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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In March the CIF San Diego Section Board of Managers approved a change in the football playoff format in which there are no set divisions other than Division V-AA and eight-man. The top 64 teams receive playoff berths with the playoff divisions being based on rankings which utilize strength of schedule as well as win-loss record. Fallbrook High School lost all ten football games during the 2024 regular season including a 35-14 home contest November 1 against Ramona to...
By National Lacrosse League standards, San Diego Seals co-captain Cam Holding, 35, is a bristlecone pine tree with an ever-widening base, an Aldabra giant tortoise slowly traversing the Seychelles archipelago, and handprints stenciled on rocks in Argentina. In other words, the Seals' 6-foot-1, 205-pound defender is old. "There's not a lot of guys that have 10-plus years in this league," Holding told The Coast News. "I'm going season-by-season, and my body will likely tell me... Full story
The Vallecitos Elementary School boys and the Vikings girls both placed first at the October 24 Vallecitos Soccer Tournament. "I was very happy that we were able to take both boys and girls. Ecstatic about being able to do it two years in a row," said Vallecitos boys coach Ray Hanbeck. In the 2023 tournament the Vikings boys and Vallecitos girls took first place among six schools in each competition. The teams were divided into two pools; each team played each other team in th...
FALLBROOK – On Friday, Oct. 4, players enjoyed a day of golf at Journey at Pechanga. The event helped raise over $37,000 for Boys & Girls Clubs of North County. With a score of 47, Josh Underseth, Colin Featherstone, Alex Wood, and Nolan Torrez took home the North County Cup. Featherstone won the longest drive contest, Renee Reichle won the putting contest, and the closest to the pin, knocking it 2' 3" away from the hole. "The day could not have been any better," said A...
Prior to the Oct. 9 CIF Board of Managers meeting, the only CIF San Diego Section policy on uniforms was that all school uniforms will be in school colors. The new policy adopts restrictions and provides clarifications. Other than colors and numbers, official uniforms are now only allowed to include the player’s name, school name, school nickname, school mascot, and school logo. All CIF Board of Managers members present voted for the bylaw change. “It’s really something we need to do to get back in line,” said CIF Assista...
The first Valley League cross country cluster meet of 2024 was held Oct. 4 at Kit Carson Park in Escondido, and Fallbrook High School’s junior varsity boys placed first as a team. Cross country team scores add the positions of a school’s first five runners; the sixth and seventh finishers from each team are not scored but can add points to opponents' totals. Fallbrook’s junior varsity boys had a score of 46 points. San Pasqual was second with 47 points. Valley Center accumulated 60 points for third place among the six schoo...
BONSALL – Bonsall Unified School District's Interim Superintendent, Dr. Heather Golly, along with her extended family, participated in this year's Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk, an annual event honoring fallen firefighter Stephen Siller, Sept. 29. The run retraces Siller's heroic journey on Sept. 11, 2001, when he strapped on 60 pounds of gear and ran through the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel to the World Trade Center. For Dr. Golly, this year's event carried deep personal signific...
Athletes in the CIF San Diego Section may now practice with their club teams during that sport’s CIF season. The prohibition against practice with outside teams during the CIF season was repealed during the Oct. 9 Board of Managers meeting. All Board of Managers members present except for Sweetwater Union High School District Superintendent Moises Aguirre and Grossmont Union High School District Extended Curricular Programs Director Donnie Carroll voted to repeal the bylaw section. “It’s time for a change,” said North C...
"We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Fallbrook High School Varsity Warrior Football team for their wonderful visit to William H. Frazier School. This marks our second year of a meaningful partnership, and we truly appreciate these young men for stepping up as positive role models and inspiring our students with their presence and enthusiasm." – Megan Shinner, Assistant Principal William H. Frazier Elementary School. "In a heartwarming show of community spirit, the F...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Senior Softball is welcoming new players who are 50 plus years of age. Games are played at Ingold Sports Park Mondays thru Thursdays at 4 p.m. with warm-ups beginning at 3:30. Each team is scheduled to play two games per week. The league is currently looking for new players. Potential players must show for a screening prior to being placed on a team so that an appropriate placement on a team can be made. The league is currently in season #5 which will end Dec. 2. This will complete their yearly cycle a...
