Fallbrook promotes assistant coach, fills football vacancy for second time this offseason By John Maffei June 12, 2025 at 3:15 p.m. The Warriors promoted John Hollcraft from assistant coach to head coach on Thursday
SoCal Regional ‘shows how deep the talent is’ in San Diego By John Maffei June 9, 2025 at 10:13 p.m. News and notes following the 2025 high school baseball season
San Diego’s Athletes of the Week include SoCal Regional stars in baseball, softball By Steve Brand June 9, 2025 at 4:45 p.m. A look at San Diego's top high school athletes over the last week
Brawley beats Santana for Division 3 girls volleyball title By Breven Honda November 9, 2024 at 11:14 p.m. Junior Grace Walker has 11 kills, senior Breaunna Rebollar has 10 kills to pace Wildcats.
Open and shut: Cathedral Catholic tops Torrey Pines for fourth consecutive CIF title in girls volleyball By Tim Meehan November 10, 2024 at 8:19 a.m. Saturday's 25-18, 25-23, 25-15 win over rival Torrey Pines continues Dons' run of dominance
Roundup: Southwest-San Diego and High Tech Mesa win section volleyball titles By Breven Honda November 12, 2024 at 12:49 p.m. Southwest beat Orange Glen 24-26, 25-18, 25-20, 25-23 for the Division 5 championships
Samantha Cheng works, then wins second consecutive CIF girls singles title By Don Norcross November 9, 2024 at 6:53 p.m. MT. Carmel senior puts a frustrating second set behind her and rallies for a 6-4,...
Roundup: Del Norte upsets Oceanside; Saints log season’s first win in playoffs By John Maffei November 9, 2024 at 4:36 p.m. A look at how San Diego's high school football teams fared in Friday's playoff games
Eastlake tops Rancho Bernardo for Division 1 girls volleyball title By Tim Meehan November 9, 2024 at 12:47 a.m. Both teams will learn their CIF State Championship tournament fate when brackets are released Sunday
Rancho Bernardo tops Brawley, advances in Division 1 football playoffs By San Diego Union-Tribune November 9, 2024 at 11:03 a.m. Game is an offensive masterpiece between two stout defenses
Del Norte upsets Oceanside in first round of CIF Division 1 playoffs By John Maffei November 9, 2024 at 11:05 a.m. The reward for Del Norte (7-4) is a quarterfinal game at No. 1-seeded San Marcos
Scores: Here’s how San Diego’s teams fared in Friday’s high school football playoffs By Ryan Finley November 10, 2024 at 5:42 a.m. Playoffs open with first-round games in Divisions 1 through 5-AA and in 8-man division
Winless Saints beat Torreys to advance in Division 3 playoffs By Breven Honda November 9, 2024 at 12:29 a.m. Friday night at Mesa College featured two teams that were in winless states
Eastlake perks up in second half to beat Army-Navy in Division 3 football By Kevin J. Farmer November 8, 2024 at 11:15 p.m. CHULA VISTA – Sometimes it looked like Eastlake was going backwards on the field more...
Pointers show their mettle as No. 5 seed in Div. 2, beating Valley Center 28-7 By Clark Fahrenthold November 8, 2024 at 11:06 p.m. After just a 5-5 regular season campaign, there were perhaps some questions among San Diego...
Torrey Pines puts Scripps Ranch away early, advances in Division 1 By San Diego Union-Tribune November 12, 2024 at 11:52 a.m. Torrey Pines High School wasted no time making a statement in Friday’s opening football playoff...
University City gets into postseason mode, claims CIF Division 2 volleyball title By Tim Meehan November 8, 2024 at 8:11 p.m. CHULA VISTA – University City’s girls volleyball team finished with a three-match losing streak to...
Preview: CIF San Diego Section singles, doubles champs to be crowned Saturday By Don Norcross November 8, 2024 at 5:26 p.m. The matches start Saturday morning at the Barnes Tennis Center
Rock Academy rides hot streak past The Monarch School for Divsion 5-AA volleyball title By Tim Meehan November 7, 2024 at 11:35 p.m. Rock Academy runs its winning streak to 17 straight matches with Thursday's 25-16, 15-25, 25-16,...
John Maffei’s picks: Projecting the winners of all of Friday’s high school football playoff games By John Maffei November 8, 2024 at 6:21 a.m. The Union-Tribune’s John Maffei picks the winners of Friday's high school football playoff games
Record-setting QB hopes to lead Kearny to deep playoff run By Don Norcross November 7, 2024 at 4:09 p.m. Senior Brodie Stump has thrown for 9,247 career yards and 104 touchdowns during his high...
