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Mission Bay senior Jesse Sandoval (No. 13) scores a run as Point Loma catcher Collin Clack (No. 2) dives for an errant throw. The Bucs opened their Western League season with a 6-4 win at Point Loma. Photo by Scott Hopkins
Bucs seize league opener in battle with Point Loma High
Mission Bay High junior Erick Lopez pitched a perfect seventh inning, earning a save in the Bucs’ 6-4 Western League opening win at Point Loma’s David Wells Field on April 11. The “W” left the stru...
Apr 16, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Callie Rhoads (No. 21) goes in for a layup for the Point Loma Nazarene University women’s basketball team. Rhoads and Jessica Escorza were named to the National Christian College Athletic Association’s All-American Second Team. Courtesy photo
PLNU hoopsters notch All-American honors
PLNU ATHLETICS ESCORZA AND RHOADS EARN NCCAA ALL-AMERICAN HONORS Callie Rhoads and Jessica Escorza of the Point Loma Nazarene University women’s basketball team have been voted to the National Chri...
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Rowers from 125 universities, clubs and high schools from across the U.S. and the world will power across Mission Bay on April 5-6 to demonstrate their competitive prowess. This year, a new entry from Hong Kong will be among those competitors. Courtesy photo
Crew Classic again set to power across Mission Bay to pit college powerhouses
The 41st annual San Diego Crew Classic, set for April 5-6  at Crown Point Shores on Mission Bay, will include a new collegiate entry this year from Hong Kong. Racing as the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Cl...
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The Point Loma Nazarene University men’s basketball team nipped Grace College in the National Christian College Athletic Association title game to grab bragging rights as national champions this month. Courtesy photo
Sea Lions capture NCCAA basketball crown for 4th time
At the end of every basketball season, only a handful of teams throughout the country can call themselves national champions. In 2014, Point Loma will be a member of that elite group, as the Sea Li...
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COLLEGE ROUNDUP: PLNU''s men win NCCAA West Regional
The Sea Lions saved their best performance for last against Azusa Pacific. After the Cougars narrowly edged the Point Loma men’s basketball team twice earlier this season, PLNU got its revenge with...
Mar 14, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Members of the CIF champion Lady Pointers gather to celebrate their 43-36 victory over Hoover on March 7 on the Jenny Craig Pavilion court. Many are holding the special patch they were awarded as Div. IV champions, while Ilish Gedestad, third from left in the front row, holds the winning team trophy. Photo by Scott Hopkins
PLHS girls seize first CIF championship in 23 years
Lady Pointer basketball player Morgan Maclean knew her team could end Point Loma High’s 23-year drought since its last CIF championship, and she was determined to make that a reality last Friday mo...
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Point Loma High wrestler Mike Serrano, center, celebrates after winning the CIF Div. III championship Feb. 22. Serrano has worked four years with head wrestling coach Phil Moore, left, and assistant Miles Doughty. Courtesy photo
Serrano grapples way to CIF championship win
Point Loma High’s Mike Serrano added the title of CIF champion to his list of accomplishments as a prep athlete last weekend. Wrestling in the 285-pound heavyweight class at the CIF Div. III Champi...
Feb 26, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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COLLEGE ROUNDUP: PLNU women’s basketball continues winning streak
Erskine extends the Sea Lions’ Player of the Week streak to four Savannah Erskine has been selected as the Pacific West Conference Defensive Player of the Week to extend the Sea Lions’ streak to fo...
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Sophomore Hiwalani Sierra (No. 21) prepares to dribble past defenders from Western League champion Kearny High. The Lady Pointers are in the CIF Div. IV playoffs as the No. 6 seed — the highest ranking of any PLHS winter-sports team to advance to the playoffs. Photo by Scott Hopkins I The Beacon
Nearly all PLHS winter-sports teams advance to playoffs
With one exception, every winter sports team at Point Loma High qualified for CIF playoffs, which began last week. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL The highest seed went to the Lady Pointers basketball team, whic...
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The America’s Schooner Cup race sails into action on San Diego Bay on March 29. Sailing enthusiasts can catch the race action at the Silver Gate Yacht Club on Shelter Island, among other vantage points. Courtesy photo
America’s Schooner Cup gears up
In 1851, the schooner “America” crossed the finish line seven miles ahead of her nearest competitor. Queen Victoria asked: “Who is second?” The response: “There is no second.” America’s victory ove...
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CHRISTIAN HEYWARD
Heyward officially an Aztec; 3 other Pointers sign at collegiate level
Christian Heyward is coming home. The former star defensive lineman at Point Loma High (class of 2011) has signed a letter of intent to continue his collegiate career as a San Diego State Universit...
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Point Loma senior forward Abby Boorman, top left, has been a top inside presence in the PacWest Conference since the calendar changed to 2014. Courtesy photo
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: PLNU readying to host PacWest Conference basketball championships
PacWest Basketball Tournament comes to San Diego Point Loma Nazarene University will be the site of the second annual Pacific West Conference men’s and women’s basketball championships on March 6-8...
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PLHS football squad to open 2014 season with El Camino, close with Madison
Point Loma High’s Pointers will open the 2014 season right where they left off in 2013 — literally. The Pointers will travel to Oceanside’s El Camino High School for their Aug. 29 season opener. On...
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Members of Point Loma High School baseball teams of the 1970s gathered for a group shot after playing in last year’s Alumni Game. Major League Baseball all-star and current Pointer pitching coach David Wells is in the back row, second from right.
Ex-PLHS baseball players set to pit themselves against current team
With spring approaching, a bunch of old guys are gathering their baseball gloves and cleats in anticipation of a Point Loma High School tradition. Though a date has not been confirmed, the annual A...
Feb 12, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Chargers safety Darrell Stuckey generates a laugh from a youngster during a piggyback ride at the Rock Church’s SuperFest 2014 at Point Loma Nazarene University on Jan. 25. Courtesy photo Nathaniel Weir
Pro athletes share how to live like champions at Rock Church SuperFest 2014
Eighteen professional athletes representing multiple pro sports drew about 1,500 aspiring young athletes and participants to the 2014 SuperFest event, a sports-themed, free community event presente...
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