty of manslaughter

Mustangs, Lancers run to CIF cross country championships

South Bay-braced SDSU to meet Navy in Poinsettia Bowl

Xolos let victory slip away

Good things come to whose who wait

Taking the spotlight is nothing new for these Eastlake Titans

Beating cancer is a never-ending race

Be charitable without being a victim

The fire is still burning at landmark NC barbecue restaurant

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