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Basketball

Open Division hopefuls abound in South County this year

Phillip Brents - 02/05/2026

High School

It’s No. 1 Titans versus No. 3 Mustangs for Metro Conference roller hockey championship tourney title

High School

Metro mat women get their moment in time

Horoscope

Esoteric Astrology as news for week February 4 – 10, 2026

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Around The South Bay Carlos Davalos - 05/25/2012 0

I went over to the Bonita Valley Ranch, the assisted-living facility on Bonita Mesa, the other day to talk with Dorothy Doyle. One of the first things she told me was...

Sweetwater baseball, softball teams sweep to CIF play-in victories

Baseball Phillip Brents - 05/16/2019 0

Sweetwater High School’s baseball and softball teams represented themselves well during the 2019 season. The Red Devils won this spring’s South Bay League baseball championship while the school’s softball team finished third...

Making the same mistake again?

Columnists admin - 05/03/2025 0

Eighty-three years ago this month a guest saved the life of one of his hosts. Who are we kidding? Cast aside the euphemism and you’re left with a prisoner saving the life of...

Music helps her help others

Chula Vista Cynthia Roberston - 09/11/2011 0

Chula Vista resident Marquita Lawson was sweet 16 when she got her first guitar as a birthday gift. She became enamored by folk singers Peter, Paul and Mary along with the...

Conference offers glimpse into relic retrieval

Chula Vista Rebecca Williamson - 01/10/2019 0

The proposed Chula Vista bayfront development project, which would encompass 535 acres, will transform the waterfront into a residential, recreational and resort destination. As proposed and when completed it will be acres...

Libraries are essential

Letters to the editor admin - 04/05/2025 0

I am writing to express my deep appreciation for my local libraries and to emphasize the critical role it plays in my life and the broader community. Libraries are more than...

Tools from the city help rebuild buildings, lives

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 04/25/2015 0

More than a year after typhoon Yolanda struck the Philippines in November 2013, Filipinos in the cities of Tacloban and Cebu City are still rebuilding their lives and repairing their homes. The...

Private investigator contends councilman is corrupt

Chula Vista Jon Campbell - 05/16/2010 0

A candidate for state assembly in the 79th district is calling for the resignation of Chula Vista Interim City Councilman Mitch Thompson saying he violated conflict of interest laws. In a complaint...

Pay your bills, not scammers

Chula Vista Summer Stephan - 10/23/2020 0

Paying bills online is very common, but unfortunately even something as mundane as paying a utility bill can become a rollercoaster ride now that scammers frequently pose as utility companies. The...

Do Eastlake Titans rule the South Bay’s prep gridiron?

Football Carlos Davalos - 11/04/2011 0

With five consecutive Mesa League championships in hand and eight league titles in the last 11 seasons, it seems appropriate to ask the burning question: Do the Eastlake Titans currently rule...

METRO CONFERENCE 2023 FOOTBALL ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS

Football Phillip Brents - 01/04/2024 0

Metro-Mesa League First Team Offense Anthony McMillian (Mater Dei Catholic), 12 Isaiah Cook (Mater Dei Catholic), 11 Kartell Purvis (Mater Dei Catholic),,11 William Schmitz (Eastlake), 11 Kingston Schaaf (Eastlake), 11 Caleb Addleman (Eastlake), 12 Josiah Jefferson (Mater Dei Catholic),...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week October 4 – 10, 2023

Horoscope legals - 10/05/2023 0

What Will Ye Choose? What are the Choices? We are living under the Sun in Libra, sign of balance and harmony and signifying the time of Choice. Libra is the celestial...

Residents concerned about Border Patrol presence

Chula Vista Allison Sampite - 07/30/2010 0

Members of a non-partisan, Chula Vista political action committee are expressing concern from Eastlake residents over an apparent increase in Border Patrol activity. At a South Bay Forum meeting July 19, Vice...

Mustangs wallop Mariners, 14-1, for Bully’s East tourney title

Baseball Phillip Brents - 03/28/2010 0

Otay Ranch High School baseball coach Bob McCurdy doesn't like to dwell on the events of last season that left the Mustangs excluded from the San Diego Section playoffs because of...

History shows it has happened before

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 11/19/2016 0

Don't tell me it can't happen. In December 1941 Japanese fighter pilots bombed unsuspecting U.S. sailors in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In the shadow of a war and slightly more than two months...

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