Recently, the U-T San Diego recognized Andrew Calica, an Eastlake High School as one of 13 All-Academic Team Captains for Spring sports. The Eastlake outfielder will join UC Santa Barbara from Eastlake High after receiving numerous awards in his junior season. Calica was a First Team All League player and…
Over-the-top fan fare is an understatement when it comes to Lucha Libre wrestling, the high-flying Mexican wrestling spectacular that combines exciting aerial maneuvers and extraordinary acrobatics with flamboyant characters and outlandish story lines. In this light, The Gonzalez Sports Academy will be hosting its own “WrestlingMania 2012 Lucha Libre” on…
Hundreds of BMX fans will gather at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista this weekend to cheer on Olympic hopefuls for this year’s London Games. Local BMXers, Nic Long of Lakeside and Mike Day of San Diego, will be competing for a spot on the team — and…
The Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista will be the site of two summer camps organized by the Chula Vista Recreation Department this month. Registration is now open for a soccer camp for kids and a sports camp for disabled children. The week-long soccer camp from June 18-22 is geared…
Strider Sports International, the world’s premier no-pedal balance bike manufacturer, is bringing the Strider World Cup™ to San Diego, California for the USA BMX U.S. Nationals on Saturday, June 16th at the Olympic Training Center, 2800 Olympic Parkway, Chula Vista, CA 91915. The season-long Strider World Cup™ series gives toddlers…
Effective Saturday, June 30, SANDAG will cut tolls for using State Route 125/South Bay Expressway by as much as 40 percent. Savings for customers enrolled in the FasTrak electronic tolling system will be especially dramatic. New tolls will range from 50 cents to $2.75 for FasTrak users and from $2…
Last evening, Eastlake Little League’s Majors Red Sox beat the Dodgers to face the Angels in the Majors Finals. The top ranked Red Sox, will face the 2nd ranked team, Angels at the little league field this evening at 5pm The second ranked team, the Angels, coached by Jerry Lewis,…
Congratulations to Kiko Garcia, an alumni of the Park View Little League 2009 World Series Champions. He has verbally commited to attend Pepperdine University on a full scholarship. Eastlake Times www.Eastlaketimes.com is an online guide to Eastlake, a master planned community of Chula Vista. Eastlake News, Sports, Business, Entertainment, Chula…
The South Bay YMCA, Serevi Rugby and the City of Chula Vista Recreation Department have joined forces to introduce rugby to local youth. Rugby has become so popular it will be a metal sport in the Summer Olympics in 2016. Designed to develop basic physical and mental skills of rugby,…
With Eastlake Little League’s post season playoffs underway, the Eastlake’s Major’s top ranked team, the Red Sox, advanced to the quarterfinals with a win over the Padres yesterday. The team, led by Coach Bob Daily, finished the season with an 11-4 record. The Majors Red Sox will face the Dodgers,…
Southwestern College’s governing board unanimously approved two new hires at its board meeting May 23 to fill vacancies in Superintendent/President Melinda Nish’s cabinet. Kathy Tyner was named vice president for academic affairs and Steven L. Crow was named vice president for business and financial affairs. Tyner, a 22-year veteran of…
Reigning Olympic silver medalist Mike Day and bronze medalist Donny Robinson are among eight BMX riders who will compete for the automatic berth to the U.S. team headed to the London Games. USA Cycling announced the field for its BMX trials this week. The other riders are Connor Fields, Nic…
Three seniors from the Eastlake High School baseball team have committed to playing in college. Outfielder Andrew Calica will join UC Santa Barbara from Eastlake High in San Diego after receiving numerous awards in his junior season. Calica was a First Team All League player and a Second Team All-CIF…
More than 300 people will be pitching tents, roasting marshmallows, watching movies and playing games Friday, June 8, during an overnight campout at Montevalle Park. The sixth annual Snores & Smores, an event hosted by the City of Chula Vista’s Recreation Department, is focused on families and includes a campfire…
Leonardo da Vinci Health Sciences Charter School is pulling up stakes at Mater Dei Catholic High School this summer and moving to Karl H. Kellogg Elementary to save money on rent and other expenses. Since it opened in 2009, the charter school has been housed at the private high school.…
Helmets: it seems simple enough to grasp their skull protecting significance. I did not wear one, I refused to wear one. I spent an entire day riding a beach cruiser around Coronado, wearing nothing but short shorts and a coral- striped t-shirt while the wind carried all my cares away.…
For the perfect cure for new moms looking for variety in their fitness regimen, Stroller Strides of Chula Vista is proud to offer Free Class and Summer Concert, which will be held on Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 at Mt. San Miguel Community Park at 9:00am. Unique to the Stroller Strides…
Eariler this month American Idol Runner-up, Jessica Sanchez did a home town performance in Chula Vista for American Idol. Since she had not been home in 2 months, after the hometown performance she was escorted by a dozen police officers and the American Idol television crew back to her caravan.…
