University of Redlands strong safety Scott Tinsley is from Capitola, a beachside community near Santa Cruz. It’s best known for its painted seaside cottages, “Pizza My Heart” restaurants and chill surf scene.

“Queens of the court,” the small sign inside the Redlands High gymnasium says.

Sudden victory, instant despair.

Geoff Roche is stepping away as director of men’s and women’s tennis at the University of Redlands, the university announced Monday, Oct. 18.

The Richardson Prep volleyball team was one point from victory.

The University of Redlands football team won its second consecutive game, defeating host La Verne 51-7 on Saturday, Oct. 9.

Fifteen days. That’s the time it took the Beaumont High girls’ volleyball team to play and win five matches, four of the victories coming in five sets.

The day was Friday, Dec. 15, 1961.

Aquinas defeats  Arrowhead Christian

Gavin Oliver’s six goals led the Redlands East Valley High boys’ water polo team to a 22-4 victory against Beaumont.

Redlands’ Wayne Braga died Aug. 26, and his obituary ran recently in the Redlands Community News.

BEAUMONT — Top competitors in niche sports like cross-country and wrestling often have parents who were stars. That’s true in the Citrus Belt League where the offspring of star runners prevailed on Saturday, Sept. 25.

Yucaipa, in an era when most cities are divided like pies and teem with multiple high schools, is an aberration.

The Beaumont High girls’ volleyball team defeated Redlands 3-1 on Wednesday, Sept. 15. The victory improved the Cougars to 9-1 overall and 2-0 in the Citrus Belt League. Beaumont also defeated Redlands East Valley 3-0 on Monday, Sept. 13 to open the Citrus Belt League season.

That was not a meteor that hit Redlands at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18. It was Linfield College.

Al Sanchez, 87, is an area treasure.

The Yucaipa High football team remained unbeaten by defeating host Hesperia 41-13 on Friday, Sept. 10. The game was played at the school where Yucaipa coach Justin Price served his father, Butch Price, as a ball boy. Butch was the first-ever Hesperia football coach.

The University of Redlands commemorated the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks respectfully.

A Farquhar played soccer Sunday at the University of Redlands Farquhar Field. But he wore the gold and white soccer uniform of Oglethorpe University in Brookhaven, Georgia.

Calimesa’s Lori Becker grew up while skating at the Stardust Roller

The Redlands High football team flexed its muscle and skill with a 41-0 victory on Friday, Sept. 3, against Citrus Hill. The outcome shows how quickly the fortunes of high school teams can change as Citrus Hill defeated Mountain View St. Francis 23-20 six years ago in the CIF-State title game.

This is the story no reporter wants to write; the result no desk clerk yearns to hear.

The Redlands East Valley High football team rallied to defeat Los Osos 27-21 on Friday, Aug. 27.

Laviel Leon Pickett is easy to like.

Jim Good abhors distractions. The media could be one.

REDLANDS — QB1 of the University of Redlands Bulldogs Nathan Martinez is 2good2btrue.

Beaumont High parents decorated the locker room before the game and the Cougars took care of the rest.

Citrus Valley High baseball’s dream 2021 season got even better recently when pitcher/shortstop Blake Griffin and catcher Jared Snyder made the 40th Cal-Hi Sports all-state team.

The Citrus Belt League drips with tradition and history. It was founded in 1906 with Redlands High a charter member. It only took three seasons for the Terriers to win a state title (in rugby, not football).

Five-thirty on a weekday and 82-year-old Banning High football coach John Tyree is in mid-season form.

Whistles blew, horns sounded, and athletes dressed in black and gold scurried around the Citrus Valley High football field.

Stephanie Kramer called it a “whim.”