Preview: Cathedral Catholic-Torrey Pines showdown highlights CIF San Diego Section volleyball finals By John Maffei November 7, 2024 at 3:03 p.m. The Open Division championship match between Cathedral Catholic and Torrey Pines will be played at...
San Diego Section football playoffs kick off Friday. Here’s the schedule. By John Maffei November 7, 2024 at 1:46 p.m. Here's a look at Friday's high school playoff games throughout San Diego County and beyond
‘She has the unteachables’: Carlsbad High School freshman captures CIF title in girls golf By Don Norcross November 6, 2024 at 6:49 p.m. Sabrina Sun holds first-round lead, wins CIF San Diego Section title by one stroke
Preview: The Monarch School, Rock Academy square off in Thursday’s 5-AA title match By John Maffei November 6, 2024 at 5:36 p.m. The Monarch School has won 12 matches in a row
October’s Athletes of the Month include football, volleyball, water polo and cross country stars By Steve Brand November 5, 2024 at 10:33 a.m. A look at the best high school athletes in San Diego for the month of...
Poll: Open Division playoff teams occupy top four spots in our weekly rankings By John Maffei November 4, 2024 at 2:53 p.m. San Diego Section playoffs start Friday, though Open Division teams are idle
Bishop’s senior carries on family tradition in the pool By Glae Thien November 4, 2024 at 3:02 p.m. Senior Charlie Martin and the Knights begin Open Division playoff competition on Wednesday
San Diego’s Athletes of the Week include record-breakers in football, section champs in tennis By Steve Brand November 4, 2024 at 2:15 p.m. Granite Hills QB Zac Benitez leads a list of San Diego's top high school athletes...
Computer trouble: San Diego’s new football playoff system creates problems, prompts questions By John Maffei November 4, 2024 at 2:11 p.m. There's no drama at the top, where No. 1 Lincoln, No. 2 La Costa Canyon,...
Preview: CIF San Diego Section girls golf championships start Monday at Balboa By Don Norcross November 3, 2024 at 2:06 p.m. A look at the players and teams to watch in this year's championships
High school tennis report: Canyon Crest Academy avenges last year’s heartbreaker with CIF win By Don Norcross November 3, 2024 at 10:21 a.m. It’s CCA’s third Open title in the past four years.
Roundup: Granite Hills scores record-breaking 90 points in win; top-ranked teams cruise By John Maffei November 2, 2024 at 5:24 p.m. 'Craziest game I've ever coached' features record-setting performance by Eagles' offense
After ugly first quarter, University City rallies to beat La Jolla By Kevin J. Farmer November 1, 2024 at 11:58 p.m. Centurions improve to 9-1 this season and 3-1 in Eastern League play
Brawley routs rival for Imperial League championship By San Diego Union-Tribune November 1, 2024 at 11:41 p.m. Brawley controls both sides of the ball to defeat Central Union 54-0
QB Brodie Stump shines as Kearny denies Canyon Hills a league championship By Clark Fahrenthold November 1, 2024 at 11:26 p.m. Brodie Stump throws for more than 400 yards and 6 TDs as the visiting Komets...
No. 8 Mount Miguel sneaks past No. 9 Scripps Ranch By Breven Honda November 1, 2024 at 11:43 p.m. Playoff seeding in football was on the line Friday as No. 9 Scripps Ranch hosted...
La Costa Canyon remains unbeaten with decisive win over Torrey Pines By San Diego Union-Tribune November 4, 2024 at 3:06 a.m. By Bodie DeSilva FOR THE UNION TRIBUNE CARMEL VALLEY – La Costa Canyon High School...
Oceanside scores two fourth-quarter TDs, beats Valley Center for Valley League title By John Maffei November 2, 2024 at 4:26 p.m. Win comes a year after Valley Center beat Oceanside in the final game of the...
Scores: Here’s how San Diego’s high school football teams fared in regular season’s final week By Ryan Finley November 2, 2024 at 8:09 a.m. A look at CIF San Diego Section high school football scores
Former Mt. Carmel football star Marlin Carey determined to make the best of his second chance By John Maffei November 1, 2024 at 3:44 p.m. "San Diego gave me an opportunity, and I blew it. I want to make the...
