High School Sports | Star QB, ‘Agent Zero’ lead La Costa Canyon to blowout win over Saints in season opener By Don Norcross August 24, 2024 at 11:02 a.m. Quinn Roth throws for 238 yards and 4 TDs, Coby Herman rushes for 112 yards...
Sports | San Diego’s 51-year-old Olympic skateboarder doesn’t take gold, but wins over Paris crowd By Mark Zeigler August 8, 2024 at 10:45 a.m. Behind support from a roaring Paris crowd, Andy Macdonald skates in the Olympics for Great...
Sports | San Diego buddies go gold-silver in Olympic men’s park skateboarding By Mark Zeigler August 8, 2024 at 1:09 p.m. Keegan Palmer and Tom Schaar shine, then celebrate with a Lakers-inspired handshake on the way...
Sports | Andy Macdonald, the 51-year-old Olympic skateboarder from Encinitas, ready for another ride By Mark Zeigler August 6, 2024 at 10:07 a.m. 'Uncle Andy' has a son 2 years older than the other two Team GB skateboarders,...
Sports | Encinitas resident Jagger Eaton gets silver (and nearly gold) in Olympic skateboarding By Mark Zeigler July 29, 2024 at 9:20 p.m. Perhaps better than Eaton winning a second Olympic medal was being able to share it...
High School Sports | Chase Budinger’s Olympic feat brings praise, comparisons — and congrats from Michael Jordan By John Maffei July 2, 2024 at 3:23 p.m. Last week, the former La Costa Canyon High School star was named to the USA...
Encinitas Advocate | San Dieguito surf team wins NSSA National Championship, ending 17-year drought By Karen Billing June 25, 2024 at 6:03 p.m. San Dieguito surf team wins NSSA National Championship, ending 17-year drought.
Encinitas Advocate | Young Encinitas water polo player to play in Junior Olympics By Karen Billing June 25, 2024 at 8:23 a.m. They call him “The Octopus”. When 10-year-old Oliver Pratt is playing water polo, his long...
San Dieguito Youth Softball All-Stars 8U team wins North San Diego ‘C’ District tournament championship By News Release June 22, 2024 at 2:23 p.m. Recently, 12 teams in the youth softball 8 and under (8U) division competed in the...
Encinitas Advocate News | Encinitas swimmer Sammy Walseth caps big year at Speedo Grand meet By Karen Billing June 11, 2024 at 11:28 a.m. Sharing the pool deck with Olympic medalists and Paris Olympic hopefuls, Encinitas swimmer Sammy Walseth...
Encinitas Advocate | The Grauer School’s Chase Millikan takes division second place overall spot at Olympic Archery in Schools National Championship By Encinitas Advocate June 8, 2024 at 11:06 p.m. Chase Millikan, a middle school archer and student at The Grauer School, an independent school...
Encinitas Advocate | La Costa’s Chase Budinger makes Olympics in beach volleyball By Jimmy Golen June 8, 2024 at 7:34 p.m. Former NBA player Chase Budinger is going to the Olympics — for beach volleyball.The 6-foot-7...
Encinitas Advocate | Regional champion San Dieguito Sea Dragons are fired up for Junior Olympics By Karen Billing June 7, 2024 at 10:48 a.m. The San Dieguito Sea Dragons, the only artistic swimming club in North County San Diego,...
Encinitas Advocate | Notebook: LCC wins SoCal Regional final in boys volleyball; Torrey falls in tennis final By San Diego Union-Tribune May 20, 2024 at 12:38 p.m. When La Costa Canyon High’s boys volleyball team has won this season, it’s usually behind...
Encinitas Advocate | La Costa Canyon upsets Sage Creek, heads to SoCal Division 3 boys volleyball championship game By Tim Meehan May 18, 2024 at 6:47 p.m. Most high school volleyball offenses go to the outside at least twice as often as...
Encinitas Advocate | LCC’s Reed Arnaldo is San Diego’s top boys golfer; Torrey Pines takes another section team title By Jim Lindgren May 14, 2024 at 4:11 p.m. The son of two retired Navy pilots, Reed Arnaldo is widely known as a class...
