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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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Above the rim: SDSU tips off MW play on winning note

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Beware of Artificial Intelligence scams

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Woman takes helm for the first time in association’s history

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 02/01/2018 0

Jayme Lachner broke a glass ceiling. The 33-year-old Navy veteran serves as president of the Fleet Reserve Association Branch 61 in Chula Vista, a position previously held by men since its beginnings...

USA Junior Olympics set stage for prep water polo season

High School Phillip Brents - 08/19/2021 0

The Costa del Sur water polo club continues to make waves outside the region after competing in this summer’s USA Water Polo Junior Olympic National Championship Tournament in Orange County. The event...

Power failure jumpstarts city’s emergency center

Chula Vista Allison Sampite - 09/09/2011 0

A major power outage at about 3:45 p.m. left some 1.4 million SDG&E customers in and around San Diego County in the dark Thursday night. Locally, employees stood outside their businesses on...

Southwestern spikes San Bernardino Valley, 31-20, to improve football record to 4-1

College Phillip Brents - 10/14/2011 0

The Southwestern College football team captured its fourth consecutive victory by defeating host San Bernardino Valley College, 31-20, on Oct. 8. The Jaguars enter Central Conference/East Division play Oct. 15 at...

Links to fond memories

Around The South Bay Richard Pena - 03/16/2013 0

I would suspect that in persons such as I, whose days are dwindling down to those precious few, have one or two events or persons that are so ingrained within us...

Eight is great! Metro Conference teams hit grand slam to conclude CIF spring playoffs

Baseball admin - 06/05/2025 0

Eight Metro Conference teams walked off the playing field with San Diego Section championships this spring. If it isn’t already a record, it has to be now. Regardless, the honor roll is...

Request to consider end to term limits an about-face

Local News Carlos Davalos - 06/04/2016 0

The city of National City, where I serve on the city council, is the second oldest city in the county, surpassed by the City of San Diego by a mere six...

Abandoned duty

Letters to the editor Deuel Woodward - 12/07/2017 1

The Republican Party is guilty of dereliction of duty. How long can they sit on their behinds while doing nothing about gun violence. Every senator, or congressperson who says now is...

Holiday Bowl continues albeit in reconfigured format

College Phillip Brents - 12/28/2023 0

I remember listening to the first Holiday Bowl game on radio in 1978. It was a big deal back then for a major bowl game to be launched in America’s Finest...

Did you attend this year’s Avenue Amps & Ales in downtown Chula Vista?

Arts & Eats Special to The Star-News - 07/05/2018 0

The Third annual Avenue Amps & Ales festival attracted new and returning guests and media groups to the revitalized downtown area on May 12. More than 400 attendees from all over San...

Quiet meeting for controversial OWD director

National City Robert Moreno - 05/06/2017 0

The Otay Water District got back to uniterrupted business Wednesday afternoon. The five member board held its first meeting since February without protestors or without any public speakers asking for the resignation...

A new generation of firefighters

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 07/27/2024 0

On July 13, Southwestern College graduated the next generation of firefighters from the Fire Technology program at the SWC Public Safety Training Center. Lorraine Hutchinson, retired deputy chief of the San...

South County mat men gearing up for CIF wrestling finals

High School Phillip Brents - 01/24/2019 1

This year’s high school state wrestling championship tournament is scheduled over three days from Feb. 21-23. It should be a spotlight event. The idea for expanding the event from two days to...

Kidnap claims were fake

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 07/24/2014 0

A 63-year-old Chula Vista woman and three others pleaded guilty July 1 to charges involving a bogus kidnap ring in which people were called and falsely told a relative has been...

Metro Conference athletes turn in amazing CIF finals performance

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 06/01/2017 0

Metro Conference track and field athletes saved their best for last at last Saturday’s San Diego Section championship meet at Mt. Carmel High School. What looked like a group in flux came...

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THIS WEEK

Columnists

Overtime games add excitement to regular season slate

Titans, Bruins take the hardwood in Memorial game

Above the rim: SDSU tips off MW play on winning note

Beware of Artificial Intelligence scams

DON'T MISS

Woman takes helm for the first time in association’s history

USA Junior Olympics set stage for prep water polo season

Power failure jumpstarts city’s emergency center

Southwestern spikes San Bernardino Valley, 31-20, to improve football record to 4-1

Links to fond memories

Eight is great! Metro Conference teams hit grand slam to conclude CIF spring playoffs

Request to consider end to term limits an about-face

Abandoned duty

Holiday Bowl continues albeit in reconfigured format

Did you attend this year’s Avenue Amps & Ales in downtown Chula Vista?

Quiet meeting for controversial OWD director

A new generation of firefighters

South County mat men gearing up for CIF wrestling finals

Kidnap claims were fake

Metro Conference athletes turn in amazing CIF finals performance

WEATHER

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