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 water polo team played five games in December and ended the calendar year with a 2-3 record. “Actually kind of encouraging,” said Fallbrook co-coach Sean Redmond. Redmond has been the Warriors’ girls coach since the 2011-12 season. Ken Brower, who has more than 45 years of coaching various Fallbrook High School teams including the 1977 boys team which won the CIF championship, asked Redmond if he could help coach the Warriors this season. Redmond made Brower...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School’s first wrestling competition of 2021-22 was the Carter Classic tournament Nov. 20 at Carter High School in Rialto, and senior Ethan Aguila became the first-ever Fallbrook High School wrestler to win a weight class championship at that tournament. Aguila pinned all three of his opponents, concluding the tournament by pinning Ruben Romero of Birmingham High School (Van Nuys) with eight seconds remaining in the second period. “That was a very good strong showing on his par...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Three members of the Fallbrook Associated Swim Team competed in the Dec. 3-5 Winter Age Group meet at the Brian Bent Memorial Aquatic Complex in Coronado. Nine-year-old Grayson Legg was in the boys 10-and-under division. Twelve-year-old Ellajean Martinez was in the 11-12 girls division while 12-year-old Lukas Loehrmann swam in the 11-12 boys class. Legg swam in five events. He placed fourth in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 3:16.77, fifth in the 100-yard freestyle after completing his...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Bonsall High School senior Ethan McFarland concluded his high school cross-country career by finishing 95th among the 205 Division V boys who competed at the CIF state meet Nov. 27 at Woodward Park in Fresno. The Woodward Park course was 5,000 meters (3.1 miles). McFarland had a time of 17:49.8. “It wasn’t a good race for me, but at that point I’m just happy that I made state,” McFarland said. The three Division V boys teams with the best finish at the CIF San Diego Section meet Nov. 20 at M...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School's boys finished 11th among Division II schools at the CIF San Diego Section cross country championship meet Nov. 20 at Morley Field in San Diego. Cross country team scores add the positions of a school's first five finishers; the sixth and seventh runners are not scored but can add points to opponents' scores. Fallbrook had a total of 333 points; the score of 10th-place Valhalla was 332 points while Rancho Buena Vista was...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School’s basketball team began the 2021-22 season with four consecutive losses, but the Warriors won their first game of the season Dec. 6 and then won their next two games Dec. 7 and Dec. 9. “It was a good week,” said Fallbrook coach Jonathan Terry. “It was a nice turnaround from the first four games.” The Warriors began practice Nov. 6, but several of the players are also on the Fallbrook High School football team whose season didn’t end until a Nov. 19 loss in the CIF Div...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The post-season banquet to honor Fallbrook High School’s 2021 football team was held Dec. 5 on the Zion Lutheran premises. “What a nice way to honor a great group of kids,” said Fallbrook head coach Troy Everhart. The players voted for four of the team awards while the coaches selected the Coaches’ Award and Heart of the Warrior Award players. The vote for Offensive Most Valuable Player produced a tie, so sophomore running backs Chris Bausch and Marquise Washington both received the award....
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Bonsall High School’s boys cross country team placed fifth in the Frontier Conference championship meet Nov. 10 and Bonsall senior Ethan McFarland finished fourth in the boys race. “All in all they did amazing. They were awesome. The athletes were just incredible,” said Bonsall coach Michelle Verdugo. NTC Park at Liberty Station, whose name reflects the location’s previous use as the Naval Training Center in San Diego, was the site of the league championship meet. The course was 5,000 meters...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The league championship cross country meet Nov. 13 at Guajome Park gave Fallbrook High School's boys a share of third place among the six Valley League teams while Fallbrook seniors Lucas Chase and Dawson Fluck earned all-league recognition. The league championship weighted formula gives 25% apiece for positions at each of the two league cluster meets and 50% for positions in the league championship meet. Fallbrook was third in the Oct. 1...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School's girls cross country team placed second in the Valley League standings. The formula for the league championship bases positions at each of the two league cluster meets for 25% apiece while the other half is based on positions at the league championship meet. The Fallbrook girls placed second both at the first league cluster meet Oct. 1 at Guajome Park and in the second league cluster meet Oct. 29 at Kit Carson Park with...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Sullivan Middle School's sixth and seventh grade girls placed second and the Wildcats' sixth/seventh grade boys were third at the North County Middle School Cross Country League championship meet Oct. 28 at Kit Carson Park in Escondido. Twenty runners in each race received medals and eight of those wore Sullivan uniforms. The Wildcats had four medalists in the sixth/seventh grade girls race, three medal places in the sixth/seventh boys race,...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter All seven starters on Fallbrook High School’s boys water polo team were given all-league recognition by the Valley League coaches. Doug Pearce and Ian Ritchie were placed on the first team. Sam Grantham, Owen Hearn, and Kai Maestas were second-team selections. Brayden Bender and Brock Bushnell received honorable mention accolades. “It’s nice to have them all recognized,” said Fallbrook coach Bill Richardson. “I was happy that we got everybody that we had on the team.” The Warriors posted a 4-...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter A varsity-alumni game Nov. 27 started the 2021-22 season for Fallbrook High School’s girls water polo team. Twelve current players participated on the varsity. Approximately 15 alumni returned to the Fallbrook High School pool. The alumni girls were all in college, including medical school, although not necessarily playing collegiate water polo. “They’re all still in school,” said Fallbrook coach Sean Redmond. “We didn’t have anybody from way back when.” The alumni won this year’s game....
