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Mission Bay coach Dennis Kane encourages his players during the game on Friday.
Mission Bay survives late Lincoln surge
On Senior Night, the Mission Bay Buccaneers (21-3, 9-3) capped off the second best season in school history with a 52-45 division win over Lincoln (8-14, 4-8). The final Friday night contest of the...
Feb 23, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Early research shows that mental impairment from concussions is worse in older players.
Rash of ill effects from concussions, including injury to La Jolla player, fuels panel discussion
While it may be impossible to take violence completely out of the sport, rule changes, technology and public education can help protect football players against concussions. That was the consensus ...
Feb 16, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Stadium task force to meet with Chargers
A task force that will make recommendations for siting and financing a new football stadium in San Diego plans to meet with the Chargers Monday, the group’s chairman said today. Adam Day did not gi...
Feb 13, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jason Day survives four-man playoff to win Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines
Jason Day saved par on the 18th hole, got into a four-man playoff and won the Farmers Insurance Open on Feb. 8 with a par on the second extra hole at Torrey Pines Golf Course. Native Australian Day...
Feb 09, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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San Diego fans will likely see left wing Emerson Etem next season. A native of Long Beach, Etem is a 22-year-old who was a first round selection of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 2010 Entry Draft. Splitting time between Anaheim (27 games) and the Norfolk Admirals (17 games) this season, he leads the Admirals with 13 goals scored.
Ducks bringing pucks; Fan Fest at Valley View Feb. 22
After a nine-year absence, professional ice hockey is returning to San Diego and the Valley View Casino Center this fall. The local team will be the top minor league affiliate of the Anaheim Mighty...
Feb 02, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Senior Lady Pointer Lisa Regula (44) goes up for a shot over a Coronado defender. The Islanders snapped the Pointers 12-game season-opening win streak with a 27-24 victory last week.
Lady Pointers suffer first loss of season
It was understandable when several members of Point Loma High's Lady Pointer basketball team walked off their home court last Friday in tears. They had just lost a 27-24 game to league rival Corona...
Jan 23, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fourth annual Hungry Dog Dash 5K at Liberty Station on Feb. 1
Four years ago, boosters of the Point Loma High School cross country team worked to create a running event that would be fun and involve persons of all ages. Next month, the fourth annual Hungry Do...
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Pointer all-league defender Cole Kidd (No. 10) pursues Scripps Ranch's quarterback during an Oct. 3 34-27 home victory. The game last marked Kidd's return from a concussion suffered against Lincoln last month. Photo by Scott Hopkins
Pointers hit high gear with wins over Scripps Ranch, Santana
Point Loma running back Jaylen Griffin spent the night of Oct. 2 at the home of his teammate and close friend, receiver and defensive back Sergio Gallegos. On Oct. 3, the two players accounted for ...
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The Point Loma Nazarene women’s volleyball team reacts with spirit after beating longtime conference foe California Baptist on Oct. 2 to take a half-match lead for first place in the Pacific West standings. Courtesy photo
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: PLNU triumphs in golf, hits cold streak in volleyball
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM STANDS FIRM AT HOME Point Loma Nazarene University’s Golden Gymnasium was rocking in the stands and on the court Oct. 2 as the Point Loma volleyball team defeated California...
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Haley Fuller, left, is all smiles after her performance during the Point Loma Nazarene University Fall Preview last week at Torrey Pines. Courtesy photo
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: PLNU triumphs in golf, hits cold streak in volleyball
FULLER TAKES TITLE AT PLNU FALL PREVIEW Haley Fuller did not shy away from the opportunity that awaited her entering the final round of the Point Loma Nazarene University Fall Preview at Torrey Pin...
Sep 24, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Point Loma’s Jacob Ehm (No. 24) sprints to the end zone to score a touchdown in the Pointers’ 40-20 victory at Lincoln on Sept. 19. Photos by Scott Hopkins
Pointers fired up after 2-game win streak pushes record to 3-1
The Point Loma Pointers football team upped its season record to 3-1 with a 14-0 victory over CIF Div. III Morse on its home turf Sept. 19. In a non-league encounter, all of the Div. I Pointers’ po...
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Point Loma’s Caleb Johnson (No. 11) goes up to grab a pass from quarterback Gavin Grady against Ramona’s Christian Dominguez during the Pointers home opener on Sept. 6. The Bulldogs won 7-6. Photo by Scott Hopkins
Pointers split first two games of early gridiron season
In Point Loma’s annual home-opening Kickoff Game on Sept. 6, the kickoffs weren’t the problem. But two crucial kicking-game errors cost the Pointers (1-1) dearly as they dropped a hard-fought 7-6 d...
Sep 10, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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PLNU volleyball program picked to win PacWest
The Point Loma Nazarene University’s (PLNU) women’s volleyball team has been named the Pacific West Conference preseason favorite to win the league in 2014, according to the coaches’ poll released ...
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Unlimited hydroplane boats will thunder across Mission Bay Sept. 12-14 during the 50th anniversary of San Diego Bayfair. Courtesy photo
Hydroplanes set to shred up waters of Mission Bay for 50th year
Drivers Jimmy Shane and J. Michael Kelly will be battling for supremacy Sept. 12-14 when the unlimited hydroplanes return for the sport’s 50th anniversary on Mission Bay. Shane, piloting the Oh Boy...
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Point Loma lineman Dan O’Beirne eyes a Mission Hills defender while leading running back Romeo Epperley on a sweep play during a scrimmage last week. Pointer coaches were pleased with their team’s strong performance.  Photo by Scott Hopkins
Pointers set to avenge stinging playoff loss with 2014 season opener
The 2014 edition of the PLHS football team begins its season right where the 2013 squad saw its season come to a bitter end. Head coach Mike Hastings takes his newest Pointers back to Oceanside’s E...
Aug 28, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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