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The Valley League boys lacrosse coaches placed senior defender Ryan Farish on the all-league first team and named sophomore midfielder Johnny Downey to the Valley League second team. "I would have loved to have gotten more, but it was pretty tough competition this year in the league," Fallbrook High Coach Mike Zinniger said of having two all-league players. Mount Carmel won the Valley League championship, and the Sundevils' 17-2 overall record includes a loss in the CIF Division II championship game which snapped a 16-game...
The CIF individual tennis tournament was played May 24 through June 10 at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, and two Fallbrook High School entries advanced to the third round. Alexa Guadarrama ended her junior season in the third round of the girls singles bracket. Fallbrook's mixed doubles entry of senior Vronie Serrano and junior James Smith also reached the third round. The girls doubles team of junior Carly Hawkins and sophomore Samantha Hanlon advanced to the second round, and senior Ethan Lenaway reached the second...
The Valley League girls lacrosse coaches selected four Fallbrook High School players for all-league recognition. One of the Fallbrook players, junior Zahra Hendrix, was placed on the first team. Bella Lopez, who was a sophomore, was named to the second team. The other two Warriors, senior Kaelynn Allerite and junior Cassie Ramirez, were recognized at the honorable mention level. Hendrix is a midfielder. She led the Warriors with 32 goals and with six assists. "She is very deserving of that award," FHS Coach Debbie Berg said....
A one-point loss in the championship game deprived Fallbrook High School of the CIF Division III girls basketball championship honor. St. Joseph Academy took a lead with 1:05 left in the June 10 final at St. Augustine High School and staved off a potential Warrior comeback for the 45-44 victory. "We were young, made some mistakes," said Fallbrook coach Trae Harrison. "We had a bunch of mental lapses," Harrison said. "We didn't play with the right mindset." The top two seeds in the Division III playoffs received first-round...
The Valley League boys basketball coaches placed Fallbrook High School junior Charlie Stallings on the all-league first team. "I'm excited for him. However, I think that he's got a lot of stuff to work on for next year and I think he's just scratching the surface for us," said Fallbrook coach Moe Golshani. Stallings averaged 19.8 points, 14.6 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game – as a guard. "He was definitely a perimeter player for us and those were his numbers," Golshani said. "The kid is a gamer." Ramona senior Anthony M...
The San Luis Rey Training Center is in the process of installing fire sprinklers in the facility's older barns. The Stronach Group, which owns San Luis Rey, is seeking an extension of the California Horse Racing Board deadline to complete the automatic sprinkler systems and automatic fire alarm systems. The extension request was on the agenda of the June 16 CHRB meeting, and the CHRB voted 7-0 not to grant that extension. "They weren't satisfied with management's explanation that the COVID situation had delayed...
The Fallbrook Union High School District board voted 5-0 June 14 to approve a new position which will provide unconscious bias training. The teacher on special assignment position will formally be called Multi-Tiered System of Support. In addition to providing unconscious bias training, the Multi-Tiered System of Support teacher will implement restorative justice practices. Fallbrook High School is also a No Place for Hate school and the teacher will also support the No Place for Hate program. The teacher will implement...
A Fallbrook Community Planning Group policy for social media use involving official planning group matters is expected to be adopted at the July 19 planning group meeting. Due to bylaw requirements the draft policy was presented at the June 21 planning group meeting and a 14-0 vote that night, with Stephani Baxter out of town and not having Zoom teleconference ability, set the July 19 date to vote on the adoption of the policy. "I think it's awesome to see everyone coming together on that," said planning group member Tom...
Joseph Clevenger was the principal at Sullivan Middle School from 2015 to 2018 before joining the Vista Unified School District as the principal of Rancho Buena Vista High School. Clevenger is returning to the Bonsall Unified School District as the new superintendent. A 5-0 BUSD board vote June 23 approved a contract for Clevenger. He will replace David Jones who has taken an undisclosed position. "I'm thrilled to return to a community that is known for educational excellence....
The San Diego County Water Authority board meeting of June 24 included approval of SDCWA rates and charges for calendar year 2022 and approval of a two-year CWA budget. Fallbrook Public Utility District General Manager Jack Bebee, Helix Water District board member Joel Scalzitti, and Rainbow Municipal Water District General Manager Tom Kennedy cast the only CWA board votes against the $1,693,496,900 budget covering fiscal years 2021-22 and 2022-23. Bebee, Scalzitti, Kennedy, and San Diego City Council Member Chris Cate were...
The land which includes Railroad Heritage Park is in a community design review area and thus has a "B" designator as part of its zoning. The proposed sign at Railroad Heritage Park had some community review when the Fallbrook Community Planning Group voted to waive the designator requirement for the sign. The Fallbrook Village Association owns and maintains Railroad Heritage Park, and the planning group's 12-0 vote June 21 reflects the abstentions of Fallbrook Village Association President Roy Moosa and steering committee...
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors authorized the advertisement for bid and subsequent award of a contract to remove and replace damaged concrete road infrastructure including sidewalks, curbs, gutters. The supervisors' 5-0 vote June 9 authorized the director of the county's Department of Purchasing and Contracting to take the necessary actions to advertise and award a contract while designating the director of the county's Department of Public Works as the county officer responsible for administering the contract....
Fallbrook High School Dance Teacher Anna Haskell has received permission from the Fallbrook Union High School District to take 19 of her students to the Pro Action Dance Camp in Mission Viejo. The overnight stay required approval by the FUHSD board who voted 5-0 June 14 to allow Haskell and her students to participate in the dance camp which will be held July 31 and Aug. 1. Pro Action Prep is a two-day intensive dance camp where the dancers will learn routines from some of the premier professional and college choreographers...
