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Chula Vista

Eastlake places two finalists at El Cajon Invitational tourney

The El Cajon Invitational wrestling tournament rolled out its 45th edition Dec. 18-19 at Olympian High School in Chula Vista. With 42 teams participating from throughout San Diego and Imperial counties,...

Spring forward into prep sports, softball intrigue

Recent rains have played havoc with tournament schedules, but enough games have been played to provide a fairly good look at what to expect this spring. The race to this year’s Mesa...

Bonita Vista hoping to repeat as Metro Conference field hockey champions

With many of its key players returning from last year’s championship team, the Bonita Vista Barons appear to be the favorite to capture the 2011 Metro Conference field hockey crown. Last...

Panel examines region’s fire preparedness

At an August forum panelists discussed the county's fire safety and how far it's come since the 2007 wildfires. In the fall of 2008, Congressman Bob Filner and Chula Vista councilman Steve...

Barons end otherwise sensational softball season 34-2

Throughout the regular season and through three rounds of the San Diego Section playoffs, Bonita Vista High School’s top-ranked softball team was an offensive powerhouse: scoring runs seemingly at will and...

SDSU ice men continue progress, post fifth win of season

Two more games, one more win. So, the beat goes on for SDSU's men's ice hockey team. The Aztecs travel to the University of Utah for another pair of games this weekend to...

Otay Ranch dominates Mission Bay in 49-13 football victory

The Otay Ranch Mustangs football team won its second consecutive game with an explosive offensive and defensive performance. Quarterback Cody Springsguth completed seven of 15 passing attempts for 138 yards and...

Lamkin Grips Classic spotlights local collegiate golf programs

The San Diego State University and University of San Diego men’s golf teams co-hosted the Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic March 7-8 at the San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista. The...

Banned book acknowledgment not much more than a whisper

Over 1,500 books were targeted for censorship in 2021, according to the American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom, more than the association has seen since they first tracked the statistic...

Teen earns council recognition

The Chula Vista City Council in December presented 17-year-old Nicolette Luna with a proclamation in recognition of her distinguished young career for her work with Southwestern College’s The Sun newspaper and...

Casino celebrates new hotel tower

New York City may be famous for its skyscrapers, but Jamul now has a pretty tall building of its own: the 16-story hotel tower at Jamul Casino Resort. East County celebrated...

Judge puts driver on trial for being an accessory

With President Donald Trump expecting to overhaul the federal education system, South County educators geared up to potentially fight back against any drastic changes made to student rights and education. South County...

Fast and furious: Barons pin Titans for Mesa League dual title

The 2023-24 Metro-Mesa League dual meet championship came down to the Jan. 25 meeting between the Bonita Vista Barons and Eastlake Titans, the 2022-23 defending champions, on the Barons’ home mat. With...

Suspect has day in court, more to come

The alleged gunman in four freeway shootings that started on Interstate 805 in National City remains behind bars on $2 million bail and has been charged with attempted murder. Enrique Ayon, 24,...

That’ll be all, thank you

Sometimes a man's got to be smacked upside the head if there's going to be any hope of his ever learning his lesson. Call it tough love for the tonto, but after the...

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THIS WEEK

Artist’s photographs start as...

Fine-art photographer Victoria Amelina opened her new exhibition, “Poetry of Vintage Nostalgia,” at the Mission Hills Branch Library this week, offering visitors a gentle,...

Lady Lancers bound out...

B.J. Hunt ranks second all-time in the boys discus throw in Hilltop High School track and field history with a mark of 143-9 (set...

Cops clear firearms off...

Nearly 140 unwanted firearms were turned in by residents at a South Bay gun safety event on Dec. 13, reflecting strong community participation in...

Award recognizes Chula Vista...

Chula Vista resident Amalia Zimmerman-Lommel still remembers the early days at GoodFarms, answering phones at the front desk while juggling life as a young...

If it’s December, it’s...

AZTECS, LADEN WITH MW HONOREES, PRIMED FOR NEW MEXICO BOWL MATCHUP AGAINST MEAN GREEN From staff reports The Mountain West has announced its 2025 all-conference football...

Nine Metro teams represented...

The Frank Pekarek National City Host Lions Club boys basketball tournament has faced off for another year. The 21-team tournament tipped off Saturday with...

Barons keep reeling in...

Fans got their money’s worth at this year’s Frank Pekarek National City Host Lions boys basketball tournament at Sweetwater High School. “We had all five...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

Hanukkah, Mourner’s Kaddish, Fourth Advent Candle & Winter Solstice This is the week leading up to Winter Solstice and Hanukkah - eight-day Hebrew festival of Light....

Williams paces San Diego...

It was a scene right out of a post-apocalyptic film: shadowy figures running around in dense fog.It could easily have taken place somewhere in...

One for four: Jaguars...

Aside from all-star games, the high school football season wrapped up last weekend with 15 state bowl championship games.Four teams represented the San Diego...

Castle Park Trojans finally...

It took two years, but the wait is finally over … and worth it. Castle Park High School held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for its...