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 The tournaments for seven small elementary schools in northern San Diego County and southern Riverside County resumed Sept. 23, with the Pauma Volleyball Tournament at Pauma Elementary School, and Vallecitos Elementary School won both the boys and the girls championships. "Both the boys and the girls played really well. They were pretty dominant, especially the girls," said Vallecitos coach Ray Hanbeck. Due to positive coronavirus tests,...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School's 2021 homecoming activities will take place Oct. 8-9, and that will also be a homecoming for 2005 Fallbrook High School graduate Nick Brust. Brust is now Fallbrook High School's Associated Student Body director. He replaces Lauren Gardiner, who was promoted to assistant principal at the high school. "He's very excited to be returning to his alma mater," Gardiner said. "He's also a native of Fallbrook and is very excited to be returning to our school and to our...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook driver Mike Cafro won the Pro Stock UTV class of the Baja 400 off-road race Sept. 18. Cafro, who drives a Polaris RZR utility task vehicle, completed the 400-mile race in 12:36.55.116. The second-place Pro Stock UTV driver, Carolina Sanchez of Mexicali, had a time of 14:15.46.235. "Absolutely our goal was to win the class, but I definitely wanted the overall also," Cafro said. Cafro finished 11th overall among UTV drivers. El Cajon driver Austin Weiland was the overall UTV champion,...
Christine Eastman Special to Village News So, what do you do when you have a typical corporate job that keeps you indoors most working hours but you've got the bloodlines of runners? You say, "I've got to get out of here after work and sign up for an ultra-marathon." While that might not be true for most of us, that's exactly what local resident Roy Quinn did. Of course, he'd dabbled in smaller races and such leading up to that, but an ultra - 100+ miles in distance - isn't ev...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Michelle Verdugo is now the Bonsall High School cross country coach. Verdugo takes over for Tamara Miller, who is now an assistant coach at Fallbrook High School. "They needed a coach and I was invited to do the job," Verdugo said. "It's just an awesome opportunity I hope impacts our young adult students in hopefully a life-changing way." Verdugo was raised in Montebello and attended St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs where she ran cross country and track and was also a cheerleader. She...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Brawley High School won the Wildcats' Sept. 24 home football game against Fallbrook High School in overtime. The score was 14-14 at the end of regulation, triggering the overtime in which each team was given a possession starting 25 yards from the end zone. Fallbrook was unsuccessful on the Warriors' possession, and Brawley scored on a three-yard run to finalize the score at 20-14. "It was a competitive game," said Fallbrook head coach Troy Everhart. "They put one more in than we did." The...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter For the third consecutive year, Ramona High School's football team defeated the Bulldogs' Fallbrook counterparts, but this time the Warriors required Ramona to score a fourth-quarter touchdown and subsequently stop the Warriors on fourth down to win the Sept. 17 game which was also the Valley League opener for both teams. "Just extremely proud of our kids and the toughness they showed and the resiliency. I couldn't be more proud of our guys," said Fallbrook High Head Coach Troy Everhart. Everh...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School's field hockey team was moved from Division II to Division I for this season based on rankings involving recent history. The teams with the 20 highest rankings are in Division I, and the Warriors were ranked 18th. Helix, which was previously in Division I, was ranked 19th. The two teams met Sept. 14 at Helix, and the Highlanders scored three second-half goals for a 4-1 victory. "We got outplayed," said Fallbrook coach Debbie Berg. "It was a frustrating game. We did not...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School's cross country teams opened their season Sept. 11 at the 37th annual Laguna Hills Cross Country Invitational meet. The top 40 finishers in each race received medals, and that included 13 Fallbrook runners. A majority of Fallbrook runners who participated received a medal. The program currently has 27 students, although not all of them competed Sept. 11. The roster consists of 17 girls and 10 boys. "I'm a little down on boys," said head coach Marco Arias. Fallbrook's...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School obtained a 37-0 victory over Classical Academy in the Sept. 10 football game played at home. "I thought the kids played very hard," said Fallbrook High Head Coach Troy Everhart. "It's nice to get a victory and it's nice to get a shutout. We got a lot of kids to play." The game was scoreless in the first quarter. "We were successful in every series except the first one. The rest of the game we were able to do offensively...
