In the final meet of 2010, the UC Santa Barbara men's and women's swim team defeated visiting West Virginia in a dual at Campus Pool on Friday afternoon. The Gaucho women outscored West Virginia, 158-103, while the men posted a 161-91 victory.UCSB got rolling immediately as both the women and men's 'A' relay teams won the 200 yard medley relay. The women's team of Allie Knight, Paige Bradley, Miranda Schneider and Kendall Neely touched the wall in 1:46.03, almost three seconds faster … [Read more...]
Chargers challenged for once, champions nonetheless
Friday, December 31, 2010 By 1 Comment
Dos Pueblos repeated as Holiday Cup champions on Friday, taking the title over Corona del Mar with a 9-7 victory in the championship match to finish off an undefeated calendar year.The Chargers found themselves down at halftime for the first time this season in the championship game but responded by scoring six of the first seven goals in the second half. A 3-5 deficit was a 9-6 lead by the middle of the fourth quarter."That was a little gut-check for the girls," said DP head coach Chris … [Read more...]
Weiner gives Gauchos second life in victory
Friday, December 31, 2010 By 1 Comment
Buzzer-beaters are exciting by nature and Jordan Weiner's was pretty good even by those standards.Weiner's running, catch-and-shoot reverse layup saved UCSB's men's basketball team from falling to NAIA school Fresno Pacific on Friday. The acrobatic basket sent the Gauchos to overtime where UCSB came alive and defeated Fresno Pacific 75-67 at the Thunderdome.The Gauchos were down by two and inbounded the ball with 12.7 seconds on the clock. Unable to get a great look, a desperation … [Read more...]
Byron Classic turns into Branson’s bash
Thursday, December 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
At the end of the night, there was absolutely no question who was this year's MVP of the Tom Byron Classic.Westmont sophomore Preston Branson topped his game-winning shot from the night before with the Warriors' first 40-point night since the 1980's, as Westmont claimed the tournament championship in an 87-84 victory over British Columbia.Branson's point total was the ninth-highest in the all-time Westmont record books, matching John Crew's 40-point night in 1953. The last Warrior to … [Read more...]
Dos Pueblos rolls into Holiday Cup semifinals
Thursday, December 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos poured in 38 goals in posting a pair of lopsided wins on the first day of the Newport Holiday Cup girls water polo tournament on Thursday.The wins extend DP’s win streak to 44 games and move the defending champions to the semifinals against Foothill, which upset host Newport Harbor.“Obviously, Foothill has improved quite a bit,” DP coach Chris Parrish said.The Chargers beat Foothill 16-9 in their second game of the season.On Thursday, Lauren Shackelford scored … [Read more...]
Blanco, Hensley go big for Warriors
Thursday, December 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
What looked like a blowout win and a GSAC Challenge championship in the bag at halftime turned into crunch time by late in the second half for the Westmont women's basketball team on Thursday.The Warriors, ranked No. 21 in the country, received career highs from Angel Blanco and Larissa Hensley at the right time and stayed in front of Kentucky's Georgetown 94-86 for the tournament title in Murchison Gym."They really forced us to dig deep to get that win tonight," Warriors head coach … [Read more...]
Munoz helps Bishop capture VCA tourney title
Thursday, December 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Elias Munoz tossed in 18 points and Bishop Diego bounced back from a bad fourth quarter to beat Villanova 52-48 in overtime to win the championship of the Valley Christian Academy boys basketball tournament.“They fought back after a tough fourth quarter,” Bishop coach Dean Prophet said. “We played well in overtime. It was a total team effort.”Munoz was named the tournament’s MVP and Ben Kwock was named to the all-tournament team. Kwock and Noah Tack each scored nine points and … [Read more...]
Chargers pound Pacifica for 2nd straight win
Thursday, December 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos pounded the boards and beat Pacifica 54-38 to go 3-1 at the Ventura Kiwanis boys basketball tournament.“We hit it hard tonight,” DP coach Joe Zamora said. “We had 21 offensive boards. That makes it pretty easy to be successful.”Robert Cid scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Chargers (6-6).“He’s really stepped up,” said Zamora.Isaac Gomez had eight points and eight rebounds, Jay Larinan and Chirs Petatan each scored six points and had … [Read more...]
San Marcos tightens defense, beats Northwood
Thursday, December 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Johnny Manzo turned in an all-around solid game to lead San Marcos to 54-37 win over Northwood in the fifth-place game at the Santa Barbara Holiday Classic on Thursday.Manzo scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds.“Johnny was very versatile tonight, taking great shots, rebounding the ball well and getting to the free-throw line," said San Marcos coach Jarrod Bradley.Christian Mkpado added 10 points on 5-5 shooting and Chad Ridenour scored 11 points."Christian was an absolute … [Read more...]
