Bishop Diego raced out to a 29-9 halftime lead and cruised to a 53-34 win over Carpinteria in the fifth-place game at the Valley Christian Academy girls basketball tournament on Thursday.“We played really good defense. I’m happy how we moved and held them to one shot,” said Bishop coach Jeff Burich.Courtney Houston scored 14 points and Allison Breuer added 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.All-tournament pick Essense Thornhill scored six points and grabbed 10 rebounds. She … [Read more...]
Carpinteria pulls off comeback win over Rio Mesa
Thursday, December 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Defender Luis Cisneros scored with a minute left in regulation to lift Carpinteria to a 3-2 win over Rio Mesa on the last day of the Buena New Year’s Soccer Tournament on Thursday.Adam Ughoc dribbled up the right side, avoided a tackle and laid the ball back for Cisneros, who pushed forward into the attack.“They wanted to win and they showed it in the last four minutes,” Carpinteria coach Danny Torres said of his team, which rallied from a 2-1 deficit.Defender Genaro Hurtado … [Read more...]
Menegon gives Warriors a boost off the bench
Thursday, December 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Carpinteria defeated Channel Islands for the third time this season to complete play at the Valley Chrisitan Academy boys basketball tournament.The Warriors won 44-39 to rebound from an earlier 40-31 loss against Nipomo.Myles Menegon scored 12 points and Eric Trujillo added 11 against Channel Islands.“We came out a lot more focused,” Carpinteria coach Johnny Ward said.The Warriors also played strong coming out of the halftime break. They went from a one-point lead to 12 in … [Read more...]
Five players get it done for Laguna Blanca
Thursday, December 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Playing with only five players, Laguna Blanca managed to rout North County Christian 65-36 at the Valley Christian Academy Tournament.Freshman Andew Vignolo led four players in double figures with 18 points, J.T. Aubrey had 16 points, Logan Elder 12 and Brandon Bickett 11. Elder dished out 11 assists and Troy Ritter grabbed 13 rebounds.Laguna Blanca improved to 3-5. … [Read more...]
Chargers wrestlers finish second at Blackhawk Invite
Thursday, December 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Five Dos Pueblos wrestlers took second place in their weight classes at the La Quinta Blackhawk Invitational on ThursdayEsteban Flores at 103 pounds and 189-pounder Lucas Rascon were competing in the first finals at the varsity level.“It was exciting,” said DP coach Anthony Califano.The Chargers, who finished second in the team competition, had 11 wrestlers finish in the top eight.Here is the list of DP finishers: 103- Esteban Flores, 2nd 112- Chad Lampe, 2nd 119- Nico … [Read more...]
Branson lifts Westmont into Byron Classic final
Thursday, December 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Sophomore guard Preston Branson drove the lane and scored the last of his team-high 18 points with 1.8 seconds left on the game clock to give Westmont a 79-78 win over the Vikings of Bethany Lutheran (Minn.) on Wednesday night in the first round of the 35th annual Tom Byron Classic. With the win, Westmont (9-3) advances to take on British Columbia (15-2) in the championship game at 7:30 p.m. in Murchison Gymnasium on Thursday night. Bethany Lutheran (3-7) will match up with Valley City … [Read more...]
Chad Ridenour delivers at the buzzer for Royals
Thursday, December 30, 2010 By 1 Comment
Given a second chance to win a game on a last-second shot, the San Marcos boys basketball team came through on Wednesday night.Down 63-62 with eight seconds left against top-seeded Ocean View, Chad Ridenour took the inbounds pass, dribbled the length of the court and knocked down a 15-foot jumper as the clocked expired to give the Royals a 64-63 win at the Santa Barbara Holiday Classic.“Chad had two big steals in the first half for easy baskets and made a couple huge shots late in the … [Read more...]
Westmont women whip Westminster in GSAC Challenge
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 By 1 Comment
Junior forward Lisa Peterson scored 21 points while senior forward Angel Blanco sophomore guard Vanessa Farias each added another 18 as No. 21 Westmont defeated 11th-ranked Westminster (Utah) by a score of 93-78 on Wednesday night.The win, part of the GSAC Challenge hosted by Westmont, improves the Warriors record to 9-2 while the Griffins fall to 9-4. "It was another team effort, led by our inside game with Lisa and Angel," said Westmont head coach Kirsten Moore. "They had great inside … [Read more...]
