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January 31, 2024 at 6:54 p.m.

“The king is dead, long live the king!” is a traditional proclamation made following the...

Mike Wagenveld of the North County Pole Vault Club was named the USA Track & Field National Coach of the Year at an awards banquet in Reno.

Wagenveld named USA Track & Field National Coach of the Year

February 1, 2024 at 6:02 p.m.

Annually, the nation’s college, high school and club pole vault coaches and athletes gather in...

Poway resident Jordan Barker won his first professional fight in the Karate Combat League on Dec. 15.

Poway resident Jordan Barker embarks on professional karate fighting career

January 30, 2024 at 10:39 p.m.

Practicing karate since age 3 is paying off for Jordan Barker, who won his first...

Tessa Buswell will run collegiately at BYU.

From Poway to Provo: Distance running star Tessa Buswell commits to BYU

January 26, 2024 at 4:32 p.m.

Calling it the hardest decision and the best decision she has ever made, Poway High...

Poway, CA - January 17: Poway wrestlers and brothers Aliaksandr and Arseni Kikiniou pose for a photo at Poway High School on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024 in Poway, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Poway’s Kikiniou brothers say there’s no grappling with their destiny

February 4, 2024 at 6:12 p.m.

When they were young children growing up in Minsk, Belarus, the Kikiniou brothers — Aliaksandr...

Paul Kelly, who wrestles at 138, is one of three of Poway High's wrestlers who are top ranked in the state.

No. 1 in state Poway High fired up for clash with No. 2 Clovis Buchanan

January 25, 2024 at 5:16 p.m.

There was a time when dual meets were a big thing in wrestling.But major invitationals...

POWAY, CA - JANUARY 20, 2024: Poway's Robert Platt, right, wrestles Sunnyside's Rene Bostick in the 218 weight match at Poway High School in Poway on Saturday, January 20, 2024.

Poway bests Arizona’s top wrestling program in dual meet

January 21, 2024 at 5:16 p.m.

There’s a purity in a wrestling dual meet. Going head-to-head, weight-by-weight, you prove who has...

Eden Hernandez, a senior who came to Poway High from San Clemente, brought a lot of experience, including a sixth-place finish in the state last year at 112 pounds despite competing with a bulging disc.

Well-traveled Hernandez happy to land at Poway High for wrestling

January 16, 2024 at 7:12 p.m.

If you’re a military brat, you’re used to moving.Eden Hernandez knows the routine — her...

San Diego, CA - January 12: Del Norte High School's Bailey Barnhard participates in drills at the high school on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023 in San Diego, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Del Norte’s Barnhard, 2 others nominated for McDonald’s All-American honors

January 15, 2024 at 5:40 p.m.

Bailey Barnhard, a 6-foot senior forward at Del Norte High School, heads a trio of...

Arseni Kikiniou, left, and Bailey Holman are among the ninth-graders to watch on the Poway High wrestling team, according to coach John Meyers.

Talented Poway High freshmen learning from elite upperclassmen

January 9, 2024 at 9:16 p.m.

Every now and then, when Poway wrestling coach John Meyers is watching one of the...

Bailey Barnhard, a 6-foot San Diego State signee, has been unstoppable this season, averaging 28.8 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and a couple blocks a game.

San Diego State signee Barnhard nearly unstoppable for Nighthawks

January 3, 2024 at 9:36 p.m.

When your dad is Brooks Barnhard, a 6-foot-9 former All-Section first team basketball player, it...

Godwin Antwi came to the U.S. a year ago August from his native Ghana and played with Seamus McFadden’s San Diego Soccer Club while attending Balboa Academy in North County. When Balboa closed down, Antwi enrolled at Del Norte High.

Del Norte High’s Godwin Antwi has his sights set on playing professional soccer

December 19, 2023 at 10:17 p.m.

Del Norte’s Godwin Antwi wanted to play soccer at a higher level than his native...

Rancho Bernardo High girls basketball coach Kyle Williamson with "The Big Three," from left, Abby Lesagonicz, Lindsay Biddle and Claire Neidre.<br/>

RB High girls basketball team off to a hot start

December 12, 2023 at 11:26 p.m.

