Encinitas Advocate Sports

September 14, 2023 at 3:53 p.m.

The Encinitas Little League Intermediate 13s are playing for the Southern California title, after taking...

The horses round the first turn on Del Mar's turf course at a previous season race.<br/><br/>

Del Mar’s 84th racing season returns with a wide variety of events

July 11, 2023 at 9:47 p.m.

Del Mar racetrack’s 84th season promises to be another “Classic” one, from the marquee race...

Steffi Poce won the Grand Prize in the Opening Day Hats Contest in 2022 as well as the prize for Best Racing Theme.<br/><br/>

2023 Summer Racing Season: Opening Day kicks off with celebrations

July 9, 2023 at 10:54 p.m.

Suit up and get ready for the call of “Rider’s up” at the Del Mar...

Los Angeles Angels' Mickey Moniak (16) celebrates in the dugout after hitting a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, June 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

La Costa’s Mickey Moniak finds success, comfort on Angels’ star-studded roster

July 10, 2023 at 3:11 p.m.

In the spring of 2016, La Costa Canyon High School's baseball field was the place...

Richie Cravey claimed the North America Regional Longboard Title at the Coastal Edge Steel Pier Classic on May 29.

Cardiff surfer Richie Cravey wins North America Regional Longboard Title

June 9, 2023 at 3:50 p.m.

Cardiff surfer Richie Cravey was the men's winner at the World Surf League's Coastal Edge...

LCC junior Iliana Downing is the 2023 CIF State champion in the pole vault.<br/>

After tough section win, LCC’s Iliana Downing dominates to take girls State pole vault title

June 7, 2023 at 3:39 p.m.

What a difference a week can make. In the space of eight days, La Costa...

Santa Margarita baseball players celebrate their 3-2 win over La Costa Canyon in the Southern California Regional Division I championship game on Saturday at Santa Margarita High.

La Costa Canyon edged by Santa Margarita in Division 1 regional final

June 4, 2023 at 6:51 p.m.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA — Santa Margarita High’s playoff run through the San Diego Section ended with a...

La Costa Canyon coach Justin Machado, shown at a game earlier this season, will lead his team into Saturday's Division I Southern California regional final.

La Costa Canyon makes it a 3-game sweep of Eastlake, advances to SoCal finals

June 3, 2023 at 6:54 p.m.

The La Costa Canyon and Eastlake High School baseball teams have played each other three...

Second place finisher Amaya Bryant was one of four Cathedral long jumpers who scored points.<br/>

Cathedral Catholic repeats as CIF D-II track & field champions; LCC second

May 25, 2023 at 11:40 a.m.

Saturday’s Girls’ CIF Track & Field Championships at Mt. Carmel High School, the sport’s biggest...

Kalen Applefield’s homer lifts La Costa Canyon into CIF-San Diego Section Open Division final

May 24, 2023 at 12:31 p.m.

Locked in a scoreless tie with two outs in the fourth inning, Kalen Applefield got...

Gabe Camacho deals as La Costa Canyon outlasts Torrey Pines, sets sights on No. 1 seed in Open Division playoffs

May 7, 2023 at 6:41 p.m.

Gabe Camacho is a dominating pitcher, a strikeout-an-inning left-hander.Friday, with the North County Coast League...

San Dieguito track team celebrates senior athletes

May 2, 2023 at 7:02 p.m.

San Dieguito Academy High School track and field team honored 37 senior athletes at its...

LCC co-captain Ben Beacham has 42 goals on the season.<br/>

Rising Maverick boys focused on seizing CIF lacrosse title

April 24, 2023 at 10:29 p.m.

In the five years (not counting pandemic-halted 2020) that Kevin Cooper has coached at La...

Cardiff local Sierra Enge makes San Diego Wave debut

April 20, 2023 at 8:38 p.m.

Homegrown talent Sierra Enge, who grew up playing soccer on the fields of Cardiff and...

Keara Holland and her horse Uncommon Jewel.