Encinitas Advocate | LCC beats Santa Fe Christian for D1 volleyball title By Tim Meehan May 18, 2024 at 7:18 p.m. Teams that are four matches under .500 aren’t supposed to make noise in CIF.But La...
Encinitas Advocate | San Diego’s high school baseball coaches collect milestones during season unlike any other By John Maffei May 10, 2024 at 10:01 a.m. The 2024 high school baseball season has been one for the books.Heading into the final...
Encinitas Advocate | La Costa Racing to host ‘School’s Out’ slalom skateboard race in June By Karen Billing May 1, 2024 at 4:28 p.m. La Costa Racing will hold the School's Out slalom skateboard race on June 8-9 for...
Encinitas Advocate | SDA track and field team seniors honored at season’s last home meet By Encinitas Advocate April 30, 2024 at 11:04 p.m. On Thursday, Apr 25 at the last home meet of the season, San Dieguito Academy...
Encinitas Advocate News | A real gem: Encinitas equestrian goes undefeated at Diamond Jubilee on horse Uncommon Jewel By Karen Billing April 28, 2024 at 7:46 p.m. At a horse show named for diamonds, Encinitas resident Keara Holland and her American Saddlebred...
Encinitas Advocate | Encinitas Express Girls U16 soccer team wins division at Elite 2024 Socal State Cup By Encinitas Advocate April 27, 2024 at 9:31 p.m. The Encinitas Express Girls U16 soccer team recently won their division at the Elite 2024...
Encinitas Advocate | Far from home, La Costa Canyon’s Farley siblings are breaking out as Buckeyes By Jim Lindgren April 10, 2024 at 11:19 p.m. Cari McClemons raised two ultra-competitive yet model athletes who rode on surfboards before they could...
Encinitas Advocate | Alumni report: Five San Diegans among baseball’s top 100 prospects, per Baseball America By John Maffei April 8, 2024 at 10:22 a.m. Their long spring-training home runs made headlines on MLB Network.Now two former San Dieg-area high...
Encinitas Advocate | The Skateboard Kid: Young skateboarder on his way to becoming a pro By Lonnie Burstein Hewitt March 31, 2024 at 8:24 p.m. It’s not often that you get to see a star in the making, but if...
Encinitas Advocate | Local girls team wins 2024 California Cup soccer tournament By Encinitas Advocate March 30, 2024 at 10:07 p.m. City SC Carlsbad Girls Under 12 flight 1 soccer team won the 2024 California Cup...
Encinitas Advocate | High school baseball rankings: La Costa Canyon, Carlsbad top first poll of ’24 season By Encinitas Advocate March 13, 2024 at 10:27 p.m. 2023-24 High School Baseball San Diego Union-Tribune Sportswriters/Sportscasters Poll(First-place votes in parentheses/ points awarded on...
Encinitas Advocate | Old Globe’s ‘King James’ is about a male friendship, forged through love of basketball By David L. Coddon March 9, 2024 at 5:24 p.m. Maybe it takes a Clevelander, as playwright Rajiv Joseph is, to express in art what...
Encinitas Advocate News | San Dieguito Youth Softball welcomes new season with Opening Day event By Encinitas Advocate March 4, 2024 at 5:15 p.m. San Dieguito Youth Softball kicked off the new season at its Opening Day ceremony Feb....
Encinitas Advocate | LCC wrestler Alexandria Perez wins third Masters Championship By Encinitas Advocate March 2, 2024 at 8:18 p.m. Alexandria Perez, a junior on La Costa Canyon High School's wrestling team, won her third...
Encinitas Advocate | La Costa Canyon races to SoCal regional win over Ventura St. Bonaventure; updated playoff scores By John Maffei February 28, 2024 at 6:08 p.m. Dave Cassaw was worried.His La Costa Canyon High School basketball team hadn't won a game...
Encinitas Advocate News | Local surfers represent Encinitas at Usher Cup in Australia By Karen Billing February 20, 2024 at 4:48 p.m. A team of local surfers proudly represented Encinitas in the Usher Cup World Club Challenge,...
Encinitas Advocate | La Costa Canyon bounces Our Lady of Peace in first round of girls basketball playoffs By Don Norcross February 14, 2024 at 6:27 p.m. The shoes Ashley Fleming was asked to fill in her first stint as a varsity...
