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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...
Jan 23, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 ...
Oct 08, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Oct 08, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Sep 24, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 ...
Sep 10, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Sep 03, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
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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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Hydroplanes race at breakneck speed during a previous San Diego Bayfair event. This year’s festival will be Sept. 12-14. Courtesy photo
Race officials revving up for San Diego Bayfair Festival in September on Mission Bay
San Diego Bayfair officials report it will take a workforce of 700 volunteers to put on this year’s popular hydroplane boat racing and entertainment festival, set for Sept. 12 through 14. “They cov...
Aug 20, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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PLNU gears up for 2014, releases fall athletics lineup
Point Loma Nazarene University Athletics released its schedules for its four fall sports early in August. This will be the first year the Sea Lions will be eligible for National Collegiate Athletic...
Aug 13, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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CLINTON HARWICK
Sea Lions shortstop snagged by Orioles
Point Loma Nazarene University shortstop Clinton Harwick has been signed to a free-agent deal by the Baltimore Orioles. Harwick reported to the Orioles team in the Gulf Coast League earlier this mo...
Aug 13, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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More than 500 San Diego Junior Lifeguards from across the county competed in the South Mission Junior Lifeguard Competition on Aug. 1. The competition included rescue relays, swim relays, paddleboard races and beach flags. Courtesy photos by Ronan Gray
Lifeguards in training
More than 500 San Diego Junior Lifeguards from across the county competed in the South Mission Junior Lifeguard Competition on Aug. 1. The competition included rescue relays, swim relays, paddleboa...
Aug 06, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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Point Loma Nazarene now a contender in the NCAA
The day has arrived for Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) to proudly declare itself an active member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). PLNU cleared the final step of the N...
Jul 30, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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