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Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School senior Nic Brockson won his weight class at the Carter Classic wrestling tournament Saturday, Nov. 18, at Carter High School in Rialto and was also selected as the most valuable performer for the light weight brackets. Brockson competed in the 132-pound weight class. He pinned all four of his opponents, taking down his first two in the first period and his final two in the second period. "He had a big day," Fallbrook head...
FALLBROOK – Pala Mesa Men's Club defeated Golf Club of California in the 2023 championship match of the San Diego County Senior Team Play League. The league is composed of 15 teams from different golf courses throughout San Diego County. During the year each team plays home and away matches after which the top eight teams compete in a single elimination tournament to determine the overall league champion. The community of Fallbrook was well represented as the two final t...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Bonsall High School’s boys basketball team hosted their Warner High School counterparts Nov. 28 and turned a close game in the first half into a 48-30 Bonsall victory. The Legionnaires evened their season record to 2-2 with the win. “We learned the value of hard work,” said Bonsall coach Bernard Cantrell. During the 2018-19 season Cantrell coached Bonsall’s girls to a 7-6 record, including a 7-1 mark in Pioneer League play which shared first place in the standings (Horizon Prep was 14-4 in the...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Bonsall High School’s baseball team hosted Warner High School, which did not have baseball in any of the previous 10 years, and defeated the Wildcats by a 14-1 margin March 28, 2023. Bonsall was the inexperienced team Tuesday, Nov. 28, when the Legionnaires had a home girls basketball game against Warner and lost that 71-7 contest. “We’re young. We’re learning. We’re new,” Bonsall coach Jessica Kaller said. “Quite a lot of building to do, but we’ll get there. We’ve got some ability and they...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter When Fallbrook High School won the Warriors’ most recent CIF football championship in 2000 the 50 points Fallbrook scored were the second-most ever in an 11-man CIF San Diego Section championship game. La Jolla Country Day scored the newest second-highest total in this year’s CIF Division III final, and the Torreys advanced to the championship contest with a 39-38 overtime win in the semifinal match November 17 at Fallbrook. “We made too many mistakes, too many avoidable penalties,” Fallbro...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Bonsall High School's boys soccer team opened 2023-24 play Nov. 17 with a 2-2 tie against Borrego Springs High School at Ingold Sports Park in Fallbrook. "This is a huge step forward," said Bonsall coach Ennis Pipe. Last year, Bonsall had a 1‑16 record, including 1-9 in Patriot League play. The Legionnaires lost their first 14 games, and their first match of the 2022-23 season was a 9-0 loss to Guajome Park Academy. The 2022-23 win was against...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Seven members of Fallbrook High School's 2023 girls volleyball team were given all-league recognition by the Palomar League coaches while Fallbrook coach Chip Patterson was named as the league's coach of the year. Claire Nordeen was selected to the all-league first team. Aaliyah Arce and Grace Nordeen received second-team berths. Alexa Van Eik, Janice Garcia, Samantha Valdez, and Taylor Thomas were recognized at the honorable mention level. "I...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter At the CIF San Diego Section cross country meet, the first 10 finishers in each race are given all-CIF first-team recognition and the next 10 runners across the finish line earn all-CIF second-team status. This year's section meet took place Nov. 11 on the Morley Field course in San Diego, and Fallbrook High School senior Jose Rivera finished 19th in the Division II boys race to receive a berth on the all-CIF second team. "Him making...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Sofia Echeverria, who is a junior at Mission Hills High School but lives in Fallbrook and took lessons at the Fallbrook Tennis Club, reached the third round of singles competition at the CIF individual tournament Oct. 30 through Nov. 4 at the Balboa Tennis Club in San Diego. Three Fallbrook residents participated in the CIF tournament although the other two were eliminated in the first round of singles play. Echeverria’s sister, Victoria, is a freshman at Mission Hills and also took lessons a...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Despite the loss of their top runner to illness, the Fallbrook High School girls placed 10th among Division II teams at the CIF San Diego Section cross country championship meet Nov. 11 at Morley Field in San Diego. Cross country team scores add the positions of a school's first five finishers; the sixth and seventh finishers from each team are not scored but can add points to opponents' totals. Fallbrook had a total of 250 points. “I’m really proud of the girls who ran today,” said Fallb...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Four Fallbrook High School varsity wrestlers pinned their opponents when the Warriors opened their 2023-24 season Nov. 16 at Ramona High School. In a girls match, sophomore Madelie Mendez pinned her Ramona opponent. The three Fallbrook boys who won by fall are sophomore Jaden Gomez, senior Devin Huntington, and sophomore Jordan Anicete. Ramona had the superior team score for both the boys and girls, Nov. 16. The Bulldogs won by a 42-15 margin...