Surprised and shocked were the two words Rancho Bernardo girls’ basketball coach Kyle Williamson used...

Poway High wrestlers, from left, Paul Kelly (3rd at 138), Robert Platt (won at 195 for Brawley), Laird Root (2nd at 145) and Angelo Posada (2nd at 160).<br/>

Titan wrestling team loaded with talent, ready to make another run at a state title

December 5, 2023 at 9:59 p.m.

Quick quiz: what is the most successful sport in the CIF-San Diego Section?Answer: Although La...

Birmimgham High's Devyn Jackson (right) catches a tipped off the hands of teammate Peyton Waters (left) during the final minute of the CIF Division 3-AA regional bowl game Friday night.

Del Norte stunned on last play in Division 3-AA SoCal Regional championship

December 2, 2023 at 4:41 p.m.

There were 6.1 seconds on the clock. That and 52 yards was all that separated...

Del Norte's Jack Schneider es during the CIF San Diego Section Division 2 championship against La Jolla at Southwestern College November, 25, 2023 in Chula Vista, Calif. (Photo by Denis Poroy)

Best buddies Jack Schneider and Ty Olsen have Del Norte dreaming of a state title

December 1, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.

Jack Schneider and Ty Olsen have been playing pitch and catch at Del Norte High...

Del Norte head coach Nick Barnett, center, hoists the trophy after Del Norte beat La Jolla in the CIF San Diego Section Division 2 championship game at Southwestern College November, 25, 2023 in Chula Vista, Calif. (Photo by Denis Poroy)

Super Bowl champion leads Nighthawks to first section title in school history; SoCal championship game next

November 28, 2023 at 4:27 p.m.

Del Norte High’s Nick Barnett said it succinctly: “Winning a championship is winning a championship.”Yes...

The 6-foot-2 Mackenzie Parsons will be focusing on volleyball when she goes off to Cornell University. This past season the Poway senior recorded 587 kills with a whopping 50.4 kill percentage, in addition to collecting 94 blocks.<br/>

Mackenzie Parsons a rare multi-sport star for Titans

November 21, 2023 at 8:24 p.m.

Poway’s Mackenzie Parsons, already taller than anyone on the court at 6-foot-2, went up, and...

Titan senior Anjolie Norton g to play field hockey for University of Michigan. With her are, from left, Jeff Norton (dad), Pat Eichorn (grandma), Nicole Norton (mom) and Bill Eichorn (grandpa).

Norton led Titans to best record in school history; ready for next stop at Michigan

November 15, 2023 at 3:09 p.m.

Clearly, there are different levels of fast in sports.The most obvious would be those who...

1st baseman Poway Firefighter Brian Mitchell (red shirt #28) reaches for the ball while Poway Padre Michael Blades (#34) touches 1st base. Poway Mayor Steve Vaus was 1st base umpire.<br/><br/>

Poway Padres, firefighters and Athletics Mercado team up for Poway Heroes Softball Game

By Pomerado News

November 14, 2023 at 10:26 p.m.

Forty softball players from the Poway Padres, Poway firefighters and the Athletics Mercado SD Vargas...

Poway’s head coach Kyle Williams at a match against Eastlake on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021.

Poway High School football coach Kyle Williams stepping down

November 10, 2023 at 11:45 p.m.

Kyle Williams, a nine-year veteran football coach who spent the last three years at Poway...

With at least one playoff game to go against Bishop’s Friday night at home, Rancho Bernardo running back Terrick Fisher has already rushed for 1,316 yards this season.

Broncos’ Terrick Fisher comes back strong from MCL injury

November 7, 2023 at 7:12 p.m.

Whether it was summer camps, a new coach or simply being healthy for a change,...

Players from Poway Padres, Athletics Mercado San Diego and the Poway Firefighter Association - Local 3922 are competing in the Nov. 3 Poway Heroes Softball Game.

Poway Padres hosting Nov. 3 fundraiser to softball team for players with special needs

November 3, 2023 at 3:55 p.m.

When Matt Murphy ed The Poway Padres 10 years ago he was looking for a...

