Longshot, favorite shine at Del Mar’s Bing Crosby Meet
DEL MAR — The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club opened its 13th annual Bing Crosby Meet on Nov. 6, kicking off the fall horse racing season...
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Torrey Pines shuts out Helix to win second straight flag football title
LA JOLLA — Helix quarterback Vida Sanchez threw 58 touchdown passes, ran for 18 more and accounted for nearly 5,000 yards of offense this season....
O-line, Kreiss power Falcons past Poway
The Falcons leaned on the Hogs Friday night to bounce back from last week’s offensive struggles, beating Poway 22-7 and spoiling the Titans’ homecoming. Torrey...
Judge rejects bid to dismiss Del Mar polo fields land-use suit
DEL MAR — A Vista Superior Court judge has denied a motion by the city of San Diego and Surf Sports LLC to dismiss a...
Former Dons standout Izzy Navarro transfers to SDSU
San Diego State women’s basketball announced last week that Izzy Navarro, a 2022 Cathedral Catholic graduate, transferred to the Aztecs from Point Loma Nazarene after...
Prep football: Cathedral drops opener to Orange Lutheran
Reigning San Diego Open Division champion and state 1-AA runner-up Cathedral Catholic finally got its season underway Friday night, but the No. 11 Dons couldn’t...
Torrey Pines senior ‘Duck’ takes flight with U.S. rugby team
When Torrey Pines High senior David Choy was little, he loved cartoon ducks — Daffy, Donald and Daisy. So much so that his brother Brandon,...
Encinitas kicker John Carney to join Chargers’ Hall of Fame
REGION — Last week, as the Los Angeles Chargers returned to San Diego for a two-day training camp, the franchise announced that Encinitas resident John...
Former NFL star recalls Chargers great Billy Ray Smith’s lasting impact
Marvin Washington’s rookie season with the New York Jets was, by most measures, forgettable. The 151st pick in the 1989 NFL Draft, Washington arrived in...
Billy Ray Smith Jr.: Great player, better person
Billy Ray Smith Jr.’s impact on the field is well-documented. The former Chargers linebacker, a 10-year NFL veteran who died last week, was named to...
Rispoli, Journalism reunite in winning fashion at Del Mar Racetrack
Del Mar’s 87th summer racing season opened over the weekend at the seaside oval with all eyes on Journalism. Not a reporter, but a 4-year-old...
Del Mar opens 87th summer racing season this weekend
DEL MAR — Del Mar’s seaside oval is gearing up for its 87th summer racing season, kicking off with an exciting Opening Day on Friday...
Torrey Pines alum Ahn returns home after U.S. Open breakthrough
For Alyssa Ahn, the final stop of the SoCal Pro Series brought her back to North County. The Torrey Pines High School graduate competed last...
Cathedral Catholic names Wolfgang Wood boys basketball coach
Born into basketball — son of NBA veteran-turned-referee Leon Wood, UCLA women’s basketball alum Tia Francis, and younger brother of Whitney Wood, a former Seton...