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Wild Horses Festival hits it out of the ballpark again

admin - 12/31/2025

Basketball

Beloved principal, basketball junkie to be missed

College

College football bowl games put the spotlight on Mountain West teams, SDSU Aztecs

Gulls

Gulls making up ground in AHL standings with strong holiday push

DON'T MISS

Protecting kids when it matters

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 02/18/2023 0

Given their minor victory in East County, will a segment of the population deploy operatives throughout the county to troll lockerooms looking for signs of non-heteronormative physiques? Will the gender police soon...

Bonita Vista, Chula Vista, Olympian, Southwest capture league banners

High School Phillip Brents - 11/17/2017 0

The Metro Conference cross country championship meet proved quite eventful last Friday for a quartet of teams vying to cement league titles. All four teams won their respective races to emerge...

Medical experts address vaccine misinformation

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 01/21/2022 0

After the Jan. 11 San Diego County Board of Supervisor’s meeting, the county of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency staff collected statements made to a COVID-19 presentation to the...

Eluder to be tried for stab at murder

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 07/11/2015 0

A 38-year-old man who evaded capture following a gang-related shooting in Chula Vista has been ordered to stand trial for attempted murder and assault upon a man who was shot in...

Strangler sent away for decade-plus one

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 12/27/2014 0

A Spring Valley man who strangled his girlfriend in her Paradise Hills apartment has been sentenced to 11 years in state prison. Martin Anthony Huey, 23, was ordered to pay $4,885.40 for...

College newspaper crowned best in North America

Chula Vista admin - 04/26/2025 0

The Southwestern College Sun has been named the best collegiate newspaper in North America by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA), receiving the prestigious Gold Crown Award during a recent ceremony...

Fire fighters save jobs while cops wait

Chula Vista Allison Sampite - 01/08/2011 0

The Chula Vista City Council on Monday approved a deal with the labor union representing Chula Vista firefighters that would avoid any department layoffs. The International Association of Firefighters representatives agreed to...

Boys water polo season hitting stride for Metro front-runners

High School Phillip Brents - 09/26/2024 0

The 2024 high school boys water polo season could be especially rewarding for Metro Conference teams, the Eastlake Titans and Hilltop Lancers, in particular. Eastlake entered the fall break 13-5 overall with...

UC pitcher rewards family with ‘home’ field victory

Baseball Phillip Brents - 03/14/2019 0

University City High School senior Zay Pena had his own cheering section at Wednesday’s non-league game at Chula Vista High School’s Bob Kennedy Field. Cheering Pena on were his mother Tiffany Kanopf,...

Chula Vista reaches out to budding entrepreneurs

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 11/24/2023 0

With November being National Entrepreneurship Month, the City of Chula Vista is offering new resources to foster an inclusive, supportive, and business-friendly climate. For entrepreneurs who are looking to start or...

Lamkin Grips Classic spotlights local collegiate golf programs

College Phillip Brents - 03/24/2022 0

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...

Succeed where we have failed

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 06/01/2013 0

Men and women of the class of 2013, congratulations on your accomplishment. Whether you have been in high school or college, you have been sheltered. Well-meaning adults have done their best to...

Virtual college student sentenced to home confinement

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 02/19/2021 0

A Chula Vista man who pleaded guilty to transporting counterfeit pain pills was sentenced Tuesday to 180 days of home detention with an ankle monitor. Chula Vista Superior Court Judge Michael Popkins...

Running backs set to rumble in SDSU opener

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 08/29/2014 0

At Tuesday’s weekly on-campus press conference, SDSU football coach Rocky Long stated that the top four running backs on the team’s depth chart will see action in Saturday’s non-conference season opener...

Mustangs, Titans score top 10 finishes in Winter Classic

High School Phillip Brents - 12/28/2010 0

The 2010-11 high school girls water polo season is just getting under way but it looks to be a promising one for South Bay teams after the Otay Ranch Mustangs and...

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