Manny Rodriguez got the Warriors going by scoring 10 of his 24 points in the second quarter and the Carpinteria boys basketball team shook off a slow start to overcome Santa Paula 54-42 on Friday night.The forward added 13 rebounds and was a perfect 2-for-2 from beyond the arc as the Warriors improved to 10-4 with one more non-league matchup to go before league starts on Friday against Santa Clara.Carpinteria and Bishop Diego are scheduled to collide in the Brickhouse on Wednesday night. … [Read more...]
Gauchos dominate Big West opener, 66-48
Friday, January 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Watch out Big West Conference — the defending champion UCSB women's basketball team has a chip on its shoulder. In Friday night's Big West opener at the Thunderdome, Long Beach State was no match for an energized Gaucho squad that pulled away in the second half, claiming a 66-48 victory."Before the game, our coaches put together a highlight tape and it reminded us that in the media in the preseason, we were picked second," explained junior Chris Spencer, part of a take-no-prisoners … [Read more...]
Gauchos have icy start to conference
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LONG BEACH - After jumping out to an early lead, the UCSB men's basketball team went ice cold at Long Beach State on Friday night, losing the Big West opener for both teams by a score of 76-64.The Gauchos (6-7 overall, 0-1 in the Big West) made 9-of-14 shots, including 6-of-7 from three- point range and led 26-19 with just more than nine minutes to play in the first half. During the run that opened the game, Will Brew, Jr., made a pair of three-pointers and four other UCSB players - Sam … [Read more...]
Dons kick off the new year with two wins
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Jesse Gonzalez and Justin Jimenez each scored a goal in both Santa Barbara boys soccer victories on Friday, helping the Dons to a 2-0 win over Oxnard and a 5-0 beating of Silver Creek at the Buena Tournament.The 14-1 Dons advance to play Westlake in Saturday's semifinal. With a win, Santa Barbara would reach its third tournament final of the preseason. … [Read more...]
Chargers take home third place from Holiday Cup
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The Dos Pueblos girls water polo took third place at the esteemed Newport Harbor Holiday Cup on Wednesday, falling to the hosts in the semifinals before rebounding to take out Foothill in the third-place game.The Chargers suffered their worst loss of the season to the Sailors, a 9-2 setback. Alex Hill and Nicole Morelos came back with four goals each in a 10-5 victory over Foothill.Dos Pueblos improves to 9-2 (2-0 Channel League) on the season. DP recorded victories over Tustin (12-2) … [Read more...]
Dons take two hard knocks at Holiday Cup
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The Santa Barbara girls water polo team suffered through a pair of tough losses on Wednesday at the Newport Harbor Holiday Cup, losing to Edison 6-3 in overtime and to Rosary 7-6 to finish in eighth place.The Dons held a late 3-2 lead on Edison, but the Chargers tied it up with 30 seconds remaining in regulation and rode momentum to the victory.Chloe Brooks recorded 10 saves and Santa Barbara was led in the field by Samantha King, who had a goal, three steals and drew three … [Read more...]