Encinitas equestrian goes undefeated at regional show

April 18, 2023 at 1:16 p.m.

Encinitas equestrian Keara Holland and her American Saddlebred mare Uncommon Jewel recently gave a sparkling...

(L-R) Mark Tilson, Steve Dawson and Terry Liskevych

Local partners aim to provide comprehensive pickleball platform

April 17, 2023 at 1:45 p.m.

According to a 2023 Association of Pickleball Professionals (APP) commissioned survey, some 36.5 million Americans...

La Costa Canyon players surround pitcher Max Collins, center, after they defeated Eastlake 3-1 to win the Lions Tournament.

La Costa Canyon outlasts Eastlake to win Lions Tournament in likely playoff preview

April 7, 2023 at 3:51 p.m.

In a game involving two of the top teams in California, walks, missed opportunities and...

San Dieguito surf team repeats as state champions

April 3, 2023 at 11:46 p.m.

The San Dieguito Academy surf squad won the Scholastic Surf Series High School State Surfing...

FlingGolf founder Alex Van Alen, with a FlingStick, at Riverwalk Golf Club in Mission Valley. The game uses only one club.

FlingGolf is catching on – with San Diego in limelight

February 28, 2023 at 6:29 p.m.

Move over, pickleball. Make room for the new kid on the block — FlingGolf.This newly...

Chula Vista, CA - February 24: La Costa Canyon players celebrate their goal against Steele Canyon during the CIF Division II boys soccer championship at Bonita Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 in Chula Vista, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

La Costa Canyon boys triumph on early penalty kick

By Steve Brand

February 25, 2023 at 7:52 p.m.

CHULA VISTA — You kind of figured when La Costa Canyon’s Colin Yarbrough out-guessed Steele Canyon goalie...

Del Mar, CA - November 06:
At Del Mar racetrack on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 in Del Mar, CA., jockey Joel Rosario, trainer Brad Cox and Knicks Go in the winner’s circle for the 12th race, Breeder’s Cup Classic at Del Mar. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Third time is charmed for Del Mar, which will host Breeders’ Cup in 2024

By Bryce Miller

February 23, 2023 at 6:03 p.m.

Horse racing’s champion-crowning jewel is coming to Del Mar, again. The wads of cash, private...

Senior Claire Curran put on a virtuoso performance against Eastlake.<br/>

Cathedral, LCC girls advance from CIF soccer quarterfinals

February 16, 2023 at 6:01 p.m.

Sometimes the first step on the road to a championship is the toughest. Both Cathedral...

Senior Christian Brown is LCC's leading scorer.<br/>

Coastal North County well represented in CIF Boys Open Division hoops lineup

February 14, 2023 at 2:54 a.m.

When round one, the quarterfinals, of the 2023 San Diego CIF Open Division Playoffs tip...

Newcomer Wes Smith was a two-way force for La Costa Canyon.<br/>

Mavericks cagers rock Torrey Pines, confirm CIF Open Division slot

February 14, 2023 at 2:40 a.m.

Three La Costa Canyon players scored in double figures and the Mavericks held visiting Torrey...

Levi Slawson wins the SLO CAL Open at Pismo Beach Pro Junior on Jan. 29 in Pismo Beach.

Encinitas surfer Levi Slawson wins SLO CAL Open at Pismo Beach

February 3, 2023 at 12:27 p.m.

Encinitas' Levi Slawson claimed a win at the World Surf League's SLO CAL Open Pro Junior...

Seven starters on San Dieguito's highly-ranked boys' soccer team (left to right): Soren Groessl, Gavin Culley, Nico Quanback, Lucas Beltran, Ethan McNaughton, Garrett DeLorme and Jackson D'Alessandro.<br/><br/>

Boys soccer team has history-making opportunity at San Dieguito

January 24, 2023 at 1:32 a.m.

Back in the early days of his tenure with the San Dieguito Academy boys soccer...

