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Join in the Rotary Club of Pacifica’s annual Bowlathon scheduled at the Sea Bowl on April 23. The fun takes place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. that day.
Twenty years ago, after I retired from the Postal Service, my wife, Marian, and I started going to spring training in Arizona regularly. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic took over our lives three years ago and we haven’t returned.
The Half Moon Bay High School boys basketball team finished just short of a state title on Saturday, losing 89-59 to a polished Valencia squad that was the top seed in Southern California.
On Saturday, Pacifica National Little League players, coaches and families ignored the distant rain clouds and had their opening day ceremony. Flags were waved and noise makers went off as PNLL's President John Boulland spoke to the crowd about the recent field improvements and snack shack u…
For the first time in 11 years, the San Francisco CYO eighth-grade boys basketball championship belongs to St. Peter-Pacifica.
Walking past plaques of former Terra Nova baseball players who went on to play professionally, Terra Nova’s new baseball coach, Kawann Summerville, says, “I want to return Terra Nova to the days of exciting baseball, discover some outstanding athletes and be competitive.
Half Moon Bay High School girls basketball player Alli Dioli rained 3-pointers inside the Oceana High gymnasium on Friday night and, as a result, rained on the Terra Nova High seniors’ parade.
Half Moon Bay High School’s varsity boys basketball team proved they are the best team on the coast once more on Friday, whether the games are played in the Cougar den or the Shark tank. The Cougars built a big early lead and held on to beat Terra Nova for the second time this season, 71-58.
Pacifica National Little League put on an obstacle race geared toward youth ages 5-12 on Saturday. The event was completely sold out and did not disappoint.
Terra Nova High School student-athlete Frank Ward shared his 18th birthday with all his football teammates on Feb. 1 by signing to play with the University of San Diego.
Pacifica National Little League put on an obstacle race geared toward youth ages 5-12 on Saturday. The event was completely sold out and did not disappoint.
Three new members will be inducted into the City of Pacifica Sports Hall of Fame this year, joining 164 Pacificans who have been previously honored.
The St. Peter-Pacifica eighth-grade boys CYO basketball team, which is now 8-1 on the season, won the San Francisco Flame Basketball Tournament, which was held Dec. 29-30. The boys in green tore up the two-day tournament, going 4-0.
The Pacifica Runners Club will celebrate its 10th anniversary in April. What better way to mark the occasion than with a race?
Terra Nova High School quarterback Mason Mini participated in a summer football camp at the University of Idaho one week in July. Days later he knew he wanted to be a Vandal.
On Sunday, the Blue Diamonds 10-and-under girls soccer team took second place in the AYSO Section 2 Tournament. Section 2 includes teams from 770 regions and over 40,000 players. Section 2 is made up of teams from California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska.
Pacifica AYSO Region 157 coach Jim Allen has once again led a motley crew of under-14 boys to a Turkey Tournament victory.
The Half Moon Bay High School varsity football team might be able to blame the fog for losing the diminutive Terra Nova halfback Zachery Perez as he skittered left, right and through the Cougar defense on Friday night. But that doesn’t explain how a 6-4, 205-pound quarterback with a misnomer…
Corey Cafferata is arguably the best basketball player ever to play at Oceana High School. In a three-year span, the 1986 graduate scored 1,303 points. Over the last 36 years, no Oceana player has even come close to that mark.
Jean E. Brink Pool echoed with the sounds of chatter and splashing water on Monday afternoon as the Pacifica Sea Lions swim team hopped in for the first day of the annual Aquathon fundraiser.
“It was a little intimidating,” reflected Steven Rissotto on his first day of being a credentialed sports reporter in the press box at Oracle Park.
Catherine Breed had just finished an unprecedented solo swim, but she was not alone. When the 29-year-old emerged from the ocean at Surfer’s Beach in Half Moon Bay on the afternoon of Sept. 14, after a 27-mile, 12-hour-and-21-minute voyage, she was surrounded by dozens of friends, family and…
The Terra Nova High School volleyball team took on some tough teams last week, with a league opener against Aragon High School on Friday, followed by a varsity tournament hosted by Half Moon Bay High School on Saturday at the Cabrillo Unified District Event Center in Half Moon Bay.
