Another athlete has joined the ranks of professionals from Coronado as Coronado High School alum Ryan Seggerman won his first ever Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour tennis match with his doubles partner Patrik Trhac at the Indian Wells Masters 1000 tournament in May. “As wild card entries into the draw, we felt like we […]
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 Youth Soccer League has British ties
Growing up in London with a dad who was a dedicated fan of a professional soccer club, the Tottenham Hotspurs, now San Diegan Simon Hayward knew he was destined for the sport. Hayward, the current director of coaching for the Coronado FC, the Coronado Youth Soccer League, said his father was born very close to […]
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Navy Water Polo alumni to host golf tournament
The third annual Navy Water Polo Golf Tournament will take place on Aug. 2 at the Sea ’N Air Golf Course on Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, where 75 golfers, many of them current active-duty or retired military, will compete in the name of supporting Naval Athletics. The tournament is organized by alumni […]
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Coronado High’s Susanna Pate and Luke Machin honored as Athletes of the Year
After an eventful 2023-2024 athletic calendar for the Coronado High School Islanders, women’s basketball and softball player Susanna Pate was named Women’s Athlete of the Year, while water polo standout Luke Machin took home Male Athlete of the Year honors. Pate led the Islanders to a 15-9-2 record, including a 7-2-1 record in City League […]
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Open Water Swim 2024
One of Coronado’s oldest traditions, the Open Water Swim, will return to celebrate the country’s independence with a race set for July 6 in Coronado’s Glorietta Bay. Dating back to 1968, this Coronado ritual was originally coined as a “rough water swim” and was started by the Coronado Navy Swim Association in order to bring […]
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Coronado alum Samuel Quarles to compete in Olympic Trials
Former Coronado High School swim standout Samuel Quarles, who is now a University of California, Berkeley Golden Bear swimmer, will be competing in the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials on June 21 in Indianapolis. “To be going to the Olympic Trials is really a dream come true,” Quarles said. “To be going to the Olympic […]
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Gilhooly qualifies for state meet, six Islanders compete in section championships
After a second place finish in the 100-meter dash at the CIF San Diego Section Championships on May 18, in which six Coronado High School athletes qualified to compete in, junior Lauren Gilhooly advanced to the California Track and Field Championship preliminary rounds on May 24. According to coach George Green, it is extremely difficult […]
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Coronado softball team earns CIF playoff berth, falls to Sage Creek in round 1
The Coronado High School softball team has put the final touches on their 2024 campaign, ending their season with a 6-1 loss to Sage Creek High School in round 1 of the CIF San Diego Section playoffs on May 15. Although their year came to a close with a loss, the Islanders improved their record […]
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Mix of experience and youth leads Coronado boys golf in 2024
Stuart Gordon, the head coach of the Coronado boys golf team, is in the middle of his 21st season coaching for the Islanders and his expectations for this year’s varsity squad are high. The varsity team is showcasing considerable talent, according to Gordon, and his goal is for the team to compete in the San […]
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Coronado High swim excels in early meets
The Coronado High School swim team claimed a series of wins at their March 26 home meet. For the junior varsity squad, the girls team defeated Point Loma High School 88-43, while the boys won 117-53. The varsity boys team won 119-52, and the varsity girls fell to the Pointers with a close final score […]
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Coronado High School track season underway, Gilhooly breaks school record
The Coronado High School track team participated in the Viking Relays hosted by La Jolla High School on Saturday, March 9, as they prepared for their season to begin the following Thursday, March 14. Sophomore Nathan Ayan and senior Rafael Roos finished third and fourth overall, respectively, in the boys 800-meter dash. Both set personal […]
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Coronado girls water polo wins third straight CIF title
For the third time in three years, the Coronado High School girls water polo team claimed the CIF Division I championship, this time after a bout with the Santana High Sultans on Feb 16. Coronado, a veteran-laden team composed of 10 seniors, defeated Santana 4-3 in overtime in the DI San Diego Section final. The […]
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Coach Cade gives a season outlook for CHS lacrosse
After falling to No. 1 ranked Bishop’s in the CIF Open Division playoffs last year, the 2024 Coronado High School boys lacrosse team is motivated to compete for a CIF title and avenge their 2023 postseason loss. “I expect to have the same tough, disciplined, high spirited team that has been the hallmark of Coronado lacrosse […]
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San Diego Padres debut Biomechanics Lab partnership
The San Diego Padres, partnered with local Point Loma Nazarene University, hosted the grand opening of their state-of-the-art Biomechanics Lab at Point Loma’s Balboa campus with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, Feb. 9. In attendance was five time all star pitcher Yu Darvish, newly signed reliever out of Japan Yuki Matsui, Padres minor league […]
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CHS grad Hans Henken named to U.S. National Sailing Team
As a youth sailor in Coronado, Hans Henken earned the nickname “15 minutes” from his coach Jon Rogers. “He would leave the dock 15 minutes before everyone else and he would stay out, get extra practice and get back to dock 15 minutes after everyone else. He was a great teammate as he made everyone […]
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Coronado girls win two championships at lacrosse tournament
Coronado is no stranger to athletic success in recent years with local basketball, water polo, soccer and swim teams consistently winning games and producing collegiate athletes. However, Coronado High School is not the only place that’s showcasing athletic achievement on the island. Alliance National, a local lacrosse organization, recently had both their 2026 and 2027 […]