Sierra Enge moves upfield against Penn State in a 2022 game.

Wave take Cardiff’s Sierra Enge 13th in NWSL Draft

By Wire Reports

January 20, 2023 at 12:58 a.m.

The Wave made a splash on Thursday, moving into the top 15 of the NWSL...

Head Coach Ryan Morissey is in his fourth year at La Costa Canyon.<br/><br/>

LCC girls soccer still eyeing CIF Open berth despite early league stumble

January 17, 2023 at 11:22 a.m.

Just under two years ago, La Costa Canyon High School was on top of the...

Large crowds are expected for the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open (shown here in 2019) in La Jolla Jan. 25-28.

Farmers Insurance Open returns to La Jolla this month, bringing golf and entertainment for all to the fore

By Elisabeth Frausto

January 13, 2023 at 12:27 a.m.

With something for every guest — from hardcore golf fans to others simply looking for...

Dicey Mo Chara races to victory in the Grade II, $200,000 San Gabriel Stakes.<br/><br/>

Local racehorses perform well at Santa Anita’s opening day

December 28, 2022 at 3:19 p.m.

Opening day of Santa Anita Park’s winter/spring meet on Dec. 26 was stocked with stakes...

Torrey Pines volleyball player Kat Lutz was named "Libero of the Year".

San Diego Sports Association honors All-CIF athletes

December 23, 2022 at 1:03 p.m.

The San Diego Sports Association has announced the Breitbart Athletic Achievement Awards and all-CIF teams...

The U8 Cardiff All Stars Boys team (l-r): Aarush Kunda, Henry Wright, Brady LeDuc, Jack Turner, Holden Wright (the team mascot), Nayan Radhakrishna, Jake McIntyre, Dax Scholz, Cameron Wilson, Leo Dow, Micah Marsh and Beau Riechers; (Not pictured: Dov Burland)<br/><br/>

U8 Cardiff Boys All Stars soccer team wins 2022 La Jolla All Star Tournament

December 8, 2022 at 9:58 p.m.

The U8 Cardiff Boys All Stars soccer team recently won the 2022 La Jolla All...

The La Costa Canyon 13U Mavericks, the West Coast Conference Division 1 champions.<br/><br/>

LCC Pop Warner 13U team wins WESCON Conference, on track for Super Bowl in Florida

November 19, 2022 at 12:06 a.m.

The 9-1 La Costa Canyon 13U Mavericks football team won the West Coast Conference Division...

Del Mar's Turf Festival will begin on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, and end on Closing Day, Dec. 4.<br/><br/>

Back to the races: ‘Bing Crosby Season’ returns to Del Mar Nov. 11

November 3, 2022 at 6:28 p.m.

It’s time to raise a glass and celebrate the return of Del Mar’s fall meet.The...

Midfielder Mia DiGiulio is LCC's top scorer.<br/>

Fortuitous mother-daughter combination looks to lead LCC to field hockey success

November 2, 2022 at 5:19 p.m.

When Kari DiGiulio made the decision to take over the vacant position as head coach...

Jordan Canby and Lovey won a title at the 50th Annual Morgan Grand National and World Championship.

Local equestrian Jordan Canby wins Morgan horse championship

November 1, 2022 at 10:10 a.m.

Jordan Canby, a Diegueno Middle School eighth grader, recently won a world championship title riding...

"Fleeting Time" director/co-producer Ben Ferguson descends a Wyoming slope in his snowboarding film featuring some locals.

Snowboarding is all the rage in Southern California

October 17, 2022 at 12:30 p.m.

Some of the world's top snowboarders gathered last weekend in Encinitas — a mecca for...

LCC student Wesley Smith on the attack at the Pan Am Cup in Havana, Cuba.

Encinitas’ Wesley Smith helps USA win gold in Pan Am Cup

October 14, 2022 at 6:27 p.m.

Marc “Wesley” Smith Jr. from Encinitas helped lead the US Men’s U21 volleyball team to...

