Westmont Basketball

History of Westmont basketball goes digital

As part of a multi-year project to digitize Westmont Athletic records, Warrior men’s basketball rosters, athlete profiles, statistics, schedules and results reaching back to the early 1950s are now available online.  Fans and alumni are able to access the men’s basketball history by visiting the Westmont Athletics web site.

The goal of the project, which was begun in the summer of 2005, is to preserve the Westmont Athletic archives in digital form and to make the archives available to Warrior fans. Westmont has a strong athletic tradition which is highly valued by today’s coaches, administrators and athletes. The purpose of the project is to honor that tradition and celebrate those who have made contributions to the Warrior legacy.

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Latest News

Vaquero football program slapped with sanctions

Santa Barbara City College’s football program has been hit with numerous sanctions in response to an investigation into recruiting violations.

A release sent to SBCC staff, students and potential student-athletes on June 18th said that the program “has violated several areas of the California Community College Athletic Association/Commission on Athletics Constitution and Bylaws (CCCAA/COA), specifically having to do with the recruitment of student-athletes.”

The sanctions were handed down by the Southern California Football Association, the governing body of the American Pacific Conference. The SCFA and APC were in their first years of existence in the 2008 season, and the Vaqueros will now have to forfeit their APC co-championship. They will also have to forfeit the six games they won on the year, be put on probation for the upcoming season, and be excluded from the upcoming postseason. [Read more...]

Outdoors

Nite Moves marks Semana Nautica’s start

Wednesday’s Nite Moves officially kicked off the 72nd edition of Semana Nautica, starting a 12-day stretch jam-packed with events associated with the summer sports festival. The weekly run/swim routinely attracts hundreds of local athletes to Leadbetter Beach and Shoreline Park for a casual evening of exercise and socializing.

Click Here for results from Wednesday’s Nite Moves.

This weekend is especially busy with the annual 15k run, which was pushed off its normal 4th of July weekend start last year because of the Gap Fire, on Saturday. The Santa Barbara Tennis Open, which is one year older than Semana Nautica, and the Semana Nautica Age Group Swim Meet at Los Banos Pool are both two-day events.  Open water swims are scheduled to start at the Bath House at 8 a.m. on Saturday (1-mile) and Sunday (3-mile).

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Water Polo

Santa Barbara water polo takes on U.S. Championships

The Boys U.S. Club Water Polo Championships were held in town this past weekend, in an invitation-only tournament that brings together the nation’s elite youth club teams. Santa Barbara Water Polo Club was represented in all three age groups but its 16s team came closest to donning medals.

After an undefeated start to the tournament through five matches, head coach Rich Griguoli’s group of 15 and 16 year olds finished in fourth place out of 16 teams after suffering two straight one-goal losses on Sunday. Saturday was highlighted by an 8-6 triumph over previously undefeated Stanford, which went on to win the division with a 5-3 win over San Diego Shores in the final.

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Anderson gets spot on national team for FINA games

Former UCSB men’s water polo player Brian Alexander has been named to Team USA’s 14-man roster for the 2009 FINA World Championships it was announced by USA Water Polo Men’s Senior National Team head coach Terry Schroeder on Wednesday. The championships are scheduled to begin July 20 in Rome, Italy.
 
Alexander – an alternate for the 2008 Olympic team – will play with 11 Olympians including 10 members of the silver medal winning squad from last summer’s Beijing Olympics. 

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Surfing

Peterson claims NSSA National Championship

Lakey Peterson took home all the marbles on Saturday, but this was no child’s game. The 14-year-old Santa Barbara surfer bested a tough field in the Open Women’s Division, earning her a coveted NSSA National Championship.

Peterson’s two-wave score of 16.75 topped three other double digit scores in the final: a 14.75 from favorite Courtney Conlogue, a 14.25 from Malia Manuel and a 13.75 from Nage Melamed.

“I’m still kind of in shock,” Peterson told PresidioSports.com by phone on Saturday night about the title, the highest honor in domestic amateur surfing. The regular-foot will accept her trophy on Sunday at the NSSA’s season-ending banquet at the Huntington Beach Hyatt before boarding a plane for a three-week trip to Bali.

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Foresters Baseball

Stafford stifles Oaks but Foresters fall nonetheless

THOUSAND OAKS — Sam Stafford was better than good on Wednesday, but in baseball that’s not always good enough to get a win.

