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Open Division hopefuls abound in South County this year

Phillip Brents - 02/05/2026

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DON'T MISS

Familiar facade takes on new identity

Chula Vista Isabel Hughes - 08/22/2019 0

The Tavern at The Vogue may be new to Third Avenue, but proprietors Gonzalo Quintero, 37, and Alan Cassel, 49, have put careful thought into transforming the building that was once...

One time policymaker recognized for diversity

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 02/17/2012 0

Chula Vista resident Thomas Hom is known in San Diego for his civic contributions. Although he's now retired after working 50 years in the real estate industry, Hom, 85, continues his passion...

Man of compromise

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 01/24/2015 0

The Chula Vista City Council appointed Steven Miesen to a vacant council seat Jan. 13. But Miesen wasn’t the top pick of any of the four council members. Nor was he their second...

Doing your homework on nutritional supplements

Uncategorized For promotional consideration - 01/14/2017 0

According to an October 2016 article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, more than half of all Americans regularly take a nutritional supplement. Some, such as fish oils and...

Students take stop sewage message to Sacramento

Chula Vista Debbie Sklar - 02/08/2026 0

When students from across South Bay boarded buses and an airplane for Sacramento in January, they weren’t heading on a typical field trip. They were going to lobby lawmakers — armed with personal stories,...

Eagles give Olympian effort, pound Hilltop 49-6 for first win of season

Football Phillip Brents - 09/13/2018 0

It looked like both teams were primed for a shootout last Friday when the host Hilltop Lancers took on the Olympian Eagles in a non-league high school football game. The Eagles, still...

Road to Little League World Series continues for Sweetwater Valley

Baseball Phillip Brents - 07/18/2024 0

Sweetwater Valley Little League president Joe Griffin said expectations for the league’s 12U and 11U all-star teams were high since both teams won California District 42 and California Section 7 championships...

Man admits shooting ex co-worker

National City Carlos Davalos - 11/05/2016 0

A Chula Vista man pleaded guilty Oct. 28 to assault with a firearm in the shooting of a former co-worker in a personal dispute. Anthony Hillman Pollock, 37, has agreed to accept...

A place for civic-minded teens

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 08/10/2012 0

Now that the new school year has started, the Chula Vista City Council is looking for 10th- 11th- and 12th-grade students to serve on their Youth Action Council. This opportunity is...

Tax burden

Letters to the editor Alan Pentico - 07/29/2022 0

As San Diego grapples with a lack of new and affordable housing, our state representatives are working on legislation to tax the path to a solution. There is a bill (SB1105) that...

SDSU hockey career ticking down for Titan alum Mayer

College Phillip Brents - 01/09/2020 0

Eastlake High School alumnus Aaron Mayer is playing his final semester with San Diego State University’s men’s ice hockey team. As the games start to dwindle before he assumes alumni status...

Cross country season steps off on right foot for Mustangs

High School Phillip Brents - 03/04/2021 0

The cross country season stepped off last Saturday on an opportunistic note for Otay Ranch High School as the Mustangs swept a non-league dual meet at San Ysidro High School. “After 350...

Going for all that glitters

Football Phillip Brents - 11/12/2010 0

The Eastlake Titans, Olympian Eagles and Mar Vista Mariners each have won no worse than a share of their respective league titles after recording key victories last Friday. All three teams...

It’s batter up for preps at Petco Park

Chula Vista Phillip Brents - 04/11/2024 0

The San Diego Section’s annual baseball series at Petco Park is due to arrive April 22-23 with six games total (three on each day). Participating teams include Vincent Memorial from the Manzanita...

Mariachi popularity has shown gradual growth

Chula Vista Brooke Binkowski - 02/21/2015 0

San Diego’s underground music scene is finally becoming more mainstream. But this is 2015, not the 1990s, and so times have changed. Jeff Nevin, 46, has been part of the scene since the...

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