High School Sports | San Diego high school stars shut out of MLB Draft; Texas A&M’s Ali Camarillo among local collegians taken By John Maffei July 16, 2024 at 7:39 p.m. College commitments, truncated draft again work again San Diego's top prep players
High School Sports | High school notes: Carlsbad volleyball player an All-American; locals shine at MLB Futures Game By John Maffei July 16, 2024 at 4:23 p.m. Parker Tomkinson finished this season with 518 kills, 88 blocks, 205 digs and 25 service...
High School Sports | For San Diego-area high school teams, 7-on-7 tournaments are all about camaraderie, competition By John Maffei July 15, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. 'Winning and losing is second to what you learn from competing'
High School Sports | High school notes: MaxPreps ranks state’s best football programs; Granite Hills star honored; RB hosts alumni game By John Maffei July 9, 2024 at 6:14 p.m. Using a four-pronged formula, MaxPreps.com concluded that Concord De La Salle has been the state's...
High School Sports | Alumni Report: For San Diego pair, history repeats at Futures Game; former first-rounder switching to pitching By John Maffei July 8, 2024 at 11:57 p.m. Marcelo Mayer and Spencer Jones will return to minor-league showcase game on Saturday
High School Sports | 34 San Diegans have appeared in the major leagues so far this season. Here’s a look at who they are — and which players might be next. By John Maffei July 4, 2024 at 1:09 p.m. Through the end of June, 34 players with ties to San Diego played in the...
High School Sports | When 3 years of training came down to 2 minutes of running, Nia Akins was ready. Now the Rancho Bernardo High graduate is headed to the Olympics. By Steve Brand July 4, 2024 at 3:09 p.m. A blistering time at the Olympic Trials means Nia Akins is bound for Paris
High School Sports | Chase Budinger’s Olympic feat brings praise, comparisons — and congrats from Michael Jordan By John Maffei July 2, 2024 at 3:23 p.m. Last week, the former La Costa Canyon High School star was named to the USA...
High School Sports | Thomas Tyler ran away from his father’s shadow, then turned Mount Miguel into track and field success By Steve Brand July 3, 2024 at 10:08 a.m. As Charles Tyler developed the Steele Canyon girls program into the best in the San...
High School Sports | Eastlake trio shines at Padres High School All-Star Game By Rick Hoff June 27, 2024 at 6:30 a.m. Selected to play at Petco Park, 3 players from Eastlake suit up one final time...
High School Sports | Sage Creek’s Porter Rovin takes long way to Petco Park for Padres High School All-Star Game By John Maffei June 25, 2024 at 5:51 p.m. Left-hander will fly in from Oregon, where he is playing summer ball, for a chance...
High School Sports | Believe the hype: USA women’s water polo team, hyped by No. 1 fan, in San Diego for Olympic tune-up By Glae Thien June 25, 2024 at 9:23 a.m. Flavor Flav has embraced his role as the team's No. 1 fan since Maggie Steffens...
High School Sports | Eastlake’s Jaelyn Williams leads 2024 All-CIF girls track and field team By John Maffei June 20, 2024 at 3:31 p.m. Eastlake's Jaelyn Williams set section record in the 3,200 meters as part of a stellar...
High School Sports | Mt. Miguel’s Brandon Arrington leads 2024 All-CIF boys track and field team By John Maffei June 20, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. Sophomore won San Diego Section, state titles in the 100 meters and 200 meters
High School Sports | Cathedral Catholic’s Ava Stoddard and Lauren Hanson lead 2024 All-CIF beach volleyball team By John Maffei June 20, 2024 at 9:34 a.m. The Dons’ duo led the team to its third straight CIF San Diego Section championship...
High School Sports | Torrey Pines’ Christian Connell leads 2024 All-CIF boys volleyball team By John Maffei June 20, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. USC-bound outside hitter finished the season with 435 kills on the way to a CIF...
High School Sports | Torrey Pines’ Logan Noguchi leads 2024 All-CIF boys swim team By John Maffei June 19, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. Princeton-bound senior is a repeat winner of the CIF Boys Swimmer of the Year award
High School Sports | Alumni Report: San Marcos grad shines as Oklahoma wins Women’s College World Series title By John Maffei June 19, 2024 at 3:38 p.m. Cydney Sanders,was a key part of an Oklahoma team that beat Texas two straight in...
