Despite a grueling schedule, with 10 of the 15 opponents qualifying for CIF playoffs, the 2022-23 Coronado High Softball team gained valuable experience that Coach Tom Dull believes will benefit the team and players down the road. “I feel like teams that go through seasons like we had can’t help but grow stronger and closer […]
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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Cal-bound Quarles finishes second in state 100- and 200-yard free
Cal-bound Samuel Quarles ends his high school swim career with a pair of second place finishes in the state championships.
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Islanders send off senior swimmers
Coronado High School said goodbye to its senior swimmers whose high school careers were cut short by COVID.
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Quarles working to win a title before heading to Cal
Since he was 7, Coronado High School swimmer Sam Quarles had always known of his desire to swim collegiately, and now he’s going to Cal.
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Well-traveled Naval twins are playing big for Islanders softball
Although 60 feet typically separates them on the diamond, sisters and Coronado softballers Lucy and Sophie Kenny were born just 20 minutes apart.
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“Mother Maddie” Cannon leads Islanders softball
Senior Madison Cannon’s leadership abilities on the softball field are so valuable, she’s like another coach, according to Coronado Coach Tom Dull.
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Coronado High softball reloads for another playoff run
The Coronado High School softball team looks to make another playoff run.
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Coronado High boys basketball season ends on nail-biter at home
The Coronado Islanders boys basketball team’s season came to an end on Valentine’s Day, after a nail-biting 53-50 loss to Mount Carmel in the first round of the CIF San Diego Section playoffs. It was the lone home defeat of the season for the Islanders, who finished the season 21-8. Mount Carmel improved to 13-16 […]
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Coronado boys hoops wins season finale against Scripps Ranch, hosts playoff Tuesday
Coronado took on the Scripps Ranch Falcons on Friday during senior night, with the Islanders knocking off their foes, 64-49, after a very defensively oriented game. An early Islanders’ steal led to a Nolan Reuter layup which gave the home squad a 12-6 lead early in the first quarter and forced a Scripps Ranch timeout. […]
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Islanders boys basketball prepares for another playoff run after 2021 title stripped
Three games. Three losses. For a Coronado High School boys basketball team that had grown accustomed to winning, dropping three straight games to start the 2022-2023 campaign put them in somewhat uncharted territory. Despite the adversity, Head Coach Anthony Ott has been able to right the ship, leading the Islanders to an 18-6 record as […]
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San Diego Padres pitchers do off-season work at PLNU
In an era of baseball where the home run is king, many fans have forgotten the importance of pitching. However, those surrounding the San Diego Padres have made it clear that elite pitching is something they value. General Manager A. J. Preller has demonstrated his affinity for high caliber hurlers by trading for all five […]
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Ex-Islander CJ Fodrey picked 13th in MLS draft
In the 29 year history of Major League Soccer, there had never been a Coronado High School graduate selected in the superdraft. That is, until former Islander and San Diego State Aztec star CJ Fodrey was selected 13th overall by Austin FC last last year. While many draftees can be found in front of cameras […]
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Coronado High boys soccer continues to churn out college players in Groeneveld, Lorr
For the vast majority of high school athletes, competing at the collegiate level is nothing more than a pipe dream. A nice thought, but just not realistic. According to ncca.org, only about 1.3% of high school soccer players go on to play Division I soccer, which includes major collegiate athletic powers with large budgets and […]