Del Norte's Emma Shen and her partner, junior Olivia Haffie, were declared co-champs in the Coastal League championships. Section individual playoffs started Monday.

Shen, a steady baseliner, helping Del Norte girls tennis team into playoffs

October 31, 2023 at 6:39 p.m.

When Del Norte’s Emma Shen was a sophomore, she wanted to play college tennis so...

So far this season, Rancho Bernardo's Ava Hoehner has 81 kills (with a 51.9 hitting percentage) as well as 56 blocks on a Broncos team that is 18-16 and battling for first place with San Dieguito Academy in the Avocado West.<br/>

Hoehner finds success on the volleyball court for Broncos

October 24, 2023 at 5:30 p.m.

Ava Hoehner started on the Rancho Bernardo High water polo varsity team her freshman year....

Tony Gwynn Jr. runs the bases for the Poway High team years ago while former coach Bob Parry watches from the sidelines.

Poway Titan Hall of Fame inductee Tony Gwynn Jr. to be honored for pro baseball career

October 19, 2023 at 6:58 p.m.

The Poway High Alumni Association has selected three new inductees into the Poway Titan Hall...

Brianna Busse participates in three sports at Del Norte High — cross country, track and wrestling. She also has a straight-A 4.45 GPA.

Brianna Busse excelling in sports, academics at Del Norte High

October 18, 2023 at 5:49 p.m.

Del Norte’s Brianna Busse is a multi-sport athlete. Some would say cross country and track...

The Poway High junior varsity field hockey team won a tournament of Southern California high school teams Saturday, Sept. 30.

Poway High’s junior varsity field hockey team wins 2023 Centurion Classic tournament

October 11, 2023 at 8:56 p.m.

Poway High School’s junior varsity field hockey team won the 2023 Centurion Classic Field Hockey...

Tessa Buswell, a Poway High junior, won the San Diego Section championship in the 800-meter run last year.

Poway’s Tessa Buswell, Westview’s Adrian Welton shine at 41st Southern California Invitational in Vista

October 10, 2023 at 5:20 p.m.

VISTA — For Poway High School's Tessa Buswell, the Southern California Invitational was important. Sort of.For Westview’s...

Senior Tyler Hedblad is the go-to player for the Titans water polo team this season. The left side attacker has 66 goals after 13 games with seven regular season matches and the post-season remaining.<br/>

Hedblad continues to pile up goals for Titans

October 11, 2023 at 11:14 p.m.

It wasn’t until weeks after the season ended last year that Poway High water polo...

Del Norte High Coach Nicholas Barnett, Jack Schneider and his father, Paul Schneider.

Quarterback Jack Schneider has big goals for Del Norte’s football team

October 3, 2023 at 11:03 p.m.

When Jack Schneider was in the eighth grade, he had to make a couple of...

Nathan Roman, center, won the Junior Men’s 16-year-old National Title at the 2023 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships.

Poway teen wins three gold medals at Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics National Championships

September 25, 2023 at 11:37 p.m.

Nathan Roman — who hopes to be an Olympics contender one day — won three...

Terry Dockery coaching Rancho Bernardo's Madison Lorenz (middle) and Riley Biddle (right).

Dockery back coaching cross country at RB High

September 19, 2023 at 3:59 a.m.

Aaaah, retirement. Visions of sleeping in, working on a hobby, catching up on your reading.But...

Kayla Geng, 16, a golfer with the Rancho Bernardo High team, is known for her strong short game and deadly putting.

Broncos’ Geng working for return to SoCal Regionals

September 13, 2023 at 5:41 p.m.

When Wade Geng and his son Michael would go out for a round of golf,...

Girls varsity field hockey players on the Poway High School team celebrate their victory and Kiwanis Cup award.

Poway High field hockey players win Kiwanis Cup for the first time

September 13, 2023 at 5:10 p.m.

Girls varsity field hockey teams competed for a Kiwanis Club of Poway trophy for the...

Jake Tsay of the Poway Titans dives in for the winning score in Friday nights game against the Ramona Bulldogs

Poway rallies from 14 points down, wins OT thriller at Ramona

September 9, 2023 at 1:39 p.m.

