Santa Fe Christian edges Steele Canyon 44-41 to capture CIF DII crown
SOLANA BEACH — On Friday night at Southwestern College, Santa Fe Christian quarterback Dax Labrum made it look easy, throwing five touchdowns as the Eagles...
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Pirates clinch league crown with shutout rivalry win over El Camino
OCEANSIDE — Fog rolled into Herb Meyer Stadium the night before Halloween just in time for kickoff and thickened as the night went on. By...
La Costa Canyon topples first-place Carlsbad in crosstown clash
CARLSBAD — La Costa Canyon didn’t just win Friday night’s clash of crosstown Avocado West powerhouses; the Mavericks ran past previously unbeaten, first-place Carlsbad, 50-22...
Mission Hills football coach resigns amid district investigation
SAN MARCOS — Mission Hills High School head football coach Chris Hauser, who was placed on paid administrative leave for the past month amid a...
El Camino football aims higher after tough homecoming loss
OCEANSIDE — A sluggish start to the season for El Camino football deepened Friday night, as the Wildcats fell 52-28 to Poway at Herb Meyer...
Mission Hills football coach, assistants placed on administrative leave
SAN MARCOS — Mission Hills High School announced Tuesday evening that Grizzlies head coach Chris Hauser and assistants Thomas Altieri and Edward Nuckols have been...
Oceanside High football keeps family tradition alive at Elks Lodge
They come. They eat. They leave. Every Thursday at 5:45 p.m., the Oceanside High varsity football team — coaches included, about 50 players strong — files...
Former Lancer QB Julian Sayin leads Buckeyes past No. 1 Texas in debut
Carlsbad football had a good weekend. On Friday night, the Carlsbad High offense was nearly unstoppable, piling up 48 points on Oceanside to move to...
After NFL stints, Strike Force QB Nate Davis takes charge in San Diego
OCEANSIDE — San Diego Strike Force quarterback Nate Davis gripped the wheel as his car pushed east along Interstate 8. With the June 28 bye...
Maranatha’s top QB Jake Locker aims to ‘turn heads’ in final season
On a Sunday in late January, with a steady flow of rain coming down, Carlsbad resident and Maranatha Christian junior quarterback Jake Locker dropped back...
John Robinson, former USC, Rams coach dead at 89
ENCINITAS — John Robinson, one of USC’s most successful football coaches who also coached the Rams to two NFC Championship games, briefly coached at San...
Former players recount ‘fierce’ Oceanside-El Camino rivalry
Coming of age in Oceanside in the 1990s, Antwain Spann often saw former San Diego Chargers luminary Junior Seau about town, sometimes at the Boys...
Home turf: Palomar College unveils new football stadium
SAN MARCOS — The Palomar College football team played its first-ever home game this past Saturday at a brand-new stadium unveiled last week at the...
Former Chargers GM AJ Smith dies at 75
SAN DIEGO — A.J. Smith, former San Diego Chargers general manager, died today at 75. After a seven-year battle with prostate cancer, Smith passed away...