Castagnola allows just one hit against Royals

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Andria Castagnola pitched a one-hitter and allowed just one unearned run, leading the Dos Pueblos softball team to a 4-1 win over visiting San Marcos Friday.Jordan Roberts had two hits with two RBIs and Hannah Harris scored a pair of runs. Carina Amaro also nabbed a hit and an RBI for the Chargers (11-13, 5-4) who are guaranteed third place in the Channel League with second place still within reach."It was a good team win. San Marcos is a tough team," said DP coach Donn Roberts. … [Read more...]

Cate sweeps Seraphs to stay atop Condor League

Joe Gottwald had 13 kills with three aces and 13 digs Friday as Cate's boys volleyball team swept visiting St. Bonaventure 25-17, 25-21, 26-24.Isaac Thompson dished out 24 assists with three aces and Taylor Casey came off the bench to add four aces.The Rams (10-3, 9-1 Condor League) play at Laguna Blanca Wednesday. Best wishes go out to Cate coach Dan Terry, whose wife is due to have their second child this weekend! … [Read more...]

Tirador goes five more as DP downs Royals 4-1

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Dos Pueblos is out in front of the ultra-competitive Channel League baseball race, and Bradley Tirador's durable arm is one of the biggest reasons why.After pitching five innings of 3-hit ball in Tuesday's win over San Marcos, the junior hurler went another five against the host Royals in Thursday's 4-1 victory. This time, he allowed just two hits and no earned runs while setting the Royals down in order in the third, fourth and fifth innings before developing a blister on his finger and … [Read more...]

Fitzgerald, Royals shine despite loss to Cougars

Jade Fitzgerald swam the 50 freestyle in 25.56 seconds Friday, earning the first CIF consideration time standard for a San Marcos swimmer in a decade.The 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams also earned CIF consideration times for the Royals girls, with the 200 squad clocking in at 1:43.76. The team consists of Fitzgerald, Zoe Kirker, Parinda Sukavivatanachai and Brittny Hummel. … [Read more...]

Dons drop important game to Bulldogs, 10-5

Santa Barbara fell behind early and was never able to catch up, dropping a crucial Channel League game at Buena on Friday, 10-5.     Sophomore lefty Collin Dewell struggled with his control during his brief outing, and was pulled without recording an out in the second inning. The Bulldogs capitalized on their free passes, scoring runs in every inning but the first. … [Read more...]

Oaks Christian scores six in seventh to down Carp

Carpinteria's baseball team bounced right back after giving up three runs to visiting Oaks Christian in the top of the first Friday, but the Lions kept bouncing back after that to prevail 11-5.Nathan Saito led off the bottom of the first with his seventh homer and Isacc Cervantes hit a 3-run homer soon after that to make it 4-3 in favor of the Warriors heading into the second. "It was a good response, but they have a lot of offense so we knew that a one-run lead probably wasn't going to … [Read more...]

Chargers one-upped by Cougars, 10-9

Dos Pueblos and Ventura flip-flopped spots in the Channel League baseball standings on Thursday after Ventura held on to beat the hard-charging Chargers 10-9 in eight innings.Dos Pueblos clawed its way back after falling behind 8-1, scoring four runs in the sixth inning and four more in the seventh to tie the game at 9-9.  But Ventura sneaked a run over in the eighth on a pass ball and snagged the key league game. … [Read more...]

Campi cans ninth-inning game-winner for Carp

Freshman Carmen Campi came up with the game-winning hit for the Carpinteria softball team on Thursday, lifting the Warriors to a 6-5 Frontier League victory over Malibu in the bottom of the ninth inning.Carpinteria (9-9, 3-3) needed two runs in the ninth to win it and Nicole Pearce had already come through with a clutch hit to score Myriah Diaz to tie the game.Sierra Freeman recorded three hits and Campi added another hit and an RBI. … [Read more...]