CARLSBAD CA - SEPTEMBER 16, 2022: La Costa Canyon's Andrew Maes gets past San Marcos' Reid O'keefe to run for a touchdown during the first quarter at La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad on Friday, September 16, 2022. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Despite bizarre first half, La Costa Canyon rolls past San Marcos

September 17, 2022 at 6:53 p.m.

It was one of the more bizarre halves of football in recent memory. In a...

Alyssa Spencer won the WRV Outer Banks Pro on Sept. 4 in Nags Head.

Encinitas’ Alyssa Spencer wins back-to-back contests on East Coast swing

September 7, 2022 at 11:40 a.m.

Encinitas surfer Alyssa Spencer claimed back-to-back victories on the East Coast leg of the World...

The LCC defense has been formidable in early season action.<br/>

LCC kicks off grueling Avocado schedule at home Friday

September 5, 2022 at 8:36 p.m.

In his 13th year at the helm of La Costa Canyon, Head Coach Sean Sovacool,...

Del Mar resident Michael Nentwig congratulates jockey Umberto Rispoli for winning the Grade II, $251,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap aboard Going Global on Saturday, Aug. 13, at Del Mar.<br/><br/>

Going Global captures Grade II, $251,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap

August 15, 2022 at 9:56 p.m.

Del Mar resident Michael Nentwig gives jockey Umberto Rispoli a congratulatory handshake after winning the...

Carlsbad's Julian Sayin looks to during the first half of a high school football game against Torrey Pines October 1, 2021 in Carlsbad, Calif. (Photo by Denis Poroy)

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Avocado League

August 13, 2022 at 9:54 p.m.

CARLSBADLast season: 11-1Coach: Thadd MacNeal, 17th yearDivision: IKey players: Julian Sayin (QB), Finn O’Gorman (OL-DL),...

Jockey Hector Berrios and Blue Strip celebrate their win.<br/><br/>

Blue Stripe takes $400,000, Grade I Clement L. Hirsch Stakes

August 8, 2022 at 11:05 p.m.

Jockey Hector Berrios raised his fist in victory after winning the $400,000, Grade I Clement...

Exposure Skate will be holding an in-person event in Encinitas.

Exposure Skate to hold annual event in Encinitas

By Luke Harold

August 8, 2022 at 5:23 p.m.

A local nonprofit that s women and transgender inclusion in skateboarding will hold its first...

American Theorem wins first Grade I race

August 1, 2022 at 11:14 p.m.

Trainer George Papaprodromou and American Theorem won their first Grade I race, the $402,000 Bing...

Will Appleby with his brother Andrew after qualifying for the U.S. Amateur.

Cardiff resident Will Appleby qualifies for U.S. Amateur on home golf course

July 29, 2022 at 2:58 p.m.

On July 18, local golfer Will Appleby qualified for the 122nd U.S. Amateur at a...

Irish-bred Bellabel made her U.S. record a perfect 2-for-2 by winning the Grade II, $203,500 San Clemente Stakes July 23.<br/><br/>

Del Mar racing season begins with a strong start on Opening Day

July 25, 2022 at 11:03 p.m.

Del Mar kicked off its summer season on July 22 with a record $23.56 million...

Del Mar, CA - July 22:

Steffi Pace from Park City was among the race fans taking part in the tradition of wearing hats on opening day at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on Friday, July 22, 2022 in Del Mar, CA. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The thoroughbreds are off and running at Del Mar

July 23, 2022 at 10:29 p.m.

Opening day at Del Mar sold out days before fans arrived Friday, July 22 in...

mike Weseloh of the Football Officials Association speaks to referees LD Wills, Ben Botton and Giovanni Ferrer during a break in the football action at Saturday's ing tournament

High school sports trying to cope with shortage of officials

July 25, 2022 at 5:16 p.m.

The math is simple. Some weeks early in the high school football season there are...

