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Basketball

Slam dunk! Barons win battle of the hoop

Phillip Brents - 01/29/2026

High School

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

Basketball

Aztec round-ballers keep up the heat in MW play

In search of a humane policy

DON'T MISS

Special flower for a special year

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 05/05/2011 0

The Chula Vista Garden Club earlier this year introduced a specially cultivated geranium in honor of Chula Vista's centennial. The Chula Vista City Council voted the drought tolerant and pest free flower...

Lancers out-duel Barons, 2-1, in battle of early season Mesa League unbeatens

High School Phillip Brents - 01/28/2011 0

The Hilltop High School girls soccer team keeps on winning and that’s a must for the defending Mesa League champion Lancers in a league loaded with challengers this season. Hilltop ran its...

Thousands flock to see Vermont senator

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 03/26/2016 0

Just as local election season kicks off in the South Bay, presidential candidates are making their rounds for the nomination. Thousands of Bernie Sanders supporters crowded the San Diego Convention Center in...

The thrill of being engaged

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 06/28/2013 0

Do you remember being engaged to be married and what a thrilling time that was? I have a proposition for you. What if you became engaged with the City of Chula...

Chronicler of an interesting life

Around The South Bay Richard Pena - 07/03/2011 0

I suppose that I have always wanted to be a writer. At a rather young age I saw the movie “The Front Page,” the original one with Pat O’Brien. I thought that...

Ex-boss IDs stabber

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 06/26/2014 0

An Aug. 7 trial date was set on June 18 for Brandon Ancho who is accused of attempting to kill a former employer in Chula Vista. A charge of pre-meditated attempted murder...

Roll out the red carpet for Eastlake’s Mayer

High School Carlos Davalos - 02/03/2015 0

The high school roller hockey season is starting to wind down, with just three more weeks of regular season play before the start of the Kiwanis Cup championship playoffs. Twelve of...

A need to address the ‘massive flow’ of guns on our streets

Uncategorized Carlos Davalos - 06/11/2016 0

OK, I confess I fail to see the thrill or need associated with gun ownership and use, but we live in a free country—sort of—and I get why those who hunt...

A neutered dog is a happy dog

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 05/10/2012 0

Did you know that spaying or neutering your dog could literally save his or her life? Unspayed female dogs are at a greater risk of developing mammary tumors and pyomentra, and...

No e-bikes for kids in Chula Vista

Chula Vista Xiomara Gerardo - 07/19/2025 0

The Chula Vista City Council has approved a new ordinance regulating electric micro-mobility vehicles, reinforcing the city’s commitment to public safety and sustainable transportation. The ordinance establishes operational rules and age restrictions...

Pill mill medical assistant sentenced

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 12/11/2020 0

A Chula Vista man who helped a doctor unlawfully distribute powerful pain medications to fake patients in what authorities called a “pill mill” operation was sentenced Dec. 2 to three years...

South Bay mat kings double at Mira Mesa wrestling tournament

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 12/17/2010 0

The Hilltop High School wrestling team finished third out of 32 teams at last Saturday’s Marauder Invitational at Mira Mesa High School. The Lancers finished with 139 points to trail team...

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...

‘Long Jaw’ goes to prison

Meals on Wheels catches a few bites Fishing for Charity

Chula Vista Jessica Brodkin Webb - 07/22/2022 0

Over 20 volunteers with nonprofit Meals on Wheels San Diego County sailed out of Fisherman’s Cove on July 18, determined to reel in fish and funding for the senior meal service...

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