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Rebecca Saraceno raised her arms in triumph and screamed at the top of her lungs. Coach Kathy Gregory gave a fist pump and mouthed the words, “That’s a fight.” And the UCSB fans in attendance at the Thunderdome Saturday saluted the women’s volleyball team with a roar after witnessing one of the biggest comebacks in program history.The Gauchos fought back from the brink of being swept and pulled off a stunning five-set victory over No. 21-ranked UC Irvine in a thrilling Big West … [Read more...]
Usually, Dos Pueblos' Lagoon Meet awards just the winners from each age group. This year, however, coach Leslie Wiggins-Roth changed the format to make it a team competition in which each squad's top-nine finishers are scored.DP beat Ventura on Wednesday in the first Channel league meet, but the Cougars had just enough depth to prevail in Saturday's format, edging the Chargers 138-139. Carpinteria was fifth at 414.Powerhouse Cabrillo thoroughly dominated the boys side of the competition … [Read more...]
SAN DIEGO – All-tournament choice Jessica Tune had 18 kills on the day, leading the SBCC women’s volleyball squad to a second-place finish at the 13-team San Diego City Invitational on Saturday.After knocking off Yavapai, Ariz., 22-25, 25-20, 15-8 in pool play, the Vaqueros (9-1) lost a one-game final to Yavapai 25-21.“It was a great final with everyone going for loose balls and crashing into chairs,” said coach Ed Gover.Nicole Bergmann led SBCC with 25 kills in 10 sets. Jenn … [Read more...]
Lauren Stratman won her two sets 6-0, 6-0, as did the doubles team of Kim Preston/Nicole Eskenazi to lead the Dos Pueblos girls tennis team to a 13-5 win at Cate on Saturday."It was not our best effort today, but I was pleased with the play of Madison Snider and Marguerite Mannix who fought back and won their last two sets of singles play," said Cate coach Barbara DeGroot.DP coach Suzy Dahl highlighted Katie O'Brien and Rachel Amspoker, who notched a 3-0 day in doubles after coming … [Read more...]
Close, but not close enough.Westmont had a few close scoring chances during Saturday's women's soccer match, but never showed the speed or physicality to keep up with the No. 1 Lancers of Cal Baptist, eventually losing 2-0 at La Playa Stadium.While the Lancers (8-0-1) dominated the time of possession, there were some promising moments for the Warriors (2-3-1) to build on against the top ranked team in the NAIA.“I think even though we lost it’s a good step for our team. We're … [Read more...]
In an ugly game that had more penalties and turnovers than completions and first downs, Mackie Greason connected with Luke Shover on a beautiful 29-yard touchdown pass with 27 seconds remaining to help give Cate a dramatic 30-22 victory over visiting High Desert Christian Acadamy on Saturday.The last-minute win makes Cate 3-0, but the Rams needed to come-from-behind twice against the Firefox."We scored when we had to," said Rams head coach Ben Soto, relieved to remain unbeaten on … [Read more...]
Twenty-fifth ranked Westmont volleyball (11-5, 2-4 GSAC) had an opportunity to move up in the NAIA national rankings when they hosted #10 Point Loma Nazarene (13-3, 3-3 GSAC) on Saturday afternoon. But the Warriors had their hopes dashed in three close sets.Senior middle blocker Katey Lowry led the Warriors with nine kills and a .316 attacking percentage. Senior right side hitter Stephanie Dunn and sophomore middle blocker Sami Miller each added seven kills. Tabitha Henken led the attack for … [Read more...]
A 7-7 deadlock at halftime fell apart for the SBCC football team on Saturday, as the Vaqueros allowed 25 unanswered points in the second half to lose to Antelope Valley 32-7 at Marauder Stadium.It was Antelope Valley's first win of the season, leaving both teams at 1-3 after the league-opener. The Vaquero offense was outgained 363-253 on the night. SBCC's only touchdown came on a one-yard run by Robyn Lawson early in the second quarter. … [Read more...]
UCSB’s defense had a rough afternoon and San Diego State capitalized by posting a 4-2 victory over the sixth-ranked Gauchos on Friday at the Aztecs’ Sports Deck. Junior Raymundo Reza scored two goals and assisted on another for the Aztecs (2-2-2). It was an ugly defeat for the Gauchos, who struggled at the defensive end all game long. On the first goal, San Diego State’s Khadim Diouf beat a defender on the dribble and slid a pass to Raza, who calmly touched it into the net … [Read more...]
Even though San Marcos was down to its No. 3 running back, the Royals’ rushing attack didn’t miss a beat in their home opener against Hueneme.The passing game, however, remains a work in progress.The lack off a balanced offense combined with Hueneme’s ability to move the ball through the air resulted in the Royals suffering a 21-10 nonleague loss Friday night at Valley Stadium.ROYALS FOOTBALL TEAM PAGE ** PHOTO GALLERYHueneme quarterback Jonathan Barnfather burned San … [Read more...]
LOMPOC — When Zack Boytis and his fellow Dos Pueblos seniors were playing freshman football, they lost to Lompoc 70-0 at Huyck Stadium.Boytis and his classmates on the team officially got the last laugh on Friday, demolishing the Braves 49-6 on the very same field.The quarterback threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns on the night, while Anthony Houston led the rushing attack with 162 yards on 17 carries.Coach Jeff Uyesaka had mentioned at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round … [Read more...]
