Owls regroup after first loss, sweep Carpinteria

Laguna Blanca rebounded from its first loss of the season by sweeping Carpinteria, 25-15, 25-18, 25-15, in a non-league girls volleyball match Thursday at Carpinteria.The Owls on Wednesday night were beaten by Windward.They were sharp on Thursday against the winless Warriors.“Laguna Blanca has got a tough team,” Carpinteria coach Katie Dolge said. “They’ve got a couple of of big hitters and they’ve always been good controlling the ball. They kill you with their … [Read more...]

Lakey’s Lines: Off to Bali

Hi everyone!! OK so here is the low down on what I have been up to...Well I just got back from Brazil about three days ago and I am now once again sitting in LAX airport waiting for my China Airlines flight to Bali!!! I was in Brazil for a QS event and it was just so much fun, my sister ended up coming with me and we had the best time ever!!I really don’t think I have ever laughed that hard in my life, it was awesome… I didn’t get the best result there but it was just a great … [Read more...]

No. 5 Chargers smother Ventura in league opener

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Dos Pueblos was armed and ready to take down Ventura in a battle of top 10 teams in CIF Division 1 water polo.The fifth-ranked Chargers dominated the No. 10 Cougars from the start and rolled to a 15-3 Channel League-opening victory Thursday at the Elings Aquatic Center.“We were just ready for them,” DP coach Chris Parrish said. “We had a game plan that worked out really well for Ventura.”The Charger defense smothered Ventura’s 2-meter player and punished the Cougars for … [Read more...]

Dons go 1-1 on first day at Villa Park tourney

Santa Barbara's boys water polo team split two games at the Villa Park Tournament on Thursday, beating El Dorado 13-3 and falling to La Serna 11-5.In the La Serna match, coach Mark Walsh said it was a case of missed opportunities. “We scored five goals on 30 shots,” he said. “We were creating opportunities but we were not able to score at a high percentage.“Their goalie played well,” he added. “It was one of those days were everyone had an off day. We’re not good enough to … [Read more...]

Beveridge leads the way for Dos Pueblos golfers

Dos Pueblos sophomore Bekah Beveridge earned the first medalist honor of her high school golf career to lead the Chargers to a 215-254 win over Buena at Glen Annie Golf Course on Thursday.Beveridge shot a career-best 4-over par 39.“It was nice to see Bekah step up and play a nice solid round,” DP coach Rob Schiff said. “It’s her first medalist honor. That’s cool.”Emily Fox and Vanesa Villa followed Beveridge with 41s.Schiff was pleased to see his team rebound after … [Read more...]

Bishop Diego falls short against Santa Clara

Bishop Diego lost a couple of close matches and that was the difference in a 10-8 loss to Santa Clara in a girls tennis match on Thursday.“It was a really close match,” said Bishop Diego coach Suzanne Petrie. “Mary Lu Bailey and Yazmine Guzman lost in a tiebreaker at No.1 doubles.”Emily Duncan also lost two close sets at No. 1 singles.Bishop Diego falls to 0-4.Santa Clara 10, Bishop Diego 8 Singles—BD: Emily Duncan 1-2, Emilee Kraelin 2-1, Yue Cui 1-2. SC: Jessica … [Read more...]

Dos Pueblos cruises over Buena

Lea Tran-Le won all three of her sets in singles as Dos Pueblos rolled past Buena 17-1 in a Channel League girls tennis match on Thursday.The Chargers improved to 4-2 and 2-1 in league. [ad#468x60 Story Embed - Slot One] Dos Pueblos 17, Buena 1 Singles—DP: Kate Stratman 2-0, Lea Tran-Le 3-0, Nicoletta Bradley 1-0, Chloe Warriner 1-0. Helena Lee 1-0. B: Camille Gonzales 0-3, Orryon Hamilton 0-3, Isabel Asp 0-3Doubles—DP: Sophia Rasmussen-Kee Kee Daniel 2-0, Rachel Amspoker-Katie … [Read more...]

San Marcos breezes past Laguna Blanca

San Marcos dominated Laguna Blanca in a non-league girls tennis match on Thursday, winning 18-0.The Royals got strong play from Chloe Maassen at No. 3 singles and Ally Walters-Kimmie Pepitone at No. 1 doubles."Chloe hit her groundstrokes with authority and dictated points well," said coach Jarrod Bradley. She swept all three of her sets at love."Ally and Kimmie served and returned well while also showing improved volleys and teamwork,” Bradley said. Ally and Kimmie won their two … [Read more...]

Santa Barbara’s depth shines in rout of Ventura

Lexi Aquilino roared back from a 5-2 deficit to win a singles set and Karina Thornton came back from 3-0 down to beat Ventura’s No. 1 player 6-3 to help the Santa Barbara High girls tennis team to a 16-2 victory Thursday on the road.Santa Barbara finished the first round of Channel League play at 4-0 and improved to 7-3 overall.“Karina came back and it away from their No. 1 player, and Lexi coming back was nice for her,” said Santa Barbara coach Steve Geremia.Aquilino was … [Read more...]

Dons, True set school records in 4th straight league win

Santa Barbara carried the momentum of Tuesday’s big golf win against Dos Pueblos into its Thursday match with Ventura at Buenventura Golf Course and fired the lowest score in school history.The Dons shot 205 to Ventura’s 245 at the par-35 course. Medalist Haley True shot the all-time individual low score for a girls golfer at the school with a 3-over par 38.With the win, Santa Barbara completed the first round of Channel League play at 4-0.“They can smell a bunch of … [Read more...]

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

Carpinteria will be playing football with heavy hearts on Friday when it travels to Oxnard to face Santa Clara at Hueneme High.“Our guys are grieving over the very sudden loss of Coach Ward,” football coach Ben Hallock said.Carpinteria Athletic Director and boys basketball coach John Ward died Wednesday after a battle with colon cancer. He was 55. The school has been in mourning since the news broke that afternoon.(The guys) have been determined and committed to honor Coach, his … [Read more...]

Chargers win rivalry match on the road

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Dos Pueblos knew to expect a rowdy crowd in a notoriously tough gym to play in. Santa Barbara knew to expect a heavy dose of Charger hitters Nicki Brown and Taylor Racich.DP conquered the environment and came out on top Thursday in perhaps the best girls volleyball rivalry in the CIF Southern Section, using a combined 40 kills from Brown and Racich to win 30-32, 22-25, 25-23, 25-19.Racich, a left-handed junior, totaled 18 kills with five blocks and a pair of aces while Brown notched nine … [Read more...]