Schools Return, Padres Hit the Road, and National Tennis Championships Close in San Diego
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The back-to-school season continues across San Diego County. San Diego Unified's nearly 100,000 students have completed their first full week under new technology restrictions that prohibit phone use during school hours, with high schoolers permitted to use devices before the first bell, during lunch, and between classes. Superintendent Fabi Bagula has been the public face of communicating those changes. Greater San Diego Academy Charter opened for its traditional-track students today, August 17, with a family welcome session; diocesan schools have been in session since August 11.
The Padres opened a road series at Citi Field in New York on Monday evening, with first pitch scheduled for 4:10 p.m. Pacific. San Diego entered the series at 67 wins and 58 losses, facing a Mets team at 56 wins and 69 losses. Road series against sub-.500 teams in August tend to carry outsize weight for teams in tight divisional races.
On the amateur side, the USTA Billie Jean King Girls' 18s and 16s National Championships concluded Sunday at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego. Bella Payne and Sarah Shoemate claimed the Girls' 18 doubles championship. National-level youth tennis championships at Barnes Tennis Center — a world-class facility — represent a significant event for the region that rarely receives commensurate attention.