Growing up, he played baseball and only baseball, until one day on the beach in eighth grade. David Tschakert, the Imperial Beach native, was on the sandy shore with friends when he noticed a group of people playing volleyball. He said it looked like fun, so he asked the group if they’d let him and […]
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A spring season update for Coronado High athletics
Still less than halfway through the spring sports cycle, there’s a lot of time for Islander teams to continue playing well or, in the case of some teams, start to play better and gain ground in division competition. The Islanders baseball team, which lost to Mt. Carmel in the Division II CIF championship last year, […]
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Islander sporting events this week
Similar to last week’s schedule, Coronado athletics has a lot going on in the middle of the week. Baseball will start the week off for CHS, and track will end it with a meet on Saturday. 23 Monday: Coronado High School baseball is the lone team to play on Monday, with a game against Bonita […]
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Islanders show out at Field and Distance Carnival
The Coronado High School track and field team made its way to Mt. Carmel for the Field and Distance Carnival, where two Islander runners — Nathan Ayan and Vincent Russo — put up personal best times in the 800-meter run. Both seniors ran the 800 in under two minutes, with Ayan posting a time of […]
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Islander sporting events this week
Each of Coronado’s spring sports teams compete this week, with Islanders baseball having the busiest week, as they play three games. The track and swim teams finish the week off for the Islanders on Saturday. 16 Monday: Islanders baseball gets the week started for Coronado athletics. JV and varsity are both playing Eastlake, with varsity […]
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Multiple Islanders PR at Elmer Runge Invite
On Feb. 28, the Coronado High School track team competed in the Elmer Runge Invite at University City High. Five Islanders runners put up personal best (PB) times. Seniors Vincent Russo and Andrew Buck each set PBs in the 800-meter run and finished third and eighth, respectively. Russo finished with a time of 2:00.42, and […]
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Alex Cade: 25 years, over 300 wins, and a life in lacrosse
He was new to private school, and the bullying was getting out of hand. This time, nine-year-old Alex Cade decided to fight back – to stand up for himself, prompting a physical altercation between him and a classmate. When one of the teachers monitoring recess saw this, he pulled Cade into his office, who assumed […]
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Islander sporting events this week
This week is a busy one for Coronado athletics, with the baseball and volleyball teams leading the way. The track team ends the week for the Islanders, competing in the second meet of the season, the Viking Sunset Relay in La Jolla. 9 Monday: Varsity girls’ lacrosse gets the week started for the Islanders with […]
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Coronado boys’ lacrosse loses to La Costa Canyon, hopeful for season
The game ebbed and flowed, but unfortunately for the Coronado High School boys’ lacrosse team, the second home game of the season resulted in a loss to La Costa Canyon, 11-9. The Islanders, a No. 5 seed in the CIF open division last season, started the game off poorly, quickly finding themselves in a 4-0 […]
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Islander sporting events this week
It’s another loaded week for Coronado High’s spring sports, with each team playing multiple contests. The most notable home games include boys’ lacrosse and tennis on Tuesday, beach volleyball on Wednesday, tennis and beach volleyball on Thursday, boys’ lacrosse and baseball on Friday and baseball again on Saturday to close out the week. 2 Monday: To […]
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Islanders beat Francis Parker in CIF Finals
The Coronado High School girls’ water polo team is back on track, taking its fourth CIF title in five years with a finals victory over Francis Parker High. Though the other three championships were in Division I, this year’s Division II title is a nice bounceback from a first-round exit in Division I last season. […]
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CHS girls’ water polo narrowly beats Del Norte, advances to CIF finals
For three consecutive seasons, the Coronado High School girls’ water polo team won the CIF Division I title, from 2022-24. After a “down” year in ‘25 – by Islanders’ standards – that ended with a first round exit, the team is back on the upswing in coach David Throop’s second season, headed to the CIF […]
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Islander sporting events this week
Spring sports are in full swing, and it’s a packed week for Coronado athletics. Baseball, softball, boys’ lacrosse, boys’ tennis and track all compete this week. 23 Monday: Varsity softball gets the week going for Coronado, with a game at West Hills. First pitch is at 3:30 p.m. 24 Tuesday: CHS boys’ tennis is at […]
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Islanders sporting events this week
Spring sports are officially underway for the Coronado High School Islanders, as boys’ lacrosse, tennis, and girls’ softball and beach volleyball each start their seasons this week. 18 Wednesday: CHS girls’ beach volleyball gets the week started for the Islanders with a home match against Mar Vista. The game starts at 3:30 p.m. Boys’ lacrosse […]
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Islanders girls’ basketball team struggles with loss of players, beats Hoover to right the ship
As the old coaching adage goes, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” For the Coronado High School girls’ basketball team, it can’t get much tougher. The Islanders lost three prominent players earlier this season while others endured sickness and injuries. “It’s a battle finding the right combinations,” Coolidge said. “We played a […]
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Islander sporting events this week
This week isn’t too busy for Coronado High School sports, as the winter sports’ regular seasons are coming to a close. 10 Tuesday: CHS girls’ basketball is on the road for games at Madison High School. JV starts at 4, varsity follows at 6 p.m. Meanwhile, the boys’ basketball team is at home to play […]