SBCC opened its men’s volleyball season with a ninth-place finish at the 12-team Long Beach Invitational.The Vaqueros went 0-3 in pool play, then defeated Hope International 25-23 in the first round of the consolation playoffs. In the semifinals, they led L.A. Pierce 24-21 before dropping a 28-26 decision.Logan Wais had 41 kills and hit .329 in 10 sets. Middle blocker Cody Zoesch had 25 kills and a .581 hitting percentage while Kyle Benskin collected 17 kills and hit .485.Long … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Scioscia, MLB players come to Santa Barbara
Saturday, January 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim manager Mike Scioscia was at the Cabrillo Arts Pavilion on Friday night to headline "A Night With and Angel," a benefit dinner co-hosted by UCSB Baseball and the Santa Barbara Foresters. Also in attendance were several MLB players with ties to the two programs, including Colorado Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs, Cincinnati Reds shortstop Chris Valaika, Tampa Bay Rays pitcher James Shields, San Diego Padres infielder Kevin Frandsen, St. Louis Cardinals second … [Read more...]
Mkpado leads Royals to low-scoring win
Saturday, January 29, 2011 By 1 Comment
A score of 28-24 at halftime would signal a low-scoring high school boys basketball game. Well, that was the lead San Marcos had over host Dos Pueblos after three quarters on Friday night, and the Royals ended up with a crucial 47-40 Channel League win in front of a capacity crowd at Sovine Gym.With jump shots simply not falling, buckets in the paint became all-important and Royals big man Christian Mkpado delivered. With fellow starting forward Thayer White on the bench nursing an ankle … [Read more...]
Westmont drops baseball opener at Whittier
Friday, January 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It wasn't the way Westmont head coach Robert Ruiz would have scripted the outcome of opening day as Westmont fell to the Poets of Whittier by a score of 10-7.In the end, Ruiz found what every coach finds when his team takes the field for the first time — things to be pleased with and things to work on."Certain things we did paint a picture of the kind of baseball team we are," said the coach. "Other things we didn't do as well as I think we are capable of doing."The Warriors kicked … [Read more...]
Warriors can’t recover after Madden goes down
Friday, January 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Carpinteria lost big man Trevor Madden to a knee injury midway through the third period and then got outscored 18-6 in the final quarter, leading to a 50-42 basketball loss at Santa Paula on Friday nightMadden was taking a charging foul and got hit on the outside of his knee.“That really hurt us,” Carpinteria coach Johnny Ward said. “Santa Paula picked up and got the game going in their tempo and knocked down shots.”Myles Menegon scored a game-high 16 points and grabbed eight … [Read more...]
Royals roll into quarterfinals at Bonita Tournament
Friday, January 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
San Marcos poured in 34 goals in two victories Friday at the Bonita Girls Water Polo Tournament.The fourth-seeded Royals whipped Schurr 17-3 and beat Los Altos 17-7 to advance to a morning quarterfinal match against Martin Luther King of Riverside. the 10th-ranked team in CIF Division 2.“It was a good day today. We got contributions from a lot of kids,” said San Marcos coach Chuckie Roth.Against Schurr, Ashley Wagner led the way with four goals, and Halie Johnson, Angie Conner … [Read more...]
Bishop picks up defensive effort, rallies past Malibu
Friday, January 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Bishop Diego stepped up its defense in the second half and rallied for a 52-45 Frontier League basketball win over Malibu on Senior Night at the Brick House.The Cardinals held Malibu’s leading scorer Jack Platner to five points in the second half after he pumped in 12 in the first half.Bishop coach Dean Prophet credited the defense of Paul Garcia for containing Platner. He also praised Ben Kwock’s defensive pressure on the Malibu point guard.At the offensive end, Elias Munoz led … [Read more...]
Royals get offensive in win over Laguna Blanca
Friday, January 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
San Marcos put together one of its best offensive efforts of the season in beating Laguna Blanca 59-40 in a non-league girls basketball game Friday night.“We showed good offensive focus and defensive energy,” said San Marco coach Kristyn Miller.Gabby Sandoval scored 14 points to pace the Royals (5-15). Desiree Porter-Ray added 12 points and Emily Dietz scored 10.“By no means was it an easy win for us,” Miller noted. “Laguna Blanca kept coming. In the third quarter, we put … [Read more...]
