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Eastlake freshman Jaelyn Williams sets pace at Don Jones Bronco Invitational
Freshman sets meet record, personal best in 3,200 meters — then captures the 1,600 title, too → Read More
Eastlake junior flies and kicks his way to speed in the pool
Zane Johnson adjusted his technique and has seen outstanding results → Read More
olivia davis wrestler
Freshman has already won a Masters title and medaled at the state tournament → Read More
La Costa Canyon boys triumph on early penalty kick
Lineup adjustment helps Patrick Henry defeat Francis Parker after giving up an early goal to win the girls Division II title → Read More
Monte Vista rallies to top San Diego High in Division III girls soccer final
Bishop's is all smiles after taking home boys championship with victory over Mt. Carmel by a score of 3-2 → Read More
Water polo coach Robin Sanchez helped change the sport for high school teens
He was a leader in opening the door to girls teams; after 40 years, he's retiring → Read More
Steele Canyon High assembles a powerhouse boys soccer team
Led by Danny Medina, the team won a SoCal championship last year and are seeded No. 2 in this year’s Division II playoffs → Read More
San Diego's athletes of the week include standout wrestlers, basketball players — and one stellar surfer
Bishop's Rory Engh wins Division V shortboard and longboard events at the Scholastic Surf Series → Read More
Montgomery High's boys basketball team is all on the same page
Players seem to flow as one, at one point rolling off 17 straight wins → Read More
High school athletes of the week include water polo star, grapplers, basketball player and a soccer standout
Julia Bonaguidi leads Bishop's to another Western League crown; Brawley's Jaylee Cazares makes quick work of her foes → Read More
Valhalla point guard learned his game from the school of hard knocks
Tireless Zaki Monqad went up against older players on playgrounds → Read More
January's high school athletes of the month include a wrestler, hoops and soccer stars
Five San Diego-area high school standouts lead their teams on the mat, basketball courts and soccer fields → Read More
Montgomery High's Evelynn Coronado truly wrestles with a full schedule
The senior is captain of the wrestling and girls cheerleading teams, class secretary and Homecoming Queen -- whew! → Read More
Foothills Christian boys basketball working its way through rebuilding phase
Young team and new coach have a plan for Knights to come charging back → Read More
Bonita Vista High basketball teammates are like sisters on and off court
Their dads join in this kind of family affair, too. → Read More
New pool at Mar Vista changes everything for aquatics teams
It would be hard to say who was happier to finally open the only pool on campus in the Sweetwater Union High School District, the players or Coach Kavanagh → Read More
Mount Miguel’s girls basketball team might be small, but they're powerful
Zanna Hurst and well-conditioned teammates number only six → Read More
Love for soccer, coping with tragedy create unique bond at Steele Canyon
Emma Cashman, stung by stepsister’s suicide, discovers coach Charlie Cleaves relates to that very pain in his life, creating an uncommon bond between player and coach. → Read More
League faces a tall order with West Hills boys basketball team
The Wolf Pack is a big team and is off to an 11-2 start → Read More
Eastlake water polo player back to full force after knee injury
Braelyn Hill hurt the knee while playing softball, requiring surgery → Read More