Carpinteria struggled with some holiday vacation rustiness and went winless in two matches at the Buena New Year’s Soccer Tournament on Wednesday.The Warriors played Buena to a scoreless draw and fell to Camarillo 3-1 in pool play.“We’re a little rusty,” Carpinteria coach Danny Torres said. “We have some guys still out on vacation and one guy was sick and didn’t make it. But the core of the team is there. Obviously, they’re on varsity for a reason.”Against Buena, a … [Read more...]
Cid keys DP win over Westlake at Kiwanis tourney
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Robert Cid hit 7 of 9 free throws in the fourth quarter to help the Dos Pueblos boys basketball team hold off Westlake, 46-35, at the Ventura Kiwanis Tournament on Wednesday.Cid finished with 19 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. Jay Larinan and Mansai Conners each scored nine for the Chargers, who will play Pacifica for fifth place on Thursday.Dos Pueblos roared out to an 11-2 lead in the first quarter but went cold in the second and led 18-14 at halftime.The Chargers (5-6) attacked the … [Read more...]
DP blanks two foes to reach Buena tourney semis
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos advanced to the semifinals of the Buena New Year’s Soccer Tournament with a pair of 2-0 wins on a cold, damp, windy Wedneday in Ventura.The Chargers defeated Rio Mesa and Westlake to win their group in the 12-team event.In their opener against Rio Mesa, which was moved to the turf field at Ventura High. Ivan Luna scored both goals in the first half.Luna stunned Rio Mesa with a goal in the first minute. The goal was set up by Vicente Perez, who called off Luna on a long … [Read more...]
Gauchos lack spark in Big West opener
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 By 1 Comment
UCSB bombed on the opening night of Big West play, getting outworked in the paint and having its top two scorers struggle in a 71-55 men’s basketball loss to Long Beach State on Tuesday night at the Thunderdome.Orlando Johnson and James Nunnally, the Gauchos’ top two scorers, combined for only six baskets out of 27 attempts. Johnson finished as the team’s high scorer with 14 points on 5-of-16 shooting. Nunnally was off all night, making just 1 of 11 shots, a 3-pointer at 14:13 in the … [Read more...]
Rio Mesa trips up Chargers
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Rio Mesa's Joseph Soto carried the Spartans past Dos Pueblos 53-50 on Tuesday, scoring 30 of his team's 53 in the Ventura Kiwanis Tournament game.Soto poured in 24 points in the first half and drained two clutch free throws with 10 seconds left in the game to keep Rio Mesa in the lead."He was the difference," said Chargers head coach Joe Zamora.Dos Pueblos had one last chance to send it to overtime but a 3-point attempt by Mansai Conner came up short.Jay Larinan led the Chargers … [Read more...]
Ristig wears two hats in one day
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Erin Ristig had the scoring touch on Tuesday for Dos Pueblos' girls soccer team at the Santa Maria Tournament, leading the Chargers to two victories.DP defeated Atascadero 7-0 in the morning and followed that up with another 7-0 victory in the afternoon over Pioneer Valley. After a tournament-opening 2-1 loss to Paso Robles on Monday, the Chargers won their last three games by a combined score of 26-0.Ristig scored three goals in both games on Tuesday for a total of six on the day. … [Read more...]
Bishop’s collective hot hand makes for victory
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Bishop Diego knocked off North County Christian 73-37 on Tuesday, kicking off the Village Christian Tournament on a winning note."Everyone scored and I got to rest some guys," said Cardinals head coach Dean Prophet, who saw his team shoot 52 percent from the field.Elias Muñoz led Bishop in scoring with 17 points and added nine rebounds. Ben Kwock was a force without scoring too much, piling up eight assists and ten steals. Johnny Diaz scored 12 to help Bishop improve to 6-5.The … [Read more...]
Cardinals crush Coast Union in tourney opener
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Bishop Diego nearly doubled Coast Union's point total on Tuesday at the VCA Tournament, as the Cardinals girls basketball team opened tournament play with a 67-35 victory.Kelsey Stimson led four Cardinals in double-figures with 14 points. Allison Breuer and Josie McCoy added 12 each. Karina Valencia posted 12 rebounds and eight points.Bishop hadn't played a game in two weeks but jumped out to a 33-14 halftime lead. Courtney Houston gave the Cardinals a boost by scoring six of her 10 … [Read more...]
Lemus lifts Warriors to season high in points
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Melissa Lemus put up 27 points on Tuesday and took Carpinteria's girls basketball team to a season high in points, as the Warriors netted a 60-45 victory over Santa Maria at the VCA Tournament.Lemus supported her point total with six assists and five steals to lead the Warriors to victory in their tournament opener."Her six assists to me are the critical part," said Warriors head coach Dan Mercer of his sophomore point guard.Juli Cullins also came through with a big game for … [Read more...]