Preview: CIF team champions will be crowned Saturday at Barnes Tennis Center By Don Norcross November 1, 2024 at 9:40 p.m. A look at the teams squaring off in Saturday's CIF San Diego Section Girls Team...
John Maffei’s picks: Expect Valley Center, Mater Dei Catholic to win, clinch league titles By John Maffei November 1, 2024 at 5:57 a.m. The Union-Tribune’s John Maffei picks 10 of Friday’s biggest high school football games
Playoff brackets already coming into focus as San Diego Section’s regular season nears end By John Maffei October 31, 2024 at 4:09 p.m. For the first time, the section is using CalPreps.com's computer rankings to build football brackets.
Schedule: A look at this weekend’s San Diego Section high school football games By John Maffei October 31, 2024 at 11:45 a.m. Action begins Thursday night throughout San Diego County
Alumni Report: La Jolla Country Day grad sees college career come down to one game By John Maffei October 31, 2024 at 8:07 p.m. The winner of Saturday's game with between Yale and Harvard advances to the Ivy League...
Poll: Top 7 unchanged in our latest high school football rankings By John Maffei October 29, 2024 at 1:49 p.m. Lincoln remains No. 1 in new survey of 30 sportswriters, sportscasters and s from throughout...
Hard work pays off for Scripps Ranch field hockey star Ava Schramm By Breven Honda October 28, 2024 at 2:44 p.m. As the season winds down, Ava Schramm understands there is no time to get complacent
San Diego’s Athletes of the Week include stars in football, cross country By Steve Brand October 28, 2024 at 10:48 a.m. A look at the top high school athletes in San Diego over the last week
Hit by trash truck on his way to school, Helix High freshman football player continues recovery By Teri Figueroa October 27, 2024 at 11:14 a.m. In the weeks that have followed, the community of La Mesa and beyond have rallied...
CIF San Diego Section playoff pairings set for girls tennis, volleyball By John Maffei October 26, 2024 at 6:32 p.m. A look at how the postseason shakes out
Roundup: LCC wins league title, gets to raise banner; top-10 teams roll to victories By John Maffei October 26, 2024 at 4:48 p.m. A dramatic 21-11 win over No. 7 Carlsbad gives the Mavericks the Avocado League title.
Canyon Crest Academy’s Katja Dunayevich wins her race, records fall at Mt. SAC Invitiational By Steve Brand November 4, 2024 at 3:00 a.m. Saturday also big for Rancho Bernardo’s Camden Luecht, who finishes second in the Division 1-2...
Brawley beats Imperial, secures at least a share of Imperial Valley League championship By San Diego Union-Tribune October 26, 2024 at 12:05 a.m. The victory gives Brawley (8-1, 3-0 IVL) sole possession of first place in its league
El Capitan throws a shutout at West Hills By Breven Honda October 25, 2024 at 10:56 p.m. For the first time since early September, the El Capitan High School football team returned...
Christian puts it on a T-shirt: City League champs after 20-14 win over San Diego By Don Norcross October 25, 2024 at 10:43 p.m. Confidence is not a problem with Christian High School’s football team. The Patriots went into...
Montgomery clinches Metro South Bay League title with win over Olympian By Kevin J. Farmer October 25, 2024 at 10:52 p.m. SAN DIEGO – They’re popping the corks at Montgomery High School. The Aztecs rode a...
Scores: See how every San Diego-area high school football team fared this weekend By Ryan Finley October 26, 2024 at 2:12 p.m. No. 1 Lincoln, No. 3 Cathedral Catholic roll; No. 2 La Costa Canyon holds off...
La Costa Canyon makes late stops, beats Carlsbad to capture Avocado League title By John Maffei October 27, 2024 at 12:41 p.m. Mavericks win first game in rivalry series since 2017
Bishop’s runner Ayanna Hickey wins at Mt. SAC; La Jolla’s Chiara Dailey finishes second in Division 4 race By Steve Brand October 25, 2024 at 8:08 p.m. It isn’t every day that La Jolla’s Chiara Dailey gets upstaged in a cross country...
Scores: How San Diego-area high school football teams fared on Thursday night By Ryan Finley October 25, 2024 at 9:29 a.m. San Marcos' win over Rancho Bernardo among scores from Thursday night
San Marcos storms Rancho Bernardo in the second half, clinches share of league title By John Maffei October 27, 2024 at 12:41 p.m. For the first time in 40 years, the San San Marcos High School football team...
