Jasmine Mata breathed life into the Dos Pueblos girls basketball team on Monday night, scoring 18 of her 23 points in the second half to lead the Chargers past visiting Santa Ynez 54-50."If it weren't for her, I don't know," said Chargers head coach Maynard Pilapil, whose team played eight sophomores in its season opener.Jessica Escalante led all scorers in the first half with 11 but couldn't break into the scoring column during the final two quarters. The point guard finished with four … [Read more...]
Warriors start out on confident foot
Monday, November 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Ismael Soriano and Tony Alvarez put away goals for the Carpinteria boys soccer team on Monday while goalie Erik Rojas posted a shutout in a season-opening 2-0 victory over Nordhoff.Soriano connected just two minutes into the game, taking a through ball from Sergio Ortega and calmly tucking it past Nordhoff's keeper. Eduardo Contreras found Alvarez early in the second half for the Warriors' second score."We got off to a good start today, I hope we can keep it up," said Carpinteria head … [Read more...]
WeissCrax: A top-10 guide to charity golf tourneys
Monday, November 30, 2009 By 1 Comment
GLEN ANNIE GOLF COURSE, GOLETA — Time for the Santa Barbara Foresters 10th Annual Turkey Day Shootout Tournament —impeccable conditions for having fun!And in this non-profit or charity world of golf – as in fundraisers for charitable organizations – fun is what it’s all about. Plus, raising critical funding – the lifeblood of all programs. Especially today in these challenging times.Excitement abounds at check-in! There’s a fun goody bag and Mulligans (as in do-overs that … [Read more...]
Royals fall to Channel Islands in opener, 3-0
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San Marcos’ boys soccer season got off to a slow start on Monday as the Royals fell to visiting Channel Islands 3-0 at Valley Stadium.“Right off the bat you know Channel Islands is going to be a tough team, and we hadn’t scrimmaged yet so it was a first run-through,” said coach Brian Eisen.Channel Islands scored twice near the end of the first half and added the third shortly before the final whistle. Eisen said that senior twins Efren (goalie) and Erik (midfield) Gutierrez … [Read more...]
Lakey’s Lines: Puppy Love
Monday, November 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
HEY GUYS! This past weekend I was at an NSSA contest in Newport. I didn't do so good, but somehow came back with a new puppy!! My older sister and her husband took my down on friday and I surfed with my coach from the USA team at Huntington Beach. The waves were really good. It was great, I surfed well and learned a lot. The next day we headed down to a break called Ponto's near Encinitas. I surfed there with the USA team for a practice. We surf once a month together as a team to get ready for … [Read more...]
Johnson’s 22-ppg week best in Big West
Monday, November 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Sophomore guard Emilie Johnson was named the Big West Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday after the Loomis, Calif. native led the UCSB women’s basketball team in scoring in both of her team’s games last week.Johnson had 14 points and six rebounds while handing out four assists in the Gauchos’ game vs. Kentucky on Wednesday, but the sophomore saved her best for last.The 5-foot-6 guard scored a career-high 29 points – the most by a Gaucho player since Jessica … [Read more...]
Warren Miller’s Dynasty brings winter to SB
Monday, November 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
After sixty years of dominating skiing's filmmaking landscape, Warren Miller has done it again. In honor of the anniversary, Warren Miller Entertainment has conceived yet another film, aptly named Dynasty.The film, which will be screening in Santa Barbara for one show only on Wednesday at the Lobero Theatre, is narrated by renowned skier Jonny Moseley, and takes you on a tour of some of the hidden gems of the winter sports world. Wednesday's showing is part of a national film tour … [Read more...]
Gaucho season ended by Bruins, 2-1
Sunday, November 29, 2009 By 6 Comments
WESTWOOD — Trailing by a goal, UCSB threw everything it had at UCLA to get the equalizer in Sunday's third-round game of the NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament.David Walker and UCSB had their season ended by UCLA at Drake Stadium on Sunday.But the Gauchos ran into red-hot goalkeeper in Brian Perk and saw their season come to an end. Perk made two huge saves in the second half to help the sixth-seeded Bruins hold off UCSB 2-1 at Drake Stadium before 2,458 fans.Perk stopped a … [Read more...]
Johnson’s career-high leads Gauchos to first win
Sunday, November 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
SAN DIEGO — Behind a career-high 29 points from Emilie Johnson, a double-double from Mekia Valentine and a crucial five-point play late in the game, the UC Santa Barbara women's basketball team defeated San Diego 75-65 on Sunday afternoon at the Jenny Craig Pavilion, snapping a four-game losing streak.UCSB improves to 1-4 on the season while San Diego falls to 3-4.With the game tied at 56-apiece with 3:14 left in the game, Emilie Johnson hit a long three-pointer as Jordan Franey was … [Read more...]
Gauchos back in Big Dance, will play St. Mary’s
Sunday, November 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Back where they belong.The UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team was selected to play in the 2009 NCAA Tournament after a 22-7 overall season, putting the Gauchos in the tournament for the 27th time in the program's history and the first time since the 2006 season. UCSB, which had made 26 consecutive tournaments, missed out the past two seasons.However, led by Big West Player of the Year Rebecca Saraceno and All-Big West First Team players Dana Vargas and Stacey Schmidt, the … [Read more...]
Gauchos make the most in final game, score 20
Sunday, November 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
UCSB ended the 2009 season by overpowering Pacific with a 20-11 victory in the seventh-place game of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament on Sunday morning at McDonald's Swim Stadium on the USC campus.The Gauchos were the first to get on the board when Zsombor Vincze fired a shot from eight meters out to give UCSB a 1-0 lead just 42 seconds into the first quarter. During the next possession, Pacific's Austin DeLong tied the game at one-all.GAUCHOS WATER POLO TEAM … [Read more...]
