David Flores, a goalkeeper on the UCSB club team, made a name for himself with the school’s national powerhouse intercollegiate squad Tuesday night.Flores blocked the final shot in a penalty-kick shootout to give the Gauchos a 5-4 victory over Mexico’s under-20 national team in an international exhibition match at Harder Stadium. The teams battled to a 1-1 tie during regulation time.After Joe Eubanks converted to give the Gauchos the lead, Flores stopped the left-footed drive of Omar … [Read more...]
Chargers steam ahead into quarterfinals
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 By 2 Comments
It all came together for Eduardo Cortez and the Dos Pueblos boys soccer team on Tuesday.Cortez was en fuego in front of the net, using his right foot, left foot and head to score all four goals in an impressive 4-1 Charger victory over Valley View of Moreno Valley in a CIF Division 2 second-round match at Scott O’Leary Stadium.The Chargers (13-5-7) advance to Thursday’s quarterfinals against Corona, a 2-1 upset winner of third-seeded Valencia of Placentia. The site will be determined … [Read more...]
No problems with bats in Gaucho opener
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
An offseason full of questions about replacing several key offensive cogs in UCSB's baseball machine were quickly answered in the 2010 season opener on Tuesday.With only four full-time players from 2009 in the Gauchos' starting lineup, UCSB wasted no time introducing itself to its fans in an 18-4 romp over Westmont at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.Eight of the nine starters collected at least one hit as UCSB racked up 20 on the day with newcomer Trevor Whyte leading the way with three hits … [Read more...]
SBCC keeps an unbeaten line
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SBCC captured the last five singles and all three doubles points on Tuesday at Pershing Park and remained unbeaten with a 7-2 women's tennis triumph over Ventura."It was a close match," said coach Debbie Ekola, whose team is 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the Western State Conference. "We were up 4-2 after singles and all three doubles were tight matches."Lindsay Penner and Kendra Ross secured the victory by getting the fifth point with an 8-4 doubles victory. Meghan Schaeffer-Amy Sagraves … [Read more...]
White leaves Irvine black & blue
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tommy White had a career day on Tuesday at Pershing Park as he went 4-for-4 with a homer, two doubles and four RBIs in a 10-8 baseball victory over Irvine Valley."I was seeing the ball real well and trying to have quality at-bats," said White, a freshman outfielder from Scottsdale, Ariz.White staked the Vaqueros (5-3) to a 3-0 first-inning lead by drilling a three-run homer to left after Danny Cavaletto and Steven Keller opened with singles. White doubled in the third and scored on … [Read more...]
Warriors lose OT heartbreaker to top-seeded CDM
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Jack McBean's head ended Carpinteria's boys soccer season in a split-second.After eighty-eight minutes of raw effort and emotion on both sides, the Corona del Mar freshman forward scored on a header in the third minute of the second overtime on Tuesday to give the top-seeded Sea Kings a 1-0 win over the host Warriors in the second round of the Division IV playoffs.Carpinteria's players could do nothing but exhaustedly fall to the ground with their heads in their hands."We go out on a … [Read more...]
WeissCrax: Spinning out of Control
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It’s Tuesday morning and that means one thing: SPINNING CLASS! Here’s the 4-1-1…4:11AM – No chance of hitting the alarm’s snooze bar – I’m up!Today, everyone in Mankind – Womankind too—will be gunning for one of 24 bikes in the 5:45 a.m. spinning class (think exercise on stationary bikes) at my health club.Every second counts! It requires crisp military-like precision to successfully complete this covert athletic operation. I want MY bike today!4:17 … [Read more...]
Two-minute drill keeps luncheon moving right along
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The two-minute drill is something left to a quarterback, but with a packed house at Monday's Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Luncheon, everyone at the podium had to give it a try.Some failed miserably when it came to giving updates on their teams in under two minutes, while others — such as SBCC Sports Information Specialist Dave Loveton — were impressively swift-tongued.Sure, Loveton went sixteen seconds over the limit, but he was giving updates on five Vaquero teams.The SBCC … [Read more...]
Lakey’s Lines: Adventures in Oz
Monday, February 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Hey guys! Sorry I haven't written in a while... I’ve been traveling so much through Australia, and the places I’ve been staying in haven’t had internet.So I'll catch you guys up to speed on what I’ve been up to. After I left New Zealand and headed over to Oz I went straight to Old Bar, (it's a small town in Australia). I was just there a couple days to work on my surfing. Parker Coffin was also there.From there I flew to North Narrabeen to visit one of my friends Laura Enever. … [Read more...]
