The auction for Shohei Ohtani’s potentially lucrative 50th home run ball has been allowed to proceed as a legal dispute over ownership of the financial proceeds continues. Chris Belanski was the man who walked out of the stadium with the historic baseball, gaining possession in the left field stands at loanDepot Park in Miami. Max […]
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Five former employees sue the San Diego Wave and the National Women’s Soccer League
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Five former employees of the San Diego Wave have filed a lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court accusing the women’s soccer club of discrimination, harassment and wrongful termination, among other allegations. The lawsuit stems partly from claims made earlier this year on social media by former Wave video and creative manager […]
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Coronado volleyball to host Dig Pink Fundraiser
The Islander girls volleyball team is hosting a Dig Pink Fundraiser at their Oct. 18 game against University City High School. The event will raise funds and bring awareness to metastatic breast cancer through live performances provided by Coronado School of the Arts, the middle school choir and the high school dance team. A Buona […]
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Coronado High School’s homecoming game
The Coronado Islanders played Holtville High School on Oct. 4 for the homecoming football game. Coronado lost 54-14 to a team that was 6-0 prior to the night, and had scored 304 points for the season, only letting up a total of 14. Coronado’s head coach Kurt Hines said he was proud of how the […]
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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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Aaron Judge edges Shohei Ohtani for Baseball Digest player of the year
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge won the Baseball Digest/Inside Edge major league player of the year award on Oct. 4, beating out Shohei Ohtani in a very close vote. Both superstars were tabbed first on 12 of 24 ballots. But the New York Yankees outfielder also received 12 second-place votes, while the Los Angeles […]
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Islander Cross Country team competes in the Downey Classic
The Jerry Downey Classic is a cross country meet with JV and varsity races for both boys and girls from schools with enrollments of 1,800 students or less. The Coronado High School cross country team participated in the race on Sept. 27. The Saints head cross country and track coach, Jerry Downey, founded the Saints […]
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Lawrence brothers on top of the motocross world after first sibling 1-2 finish
Hunter and Jett Lawrence’s parents sold nearly everything they had so their sons could pursue professional motocross careers in Europe. There were times when every meal, every expense had to be mapped out so the money wouldn’t run out. There was pressure on Hunter, the oldest, to make enough to sustain the family until the […]
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2025 Club World Cup final to be at MetLife Stadium, site of 2026 World Cup final
NEW YORK (AP) — Next year’s championship of the expanded Club World Cup will be played on July 13 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, site of the 2026 World Cup final. Twelve stadiums will be used for the 32-team tournament, FIFA said on Sept. 28, including five of the 11 U.S. venues […]
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Baseball fans may get to watch Ohtani’s feats for another 10 years. He’s already an all-time great
If baseball fans are lucky, Shohei Ohtani’s greatness in the batter’s box and maybe even on the pitching mound could be on display for at least another decade. But in the minds of many, the 30-year-old is already on the shortlist of the sport’s all-time legends. The Japanese superstar added to his absurd feats on […]
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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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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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Mikey Varas hired as head coach of the MLS expansion San Diego FC
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The MLS expansion team San Diego FC hired Mikey Varas as head coach on Sept. 16. He most recently was interim head coach of the U.S. men’s national team. “The opportunity to build something special from the ground up, with such ambitious and committed ownership, and in a city with such […]
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Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins looking to continue strong start
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — J.K. Dobbins made a successful return one year after an Achilles injury. He is looking for more. Dobbins rushed for 135 yards on 10 carries on Sept. 8, helping the Los Angeles Chargers to a 22-10 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. He became the first Chargers running back in […]
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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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“It was a woman’s idea” to create the Ironman Triathlon
It’s been 50 years since Judy Collins participated in her very first triathlon, the Mission Bay Triathlon, inspired by a headline of a woman who loved to sweat. Sweat. “I wasn’t even allowed to say that word in my house,” says Collins, a long-time Coronado resident. In 1973, men were the ones who sweat, women […]