The Gaylord-Hansen Mortgage Group, a branch of Gateway Funding, is giving away an iPad to attendees of their free homebuyer workshop. The giveaway is taking place on June 9th, 2012, at 10:00 AM at their upcoming Homebuyer workshop at the Bonita Library in Bonita, CA. “We are thrilled to be…
Following the motion made by Chula Vista Mayor Cheryl Cox, the SANDAG Board today unanimously authorized an across-the-board reduction in tolls on State Route 125/South Bay Expressway, believed to be the first-ever comprehensive resetting of toll rates by a public toll road operator in the United States. “It is…
The Masonic Lodge presented citizenship awards to Grade 6 students at Liberty Elementary school and at special assemblies across the Chula Vista Elementary School District. Since 1920, Public Schools Month has been sponsored and promoted every April by the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of California. The purpose…
When Memorial Day began years ago, the war dead were placed front and center. The holiday’s original name, Decoration Day, came from the day’s main activity: leaving flowers at cemeteries. More recently, the last Monday in May, and the weekend preceding it, has come to mark the unofficial beginning of…
During a frenetic one-day New York media tour last week, I got the chance to sit down with Fred Katayama of Reuters to discuss the foreclosure numbers, which show that bank repossessions (REOs) dropped to a 49-month low in April. Banks seized a total of 51,415 U.S. properties during the…
As the 2012 regular season comes to a close, the Eastlake Little League is busy planning for the 2012 playoff season. Within the Majors Division, there have been several changes for post-season play. They include: (1) All teams will participate in post season play (2) Tie breakers for the purpose…
Congratulations to this year’s 2012 Eastlake titans Mesa League Champions Jorge Balvaneda Helping People Succeed and Celebrating Their Success. Co-founded Bravado Awards, specializing in donor walls, bronze plaques, corporate awards and sports trophies. Also Co-founded Chula Vista Sports, a free community website covering all sports and outdoor activities in and around the…
Jessica Sanchez wishes she could’ve changed one thing about the “American Idol” finale: her final song. The judges completely dismissed “Change Nothing,” the lukewarm potential future single that failed to fully showcase the 16-year-old singer’s vocal prowess during the Fox talent competition’s final performance round Tuesday. “Idol” judge Randy Jackson…
In the past week the Sheriff’s Elder Abuse Unit has received information about two telephone scams which prey upon elderly residents of San Diego County. The first scam involved a suspect who claimed to be a ‘relative’ of an elderly woman whom he could not reach by phone. The suspect…
A fundraiser for the newly re-branded Living Coast Discovery Center (formerly Chula Vista Nature Center) featuring cooking demonstrations, wine and food tastings, live music, animal encounters and more is scheduled for Saturday, June 2, from 3 to 7 p.m.. All proceeds from the culinary celebration will benefit the center’s animals,…
In its annual ranking of schools, U.S. News & World Report magazine has named the best schools in the nation. This year, all 12 of the Sweetwater District’s comprehensive high schools were named Silver Medal winners, placing them among the top nine percent of over 22,000 schools in the U.S.…
SWIMMERS from the greater San Diego area competed in two divisions at the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) San Diego Sectional Championships May 16-19. Division 1 Torrey Pines High School grabbed the team title, scoring 194.5 points. Carlsbad found itself in second (174), followed closely by La Costa Canyon (171) and…
Don’t have plans for dinner tomorrow? Then eat at Islands in Eastlake and support Eastlake Little League! Islands is donating 20% of your bill to ELL if you dine with them between 5pm to 9pm and present the attached flyer. Remember, ELL is a non-profit organization and needs your support!…
He brought the “American Idol” judges to their feet, but Joshua Ledet couldn’t win over fans and was sent home from the top-rated TV talent show on Thursday, leaving Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips to battle for the crown on next week’s finale. The elimination of Ledet – through audience…
The bid opening for 21 trade packages for the Central Plant and Southwestern Field House project will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, 2012 in room L238 in Southwestern College’s Learning Resource Center / Library. The total amount for these 21 packages is expected to be between $26 million and…
Fresh off a whirlwind homecoming that saw hometown favorite Jessica Sanchez perform for thousands of local fans, the 16-year-old singer looks to take yet another step toward the coveted title of this year’s American Idol. Family, friends and fans will gather, as they have weekly now, at Eastlake Tavern &…
Eastlake’s Semi-Annual Garage Sale Will Be A Community Garage Sale on Saturday, May 19, 2012 starting at 7:00 AM Eastlake Times www.Eastlaketimes.com is an online guide to Eastlake, a master planned community of Chula Vista. Eastlake News, Sports, Business, Entertainment, Chula Vista Real Estate, and more. More Posts –…