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A dedicated volunteer prepares the playing fields for the 2013 Mission Bay Youth Baseball season. Courtesy photo by Keith Spencer
Volunteers help make Mission Bay Youth Baseball special
Mission Bay Youth Baseball is about more than balls and strikes. It changes lives — for the better. The youths and adults forge lifelong friendships through teamwork. They learn about success and f...
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nick Schoettle, second row, far left, with his team win at the California Soccer Cup Tournament on April 28. The team placed first out of 51 teams over three weekends of play and will proceed to the national regional tournament in June in Boise, Idaho. Courtesy photo
MBHS student to play in national soccer tourney
Mission Bay High School senior Nick Schoettle will participate in the Region IV Presidents’ Cup from June 12-16 in Boise, Idaho, the U.S. Youth national soccer tournament, after his club NADO 16 ...
May 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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TAMING THE WAVES Teams push endurance to the limit during a previous Outrigger Challenge at Crown Point Shores. This year’s event is set for April 27. COURTESY PHOTO
Outrigger Challenge returns to bay
The Wells Fargo Outrigger Challenge and Luau returns to Crown Point Shores on Saturday, April 27 for its 12th installment. No experience is necessary to enter, and coed teams of five competitors ...
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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MBHS baseball team struggling to overcome pitching lapses
BASEBALL The Mission Bay High School (MBHS) varsity baseball team has struggled to a 6-13 record thus far this season after coming off a 3-2 loss to the archrival La Jolla Vikings on April 22. Pr...
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sports Brief
Play It Again Sports keeps Earth Day principles yearlong April 22 is the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day — a global event that raises awareness about the importance of conserving, respecting and pr...
Apr 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Crew Classic again on tap for April 6-7
Harvard’s crew won’t be back to defend it’s Copley Cup title at the San Diego Crew Classic, but there’s plenty of others to make competition interesting off Crown Point shores from April 6-7....
Mar 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mission Bay Alum leading hot, new Sockers dynasty
Mission Bay High School alum and San Diego Sockers team captain Aaron Susi has been an integral part of the three-time defending Premiere Arena Soccer League (PASL) champion Sockers recent success ...
Mar 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mission Bay High School head baseball coach Rick Frink, who said he had higher hopes for last year’s squad, has added three new coaches to the Buccaneers’ mentoring chart to bolster the Bucs’ chances of returning to a once-illustrious school powerhouse in the Western League.
MBHS prepares to swing in to action with renewed ambitions
The Mission Bay High School (MBHS) baseball program begins its 59th season after the varsity squad posted a subpar 12-16 record in 2012. The team will try to rebound after missing the CIF playoffs ...
Feb 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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T.J. Gatdoar is one of the young Mission Bay High Buccaneers making a difference for this year’s team. Photo by Rob Stone I Beach & Bay Press
UC High edges MBHS in league opener; Bucs bounce back vs. Scripps Ranch
The Mission Bay Buccaneers suffered a tough 51-48 loss to the University City (UC) Centurions in the Western League men’s basketball opener for both ballclubs at UC last week. Despite getting five ...
Jan 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Young Mission Bay High basketball squad ‘a work in progress’
The Mission Bay High School (MBHS) Buccaneers varsity basketball team is off to a 6-4 start this year after a resounding 58-39 win over the Mount Miguel Matadors on Jan. 12. Senior Jared Kane led ...
Jan 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Youngsters get the chance to ride down Grand Avenue on Apache, the official parade mascot for the Mission Bay Girls’ Softball League during the 2012 Pacific Beach Holiday Parade. Courtesy photos by John Polhamus
Mission Bay Girls’ Softball League sets free sports clinic Jan. 5
The Mission Bay Girls’ Softball League (MBGSL) is preparing to host the upcoming 2013 season with a free clinic on Saturday, Jan. 5 at McEvoy Field, located at 2701 Grand Ave. between Mission Bay H...
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Chicago Bears fans, above, find a second home at 710 Beach Club, just steps away from Pacific Beach's boardwalk. Photo courtesy of Steven Bradley
710 Beach Club: when you want to Bear down on NFL game day
When Scott Slaga opened 710 Beach Club — originally dubbed Blind Melons — in 1989, he brought a little slice of the Windy City with him to sunny San Diego. The live music venue known for showcasing...
Dec 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Former Mission Bay High quarterback Andy Guyader will be the assistant coach for the Army team in the Dec. 8 Army-Navy gridiron classic. After his graduation from Mission Bay High, Guyader went on to play for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and then coached high school ball. Courtesy photo
Long-running Army-Navy gridiron classic set for Dec. 8 this year
The 113th edition of the Army-Navy football game will take place on Saturday, Dec. 8 to mark the official end of the college football regular season. Since 1890, thousands of cadets, midshipmen, c...
Dec 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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A horde of Pittsburgh Steelers fans crowd Bub’s Dive Bar at 1030 Garnet Ave., which is the diehard Steelers fans’ home away from home. Courtesy photo
Bub’s Dive Bar: almost like an NFL stadium in PB
For the Steelers fans who have found themselves on California’s sunny shoreline during the NFL season, the next best thing to catching the game at Heinz Field might just be inside that lively brick...
Nov 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mission Bay High School retired the number of former student Arian Foster, second from left, in a ceremony last week during a football game against Point Loma. Others, from left, are Foster’s father, Carl; his brother, Abdul; and mother Bernadette Sizemore. Foster now stars for the NFL’s Houston Texans. Photo by Scott Hopkins I Beach & Bay Press
MBHS retires jersey of Pro-Bowler, young rising star in the NFL
Ex-Buccaneer Foster returns home for illustrious honor Mission Bay High School running back Arian Foster rushed for nearly 2,100 yards as a Buccaneer running back in 2003. Now an NFL star who p...
Nov 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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