High School Sports | La Jolla’s Arielle Brotman leads 2024 All-CIF girls swim team By John Maffei June 19, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. La Jolla High School's Cal-bound senior completed a four-year CIF San Diego Section sweep of...
High School Sports | Torrey Pines’ Robert Freedman leads 2024 All-CIF boys tennis team By John Maffei June 19, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. Robert Freedman concluded his high school career by winning the CIF San Diego Section singles...
High School Sports | Torrey Pines’ Jay Leng leads 2024 All-CIF boys golf team By John Maffei June 19, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. The Stanford-bound senior led the Falcons to the CIF San Diego Section championship
High School Sports | Athlete of the Year Mariel Corona highlights 2024 All-CIF gymnastics team By John Maffei June 18, 2024 at 3:41 p.m. Bonita Vista star won the All-Around title at the CIF San Diego Section championships
High School Sports | Player of the Year Andrew Cook highlights 2024 All-CIF boys lacrosse team By John Maffei June 18, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. Senior goalkeeper allowed just 103 goals as Torrey Pines won the CIF San Diego Section...
High School Sports | Player of the Year Sydney Stewart highlights 2024 All-CIF girls lacrosse team By John Maffei June 18, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. Torrey Pines' USC-bound junior scored 71 goals on the way to a CIF San Diego...
High School Sports | Player of the Year Sophia Burmeister highlights 2024 All-CIF softball team By John Maffei June 17, 2024 at 2:12 p.m. Poway High School's Clemson-bound senior led Titans to the CIF San Diego Section Open Division...
High School Sports | Player of the Year Brenden Lewis highlights 2024 All-CIF baseball team By John Maffei June 17, 2024 at 4:23 p.m. The Granite Hills High School junior talented group of baseball players
High School Sports | Carlsbad’s Makenna and Morgan Herbst make twin impressions at Nike track meet By Steve Brand June 15, 2024 at 3:04 p.m. Twins could be in line for CIF history after their performances at Junior Nationals in...
High School Sports | Carlsbad’s Air Force-bound Mason Walsh is the Union-Tribune’s 2023-24 Boys Athlete of the Year By John Maffei June 14, 2024 at 3:43 p.m. Mason Walsh starred in football and wrestling for Carlsbad, is headed to the Air Force...
High School Sports | Poway state champion John Meyers is the Union-Tribune’s 2023-24 Boys Coach of the Year By Don Norcross June 14, 2024 at 3:41 p.m. With coach John Meyers leading the way, Poway won its fifth state championship in record-breaking...
High School Sports | Torrey Pines’ history-making Laurel Gonzalez is the Union-Tribune’s 2023-24 Girls Athlete of the Year By Don Norcross June 14, 2024 at 9:00 p.m. In the CIF San Diego Section’s 64-year history, Gonzalez is the first boy or girl...
High School Sports | Brawley’s Ray Leon is the Union-Tribune’s 2023-24 Girls Coach of the Year By Kevin J. Farmer June 14, 2024 at 3:40 p.m. Ray Leon has coached 24 individual CIF champions, 12 Masters champions, five state-place winners and...
High School Sports | High school notebook: Terry Tucker returns to San Diego Section; Ramona baseball coach steps down By John Maffei June 13, 2024 at 4:55 p.m. Two of the better-known high school coaches in San Diego are making news, with one...
Sports | OLP softball star Stefini Ma’ake shines at San Diego Section All-Star Game By Jim Lindgren June 13, 2024 at 3:16 a.m. Park at your own risk whenever Stefini Ma’ake enters a home run derby.Such was definitely...
Sports | There’s nothing small about Sereniti Trice, Cathedral Catholic’s softball-playing future doctor By Jim Lindgren June 10, 2024 at 8:05 p.m. There is very little serenity whenever very little Sereniti Trice comes to the plate in...
