The East County Californian

The East County Californian has proudly served as the local newspaper for the eastern San Diego area since its founding in 1892. Generations of residents have grown up with us, whether through reading our articles, delivering our papers, or interning at our office, while our high school sports coverage has kept the community informed about local teams. With a deep-rooted history in the area, we continue to maintain a dedicated readership of over 71,000 each week. For more than 120 years, we have focused on providing in-depth coverage of local news for the communities of Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, El Cajon, La Mesa, Santee, and Lakeside.

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CIF spring sports playoffs face off in boys and girls lacrosse, boys volleyball, boys tennis

1 week ago | eccalifornian.com | Phillip Brents

The San Diego Section spring sports playoffs have faced off in boys and girls lacrosse, boys volleyball, boys tennis and girls beach volleyball. East County teams, of course, are included. Boys lacrosseA total of 42 teams (out of 58) qualified to fill four divisional brackets: six in the Open Division and 12 each in Division I, Division II and Division III.
SD Wave, San Diego FC still getting their kicks as season keeps rolling

1 week ago | eccalifornian.com | Phillip Brents

With the San Diego Gulls (American Hockey League) and San Diego Seals (National Lacrosse League) both out of the postseason picture, fans can now turn their unbridled attention to professional soccer in town. The Gulls failed to qualify for the Calder Cup playoffs while finishing ninth in the 10-team Pacific Division that awards playoff berths to the division’s top seven teams.
Gulls turn out lights on 2024-25 season with OT win

2 weeks ago | eccalifornian.com | Phillip Brents

A sellout crowd of 12,920 fans greeted the San Diego Gulls on Fan Appreciation Night Saturday, April 19, at Pechanga Arena San Diego. It marked the Gulls’ final home game of the season and also the final regular season outing for the top developmental affiliate of the NHL Anaheim Ducks, which found itself locked out of postseason play for the third consecutive season.
Norsemen take aim at Division III CIF boys lacrosse title

2 weeks ago | eccalifornian.com | Phillip Brents

The Valhalla High School boys lacrosse team ended the 2024 season with a string of meaningful games. The Norsemen hope to do it again this spring. Seeded fourth in last year’s San Diego Section Division III bracket, Valhalla defeated fifth-seeded Sage Creek, 10-3, in the quarterfinals to advance to meet top-seeded West Hills in an all-East County semifinal contest.
Granite Hills hard-ballers, ECV spikers remain teams to beat in upcoming CIF divisional playoffs

2 weeks ago | eccalifornian.com | Phillip Brents

Entering the final quarter of the 2025 high school spring sports season, the Granite Hills baseball team and El Cajon Valley boys volleyball team remain top contenders to capture San Diego Section championships. Granite Hills entered the week once again on top of the Division I baseball power rankings with a 14-0-2 record, 6-0 in Grossmont Hills League play. The Eagles continued to lead the second-ranked Point Loma Pointers (11-5-1) for supremacy in the division rankings.
Spring sports spotlight

4 weeks ago | eccalifornian.com | Phillip Brents

The San Diego Section power rankings are out for three spring sports: baseball, softball and boys volleyball. East County teams are well represented with Granite Hills High School topping the Division I baseball rankings, Mountain Empire topping the Division V softball rankings and El Cajon Valley topping the Division II boys volleyball rankings.
Visionary artist exhibit coming to downtown El Cajon

1 month ago | eccalifornian.com | Albert H. Fulcher

Silver Creek Fine Art Gallery & Custom Framing, owned by El Cajon artist Carlos Castrejon, is holding an exhibition of San Diego-based visionary artist Ty Bennett’s 2024 “Fire of the Soul” Art Exhibition from through May 2.
Eagles, Scotties go undefeated in annual San Diego Lions baseball tournament field

1 month ago | eccalifornian.com | Phillip Brents

The San Diego Downtown Lions High School Baseball Tournament, founded in 1951, ranks as the oldest and largest of its kind in the United States. The tournament has morphed in recent years because of CIF rule changes, transforming itself to a four-game event. Bracket winners advanced directly to division championship games while all other teams will receive a consolation game. Add inclement weather to this year’s event, which faced off March 31 and was scheduled to end April 3.
East County softball teams receive recognition in early section power rankings

1 month ago | eccalifornian.com | Phillip Brents

The early San Diego Section power rankings are especially kind to East County high school softball teams with Christian High School ranked at No. 3 and West Hills High School ranked at No. 10. Additionally, Santana pulled in a Top 20 ranking at No. 16. Christian entered this week with a 14-3-1 overall record while West Hills was 7-3-1. Santana followed with a 7-4-0 record.
Mountain bike teams provide afterschool programs and summer camps

1 month ago | eccalifornian.com | Albert H. Fulcher

South Bay Composite & Eastlake High School Mountain Bike teams, SoCal League, is a group of student-athletes in grades 4th through 12th, that ride and race cross-country mountain bikes on varied terrain with an emphasis on fun, skills, competition and safety. Although most of these athletes are from high school and middle schools in the South Bay area, the South Bay Composite Bike Team takes in student-athletes from any student living south of Interstate 8.