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Terry Monahan

Terry Monahan was a sports writer for The San Diego Union-Tribune.

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Hailey Burns, a four-year starter on varsity softball, is hitting .333 with eight RBIs and 13 runs scored from her leadoff spot in the batting order.

Burns showing plenty of ‘GRIT’ for Titans

As a sophomore outfielder at Poway in 2021, Hailey Burns struggled with the mental side of competing in softball.In a sport where succeeding just three times out of 10 makes...
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Carlsbad High softball team making its point

With the postseason looming in the near future, the discussion turns to who is the best softball team in San Diego County.Is it Poway High? Or maybe Rancho Bernardo?How about...
When Danny Sawyer started at Poway in 2020, he was a 6-footer playing opposite on the boys volleyball team. Now a 6-7 junior, he is emerging as one of the better middle blockers in the San Diego Section.<br/><br/><br/>

Sawyer grows into middle blocker for Titans

The day Danny Sawyer set foot on the Poway High campus in the fall of 2020, he was a 6-footer playing opposite on the boys volleyball team.He’s bounced around between...
Raiden Gonzales, a 210-pound linebacker-tight end at Poway High, was chosen to play for the American Football Worldwide ELITE Team against the Italian National Team on Apr. 8 in Vigorelli Stadium in Milan.

Titans’ Gonzales to play in Milan for ELITE Team

Raiden Gonzales, it turns out, is not quite finished playing football at Poway High.The 6-foot-1, 210-pound linebacker-tight end has one game remaining. He just has to fly halfway around the...
Braden Swenningsen, a 6-foot-1 junior on the Rancho Bernardo boys volleyball team, is averaging six kills per match.<br/>

Local boys volleyball teams strong again

Championships in boys volleyball are nothing new in the Poway Unified School District.And Del Norte, Poway and Rancho Bernardo highs have all captured San Diego Section CIF championships in their...
Del Norte's Hannah Riggins in a cross country meet.

Highly anticipated track season arrives

This might be the most widely anticipated girls track season in county history.Del Norte, Poway and Rancho Bernardo could well wind up with CIF individual champions when spring ends.Del Norte...
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Westview has little trouble beating Poway

RANCHO PENASQUITOS — One team that has not won a San Diego Section girls basketball championship in 12 years knows all about playing in the postseason.Westview moved to within one victory of...
Rancho Bernardo High catcher Audree Mendoza was a first-team All-Palomar league selection in 2021.

Titans, Broncos, Nighthawks all strong again

Back during the 2021 softball season, Poway High was coming off graduating a huge senior class following the COVID-cancelled season.The Titans’ cupboard was bare.That was reflected in Poway’s record of...
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Poway girls hold off Francis Parker in tourney

Christmas break is over and no squad is happier about that than the Poway High girls basketball team.After more than a week away from the court, the Titans needed most...
Los Angeles Rams defensive back Eric Weddle (20) waves after an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Inglewood, Calif., Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Eric Weddle’s new position: Head ball coach

This football season has been an interesting one for Eric Weddle.Fresh off coming out of retirement, helping the Los Angeles Rams to a win in Super Bowl XLI, the six-time...