Sports | Celtics pay tribute to San Diego sports legend Bill Walton before Game 1 of the NBA Finals against Dallas By Jimmy Golen June 7, 2024 at 4:42 a.m. BOSTON — San Diego's Bill Walton only spent one full season with the Boston Celtics. His impact...
Sports | La Costa’s Chase Budinger makes Olympics in beach volleyball By Jimmy Golen June 5, 2024 at 11:47 p.m. Former NBA player Chase Budinger is going to the Olympics — for beach volleyball.The 6-foot-7...
Sports | San Diego’s 13 American Legion baseball teams open summer seasons By John Maffei June 5, 2024 at 8:35 p.m. The high school baseball season is over. That doesn't mean players are done for the...
Sports | Alumni report: Ex-Bishop’s QB Tyler Buchner returns to Notre Dame, plays new sport – and wins lacrosse title By John Maffei June 4, 2024 at 9:42 p.m. The spring season has been good to former San Diego-area high school athletes.Dozens played for...
Sports | May’s Athletes of the Month include spring sports stars from throughout San Diego By Steve Brand June 5, 2024 at 2:43 a.m. Brandon ArringtonMt. MiguelBoys track and fieldThere was no slowing the Matadors sophomore at the state...
Sports | Notebook: San Ysidro hires alum to coach football, Eastlake names boys hoops coach; state rankings snub SD By John Maffei June 4, 2024 at 2:26 a.m. Giantoni Canale, a 2010 graduate of San Ysidro High School, has been named the Cougars'...
Sports | San Diego’s Athletes of the Week include SoCal regional, state championship stars By Steve Brand June 3, 2024 at 4:28 p.m. Jay LengTorrey PinesBoys golfBound for Stanford, the senior fired a 3-under par 68 to help...
Sports | Del Norte falls to Murrieta Mesa in Division 1 SoCal Regional softball final By Jim Lindgren June 2, 2024 at 3:13 a.m. There were tears of sorrow, tears of joy and tears simply from the emotional rollercoaster...
Sports | High school roundup: Oceanside, Coastal Academy win regional titles in softball; UC falls in baseball By John Maffei June 2, 2024 at 2:20 a.m. The city of Oceanside walked away with a pair of Southern California Regional softball championships...
Sports | Oh my, Otay: Top-seeded Mustangs beat Imperial, win SoCal Regional title in Division 3 By Kevin J. Farmer June 2, 2024 at 1:08 a.m. What a great career for the seniors on this year’s Otay Ranch softball team.A week...
Sports | Mater Dei rallies, comes up short in Division 2 SoCal Regional championship game By Breven Honda June 2, 2024 at 1:17 a.m. CHULA VISTA — Top-ranked Mater Dei Catholic's softball team had the tying run in scoring position. It...
Sports | For San Diego’s legendary Paul Greer, Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon is reason enough to run By Jim Lindgren June 21, 2024 at 4:20 p.m. The limp is a little more prevalent now. Forty-five years as a world-class runner will...
Sports | Preview: San Diego-area schools will play 5 games for SoCal supremacy on Saturday By Jim Lindgren June 1, 2024 at 2:24 a.m. Southern California Softball Regional finalsWhen: SaturdayAdmission: $12 adults, $8 students and seniors. Tickets are available...
Sports | Preview: University City, winners of 18 straight, plays Saturday for SoCal baseball title in Division 4 By John Maffei May 31, 2024 at 8:29 p.m. Southern California Baseball Regional finals When: Saturday Admission: $12 adults, $8 students and seniors. Tickets...
Sports | Del Norte rallies late to beat Valley View, advance to SoCal Regional final By Jim Lindgren May 31, 2024 at 3:26 a.m. The cake was iced and ready at the plate in the bottom of the seventh...
Sports | Valhalla’s season ends with SoCal Regional playoff loss to Oxnard Pacifica By John Maffei May 31, 2024 at 3:57 a.m. EL CAJON — All good things must come to an end.After 18 straight wins, a Grossmont...
Sports | Torrey Pines captures state boys golf title, the seventh in program history By Don Norcross May 30, 2024 at 3:33 a.m. When the 2024 boys high school golf season began, Torrey Pines’ team goal was the...
