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La Jolla High's Bardaro earns Silver Pigskin Fan Favorite nod

La Jolla High senior Nico Bardaro is the only Viking nominated for the Hollandia Dairy Fan Favorite award at the 2026 Silver Pigskin Gala, which airs Dec. 1 on KUSI-TV. The two-way standout leads the team in receiving yards, receiving touchdowns and sacks heading into the CIF Division 3 quarterfinals.

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UCSD women's soccer blanks Sacramento State 3-0 at home

Ava Tibor scored twice and Charlotte Wilfert posted a clean sheet as UC San Diego women's soccer beat Sacramento State 3-0 at Triton Soccer Stadium, improving to 7-3-5 with two regular-season matches left.

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UCSD water polo hosts LMU rematch, NCAA championship in La Jolla

No. 8 UC San Diego men's water polo hosts No. 8 Loyola Marymount on Saturday, Oct. 24 at Canyonview Aquatic Center in a revenge rematch of September's Battle of the Kings loss, with the program also set to host the NCAA Championship in La Jolla from Dec. 4 through Dec. 6 for the first time since 2014.

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No. 10 UCSD water polo hosts No. 12 UCSB Friday

No. 10 UC San Diego men's water polo hosts No. 12 UC Santa Barbara at Canyonview Aquatic Center at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, in a Big West matchup between ranked teams in their final conference season before both move to the West Coast Conference in 2027.

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UCSD women's soccer hosts defending champion Cal Poly Oct. 3

UC San Diego women's soccer hosts defending Big West champion Cal Poly at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Triton Soccer Stadium, with both teams at 1-0-1 in conference play entering the week and the Tritons trying to prove their ninth-place preseason ranking wrong.

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LMU upsets UCSD men's water polo 10-9 at sold-out Canyonview

No. 11 Loyola Marymount erased a 4-2 first-quarter deficit and held off a late rally to beat No. 7 UC San Diego 10-9 in the annual Battle of the Kings at a sold-out Canyonview Aquatic Center in La Jolla on Sept. 23.

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San Diego-trained Latak wins US Open junior title

Marcel Latak, 17, who trains in Rancho Santa Fe under coach Christian Groh, saved three championship points to defeat top seed Guto Miguel and become the first American to win the US Open boys' singles title since Taylor Fritz in 2015.

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La Jolla hosts Point Loma Friday for 'The Shoe' rivalry

La Jolla High (0-2) hosts Point Loma (2-0) at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, for "The Shoe," one of San Diego County's longest-running high school football rivalries, with the Pointers looking to defend last year's 37-7 win.

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Vikings girls golf opens with flamingo drills, sophomore star

La Jolla High girls golf coach Christie Quinn is using one-legged stances, blind swings and one-armed drills to prepare a young roster led by sophomore No. 1 Liesl Kijora for the 2026-27 Western League season.