2009 May | Presidio Sports - Santa Barbara's Online Sports News

Simon-Teufel stopped in CIF semis

Two-time CIF doubles champions Marcos Giron, left, and Denis Lin

Santa Barbara's Spencer Simon and Evan Teufel were stopped just short of a shot at a CIF title, falling to University's Matt Siow and Reo Asami 7-6, 6-1 in Saturday's second semifinal. Thousand Oaks' Denis Lin and Marcos Giron, who had advanced out of the same regional as Simon-Teufel, defeated Siow-Asami 6-3, 6-2 in the final for their second-straight doubles championship.The doubles finalists will play each other again on Wednesday - but this time in singles - when University and Thousand … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Boys Tennis, Tennis

Kobashi-Wills, Nestlerode-Hancock win CBVA Tourneys

On a gray, May Saturday where warmth was at a premium, the Santa Barbara locals set the beach on fire in the California Beach Volleyball Association’s (CBVA) annual Men’s “B” and Women’s “AA” tournament, the first of three tournaments at East Beach this summer. With a near record turnout, the Men’s “B” hosted 29 teams and the Women’s “AA” drew 11 pairs.In the Women’s Final, the local team of Michelle Kobashi and Terri Willis faced off against East Beach regulars Christie … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Volleyball

Breakers destroy Jammers at Thunderhut, 154-92

The Santa Barbara Breakers improved their record to 10-2 on the season by dismantling the depleted Hollywood Jammers 154-92 at San Marcos High School's Thunderhut on Saturday.In the previous matchup between the two teams, the Breakers prevailed 164-129 in a game that was close throughout the first half, but it was a different story this time.According to Breakers coach Curt Pickering, several of the Jammers’ top players failed to attend the game, which set the stage for the blowout victory. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basketball, Breakers

Three Gaucho spikers named Academic All-Americans

Three UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball players – Andy McGuire, Jake Rosener, and Matt Thobe – earned 2009 Academic All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) honors for their diligence off the court as well as on it. The announcement was made Friday by the league office.To be eligible, a student-athlete must carry at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, must have competed in at least 50% of the team's matches, and must be at least a sophomore academically. … [Read more...]

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Local poloists named to national team rosters

A host of local water polo standouts competed in national tournaments in the past week and were named to prestigious national training teams with USA Water Polo.Santa Barbara High graduate and Stanford-bound star Ian Gamble and his Coastal California squad won its second straight Men's Junior National Championship, and Gamble earned a spot on the Junior Men's National Training Team through the Olympic Development Program as a result. Fellow Santa Barbara Water Polo Foundation members Nick Tomasello … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Water Polo

Scarvelis’ stellar sophomore campaign ends

Nick Scarvelis’ outstanding sophomore season for the Dos Pueblos track team came to an end Friday at the CIF Masters Meet in Cerritos. Scarvelis threw the discus 166 feet, 10 inches to finish eighth. The top five advance to the State Meet. Scarvelis added 20 feet to the school record in the discus this season, and coach Dave Kuderka said that breaking Noah Bryant’s frosh/soph shot put record at the County Championships has been one of his biggest accomplishments. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Track & Field

Rams win in dramatic fashion to make CIF semis

It was a made-for-TV moment as John Warren crossed home plate and the dugout cleared Wednesday afternoon.Warren, the starting pitcher for the Cate baseball team, stepped on the dish as the Rams' third run in the bottom of the seventh inning, capping a thrilling 6-5 come-from-behind victory over visiting No. 2 Milken in the CIF Division VII quarterfinals. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baseball, Prep Baseball

Westbury wins gold for Presidio Fencing Club

On Saturday, members of the Presidio Fencing Club (www.presidiofencing.com) traveled north for the San Luis Obispo Memorial Day Open at Cal Poly. In the Mixed Foil event, Cameron Westbury took home the gold, scoring the winning point against teammate Keric Moore (second place). Gage Delany also reached the final rounds, finishing fifth.Other Presidio foilists included Parker Olson (11), Rohun Heesen (13), Matt Kuiken (15), Jeff Campbell (17), Ryan Campbell (23), and Doug Golupsky (24).In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fencing

Brown’s Blues have “best tournament ever”

The Santa Barbara Volleyball Club's 12 Blue team, coached by Tina Brown, had an incredible Memorial Day weekend at Regionals. The team finished 11th overall and played its best volleyball of the season, competing and battling with every team it came up against. The team started off with a tough match against Wave, one of the top teams in the SCVA, and barely lost 21-25, 24-26."Our girls played incredible. Paige Mascari was unstoppable hitting on the outside. She passed great, defended well … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Club Volleyball, Volleyball

Rams fall to Laguna Beach in semifinals, 13-5

It was a tough ending to a solid season for the No. 2 Cate boys tennis team, as the Rams went winless in singles play and fell to host No. 6 Laguna Beach 13-5 in the CIF Division IV Semifinals Tuesday.Coach Bob Bonning said he can't remember Max Sabel ever being swept in his time at Cate (15-4). The senior, who graduated this past Sunday, will play for Pitzer College in Pomona next year. The doubles teams of Wyatt Geiger-Blake Mackall (3-0) and Rohit Goswamy-Cam Seo (2-1) picked up the only set … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Boys Tennis, Tennis