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Overtime games add excitement to regular season slate

Phillip Brents - 01/22/2026

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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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Halfway through the year, what next?

Columnists admin - 05/31/2025 0

People with a clear almost unapologetic and willful case of myopia always puzzle me. So intent on focussing only on what is directly in front of them—or in their front yard—they don’t...

Celebrating heritage, embracing inclusion

Chula Vista Dr. Mark Sanchez - 10/03/2025 0

By Mark Sanchez Each October, Southwestern College celebrates the vibrant cultures and enduring contributions of both Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15–October 15) and Filipino American History Month. This year, we come together...

Titan polo men sink Longhorns in key inter-divisional match-up

High School Phillip Brents - 09/25/2014 0

The Eastlake High School boys water polo team scored a key 14-10 non-league victory against Rancho Buena Vista Tuesday evening at the Southwestern College pool. With the win, the Titans improved...

Time to get angsty this weekend

Columnist Carlos Davalos - 03/08/2018 0

The weekend approaches. This one, in particular, I dread. I have plenty to look forward to Saturday — Manchester United hosts Liverpool and the Xolos play Tigres — but it is Sunday...

Hilltop multi-sport athlete sets the mark on and off the field

Football Phillip Brents - 06/03/2021 0

Hilltop High School senior Dominic Gurule-Metzig is a man for all seasons. That goes with the territory as a multi-sport athlete. He has competed in football, wrestling, track and field, swim and...

San Diego FC, newest MLS club, appears to be no pushover to kick off expansion seasonT

Alumni admin - 03/19/2025 0

Training has obviously gone well for San Diego FC’s new entry in Major League Soccer at its Sharp HealthCare Performance Center on tribal land of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay...

Equality for all on Independence Day?

Opinion admin - 07/03/2025 0

Ask not, what these words mean to them—men who were alive hundreds of years ago and uttered them at the founding of this country—ask what these words mean to you. “We hold...

Four years later where are you now?

From The Editor Carlos Davalos - 06/03/2023 0

Congratulations are in order. To the young adults graduating high school this week. Well done! Are you old enough to remember where you were four years ago? What your expectations and hopes were?...

Indictment is the cost of admission

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 03/14/2019 0

I think I get it now. All these decades later I finally understand why my parents did what they did. They didn’t want to embarrass me. Why else would they work steady, occasionally soul-sucking,...

It didn’t end with CIF glory but it was still an amazing ride for Lancers, Trojans

Basketball Phillip Brents - 03/12/2020 0

Both the Hilltop Lancers and Castle Park Trojans high school boys soccer teams produced highly successful seasons after concluding their respective playoff runs in the San Diego Section semifinals. While the sting...

Hilltop Lancers kick off home season on road with 24-14 victory

Sports Phillip Brents - 08/25/2017 0

All 13 Metro Conference teams were in action on Friday, Aug. 25, as the 2017 high school football season kicked off. Eight local teams hosted contests while five teams started their seasons...

South Coast Mustangs making a splash in women’s water polo

High School Carlos Davalos - 03/29/2013 0

The South Coast Mustangs Water Polo Club, formerly Mustang Water Polo, is fielding a women’s all-star team that will compete during the spring club season. The club is open to those...

Fur baby belly rubs

Chula Vista Staff - 10/09/2020 0

Monica Montano, Director of Community Relations at Scripps Health, with Lexi her two-year-old Maltipoo. This little fur baby loves cuddles and belly rubs! She is the very best sidekick and enjoys...

Spartans not at full strength, but still prevail by 3-0 score

High School Phillip Brents - 01/30/2015 0

The Chula Vista High School boys soccer team chalked up two more wins on the pitch this past week to extend its record to 12-2-3. The first one, 2-1 on Tuesday...

Both sides must work to make more information available to public

Chula Vista Amy Bennett - 09/27/2014 0

Over time federal agencies have flipped the Freedom of Information Act (ACT) on its head. Congress clearly intended the FOIA to be a tool for the public to pry information out...

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