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El Cajon

American  
[el kuh-hohn] / ˌɛl kəˈhoʊn /

noun

  1. a city in SW California.


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Palisades 76, El Cajon Christian 56: Elly Tierney and Alyssa Ramirez each scored 15 points to help the Dolphins advance to the Division III semifinals.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025

He teared up while giving a moving speech at the ribbon cutting for the Right to Dream’s newest facility in El Cajon, Calif., where the MLS team will also train.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2025

After sitting out the 1980 Moscow Olympics because of the U.S. boycott, the El Cajon native returned to earn two golds on his home turf at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

The newest Right to Dream academy is being built on the Sycuan Reservation in El Cajon, California.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024

Madeline glanced backward in the direction of El Cajon and the mountains she had seen the day before, and she saw only bare and dark ground, like that which rolled before.

From Light of the Western Stars by Grey, Zane