Poway High football prides itself on a power running game and special teams.Both came together...

Left to right, Sofia Villa of Texas won a silver medal, Aubrey McLean of California won a gold medal, and Sophia Beenen of Minnesota won a bronze medal.

Poway girl is 2023 Songahm Taekwondo World Champion

September 7, 2023 at 6:55 p.m.

All those extra hours of practice paid off for 12-year-old Aubrey McLean, who won the...

Former Major League Baseball player Hunter Pence presented the trophy to Ronin McCrea for winning the 2023 T-Mobile Little League Home Run Derby Championship in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on Aug. 24.

4S Ranch boy wins Home Run Derby at Little League Baseball World Series

By Elizabeth Marie Himchak

September 6, 2023 at 6:43 p.m.

Twelve-year-old Ronin McCrea can really hit it out of the park.The 4S Ranch resident won...

There’s ‘no backing off’ for Poway’s Tessa Buswell as she seeks second straight state title

September 6, 2023 at 3:12 p.m.

If a poll were taken, the biggest upset of the 2022 State Cross Country Championships...

Poway Unified high schools will be gearing up to add girls flag football by hiring coaches, buying equipment, and holding interest meetings.<br/>

Poway Unified organizing girls flag football to start in fall 2024

September 1, 2023 at 1:35 p.m.

Girls at Poway Unified high schools will be able to play flag football next year.The...

Poway resident Morgan Howe is the Women’s Professional Fastpitch league’s 2023 Offensive Player of the Year.

Poway woman named Offensive Player of Year for professional softball league

September 1, 2023 at 1:34 p.m.

Morgan Howe of Poway is making a name for herself in the Women’s Professional Fastpitch...

A crew of umpires called the plays at the 2023 Little League Baseball World Series Championship game with California vs. Curacao in Williamsport, Pa. From left, Brian Henry, Terry Falgout, Ben Sprague, retired MLB umpire Gerry Davis, Mike Debelak and Dave Miller.

Poway resident Dave Miller umpires final nail-biting game of Little League World Series

By Pomerado News

September 1, 2023 at 1:35 p.m.

Poway resident Dave Miller, one of the umpires at the final game of the 2023...

Poway opens football season with special victory over rival Rancho Bernardo

By Rick Hoff

August 20, 2023 at 1:49 a.m.

Facing its heated district rival in the first game of the season, the Poway High...

Abigail Lesagonicz plays as an outside hitter for Rancho Bernardo High School against Westview High.

Two Poway teens celebrate club team’s success in national volleyball championships

August 17, 2023 at 11:33 p.m.

Two Poway teens are hoping college volleyball scouts will be keeping a close eye on...

Dave Miller says his 18 years of experience as an umpire has prepared him to umpire games at the Little League World Series this month.

Longtime Poway umpire Dave Miller calling the plays at Little League World Series

August 15, 2023 at 3:22 p.m.

Dave Miller estimates he’s umpired 1,100 Little League games all over the West Coast in...

Nia Akins wins the women's 800 meters final during the U.S. track and field championships in Eugene, Ore., Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Rancho Bernardo High School grad Nia Akins charts own path as nurse, U.S. champion track star

By Bryce Miller

July 16, 2023 at 2:59 p.m.

When the COVID-19 pandemic shackled the world to its couches and fears, Nia Akins picked...

Poway, CA - June 01: Poway's Mya McGowan (7) pitches against Torrance during the CIF-Southern California regionals at the school on Thursday, June 1, 2023 in Poway, CA.(Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Poway ace Mya McGowan named state’s top sophomore

June 28, 2023 at 6:25 p.m.

Winners on the field, the Poway High School softball team is now reaping the rewards...

Sasha Kremliovsky began playing tennis at age 3. The Poway High sophomore finished the 2023 season with a 28-2 record as a singles player.

Return to school helps Poway High’s Kremliovsky up his game

June 7, 2023 at 2:54 p.m.

Alexander Kremliovsky took a few years off from going to school.Just during seventh and eighth...

