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...
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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...
Vista Little League 10U All-Stars fall short in state championship
VISTA — After a grueling stretch of seven games in eight days, the Vista Little League 10U All-Stars came up just short of a Southern...
San Diego Goalball brings local visually impaired players together
CARLSBAD — San Diego County residents with visual impairments now have a local recreational sports team tailored to their needs, as the sport of goalball...
San Diego Mustangs U18 rugby team captures national title
ELKHART, Ind. — Trailing 7–5 at halftime of the Boys High School Rugby National Championship final on May 25, the San Diego Mustangs U18s showed...
Diamond Champ tackles youth baseball’s injury epidemic
When Ben Cortez’s son was playing youth baseball in North County, he became alarmed by the statistics he saw regarding the growing number of arm...