Encinitas Advocate News | Thousands of ‘kooks’ run along Pacific Coast Highway for Encinitas race By Lauren J. Mapp February 19, 2024 at 4:58 p.m. As the sun rose over Encinitas Sunday morning, runners from throughout the region — and...
Encinitas Advocate | The Grauer School’s high-scoring archery teams train for 2024 tournaments By Encinitas Advocate February 7, 2024 at 1:06 a.m. After ranking in San Diego County’s top three, the high school and middle school archery...
Encinitas Advocate | La Costa Canyon rallies past Santa Fe Christian in Battle at the Bay By John Maffei February 4, 2024 at 12:49 p.m. For the second Saturday in a row the La Costa Canyon High School boys basketball...
Encinitas Advocate | LCC’s Mia DiGiulio named best field hockey player in California; Hilltop to honor John Baumgarten By John Maffei January 26, 2024 at 12:19 p.m. La Costa Canyon's Mia DiGiulio has been named California Player of the Year and third-team...
Encinitas Advocate | North County star Matt Allen beats talented field to bag inaugural SD County cornhole title By Ken Grosse January 18, 2024 at 12:31 a.m. For the past several years, Encinitas’ Matt Allen has hovered near the top of the...
Encinitas Advocate News | Defending champion Max Homa highlights 2024 Farmers Insurance Open field in La Jolla By Robert Vardon January 16, 2024 at 7:03 p.m. Seven past Farmers Insurance Open champions have committed to play in this year's PGA Tour...
Encinitas Advocate | 2023 All-CIF Field Hockey teams By Encinitas Advocate December 30, 2023 at 10:35 p.m. FIELD HOCKEYPlayer of the Year: Mia DiGiulio, La Costa Canyon, Sr.A Cal commit, DiGiulio scored...
Encinitas Advocate | Encinitas surfers sweep in Morro Bay By Encinitas Advocate December 22, 2023 at 10:38 a.m. Repping Encinitas, surfers Ella McCaffray and Levi Slawson conquered a challenging field at the World...
Encinitas Advocate | North County trio lands ‘sick’ silver medal at world junior surfing championship By Bryce Miller December 22, 2023 at 2:56 p.m. Once the gastrointestinal fireworks started, it transformed a Rio de Janeiro hostel into an over-the-top...
Encinitas Advocate News | San Dieguito recognizes its female flag football pioneers By Karen Billing December 19, 2023 at 12:07 a.m. The inaugural season of CIF girls flag football brought a unique mix of young women...
Encinitas Advocate | Ladd, new look LCC basketball team aims to continue program’s winning ways By Ken Grosse December 7, 2023 at 12:46 a.m. Last season, the 24th for Head Coach Dave Cassaw at La Costa Canyon High School,...
Encinitas Advocate News | Local teacher and coach’s 335-mile ‘Rungiving’ journey raises $10,000 for Monarch School By Karen Billing December 5, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Local runner Kevin Hopp went on an inspiring athletic adventure, running nearly two marathons a...
Encinitas Advocate News | 16th Annual Inclusion Basketball Tournament By Encinitas Advocate December 2, 2023 at 1:26 a.m. La Costa Canyon hosted the 16th Annual SDUHSD Inclusion Basketball Tournament on Nov. 14. The...
Encinitas Advocate | Youngsters can race through Legoland at Kids Marathon Mile in January By Encinitas Advocate November 25, 2023 at 10:17 p.m. The Carlsbad Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K returns on Jan. 14 for another year of...
Encinitas Advocate News | Two Encinitas surfers will ride for USA on Junior National Surf Team By Karen Billing November 14, 2023 at 12:28 a.m. Encinitas surfers Titus Santucci and Cole McCaffray have been named to the USA Junior National...
Encinitas Advocate | Diegueno wins Middle School Big 8 Girls Flag Football Championship By Encinitas Advocate November 11, 2023 at 9:45 p.m. The Middle School Big 8 Girls Flag Football Championship recently finished in a tough fought...
