Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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Rick Monroe Maybe you've noticed a group of bicyclists riding the hills of Fallbrook – or sometimes they would shift to the coast for flat-ground training. Mostly in their 50s, they wear "Team Oceanside" jerseys, but half of the 8-man team have a major Fallbrook connection. Their training paid off. Team Oceanside placed second to a team from Great Britain in the 8-person division of Race Across America, a grueling "tag team" ride from the Oceanside Pier to Annapolis, M...
Summer swim lessons at Fallbrook High School's swimming pool began June 10. The lessons are overseen by head instructor Sean Redmond, who is the Fallbrook High School girls swim coach, the diving coach for both Fallbrook's girls and the Warriors' boys, and the director of coaching for the Fallbrook Associated Swim Team. Six, five-day sessions are held each week until the week of July 29 to Aug. 3. The week of July 1-5 will include July 4 sessions, so those lessons will also...
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DEL MAR - Two horses died at the Del Mar Fairgrounds race track on Thursday, July 18 after colliding during a training session, according to officials with the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. The accident happened around 6:30 a.m. during a training session, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club spokesman Dan Smith said. The two horses, 3-year-old Carson Valley and 2-year-old Charge a Bunch, collided after Charge a Bunch unseated jockey Geovanni Franco, then turned sharply and ran in the wrong direction before colliding with Carson Valley,... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club began its 80th racing season on Wednesday, July 17, with horse racing coming under increased scrutiny in California for the high number of equine deaths the sport regularly sees. Track officials are touting enhanced safety protocols and their overall record, which they say includes fewer equine deaths than most other tracks in the United States. Animal-rights activists, however are planning to demonstrate outside the track's main... Full story
Kayla Canett, a 2016 graduate of Fallbrook High School, is doing exactly what she dreamed of – playing rugby at the highest level possible all over the world. Just last month, she and her USA Women's Rugby Eagles Sevens teammates won the country's first ever tournament gold medal in World Rugby Sevens Series competition, defeating the reigning World Cup Champions, New Zealand, in Biarritz, France. "To be on the team that won USA Women's Rugby's first cup final was just s...
The Valley League boys lacrosse coaches selected seven Fallbrook High School players for all-league recognition including two who were placed on the Valley League first team. Hunter Stites and Dru Calloway were members of the first team. The second team included Caleb Battle, Danny Cedillo, Ethan Martin, Dillon Dunham, and Josh Zinniger. "It's pretty rare," Fallbrook coach Mike Zinniger said of having seven all-league players without any honorable mention selections. "They deserved it and they worked really hard to get it,...
Athletes from Bonsall High School's spring sports had a post-season banquet May 29. The tennis team honored Jeff Roback as the Most Valuable Player and Garret Murphy as the team's Most Improved Player while also recognizing Tanner Dugas and Connor Newton as all-league players and acknowledging Newton's role as team captain. The track and field program gave Most Valuable Player awards to Austin Alanis and Paige Gartner, handed out the Most Athletic award to Wahaab Ademola, bestowed Most Improved distinction upon Beth White,...
Sean Backus has competed in off-road racing but did not compete in utility task vehicle competition prior to the June 22 race. The race was part of the San Diego County Fair, and the Fallbrook driver finished first among the UTV drivers in his first run. "Super proud," Backus said. "Super surprised." The UTV competition utilizes timed runs, and each driver had one run in the early afternoon and one run in the late afternoon. Backus completed his first run in 37.347 seconds....
After three years as a starter on the Fallbrook High School Girls Volleyball team, Skyler Traut will find her next challenge at Ottawa University, which she will be attending on a scholarship. Traut was selected to the honorable mention team her sophomore year and was named to first team all-league both of the last two years. This season, she led the Warriors to a 19-18 record that included a loss to Patrick Henry in the first round of the CIF Division II playoffs. In doing...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Youth Baseball has been a part of the Fallbrook community for 60 years at the Ingold fields. Almost every child growing up in Fallbrook will become a Warrior when they go to Fallbrook High School; however, this year, there is a group of 8 and 9 year olds who have earned the right to be called "warriors." The Fallbrook Youth Baseball 9U All Star team has finished second in the northern San Diego tournament and advanced to the regionals. Over eight days, t...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Pop Warner is in full pre-season swing this June and July. The local offices of Rancho Family Medical Group hosted a free physicals event for the Fallbrook Pop Warner Football and Cheer athletes Saturday, June 22. Each season Dr. Brandon Miller, Anna Miller, his wife, several friends and family streamline this event to ensure each athlete is healthy enough to compete in their chosen sport. "We just love pulling this together each season for our local P...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Women Golfers held their annual club championship tournament, May 9, 16 and 23, at Marine Memorial Golf Course. After round three, with a cumulative score of 269, Terri Hunt became the Club Champion for 2019. Dolly Harty became the Senior Club Champion with a cumulative score of 324. Submitted by Fallbrook Women Golfers....
