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‘The quicker you understand that this game is hard and you’re going to go through stretches like this, I think the quicker you can get out of it’
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This weekend marks one of the busiest times on the high school sports schedule. Here’s who (and what) to follow in three sports.
San Diego State coach says trip to UCLA is ‘a mixed bag’ given how often Aztecs have played Bruins in LA — most recently on May 5
Madison Bogle and Alana Embry capture title, finish beach volleyball season 43-0; both will play next season at powerhouse programs
Former big-leaguer José Iglesias hit for the cycle on Wednesday, leading Triple-A El Paso to a 10-4 win at Round Rock.
RB advances to host Eastlake; Torreys slip into loser’s bracket and will face Granite Hills on Friday in an elimination game
Sammy Gehler’s two-run double lifts Pilots to 4-2 first-round victory in Division II playoffs; they’ll play either Holtville or Ramona on Friday
M.J. and A.J. Abarca regroup in a special victory in front of family and friends
Manny Machado still hoping to avoid IL, but hairline fracture in left hand is his first broken bone ever; Padres will assess his status after Thursday’s off-day
Team meeting follows ninth loss in 11 games, which drops Padres to 4 games below .500 as they again cannot capitalize on numerous chances
PLNU, seeded No. 4 in West Region, must beat No. 5 Broncos and No. 1 seed Cal State Monterey Bay in double-elimination regional to advance to Super Regionals
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Cal State San Marcos (30-19) at Concordia-Irvine (48-11) Best-of-3 format Thursday and Friday The winner advances to the NCAA Division II Championships next week in Tennessee.
Star third baseman sitting a second game after getting hit by a pitch in the hand; Yu Darvish looking to secure series win vs. Royals
Jairo Iriarte, the Padres’ No. 11 prospect throws six no-hit innings for TinCaps; Nabil Crismatt begins rehab assignment with Triple-A El Paso
Bonita Vista beats Madison 6-1 in section Division I game to advance to the double-elimination portion to face top-seeded Santana
Royals make five-run lead stand up, as Padres picked off twice in final three innings of attempted comeback
On Tuesday — his 23rd birthday — Araiza talked with the Union-Tribune about the allegations, his fight back and his enduring desire to play football
Mission Hills’ senior star says she ‘wasn’t trying to go yard in the first. I was trying to hit up the middle, but she gave me a fastball, down and in.’
Padres manager Bob Melvin says Manny Machado sitting Tuesday is precautionary; his third baseman could return as soon as Wednesday as he’s expected to avoid injured list after pitch struck him in hand Monday
Padres walk eight times in first four innings, have just five hits but stop losing streak at five games
Fernando Tatis Jr. figures he’s in scoring position on first base, so stealing in front of Padres’ big hitters a risk-reward calculation
The Janik and Herbst twins figure to make a major impact in Saturday’s section championships at Mt. Carmel High School