Carlsbad, CA - March 24: Canyon Crest Academy La Costa Canyon baseball at La Costa Canyon High School on Thursday, March 24, 2022 in Carlsbad, CA. (Bill Wechter /For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego high school players shut out of MLB Draft for first time

July 20, 2022 at 8:24 p.m.

The MLB Draft was instituted in 1965. In the first 57 drafts, at least one...

Encinitas’ Ella McCaffray takes second in Indonesia surf contests

July 12, 2022 at 10:36 a.m.

Encinitas surfer Ella McCaffray had a dream run through Indonesia this June at World Surf...

Priest James Rivera, 16, on the new putting green he designed at UCSD Health's Bannister Family House for long-term patients.

Severely burned sixth-grader has found a new cause

June 23, 2022 at 5:27 p.m.

Three years after a school science experiment gone wrong left him with severe burns, student...

From l to r: Front row: Oliver Vanderpool, Jake Lineberger, Owen Lofft, Sydney Bentle, Ryder Filkins; Back row: Nate Seno, Coach Larry Lee, Hayden Oleson, Luke Lineberger, Braden Pegg, Coach Bill Lofft, Drew Ladd, Manager Brad Lineberger, Luke Blackledge, Coach Bill Blackledge, Ryan Lee<br/><br/>

Encinitas National retains the Leo Mullen Cup

June 3, 2022 at 7:48 p.m.

Encinitas National Little League (ENLL) Angels baseball team recently beat Encinitas Little League Giants 18...

Three Express teams will travel to Spain.

Encinitas youth soccer players to travel to Spain for Donosti Cup

By Luke Harold

June 1, 2022 at 2:52 p.m.

Three youth teams in the Encinitas Express Soccer Club will be traveling to Spain in...

Cardiff Sockers 2005 Boys Elite team: Top row: Etienne Calleja, Nathan Renner, Carmel Hirsch, Jake Genewich, Kai Furgerson, Ewan Laplante, Lucas Beltran, Juan Serrano, Rohan Inamdar; Middle row: Aziel Pizarro, Rudy Theale, Zac Fraser, Nathaniel Kotnik, Elijah Mineiro, Luke Knoke, MK Oredi; Bottom row: Sefu Shabani, Joe Buros, Jake Eagan, Diego Van Dyke<br/><br/>

Cardiff Sockers team wins 2022 Cal South State Cup Soccer Championship

May 22, 2022 at 9:23 p.m.

The Cardiff Sockers recently announced that its 2005 boys competitive soccer team became the 2022...

Senior Hudson Ebbers ed for LCC's second goal.<br/>

Spirited LCC girls fall to Scripps Ranch in CIF lacrosse semi-finals

May 20, 2022 at 11:43 p.m.

TextEditorThe La Costa Canyon girls lacrosse team won five of its final six regular season...

Ellie Harrison and Levi Slawson, Harvey Norman Pro Junior winners.<br/><br/>

Surfer Levi Slawson wins Australia Pro Junior event

May 18, 2022 at 3:08 p.m.

Encinitas surfer Levi Slawson won the Harvey Norman Sydney Pro Junior Men's division at Manly...

Maverick junior Maddie Desjardins scored three second half goals.<br/>

LCC girls knock out favored Torrey Pines in CIF lacrosse quarterfinal

May 14, 2022 at 10:43 p.m.

In a game that they led for less than four minutes, the underdog La Costa...

Julie Dunkle, 55, of Encinitas, crossed the finish line first in her age group in the May 7 Ironman World Championship.

Encinitas woman claims a world Ironman title

May 14, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

If you ask Julie Dunkle, of Encinitas, what she did to celebrate winning a world...

Sophomore Presley Mitchell and La Costa Canyon face Torrey Pines in Thursday's CIF opener.<br/>

LCC girls lacrosse challenges Torrey Pines to open coach’s last CIF run

May 11, 2022 at 8:12 p.m.

There will be several noteworthy games on the docket when the eight-team CIF Girls Open...

