Former Santa Barbara High quarterback and NFL great Randall Cunningham suffered a tragic loss on Wednesday as his two-year-old son, Christian, drowned in a hot tub at the Cunningham's home in Las Vegas.Randall Cunningham, 47, was suited up for the Dons at Peabody Stadium on May 30th as Santa Barbara played San Marcos in an alumni game. The packed stadium saw Cunningham's number retired at halftime along with that of his brother, former USC and NFL running back Sam Cunningham.Authorities … [Read more...]
Dons great Cunningham loses young son in drowning accident
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Foresters rebound by pulverizing Packers, 14-4
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
SANTA MARIA — The Santa Barbara Foresters bounced back from a disappointing loss to their rival, the Santa Maria Valley Packers, with a dominant 14-4 victory at Elks Field on Wednesday night.Michael Ratterree belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the third, as the Foresters put up five runs in the inning to take a commanding 7-0 lead. Ratterree finished with four RBIs, as did Jeff McVaney, who went 3-for-4 and made a tremendous throw from left field late in the game to nab a runner … [Read more...]
Goleta Valley South beats DP in thriller
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The game was what you would expect from a crosstown battle: tight, tense and dramatic.Goleta Valley South rallied from a 2-0 deficit and pulled out a 3-2 win over Dos Pueblos in a 10-11 Division round-robin game in the Little League District 63 All-Star Tournament on Tuesday at Goleta Valley.Blake Katsev doubled to score Josh Feldhaus in the fourth inning to put Goleta Valley on the scoreboard. In the fifth, Feldhaus drove in Sam Roberts and Trey Klopstein for the tying and go-ahead … [Read more...]
Field still can’t catch Clark in swim-run race
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The “Dominator” was at it again at East Beach on Tuesday.Jon Clark, who has dominated the Semana Nautica 5-mile biathlon since the mid-1980s, tuned up for this summer’s competition by winning the weekly Reef and Run Series duathalon.Clark covered the 1-kilometer swim and 2-mile run in 31 minutes, 43 seconds. His swim time of 15:46 was the fastest of the overall field.Following his victory, Clark received the honor of Semana Nautica Athlete of the Year for 2009. Clark, 49, has … [Read more...]
S.B. Mustang Reds ready for district tourney
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Mustang Red All-Stars from the Greater Santa Barbara Baseball League, are heading into the District Tournament with lots of momentum.The team last weekend won the Pre-All Star Tournament in Ventura and the week before took second at a tournament in Chino HIlls.At Ventura, the Red All-Stars beat Hart B in the semifinals and defeated Ventura Coast, 12-8, for the championship.The district tournament begins Friday in Newbury Park. … [Read more...]
Big third inning lifts DP 9-10 Stars past Fillmore
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos scored three runs in the fourth inning to overcome a one-run deficit and defeat Fillmore 3-1 in a 9-10 Division pool-play game Tuesday at the District 63 Little League All-Star Tournament at DP.Eight players came to the plate in the fourth for DP. Davey Demeter led off with a single, Isaac Coffey walked and Thomas Jimenez reached first on an infield single to load the bases. Nicholas Baker hit into a force play at second and Demeter came home to tie the score at 1-1. A walk to … [Read more...]
Goleta Valley South romps in 9-10 tourney
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Drew Darke sped around the bases for a two-run inside-the-park home run to spark Goleta Valley South LIttle League to a 10-2 victory over Montalvo in the District 63 9-10 Division Tournament at Montalvo on Tuesday.Evan Kling nearly hit a home run but settled for a ground-rule double.Trey Tank and Colter Nisbet each pitched three innings, and Isaac Oh came up with two big defensive plays in the sixth inning to close out the game. … [Read more...]
Soto does it all for DP Junior Stars
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Nolan Soto pitched a three-hit, complete-game shutout to lead the Dos Pueblos Junior Division All-Stars to a 7-0 win over Ojai Valley in a District 63 Little League Tournament game.Soto struck out eight and allowed only one walk. He also contributed at the plate with a two-run homer. Brian Cho had two hits.Dos Pueblos plays rival Goleta Valley South on Saturday at 3 p.m. at the DPLL Junior Field. … [Read more...]
Foresters lose a tough one to rival Packers, 5-4
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
They had their chances.The Santa Barbara Foresters began a three-game series with their biggest rival by suffering a 5-4 loss to the visiting Santa Maria Packers on an overcast Tuesday at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. Santa Barbara had the tying run at second base with one out in the bottom of the ninth, but Nick Melino and Brandon Young both went down looking at called third strikes. Both calls were considered questionable, as they looked inside."We didn't compete tonight. We gave away a … [Read more...]
Tim Brown brings Mini Mentor Camp to Santa Barbara
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tim Brown's Football Mentor Mini Camp came to Santa Barbara for the first time on Tuesday, as the Heisman Trophy winner and NFL great shared his day at Providence Hall with close to 80 fatherless youths from Santa Barbara and Los Angeles.Along with Brown, localCHP and City Fire personnel were on hand to serve as mentors, joined by members of the SBCC football team, who helped run drills.Brown watched over drills, spoke to the group, signed autographs and climbed the ladder of a City … [Read more...]
Local softball tourney aims to raise money for Boys & Girls Club
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
UPDATE(July 22): THE TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN POSTPONEDThe Carpinteria Boys & Girls Club is hosting an adult softball tournament on July 24-25 with the goal of raising money for its youth tackle football program.The tournament is a two-day, Saturday-Sunday event. Sixteen teams will be narrowed down to eight by Sunday, with a champion being determined by Sunday afternoon. Carpinteria High School, just across the street from the Carpinteria Boys Club, is the tournament site."This … [Read more...]
Craig’s scoring gets U.S. off to good start
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Former Santa Barbara High star Kami Craig scored a game-tying goal with 10 seconds left, and the United States women's water polo team prevailed in a shootout to beat Australia 15-14 in a preliminary game at the FINA World League Super Final on Tuesday in La Jolla.Lauren Wenger entered the ball to Craig, who finished a step-out shot with 10 seconds remaining to send the game into the shootout. Craig finished with two goals for the Americans, who are 2-0 in pool play.She three goals in … [Read more...]
