Coronado will celebrate Valentine’s Day this year with a love-themed run on Sunday, Feb. 16. Taking place at Tidelands Park, the 15th annual Valentine’s Day 10K, 5K, and one-mile races, organized by KOZ Events, will be slated with activities to celebrate the holiday. Those interested in participating are encouraged to sign up as either an […]
Cade Cavin
Cade Cavin is a part-time reporter for The Coronado News. He was born in Poway, CA, but has lived in Escondido, CA, Basking Ridge, NJ, Durham, England, and Santa Clarita, CA. He will primarily be covering sports across Coronado and San Diego, but occasionally may work on other beats. He is currently in his second semester of his junior year at Point Loma Nazarene University with a double major in Business Administration and Multimedia Journalism with a focus in writing. As of right now, he is planning on taking the LSAT this summer with the goal of attending law school after undergrad. A fun fact about him is that he's been to 36 states and 12 countries.
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Coronado resident wins Carlsbad Marathon
Coronado resident Jenna Gasparrini ran through the tape at the finish line of the Carlsbad Marathon in first place on Jan. 19, an achievement she says means the world to her. In addition to taking first place among women, Gasparrini achieved a personal record (PR), cutting 16 minutes from her previous time. “I’ve had a […]
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Coronado High School Girls Basketball off to a fast start
The Coronado High School girls basketball team is off to a hot start for their 2024-2025 campaign, having ripped off seven straight wins to begin the year. They have already doubled their win total from a year ago, a season in which they finished 3-14, and John Coolidge, the head coach, says the team’s goal […]
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Coronado High boys soccer seeking bounce back season
The Coronado High School boys soccer team kicked off its season on Nov. 21 with a 4-2 victory over Sweetwater High School. Since then, the Islanders have posted two straight wins followed by two straight losses to put their season record at 3-2. With three wins logged this season, the Islanders have already improved threefold […]
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Coronado boys basketball team has tipped off the 2024-2025 season
The Coronado High School boys basketball team tipped off its 2024-2025 season in late November, defeating Mar Vista 74-55. The Islanders were 6-2 as of Dec. 9, after beating Patrick Henry High School 62-39. Coronado is trying to rebound after a down season last year. The Islanders finished 6-23, missed the playoffs and dropped into […]
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Coronado High school runner pushes through vision impairment
When Xavier Marsh was 13 years old, he lost his central vision due to a rare condition called Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, which has no cure. Marsh, now 16, is legally blind today because of this, but the Coronado High School athlete does not let that stop him from competing in track and field, cross country, […]
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With eyes set on 2028 Olympics, this race walker trains on the Silver Strand
Michael Mannozzi wasn’t always a race walker, and he didn’t always have the moniker, “The Italian Stallion,” for his race walking prowess. Mannozzi started his athletic career as a wrestler and a football player in high school, with dreams of running cross country, although he was never able to because of conflicts with the football […]
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Coronado Rugby season underway
Santos Trujillo spent 25 years in the United States as a sailor, reaching a rank just one step below the most senior officer – a SEAL master chief. Now retired, he spends his time on the island coaching rugby. A rather unorthodox choice of sport, Trujillo says rugby’s unique traits drew himself and his sons […]
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Discounted tickets for military offered through San Diego’s professional sports teams
Eight San Diego-based professional sports teams have come together to form the San Diego Pro Sports Military Alliance, an online outlet offering discounted tickets to military personnel, veterans and their families. The new promotion kicked off with a press conference Oct. 3 aboard the USS Midway. Spanning a multitude of sports and leagues with teams […]
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League competition underway for Coronado cross country
After a busy offseason of training and preparation, the Coronado High School Cross Country season kicked off on Oct. 1 with the inaugural cluster meet of the 2024 season. Coronado High competes in the Eastern League within the City Conference, with the likes of High Tech High School and La Jolla High School. The meets […]
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Coronado senior Ryan Mondzelewski to play water polo at Naval Academy
Coronado High School senior Ryan Mondzelewski will be playing water polo at the Naval Academy next year, but this won’t be the first time a family member has sported the Navy’s blue and gold. Ryan’s mother graduated from the Naval Academy in 1999, and his father is currently serving in the Navy, so the senior […]
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Sibling Duo cherishing opportunity to run together at Coronado High
It is not often that siblings are gifted with the opportunity to play the sport of their choice together at any level. Famous sibling duos like Ronde and Tiki Barber, Venus and Serena Williams, and Devin and Jason McCourty headline the somewhat short list of athletes given this chance. Despite the odds, Coronado High School […]
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First Annual Binational Race set for Sept. 15
On Sunday, Sept. 15, the first annual Binational Race, which has a starting point in the U.S. and a finish line in Mexico, will take place with runners from both countries. Half marathon runners will traverse 13.1 miles from the Las Americas Premium Outlets in San Diego to Playas de Tijuana. A 10K option will […]
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Islanders Cross Country back in action
The Coronado High School cross country team got back into action on Aug. 24 at the Bronco Invitational. Head Coach George Green said that the Islanders cross country program is sitting at 30 runners, with around half of them newcomers, so it is still early to tell how they may fare this season. “There are […]
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Coronado native wins bronze in France, looks to become astronaut
Coronado’s very own Hans Henken joined former water polo Olympian Jesse Smith on the list of Islanders with Olympic medals this summer when he and his sailing partner Ian Barrows took home the bronze medal in Marseille, France. Finishing behind Spain and New Zealand, the American team placed third in the 49er event. Henken said […]
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Coronado High School football set to kick off 2024 campaign
The Coronado Islanders will kick off their 2024 football season on August 23 at Coronado High School against Hilltop High School, looking to improve from their 3-8 record last year. After a promising 3-3 start to the 2023 campaign, the Islanders dropped a nail biter to Crawford High School 28-27, and then proceeded to lose […]