Sports | Point Loma gets Marviel-ous performance out of the bullpen in SoCal Regional baseball win By John Maffei May 29, 2024 at 3:26 a.m. To win a championship, a coach has to take a gamble at some point.And his...
Sports | Steele Canyon’s softball team tops Cerritos Valley Christian in first round of SoCal Regionals By Jim Lindgren May 29, 2024 at 3:30 a.m. SPRING VALLEY — After a long and sometimes grueling CIF San Diego Section softball season, folks...
Sports | San Diego’s Bill Walton took you on his journeys, even if he didn’t know you By Tom Krasovic May 29, 2024 at 6:17 a.m. Thank you, Bill Walton.You got me started. “Write about something that interests you,” said one...
Sports | Bill Center: Before he took UCLA, NBA by storm, Bill Walton was Helix High’s singular sensation By Bill Center May 28, 2024 at 11:03 p.m. Bill Walton and I came upon the San Diego sports scene about the same time.Although...
Sports | Preview: Torrey Pines competes Wednesday for state golf title By Don Norcross May 28, 2024 at 8:27 p.m. CIF Boys Golf State ChampionshipWhen: 7:30 a.m., WednesdayWhere: San Gabriel Country ClubPreview: Concord De La...
Sports | ‘He was Mr. San Diego’: Basketball icon Bill Walton remembered for his generosity, philanthropy, civic pride By Lori Weisberg May 28, 2024 at 1:16 p.m. Bill Walton, San Diego icon, basketball superstar, award-winning television analyst, certified Deadhead, cyclist, philanthropist, political...
Sports | San Diego’s Athletes of the Week include postseason stars in baseball, softball, track and golf By Steve Brand May 28, 2024 at 12:43 a.m. Peyton RodgersTorrey PinesBaseballAfter tossing a complete game shutout in a 3-0 victory over Granite Hills...
Sports | Bill Walton was, simply, San Diego’s greatest ambassador By Nick Canepa May 28, 2024 at 2:44 a.m. Cancer, which takes no numbers or quarter, disregards age, race and creed, has ended the...
Sports | High school softball rankings: Poway stays at No. 1 following Open Division title win By San Diego Union-Tribune May 27, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. 2023-24 High School Softball San Diego Union-Tribune Sportswriters/Sportscasters Poll(First-place votes in parentheses; points awarded on...
Sports | High school baseball rankings: Torrey Pines vaults to No. 1 in poll following Open Division title By San Diego Union-Tribune May 27, 2024 at 11:27 p.m. 2023-24 High School Baseball San Diego Union-Tribune Sportswriters/Sportscasters Poll(First-place votes in parentheses/ points awarded on...
Sports | For San Diego’s Amirah Shaheed and Brandon Arrington, state meet was ‘the right time to run fast’ By Steve Brand May 27, 2024 at 11:21 p.m. Quick quiz: How many times has the CIF San Diego Section swept the boys and...
Sports | San Diego Section track and field athletes shine like never before at state meet By Steve Brand May 27, 2024 at 4:53 p.m. CLOVIS — Midway through the season, the San Diego Section had 12 track and field athletes ranked...
Sports | Southern California playoff pairings: See where San Diego’s baseball, softball teams will open tournament By John Maffei May 26, 2024 at 11:18 p.m. Southern California Baseball PlayoffsDIVISION 1QuarterfinalsTuesday, 4 p.m.(8) Cathedral Catholic vs. (1) Orange Lutheran at Hart...
Sports | Titanic comeback: Poway scores 6 times in final inning for Open Division softball title By Kevin J. Farmer May 26, 2024 at 2:36 p.m. Alexis Huey’s walk off two-run double with two outs in the bottom of seventh capped...
Sports | Pitcher shines as Valhalla defeats Mira Mesa 3-0 for Division 3 section championship By John Maffei May 28, 2024 at 1:48 a.m. With the ace of his pitching staff rested and ready to go for Saturday night's...
Sports | San Diego Section, school records fall at state track and field meet By Steve Brand May 26, 2024 at 2:35 p.m. CLOVIS — In 2019, the San Diego Section set a record with seven victories in the California...
