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Valaika, Hollands are only Gauchos not signed

Thursday, July 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Mason Radeke

Eight 2009 UCSB baseball players have signed contracts with major league teams and many have already reported to their minor league clubs.   Third-round draft pick Joe Gardner, chosen 94th overall by the Cleveland Indians, has signed a contract. Gardner, who was an All-Big West First Team selection, was the highest-drafted player in the Big West, a conference that had two nationally-ranked teams in the NCAA postseason and has featured at least one team in the College World Series in eight of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baseball, UCSB Baseball

History of Westmont basketball goes digital

Thursday, July 2, 2009 By 2 Comments
Former Westmont men's basketball coach Chet Kammerer

As part of a multi-year project to digitize Westmont Athletic records, Warrior men's basketball rosters, athlete profiles, statistics, schedules and results reaching back to the early 1950s are now available online.  Fans and alumni are able to access the men's basketball history by visiting the Westmont Athletics web site.The goal of the project, which was begun in the summer of 2005, is to preserve the Westmont Athletic archives in digital form and to make the archives available to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basketball, Westmont Basketball

Stafford stifles Oaks but Foresters fall nonetheless

Thursday, July 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment

THOUSAND OAKS — Sam Stafford was better than good on Wednesday, but in baseball that’s not always good enough to get a win.The only hit allowed by the University of Texas pitcher came on a single in the sixth, and he left the game after the inning with a 1-0 lead. The host Conejo Oaks, however, used a two-RBI triple by Kyle Jones in the bottom of the eighth to take down the Santa Barbara Foresters 2-1 in a wonderfully played game by both sides.“I guess it’s a little frustrating, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baseball, Foresters

Nite Moves marks Semana Nautica’s start

Thursday, July 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Swimmers tackle the 1k open-water swim during Wednesday's Nite Moves

Wednesday's Nite Moves officially kicked off the 72nd edition of Semana Nautica, starting a 12-day stretch jam-packed with events associated with the summer sports festival. The weekly run/swim routinely attracts hundreds of local athletes to Leadbetter Beach and Shoreline Park for a casual evening of exercise and socializing.Click Here for results from Wednesday's Nite Moves.This weekend is especially busy with the annual 15k run, which was pushed off its normal 4th of July weekend … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Outdoors, Sports

Santa Barbara water polo takes on U.S. Championships

Thursday, July 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Santa Barbara Water Polo Club's Sam Foley

The Boys U.S. Club Water Polo Championships were held in town this past weekend, in an invitation-only tournament that brings together the nation's elite youth club teams. Santa Barbara Water Polo Club was represented in all three age groups but its 16s team came closest to donning medals.After an undefeated start to the tournament through five matches, head coach Rich Griguoli's group of 15 and 16 year olds finished in fourth place out of 16 teams after suffering two straight one-goal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sports, Water Polo

Anderson gets spot on national team for FINA games

Thursday, July 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Former UCSB men’s water polo player Brian Alexander has been named to Team USA’s 14-man roster for the 2009 FINA World Championships it was announced by USA Water Polo Men’s Senior National Team head coach Terry Schroeder on Wednesday. The championships are scheduled to begin July 20 in Rome, Italy.   Alexander – an alternate for the 2008 Olympic team – will play with 11 Olympians including 10 members of the silver medal winning squad from last summer’s Beijing Olympics.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Water Polo

Real California outlasts challenger in Pegasus Cup

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Real-Pegasus-Cup-Champion

The Pegasus Cup belongs to Real California's U10 girls soccer team after an epic championship game finally ended in victory after a nine-round shoot out. California found itself in a 2-0 hole at halftime against West Coast FC, yet was able to claw back in the second half to tie the match at 2-2. It took two 7-minute overtimes and the nine rounds of penalty kicks to decide the ultimate winner. Real California is made up of players from Santa Barbara, Camarillo, Moorpark and Simi Valley. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Soccer, Youth Soccer

Bishop Diego, Laguna seeking coaches

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Bishop Diego is looking for a head JV girls volleyball coach, and Laguna Blanca also has openings for head coaches of its girls tennis and cross country programs.Bishop Diego Athletic Director Dan Peeters can be reached at 967-1266 ext. 113 and Laguna Blanca AD Mike Biermann can be contacted at mbiermann@lagunablanca.org or 687-2461 ext. 528. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sports