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Bishop does it with defense, advances to first CIF final

Monday, February 28, 2011 By 5 Comments
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Bishop Diego is going to the CIF finals in boys basketball.The Cardinals played solid defense and got 15 points from Elias Munoz to beat Orangewood Academy 44-37 in a CIF Division 6AA semifinal game Monday night at Liberty Christian in Huntington Beach.Bishop Diego (22-7) will play top-seeded Valley Torah for the championship on Saturday at 8:15 p.m. at Mater Dei High in Santa Ana. It will be the first finals appearance for a Cardinals boys basketball team.The defense of Paul Garcia … [Read more...]

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Dons win in return to course where they took state title

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Starting the year at the same course where it finished last season as CIF State Champions, the Santa Barbara boys golf team opened its 2011 campaign by winning the Central Coast Invitational at Santa Maria Country Club.The Dons, behind a 2-over 74 from sophomore newcomer Jonathan Collins, scored 379. Stockdale was second with 390 followed by Righetti at 391 and Dos Pueblos at 401.“It’s a really good start to our season,” Santa Barbara coach James Bedard said. “Nobody really knew … [Read more...]

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Brontsema, Gauchos get chilly reception in Pullman

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Dos Pueblos' Tiera Schroeder, left, coach Chris Parrish, and Jamie Neushul were at Monday's luncheon after winning a CIF title on Saturday.

UCSB baseball coach Bob Brontsema may think twice about scheduling an early season series of games in the Northwest in the future.The Gauchos were lucky they didn’t catch frostbite on their trip to Pullman, Wash., to play at Washington State. The story of the series was the weather.“On Wednesday, they called us and said, ‘Hey, it looks like it’s going to be pretty cold on Friday. I think we’ll bag the Friday game, because that looks like that’s going to be the worst day of … [Read more...]

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Irvine Valley’s Fitzgerald freezes Vaqueros

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Sophomore left-hander Cody Fitzgerald threw a two-hit shutout on Monday at Pershing Park, leading Irvine Valley past SBCC 2-0 in a nonconference baseball game.Fitzgerald struck out eight and walked just one. He had six 1-2-3 innings, including the ninth when he struck out two. He faced 30 batters, just three over the minimum.It was the second win in five days for the Lasers (9-4) over the Vaqueros (4-8).“Their pitcher did a real good job, he executed his plan,” said coach Ryan … [Read more...]

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Hutchins is low man for Vaqueros

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Reese Hutchins shot 82 on Monday and the SBCC men’s golf team placed sixth in WSC No. 3 at par-72 Saticoy CC in Somis.Jeff Lester turned in an 83 for the Vaqueros, who finished at 430. That was 49 strokes higher than their season-best of 381, which came one week earlier at Alisal Ranch in Solvang.“It was windy after 4-5 holes and Saticoy is always a difficult course,” said coach Chuck Melendez. “The course manhandled us and so did our opponents.”Canyons won the meet with … [Read more...]

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CIF Polls: Bring on the spring sports

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The results of season-opening Southern Section CIF polls were issued on Monday for baseball, softball and boys volleyball. Boys Tennis rankings have yet to be released.Santa Barbara High is ranked in both boys volleyball and baseball to start the season.The Dons baseball team, coming off a 22-5-1 season in which it made the CIF quarterfinals, is ranked No. 2 in Division II behind Alemany.The Dons volleyball team checks in at No. 9 in Division I. Loyola, Mira Costa and Westlake are … [Read more...]

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Chargers win last two to take match

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Dos Pueblos flung itself into the winner's circle on Monday by winning the day's final two sets, which gave the Chargers a clutch 10-8 victory over Thousand Oaks in their season opener.The doubles teams of Peter Shao-Mason Casady and Jake Roberts-Caleb Franzen pulled out set wins in the third round to tilt the decision in DP's favor. The match had been tied after two rounds of play.Dos Pueblos took seven of the nine doubles sets.Chargers head coach Elizabeth Frech pointed out that it … [Read more...]

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Davis, Alvaro bring home Pankration medals

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From Left to Right: Austin Davis, Coach Michael MacDonald, Adan Alvaro

Over a 100 boys and girls met at Camp Pendleton Marine Base this Saturday for an invitational Pankration event. Local competitors Austin Davis, 16, and Adan Alvaro, 11, brought home the respective gold and silver medals.Pankration is a martial art event that pits two competitors against each other using a full range of techniques such as wrestling, kickboxing, karate, jiu jitsu and sambo. Very similiar to the popular event known as the Ultimate Fighting Championships, UFC, pankration is a … [Read more...]

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Warriors place Bender, Branson on All-GSAC team

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Westmont senior Blake Bender from Anaheim Hills and sophomore Preston Branson of Dallas, Texas have been named to the 2010-11 Golden State Athletic Conference All-Men's Basketball team.Bender led the GSAC in rebounding, averaging 9.52 boards per game (tenth in the NAIA). He also ranked tenth in the GSAC in scoring, averaging 13.1 points per game and has more double-doubles (13) than anyone else in the GSAC. Bender ranks sixth in the GSAC in steals having pilfered the ball an average of 1.62 … [Read more...]

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WeissCrax: Wii are the Champions…

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It all comes down to this -- the ultimate match-up of the evening. Two contenders going head-to-head.Game… Title …. Honor … Glory… all on the line!!Kiley Neushul – ‘All-World MVP’ for the multiple-times-defending CIF-SS (Southern Section) aquatic champs -- the Dos Pueblos High School Charger Girls Water Polo Team, stands tall.With what could be ‘the crowning jewel’ of her truly illustrious high school – pre NCAA, pre-Gold future – the one thing in her way is a … [Read more...]

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Lakey’s Lines: New Zealand on my mind, in my heart

Monday, February 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
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Hi everyone, I am writing to let you know just how much I fell in love with the country of New Zealand last year when I was there participating in a surf contest representing the USA.I was so sad when I heard about the earthquake in Christchurch. I did not visit that town but I have heard it's quaint and charming. And of course beautiful. I know the people there work so hard and family is very important to them. It is always so hard to imagine something like that happening. It is nature … [Read more...]

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Three teams are one win away from CIF finals

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El Loquisimo de Marzo en fútbol local.March madness in local high school soccer kicks off Tuesday with three teams playing in CIF semifinal matchesSanta Barbara, the defending Division 2 champion, plays host to West Torrance in a Division 1 Final Four match at Peabody Stadium at 3 p.m.In Division 5, Carpinteria travels to Westlake to take on Tri-Valley League rival Oaks Christian.And, in Division 7, Cate puts its undefeated record on the line against University Prep in … [Read more...]

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