Encinitas Advocate | Racing returns to Del Mar for 10th annual fall meeting By Bill Center November 10, 2023 at 10:45 p.m. These are heady days around the Del Mar Throughbred Club.Not only will the seaside oval...
Encinitas Advocate | Del Mar to host second consecutive Breeders’ Cup in 2025; officials ‘ecstatic’ By Bryce Miller November 9, 2023 at 5:54 p.m. There was a time when Del Mar salivated over a chance to host the Breeders'...
Encinitas Advocate | Del Mar’s 10th Bing Crosby season returns with a variety of races and events By Kelley Carlson October 29, 2023 at 8:50 p.m. It will be an eventful “fall for all” during Del Mar’s 10th Bing Crosby season.Racing...
Encinitas Advocate News | La Costa Racing’s Lynn Kramer wins 17th world title in slalom skateboarding By Karen Billing October 16, 2023 at 6:24 p.m. La Costa Racing Team skateboard racer Lynn Kramer is now a 17-time world champion of...
Encinitas Advocate | Encinitas’ Alyssa Spencer wins World Surf League event on the waves of Portugal By Encinitas Advocate October 16, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Encinitas surfer Alyssa Spencer won the World Surf League EDP Vissla Ericeira Pro tournament in...
Encinitas Advocate | Torrey Pines takes charge in league cross country preview; CCA, LCC display potential By Ken Grosse October 2, 2023 at 12:12 a.m. La Costa Canyon and Canyon Crest Academy collected the individual honors, but it was Torrey...
Encinitas Advocate | Del Mar BodySurfing Club to present third annual Del Mar BodySurf Festival By Encinitas Advocate September 19, 2023 at 9:48 a.m. The Del Mar BodySurfing Club will host the third annual Del Mar BodySurf Festival, to...
Encinitas Advocate | No parent trap for LCC’s Mia DiGiulio, who plays field hockey for her mom and flag football for her dad By Steve Brand September 18, 2023 at 5:21 p.m. Playing for your parent can work well in elementary school.After that, it takes a special...
Encinitas Advocate | SDA girls sweep LCC in early season volleyball clash By Ken Grosse September 8, 2023 at 12:19 a.m. There were no titles, rankings or trophies on the line Tuesday night in Encinitas but...
Encinitas Advocate | Encinitas Beach Run on Sept. 17 supports Encinitas Lifesaving Association By Encinitas Advocate September 1, 2023 at 9:38 p.m. Go for a run on the sand at the new Encinitas Beach Run on Sunday,...
Encinitas Advocate News | Dennis Kramer, former La Costa Canyon and USD basketball standout, dies at 31 By Don Norcross August 30, 2023 at 10:47 p.m. Dennis Kramer, who played basketball at La Costa Canyon High School and the University of...
Encinitas Advocate | La Costa Canyon races past visiting Del Norte By Rick Hoff August 28, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. CARLSBAD — One long run showed how 12 seconds of offense can be more productive than 7...
Encinitas Advocate News | With Hilary bearing down, Del Mar officials preemptively cancel Sunday’s slate of races By Ryan Finley August 19, 2023 at 6:42 p.m. The projected arrival of Hurricane Hilary has led Del Mar officials to preemptively cancel Sunday's...
Encinitas Advocate | Horse whisperer: Del Mar’s Jesus Camacho is revered for his calming presence, grace under pressure By Bill Center August 11, 2023 at 5:22 p.m. If you’ve been to Del Mar, you’ve seen Jesus Camacho — although you might not...
Encinitas Advocate News | Pole vaulter Sasha Strem soars at Junior Olympics By Karen Billing August 8, 2023 at 8:48 p.m. Sasha Strem, a 12-year-old pole vaulter from Encinitas, took the silver medal in her age...
Encinitas Advocate News | Attendance up, but wagering down two weeks into Del Mar season By Bill Center August 4, 2023 at 10:19 p.m. Attendance for the first two weeks at Del Mar was up around 1 percent.The average...
Encinitas Advocate News | San Dieguito softball squad wins district championship By Karen Billing July 25, 2023 at 10:33 p.m. When the San Dieguito Youth Softball 12U All Stars brought home the league’s first USA...
