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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Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School’s girls basketball team won the Warriors’ first three Valley League games of the 2021-22 season. All three of those games were played in Fallbrook. The 63-58 win Jan. 14 against Mount Carmel, the 54-44 victory Jan. 19 over Ramona, and the 74-25 triumph Jan. 21 against Valley Center gave the Warriors an overall record of 11-6 along with the 3-0 league mark. “Lately we’ve been playing like the championship team that we had last year,” said Fallbrook coach Trae Harrison....
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Youth Rugby had their opening weekend of matches at Potter Jr. High, Jan. 8. FYR fielded teams for U8 (under eight year olds), U10 (eight and nine year olds), U12 (10 and 11 year olds) and U14 (12 and 13 year olds.) Each team has local coaches who volunteer their time to mold each group into a team and to pass on the knowledge of how to play the sport of Rugby. Luis Rubalcaba is the U8 coach; Justin Robinson is the U10 coach; Floyd Dudley and Cash Day are the U12 coaches, and Steve Hernandez and Austin M...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School has not had an easy girls water polo schedule this season, so a 19-12 loss Jan. 18 at Poway gave the Warriors a Palomar League record of 0-3 while a non-league 17-7 defeat Jan. 20 against La Costa Canyon at the Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA in Encinitas left Fallbrook with a 4-8 overall record. “They’re learning and there was no quit or give up in any of them,” said Fallbrook coach Sean Redmond. “They are improving and they’re starting to play much better as a group,” R...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School boys rugby club coach Sierra Arteaga attributed the Warriors’ 38-0 home loss Jan. 22 against St. Augustine to the Saints’ superior experience, so the 70 minutes of experience Fallbrook’s players gained in the game is expected to be of benefit to the Warriors. “Our boys, they played tough the entire game,” Arteaga said. “It’s a really good experience to have a game like that.” St. Augustine scored 19 points in each half. “It was a tough defeat,” Arteaga said. “I think expe...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Vallecitos Elementary School placed third in the Jan. 20 Cottonwood Flag Football Tournament. The Vikings won two games and lost two in the tournament which was hosted by Cottonwood Elementary School of Aguana but played at Hamilton High School in Anza since Cottonwood doesn’t have its own field. “I’m happy,” said Vallecitos coach Ray Hanbeck. “We were competitive and we placed, which is something we’ve never done before. The boys have never placed in flag football before.” Although Vall...
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FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Girls Rugby Club is coming off an undefeated 2021 season and hit the ground running for the New Year. The 2022 season kicked off over the first weekend in January when two teams of seven took the field to compete against Southern California’s high school teams. Under the Friday night lights at Westview High School, the FGRC Division I team competed Jan. 7 and dominated against three different teams, Westview and Rancho Bernardo High School Green and Gold teams where no team found any way to dec...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Despite not filling most of the weight classes at the Jim Londos Memorial wrestling tournament Jan. 15 at Orange Glen High School, Fallbrook High School finished sixth in the team standings. Team points are based on how far a school’s wrestler advances in each bracket along with the type of victory obtained. “I’m very excited about how we did,” said Fallbrook coach Cristian Vera. “The vast majority of our wins were by pin, so that kept us in the loop.” Brawley accumulated 145 points for...
FALLBROOK – Anyone over the age of 50 who likes to play golf can join the Fallbrook Seniors Golf Group. The group plays each Tuesday at about 15 different courses in the North San Diego County area. It is as much a social club as a golf club. They have a summer party, a Christmas Party, two “away” trips each year, in the spring and in the fall. For more information call Ed Erzen, 760-728-3960. Submitted by Fallbrook Seniors Golf Group....
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter San Luis Rey Thoroughbred Center filly Zero Tolerance won the Grade 3 Las Cienegas Stakes race Jan. 9 at Santa Anita Park. Zero Tolerance won the 6 1/2-furlong turf race in 1:13.26 and crossed the finish line a head before second-place Tapwater. "So happy," said trainer Ruben Alvarado. The Las Cienegas Stakes for fillies and mares 4 years old and up was the first race for Zero Tolerance since she won an allowance race Nov. 20 at the Del Mar...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Four members of Fallbrook High School’s wrestling team received medals for their weight class positions at the Mission Hills Invitational tournament Jan. 8. Ethan Aguila placed second in the 147-pound bracket; Alex Brown was third in the 154-pound class; Tank Benitez took fifth place among 222-pound grapplers, and Ethan Ellefsen shared fifth place in the 128-pound division. “I’d say that was a pretty good tournament for us,” said Fallbrook coach Cristian Vera. “I really love how competitive ou...
FALLBROOK – It's that time of year again; registration for Fallbrook Girls Softball is open for spring 2022. Girls ages 3-14 are eligible to register and the league includes residents of Fallbrook, Rainbow, Bonsall, Pala, De Luz and Camp Pendleton. Families can register online or at walk up registrations happening at Ingold Sports Park 2551 Olive Hill Road on the following days: Saturday, Jan. 22 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Or anytime o...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter San Luis Rey Training Center fillies swept the first six finishes in the second race Jan. 2 at Santa Anita Park. She's Bulletproof won the six-furlong turf race for 3-year-old California-bred fillies with no previous wins. Madiha finished second, 1 1/4 lengths behind She's Bulletproof and 1 3/4 lengths in front of third-place Exactly Wendy. The fourth-place horse, Youte, trailed Exactly Wendy by half a length at the finish line while finishing...
