The Rotary Club of Coronado will be hosting a new food collection program called “Christmas in October,” open to all nonprofit organizations on the island to participate in. The Coronado Optimist Club, Coronado Soroptimist Club, Coronado United Methodist Church, Safe Harbor Coronado and FOCUS Coronado, will be participating in this event alongside the Coronado Rotary. […]
Kylie Capuano
Kylie Capuano is a reporter for the Coronado News. She graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2024 with a Bachelors in multimedia journalism. She was the Features Editor for PLNU's student newspaper The Point. She loves to write anything from fashion, to human-interest, to current events. In her free time, she can be found wandering the local beaches with her film camera in hand.
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A look into Coronado’s current real estate market
San Diego County median resale prices for single-family homes hit the million-dollar mark in May, a record high and a number that has only been previously reached in Southern California by Orange County. Experts attribute the overall rise in prices for San Diego County single-family homes to strong competition over a limited selection, according to […]
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Coronado girls volleyball defeats rival Point Loma High School
Each time senior outside hitter and captain Sadie Proctor went up to hit from the outside, fans in the stands shouted “boom” before she even contacted the ball, as if they knew what was about to ensue. And, when freshman outside hitter and Sadie’s younger sister, Ashlynn Proctor would make a kill, “She’s a freshman,” […]
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Avalon Haro: the libero behind Coronado volleyball’s strong defense
Avalon Haro, junior libero on the Coronado High School volleyball team, was inspired by her mom, who was a professional beach volleyball player within the Association of Volleyball Professionals, to pick up the sport when she was in seventh grade. Immediately, Haro was all in. “I kind of just fell in love with it,” said […]
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Islanders Cross Country places in recent invite
The Coronado High School cross country team competed in the Ian Cumming/Tim Latham Invite on Sept. 6, an event that drew in nearly 1,800 runners. The event, which until 2018 consisted of two separate and distinct cross country meets hosted by former Otay Ranch High School head coach Ian Cumming and former Sweetwater High School […]
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A swim paying tribute to Special Operations Forces
On Sept 14., 120 swimmers will gather at the rock jetty just beside the Hotel del Coronado. In formation, the swimmers will each hold up an American flag and run down the beach to Glorietta Bay Park – signifying the beginning of the fourth annual THF + Surefox Swim for SOF. Just beside where the […]
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CHS boys varsity water polo team begins season with big aspirations
Returning to the pools for his second season of coaching the Coronado High School boys varsity water polo team, five-time-Olympian and 2008 silver medalist Jesse Smith said he hopes to build off of the success from last season. After the boys secured a Western City Conference Division 1 championship in the 2023-24 season, Smith is […]
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CUSD enters school year below anticipated student enrollment
Coronado School officials, already facing a projected $700,000 deficit by the 2026-27 school year, said schools opened this year with enrollment falling short of a projected goal. In a June budget meeting, Salamanca said most of the district’s funding is reliant on student enrollment, attendance and demographics. Enrollment trends, inter-district transfer applications and attendance yields […]
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CHS girls volleyball team defeats Christian High School in Home Opener
On Aug. 13, the Coronado High School girls varsity volleyball team defeated Christian High School in their home opener match. The Islanders won three sets and lost one, with the final scores set at 25-23, 23-25, 25-20 and 25-20. The Islanders currently stand at a 7-2 record, with their next game set for Aug. 28 […]
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Coronado Aquatic Club Competed in Water Polo Junior Olympics
Just a day before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, Coronado’s youth co-ed water polo teams were stepping into the waters of the Junior Olympics. From July 25-28, Coronado Aquatic Club’s (CAC) 12U and 10U teams battled it out in the San Jose area against the nation’s best. When the CAC teams […]
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CHS girls volleyball gears up for season with balanced lineup of players
Around 70 girls showed up to the Coronado High School girls volleyball tryouts from Aug. 1-3, and only 12 of them made the varsity roster – seven of whom are returners from last year. Despite this being coach Adeile Ahmu’s smallest squad in her seven seasons of coaching for CHS, she believes it to be […]
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Quinn Waitley: Seven-time National Champion in Adaptive Surfing
One of the first things Quinn Waitley and her family purchased after moving from East County to Coronado in 2009 was a foam surfboard from Costco. Waitley’s dad, David, screwed metal handles onto the top of the board to make catching waves accessible for his daughter, who was diagnosed with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy at […]
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From Basque country to Coronado: an exchange of religion and culture
For the past two summers, Maren Munoz has traveled from the San Sebastián region of the Basque country to live with the Machin family in their Coronado home. From June 28 to July 30 each summer, high school-aged students from Basque come to America to live with host families and partake in their day-to-day lives, […]
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Sewage crisis raising concerns from business and restaurant owners
“You can take $10 off all of the sweatshirts,” Sam Frederick says, as three shoppers walk inside. Little Sam’s Island Beach and Fun is a tourist’s paradise. Surfboards and bikes line the walls, waiting to be rented. Plenty of Coronado merch hangs near the entrance as an invitation to indulge in a souvenir from the […]
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One Coronado resident’s path from flying planes to treating cancer
Jon Bear always wanted to fly a plane. From the age of eight, his dad, who was a private pilot, would fly him around the skies above their home in Queens, New York. At 10 years old, his favorite movie – “Top Gun” – was released, giving him a preview into the world of naval […]
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The Coronado Junior Woman’s Club awards scholarships to Coronado grads
The Coronado Junior Woman’s Club (CJWC) awarded their 2024 Marilyn Foster Scholarships to Coronado High School’s recently graduated seniors Chloe Von Koehe, Susanna Pate and Lucia Kenny. Started 15 years ago, the Marilyn Foster Scholarship honors the legacy of former CJWC member Marilyn Foster. Known for her steadfast dedication to serving the Coronado community, Foster […]