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Johnson jams Dons to keep Gauchos unbeaten

Monday, November 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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It's not how you start but how you finish.Orlando Johnson didn't start for the first time this season, coming off the bench to score 25 points - 19 in the second half - to lead the UCSB men's basketball team past the University of San Francisco 76-65 at the Thunderdome on Monday."It doesn't matter who starts, it just matters who finishes, that's how I look at it," said UCSB forward James Nunnally, with a season-high 20 points."I got off to kind of a slow start but I can't blame that … [Read more...]

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“Best of the best” stick around at Harry’s

Monday, November 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Westmont men's basketball coach John Moore said that "it's a great time of the year" at Monday's Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Luncheon.Moore's a positive man, so he probably thinks every time of year is great, but he meant that it's a great time at the luncheons. That's not just because basketball season has started and he gets to have his say at the podium every week.It's also because, as he put it, "the best of the best are still here."The fall season's best are still … [Read more...]

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WeissCrax: Karch fits in perfectly with Round Table

Monday, November 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Karch Kiraly spoke to the Athletic Round Table and guests at the University Club.

Sports have a way of bringing people together. Old people. Young ones. People from all walks of life.The Santa Barbara Athletic Roundtable is like that too. They’ve been bringing people together for 40 years every Monday at their weekly Press Luncheon at Harry’s Plaza. Other venues too. Their focus is celebrating young athletes – great ones, good ones and the ones who lead with character, spirit and even those who overcome challenges, like Special Olympians. They celebrate … [Read more...]

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LAKEY’S LINES: Oh-so close at Salt Creek

Monday, November 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
HALEIWA, HI - The first event of the Van Triple Crown is in action. San Clemente's Tanner Gudauskas (pictured) advanced through to the next round of the REEF Hawaiian Pro in his quest to qualify for next year's WCT Tour.. (Photo by Kelly Cestari/ASP/CI via Getty Images)

Two weekends ago, I had a surf contest at Salt Creek in Orange County... The waves were really fun and the winner of the contest got a FREE TRIP TO AUSTRALIA and $500.00 It was called the Rip Curl Grom Search, where they search the country for the top 16 and under surfer in America, including Puerto Rico, Barbados, and other places from that area of the world. That being said I really wanted to win!I made the finals which consists of four girls and 25 minutes (CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO … [Read more...]

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Gaucho baseball unveils nine committed recruits

Monday, November 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The UCSB baseball team announced on Monday that it is bringing in an impressive nine players following the National Letter of Intent fall signing period.Committing to play at UCSB are six full-time pitchers, a middle infielder, an outfielder and a player who is expected to both pitch and catch.“To sign nine guys with this type of ability is exciting for the program,” UCSB head coach Bob Brontsema said. “The staff, with Coach Tom Myers and Coach Jason Lefkowitz, has worked hard to … [Read more...]

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DP is home for state tourney opener; Owls travel

Monday, November 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Dos Pueblos received the No. 1 seeding for the Southern California Division 1 regional bracket of the CIF State Girls Volleyball Championships.The Chargers (30-2), who swept Huntington Beach in the Southern Section 1-A final on Saturday, will play host to Los Alamitos in a first-round match on Tuesday at Sovine Gym. Los Alamitos (30-8) lost to Newport Harbor in four games in the 1-AA final at Cypress College.This will be the second meeting between DP and Los Alamitos. The Chargers needed … [Read more...]

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Walker’s the man again as Gauchos advance, 1-0

Sunday, November 22, 2009 By 2 Comments

SAN DIEGO — UCSB coach Tim Vom Steeg put it to his players straight before they stepped on the field to play 11th-seeded University of San Diego in the second round of the NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament:"If we don't show up and battle tonight, we are going to get run over."When the final whistle blew, it was the Gauchos running over toward the bleachers to celebrate with their fans after a hard-earned 1-0 victory over a physical USD team Sunday at Torero Stadium.The victory sets up a … [Read more...]

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Gauchos remain ice cold in loss to Lions

Sunday, November 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment

UCSB's shooting woes continued Sunday afternoon and Loyola Marymount capitalized, cruising to a 65-40 nonconference women's basketball victory at the Thunderdome before a crowd of 1,538.The Gauchos (0-3) shot just 30 percent from the field while the Lions (2-2) shot 48 percent, getting plenty of offense on the interior against a UCSB team that was missing Mekia Valentine. The 6-foot-4 post player, the team leader in scoring, blocks and rebounds, was kept out due to a hand laceration she … [Read more...]

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Two OC spikers make early decision on UCSB

Sunday, November 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Despite having not played a single match in their 2009-2010 season, the UCSB men's volleyball team is already looking forward to their future, having signed two top recruits to the class of 2011 during the early signing period.The Gauchos will welcome 6-foot-6 outside hitter Weston Nielsen out of Corona del Mar High School, a two-time gold medalist at the US Junior Olympic Championships in the under-16 and under-17 divisions with the Balboa Bay Volleyball Club. Nielsen will attempt to … [Read more...]

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Warriors swallow another formidable foe

Saturday, November 21, 2009 By 4 Comments

Westmont's unranked men's basketball team defeated the No. 1 NAIA team in the country last weekend in a season-opening tournament in Las Vegas.In their home opener on Saturday, the Warriors proved it was no fluke by dismantling Cal Poly Pomona, the No. 6 team in the NCAA's Division II, by a not-as-close-as-it-seems 60-47 score."This is a very good team we beat tonight. I think it's one of the better Division II teams you're going to find," said Warriors head coach John Moore, having … [Read more...]

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WSC champs bow out to Canyons, 2-1

Saturday, November 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment

SBCC fell behind 2-0 at halftime of a first-round Southern Cal Regional men's soccer game on Saturday night at Canyons and never recovered in a 2-1 loss that ended the Vaqueros' season.The Cougars (13-6-2) scored early and then went up 2-0 on an own goal by the Vaqueros (9-7-5). SBCC won its second straight Western State Conference title but was seeded ninth (one spot behind Canyons) in the power-point rankings and had to play on the road in Santa Clarita at the WSC runner-up.Danny … [Read more...]

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Hour of power earns Chargers CIF championship

Saturday, November 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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CYPRESS — That was easy.The top-ranked Dos Pueblos girls volleyball team sure picked a good time to play one of its best matches of the year, demolishing No. 6 Huntington Beach 25-10, 25-12, 25-18 Saturday at Cypress College to earn the CIF Division I-A crown.The Chargers were on the court celebrating less than an hour after Carly Wopat opened the match by crushing a set on the left side. Wopat, headed to Stanford next year along with twin sister Sam, had her way with six-foot-6 middle … [Read more...]

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