Logan Noguchi swims in the 200 yard IM championship at the CIF swimming championships May, 7, 2022 in at Granite Hills High School in El Cajon, CA. (Photo by Denis Poroy)

Records fall in bunches at prep swimming championships

By Glae Thien

May 8, 2022 at 7:43 p.m.

EL CAJON — Torrey Pines High sophomore Logan Noguchi got out of the pool, leaned over and...

LCC's Dave Cassaw is one of the top 10 winningest prep basketball coaches in San Diego history.<br/>

Unlikely chain of events helped launch prolific LCC coaching career for Dave Cassaw

April 20, 2022 at 3:16 p.m.

Most people who know Dave Cassaw in his role as the veteran coach of the...

Alyssa Spencer after winning the Ron Jon Roxy Pro on March 13 in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

Alyssa Spencer wins World Surf League Qualifying Series title

April 6, 2022 at 4:30 p.m.

The World Surf League North America has crowned Encinitas surfer Alyssa Spencer the 2022 Regional...

Encinitas' Levi Slawson at the Barbados Surf Pro in Bathsheba, Barbados.

Encinitas surfer Levi Slawson makes Barbados debut on WSL tour

April 6, 2022 at 2:54 p.m.

Encinitas surfer Levi Slawson is enjoying continued success on the World Surf League's Qualifying Series...

919121-sd-sp-cif-wrestling_NL February 19, 2022 San Diego, CA CIF Masters wrestling at Christian High School in El Cajon with winners moving on to state tournament. Here, Poway's Noah Tolentino (top) gets the better of San Ysidro's Santiago Luna as Tolentino wins the 145 weight class. © 2022 Nancee Lewis / Nancee Lewis Photography

San Diego Section winter All-CIF teams

March 28, 2022 at 5:36 p.m.

BOYS BASKETBALLPlayer of the YearJurian Dixon, St. AugustineA junior, Dixon averaged 22.8 points, 6.1 rebounds...

North Coast ACL pros (l to r): Matt Allen, Eric Tscherne and Jodi Lim<br/><br/>

Local standouts making mark in fast-growing professional cornhole world

March 19, 2022 at 6:22 p.m.

Depending on the source, cornhole—where players try to throw six-inch square, 16 oz. bags through...

Carlsbad, CA - March 09: La Costa Canyon High School lacrosse player Ben Beacham at La Costa Canyon High School on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 in Carlsbad, CA. (Bill Wechter / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Beacham family rolls on at La Costa Canyon

By Don Norcross

March 16, 2022 at 6:26 p.m.

Kevin Cooper is in his sixth season as La Costa Canyon High’s boys lacrosse coach...

January 21, 2022, San Marcos, California, USA_| Prep basketball, CIF Div. 3 championship- Scripps Ranch vs. San Dieguito Academy_| San Dieguito Academy players and their fans celebrate their victory. |_Photo Credit: Photo by Charlie Neuman

At long last, San Dieguito wins another championship

By Terry Monahan

March 10, 2022 at 4:48 p.m.

Finally, some former basketball players from San Dieguito have some new company after a very...

Encinitas surfers compete in WSL Qualifying Series

March 9, 2022 at 5:12 p.m.

Encinitas surfers Ella McCaffray and Levi Slawson are putting in strong performances on the World...

Senior Brayden Hendricks led LCC with 21 points.<br/>

LCC boys post solid first round triumph in D-1 state hoop playoffs

March 3, 2022 at 10:53 p.m.

A mere six days after dropping a heartbreaking 66-65 decision to St. Augustine in the...

LCC star Mia MacDonald scored a pair of goals in the CIF semi-final and more than 300 in her high school career.<br/>

Four-year build sees La Costa Canyon reach semi-final of CIF Open Division girls water polo playoffs

February 26, 2022 at 5:47 p.m.

Viewed strictly through the prism of the moment, it would be easy to quantify La...

Alyssa Spencer is hoisted after her win at the SLO CAL Open Pismo Beach.

