Don Norcross
The Union-Tribune
San Diego, CA, United States
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'Big Three' leads Bonita Vista into historic state championship appearance
Mahliya Wilson, Alyssa Alvarado and Kaylyn Buchanon-Lamb use speed, shooting to bolster Barons; combined, they average years 50 points per game → Read More
Bonita Vista wins, on to state championship game
Alyssa Alvarado scores 21 points and Mahliya Wilson adds 19 as top-seeded Bonitia Vista tops Lawndale Leuzinger 80-67 and moves on to Saturday's Division II state title game → Read More
National power USD mines volleyball transfer portal again, lands Nebraska's starting setter
Anni Evans, who went 26-6 with Huskers last season, 'is going to be an excellent player for us,' Toreros coach says → Read More
'Savvy, proactive' Laurel Gonzalez has Torrey Pines poised to
Johns Hopkins-bound junior, the latest in a line of lacrosse players, brings competitive fire, uncommon savvy to the field → Read More
San Pasqual boys top San Clemente, earn SoCal crown
On their sixth try at a SoCal Regional soccer title, the top-seeded San Pasqual High boys finally earned one with a 1-0 victory over San Clemente → Read More
Heartbreak for Westview in D-I SoCal Regional soccer semis
Westview allows a goal in the final two minutes to Los Alamitos to lose in the Division I girls SoCal Regional soccer playoffs on Thursday night → Read More
UC San Diego men just can't find a way to stop UC Santa Barbara
Former Helix High star Miles Norris scores a season-high 25 points in Big West victory by the Gauchos → Read More
St. Augustine will be adding eighth soccer banner after beating San Dieguito 1-0 in Open final
The win also served as a measure of revenge as the Mustangs had beaten the Saints twice during the regular season, 1-0 and 2-0. All four semifinalists advance to regionals. → Read More
Hornets' hard work pays off a year later with Division II boys basketball crown
Torrey Pines girls use defense to win Division II girls crown, defeating Oceanside 52-41 in the 11th game the Falcons have held an opponent to 41 points or fewer. → Read More
Tritons stun Anteaters with the three-ball
Visiting UC San Diego, coming in having lost six of seven, hits 15 3-pointers en route to a stunning upset of first-place UC Irvine in Big West play → Read More
Turnovers doom UCSD in loss to Aggies in Davis
Tritons lose their sixth of seven games, fall to 4-12 in Big West Conference play following defeat at UC Davis → Read More
Siblings push Poway's Alejandra Valdiviezo to 123-pound crown at Girls Masters Meet
Brawley wins team competition with 120 points, Mira Mesasecond with 66, followed by Steele Canyon (54), San Marcos (50) and Vista (48) → Read More
Tritons again can’t hold lead, this time against Titans
Tritons squander lead again as Cal State Fullerton overcomes 14-point, first-half deficit in dealing host UC San Diego its fifth straight loss → Read More
Poway's guitar-playing, Zeppelin-loving Laird Root is a star on the mat, is 'obsessed' with getting better
'I mean, somebody in the state who I’m going to have to wrestle is doing something today. Why let them do more than me?' → Read More
Holtville makes it three crowns in row in Division IV wrestling
Holtville sends eight wrestlers to the finals in the 14 weight classes, winning four individual championships → Read More
Shorthanded Tritons lead early, fall to Rainbow Warriors in Hawaii
UCSD dresses just nine players because of injuries and plays only eight in loss to Rainbow Warriors in paradise → Read More
Toreros hope to identify quarterback during spring drills, which start Tuesday
Redshirt senior Grant Sergent is the top candidate to replace Judd Ericson; early enrollee from Mater Dei could push him → Read More
UC Irvine wins thanks to host Tritons’ drought in second half
Season-high crowd of 2,812 at LionTree Arena sees host UC San Diego lose a seven-point, second-half lead as UC Irvine roars back for a 76-60 Big West victory → Read More
Dogged determination makes SDSU's Asia Avinger a 'pest' — and one of the best
Point guard has been key to Aztecs' breakthrough season; 'I’m going to beat you every single way I can' → Read More
Tritons run out of gas in second half at UC Riverside
With just seven available scholarship players, UC San Diego falters in the second half of a 72-65 loss at UC Riverside on Saturday afternoon → Read More