IRVINE — After winning the Big West Conference regular season title and earning a postseason spot in the NIT last year, the UCSB men's basketball team was picked to finish second in 2008-09 by both the league's coaches and the media at Wednesday's annual Big West Media Day. Cal State Northridge was the consensus first-place finisher, while Pacific was tabbed to take third in both polls. In addition, UCSB senior forward Chris Devine was named to the preseason all-conference team.In the … [Read more...]
Club West holds first JHS XC Championships
Thursday, October 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
On Thursday, 43 8th and 9th graders from three of our four junior high schools competed on a tough 3200m XC course at Elings Park that went around the lower softball fields once, the upper soccer fields twice, up and down the road to the flagpole with 2 loops of Singleton Pavilion thrown in. It was a tough course and the young runners could take pride in finishing. Kevin Young has been coaching the La Cumbre team once a week for 2 months as Club West was helping the JHS after school … [Read more...]
Dunn damaged by Owls in 4
Thursday, October 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The Condor League's finest girls volleyball teams met on Wednesday, and Laguna Blanca emerged the top-dog with a 25-17, 20-25, 25-22, 30-28 victory in Hope Ranch.Dunn and Laguna are ranked No. 7 and 8 in Division IV-AA, respectively.Jackie Harvey led the Owls offensively with 18 kills and Katie Borden kept the pressure on with 14 of her own. Jessie Ditmore threw down eight more. … [Read more...]
SBCC’s Colijn runs fastest time at WSC Championships
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
SANTA MARIA — Paige Colijn turned in her highest finish (seventh) and best time (20:19) on Tuesday in the WSC Championships at Waller Park but the SBCC women's cross country team came up three points shy of advancing to the Southern Cal Regional.Colijn advanced as an individual to the SoCal meet on Nov. 7 in Bakersfield, along with a pair of Vaquero men. Conner Mellon placed 26th in 23:01 in the 4-mile race with Matt Little taking 49th in 24:07. … [Read more...]
Vaquero spikers starting to find groove
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Samantha Potter registered 22 kills and the SBCC women's volleyball team rallied from a 9-6 deficit in Game 5 to hand Cuesta a 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 17-25, 15-12 defeat on Tuesday night."Considering that we're mostly freshmen and we've had time to play with each other, we're really starting to connect," said Potter. "Our passing has really improved."It was the third straight win and fifth in six matches for the Vaqueros (6-9, 4-1 WSC). Cuesta falls to 7-7 and 3-2. … [Read more...]
Bullemer, DP dominate league tourney
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Nicole Bullemer three-putted the 18th hole and still won the Channel League girls golf title by six strokes on Wednesday, firing a 78 at Soule Park to finish with a two-day total of 158.Dos Pueblos took five of the top six spots in the tournament."As a team we shot 410 today, and (in the CIF playoffs) that would be pretty competitive," said coach Rob Schiff. "I'm really proud of how we did." … [Read more...]
Knight continues ferocious scoring tear
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Mark Knight tallied two goals and two assists and Danny Molineaux scored the first two goals for SBCC on Tuesday night in a 7-1 men's soccer rout of Oxnard at La Playa Stadium.Knight, who's 20 goals this year is second in the state, has recorded seven goals in the last three games. It was the sixth straight win and eighth in nine games for the Vaqueros (13-4, 8-1), who extended their lead over second-place Moorpark in the WSC to 10 points. … [Read more...]
SBCC women blank West L.A., 4-0
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
CULVER CITY — SBCC found the net for the first time in three games on Tuesday afternoon and just kept scoring in a 4-0 women's soccer victory over West L.A.The Vaqueros, ranked 10th in California, improved to 10-1-5 and 5-1-1 in the WSC North.Shannon Lynott scored in the 20th minute on an assist from Ricky Fien and Maria Johansen made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute, following a pass from Danna Wahlund. Laura Spivack added a goal in the 67th minute on an assist from Jamie Kucharski and … [Read more...]
DP golfers pack leaderboard
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos teammates Nicole Bullemer and Vanesa Villa stood above everyone else at the Channel League individual championships on Tuesday after the first day of play ended with the pair scoring 80s at par-72 Soule Park in Ojai.Chargers Emily Fox and Anna Samson are in third and fourth place with an 82 and an 85, respectively. Sami Hill's 93 put her in eighth, giving the Channel League champs five golfers in the top 10."It was a day of survival," said Chargers coach Rob Schiff, who said … [Read more...]
Dons toppled by Cougars in key match
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The Channel League race in boys water polo was shaken up considerably on Tuesday as Santa Barbara lost on the road to Ventura 10-9 in sudden-death overtime.The Dons (15-5, 6-1) missed 27 shots on the afternoon, including a penalty shot and three "one-on-nobodys" according to coach Mark Walsh."They played tough and their goalie made some big saves, and we were just never able to put them away," said Walsh. "It's kind of like missing slam dunks when the other team is making 20-footers." … [Read more...]