Poway, CA - June 03: Poway players celebrate beating Oaks Christian during the Division 1 Southern California regional title game at the school on Saturday, June 3, 2023 in Poway, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

One run enough for Poway High to win regional Division I softball title

June 4, 2023 at 3:19 p.m.

The bottom of the third inning started out as if nothing would happen.But it was...

Del Norte's Hannah Riggins in a cross country meet.

Del Norte girls relay bring home gold at State meet

May 28, 2023 at 2:44 p.m.

It took until the end of the 103rd State track championships, but the Del Norte...

Freshman Mya McGowan ended her first season with the Titans 10-6 with a 2.17 ERA. She had nine complete games, 90 strikeouts and 36 walks in 106 innings of work.<br/><br/>

Poway scores two in bottom of eighth to beat rival Rancho Bernardo for Open softball title

May 28, 2023 at 2:32 p.m.

In a classic pitchers’ duel between two of the best softball pitchers in the San...

Poway, CA - May 23: Poway's Hailey Milgazo (5), center, and teammates celebrate Sophia Burmeister's (15) home run against Carlsbad during the fourth round of the CIF-San Diego Section Open Division playoffs at Poway High School on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 in Poway, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Sophia Burmeister, ‘real Poway Titans’ stand up in playoff win over Carlsbad

May 26, 2023 at 6:53 p.m.

Late in the game, with a whole season of dreams on the line, Poway High...

Allison Boaz, a 2019 Rancho Bernardo High School graduate playing softball at Boston University, has been named Patriot League Pitcher of the Year for the second time.

Where are they now? RB’s Allison Boaz is Patriot League Pitcher of the Year

By Saujas Sharma

May 25, 2023 at 5:24 p.m.

Rancho Bernardo High School alumna, Allison Boaz, once again has softball fans singing her praises...

Julien Rousseau, a Del Norte High sophomore swimmer, captured the 200- and 500-yard freestyle titles at the San Diego Section finals on May 13.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>

Nighthawks’ Rousseau crushes sophomore season

May 24, 2023 at 11:16 p.m.

Julien Rousseau, a sophomore swimmer at Del Norte High, works really hard in the pool...

Charlie Jackson is coaching the second of his three sons this season.

these Titans: Poway outlasts Eastlake for Division III SoCal boys volleyball title

May 21, 2023 at 2:45 p.m.

During a third try in the SoCal boys volleyball playoffs, Poway High made sure everyone...

Preston Jackson is a senior playing for his dad at Poway High School.

Poway’s Jackson family keeps piling up CIF volleyball titles

May 18, 2023 at 7:33 p.m.

The Jackson Trio can’t help but win championships.Charlie Jackson, Poway High School's boys volleyball coach,...

Del Norte High junior pitcher-infielder Jess Phelps has been a major player for the Nighthawks from the first day she set foot onto campus. She batted .365 this season with three homers and 13 RBIs.

Phelps hoping to create another memorable Senior Night win

May 10, 2023 at 3:31 p.m.

Senior Night is always an emotional affair, even if you’re an underclassman on the team...

Poway's Alexis Huey hits an RBI single for go-ahead run in sixth inning of Titans' win over Cathedral Catholic on Saturday.

Poway’s Alexis Huey makes Cathedral Catholic pay with winning RBI

May 3, 2023 at 1:30 a.m.

Being the fifth hitter in the Poway High softball lineup means Alexis Huey is the...

Gene Morris has announced his retirement after coaching boys soccer at Poway High for 25 seasons — the last 19 as head coach.<br/>

Poway High’s boys soccer coach retires after 25 seasons – 19 as head coach

May 3, 2023 at 1:32 a.m.

Every time Gene Morris thought about retiring from coaching the boys soccer team at Poway...

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

April 26, 2023 at 3:27 p.m.

As a sophomore outfielder at Poway in 2021, Hailey Burns struggled with the mental side...

Poway High’s Ryan Kroepel flashing the Arizona State University Sun Devil’s “Fork ‘Em Devils” hand sign. He has verbally committed to playing baseball at ASU.

Poway pitcher skips Ditch Day, gets a big win against No. 1 La Costa Canyon

April 25, 2023 at 5:01 p.m.