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Three Fallbrook High School girls tennis players competed in the singles portion of the CIF individual tournament Nov. 1-5 at the Balboa Tennis Club in San Diego. A win in the first round gave freshman Leyla Homuth a second-round match. Fallbrook senior Alexa Guadarrama and sophomore Angie Palmerin both lost in the first round. The first two rounds were contested Nov. 1. Guadarrama had a first-round match against Vincent Memorial junior Deborah Duarte, who won 6-2 and 6-1 sets. “She drew a r...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Twelve Fallbrook High School football players were given all-league recognition by the Valley League coaches. The offensive all-league first team included senior wide receiver Charlie Stallings. Three Fallbrook juniors – defensive linemen Angel Angulo and Kaleb Collings and linebacker Thomas McSheehy – were placed on the defensive first team. Sophomore running back Marquise Washington was chosen for the offensive second team. Junior linebacker Sean Farish, sophomore linebacker Chris Bau...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Bonsall High School’s basketball team was victorious in the Legionnaires’ 2021-22 season opener. The Legionnaires had a Nov. 16 home game against Borrego Springs and won by a 65-8 score. “It was good to get a win,” said Bonsall coach Chuck Colletti. Colletti wishes the Legionnaires could have had a higher level of competition. “They only had six kids,” he said of the Rams. “The competition level wasn’t what it should have been.” Bonsall has 12 boys on the roster including three freshmen an...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter A last-minute touchdown and two-point conversion gave the Palo Verde High School football team a 29-28 victory over the Fallbrook High School squad in the CIF Division V semifinal game Nov. 19 in Blythe. With approximately 40 seconds left in the game, Palo Verde junior Markus Macon ran for a 14-yard touchdown. The Yellow Jackets opted for a two-point conversion attempt and Macon ran into the end zone for that score. "It was a good high school f...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School’s boys water polo team reached the CIF Division II semifinals. A first-round bye was followed by a 17-3 victory over El Capitan in the quarterfinals, but Clairemont defeated the Warriors in the 11-7 semifinal game. The playoff results gave Fallbrook a final season record of 20-10 including a 4-1 Valley League mark worth second in the league standings. “It was a really good season,” said Fallbrook coach Bill Richardson. “We knew going into the season that we would be on t...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School’s girls tennis team participated in the CIF team playoffs but did not advance past the first round. The Warriors had the 14th seed in the Division II playoffs, which gave them a first-round match Oct. 26 at third-seeded Mater Dei. An 11-7 Crusaders win ended Fallbrook’s team season. “We have to be better to win doubles sets. We won seven out of nine singles sets,” said Fallbrook coach Bill Lenaway. Mater Dei sophomore Isabella Arnaiz accounted for the Crusade...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Six members of Fallbrook High School’s girls volleyball team were given all-league honors by the Valley League coaches. The all-league first team included junior Annie Riley and sophomore Claire Nordeen. The Warriors had no players on the Valley League second team, but senior Sophia Badillo, senior Ashylnn Craven, senior Michelle Pineda, and junior Bailee Aguila were recognized at the honorable mention level. “It was a great thing. I’m really proud that they worked so hard to get where they...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Bonsall High School senior Ethan McFarland will be closing out his high school cross country career at the CIF state meet Nov. 27 at Woodward Park in Fresno. McFarland finished ninth among Division V boys at the CIF San Diego Section meet Nov. 20 at Morley Field in San Diego. The three teams with the best finish qualified for the state meet as teams, as did the five fastest runners whose team did not qualify. McFarland was the fourth finisher...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The seven small K-8 elementary schools and middle schools in northern San Diego County and southern Riverside County which participate in athletic tournaments each month converged upon Rainbow for the Nov. 4 Vallecitos Soccer Tournament, and the Vallecitos girls placed third. Vallecitos defeated Cottonwood Elementary School of Aguanga in the third-place match. The Vallecitos boys lost two of the Vikings' three games in pool play and did not...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The three Division II girls cross country teams with the highest team scores at the CIF San Diego Section meet Nov. 20 at Morley Field in San Diego qualified for the state meet as a team, and the five fastest individual runners not affiliated with a school which qualified as a team also qualified for the state meet Nov. 27 at Woodward Park in Fresno. Fallbrook High School's girls finished fifth, but Fallbrook sophomore Abby Petersen placed...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School’s girls volleyball team had the first CIF state playoff match in the program’s history Nov. 9. The Warriors played at Saugus High School. The Centurions advanced to the second round of the Division III playoffs with a 25-9, 25-18, 25-16 triumph at Fallbrook’s expense. “You’ve got to be proud of the girls; they made it,” said Fallbrook coach Chip Patterson. “They went and they showed.” Fallbrook qualified for the state playoffs by reaching the final of the CIF San Diego S...