Encinitas surfer Alyssa Spencer claims back-to-back wins in WSL series

February 6, 2022 at 8:41 p.m.

Encinitas surfer Alyssa Spencer earned her second consecutive victory in the World Surf League North...

Torrey Pines senior Eli Zelkind is in celebration mode after scoring a first half goal.<br/>

Top-ranked Torrey Pines boys outlast SDA in soccer showdown

February 6, 2022 at 12:08 a.m.

What looked like a walk in the park early turned into a nailbiter late as...

Jack Robin of Encinitas and Mason Sacco won the 9-year-old age group at the Western Cup.<br/>

Team San Diego wins junior golf Western Cup

February 4, 2022 at 12:23 a.m.

Team San Diego won the Western Cup at the Primm Valley Golf Club in Las...

As the sun begins to set, golfers the 17th hole during the fourth round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla on Jan. 29.

Photo gallery: Scenes from all four days of the 2022 Farmers Insurance Open in La Jolla

January 31, 2022 at 6:35 p.m.

Fans returned to the Farmers Insurance Open on Jan. 26-29 after a one-year, pandemic-induced absence,...

SAN DIEGO, CA - JANUARY 29: Luke List beat Will Zalatoris in a playoff hole to win the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2022 in San Diego, CA. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Luke List beats Will Zalatoris in playoff to claim dramatic Farmers Insurance Open win in La Jolla

By Bryce Miller

January 30, 2022 at 8:54 p.m.

The sun had set about 10 minutes earlier, and Luke List was in the fairway...

Tessa Maud will snowboard for Team USA in the Winter Olympics.

Local resident Tessa Maud to snowboard in Winter Olympics

January 28, 2022 at 12:54 a.m.

Local resident Tessa Maud will represent Team USA in snowboard halfpipe in the 2022 Winter...

Sophomore Annie DeHaan has been a standout defender for defending CIF Open champion LCC.<br/>

La Costa Canyon girls off to promising start in bid for repeat soccer title

January 30, 2022 at 7:14 p.m.

There’s a well-used axiom in the sports world speculating that “it’s easier to win a...

SAN DIEGO, CA - JANUARY 31: Patrick Reed shot a 14 under to win the Farmers Insurance Open, shown during a socially distanced trophy ceremony at Torrey Pines on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021 in San Diego, CA. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Farmers Insurance Open is heading back to Torrey Pines – a day early

By Staff Report

January 19, 2022 at 9:48 p.m.

The Farmers Insurance Open — La Jolla's annual pro tournament for PGA Tour golfers —...

Players competing at a previous Holiday Classic tournament held at Torrey Pines High School.

2021 Holiday Classic basketball tournament runs Dec. 27-30

December 26, 2021 at 9:27 p.m.

The 2021 Holiday Classic, presented by SBLive Sports, is a nationally-sanctioned high school basketball tournament...

La Costa's Logan Wazny shoots between Francis Parker's Camden McCormick, left, and Orion Samikoglu, right, during the first half of a high school basketball game December 22, 2021 in San Diego, California.

La Costa Canyon puts it all together in second half

By Don Norcross

December 26, 2021 at 8:55 p.m.

Sure signs that the holidays have arrived: snarled traffic; mall decorations that would light up...

SDA Boys Soccer Coach Michael Elenz-Martin has the Mustangs moving in the right direction.<br/>

Mustang soccer culture on the rise under Michael Elenz-Martin

December 27, 2021 at 1:56 p.m.

Fourth-year San Dieguito Academy (SDA) boys soccer coach Michael Elenz-Martin can speak fluently on virtually...

The U10 Cardiff All Stars Team won the championship with coaches Kyler Wright and Luca Brammer.

Cardiff girls soccer team wins local tournament

By Luke Harold

December 22, 2021 at 10:42 p.m.

A Cardiff girls soccer team of rec players under 10 years old won a La...