Prior to this past Labor Day weekend, I had never had an opportunity to visit the state of Idaho. But I knew that if I ever got to Boise one of my first stops was going to be Boise State University, the home of the Blue Field.
Coined “the nation’s fastest growing sport,” pickleball has been popping up at community recreation centers and public tennis courts across the country in recent years. The sport has surged nearly 40 percent between 2019 and 2021, topping 4.8 million players, according to the Sports and Fitn…
Rocco Gentile flew as he broke away from the defense at the 50-yard line, and the crowd counted down, “40, 30, 20, 10,” as the Terra Nova High School senior crossed the goal line.
Forty years ago this year, Terra Nova High School won its first Central Coast Section football championship. It had taken the school 21 years since its opening in 1961 to achieve this success.
Local surfers are eyeing forecasts this fall, usually a great time for waves and weather on the Coastside. A select few will have their eye on Mavericks, which is beginning to show signs of life. But you don’t have to be a surfer to enjoy the first-ever Mavericks Festival, which kicks off th…
Twenty-seven years ago, Alexandra (Alex) Oglesby (nee Sickinger), then a sophomore at Oceana High School, decided she wanted to play baseball. The school did not have a softball team. She was playing club softball, but she thought playing baseball would enhance her chances to improve her sof…
Joe Buenavista never had any intention of playing rugby, but when he sustained a football injury in his second year at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1983, it wasn’t too long before he made a name for himself in the sport.
In 1981, Bill Byrne was the starting quarterback for the Peninsula North League champions Terra Nova Tigers. Shortly after graduation he was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy where he continued to demonstrate his football skills while getting ready to serve his country.
As Terra Nova prepares to open the 2022 football season at the end of this month, we turn back the calendar 40 years to when the school won its first Central Coast Section championship.
Pacifica American Little League All-Stars distinguished themselves all season and into the District 52 tournament.
The city of Pacifica held its first Rocket Run since the onset of the pandemic and four dozen local athletes made their way from the Community Center to Fronteirland Park in time for Fourth of July festivities.
At a typical high school mountain biking race there could be 70 to 80 athletes corralled at the start.
The Pacifica National Little League 12-and- under All-Star team finished the District 52 tournament with a 3-2 record. The season ended for PNLL with an 11-1 loss to San Mateo American on Sunday. For PNLL, it was its most successful postseason run ever.
This is the story of the Pacifica American Little League PCL Division Cubs. And I wouldn’t be writing it if not for the photo you see here. It’s proof that champions come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes they even put a hand on hip and strike a pose worthy of a little title bling.
After finishing third in the Peninsula Athletic League with a 9-3 record, the Terra Nova Tigers varsity softball team went to the Central Coast Section tournament for the first time in more than a decade.
The Terra Nova Tigers had an impressive showing at the Central Coast Section track tournament held earlier in the month in Gilroy. The team had seven athletes qualify for the semifinals and one place in the finals.
A football camp for third- through eighth-grade youths conducted by RealNine Football is currently accepting registration. The camp is geared toward teaching football skills, without tackling or head contact, while minimizing health risks.
For 38 years the Pacifica Sports Club has been promoting Pacifica sports programs and local athletes. Annually, the PSC hosts an awards breakfast for selected athletes. More than 500 local athletes have been recognized for their skills over the past years.
On Sunday, hundreds of athletes gathered at Pillar Point Harbor in the early hours of the morning to compete in the annual Half Moon Bay Triathlon. Spirits were high and the anticipation was palpable at this, the first such triathlon since the pandemic.
Like so many ceremonies and events over the last two years, last year’s Mavericks Surf Awards was an all-virtual affair. This year, contest organizers are planning on a large in-person gathering to honor another year of massive waves ridden on the Coastside.
It took seven years since retiring from coaching junior college football, but, on March 12, Coach George Rush, the legendary City College of San Francisco head football coach, added another achievement to his resume. He was inducted into the California Community College Football Coaches Asso…
Did you accomplish a special sports feat this year, or know someone who did? If so, you may be eligible for the Pacifica Sports Club “Breakfast of Champions” award this year.
On Sunday, Linda Mar Beach was filled with its usual crowd of surfers, tourists and … wrestlers?
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History was made on Thursday at Terra Nova High School when three Tigers broke junior varsity swim records in the team’s meet against Jefferson High School.