Seven of Poway High’s 11 baseball seniors decided to participate in Ditch Day on Thursday.First-year...

Last season Carson Reese spent mostly as a closer early on, but was 6-2 with a 1.59 ERA for the Avocado East League champion Nighthawks, earning first-team all-league honors.<br/>

Nighthawks’ Reese putting final touches on baseball career

April 19, 2023 at 5:13 p.m.

Carson Reese has been interested in baseball since he began playing catch in the backyard...

Trent Abel, a 6-foot senior shortstop at Rancho Bernardo High, is closing in on his final days as a Bronco before moving on to play next fall at Cal State Northridge.

Cal State Northridge-bound Abel, Broncos off to fast start

April 12, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.

By his own s, Trent Abel was the tag-along little brother when Chad, who is...

Kyra Evans, a 5-foot-3½ center midfielder, has made a name for herself at Del Norte and playing on her club team, the SoCal Devils, which operates out of Rancho Penasquitos.

Evans could not wait to be a Nighthawk just like siblings

April 12, 2023 at 4:37 p.m.

When Kyra Evans’ older siblings were athletes at Del Norte High, she was young. Very...

Athletic trainers at Poway Unified high schools to get boost from district

By Noah Harrel

April 12, 2023 at 6:56 p.m.

Coaches from Rancho Bernardo High School spoke last week at the Poway Unified school board...

Last fall Hannah Riggins captured the Division I championship in cross country with a time of 17-minutes, 23.6-seconds to edge out Poway junior Tessa Buswell.

Riggins’ illustrious prep career coming to an end

April 6, 2023 at 11:52 p.m.

The Hannah Riggins Era at Del Norte High is nearing an end.A cross country and...

In 2017, Robbie Bowers (RB High’s head athletic trainer), Nicole Pfutzenreuter (RBHS assistant athletic trainer), Nicole Shimotake (SDSU athletic trainer intern at RBHS) and Christina Scherr (Westview High’s athletic trainer) were presented the Lifesaver Award from the California Athletic Trainers’ Association for saving a spectator’s life during an RB-Westview basketball game. The elderly man had suffered a cardiac arrest and the four jumped into action.

Rancho Bernardo High’s coaches are going to bat for athletic trainers

By Elizabeth Marie Himchak

April 6, 2023 at 6:06 p.m.

Rancho Bernardo High School’s head coaches are telling families that Poway Unified School District’s decision...

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

March 22, 2023 at 4:10 p.m.

The day Danny Sawyer set foot on the Poway High campus in the fall of...

Del Norte High School was led this season by Nicole Anderson, left, and her twin sister Addie

Change is coming for Del Norte High School’s soccer-playing twin sisters

March 22, 2023 at 4:08 p.m.

Twins live in a world with a constant companion, most are never far from their...

Maddie Hulse, a senior at Rancho Bernardo High, will enter a new level of softball when she moves on to Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., in the fall.

Broncos’ Hulse fell in love with the circle long ago

March 16, 2023 at 3:08 p.m.

Born in Las Vegas, Maddie Hulse moved to Rancho Bernardo at age 5 without a...

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

March 15, 2023 at 3:08 p.m.

Raiden Gonzales, it turns out, is not quite finished playing football at Poway High.The 6-foot-1,...

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

March 8, 2023 at 5:43 p.m.

Championships in boys volleyball are nothing new in the Poway Unified School District.And Del Norte,...

Highly anticipated track season arrives

March 8, 2023 at 6:13 p.m.

This might be the most widely anticipated girls track season in county history.Del Norte, Poway...

Tenosha Bennett, the new girls basketball coach at Del Norte High, coached at Santa Fe Christian High School for more than three seasons as an assistant.

Nighthawks remove all doubt, advance to regional girls hoop semifinal

March 3, 2023 at 7:31 p.m.

SAN MARCOS — If anyone doubted how good the Del Norte High girls basketball team is this...

Paul Kelly, who moved to Poway from Arizona his freshman year, won the third-place medal for xxx at this year's state wrestling tournament.<br/>

Titans’ Kelly upgrades car with third-place medal

March 1, 2023 at 6:28 p.m.

