New-look Warriors rumble past Nordhoff
A forgettable October ended on a high note on Halloween night for an outmanned Carpinteria football team at Valley Memorial Stadium.
Halloween parties and a pre-game shower scared some fans away from the Warriors’ home game against Nordhoff Friday night. But that didn’t dampen the spirits of the 20 players who suited up in brand-new black [...]
Charger girls take 2nd consecutive county crown
With four girls in the top-ten, the Dos Pueblos girls cross country team ran away with the County Championship on Friday at Lompoc’s River Park for their second consecutive title.
None of them could beat out San Marcos’ Danielle Gemberling, however, as the senior runner shaved 30 seconds off her personal best to win the girls individual [...]
Royals spooked by Davis, Bulldogs
On a night known for scary things, San Marcos High found itself living a Halloween nightmare Friday at Valley Stadium.
Bulldog running back Mike Davis busted loose for 242 yards and three touchdowns, scoring on runs of 58, 40, and 4 yards during a 35-10 Channel League win over the Royals. Davis narrowly missed a fourth score only [...]
49ers clinch Big West at UCSB
Lindsay Bullock scored her 10th goal of the season in the 107th minute to give visiting Long Beach State a come-from-behind 2-1 double overtime win over UCSB on Friday night. The win gives the 49ers the Big West regular season championship.
The Gauchos (11-6-1 overall, 4-2-1 in the Big West) led into the 89th minute before [...]
Wright, Lynott find net in SBCC win
Brieanna Wright scored in the 39th minute Friday afternoon and the SBCC women’s soccer team went on to shut out Taft 2-0. The non-conference victory improved the 10th-ranked Vaqueros record to 11-1-5.
“I kicked the ball at the same time as another girl and it went over her head,” said Wright, SBCC’s scoring leader with eight [...]
WSC-leading Vaqs notch seventh-straight
Craig Davies had a goal and an assist Friday night, leading 11th-ranked SBCC to a 3-0 men’s soccer win over Citrus at La Playa Stadium.
The victory was the seventh straight and ninth in 10 games for the Vaqueros (14-4, 9-1), who have a seven-point lead over Moorpark (6-2-2) with four games left in the WSC [...]
Chargers stymied in second half
VENTURA — Underdog Dos Pueblos went into halftime at Larrabee Stadium Friday night trailing by only three points at 10-7, but the Chargers couldn’t move the sticks whatsoever in the second half and wound up losing 31-7 to Ventura (4-4, 2-1) to remain winless in Channel League play.
“Coming into the second half I thought we [...]
Cardinals return the favor against Warriors
Diana Sleep and the Bishop Diego girls volleyball team brought the hardware on Thursday night, hammering down 47 kills in a 25-22, 25-13, 22-25, 25-23 victory over rival Carpinteria to put the nails a winless season’s coffin the day before Halloween.
Sleep led the Cardinals with 17 kills but setter Nicole Tetherow had several options going other than Sleep, including [...]
Chargers dunk Royals, 13-2
Derrick Graham had two goals, two assists and four steals on Senior Day as the host Dos Pueblos water polo team took a 9-0 lead into halftime and wound up a 13-2 winner over San Marcos Thursday.
“We played pretty outstanding defense throughout, and our seniors led the way,” said Chargers coach Chris Parrish.
The team’s seniors [...]
Sklar leads gang-tackle of Buena
Nick Sklar gave the Dons water polo team a boost with a 2-goal, 4-assist performance against the Bulldogs of Buena in a Channel League match on Thursday.
Santa Barbara improved its league record to 5-1 with two matches remaining. San Marcos is Tuesday and Dos Pueblos on Thursday. The DP match will be for the Channel [...]