Sophomore Kelsey Stimson scored 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Bishop Diego girls basketball team in a 56-18 romp of Viewpoint at the Winter Slam.Every Cardinal got in the game and the books, and coach Jeff Burich said that the Bishop press was very effective in getting turnovers and steals. Allison Breuer had three blocks to go with her six points.Next up is a chance at redemption on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. as the Cardinals (6-4) will face L.A. Baptist, which beat them just a … [Read more...]
Rodriguez helps Carp beat Bosco Tech
Monday, December 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Manny Rodriguez had 24 points and 12 boards for the Carpinteria boys basketball team Monday in a 60-51 win over Bosco Tech in the first round of the Valley Christian Academy Tournament in Santa Maria."It was a good game for us. Manny was 7-of-8 from the floor and was pretty much dominant," said coach John Ward. "We did a good job of getting the ball inside to him."The Warriors (7-3) allowed seven offensive rebounds in the first quarter but shored things up after that. … [Read more...]
Muir beats Royals on another buzzer-beater
Monday, December 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Muir has officially crashed the party for local basketball teams.The squad out of Pasadena beat San Marcos 39-36 Monday on a buzzer-beater, just two days after doing the same thing to Bishop Diego.Adream Hayes threw up a desperation 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds left, spoiling a second-half comeback by the Royals, who got 15 points from Nick Marquez and 10 from Josh Guild.San Marcos will play Oak Park on Tuesday at 1 p.m. … [Read more...]
SBCC women suffer letdown at the line
Monday, December 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
SBCC fell behind 31-23 at halftime on Monday night and went on to drop a 77-65 women's basketball decision to Shasta in the semifinals of the Foothill Holiday Classic at Los Altos.The Vaqueros (13-8) made just 17-of-33 (51.5 percent) from the free-throw line and had their three-game winning streak snapped. Shasta converted 22-26 from the charity stripe.Nikki Graham paced SBCC with 18 points and Francesca DeAngelis had 10.The Vaqueros will play Sequoias for third place on Tuesday at 1 … [Read more...]
San Marcos boys advance to elimination round
Sunday, December 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The San Marcos boys soccer team finished second in its group at the Marina Tournament after posting a 0-0 tie against Lakewood and a 4-1 loss to Fountain Valley Saturday."We should have had a victory against Lakewood. I'd say we had the ball on their half 85-percent of the match, but we just didn't put the ball in the back of the net," said coach Brian Eisen, whose team is missing nearly 10 regulars due to injury or vacation. … [Read more...]
Dons falter in Classic opener against Curtis
Sunday, December 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The Curtis Vikings spoiled the season debut of Bryson Lloyd for the beleaguered Santa Barbara boys basketball team, keeping the Dons at arms-length in the second half of a 60-47 decision at J.R. Richards Gym. "Bryson gave us some good minutes," said Dons head coach Chris Hantgin, whose team slips into the fifth-place bracket where they will face Oxnard on Monday at 5:30 p.m. "It's good to have him out.""We've been trying to get everybody to be here so we can gel as a team and just know … [Read more...]
Gauchos put down Broncos, 55-37
Sunday, December 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
On paper, Sunday's 55-37 victory over the now 1-12 Santa Clara Broncos doesn't look like anything special for the UCSB women's basketball team.But with the Big West season just around the corner, head coach Lindsay Gottlieb knew how important it was for the Gauchos to snap a three-game losing streak before league play starts on Friday. … [Read more...]
Ramirez, Lavender come through in Dons’ win
Sunday, December 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Jessica Ramirez scored all 14 of her points in the first quarter as the Santa Barbara girls basketball team improved to 13-2 with a 60-27 win over Pioneer Valley at the Righetti Tournament Saturday.Larissa Lavender had a stellar all-around game, scoring seven points with 10 rebounds, four assists and four steals on the night.Ramirez recently joined the team after transferring in the offseason, and is off to a great start. Coach Andrew Butcher said that her 14 points came in a stretch of … [Read more...]
Keeten, Gosselin nearly lead Vaqs to huge upset
Saturday, December 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
SBCC gave the state's only unbeaten team all it could handle in Sunday's opening round of the Hancock Holiday Classic before dropping a 92-90 overtime decision to top-ranked Fresno City. The Vaqueros (5-12) were working for the last shot in overtime but the Rams (18-0) forced a turnover with nine seconds left and then hit a tough 18-footer near the top of the key to pull out the victory in Santa Maria.Mark Keeten and Ryan Gosselin led Santa Barbara with 26 points each. It was a season high … [Read more...]
Cardinals check in at Heartbreak Hotel
Saturday, December 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Bishop Diego won the second quarter 13-0 and stayed ahead for the rest of the game.Well, almost the rest of the game.A truckload of second-half turnovers allowed Muir to hang around and eventully beat the Cardinals on a buzzer-beating 20-footer by Quincy Jones, 47-45, at the Holiday Classic on Saturday morning. … [Read more...]
DP gets a Saturday split at Righetti Tournament
Saturday, December 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Meghan Murphy and Jessica Escalante combined for 43 points as the Dos Pueblos girls basketball team took down Pioneer Valley 67-51 Saturday in the Righetti Tournament, but the Chargers ran out of gas in the day's second game, losing the season's rubber match against the host Warriors 56-49.DP (9-7) jumped out to a 17-point halftime lead against the Panthers and played even in the second half. … [Read more...]
DP stays ahead of sharp-shooting Northwood
Saturday, December 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Northwood made more shots from beyond the arc (10) than inside of it (nine), but Evan Muñoz hit six of his own and Dos Pueblos (7-6) bounced back from Friday's loss to Burroughs with a 62-51 win over the Timberwolves (2-10) Saturday in the Santa Barbara Holiday Classic."It's been unbelievable the way he's been shooting," said senior Robert Vickers of Muñoz. "It seems like everything he throws up there has been going in... We were flat yesterday, but I thought we came out today and played … [Read more...]