Running back Lucky Sutton of the Cathedral Catholic Dons runs for a touchdown in the Dons CIF State victory Friday Night. The Dons defeated the Folsom Bulldogs 33-21.

San Diego Section Fall All-CIF Teams

December 19, 2021 at 5:01 p.m.

Football teams chosen by coaches and media. Other teams chosen by coaches. Profiles by John...

Bill Vice-coached La Costa Canyon teams captured 13 CIF Cross Country titles.<br/>

LCC’s Vice concludes extraordinary cross country coaching career

December 19, 2021 at 12:36 a.m.

After 24 remarkable seasons coaching the boys’ and girls’ cross country and track & field...

Jake Marshall competing in Portugal on route to winning a place on the WSL Tour.

Encinitas surfer Jake Marshall earns spot on World Surfing League tour

December 15, 2021 at 8:20 p.m.

Encinitas’ own Jake Marshall has qualified for the World Surf League Championship Tour, the highest...

The SDA Mustangs held a successful youth baseball camp.

San Dieguito Mustangs youth baseball camp offered Dec. 27-29

December 12, 2021 at 10:03 p.m.

Another session of Mustangs Youth Baseball Camp will be held at the San Dieguito High...

It was a second place section finish for the LCC girls Saturday.<br/>

Individuals shine for LCC at cross country championships; Girls earn state bid with second place finish

November 23, 2021 at 8:18 p.m.

Following a pandemic-driven season bereft of major events, having the CIF Championships on the racing...

LCC volleyball standout receives CIF Sportsmanship Award

November 17, 2021 at 8:12 p.m.

In a season full of twists and turns, an unexpected moment in the aftermath of...

2021 North Coastal League Cross Country champions.<br/>

LCC girls, El Camino boys snare league cross country crowns; CIF looms

November 21, 2021 at 8:17 p.m.

Veteran La Costa Canyon Cross Country Coach Bill Vice has announced he will retire after...

The champion Oak Crest Middle School volleyball team.

Oak Crest girls win volleyball championship

November 16, 2021 at 11:01 a.m.

A talented squad of girls from Oak Crest Middle School won the school's first championship...

San Dieguito Academy wins first water polo championship

By Glae Thien

November 16, 2021 at 3:03 a.m.

Junior Duke Grady and some of his San Dieguito Academy teammates took practice shots at...

LCC swimmers Ava Delaney and Brooke Dunphy.

Local athletes commit on National g Day

November 17, 2021 at 6:35 p.m.

On National Letter of Intent Day on Nov. 10, more than 200 athletes and their...

Del Mar, CA - November 06:
At Del Mar racetrack on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 in Del Mar, CA., race fans for the start of the Breeder’s Cup at Del Mar. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Del Mar eagerly awaits hosting Breeders’ Cup races again

By Bill Center

November 15, 2021 at 7:13 p.m.

DEL MAR — The significantly lower attendance figures at Del Mar for this year’s Breeders’ Cup apparently...

Individual champion Meghan Royal led Carlsbad to the CIF D-I team title.<br/>

Carlsbad rolls to CIF D-1 girls golf title, Torrey Pines second

November 5, 2021 at 9:30 p.m.

A season after having to drop out of the tournament as the favorite, the Carlsbad...

Bryce Wettstein shares the love. The Olympian has donated her ramp to the YMCA.

Olympic skateboarder Bryce Wettstein donates ramp to YMCA skatepark

November 3, 2021 at 11:46 a.m.

The Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA Skate Park will again have a vert ramp, thanks to...

Colleen Boyd Turner is part of the 2021 Skateboarding Hall of Fame class.

1960s skateboard pioneer Colleen Turner inducted into Skateboarding Hall of Fame

November 3, 2021 at 11:39 a.m.

Encinitas resident Colleen Boyd Turner will be inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame on...

Senior Avry Tatum celebrates LCC's first round playoff win.<br/>

La Costa wears down Bishop’s to win CIF volleyball opener