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Joe Naiman Village News Reporter During the time Sierra Arteaga was a Fallbrook High School student and on the Warriors’ boys rugby team, Fallbrook did not defeat Cathedral Catholic. The Warriors’ first game of the 2022 season, Jan. 7, which was also Arteaga’s first game as Fallbrook’s head coach, was a 33-24 home victory over Cathedral. “I’m very proud of them,” Arteaga said. Mike Majewski was Fallbrook’s head coach in 2015, which was Arteaga’s senior year. Majewski retired after that season, and Liam Harnett coached t...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School’s girls water polo team was supposed to play three games during the first week of 2022, although Torrey Pines postponed if not outright cancelled the scheduled Jan. 6 match. The two games Fallbrook did play ended as an 18-10 loss Jan. 5 at Westview and a 15-10 home win Jan. 7 against Oceanside. The Jan. 5 contest was the Warriors’ first since Dec. 16. The two weeks between games included practice for those who were able to attend. “During break we had some kids that...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Weston Hughes, who graduated from Fallbrook High School in 2006, shared the 2021 Demo Cross season championship at Perris Auto Speedway. "I'm satisfied with it," Hughes said. Hughes and Riverside driver Austin Kincade both had 378 points for the season. "There's nobody I'd rather share it with than Austin. He's a great competitor," Hughes said. Whittier driver Doug Schatilly finished the season third with 357 points. Trebor Stephens of San...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter San Luis Rey Training Center trainer Lisa Bernard began 2021 with a win and closed out her 2021 racing with a victory. Toasted At Dawn won the fourth race Dec. 26 at Los Alamitos Race Course to provide Bernard with her third win of the calendar year. Reds Tribal Heart won her Jan. 1 race at Los Alamitos and Allwinedup broke her maiden Sept. 11 at Los Alamitos. "I think that's good. It's very positive and I think that's a good sign for next...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The 2020-21 Fallbrook High School girls basketball team had an 8-0 Valley League record to win the league championship, reached the finals of the CIF San Diego Section Division III playoffs and the CIF Southern California Division 5-AA playoffs, and ended the season with an overall record of 23-9 including playoff matches. That means that the Warriors’ 2021-22 opponents prepare for a top-caliber team. “We’re no longer the underdogs, so anybody who comes out to play us, they’re bringin...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The San Luis Rey Training Center along with the Los Alamitos barns rely on subsidies from the Southern California Stabling and Vanning Fund to help cover the expenses which allow the horses stabled at those facilities to be ready for racing. A decline in on-track wagering following the coronavirus outbreak has reduced funding from that source, so on Dec. 15 the California Horse Racing Board approved adjustments to cover the shortfall. The agreement had been approved by the Southern California...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Bonsall High School’s basketball team now has a 3-2 record. The record reflects two fewer games than were scheduled for the calendar year 2021 portion of the Legionnaires’ 2021-22 season. “We had seven games, but we only ended up playing five,” said Bonsall coach Chuck Colletti. “We had some cancellations.” The Legionnaires actually played four games; the Dec. 7 scheduled home game against High Tech Mesa was forfeited by the Thunder. Bonsall’s planned games against Rock Academy and Borrego Spr...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School’s girls soccer team compiled a 3-2 record in the Warriors’ first five games of the 2021-22 season. The Warriors began the season Dec. 6 with a 4-0 home loss against Mission Vista but then shut out Oceanside in a 1-0 game Dec. 10 at Oceanside. A 6-0 defeat Dec. 16 at Sage Creek was followed by a 2-0 home triumph Dec. 21 against Rancho Buena Vista and a 1-0 win Dec. 23 at Vista. “We’re getting better,” said Fallbrook coach Nico Guerra. Although Guerra has not previousl...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The first-ever swim meet to be held at El Corzaon Aquatic Center in Oceanside included an eighth-place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle race by Fallbrook Associated Swim Team member Carson Vance. Vance, who is 15 and a Fallbrook High School sophomore, swam four events including the 1,650-yard competition. He was the only FAST swimmer to compete at the Dec. 18-20 Winter Age Group Championship meet. El Corazon Aquatic Center is in El Corazon Park in eastern Oceanside. “I think it’s ama...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter A wrestling dual meet may actually be a tri-meet in which each of the three teams wrestles a full match against each team’s two opponents. Fallbrook High School began the Warriors’ dual meet season with a Dec. 9 tri-meet at San Pasqual High School and then hosted a Dec. 16 tri-meet. The Warriors defeated Orange Glen while losing by one point to San Pasqual in the Dec. 9 tri-meet. Fallbrook’s first home meet of the season ended with a 47-36 win over Valley Center and a 60-21 victory again...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter San Luis Rey Training Center colts finished first and second in the King Glorious Stakes race Dec. 12 at Los Alamitos Race Course. Straight Up G, who is trained by Richard Baltas and was ridden by Ricardo Gonzalez, led for the entire one-mile dirt race for California-bred 2-year-olds and won by a 3 1/2-length margin over Finneus, who is trained by Walther Solis and had Umberto Rispoli for his jockey. The nine horses in the race included four...