Only the top seven placers at the California State Championships receive medals.To receive a medal,...

Poway's Alejandra Valdiviezo won the section and Masters Meet titles last year to go with a sixth-place at the state meet.

Siblings push Poway’s Alejandra Valdiviezo to 123-pound crown at Girls Masters Meet

February 22, 2023 at 8:05 p.m.

Alejandra Valdiviezo and her younger brothers teamed up for their Christmas wish last December and...

Del Norte’s Bailey Barnhard brings ‘a little bit of everything’ – and delivers a lot of wins

February 22, 2023 at 8:04 p.m.

Bailey Barnhard inherited the basketball gene from her father.Brooks Barnhard was a two-time All-Avocado League...

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 file photo, Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Cole Hamels throws a pitch to the Baltimore Orioles during the second inning of a baseball game in Baltimore. Four-time All-Star Cole Hamels signed a one-year contract Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021 with the Los Angeles Dodgers through the end of the season, adding more depth to a pitching staff that has been racked with injuries.(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Rancho Bernardo’s Cole Hamels agrees to minor-league deal with Padres

By Kevin Acee

February 17, 2023 at 12:48 a.m.

Cole Hamels is coming home.The Rancho Bernardo High School alumnus agreed to a minor-league deal...

Rancho Bernardo High catcher Audree Mendoza was a first-team All-Palomar league selection in 2021.

Titans, Broncos, Nighthawks all strong again

February 15, 2023 at 4:07 p.m.

Back during the 2021 softball season, Poway High was coming off graduating a huge senior...

Ryan Kroepel in a Poway High baseball game.

Titans, Nightawks reload; Broncos return core group

February 15, 2023 at 4:07 p.m.

Thanks to graduation, both Poway and Del Norte highs are basically starting over this season...

Poway High's Laird Root won the 154 pound division at Saturday's CIF Championship. <br/>

Poway takes section wrestling title in first season back in Division I

February 15, 2023 at 3:44 p.m.

Mighty Poway wrestling moved back up to Division I and you could see an immediate...

Marcus Caro got involved with wrestling at age 6 after hearing his dad's stories about his wrestling days. Caro's brother and sister are also wrestlers. <br/>

Wrestling runs in Rancho Bernardo High junior’s family

February 8, 2023 at 3:56 p.m.

Wrestling is as much a part of the Caro family as anything.The more Marcus Caro...

Kayla Bruhn says she has adjusted to the 6 a.m. practices for RB water polo because she figures that’s what she’ll encounter in college at UC San Diego, where she’s verbally committed.<br/>

Broncos’ Bruhn to take her aggressive streak in water polo to UC San Diego

February 14, 2023 at 4:02 p.m.

A black eye is normally the sign of a confrontation. For Kyla Bruhn, it was...

Green Bay Packers' Nick Barnett cheers with the crowd in the closing moments of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010, in Glendale, Ariz. The Packers defeated the Cardinals 33-7. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

From the NFL to Del Norte: Nick Barnett the latest pro to take over a San Diego high school football program

By Pomerado News

February 2, 2023 at 4:15 p.m.

Nick Barnett played 11 years in the NFL, had 1,043 tackles, was an All-Pro selection...

Del Norte High senior point guard Jack Leininger is having a successful season this year after an injury to the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow in the final game of the 2021 season.<br/>

A winning team the top goal for Del Norte’s Leininger after injury last season

February 1, 2023 at 4:27 p.m.

The opening basketball practice this season failed to put Jack Leininger’s mind at ease.That didn’t...

Poway, CA - January 28: Poway’s Amir Farha takes on Buchanan’s Alex Dansby at Poway High School as fourth ranked Poway faces off against number one ranked Buchanan on January 28, 2023 in Poway, CA. (Luke Johnson / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

‘Our fight was there this year’: Poway edges closer to state No. 1 Buchanan in wrestling showdown

January 31, 2023 at 5:59 p.m.

There now can be no doubt Clovis Buchanan is the top dual-meet team in the...

Poway High School coach Bob Parry during practice at the school on February 17, 2020.

