Balas has been playing for club teams since fifth grade and the CHS varsity team since freshman year, serving as a captain for two years and league MVP this year. Courtesy of JACK BALAS

June Issue

Want to read the latest news? Click here to view published stories in our June issue of the 2025-2026 school year. Stay tuned!

Editors' Picks

Editors' Picks, News, Students

Ivy-bound high school seniors lift up community, earn Eagle Scout rank

Seaside car show returns to display automotive engineering’s greatest fails

Science teacher to explore untouched river of Peruvian Amazon

The Insiders: How to form friendships that stay gold

Community

Community, Editors' Picks

Seaside car show returns to display automotive engineering’s greatest fails

The Insiders: How to form friendships that stay gold

Five local ice cream shops worth the brain freeze

Entertainment

The Devil wears nostalgia, not Prada

Tentacular adaptation of ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ proves heart-wrenching

Five must-see movies before graduating high school

Latest Stories

Scholarship powers students’ summer of career exploration

Ivy-bound high school seniors lift up community, earn Eagle Scout rank

Seaside car show returns to display automotive engineering’s greatest fails

The Sandpiper’s Class of 2026

Senior water polo MVP announces commitment to Claremont McKenna

Senior takes the leap to pursue dance and biology at UC Berkeley

Senior golfer putts her way to commitment at Chico State

News

Scholarship powers students’ summer of career exploration

Ivy-bound high school seniors lift up community, earn Eagle Scout rank

CHS to open new case with forensics class in fall

Opinion

Community, Opinion

Five local ice cream shops worth the brain freeze

Spruce up summer: Five must-do day trips

Five local trails for experiencing natural beauty

Scholarship powers students’ summer of career exploration

Editors' Picks, News, Students

Ivy-bound high school seniors lift up community, earn Eagle Scout rank

Community, Editors' Picks

Seaside car show returns to display automotive engineering’s greatest fails

The Sandpiper’s Class of 2026

Sports, Students

Senior water polo MVP announces commitment to Claremont McKenna

Senior takes the leap to pursue dance and biology at UC Berkeley

Blast from the Past

A “Fanntastic” guy: spending time with Gabe Fann