Don Lowry has been around a lot of strong tennis players, so it's no idle statement when SBCC's fourth-year men's coach declares that "this will be my best" Vaquero team.Lowry, a four-time Big West Coach of the Year at UCSB, earned WSC Coach of the Year honors after guiding SBCC to a 6-4 record and a third--place finish last year.SBCC makes its 2009 debut on Wednesday with a noon match against Reedley at the Santa Barbara Municipal Courts. … [Read more...]
Vaquero netters downed in season opener
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Reedley spoiled the 2009 women's tennis opener for SBCC with an 8-1 victory on Wednesday at Pershing Park."Their No. 1 (Yumiko Justin) was absolutely outstanding," said Vaquero coach Debbie Ekola. "I've never seen anybody that good at this level." … [Read more...]
Case closes in Westmont win over Azusa
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
After being blanked in the first half, Westmont College's leading scorer came out with a vengeance Wednesday night, leading the 15th-ranked Warriors to a 72-67 victory over No. 20 Azusa Pacific at Murchison Gym.Junior guard Jessica Case poured in 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting as Westmont overcame a 34-26 halftime deficit. Amber Stevens tallied 11 of her 12 points in the second half and also had six assists and five rebounds. Forward Alisha Heglund added 11 points while Angel Blanco had seven … [Read more...]
Westmont men lose shooting touch after halftime
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Just when it looked like Westmont College was going to turn things around on Wednesday night at Kammerer Court, the shooting blues resurfaced in a 70-60 loss to Azusa Pacific.Dan Rasp had eight points and seven rebounds in the first half, when the Warriors built a 33-26 lead. The Cougars, ranked 16th in the NAIA, took control with a 17-2 blitz to open the second half. Mike Caffese had three of his six steals during that run and Azusa (14-6, 7-3) took a 43-35 advantage on a three-point play … [Read more...]
Royals combust for four goals
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The San Marcos boys soccer team started off the second leg of Channel League play with its first league victory of the season, a 4-0 rout at Buena, that vaulted the Royals into a tie for third place and in thick of the playoff hunt.San Marcos (7-9-4, 1-3-1) got two goals from Michael Gallup, one from Jake Smargon and another from Ian McFarlane as Efren Gutierrez and Kevin Davis split time in goal to combine on the clean sheet. … [Read more...]
Cardinals end skid by crushing Lancers
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Someone was going to get their first Frontier League win, and Bishop Diego got it in a big way.The Cardinals' boys hoops team used a 26-2 second quarter to pull away from host Grace Brethren, ending up with a 73-39 win that ended a 13-game losing streak. The Lancers and Cards both came into the contest at 0-4 in league.Hayden Slaught scored in every quarter en route to a game-high 17 points, while Sam Kwock finished with 15 points, 10 steals and five rebounds."He was the difference. … [Read more...]
First half problems follow Chargers
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The numbers didn't add up in Dos Pueblos' favor on Tuesday in a 4-2 girls soccer loss at Ventura, as the Chargers gave up another flurry of first-half goals to a Channel League foe.In their past two league games, the Chargers have given up seven first-half goals only to go on to outscore their opponents 4-1 in the second halves of those contests.Against the Cougars, it was 3-0 by halftime before Michelle Gee broke through for DP shortly after the intermission. Kat Brontsema added DP's … [Read more...]
Dons pull ahead of DP in final minute, win 47-44
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 By 1 Comment
Assistant coach Jen Sorosky had a perfect proverb for the Santa Barbara girls basketball team during a timeout in the final minutes of Tuesday night's game at Dos Pueblos:"There's nothing better than stealing a game that you don't deserve to win."Whether the Dons deserved it or not, they pulled out a 47-44 victory over the Chargers after trailing for the entire game. It was a big letdown for DP, a team of seven players, five of which are freshmen. And when the Chargers' youth showed … [Read more...]
Royals no match for high-powered Cougars
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Ventura girls basketball team was too hot to handle on Tuesday night for San Marcos, taking out the Royals 56-23 in a Channel League matchup.The first-place Cougars (16-7, 4-0) held San Marcos (7-14, 1-3) scoreless in the first quarter and made it to halftime with a commanding 21-3 lead.Jeannette Mendoza had a team-high seven points for the Royals, who next face Buena on Thursday. … [Read more...]
DP comes close but can’t upset Cougars
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Jonathan Fisher scored five minutes into his varsity career on Tuesday but it wasn't enough to lift the Dos Pueblos boys soccer team over No. 3 Ventura, as the Cougars came away with a 2-1 win."The play was relatively even. Ventura is a great team, and I think we kind of caught them on an off-day," said DP coach Tovi Eliasen. "If we would have put two full halves together I think we could have beaten them."The first half was slow for both teams, and Eliasen said that the rough condition … [Read more...]
Vaqueros rally to beat Compton in tenth
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
SBCC learned about adversity in Tuesday's baseball opener at Pershing Park.The Vaqueros trailed Compton 7-5 entering the bottom of the 10th before rallying to win 8-7. With one out, Corey Krupp, Chris Lopicollo and Brad Marasco came through with singles to cut the deficit to one. Tony Cooper, playing his first college game, followed with a two-run, walk-off single on a drive to the right-field corner. … [Read more...]
No. 1 Cerritos outshines SBCC in opener
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Defending state champion Cerritos spoiled the debut of the SBCC softball team Tuesday afternoon with a 9-0 victory in Cerritos."They're a very strong, powerful team and we were passive," said Vaquero coach Paula Congleton. "We didn't have a lot of fire, which was a little disappointing for the first game." … [Read more...]
