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Gil’s hitting gives Zandona, Dons a big lift

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 By 1 Comment
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Pepe Gil wasn’t going to let a good pitching performance from Danny Zandona go to waste on TuesdayThe Santa Barbara High senior left-handed first baseman ripped his second double of the game to drive in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, leading the top-ranked Dons to a 3-1 victory over Ventura in a Channel League baseball game at Eddie Mathews Field.Santa Barbara improves to 9-1 and 3-0 in league play, while Ventura falls to 3-5-1, 1-2.Gil’s double to the fence in left-center … [Read more...]

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Cate drops a tough match to Arroyo Grande

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Cate School fell to 0-3 on the boys tennis season with an 11-7  loss to Arroyo Grande in a non-league matchup Tuesday.  All three losses have come against bigger schools.Cate's singles looked solid, led by Blake Mackall who went 2-1 for the day, while Chris Lin and Austin Lokrie  both went 1-2. Grogory Mak and Ahmed Bou-Radee led the way for Cate's doubles, going 2-1 against a strong Arroyo Grande doubles line-up. Jason Park and Brant Redmond went 1-2, while Thys Nortup and Micheal Revord … [Read more...]

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No. 7 UCLA has too many weapons for UCSB

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

UCSB was able to bounce back from a tough 12-2 run-rule loss to No. 7 UCLA and take a 3-0 lead in the first inning of game two of Tuesday’s doubleheader, but a big fourth inning from the defending national champions helped the Bruins earn the second win, 10-4. With the pair of losses, UCSB falls to 12-16 on the season while UCLA improves to 23-5. The Gauchos have lost seven straight, marking their longest skid of the year. The last five losses have all been to top-10 ranked opposition. … [Read more...]

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Buchanan puts up a career high in win vs. Brown

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

In her third to last regular season home game as a Gaucho, senior Claire Buchanan posted a career-high five goals to help No. 14 UC Santa Barbara (17-8) soar over Brown (7-8), 12-5, in a non-conference game held at Campus Pool.The Gauchos wasted no time and got off to a fast start as Buchanan recorded her first goal of the day with less than a minute off the clock. UCSB went up 2-0 after a goal from Kacey Creek, who had two goals on the day.At the 2:03 mark, Brown freshman Kate Woods … [Read more...]

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Oregon claims OGIO title, UCSB earns second

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Oregon’s Daniel Miernicki and Jack Dukeminier each shot 4-under par 212 and teammate Robbie Ziegler carded a 3-under par 213 to lead the Ducks to the team championship at the 2011 OGIO-Santa Barbara Invitational at Sandpiper Golf Club in Santa Barbara on Tuesday.   As a team, Oregon easily won the title with a 12-under par 852, 27 shots better than UC Santa Barbara, which finished at 15-over par 879.  Fresno State was third at 21-over par 885, while Pacific (+30), Cal State Northridge … [Read more...]

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Snyder, Vaqueros overpower Pierce

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Sophomore Kailey Snyder tossed a two-hitter with 12 strikeouts on Tuesday as SBCC routed L.A. Pierce 10-0 in a WSC Gold Division softball game at Woodland Hills.It was the seventh shutout of the year for Snyder (14-2), who also had a run-scoring triple in the sixth. She hit one batter and didn’t walk anyone.Snyder has given up three hits or less in 11 of her 16 games.Nicole Adair went 3-5 for the first-place Vaqueros (15-2, 6-0) while Stephanie Bolanos and Laura Cannon were both … [Read more...]

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Ruiz holes Goleta City Championship

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Johnny Ruiz carded back-to-back rounds of 67 over the weekend to capture this year's Goleta City Championship at Glen Annie Golf Club.Ruiz, a 17-year-old from Carpinteria, was playing at a level all by himself. Ruiz's two-day total of 134 was eight strokes better than runner-up Nick Thomas.Last year's runner-up Andrew Perez, who lost in a playoff with Niall Platt, placed tied for fourth at 147.Brett Silvernail and Shane Lebow matched each other's 143 to share third place.Gerry … [Read more...]

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Lakey’s Lines: Back home from Newcastle

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Hey Everyone, Well,  just got back from Australia; I was over there for a contest.It was fun, I was in Newcastle. It's a little city about two hours out of Sydney. I brought my little video camera with me so I am going to make a video blog. I’ll show you guys it when I’m done.It was fun to see all my friends and to get a nice little tan. The contest was a QS “qualifying series” and really it's all pretty confusing how the system works for surfing. This was the first QS of … [Read more...]

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Munoz, Prophet lead Frontier’s All-League picks

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Bishop Diego's Elias Muñoz and Dean Prophet have been given the Frontier League's top postseason distinctions, garnering the Most Valuable Player and Coach of the Year awards for leading the Cardinals to the league title.The Cardinals won the Frontier League with a 9-1 record. Bishop Diego reached the CIF Southern Section finals in Division VI-AA and went on to compete in the State Tournament. The Cardinals finished with a 22-9 record.Santa Paula's Eduardo Jimenez was named co-MVP … [Read more...]

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Several Cardinals get All-TVL recognition

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UCSB recruit Keiana Vines was named the Tri-Valley League's Most Valuable Player this year, leading Santa Clara to an undefeated 12-0 record in league.Bishop Diego seniors Kelsey Stimson and Courtney Houston were placed on the league's First Team, while Essense Thornhill was named to the second team.Honorable mentions were also given out, with Allison Breuer and Greer Shull being recognized.Santa Clara's Ruben Marin was named Coach of the Year.2011 ALL TRI-VALLEY LEAGUEMost … [Read more...]

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Lemus, Collins named First Team from Warriors

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Villanova's Hannah Kolbeck is the Frontier League's Most Valuable Player while Carpinteria's third-place team received to first-team selections.Sophomores Juli Collins and Melissa Lemus were given first-team distinctions, which should encouraging for the Warriors' next couple of years.Villanova's Ray Pierson was named Coach of the Year.Mirina Deleon was Carpinteria's only player on the second team, while Elena Schneider and Bethany Lugo were given honorable mentions.2011 … [Read more...]

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CIF Polls: Dons baseball takes over top ranking

Monday, March 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Santa Barbara High's baseball team is the Southern Section's new No. 1 squad in Division II, climbing into the top spot with an overall season record of 8-1.The Dons actually took over the No. 1 ranking last week in a set of rankings that were issued late and not reported on by this website. Santa Barbara is followed by Yucaipa and Chaminade in the rankings. The Dons play Tuesday, hosting a league game against Ventura at 3:30 p.m.Carpinteria's softball team (5-3) is locked into its No. … [Read more...]

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