Bonsall High School’s track and field team didn’t win any events at the Frontier Conference meet May 3, at Mira Mesa High School, but the Legionnaires had six second-place finishes and five third-place results while qualifying four entries for the CIF San Diego Section preliminaries. “We didn’t do as well as we did last year,” Bonsall coach Al Greene said. Three of Bonsall’s four relay teams took second-place finishes, and the Legionnaires were third in the other relay. Last year Bonsall won boys 4x100, girls 4x100, and...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its annual Charity Golf Tournament. This year’s event will be held Friday, Sept. 27, at Pala Mesa Resort on Old Highway 395 in Fallbrook. All the fun starts midday, with check-in at 11 a.m. and shotgun start at 1 p.m. Tournament play is followed by a dinner with awards, a silent auction and an opportunity drawing. A portion of the proceeds benefits D’Vine Path, a local nonprofit and comprehensive program for adults with autism, developmental delays or learn...
FALLBROOK - According to an email sent by Fallbrook High School's new head football coach, Jim Fisher, the coach said he will be resigning his position effective immediately in an email. "I apologize I am so late sending this out and wish I could talk to each of you in person, but this is the best I can do with the timing," Fisher wrote in an email passed along to the Village News on July 4. "It is with an extremely heavy heart that I have decided to resign from my position... Full story
Four members of Fallbrook High School's baseball team were given all-league honors by the Valley League coaches. Harrison Brown and Josue Navarro were members of the all-league first team. Zach Allegro and Grant Knox received second-team designation. "We have a lot of respect out there, especially when it comes to our pitching staff," Fallbrook coach Pat Walker said of having four all-league players. Three of Fallbrook's all-league players were pitchers who also played in the...
Next school year, Darriale Yarbrough will compete for the California State University San Marcos track and field team, and it will represent the next chapter in her athletic journey as one of Fallbrook High School's most successful track athletes over the last four years. During her career, she has won the Valley League 100-meter race and long jump championship almost every year, was the CIF Division I Champion in the 100 meters her sophomore year, finished second in the CIF...
Fallbrook High School’s boys lacrosse team had a 15-3 regular-season record, including a 4-1 Valley League mark to place second in the six-team standings. The Warriors won their first CIF playoff game before losing in the Division II quarterfinals. “We actually had a very good season,” Fallbrook coach Mike Zinniger said. “Record wise it was pretty successful, and I think individually a lot of the players overachieved this year. They just came together as a team.” This year’s team included 13 seniors. “A lot of these kids ha...
The CIF San Diego Section individual tennis tournament was played May 13-21 on the Morley Field courts in San Diego, and Fallbrook High School sophomore Ethan Lenaway reached the second round. “He was probably a kid who should win one round,” Fallbrook coach Bill Lenaway said. The first two singles rounds were contested May 13. Ethan Lenaway began play with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Serra freshman Chaneol Choi. San Diego High School junior Conan McCormack then eliminated Lenaway in a 6-0, 6-1 match. Three Fallbrook players com...
The 2018-2019 high school seniors who signed letters of intent to play college football include Dean Janikowski, who lives in Fallbrook and attended Cathedral Catholic High School. Janikowski will be a kicker for the Washington State University team. “I’m just excited to move on to the next level and play some football,” Janikowski said. Janikowski was both the punter and placekicker for Cathedral Catholic. He said he expects to be the placekicker only at Washington State. The offer from Washington State allows Janikowski to...
The Valley League boys volleyball coaches recognized four Fallbrook High School players at the postseason meeting in which the all-league teams were chosen. Sean Wenzel was selected as a member of the Valley League’s first team. The second team included Eric Leon. Tommy Pestolis and Dominik Torrescano were recognized at the honorable mention level. “It was good for our kids to get rewarded,” Fallbrook coach Chip Patterson said of having four all-league players. “It’s good to see them be recognized.” Wenzel, who was a junior d...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Pop Warner awarded George Garcia, the owner of Firehouse and Rib Shack, with several gifts of gratitude for his continued support of the local youth league Wednesday, June 5. Garcia has been a Warrior level $1,000 sponsor for two years. Chris Ward, the assistant coach for U12, said, "The kids love coming to Firehouse. The games, the mac 'n' cheese fries and just getting the teams together for league events here is always a fun night." Garcia signed up f...
