The Goleta Valley South LL 9/10 All Star Team advanced to this weekend's Section Tournament after winning the District 63 championship last weekend.The team travels north to Nipomo for a Saturday matchup with District 65 champion at 1 p.m.GVSLL went 7-0 in district play, including two wins over DPLL in the championship bracket. … [Read more...]
Tolentino plays every position in Forester win
Thursday, July 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Patric Tolentino was a baseball nomad on Thursday, meandering around the field at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium like a Mongolian goat herder in the Gobi Desert.The University of Nebraska-bound catcher eventually grazed the whole darn field, playing all nine positions in the Santa Barbara Foresters' 2-0 win over the California Wahoo. The Foresters swept the 3-game series with a cumulative score of 22-2."We always mess around and I tell the coaches 'hey, put me in at shortstop' or 'hey, put me in … [Read more...]
Foresters find the screws in 15-2 blowout
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara Foresters delivered the lumber on Wednesday, crushing the California Wahoo 15-2 at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium."Our hitters swung the bat really well. They waited for their pitch and when it came they put a charge into it," said Associate Head Coach Pat Burns. "We had a dozen or so balls that were hit really hard right on the screws."Tim Maitland, Santa Barbara's speedy leadoff batter, found the screws right away by launching a triple to right field to kick off the bottom of … [Read more...]
Gauchos add three to men’s soccer roster
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The UCSB men’s soccer team has completed its 2009 recruiting class with the additions of Michael Nonni (West Vancouver, BC), Josue Madueno (Castroville, Calif.) and Stephen Boyle (Phoenix, Ariz.), it was announced today by head coach Tim Vom Steeg. The trio will join 10 other newcomers – five junior college transfers and five incoming freshman – when training camp kicks-off on Aug. 15. “Our concern going into the fall was to strengthen our defense and to add attacking … [Read more...]
Martinez holds, Reynolds jumps in ratings after Jeffreys Bay results
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Bobby Martinez maintained his sixth-place standing on surfing's elite "Dream Tour" after recording an equal 5th place finish in South Africa on Wednesday. The Santa Barbara native lost to eventual champion Joel Parkison in the quarterfinals by a score of 15.66 to 10.83 at Jeffreys Bay. VIEW QUARTERFINAL HEAT HEREWith five of ten events completed, the tour takes a seven-week mid-season break before regrouping at the Hurley Pro in September. … [Read more...]
Big Bear hosts Cal State Series final
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 By 4 Comments
Dust, heat, elevation, the end of a era, the end of a series, I wanted to finish like Seinfeld, and Team Platinum, on top of the game. But just showing up in my catergory is generally more than half the battle, so I was confident enough to go for the 6 hour progressive neighborhood dinner party the night before, after an 8 hour day at work.Morning came too early and Big Bear is a long ways away. At the start line it seemed like a smaller than normal group with all the … [Read more...]
Downieville Classic attracts All-Mountain riders
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
What happened to Bob haunted me all Saturday night. The familiar pinch-flat that dooms so many at Downieville. I was up 3+ minutes after winning Stage 1, the XC point-to-point, of the 35+ Expert All-Mountain Class.Saturday's race had many highlights, some of which, riding the wheels of top DH pros Miles Rockwell and Nathan Riddle on the decent into town. … [Read more...]
Hutch hurls a gem, but Trent steals the show
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Matt Hutchison was simply outstanding on Tuesday, needing just 61 pitches to get through seven full innings in the Santa Barbara Foresters' 5-0 win over the California Wahoo at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.He wasn't the star of the game, however. Not even close.Trent Gerke threw the day's first strike before Hutch even stepped on the mound, and to those watching it was far more important than the ceremonial first pitch being thrown by President Obama almost simultaneously at the All-Star Game … [Read more...]
Alumni volleyball tourney set for July 25th
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Third Annual Four-on-Four Draw Reunion Volleyball Tournament is again coming to the hallowed sands of East Beach on July 25th. Eligible participants include current Girls and Boys Varsity Volleyball players from Santa Barbara, San Marcos, and Dos Pueblos High Schools.Former Alumni Varsity Male and Female players from those same three High Schools are also invited to participate in the event. The Tournament is held at East Beach in Santa Barbara on July 25th and participants will … [Read more...]
SB unbreakable at Club Water Polo Championships
Monday, July 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Santa Barbara Water Polo Club pulled off a championship trifecta on Sunday, winning titles in the 14s, 16s & 18s at the U.S. Girls Club Championships held in Santa Barbara and Goleta.The 18s needed to put together a two-goal fourth quarter comeback to make the sweep happen, finishing it off when keeper Sami Hill stopped her 23rd shot of the match in the ensuing shootout to give the locals the extra point and a 7-6 win over SET."It's nerve wracking," admitted Hill, co-MVP of the … [Read more...]
CBVA tourney brings out oldies but goodies
Monday, July 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Sunday's California Beach Volleyball Association 50+ Masters tournament at East Beach brought back old memories and reignited rivalries from the prime playing days of former high-level players. The tournament was brought back to the CBVA schedule for the first time in many years by the request of tournament director Eric Arneson. In its first year back, the tournament fielded five teams, including three from Santa Barbara. Dave DeGroot, the starting setter on UCSB’s 1974 team that lost in … [Read more...]
Locals hit Santa Monica for Wide Open event
Monday, July 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
SANTA MONICA — Several local teams travelled to the hallowed sands of Will Rogers State Beach over the weekend to participate in the fifth stop on the 2009 Corona Wide Open Tour. The tour, created by three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Karch Kiraly, is a grassroots effort designed to bring back the lifestyle of the sport as well as spark new interest for the up and coming generation.Santa Barbara was represented in 5 divisions of play: The Men and Women’s Open, Men’s B, and Women’s A, … [Read more...]