The small middle schools and K-8 elementary schools in northern San Diego County which have monthly athletic tournaments began their 2024-25 season Sept. 19 with the Pauma Volleyball Tournament at Pauma Elementary School, and both the Vallecitos Elementary School girls and the Vikings boys placed second while Pauma Elementary School was third in both boys and girls play. The Vallecitos girls had a 3-1 record in round-robin play, losing only to Julian Junior High School, while...
Fallbrook High School's cross country teams opened their 2024 season Sept. 14 at the 40th annual Laguna Hills Cross Country Invitational meet, and two Fallbrook girls took home medals for placing among the top 20 in their race. Mia Cyr finished fourth among the 67 runners in the Division 2 sophomore race. Cynthia Mills was in the Division 2 senior race and placed 12th among the 46 runners. Cross country team scores add the positions of a school's first five finishers; the sixth and seventh runners from each team are not...
SAN MARCOS – For the first time in the 78 year history of Palomar College, the Comet Football program has a home field advantage. The Palomar College Football Stadium opened to a standing room only crowd on Sept. 5. It was nearly two years ago when the College broke ground on the project. The timeline was impacted by the record breaking rainfall in 2023 and early 2024, not to mention tropical storm Hilary in the late part of the summer in 2023. The long-awaited stadium s...
The Mount Miguel Invite was the first tournament of the 2024 season for Fallbrook High School’s boys water polo team, and the Warriors posted a 1-2 record for that Sept. 6-7 tournament. The tournament results gave the Warriors a 2-5 record for their first seven games. “We’re doing good,” said Fallbrook High Coach Scott Wiessner. Last year, Fallbrook finished with a 6-16 overall record and lost all six Palomar League games. Four of the varsity starters from 2023 are back this year, and the Warriors have a total of five se...
A new CIF rule restricts contests and practices in heat conditions. Fallbrook High School girls tennis matches scheduled for Sept. 5 and Sept. 10 were canceled due to the heat policy. Fallbrook High Coach Bill Lenaway has previously dealt with early-season matches canceled due to weather. Lenaway is also the Warriors’ boys tennis coach. Boys tennis is a spring sport, and early-season matches are sometimes canceled due to rain. “They’re both frustrating,” Lenaway said. Lenaway noted that matches can be canceled due to heat pr...
Four horses who once trained at the San Luis Rey Training Center ran in the Pacific Classic race Aug. 31 at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club including Mixto, who won the Grade 1 stakes race. Mixto, who is trained by Doug O'Neill and was ridden by Kyle Frey for the Pacific Classic, won the 1 1/4-mile dirt race by half a length. O'Neill also trains Katonah, who was seventh in the Pacific Classic. Dr. Venkman, who is trained by Mark Glatt, finished fourth. None Above the Law, who...
Chris Toth was selected as the Major Arena Soccer League goalkeeper of the year for the 2023-24 season. "I thought I had a really good season with the Tacoma Stars," Toth said. The 2007 Fallbrook High School graduate played in 21 of Tacoma's regular-season games and posted a record of 15 wins, three losses in regulation, and one loss in overtime. Although his goals against average was 5.62 per game, he saved 276 shots and had a save percentage of .713. He led the MASL in...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Senior Softball is welcoming new players who are 50 plus years of age. Games are played at Ingold Sports Park Mondays thru Thursdays at 4 p.m. with warm-ups beginning at 3:30. Each team is scheduled to play two games per week. The league is currently looking for new players. Potential players must show for a screening prior to being placed on a team so that an appropriate placement on a team can be made. The league is currently in season #4 which is ending Oct. 1. Season #5 begins Oct. 7 and will end d... Full story
Madison McComas is Fallbrook High School’s new girls head volleyball coach. McComas, who replaces Chip Patterson, began her Fallbrook career with a four-game win Aug. 29 at Oceanside. The Warriors’ record improved to 5-1 with their runner-up performance at the Aug. 30-31 Sweetwater Tournament. “So far it’s been really amazing. I have a great group of girls,” McComas said. Fallbrook has varsity, junior varsity, and freshman teams this year. McComas noted that the entity is three levels but one program and that the players a...