Sports | Top-seeded Imperial High School beats Eastlake for Division 2 softball title By Rick Hoff May 26, 2024 at 2:38 a.m. Last season was no fluke.That was the mantra preached this season by the Imperial High...
Sports | Top-seeded University City wins 16th straight game, captures Division 4 baseball championship By John Maffei May 26, 2024 at 3:19 a.m. One mistake in a championship game can be the difference between a loss and a...
Sports | Francis Parker rolls to Division 5 softball championship, finishes season 22-3 By Kevin J. Farmer May 26, 2024 at 12:38 a.m. Francis Parker senior Mary Grondona was torn as her team celebrated winning its sixth section...
Sports | Otay Ranch rallies late, wins wins fourth straight section championship By Kevin J. Farmer May 25, 2024 at 5:34 a.m. Make it four in a row for the Otay Ranch High School softball team, and...
Sports | Matthew Garrison nearly perfect as Point Loma logs first section title since 1982 By John Maffei May 25, 2024 at 4:55 a.m. In the biggest game of his life, on the biggest stage of his young baseball...
Sports | San Diegans set up to shine on final day of state track and field meet By Steve Brand May 25, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. CLOVIS — The theme of the day for San Diego Section athletes at the 104th State Track...
Sports | Coastal Academy beats top-seeded Santa Fe Christian in extra innings, wins Division 4 title By Kevin J. Farmer May 25, 2024 at 3:12 a.m. Coastal Academy’s Ava Alvarez wasn’t really thrilled with her first three at bats Friday afternoon,...
Sports | Former Torrey Pines High School, NBA player Scot Pollard adjusts to life after heart transplant By Bryce Miller May 25, 2024 at 11:01 p.m. The unsettling memory from more than 30 dusty years ago, tucked away for so long,...
Sports | Preview: Open Division title tilt caps day-long slate of section championship games in softball By Kevin J. Farmer May 24, 2024 at 8:45 p.m. CIF San Diego Section Softball ChampionshipsWhen: SaturdayWhere: Triton Softball Field, UCSDAdmission: $15 for adults, $9...
Sports | Preview: Division 2, 3 baseball titles will be decided on Saturday at UCSD By John Maffei May 24, 2024 at 4:57 p.m. CIF San Diego Section Baseball ChampionshipsWhen: SaturdayWhere: UCSD's Triton FieldAdmission: $15 for adults, $9 for...
Sports | Torrey Pines gets stellar pitching performance, beats Rancho Bernardo for Open Division baseball title By John Maffei May 24, 2024 at 6:03 a.m. Brendon Miller pitched the game of his life Thursday, going six strong innings, allowing one...
Sports | Brayden Brown shines on mound, at plate as Calvin Christian wins 5-AA baseball title By Jim Lindgren May 24, 2024 at 6:03 a.m. After playing three sports for four years at Calvin Christian High School in Escondido, Brayden...
Sports | Red-hot Oceanside beats Sage Creek for Division 3 softball title By Kevin J. Farmer May 24, 2024 at 5:11 a.m. They got hot at just the right time.The fifth-seeded Oceanside Pirates won for the 13...
Sports | Walk-off homer lifts Mount Miguel to Division 5 baseball title over Kearny By Jim Lindgren May 24, 2024 at 6:48 a.m. Mount Miguel High School had only five home runs this spring.On Thursday, Jeremiah Castillo clubbed...
Sports | Pitching propels Chula Vista Learning Community Charter to first section softball title By Kevin J. Farmer May 24, 2024 at 2:32 a.m. While the name of the school may be long, the success of the Chula Vista...
Sports | Coach/dad’s faith rewarded as San Marcos holds off Poway for Division 1 baseball title By John Maffei May 24, 2024 at 2:39 a.m. Jeff Dufek said his stomach was "doing cartwheels."Leading by three run in the bottom of...
Sports | Preview: Division 2, 4 softball titles will be determined Friday night at UCSD By Kevin J. Farmer May 24, 2024 at 1:55 a.m. CIF San Diego Section Softball ChampionshipsWhen: FridayWhere: Triton Softball Field, UCSDAdmission: $15 for adults, $9...