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Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Bonsall High School’s girls placed fifth as a team at the Frontier Conference cross country championship meet Nov. 3 on the NTC Park at Liberty Station course in San Diego while the Legionnaires’ boys were ninth. “It went great,” said Bonsall head coach Manuel Ramirez. “We were happy with the results.” The Frontier Conference includes the Patriot League, the Pioneer League, and the Summit League. Four cluster meets involving all participating conference teams preceded the league championshi...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter A cross country team must have at least five finishers to obtain a team score and Bonsall High School did not have enough runners for either the boys or the girls to place at the CIF San Diego Section championship meet Nov. 11 at Morley Field in San Diego, but four Bonsall girls and one Bonsall boy ran at the CIF meet. Ayla Nicknom, who is a sophomore, placed 45th in the Division V girls race. Bonsall’s other three girls at the CIF meet are all juniors: Samantha Kylestewa was the 75th f...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Both of Potter Junior High School’s girls volleyball teams reached the league championship match Nov. 9. Although formally called the varsity and junior varsity teams, the Potter eighth-graders comprised the varsity squad while the seventh-grade girls played at the junior varsity level. Madison Middle School of Oceanside also reached the finals at both levels and, in both matches, Madison defeated the Braves two games to none. “They both fought really hard,” said Potter coach Heather Laird. La...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Soon after the CIF Division III quarterfinal playoff game Nov. 10 at Fallbrook High School began, it became evident that the Warriors learned from their previous game’s mistakes. The Warriors scored 21 game clock seconds into their Nov. 10 game against Imperial and defeated the Tigers by a 27-21 score. The victory gives Fallbrook a home playoff game for tomorrow night’s semi final against La Jolla Country Day. “I think we had a good two weeks...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School's girls cross country team finished fourth at the Valley League championship meet Nov. 4 at Guajome Park and fourth in the final league standings while Fallbrook senior Abby Petersen finished sixth among individual runners for a berth on the all-league first team and senior Avery Lynas, junior Cynthia Mills, and freshman Mia Cyr earned Valley League second-team recognition. "It went great. All of our girls got a PR...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Both the Vallecitos Elementary School boys and the Vikings girls took first place at the Thursday, Oct. 26, Vallecitos Soccer Tournament. "Not a bad day," Vallecitos School District superintendent Meliton Sanchez said. "I'm very proud of the effort for both teams, and they played very well. I'm overjoyed with the result," said Vallecitos boys coach Ray Hanbeck. "I'm really proud of them. The boys and the girls worked hard this season to...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Senior Softball is welcoming new players who are 50 plus years of age. Games are played at Ingold Sports Park Mondays through Thursdays at 4 p.m. with warm-ups beginning at 3:30. Each team is scheduled to play two games per week. They are currently looking for new players. Potential players must show up for a screening prior to being placed on a team so that appropriate placement can be made. Their current season is under way and they welcome all potential players to come for a screening, practice and g...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Three of the four singles semi-finalists at the Palomar League individual tennis tournament Oct. 16-18 at Mission Hills High School are Fallbrook residents. Sofia Echeverria, who is a junior at Mission Hills High School, won the singles championship. Fallbrook High School senior Angie Palmerin placed fourth in the singles division. Echeverria's sister, freshman Victoria Echeverria, defeated Palmerin in the third-place match. Although no...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Although Fallbrook High School’s boys cross country team placed last among the six Valley League teams at the Nov. 4 league championship meet at Guajome Park, Fallbrook senior Jose Rivera was fifth among the 62 boys. Rivera posted a time of 16:54 on the 5,000-meter (3.1-mile) course. The fourth-place finisher, Mission Hills senior Jaeden Tran, had a time of 16:49. The sixth-place time of San Pasqual junior David Sabin was 17:01.5. “Jose ended up having a great race, but nobody else stepped up,...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Big Ten Middle School League held the Big 10 Cross Country Championships meet Oct. 25 at Guajome Park, and Potter Junior High School was the eighth-grade girls champion while Potter’s Kora Mochel won the eighth-grade girls race. Potter’s eighth-grade boys placed second at the championship meet. The seventh-grade Braves boys took fourth place in the race for sixth-grade and seventh-grade boys. Potter did not have enough seventh-grade gir...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Only three of Fallbrook High School’s girls tennis players this year were on the Warriors’ 2022 varsity other than when Fallbrook played a team without a junior varsity squad, only two 2023 Warriors including one who was on last year’s junior varsity are seniors, and Fallbrook was moved into a tougher league for 2023. Although the Warriors were 0-8 in Palomar League play, their 7-10 overall record includes a loss in the CIF playoffs. “I don’t judge things on wins and losses. I judge on how we...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Oct. 28 CIF football playoff selection and seeding meeting went better for Fallbrook High School than the Warriors’ game the previous night, and the Warriors were given the second seed in the Division III playoffs. Fallbrook was given a first-round bye and a Nov. 10 home game against seventh-seeded Imperial, who defeated 10th-seeded Valley Center in those teams’ first-round game Nov. 3. A Fallbrook win would give the Warriors a home game for the Nov. 17 semifinal. The Division III cha...
