CSUSM upsets top-seeded Gannon, advances to Final Four
ST. JOSEPH, MO — Cal State San Marcos women’s basketball did the unthinkable on Monday evening, defeating top-seeded Gannon University in the Division II NCAA...
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Carlsbad falls late to Harvard-Westlake in CIF regional semifinal
LOS ANGELES — For Carlsbad, it was the same outcome but a very different story. The Lancers boys’ basketball dream season ended Saturday night as...
Mustangs senior Jaxen Sladavic’s hoops career a wild ride
In the final moments of Jaxen Sladavic’s basketball career at San Dieguito Academy, he arrived full circle. Down 40 against Vista in the Feb. 14...
LCC girls basketball coach building a culture of trust, self-confidence
In her first year at the varsity level, La Costa Canyon girls’ basketball head coach Ashley Fleming is quick to admit she never pictured herself...
Lancers boys hoops ride hot streak after ‘frustrating’ season opener
For most coaches, silver linings are hard to find in 39-point losses. Carlsbad High School varsity boys’ basketball coach Clark Allard looked back on the...
Knights boys unleash scoring frenzy to win North County Classic
Dante Carey, in his 18th season as head coach of the San Marcos High School boys basketball team, quickly dismissed the idea that any of...
Vista’s Tony Wolters ready for anything with minor league Saints
Behind the plate, Tony Wolters lives by the golden rule of catching, passed down from one generation of human backstop to the next. “The thing...
Carlsbad native David Quessenberry relishing role with Vikings, O’Connell
When Carlsbad native and La Costa Canyon alum David Quessenberry was a kid, it almost seemed like his parents needed a pair of pliers and...
San Marcos resident Juan Salazar chases soccer dreams at PLNU
Most days, Juan Salazar climbs into his Toyota Corolla, puts on an episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, and makes the 45-minute drive south,...
Carlsbad baseball legend Fred Lynn still brings the lumber
Carlsbad resident Fred Lynn is 71 — he hasn’t played Major League Baseball in over three decades and is only a few months removed from...
Carlsbad’s Alex Dickerson charts big league return with Ducks
Alex Dickerson has never been a good sleeper. During his rookie year with the Padres in 2016, his insomnia was so bad he didn’t sleep...
Former players remember larger than life coach Herb Meyer
The details have mossed over with time, but Ken Stills remembers the heat, the muscle aches and fatigue, the dry mouth and dehydration. “It...
Carlsbad collector Tim Gallagher continues lifelong autograph hunt
At age nine, Carlsbad resident Tim Gallagher found his life’s purpose. The exact date is long forgotten, but what Gallagher does remember is it happened...
Encinitas native John Fairchild an early NBA pioneer
ENCINITAS — San Dieguito Academy High School and Palomar College Hall of Fame member John Fairchild can still feel Bill Russell’s handprint on the side...