JV Warriors keep Classical Academy scoreless...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Peter Miller, whose horses train at the San Luis Rey Training Center when they are not at the track where they are racing, won the 2021 Del Mar Thoroughbred Club summer meet trainer championship. Miller saddled 26 winners during the meet which began July 16 and concluded Sept. 6. Bob Baffert was second in the trainer standings with 20 victories. "It feels great to win the title," Miller said. Miller's 144 starts also included 23 second-place...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The undefeated field hockey season for the Fallbrook High School team came to an end Sept. 1 in the Warriors' third game of the season, but San Pasqual needed a tie breaking shootout to defeat the Warriors. "We didn't expect to go undefeated," said Fallbrook coach Debbie Berg. The Warriors improved their season record to 2-0 Aug. 25 with a 6-0 victory at Great Oak. Juniors accounted for all six goals and all three of the assists. The first goal was placed into the net by Erica Garcia; Taylor...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The first Fallbrook High School football win of the season occurred Sept. 3 when the Warriors obtained a 35-14 victory over San Ysidro High School on the Cougars' field. "I thought our kids did a great job overall," said Fallbrook head coach Troy Everhart. A 7-6 San Ysidro lead in the first quarter was the only time the Warriors trailed. Four subsequent touchdowns and a safety gave the Warriors a 35-7 advantage before the Cougars scored the...
JV Warriors take on the Eagles...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter San Luis Rey Training Center horses finished first and second in the Grade 2 Pat O'Brien Stakes race Aug. 28 at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. Ginobili, who is trained by Richard Baltas and was ridden by Drayden Van Dyke, won the seven-furlong race for 3-year-olds and upward in 1:22.36. Ginobili finished 1 3/4 lengths ahead of C Z Rocket, who is trained by Peter Miller and had Florent Geroux as his jockey that day. "It was a great win. I'm very...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook High School FFA is hosting their famous Tri-Tip BBQ dinners before the Sept. 10 football game against Classical Academy High School. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Agriculture department, which is located at the east end of the football field. Each meal includes tri-tip, beans, salad, dinner roll and a drink. The price for each dinner is $12. For more information, call the Ag department at 760-723-6300 ext. 2508 or just show up. This is a fundraiser for FFA leadership development a... Full story
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter A loss is a loss, and Fallbrook High School's football team now has a season record of 0-2 following a 28-6 home defeat Aug. 27 against Santa Fe Christian, but Fallbrook High Head Coach Troy Everhart considers the game an improvement compared to the Warriors' 48-7 home loss Aug. 20 against University City. "The scoreboard wasn't the issue in terms of Week 1. The effort was," Everhart said. Everhart believes the Warriors' effort improved against...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School's girls tennis team began play with two victories in their first two matches. The Warriors traveled to El Camino High School for an Aug. 24 match and returned home with an 11-7 win. Fallbrook hosted Orange Glen in an Aug. 26 match which ended as a 16-2 Warriors' triumph. "No coach is entirely happy, but we're making progress," said Fallbrook coach Bill Lenaway. Girls tennis is normally a fall sport and boys tennis is a...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Bonsall Unified School District board approved an agreement with the NFHS Network for the broadcasting of Bonsall High School and Sullivan Middle School sporting events. The board's 4-0 vote Aug. 11, with Michael Gaddis absent, approved the agreement which provides the school district with a camera, a video portal, and software. "It will allow anybody, local family and friends or faraway family and friends, to be able to enjoy their favorite player," said Eric Hendy, who was Bonsall High...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School's boys water polo team traveled to the Alga Norte Aquatic Center in Carlsbad to open the Warriors' season Aug. 19 against San Dieguito Academy and returned home with a 15-11 victory. "I was pleased with where we're starting off," said Fallbrook coach Bill Richardson. Fallbrook actually started competition in the Aug. 12 Coach Draz Boys Water Polo Classic, although the win over Eastlake doesn't count in the Warriors' overall record. The California Interscholastic...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Mo Forza, who is stabled at the San Luis Rey Training Center when he is not at the track where he is racing, won the Grade 2 Del Mar Mile stakes Aug. 21 at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. The Del Mar Mile was a one-mile turf race for 3-year-olds and upward. Mo Forza did not lead until overtaking Smooth Like Strait in the stretch. Mo Forza won by a head over Smooth Like Strait, who finished a length in front of third-place Hit the Road. The...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The coronavirus shutdown delayed the start of all CIF sports for the 2020-21 season, so girls volleyball didn't begin until March 2021 and there were no tournaments. The 2021-22 season includes tournaments, and Fallbrook High School reached the Silver Division finals of the Aug. 20-21 Varsity Classic tournament hosted by Westview High School. Fallbrook's 3-4 record in the tournament gave the Warriors a 4-4 season record. Fallbrook's season began Aug. 19 with a road win against The O'Farrell...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook High School FFA is once again hosting their famous Tri-Tip BBQ dinners before all home football games. This will be the 21st year of serving delicious dinners. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Agriculture department, which is located at the east end of the football field. The next home game and dinner is Friday, Aug. 26. Each meal includes tri-tip, beans, salad, dinner roll and a drink. The price for each dinner is $12. For more information, call the Ag department at 760-723-6300 e... Full story
