Longhorns stampede past Vista 56-21 in regular season finale
VISTA — Rancho Buena Vista head football coach Terrence McKinnie’s philosophy this season has been simple: anyone, anywhere, anytime. “We don’t care if it’s the...
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Mission Hills pitcher Dax Hyde commits to UC Santa Barbara
Mission Hills High School junior pitcher and infielder Dax Hyde, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery, announced his commitment to UC Santa Barbara on...
Vista’s young football team leans on brotherhood in search of first win
Vista junior linebacker/running back and team captain Isaac Estrada described the season as “tough” after the Panthers dropped their seventh straight game Friday night at...
Longhorns rebound with road win; Santa Fe Christian stays unbeaten
Last week, a fourth-quarter sprint came up just short. This time, there was no drama. Rancho Buena Vista trailed Fullerton by 21 points entering the...
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...
Friday Night Lights: North County prep football preview
REGION — North County prep football returns this week, and with it comes everything that makes Friday nights matter: championship expectations, old rivalries, breakout stars...
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...
Schools say classrooms aren’t locker rooms amid Santa Fe Christian lawsuit
SOLANA BEACH — Across North County campuses, public school officials say there is little ambiguity about where visiting student-athletes prepare for games: they either arrive...
Torrey Pines lacrosse coach reinstated for spring season
DEL MAR — Nearly five months after his dismissal over alleged recruiting violations, Torrey Pines High School boys lacrosse coach Jono Zissi will resume his...
Longhorns senior CJ Aldrich embraces spotlight as lone returning star
VISTA — Game after game, Rancho Buena Vista guard CJ Aldrich runs straight into a defensive gauntlet: traps, blitzes, doubles — even the occasional triple...
Vista High standout Cyprian Hyde looks to rebound at City College
VISTA — Three days a week, two tall men carpool from North County to downtown San Diego, each at a different point in their basketball...
Boys prep basketball tips off this month across North County
REGION — A wave of graduations, transfers and new coaches has reset the landscape for North County boys’ basketball, setting up an exciting yet unpredictable...
Girls prep basketball returns to North County
REGION — Prep basketball is back this month. While the turkey brines for Thanksgiving, The Coast News hit North County to see whose sneakers are...
RBV defense, culture shift fuel narrow victory over Canyon Hills
VISTA — After back-to-back one-win seasons marked by blowouts and futility in all three phases of the game, Rancho Buena Vista football pulled off the...