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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San Luis Rey Training Center filly Ag Bullet won the Osunitas Stakes race July 21 at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. Ag Bullet, who is trained by Richard Baltas, won the one-mile turf race with a time of 1:34.73. She led for nearly all of the race and finished 3 1/2 lengths ahead of second-place Hang the Moon. "I'm pretty happy with her," Baltas said. "She's undefeated on the grass in California." Ag Bullet was foaled in Kentucky on April 13, 2020. She was sired by Twirling...
This article originally ran on June 20, 2024. On June 11, the 11 Area Football Field at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton was awash with the color blue. Blue flags fluttered in the breeze proudly proclaiming – "CHARGERS,"and,"BOLT UP!" Many of the 5,000 fans who came to see the Chargers, were wearing blue jerseys to demonstrate support. It was an exceptional day for the Marines and their families, who attended a "Los Angeles Chargers Official Training/Meet and Greet." The e... Full story
FALLBROOK – The 12U Warriors baseball team, including Hudson Dent, Louie Medellin, Gauge Johnson, Noah Wilson, Matty Bausch, Adrian Salgado, Liam Rafalski, Gavin Artesi, Hudson Riccardi, Tanner Smith, Mathieu Riperton, Talin Gray and Emmet Zink, lived out a childhood dream they started planning for two years ago with a trip to Cooperstown, New York, to play in the biggest and most popular 12U baseball tournament in the Country. A first for the small San Diego County town, t...
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 #3 which will end near the beginning of August. The deadline for s... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Potter "Braves" Middle School 7th grade girls basketball team completed an undefeated season and won the Coastal Conference Middle School Girls Basketball Championship. The Braves secured their title with a commanding 42-19 victory over Vista Innovation and Design Academy (VIDA) on May 29. The championship game showcased the Braves' strong defensive presence and suffocating full-court press, which allowed them to take an 18-8 lead at halftime. Offensively, B...
BONSALL – This summer, the Bonsall Unified School District offered an array of engaging and educational programs for students. The diverse offerings included a standout four-day golf clinic with community partner The Golf Club of California, which quickly became a highlight of the district's summer activities. The golf clinic was led by Kyle Straeter, an elementary school teacher at Bonsall, and high school PE coach Eric Hendy with support by the dedicated athletic d...
The monthly tournaments involving small middle schools and K-8 elementary schools in Northern San Diego County and Southern Riverside County concluded for the 2023-24 school year May 16 with the Julian Junior High Invitational Track Meet at the Julian High School stadium, and six individual Pauma Elementary School or Vallecitos Elementary School athletes along with a Pauma relay team won events. Pauma eighth-grader Angel Bentley won the boys high jump. Vallecitos seventh-grader Rochelle Hernandez took first place in the...
BONSALL – In only its ninth year, Bonsall High School has made remarkable achievements in their spring sports athletics programs. Athletic Director Andrea Breuninger commented, "Our program is really taking off. I'm very grateful to the coaches and parents who go the extra mile. Because of our small community, our teams feel more like a family by the end of the season." This year marked significant milestones for each team, reflecting the dedication, talent, and hard work o...
Aiden Bernier closed out his high school athletic career by placing sixth in the boys pole vault at the CIF state meet May 24-25 at Buchanan High School in Clovis. The Fallbrook High School senior matched his personal record with a height of 15’6” at the May 24 preliminaries. He cleared 15’2” in the May 25 finals before being unsuccessful with the bar six inches higher. “It’s actually pretty good,” Fallbrook head coach Marco Arias said of sixth place in the state. “I was very, very happy with it,” Bernier said. “I was very...
Fallbrook High School’s girls placed 13th among Division I teams at the CIF swim meet May 1-4 at Granite Hills High School. “I was very pleased with it,” Fallbrook coach Sean Redmond said. The Division I swim preliminaries were held May 1; the Division II preliminaries took place May 2. The diving championship was May 3, and the swim finals were May 4. Those with the eight fastest preliminaries times in each swimming event qualified for the championship final and the next eight fastest times earned lanes in the conso...
The 2024 beach volleyball season kicked off with a bang on Thursday, May 16, at the Huntington Beach Open. The tournament, which drew beach volleyball enthusiasts and sports fans from across the country, saw some of the sport's finest athletes competing for top honors. Among these athletes, one name stood out: Billy Allen from Fallbrook. Allen's performance at the 2024 AVP Huntington Beach Open was nothing short of extraordinary. Known for his defensive skills, Allen led the t...
Fallbrook High School’s boys swim team took 13th place among Division I schools at the CIF meet, May 1-4, at Granite Hills High School, while Fallbrook senior Carson Vance was seventh in the 500-yard freestyle race and Fallbrook’s 200-yard freestyle relay team also took seventh place. “The boys did very, very well,” Fallbrook coach Bill Richardson said. The team position was an improvement from the 14th-place result last year. “It was kind of a surprise. We graduated quite a few kids last year,” Richardson said. The 2023 Fa...