Encinitas Advocate News | Encinitas All Stars are Southern California champions By Karen Billing July 25, 2023 at 2:21 p.m. Encinitas Little League Intermediate team won the SoCal Intermediate 50/70 Championship in Ventura with a...
Encinitas Advocate News | Encinitas Union School District holds 23rd Extended School Year Summer Olympics By Luke Harold July 24, 2023 at 10:52 a.m. La Costa Heights Elementary School hosted the 23rd Extended School Year Summer Olympics July 20,...
Encinitas Advocate | North Shore 12U Gold All Star softball team wins Southern California State Championship By Encinitas Advocate July 12, 2023 at 11:51 p.m. The San Diego-based North Shore 12U Gold All Star softball team recently celebrated their remarkable...
Encinitas Advocate News | Encinitas Little League Intermediate team wins District, Section championships By Karen Billing September 14, 2023 at 3:53 p.m. The Encinitas Little League Intermediate 13s are playing for the Southern California title, after taking...
Encinitas Advocate News | Del Mar’s 84th racing season returns with a wide variety of events By Kelley Carlson July 11, 2023 at 9:47 p.m. Del Mar racetrack’s 84th season promises to be another “Classic” one, from the marquee race...
Encinitas Advocate News | 2023 Summer Racing Season: Opening Day kicks off with celebrations By Encinitas Advocate July 9, 2023 at 10:54 p.m. Suit up and get ready for the call of “Rider’s up” at the Del Mar...
Encinitas Advocate News | La Costa’s Mickey Moniak finds success, comfort on Angels’ star-studded roster By John Maffei July 10, 2023 at 3:11 p.m. In the spring of 2016, La Costa Canyon High School's baseball field was the place...
Encinitas Advocate News | Cardiff surfer Richie Cravey wins North America Regional Longboard Title By Karen Billing June 9, 2023 at 3:50 p.m. Cardiff surfer Richie Cravey was the men's winner at the World Surf League's Coastal Edge...
Encinitas Advocate | After tough section win, LCC’s Iliana Downing dominates to take girls State pole vault title By Ken Grosse June 7, 2023 at 3:39 p.m. What a difference a week can make. In the space of eight days, La Costa...
Encinitas Advocate | La Costa Canyon edged by Santa Margarita in Division 1 regional final By John Maffei June 4, 2023 at 6:51 p.m. RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA — Santa Margarita High’s playoff run through the San Diego Section ended with a...
Encinitas Advocate | La Costa Canyon makes it a 3-game sweep of Eastlake, advances to SoCal finals By John Maffei June 3, 2023 at 6:54 p.m. The La Costa Canyon and Eastlake High School baseball teams have played each other three...
Encinitas Advocate | Cathedral Catholic repeats as CIF D-II track & field champions; LCC second By Ken Grosse May 25, 2023 at 11:40 a.m. Saturday’s Girls’ CIF Track & Field Championships at Mt. Carmel High School, the sport’s biggest...
Encinitas Advocate | Kalen Applefield’s homer lifts La Costa Canyon into CIF-San Diego Section Open Division final By John Maffei May 24, 2023 at 12:31 p.m. Locked in a scoreless tie with two outs in the fourth inning, Kalen Applefield got...
Encinitas Advocate | Gabe Camacho deals as La Costa Canyon outlasts Torrey Pines, sets sights on No. 1 seed in Open Division playoffs By John Maffei May 7, 2023 at 6:41 p.m. Gabe Camacho is a dominating pitcher, a strikeout-an-inning left-hander.Friday, with the North County Coast League...
Encinitas Advocate | San Dieguito track team celebrates senior athletes By Karen Billing May 2, 2023 at 7:02 p.m. San Dieguito Academy High School track and field team honored 37 senior athletes at its...
Encinitas Advocate | Rising Maverick boys focused on seizing CIF lacrosse title By Ken Grosse April 24, 2023 at 10:29 p.m. In the five years (not counting pandemic-halted 2020) that Kevin Cooper has coached at La...
Encinitas Advocate News | Cardiff local Sierra Enge makes San Diego Wave debut By Encinitas Advocate April 20, 2023 at 8:38 p.m. Homegrown talent Sierra Enge, who grew up playing soccer on the fields of Cardiff and...
