sports
Training program prepares team for obstacles, marathon
REGION — “When you’re 54, things don’t pop back as quickly,” said DeEllen Brasher.
FCC proposes lift on sports blackout rules
REGION — Six times so far this season the Chargers have had to file a 24-hour extension to sell enough tickets to fill Qualcomm Stadium and avoid a local TV blackout.
Teen golfer has no plans to slow down
CARLSBAD — A small blonde woman practices chipping into a sea of golf balls with a putting green hidden underneath. She has been at this a while.
Jay Paris: Longing to change the status quo
Welcome to San Diego, a place called paradise, and where bling really falls from the sky?
NFL players teach free football, cheer camp for Camp Pen youth
OCEANSIDE — The intensity on the field could be felt as 150 boys, ages 8 to 17, focused, sprinted, caught footballs and ran them in. Many of the boys had played on Pop Warner football teams, but this camp was coached by NFL players.
Junior Lifeguard competition hits sand and sea
OCEANSIDE — More than 700 junior lifeguards from Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas and San Clemente ended their summer training with a city versus city competition July 8.
Saint Katherine’s ushers in a new sports era
ENCINITAS — The most important things needed to build an athletic department from scratch are coaches, teams and a place for those teams to play.
SeaLions will finish remainder of season in Chula Vista
SAN DIEGO — In a surprising move, including for General Manager Amie Becker and the San Diego SeaLions, the team will finish their remaining home games for the 2013 season at Mater Dei High School in Chula Vista.
SeaLions rout Ajax in home opener
SAN DIEGO — Showing the other team what they’re capable of doing — that was just some of their motivation on Sunday when the San Diego SeaLions took the pitch against Ajax America Women for their home opener.
Taekwondo tournament draws thousands to Oceanside
OCEANSIDE — Regional and international teams competed in the U.S. Open Elite Tae Kwon Do Championship, sponsored by U.S.A. Taekwondo Center, at the Junior Seau Pier Amphitheater on June 1.
