San Marcos inducting 7 into Hall of Fame

Mark Warkentin

A coach with the Super Bowl-bound Pittsburgh Steelers and a U.S. Olympian are part of the latest induction class to the San Marcos High Athletic Hall of Fame.The Class of 2011 includes Stefanie Christoferson (1997), Alan Everest (1968), Anthony Hunter (1981), John Pate (1977), Satini Puailoa (1974), Walt Rehm (1966), and Mark Warkentin (1998).  They will be honored, along with former baseball coach Joe Mueller, at a celebratory dinner on Saturday, Feb. 5 at the Santa Barbara Greek … [Read more...]

Buena fights back, knocks Dons out of first

Sylvia Hoover dribbles the ball under defensive pressure from a Buena player.

The game plan was working for the Santa Barbara girls basketball team in the first quarter against Buena. The Dons were breaking the press, attacking the basket and getting to the free-throw line, storming to a 21-10 lead.It was similar to how they roared back to beat the Bulldogs in their first meeting.This time, however, it was the Bulldogs who battled back. They received clutch play from a couple of unlikely sources and got the Dons in foul trouble to pull out a 58-53 win in a hard … [Read more...]

Never-say-die Nunnally nixes Mustangs

SAN LUIS OBISPO - James Nunnally made a running bank shot at the buzzer to cap a furious final minute and give UCSB a thrilling 71-70 win at Cal Poly on Thursday night.UCSB improves to 11-7 overall and 4-3 in the Big West. The Mustangs drop to 8-11 and 4-4.Nunnally’s game-winner was one of three huge shots in the final 21 seconds of a tightly played between the Blue-Green Rivalry Series opponents. With the score tied at 67-67, Orlando Johnson, who finished with a game-high 24 points, … [Read more...]

Shull’s 21-point night perfect for Cardinals

Greer Shull's 21-point effort was key to Bishop Diego's 59-56 Tri-Valley League win over Nordhoff on Thursday, as the Cardinals rebounded from an earlier 17-point loss to the Rangers."We were able to hang on and pull it out," said Cardinals head coach Jeff Burich.Shull's offensive output was a career high and included a clutch 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter that put a chill on Nordhoff's comeback attempts."You could just see it, it was a back-breaker for them," Burich … [Read more...]

Gauchos come close to giving Cal Poly first loss

Earlier this season Kelsey Adrian hit two giant three-pointers in the closing seconds of a game the UC Santa Barbara women’s basketball team eventually won in overtime. On Thursday night, she wasn’t as fortunate.Adrian’s three-pointer from the left wing as time expired appeared halfway down before spinning out, an unfortunate turn of events as the Gauchos lost, 54-51, to Cal Poly at the Thunderdome.“It looked like it was going in, then it popped out,” Adrian said. “There’s … [Read more...]

Royals trim margin in second meeting with Cougars

Ventura upped its Channel League record to 4-1 on Thursday, beating out San Marcos 45-22 to get there.It was an improvement for the Royals on both offense and defense from the first time the two teams played, leaving Royals head coach Kristyn Miller to say the team was in relative high spirits."We did a good job defensively," Miller said. "We were able to execute our offense and find open players. We just weren't able to make a lot of those shots."Desiree Porter-Ray led the Royals … [Read more...]

Chargers declaw Cougars 15-4

Dos Pueblos worked over Ventura on Thursday, dousing the Cougars 15-4 at Elings Aquatic Center.Kiley Neushul posted five goals and five assists, while younger sister Jamie racked up seven steals and scored twice.Lauren Shackelford scored a goal and Ari St. Oegger came off the bench to record two goals and three assists."It was a pretty good effort from a bunch of the players who don't get in the pool very often," said Chargers head coach Chris Parrish.Dos Pueblos plays Ventura … [Read more...]

Brummett breaks out in Dons win over Buena

Santa Barbara High freshman Anna Brummett took advantage of some extra pool time on Thursday, collecting six goals and six steals in a 17-2 Dons win at Buena.The victory improves Santa Barbara to 4-2 in the Channel League and 14-6 overall.Rocio Fesembeck filled the stat sheet with two goals, two assists and two steals. Amanda Carter made four saves while playing three quarters in goal.The Dons can wrap up second place in league on Tuesday with a win at San Marcos. … [Read more...]

Ventura match a primer for Royals

San Marcos' wrestling team fell to Ventura on Thursday 69-11, but took away a positive level of confidence heading into the end of the regular season next week.Yaksin Solano (171 lbs.) and Alec Muno (103 lbs.) won their matches for the Royals. Solano pinned his opponent in the first round while Muno got his in the second.Blake Rogers didn't win his fight, but head coach Ken Mishima said he liked his performance."I think we wrestled tough tonight," said Mishima, who thinks his … [Read more...]

Crowd spurs Warriors to rivalry win

Bishop Diego's Amanda Garcia tries to keep the ball from her Carpinteria defender..

The fans roared as the Warriors of Carpinteria High School went on to beat Frontier League rivals Bishop Diego 2-0 in a thrilling match at Carpinteria Valley Memorial Stadium on Thursday.“Our fans were fantastic! It was nice that they were so vocal,” said Carpinteria head coach Lucy Carleton.The first half was primarily played in the midfield and no goals were scored. Although a 0-0 score line at the break is not usually the plan, the Warriors were right on track according to … [Read more...]

Emerson, Gonzalez put Providence on top

Faith Emerson tallied 16 points and Lacey Gonzalez added nine more in Thursday's 36-25 victory at West Valley Christian.Olivia Johnson was the Lions' rebound leader with seven.Providence Hall led comfortably for most of the game, including a 21-11 lead at halftime.The Lions (6-8) face Laguna Blanca on Monday at 6 p.m. … [Read more...]

Warriors regain upward movement in win column

Carpinteria rebounded from its first league loss with a 13-4 victory over Oaks Christian, as Carter Grant and Tatiana Verdugo put up huge numbers for the Warriors on Thursday.Grant scored a game-high seven goals while Verdugo stopped 14 shots in goal. The Warriors improve to 5-1 in the Tri-Valley League after suffering their first league loss to Malibu the day before.Maddie Brooks added two more goals for Carpinteria and Gaby Garcia, Roxanne Hugo, Kalia Dilioa and Andrea Delgado scored … [Read more...]