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FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Villa FC Girls Under 9 team finished the summer the same way they started, as champions. After winning the Oceanside Beach Soccer Tournament in May, the girls won the Carlsbad Coastal Classic held Aug. 23 and 24. In pool play, the team defeated Carlsbad 3-0, Arsenal FC 3-1, and Encinitas 2-1. San Diego FC, the opponent in the championship game, fielded a very strong and intimidating side. However, after a goal by Jordan Rodriguez just three...
Not only was Steven Branham selected for the USA Rugby Boys High School All-American team which played in the Rugby 4 Nations Cup tournament in Argentina in July, but the incoming Fallbrook High School senior was also one of three Americans to be named to the all-tournament team. “I feel blessed to be considered the best out of the four very good rugby-playing nations,” Branham said. Branham is a member of the Southern California Rugby Football Union’s Griffins all-star team,...
It was Zero week for teams across the nation and here locally seventeen teams from the valley jumped into the action over this past weekend. It was the beginning of preseason games and was what players, coaches and fans from near and far had been waiting for. From the countless practices over the summer, sometimes twice a day, to the rigorous strength and conditioning programs, this past weekend began to tell the tale of who is ready and who is not. Four of the six Murrieta an... Full story
Jessica Willett received the female college athlete of the year award from the Bay Area chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). The awards ceremony was held May 14 at Venture Christian Church in Los Gatos. The post-season honors for Willett, a 2011 Fallbrook High School graduate who completed her junior year at San Jose State University (SJSU), also included the SAMMY Awards ceremony May 12 at which she was honored by SJSU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s aca...
Pala Mesa Women’s Golf Aug. 21, 2014 First flight First low gross Jamie Hoffman 84 First low net Janett Downes 75 Second low gross Pat Gallagher 88 Second low net Sandi Simpson 74 Second flight First low gross Jean Laughlin 98 First low net Esther Knox 74 Second low gross Phyllis Molloff 108 Second low net Lynne Bradley 79 Third flight First low gross Karen Jackson 104 First low net Lois Bisenius 71 Second low gross MaryEllen Myers 115 Second low net Louise Greenlee 76 Fallbrook Women Golfers Game - Here’s The Line Up Aug...
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FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce is once again hosting its annual Charity Golf Tournament. This year’s event will be held at Fallbrook Golf Course on Gird Road in Fallbrook. Save the date for Friday, Sept. 26! All the fun starts midday, with check-in at 11 a.m. and shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Tournament play is followed by a fabulous dinner with awards, silent auction, and an opportunity drawing. A portion of the proceeds will benefit North County C.E.R.T. (local non-profit emergency response team which a...
FALLBROOK – This Saturday, Aug. 23, Fallbrook High School is holding its annual Alumni Water polo fundraiser starting at 11 a.m. at the high school pool. All are welcome to come out and support this year’s water polo team. Bring the family and enjoy a day at the pool....
The 29th Annual Fallbrook Junior Open Tournament was played July 7-11 at the Fallbrook Tennis Club and attracted 125 participants. “That was fine,” said tournament organizer Dorothy Roth. “We always like to have a few more.” The tournament included 11 divisions. “It was a good tournament. The weather cooperated nicely and we had a bunch of nice parents,” Roth said. “They were by and large a nice bunch of kids.” Skyler Schaar was the only Fallbrook player to win a division... Full story
The Southern California Rugby Football Union’s Griffins all-star team which won the Great Northwest Challenge Regional All-Star Tournament in Portland on June 21 and June 22 included Fallbrook Rugby Club players Kayla Canett, Lilly Durbin, and Michel Navarro on the varsity squad whose assistant coaches included Fallbrook Rugby Club co-coaches Craig and Marin Pinnell. In addition to the three Fallbrook players on the under-18 varsity team, the junior varsity squad included Fallbrook players Destiny Arena, Breil Bonaguro, A... Full story
Fallbrook High School’s field hockey team is now being coached by Jeremiah Fuller. “I’m really excited. The program that they have is just an awesome program to take over,” Fuller said. Fuller noted that his main instructional activity will likely be advanced skills. “They already have all the fundamentals,” he said. The Warrior varsity was coached by Kathy Waite from 1982 to 2010. Waite retired after the 2010 season but remained with the team as a volunteer manager. Ki... Full story
VISTA – North County Roadrunners will hold its eighth annual Wild Duck 5K cross country race on Saturday, Aug. 23 at Guajome Park. Proceeds from this race benefit Mission Vista High School cross country team. For registration information, call Joe Crosswhite at (760) 723-3257 or email [email protected]....
