Sports Talk: Admiration for Padres’ Tatis can’t be masked
We’re talking Padres and why wouldn’t a mask be part of the conversation? Except when leading into this bizzaro baseball season, catcher Austin Hedges’ tools of ignorance aren’t the focal point....
View ArticleCarlsbad’s Saggese inks deal with Texas Rangers
CARLSBAD — He plays for two. Thomas Saggese maintained his path on the field as his mother succumbed last year after a battle with cancer. The weight of her passing, while devastating, gives Saggese...
View ArticleDuke Selections goes online for horse racing season
DEL MAR — Since Del Mar Thoroughbred Club kicked off its 81st summer meet on July 10 with no fans in the stands due to a resurgence of COVID-19 cases statewide, some aspects of horse racing were forced...
View ArticleSports Talk: Prep football likely to punt its fall season
It’s Friday Night Mights and welcome to prep football in 2020 where the vision is cloudy at best. While North County sizzles with summer heat, there’s much at stake with the fall high school athletic...
View ArticleVandeweghe, Harrison lead Aviators past OC Breakers
Same two teams, same outcome. In a rematch from the opening day of the 2020 World TeamTennis season, the San Diego Aviators defeated the Orange County Breakers 20-14 on July 19 in White Sulphur...
View ArticlePadres fans hopeful, nervous about MLB season
CARLSBAD — Baseball is back, for the moment. And for Padres fans it means high expectations for a truncated 60-game season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even more than the game, social media has...
View ArticleRacing at Del Mar to resume after COVID-19 cancellations
DEL MAR — Racing is set to resume at Del Mar today after three racing dates were canceled because 15 jockeys tested positive for the coronavirus. The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club responded to the positive...
View ArticleRacing at Del Mar resumes after COVID-19 cancellations
DEL MAR — More races were scheduled at Del Mar today on the first weekend after three racing dates were canceled because 15 jockeys tested positive for the coronavirus. Many of the races that had been...
View ArticleLawsuit filed against Marine base by former national wrestling team member
CAMP PENDLETON — A lawsuit has been filed against the United States of America, USA Wrestling and a military weapons product manufacturer on behalf of former wrestling US National Team member Richard...
View ArticleCarlsbad teen earns All-American fencing honors
CARLSBAD — Fencing is a sport built on fast reflexes, timing and strategy all in the blink of an eye. And one Carlsbad teen has taken his passion and built a pathway for future in the centuries-old...
View ArticleMaximum Security wins Pacific Classic, Del Mar’s most prestigious race
DEL MAR— Heavily favored Maximum Security led wire-to-wire in Saturday’s Grade 1 $500,000 TVG Pacific Classic, winning Del Mar’s richest and most prestigious race by three lengths. Maximum Security was...
View ArticleLocal sports teams seek more playing fields in North County
OCEANSIDE — A lack of sports fields in North County has kept many student-athletes on waiting lists to play, and with COVID-19 moving more sports into the fall, winter and spring, those waiting lists...
View ArticleCSUSM Athletics establishes committee against racial inequality
SAN MARCOS — Cal State San Marcos Director of Athletics Jennifer Milo announced on Sept. 11 the creation of a racial inequality committee within the school’s athletics department. The CAR(I)E (Cougars...
View ArticleSuper Girl Surf Pro returns to Oceanside
Watch the Live Stream on The Coast News OCEANSIDE — The 2020 Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro will return to the Oceanside Pier on Oct. 3 and 4 where the top female surfers from California will face-off...
View ArticleO’side Turkey Trot goes virtual
OCEANSIDE — The 15th annual O’side Turkey Trot, traditionally held every year in downtown Oceanside, is going virtual this Thanksgiving. For 14 years, the O’side Turkey Trot has attracted thousands of...
View ArticleMartial arts prodigy Channah Zeitung a ‘bubbly’ powerhouse
CARMEL VALLEY — At 12 years old, third-degree black belt and martial arts prodigy Channah Zeitung carries a big stick everywhere she goes. “The bo staff is my best friend,” Channah told The Coast News....
View ArticleCarlsbad teen adapts to pandemic, sights set on Olympics
CARLSBAD — The pandemic has impacted all facets of life, including the hopes and dreams of budding athletes. From lost months of training and competition, there are now opportunities for athletes,...
View ArticleLancers hire new boys basketball coach
Support The Coast News. Click here. CARLSBAD — Over the past several months, the Carlsbad High School athletic department has seen a bit of a shakeup. First, former Athletic Director Amanda Waters...
View ArticleCarlsbad High student-athletes sign national letters of intent
Support The Coast News. Click here. CARLSBAD — National signing day had a different twist this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Regardless, Carlsbad High School is sending off at least 16 athletes...
View ArticleFarmers Insurance Open to go ahead in January at Torrey Pines without fans
Support The Coast News. Click here. REGION — San Diego’s PGA Tour event, the Farmers Insurance Open, will be held Jan. 25-31 at Torrey Pines Golf Course, but spectators will not be permitted due to...
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