Sports | Preview: Mt. Miguel’s Brandon Arrington leads legion of San Diegans into state track meet By Steve Brand May 23, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. CIF State Track and Field ChampionshipsWhen: Prelims on Friday, finals on Saturday Where: Buchanan High...
Sports | Preview: Bonita Vista, Point Loma square off Friday for Division 2 baseball title By John Maffei May 23, 2024 at 10:24 p.m. CIF San Diego Section Baseball ChampionshipsWhen: 7 p.m. FridayWhere: UCSD's Triton FieldAdmission: $15 adults, $9...
Sports | Preview: 4 CIF San Diego Section baseball titles will be decided Thursday; here’s a look at the matchups By John Maffei May 23, 2024 at 3:20 a.m. CIF San Diego Section Baseball ChampionshipsWhen: ThursdayAdmission: $15 adults, $9 students and seniors. Tickets are...
Sports | Rancho Bernardo blasts Cathedral Catholic for spot in Open Division baseball final By Jim Lindgren May 23, 2024 at 3:36 a.m. Rancho Bernardo High School's baseball team lost its starting catcher to season-ending shoulder surgery a...
Sports | Preview: Division 3, 5-AA softball titles to be decided Thursday By Kevin J. Farmer May 23, 2024 at 2:22 a.m. CIF San Diego Section Softball ChampionshipsWhen: ThursdayWhere: Triton Softball Field, UCSDAdmission: $15 adults, $9 students...
Sports | Peyton Rodgers pitches Torrey Pines past Granite Hills, into CIF San Diego Section Open Division final By John Maffei May 23, 2024 at 1:59 a.m. Peyton Rodgers has been outstanding all season.And when his team needed him the most, the...
Sports | Ailing Jay Leng leads Torrey Pines to SoCal Boys Golf Championships By Don Norcross May 22, 2024 at 11:22 p.m. Jay Leng texted his Torrey Pines High School boys golf coach with some bad news...
Sports | Del Norte shuts out Mater Dei Catholic, advances to Open Division softball final against Poway By Jim Lindgren May 22, 2024 at 3:01 a.m. There are four freshmen and three sophomores in the starting lineup for Mater Dei Catholic...
Sports | Granite Hills beats Torrey Pines, forces ‘if-necessary’ game in Open Division semifinals By John Maffei May 22, 2024 at 2:51 a.m. Brenden Lewis started the game with a bang. The Granite Hills High School junior ended...
Sports | San Diego’s Athletes of the Week all starred in spring sports playoffs By Steve Brand June 5, 2024 at 11:07 p.m. Reed Arnaldo La Costa Canyon Boys golf Firing a 5-under-par 138, the Mavericks junior...
Sports | For Carlsbad 7-footer Parker Tomkinson and his sports-loving family, volleyball is in the blood By Tim Meehan May 20, 2024 at 11:00 p.m. CARLSBAD — This week, Carlsbad High School volleyball star Parker Tomkinson will celebrate his 18th birthday in...
Sports | Roundup: Torrey Pines rallies to beat Coronado in Open Division girls lacrosse final By Jim Lindgren May 19, 2024 at 3:20 a.m. Egad, one hasn’t seen this occur in the past two years. Midway through the first...
Sports | Roundup: Football star Brady Allen steps up, leads Point Loma to first boys lacrosse title By Don Norcross May 19, 2024 at 4:10 p.m. ENCINITAS — Brady Allen suffered heartache his junior year at Point Loma High School, losing section championship...
Sports | Notebook: LCC wins SoCal Regional final in boys volleyball; Torrey falls in tennis final By San Diego Union-Tribune May 19, 2024 at 1:21 a.m. When La Costa Canyon High’s boys volleyball team has won this season, it’s usually behind...
Sports | Jaelyn Williams hopes record-breaking day is precursor to successful state meet By Steve Brand May 19, 2024 at 12:23 a.m. Well, the girls section 1,600-meter record didn’t last very long.Not with Eastlake’s Jaelyn Williams focused...
Sports | Helix’s Shon Martin runs – and jumps – his way to CIF state meet By Rick Hoff May 19, 2024 at 12:03 a.m. Shon Martin knew he could run fast. But how far could he jump?The Helix High...