Noah Perkins

San Diego

Sports Writer at Freelance

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Articles

Meraki Spaces showcases artists and cultivates creative environments

1 week ago | sdnews.com | Noah Perkins

On the long-vacant second floor of a 150-year-old former pharmacy at 4502 Cass St. in Pacific Beach, a fine artist, a vintage designer, and a ceramicist came together with a shared vision — and from that collaboration, Meraki Spaces was created. “PB doesn’t have anything like this,” Melissa Medina, the fine artist, said.
Carlsbad's Drew Ferris training next generation of long snappers

1 week ago | thecoastnews.com | Noah Perkins

A few minutes past 8 a.m., on the first Monday of May, Carlsbad resident Drew Ferris walks onto the football field at Vista Sports Park. He’s the last of his group to arrive — a crew that includes longtime NFL kicker John Carney, NFL hopeful Gavin Lipkin, a senior long snapper from Southern Utah University, and two collegiate punters. Gray skies hint at rain as 1980s chart-toppers play over a speaker on the adjoining field, where an ultimate frisbee game is played.
Carlsbad Youth Baseball set to host 2025 Pony-13 World Series

2 weeks ago | thecoastnews.com | Noah Perkins

CARLSBAD — For $25, baseball fans can enjoy multiple days of international youth competition at the 2025 Pony-13 World Series in Carlsbad. It’s the best deal for baseball in San Diego this summer, according to Carlsbad Youth Baseball President Tom Benton.
Lancers veteran leaders, rising stars eye postseason redemption

3 weeks ago | thecoastnews.com | Noah Perkins

Anchored by senior leadership, energized by talented underclassmen and backed by a deep bullpen of live arms, Carlsbad High’s baseball team has the chemistry and firepower, forged at Chase Field, to rank among San Diego County’s elite. “Most of our team has grown up together playing Carlsbad Youth Baseball,” said right-handed senior pitcher Weston Thornbury, a Fresno State commit. “Our team dynamics are different than anyone else’s. All the parents in the stands play a major role.
Former MLB star launches youth baseball program in Encinitas

4 weeks ago | thecoastnews.com | Noah Perkins

Dubbed the “Greek God of Walks” for his disciplined approach to hitting during a decade-long Major League Baseball career, Rancho Santa Fe resident Kevin Youkilis is launching a 13-and-under travel team and training program in Encinitas for students entering seventh grade in the fall. “Our main goal is not how many rings we collect [at tournaments],” Youkilis told The Coast News.
San Dieguito Academy’s Yarbrough aims for new pole vault record

1 month ago | thecoastnews.com | Noah Perkins

ENCINITAS — After a record-breaking sophomore season, San Dieguito Academy junior Dylan Yarbrough is aiming even higher this spring — literally. Last year, Yarbrough set the sophomore record at the 2024 Jaguar Invitational at Don Nicholson Stadium in Tracy, California, with a vault of 16 feet, 2 inches. The vault surpassed the previous record of 16 feet set by La Costa Canyon alum Garrett Brown. “My previous personal record was 15 feet,” Yarbrough said.
PLNU men’s basketball looks to ‘finish the job’ next season after loss in Division II regionals

1 month ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Noah Perkins

For Point Loma Nazarene University men’s basketball coach Justin Downer, the morning after the team’s 61-58 loss to Cal State Dominguez Hills on March 17 in the NCAA Division II Tournament West Regional championship game was business as usual. Breakfast with his children and then into the office at 9 a.m. Phone calls went out to recruits, followed by offseason planning. “This is the reality of college basketball — the further you go in the playoffs, the further behind you are,” Downer said.
CSUSM’s Rasha Badrani sprints to NCAA title in women's 400 meters

1 month ago | thecoastnews.com | Noah Perkins

Cal State San Marcos junior sprinter Rasha Badrani joined the cross-country team as a freshman at San Pasqual High School in Escondido to lose weight. “I hated cross country; it was awful,” Badrani remembered. Seven years later, the girl who didn’t like to run has sprinted to a national championship. Badrani won the 400 meters at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Fall Creek Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and Event Center.
UC San Diego men’s and women’s teams qualify for NCAA Tournament

2 months ago | sdnews.com | Noah Perkins

The UC San Diego men’s and women’s basketball teams made history over the weekend, winning their respective conference tournaments (Big West) to qualify with automatic bids for the Div. I NCAA Tournament. UCSD becomes the first school to have the men’s and women’s teams advance to the NCAA Tournament in the same year, in their first year of tournament eligibility. The Tritons formerly competed at the Div. II level, transitioning to Div. I in 2020.
Torrey Pines stuns top seeds to win CIF SoCal Regional title

2 months ago | thecoastnews.com | Noah Perkins

After covering 580 miles in a school bus last week, the Torrey Pines girls’ soccer team secured a Division II CIF SoCal Regional championship with a 1-0 win over Orange Lutheran on Saturday night at Montell Field in Orange.