RIVERSIDE - Closing statements are scheduled tomorrow in the penalty trial of a man who joined three cohorts in killing a Marine sergeant and his wife at their French Valley home. Kesaun Kedron Sykes, 27, was convicted Aug. 5 of the 2008 murders of 26- year-old Quiana Faye Jenkins-Pietrzak and her husband, 24-year-old Janek Pietrzak. The same Riverside Superior Court jury has since been hearing evidence that it will use to decide whether to recommend that Sykes receive capital punishment or life in prison without the... Full story
USA Rugby’s annual high school all-American camp is officially known as the Stars and Stripes Camp, and two Fallbrook High School players participated in this year’s camp July 13-16 at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. Incoming Fallbrook High School sophomore Lilly Durbin and incoming Warrior senior Michel Navarro were selected to participate in the camp which included 50 high school boys and 50 high school girls from throughout the United States. “I’m really...
Fallbrook Villa FC U12 team members Manny Velazquez Mario Hernandez Javier Ramos Anthony Acosta Anthony Garcia Nash Youngren Charlie Paez Mario Orozco Bobby Wilson Anthony Mendez Ramiro Ramirez Richard Acosta Noah Watte David Duarte Cooper Riggs Isaac Maceda Danny Contreras Coach: Ramiro Ramirez Asst. Coach: Manny Velazquez...
Dynasty of Habits, which is owned by Vessels Stallion Farm, finished fifth in the Governor’s Cup Derby at Los Alamitos, and Vessels Stallion Farm was just as happy about the horse which won the July 26 Grade 3 stakes race. Moonist, the winner, was bred by Vessels Stallion Farm. Moonist’s dam, Your First Moon, is still owned by Vessels Stallion Farm. “I’m selling yearlings out of her this year, so Moonist is going to help sell her babies,” said Kevin Dickson, the farm manager of Vessels Stallion Farm. Nine horses participa...
Tatiana Arias played in field hockey’s National Futures Tournament which took place June 25-29 at the Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Lancaster, Penn. “It was a great experience,” Arias said. Arias’ team finished ninth among the 16 teams in the under-16 division. “The tournament itself isn’t about winning. It’s more of a showcase for the college coaches,” she said. The players were assigned to random teams, most of which had college coaches. Arias was coached by Caitlin William... Full story
Fallbrook Seniors Golf Group Temecula Creek (Creek & Oaks) Aug. 5, 2014 A Flight First place* Mark Richards 70 Second place Marty Balow 70 Third place Steve Wessels 72 Fourth place* Kelly Swavley 73 Fifth place Phil Vanderwerf 73 B Flight First place Jim Bates 74 Second place John Davenport 75 Third place* Hugo Wied 76 Fourth place John Harr 76 Fifth place Jim Moss 77 C Flight First place Jim Pagen 69 Second place Wally Bowen 72 Third place* Tom Tanham 75 Fourth place Richard Hardy 75 Fifth place Paul Norberg 76 * card off...
Vessels Stallion Farm was the breeder of Slammer Time, who competed in the 10th race July 17 to conclude action on Opening Day of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club meet. Slammer Time finished sixth in that race, a 1 1/16-mile race on Del Mar’s newly expanded turf course, and was 2 1/4 lengths behind winner Affrettando. “Turned out to be a nice horse. It was nice to see him come back to California,” said Kevin Dickson, the farm manager of Vessels Stallion Farm. Slammer Time was foaled in March 2008 and brought Vessels Stallion Far...