In November 2016, the Fallbrook Union High School District voters approved Measure AA, which authorized $45 million of general obligation bonds for capital improvements at FUHSD facilities. The conditions of Measure AA include a citizens' oversight committee whose members serve two-year terms. On June 14 the FUHSD board appointed seven citizens to the committee. The board's 5-0 vote seated Donna Dutton, Victoria McSheehy, Nora Maier, Ian Plant, Heidi Roderick, George Shortlizy, and Sherry Weishaar. Plant and Shortlizy both...
Fallbrook High School's girls lacrosse season ended May 26 with a loss to Sage Creek, but it was in the CIF Division II playoffs. The playoff berth was the first in the history of Fallbrook High School girls lacrosse. "That's a big accomplishment," said Fallbrook High Coach Debbie Berg. This is Berg's second season coaching the Warriors, although in 2020 the coronavirus shutdown limited the season to three games and approximately three weeks including practice. The 2020-21 CIF seasons were compressed, so multi-sport athletes...
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors authorized a construction contract which will include replacing guardrails in Rainbow, Bonsall, and Fallbrook. The supervisors' 5-0 vote June 9 authorized the advertisement for bid and subsequent award of a construction contract to install new guardrail segments and replace existing guardrail end sections at 115 locations throughout the unincorporated portion of the county. The bid package is structured with a base bid consisting of 85 locations and an additive alternative with 30...
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a project whose primary objective is to reduce nutrient discharge into Rainbow Creek, and which will also provide flood control benefits and street improvements to some Rainbow roads. The supervisors' 5-0 vote June 9 authorized the director of the county's Department of Purchasing and Contracting to take the necessary actions to advertise and award a contract for the Rainbow Water Quality Improvement Project, designated the director of the county's Department of Public Works...
The San Diego High School Sports Association annually honors a male athlete and a female athlete from each San Diego Section member school as a Senior Student-Athlete. Paris Dowden was chosen as Fallbrook High School's female Senior Student-Athlete for 2020-21. "It was a privilege and I was really happy to at least play sports this year and I had a lot of fun and I'm glad that my senior year was a good one," Dowden said. Dowden played water polo and swam for the Warriors....
Eight members of Fallbrook High School's 2020-21 girls soccer team were given all-league recognition by the Valley League coaches. Panther Espinoza, Paige Gartner, and Rori Gartner were placed on the first team. Anay Garcia was Fallbrook's only second-team player. Cassidy Boulager, Jade Kennedy, Adrianna Madrigal, and Galilea Medina were honorable mention selections. "Well deserved," Fallbrook High Coach Sergio Garcia said of eight of his players being honored. Fallbrook was the third-place team in the final Valley League...
Two Bonsall High School tennis players competed in the CIF individual tournament May 24 through June 10 at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, but for senior Dakota Thompson and junior Garret Murphy, their tournament play ended May 24 with first-round boys singles losses. "I'm happy they got to the tournament, proud of their leadership in the season," said Bonsall coach Eric Hendy. Each league is allowed to send five players in each event to the CIF tournament. All semifinalists qualified for the CIF tournament, and a...
Eight members of Fallbrook High School's 2020-21 girls soccer team were given all-league recognition by the Valley League coaches. Panther Espinoza, Paige Gartner, and Rori Gartner were placed on the first team. Anay Garcia was Fallbrook's only second-team player. Cassidy Boulager, Jade Kennedy, Adrianna Madrigal, and Galilea Medina were honorable mention selections. "Well deserved," Fallbrook High Coach Sergio Garcia said of eight of his players being honored. Fallbrook was the third-place team in the final Valley League...
Guajome Park was the higher-seeded boys basketball team in the Frogs' June 1 home playoff game against Fallbrook High School, which means that the CIF playoff seeding committee expected Guajome Park to win. Fallbrook took the game into overtime before being outscored in the fifth quarter. "We played really, really hard," said Fallbrook coach Moe Golshani. The score was 58-58 at the end of regulation before an 11-5 Frogs advantage in the overtime period gave Guajome Park the 69-63 victory. "It was tough," Golshani said. When t...
Fallbrook High School's girls water polo program finished the regular season with a 12-2 overall record including a 5-0 mark in Valley League play which earned the Warriors the 2020-21 league championship. "It was a total team effort for us this year. At times I was playing up to four freshmen, so it took our juniors and seniors helping to guide them," said Fallbrook coach Sean Redmond. "The whole team just stepped up and played very well." Valley Center had a 4-1 league record to place second in the standings. Ramona was 3-2...
Each year the San Diego High School Sports Association honors a male athlete and a female athlete from each San Diego Section member as a Senior Student-Athlete. The award is given to seniors based on athletic, leadership, and academic criteria. Brady Hoff was selected as Fallbrook High School's male Senior Student-Athlete. "I'm completely honored to have won that award," Hoff said. "It definitely is an honor. It definitely has been a long four years, and the amount of work I...
The first-ever CIF playoffs for Bonsall High School's basketball team resulted in the Legionnaires winning their first-round game before being eliminated in the quarterfinals. "All in all, it was a great season for Bonsall High School," said Bonsall coach Chuck Colletti. "A lot of firsts for Bonsall basketball." The Legionnaires' regular-season record of 15-5 included an 8-0 performance in Sierra League competition. "Going 8 and 0 in league, that's the biggest thing," Colletti said. The undefeated league season gave the Legio...