Encinitas Advocate News | Encinitas equestrian goes undefeated at regional show By Karen Billing April 18, 2023 at 1:16 p.m. Encinitas equestrian Keara Holland and her American Saddlebred mare Uncommon Jewel recently gave a sparkling...
Encinitas Advocate News | Local partners aim to provide comprehensive pickleball platform By Ken Grosse April 17, 2023 at 1:45 p.m. According to a 2023 Association of Pickleball Professionals (APP) commissioned survey, some 36.5 million Americans...
Encinitas Advocate | La Costa Canyon outlasts Eastlake to win Lions Tournament in likely playoff preview By John Maffei April 7, 2023 at 3:51 p.m. In a game involving two of the top teams in California, walks, missed opportunities and...
Encinitas Advocate News | San Dieguito surf team repeats as state champions By Karen Billing April 3, 2023 at 11:46 p.m. The San Dieguito Academy surf squad won the Scholastic Surf Series High School State Surfing...
Encinitas Advocate | FlingGolf is catching on – with San Diego in limelight By Diane Bell February 28, 2023 at 6:29 p.m. Move over, pickleball. Make room for the new kid on the block — FlingGolf.This newly...
Encinitas Advocate | La Costa Canyon boys triumph on early penalty kick By Steve Brand February 25, 2023 at 7:52 p.m. CHULA VISTA — You kind of figured when La Costa Canyon’s Colin Yarbrough out-guessed Steele Canyon goalie...
Encinitas Advocate News | Third time is charmed for Del Mar, which will host Breeders’ Cup in 2024 By Bryce Miller February 23, 2023 at 6:03 p.m. Horse racing’s champion-crowning jewel is coming to Del Mar, again. The wads of cash, private...
Encinitas Advocate | Cathedral, LCC girls advance from CIF soccer quarterfinals By Ken Grosse February 16, 2023 at 6:01 p.m. Sometimes the first step on the road to a championship is the toughest. Both Cathedral...
Encinitas Advocate | Coastal North County well represented in CIF Boys Open Division hoops lineup By Ken Grosse February 14, 2023 at 2:54 a.m. When round one, the quarterfinals, of the 2023 San Diego CIF Open Division Playoffs tip...
Encinitas Advocate | Mavericks cagers rock Torrey Pines, confirm CIF Open Division slot By Ken Grosse February 14, 2023 at 2:40 a.m. Three La Costa Canyon players scored in double figures and the Mavericks held visiting Torrey...
Encinitas Advocate News | Encinitas surfer Levi Slawson wins SLO CAL Open at Pismo Beach By Encinitas Advocate February 3, 2023 at 12:27 p.m. Encinitas' Levi Slawson claimed a win at the World Surf League's SLO CAL Open Pro Junior...
Encinitas Advocate | Boys soccer team has history-making opportunity at San Dieguito By Ken Grosse January 24, 2023 at 1:32 a.m. Back in the early days of his tenure with the San Dieguito Academy boys soccer...
Encinitas Advocate News | Wave take Cardiff’s Sierra Enge 13th in NWSL Draft By Wire Reports January 20, 2023 at 12:58 a.m. The Wave made a splash on Thursday, moving into the top 15 of the NWSL...
Encinitas Advocate | LCC girls soccer still eyeing CIF Open berth despite early league stumble By Ken Grosse January 17, 2023 at 11:22 a.m. Just under two years ago, La Costa Canyon High School was on top of the...
Encinitas Advocate News | Farmers Insurance Open returns to La Jolla this month, bringing golf and entertainment for all to the fore By Elisabeth Frausto January 13, 2023 at 12:27 a.m. With something for every guest — from hardcore golf fans to others simply looking for...
Encinitas Advocate | Local racehorses perform well at Santa Anita’s opening day By Kelley Carlson December 28, 2022 at 3:19 p.m. Opening day of Santa Anita Park’s winter/spring meet on Dec. 26 was stocked with stakes...
Encinitas Advocate | San Diego Sports Association honors All-CIF athletes By Encinitas Advocate December 23, 2022 at 1:03 p.m. The San Diego Sports Association has announced the Breitbart Athletic Achievement Awards and all-CIF teams...