The only hit allowed by the University of Texas pitcher came on a single in the sixth, and he left the game after the inning with a 1-0 lead. The host Conejo Oaks, however, used a two-RBI triple by Kyle Jones in the bottom of the eighth to take down the Santa Barbara Foresters 2-1 in a wonderfully played game by both sides.

“I guess it’s a little frustrating, but it’s just one of those things that happens,” said Stafford. “The team’s gonna come out tomorrow and get after it, and I know they’re gonna have my back in the next outing.” [Read more...]

Foresters scorch, chop down Oaks 12-0

Stealing home takes a certain amount of swagger and aggressiveness, which are both qualities that the Santa Barbara Foresters have in ample supply.

Second-year player Casey McMurray stole three bases in Tuesday’s 12-0 drubbing of the visiting Conejo Oaks, including a second-inning swipe of home in which he challenged Scott Bachman and his fastball in a race to the plate.

“I asked (third base coach Casey Cloud) to time the pitcher’s wind-up and it was nearly three seconds, so I told him I was gonna go for it,” said McMurray, a standout for the University of Illinois. [Read more...]

UCSB Baseball

Valaika, Hollands are only Gauchos not signed

Eight 2009 UCSB baseball players have signed contracts with major league teams and many have already reported to their minor league clubs.
 
Third-round draft pick Joe Gardner, chosen 94th overall by the Cleveland Indians, has signed a contract. Gardner, who was an All-Big West First Team selection, was the highest-drafted player in the Big West, a conference that had two nationally-ranked teams in the NCAA postseason and has featured at least one team in the College World Series in eight of the past 11 seasons. UCSB led the Big West with nine total draftees.

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Headlines

June 29 – July 6

Santa Barbara native Virgil Vasquez  gets beat by the Cubs in his second start with the Pirates. READ MORE

Vasquez’s first Major League win gets rave reviews for the new Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher. READ MORE

Former Gaucho Eric Avila, a key member of UCSB’s 2006 National Championship, wins the goal of the week competition for his first career MLS score. READ MORE

Rookie Chris Pontius is turning heads as a key contributor to D.C. United’s success. READ MORE

Colorado Rockies Ryan Spilborghs hits a two-run-homer against Los Angles Dodgers. READ MORE

Keep up with Santa Barbara’s Major Leaguers and MLB.com!

Ryan Spilborghs -Colorado Rockies

Skip Schumaker – St. Louis Cardinals

Michael Young – Texas Rangers

Barry Zito – San Fransico Giants

Delwyn Young – Pittsburgh Pirates

Virgil Vazquez – Pittsburgh Pirates

June 21-28

Former Santa Barbara Don Virgil Vasquez strikes out seven for the Pirates en route to his first major league win, READ MORE

James McCann’s Arkansas Razorbacks were eliminated from the College World Series on Friday, losing to SEC rival LSU 14-5. The true freshman went 1-for-3. READ MORE

UCSB’s Scott Lewis finishes in 154th at rainy U.S. Open of golf, READ MORE

The Bryan Brothers mix it up in England ahead of Wimbledon, READ MORE

Are Herb Simon’s Indiana Pacers in financial trouble? READ MORE 

Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser are upset again by John Hyden and Sean Scott, this time in the finals of the AVP Ocean City Open. READ MORE

Club Volleyball

16-Blue team uses comeback to make quarters in Miami

The Santa Barbara Volleyball Club 16-Blue team picked up a big win over Rockwood Thunder of St. Louis on Monday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Junior Olympics’ American Division in Miami.

Led by strong all-around performances from Meghan Smith and Amber Mirabello, the team came back from a 14-11 deficit in the third game to win 18-16. [Read more...]

Softball

Goleta Thunder come out on top in Bakersfield

With solid pitching and impressive defense, the U12 Goleta Thunder softball team won the Central California State Championship in Bakersfield on June 26-28.  The Thunder became the top team out of 17 teams and outscored their opponents 26 to 3 in 110 degree weather conditions.

Representing Central California as the highest ranked team, the Goleta Thunder will be competing in the Western Nationals in Milwaukie, Oregon from July 27 to August 2.

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Martony, Briner make nationals with Cal Stars Coast team

Dos Pueblos softball players Krista Martony and Kiersty Briner have found considerable success this summer with their traveling club team, the Cal Stars Coast 16U.

The team recently won four consecutive games on the final day of the 27th annual Junior Olympics Tournament in Las Vegas, which features teams from around the country, to finish second. [Read more...]

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