Longtime Poway High School baseball coach Bob Parry retiring after 28 years

January 31, 2023 at 12:49 a.m.

Longtime Poway High School baseball coach Bob Parry announced his retirement on Friday after 28...

Poway senior Luke Condon, a 5'11 wrestler in the 170-pound divison, has a big goal — to be state champion.

Poway senior wrestler Condon makes up for lost time with state championship goal

January 18, 2023 at 6:51 p.m.

A serious elbow injury, suffered in a wrestling tournament in Arizona after his freshman season,...

Del Norte junior Trey Coleman, a 6-foot forward, is driven to help his team repeat last season's CIF championship — all the way to the Open Division title. <br/><br/>

Del Norte’s Coleman working with teammates for repeat of last season’s success

January 18, 2023 at 6:51 p.m.

The 2021-22 boys soccer season was a total success at Del Norte High.But only for...

In his junior season last year, Poway's Justin Lubisich was an honorable mention All-Palomar League selection who hovered near the 20-point scoring mark.

Poway senior Lubisich returns to basketball season with a renewed drive

January 12, 2023 at 4:03 p.m.

The first time Justin Lubisich played on a basketball team was back in first grade.He...

Carissa Jones-Fletcher is taking over as girls basketball coach from longtime winning coach Jay Trousdale.

Poway girls win SoCal Holiday Classic title by beating Fallbrook

January 4, 2023 at 1:08 p.m.

A 16-2 start to a basketball game is a very big step toward an easy...

Paige McFadden, a 5-foot-8 junior at Poway High, is a former soccer goalie playing her second season on the varsity water polo team.

Poway’s Paige McFadden ‘a wall in the cage’ in her second water polo season

January 4, 2023 at 1:04 p.m.

Paige McFadden was penciled in to play girls water polo on the junior varsity team...

Leigh Cole, football coach for Del Norte High School, has been let go, officials said.

Del Norte High’s Leigh Cole out as head football coach

December 25, 2022 at 10:59 p.m.

Del Norte High football coach Leigh Cole, who has had two stints with the team,...

Xavier Ogle, a 5-foot-10 point guard for the Broncos, was a second team All-Palomar League selection last season.

Senior Ogle wants to help Broncos basketball team have a winning season

December 20, 2022 at 8:02 p.m.

Like almost everyone who ever owned a basketball, Xavier Ogle has dribbled that ball inside...

Poway High senior Camden Scott was a first-team All-Palomar League selection last season in boys soccer. <br/>

Titan’s Scott not afraid of confrontations in front of soccer net — he relishes them

December 14, 2022 at 4:44 p.m.

Camden Scott was a first-team All-Palomar League selection last season in boys soccer, so he’s...

Del Norte High's Brianna Busse, fresh off the cross-country season, is ready to hit the wrestling mat for the Goddess of the Olympia Tournament at Olympian High in Chula Vista on Dec. 17.

Del Norte junior’s efforts to earn 12 varsity letters continue with wrestling

December 14, 2022 at 4:43 p.m.

Prior to her first day as a freshman at Del Norte High, Brianna Busse did...

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 football coach at Rancho Bernardo High

December 13, 2022 at 6:59 p.m.

This football season has been an interesting one for Eric Weddle.Fresh off coming out of...

After a year dancing at Rancho Bernardo High, Norah Park is back on the Broncos basketball team for her senior year. The team opened the season with five consecutive wins.<br/><br/>

Rancho Bernardo’s Park back to playing hoops after time off for dance

December 7, 2022 at 6:14 p.m.

Coming off winning a Southern California Regional championship in girls basketball, Norah Park, then a...

Aoi Kunimoto, a junior and new student at Rancho Bernardo High, brought her tennis skills with her from Palo Alto. She plays mostly doubles for the Broncos with a smattering of singles play along the way.<br/>

Rancho Bernardo’s Kunimoto has gotten far in tennis — and life — through self-reliance

November 30, 2022 at 4:48 p.m.

Tennis started out as just a way for Aoi Kunimoto to have fun, nothing more.She...

Poway’s Tessa Buswell impresses in victory at state cross country