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When they take the field on Saturday night for a key Frontier League clash, Bishop Diego will have more players on its football team than Grace Brethren.But numbers can be deceiving, because what Grace Brethren lacks in quantity it’s made up in quality.“They’re a very dangerous team because, while short on numbers, they have talented football players, including perhaps the best player in the league,” said Bishop coach Tom Crawford, referring to senior quarterback Max … [Read more...]
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Chris Gaschen scored 2:37 into the first overtime period to lead Cal Poly (6-5-3, 3-2-2) to a 2-1 victory over No. 13 UCSB (10-4-2, 6-2) at Alex G. Spanos Stadium on Wednesday evening in front of the Fox Soccer Channel cameras and a crowd of 8,125 fans.The game-winner came when Jake Hustedt passed the ball to Gaschen who shot from 12 yards out on the right side into the high left corner past the outstretched hands of Gaucho goalkeeper Sam Hayden.The loss snapped the … [Read more...]
Dos Pueblos' girls volleyball team knocked off Santa Ynez 25-16, 25-13, 25-23 on Wednesday, two days before the Chargers begin play in the Tournament of Champions."Everybody played tonight and everyone did well," said Chargers head coach Todd Garrett.Hannah Harris recorded five digs and Hannah Colburn collected six blocks for DP against Santa Ynez, which is the No. 2 team in Div. III-AA. Senior Nicki Brown posted a team-high nine kills and sophomore Maddie Leiphardt dished out 13 … [Read more...]
The Cate girls tennis team improved its Condor league record to 4-0 by defeating Dunn 12-6 on Wednesday in Santa Ynez. Isabelle Speers swept three sets for Cate from the No. 2 singles slot."Isabelle has played really solid tennis moving up and playing singles against Dunn both matches," said Rams head coach Barbara DeGroot. "She's very steady from the baseline but willing to come in to the net when the situation presents itself."The No. 1 duo of Sarah Cohen and Annaliese Schroeder … [Read more...]
Amanda Harvey posted a double-double for the Laguna Blanca girls volleyball team on Wednesday, a big part of the Owls' 25-13, 25-15, 21-25, 25-23 Condor League victory at Thacher.Harvey led Laguna to its second four-set win over Thacher with 15 kills and 18 digs. Amanda Schulenberg added 14 kills and Lillie Hodges contributed 26 digs.Krysta Brown played really well, according to Owls head coach Jim Alzina, being "very aggressive with her hitting and blocking."Laguna has another … [Read more...]
Cate's seniors were sent off in the right way, as the Rams defeated Cornerstone Christian 25-9, 25-8, 25-5 on Senior Day.Gracey Gates, Addie Mayfield, Savannah Jones and Grace Gail are seniors for the Rams."We just worked on some things to get ready for our big match against Laguna on Friday," said Rams head coach Greg Novak.Cate (9-2, 4-2) collected 29 aces as a team on Wednesday.Friday's match at Laguna Blanca begins at 6 p.m. … [Read more...]
It didn't take Doug Harrell long to let his former team know that he had come to play. Exactly one minute into the game, Harrell put the ball in the back of the net and 89 minutes later, Westmont Men's Soccer (8-3-5, 3-3-3 GSAC) had a 1-0 Golden State Athletic Conference win over The Master's (6-6-3, 3-5-1) in Santa Clarita. "It was a good homecoming for Doug," said Westmont head coach Dave Wolf. "We had a free kick from right around the midfield line. Gustavo played it into the box and it … [Read more...]
Wednesday's Condor League girls tennis match between Laguna Blanca and Thacher came down to the wire. Lauren Conk, Lucie Hartmann and the Owls walked a tight-rope to a 9-9 victory over the Toads in a match that was decided on overall games won.Laguna Blanca was awarded the league win thanks to a 77-75 games advantage after Conk and Hartmann pulled through in the day's final set 6-4.Arabella Watters and Olivia Liebman did their part for the Owls, securing six set wins in singles.The … [Read more...]
Cate's boys water polo team picked up its first win of the season in a 9-5 decision over Nordhoff on Wednesday.Greg Cusack led the Rams with three goals while Jake Greenwald and Miles Barney added two more each. Brian Warren also found the scoring column.Cate head coach Nathan Alldredge also praised Greenwald for his work on the defensive end.The Rams' final game of the season is Friday against Oaks Christian. … [Read more...]
With the San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers officially set to start this year's World Series, it seems like the appropriate time to look back on an old baseball favorite…If ever there was a movie that captured the American tradition and nostalgia of baseball, it’s Phil Robinson’s directed 1989 classic Field of Dreams, starring Kevin Costner. Ray Kinsella (Costner) buys a farm in Iowa with no other plans than to settle down and take care of his family—until he starts hearing … [Read more...]
