Sami Hill's 18 saves were not one too many for the Dos Pueblos girls water polo team in a 6-5 victory over Coronado on Monday."Sami was an absolute wall in the first half," said DP head coach Danelle Little, whose team improves to 6-1 overall and 2-0 in the Channel League.The Chargers, ranked No. 3 in Division I, have now won six straight since a season-opening loss to No. 2 Corona del Mar. The win was a warmup for this year's Holiday Cup, starting on Tuesday in Orange County. Dos … [Read more...]
Dons don’t waste free throws in 65-59 win
Monday, December 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
There was nothing free about it, but the Santa Barbara boys basketball team held off Oxnard 65-59 thanks to a stellar night at the free-throw line on Monday at the Santa Barbara Holiday Classic.The Dons scored their final 11 points from the charity stripe, and at one point had made 24-of-25 free throws before finishing 25-of-29."We just kinda gutted it out towards the end making some free throws," explained Santa Barbara head coach Chris Hantgin. "I think that's our best free-throw … [Read more...]
Dons fall to No. 3 Harvard-Westlake
Monday, December 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Cheyanne Brooks knocked in a goal for Santa Barbara off a rebound from a Brianna Lopez shot, but a strong Harvard-Westlake side matched that and more in a 4-1 victory over the Dons at Peabody Stadium on Monday night.Harvard-Westlake, ranked No. 3 in Division II, scored twice before Brooks' goal made it 2-1 still in the first half. … [Read more...]
Chargers get 10th win, 54-51 over Lompoc
Monday, December 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Lompoc stretched it to overtime with a 3-pointer near the regulation buzzer, but the Dos Pueblos girls basketball team regrouped and came home from the Righetti Tournament with a 54-51 overtime victory over the Braves.The Chargers (10-7) actually staked Lompoc a 13-0 lead before getting on the scoreboard, outscoring the Braves 54-38 the rest of the way."They didn't miss for the first four minutes," said DP head coach Maynard Pilapil, who credited Chiara DiMarco's strong guard play with … [Read more...]
Westmont, Ripon to meet in Byron Classic final
Monday, December 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The first day of the 33rd Annual Tom Byron Classic came to a conclusion on Monday night in Murchison Gymnasium with Ripon of Wisconsin (4-2) and Westmont (6-4) advancing to the championship match on Tuesday night. Ripon defeated Queen’s of Ontario, Canada (3-6) by a score of 64-54 behind 23 points and five rebounds by sophomore guard Scott Gillespie. Junior guard Andy Perrine added another 14 points for the Red Hawks while sophomore forward Martin Esters recorded a double-double of … [Read more...]
Dons improve to 14-2 with sixth straight win
Monday, December 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara girls basketball team won its sixth consecutive decision on Monday, defeating Paso Robles 64-51 at the Righetti Tournament to finish the tourney with four wins and no losses.Rebecca Griffin led the Dons with 20 points. The guard knocked down five shots from long range and added five assists and three steals to her point total.Senior Geena Boscacci returned from an ankle sprain and scored eight points, as did teammates Brandi Blackwell and Jessica Ramirez. Blackwell also … [Read more...]
Dons show their age against Foothill
Monday, December 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Chloe Brooks had 12 saves in the cage, but Santa Barbara's girls water polo team showed its inexperience in a 9-6 loss to Foothill Monday in a tune-up for the Newport Tournament, which begins Tuesday.Two Dons players were kicked out of the game for innocent substitution errors, but the team also had some signs of strength, playing Foothill even after falling behind 4-1 in the first quarter.Leah Gonzales had a pair of goals and Charlotte Hendrix had a goal, assist and four ejections drawn … [Read more...]
Presidio Sports has a new teammate in Noozhawk
Monday, December 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
By Michelle Nelson, Noozhawk EditorIn a unique new collaboration, Presidio Sports and Noozhawk are teaming up to share news and sports articles for their online audiences. The two startup companies have quickly developed a loyal readership and the alliance is intended to expand the range of material on each Web site.Noozhawk was launched in October 2007 to provide Santa Barbara and Goleta with high-quality professional news, exclusively online. Eleven months later, Presidio Sports … [Read more...]
Keeten, Lane combine for 49 to beat Cuesta
Monday, December 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Sophomore guard Mark Keeten scored 25 points, including five 3-pointers, on Monday to lead the SBCC men's basketball team over WSC North rival Cuesta 77-72 in the consolation semifinals of the Hancock Holiday Classic.David Lane added 24 points and a trio of 3-pointers while Richard Somdah had 11 points and eight rebounds. Ezra Fantl pulled down 12 rebounds as the Vaqueros (6-12) snapped a three-game losing streak. … [Read more...]
Gauchos get a good look at the future in easy win
Monday, December 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The little ones are growing up fast.Except they're not so little.Seven-foot-3 freshman Greg Somogyi and classmate James Nunnally got their first collegiate starts for the UCSB men's basketball team Monday and left the program blanketed with optimism in a comfortable 71-51 win over Ball State at the Thunderdome. … [Read more...]
Royals beat traffic, not Westminster
Monday, December 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
In trying to take a positive out of Monday's 1-0 loss to Westminster in the Marina Tournament, San Marcos boys soccer coach Brian Eisen had to look elsewhere but the field."Well, there was no traffic going there or coming back," he said before settling down for a much-needed nap (they left Santa Barbara for Huntington Beach at 4:30 a.m.).The Royals controlled the match and had "a lot more scoring opportunities" according to Eisen, but they couldn't convert and instead allowed a rebound … [Read more...]
Bishop falls after losing point guard to technical
Monday, December 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
An early technical took away Bishop Diego's floor general, and the Cardinals had a tough second half in Monday's 69-46 loss to South Pasadena at the Holiday Classic.Freshman point guard Paul Garcia was called for a technical early in the game, and Bishop's policy says that any player who receives one sits out for the rest of the game as well as the contest after that, leaving the team Garcia-less in Tuesday's matchup against Northwood at 11:30 a.m. … [Read more...]