John Maffei’s picks: Expect La Costa Canyon to remain undefeated, Imperial to edge Brawley on Friday night By John Maffei October 24, 2024 at 3:37 p.m. The Union-Tribune’s John Maffei picks 10 of Friday’s biggest high school football games.
Schedule: Listing this week’s high school football games in San Diego By John Maffei October 24, 2024 at 11:14 a.m. Game between Carlsbad and La Costa Canyon highlights packed slate of games
Team Jayden pushes San Diego High and its high-octane offense to 6-2 start By Don Norcross October 24, 2024 at 3:51 p.m. Jayden Harris, Jayden Johnson and Jayden Wade are among the keys to the Cavers' football...
Torrey Pines goes deep, beats Mission Hills in Avocado League flag football showdown By John Maffei October 23, 2024 at 4:20 a.m. The win moves No. 5-ranked Torrey Pines to 14-7 overall and 5-0 in league play
High school notebook: CIF releases ejection, transfer numbers; Oceanside and Ramona hire baseball coaches By John Maffei October 22, 2024 at 3:04 p.m. News and notes on high school participation, popularity
San Diego’s Athletes of the Week include a streak-ender in football, stars on gridiron, links, pool By Steve Brand October 21, 2024 at 4:23 p.m. A look at the best high school athletes in San Diego over the last week
Poll: Lincoln a unanimous No. 1 in our latest high school football rankings By John Maffei October 21, 2024 at 11:53 a.m. Hornets receive all 30 first-place votes, days after routing second-ranked Cathedral Catholic in possible playoff...
A master of tempo and timing, Torrey Pines’ Zoe Jiamanukoonkit has sights set on repeating as state’s top golfer By Don Norcross October 22, 2024 at 11:23 a.m. Hours of swinging golf clubs have molded Jiamanukoonkit, a 16-year-old junior, into one of Southern...
Roundup: No. 1 Lincoln imposes its will on second-ranked Cathedral Catholic; LCC wins late By John Maffei October 19, 2024 at 3:52 p.m. Says Lincoln coach David Dunn: 'The defense played a helluva game. The offense played a...
No. 5 Granite Hills rebounds with a big victory at No. 8 Mount Miguel By Breven Honda October 18, 2024 at 11:17 p.m. Eagles senior running back Max Turner rushes 27 times for 271 yards and three touchdowns...
La Costa Canyon pulls off come-from-behind win on ‘great’ night to be a Maverick By Don Norcross October 19, 2024 at 11:23 a.m. Mavericks improve to 8-0 for the first time since 2011
Lincoln routs Cathedral Catholic in showdown between San Diego’s top-ranked football teams By John Maffei October 18, 2024 at 11:40 p.m. Lincoln limits Cathedral Catholic to 27 rushing yards on 18 carries
Lincoln routs Cathedral Catholic in showdown between San Diego’s top-ranked football teams By John Maffei October 19, 2024 at 2:44 p.m. Lincoln limits Cathedral Catholic to 27 rushing yards on 18 carries
Bishop’s racks up turnovers to post 38-14 victory over Torreys By Clark Fahrenthold October 18, 2024 at 10:39 p.m. La Jolla Country Day and The Bishop’s School are separated by a mere 4.4 miles...
Mater Dei Catholic overcomes loss of QB to rout Otay Ranch By Kevin J. Farmer October 18, 2024 at 10:37 p.m. CHULA VISTA – Mater Dei Catholic High School senior quarterback Kartell Purvis was rolling along,...
Scores: A look at how every San Diego-area high school football team fared on Friday night By Ryan Finley October 19, 2024 at 10:36 a.m. Game between No. 1 Lincoln and No. 2 Cathedral Catholic highlights packed slate
Mission Hills rolls past Rancho Buena Vista in girls flag football game By John Maffei October 17, 2024 at 8:27 p.m. Grizzlies run their record to 9-2 with a convincing 42-6 nonleague win over RBV
‘Game of the year’ between No. 1 Lincoln, No. 2 Cathedral Catholic a San Diego rarity By John Maffei October 17, 2024 at 5:20 p.m. If the polls and rankings are correct, Friday may mark the first of two games...
Schedule: A look at all of this week’s high school football games in San Diego By John Maffei October 17, 2024 at 10:41 a.m. All games start at 7 p.m., unless noted
John Maffei’s picks: Friday brings battle of unbeatens, but don’t forget Mission Hills-LCC game By John Maffei October 17, 2024 at 3:16 p.m. The Union-Tribune’s John Maffei picks 10 of Friday’s biggest high school football games
CIF chooses Palomar College’s new football stadium, MiraCosta College’s KHAN complex to host championships By John Maffei October 15, 2024 at 3:58 p.m. While the Open Division football championship game remains at Snapdragon Stadium, Divisions 5AA and 6...