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 #3 which started June 11. Interested players may email C... Full story
Happy Jack trained at the San Luis Rey Training Center before trainer Doug O'Neill brought the five-year-old horse to Santa Anita Park for racing during the current meet. On June 1, Happy Jack won the Grade 2 Triple Bend Stakes. The Triple Bend Stakes was seven furlongs on Santa Anita's dirt course. Happy Jack led for the entire race, had a winning time of 1:21.32, and finished 4 1/2 lengths in front of second-place Dr. Venkman, who began his workout career at San Luis Rey. "W...
Fallbrook High School seniors Sahara Khoury and Maya Khoury concluded their high school track and field careers at the CIF San Diego Section championship meet May 18 at Mount Carmel High School. The Khoury twins both competed in the girls pole vault. Sahara Khoury cleared 11’3” and was given 10th place while Maya Khoury had a height of 10’9” and placed 13th. “Both of them had a great season,” said Fallbrook High School head coach Marco Arias. “I was thrilled with the stepping up of both of them,” said Fallbrook pole vault coa...
The CIF San Diego Section went from two track and field divisions to three in 2021, and what had been called the division preliminaries for the purpose of placing athletes in the all-division section finals are now called the division championships. Fallbrook High School senior Sammy Carmona won the Division 1 boys high jump championship at the divisional championship meet May 11 at Del Norte High School while sharing second in what is now called the section championships, and Fallbrook senior Aiden Bernier placed third in...
Swim lessons at Fallbrook High School's pool will begin June 10. The lessons will be overseen by head instructor Sean Redmond, who is the Fallbrook High School girls swim coach, the diving coach for both Fallbrook's girls and boys, and the director of coaching for the Fallbrook Associated Swim Team. Seven five-day sessions will be held Monday through Friday each week through the week of July 22 to July 26. Each day's lesson will be for 40 minutes. The lessons will begin each...
FALLBROOK-The 2011 Girls Fallbrook Villa soccer team celebrated a remarkable victory this past weekend, clinching the championship at the SoCal Elite Lake Elsinore Cup. The two-day tournament, filled with fierce competition, concluded with the Fallbrook girls showcasing their exceptional skills and team spirit. Coach Penaloza said, "Despite facing challenges in their second game of the tournament, the team remained undeterred. Entering the field on Sunday afternoon for the...
Fallbrook High School senior Anthony Wilson, the doubles tandem of junior Connor Skaja and sophomore Micah Kendall and doubles partners sophomore Billy Mathewson and freshman Casey Manion competed at the CIF individual tournament Monday, April 29, through Saturday, May 4, at the Balboa Tennis Club in San Diego. All three Fallbrook entries were defeated in the first round. Wilson played his singles match April 29, and the two doubles teams competed Tuesday, April 30. Fallbrook was in the Valley League for 2024. All...
The first-ever CIF playoffs for Bonsall High School’s boys volleyball team lasted until the Division V-AA semifinals. The Legionnaires were seeded third among Division V-AA teams and had a first-round bye. Bonsall’s first-ever playoff match was a 25-15, 25-21, 9-25 and 29-27 victory over San Diego Academy. Victory Christian, which was seeded second, won a 25-10, 25-9, 25-27 and 25-11 semifinal match against the Legionnaires. “It was just an exciting opportunity. We were proud to make history for Bonsall,” Bonsall coach J...
Fallbrook High School's girls swim team captured the Valley League team league championship while senior Kela Kendall, senior Ava Dowden, junior Maile McMahon, and the Warriors' 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay teams won individual league championships. Regular-season standings account for half of the formula which determines the final league team championship positions with the other half based on positions at the league meet. Individual league championships...
The Valley League boys tennis tournament took place April 22-23 at San Pasqual High School, and Fallbrook senior Anthony Wilson reached the singles final while the Fallbrook tandem of junior Connor Skaja and sophomore Micah Kendall advanced to the doubles championship match. All semifinalists qualified for the CIF tournament, and a backdraw with the quarterfinals losers determined the fifth-place singles and doubles players who would continue their season at the CIF...
Regular-season standings account for half of the formula which determines the final league positions for the Valley League swim team championship with the other half based on positions at the league championship meet. Individual league championships are based solely on the results at the league finals. Fallbrook High School’s boys won the 2024 league team championship while senior Carson Vance and junior Alex Reichart won individual league championships as did Fallbrook’s 200-yard medley relay team. “It was a big surpr...
The first-ever Fallbrook High School girls lacrosse CIF championship was won May 18 at Scripps Ranch High School, where the Warriors defeated Canyon Crest Academy in the CIF Division II final which had a 10-8 score. “We really worked for it this year,” said Fallbrook senior Shea Morgan, who scored seven goals in the championship game. “This is everything I ever worked for,” said Fallbrook senior Myah Pack, who was the Warriors’ goalkeeper. Prior to 2021, the Warriors had not even been in a CIF girls lacrosse playoff g...
High school track and field team league championships are determined based on the results of dual meets. Individual league championships are given to the winner of each event at the league meet, which for the Valley League this year took place May 3 at Valley Center High School. The boys league champions included three Fallbrook High School seniors. Damien Votaw cleared 14’0” to win the boys pole vault, and Fallbrook senior Aiden Bernier had the second-place height of 13’6”. A time of 4:34.15 gave Jose Rivera the 1,600-meter...