Longtime Scripps Ranch field hockey coach Jane Morrill will group of legends later this month By John Maffei October 14, 2024 at 3:59 p.m. Jane Morrill will be inducted into the San Diego High School Coaching Legends Hall of...
Poll: Mission Hills, La Costa Canyon climb in our high school football rankings after Granite Hills’ loss By John Maffei October 14, 2024 at 12:04 p.m. A look at the top high school football teams in San Diego
San Diego’s Athletes of the Week include stars in football, 4 other sports By Steve Brand October 14, 2024 at 10:58 a.m. A look at the best high school athletes in San Diego over the last week.
Rivalry between Rancho Bernardo, Poway runners heats up with another 1-2 finish By Steve Brand October 13, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. Rancho Bernardo’s Camden Luecht and Poway’s Cooper Castleberry have a mini-rivalry going
In Open Division rematch (and possible preview?), Cathedral tops Torrey Pines for tourney title By Breven Honda October 13, 2024 at 8:44 a.m. Cathedral Catholic remained victorious against Torrey Pines, defeating the Falcons 25-21, 25-20.
Roundup: Cathedral Catholic’s ‘amazing defense’ keys big win over Granite Hills By John Maffei October 13, 2024 at 8:45 a.m. A look at how San Diego's high school football programs fared this weekend
Brandon Arrington shines against former team as Mt. Miguel beats Helix By Kevin J. Farmer October 11, 2024 at 10:58 p.m. Transfer leads Mt. Miguel to 48-35 win over Highlanders
Cathedral Catholic routs Granite Hills in showdown between two of county’s best teams By John Maffei October 12, 2024 at 10:03 a.m. he No. 2-ranked Dons put on a show on the way to a 52-6 nonleague...
Knights romp to big Palomar League victory over Sundevils By Clark Fahrenthold October 11, 2024 at 10:37 p.m. Both the Mt. Carmel Sundevils and the San Marcos Knights entered Friday night’s matchup with...
Barker’s four touchdowns fuel El Capitan to shutout victory over Valhalla By Breven Honda October 11, 2024 at 10:38 p.m. One of the new things in El Capitan High School’s offense this year is tight...
Scores: Here’s how every San Diego high school football team fared on Friday night By Ryan Finley October 12, 2024 at 6:09 p.m. A look at scores from throughout San Diego County
John Maffei’s picks: Expect Dons to edge Granite Hills in battle of top-5 teams By John Maffei October 10, 2024 at 4:34 p.m. Dons, Eagles meet at 7 p.m. Friday
Son of former Chargers star Eric Weddle forges identity as two-way standout at Rancho Bernardo By Steve Brand October 10, 2024 at 4:13 p.m. Just a freshman, Gaige Weddle has been contributing on both sides of the ball for...
Schedule: Carlsbad-Poway game among highlights during busy high school football weekend By John Maffei October 10, 2024 at 12:24 p.m. A game-by-game look at this weekend's games throughout San Diego
Poll: Torrey Pines cracks top 10 in our latest high school football rankings By John Maffei October 11, 2024 at 7:28 a.m. Top 7 spots remain unchanged in the Union-Tribune's weekly football poll
San Diego’s Athletes of the Week include Penn State-bound QB, stars in golf, cross country, field hockey By Steve Brand October 7, 2024 at 4:02 p.m. A look at San Diego's top high school athletes of the past week
Volleyball standouts at Torrey Pines, OLP learn intangibles, perspective from accomplished dads By Tim Meehan October 8, 2024 at 2:10 p.m. Finley and Samantha Krystkowiak, Amanda and Caitlin Prior carry some of their parents' best traits
Roundup: Mission Hills takes to the air in win; top-ranked Lincoln beats Los Alamitos By John Maffei October 5, 2024 at 4:59 p.m. A look at how San Diego's high school football teams fared this weekend
Scripps Ranch uses fourth-quarter drives to grind out victory over La Jolla By Breven Honda October 4, 2024 at 11:04 p.m. Falcons score two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to secure a 19-15 win over Vikings
Bishop’s runs winning streak over Francis Parker to seven By Clark Fahrenthold October 4, 2024 at 11:22 p.m. For the last six years, the yearly matchup between Bishop’s and Francis Parker has been...