Aquinas High softball is known for its ability to score runs, though the Falcons had never faced Hannah Harris on the mound, until Tuesday.Harris and the Chargers' defense held the Falcons to just one run, and Chloe Madill gave them breathing room on offense with a three-run homer to help propel Dos Pueblos to the CIF-SS Division 4 title game with a 4-1 win in San Bernardino.The Chargers face Kaiser High from Fontana, who defeated La Quinta, 2-1. Kaiser has never reached CIF finals … [Read more...]
3 Gauchos named All-Big West First Team
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Three UC Santa Barbara baseball players were named to the All-Big West First Team, the conference announced on Tuesday, marking the first time since 2001 that the Gauchos had that many players honored on the Big West’s top squad.Outfielder Mark Haddow, second baseman Sean Williams and reliever Bryce Uhrig were named to the conference’s first team, giving UCSB three spots, which was the second-most in the conference along with Cal State Fullerton. Third baseman Ryan Palermo and … [Read more...]
Newnan headed to UCLA
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 By 3 Comments
After nine years as a Westmont women's basketball assistant coach, Tony Newnan has announced that he will be moving on to serve as an assistant coach at UCLA under Cori Close. Close, who played and coached at UC Santa Barbara, was recently named the new head coach of the Bruins. "The biggest thing that I am going to miss (about Westmont) is the sincere, quality relationships that I have with staff, players, fans and parents," said Newnan. "It is hard to leave those kinds of quality people … [Read more...]
Chargers face high-scoring Aquinas in CIF semifinals
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos last played in a CIF softball title game in 2005.The Chargers are one step away from getting back to the final. To get there, they have to take a long road trip and go through one of the highest-scoring teams in the Southern Section, San Bernardino-Aquinas, in the CIF Division 4 semifinals Tuesday.Aquinas has scored a whopping 288 runs this season, is 26-1 and the top-seeded team in the division. The Falcons have scored 34 runs in their three playoff wins, including 20 in a … [Read more...]
Perez is repeat winner of City Golf Championship
Monday, May 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Andrew Perez went wire to wire to make it back-to-back titles at the 52nd annual Santa Barbara City Golf Championship on Monday.Perez shot a 3-under par 67 to finish at 10-under 200 and win for the second straight year at Santa Barbara Golf Club.“It’s fun to win here,” said Perez.The former Santa Barbara High CIF-Southern Section champion was threatened briefly by Allen Geiberger, but he pulled away with consecutive birdies on the par-3 No. 13 and par-4 No. 14, and played par … [Read more...]
Dons get a rematch with Mission Viejo in CIF semifinals
Monday, May 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It was during a break from school that Santa Barbara’s baseball team took some lumps against some quality opponents during an early April roadtrip to Orange County. And it’s proven to be a key factor in the team’s success in the CIF Division 2 baseball playoffs.The fourth-seeded Dons (23-6) travel to Mission Viejo in South Orange County on Tuesday for a semifinal game and a shot to play for the championship in Dodger Stadium.Santa Barbara was rolling along with a 10-1 record at … [Read more...]
Gauchos looking for a new baseball coach; Brontsema reassigned
Sunday, May 29, 2011 By 11 Comments
UCSB's Bob Brontsema has been relieved of his duties as baseball coach and will move into an administration position in the school's athletics department, Mark W. Massari, director of athletics announced Sunday after the Gauchos' final regular season game.Brontsema has been part of the UCSB baseball program for 30 years, the last 18 as the head coach. He was an assistant for 10 years under Al Ferrer and played two years for Ferrer after transferring from College of the Canyons.The … [Read more...]
Wind is winner in 2nd round; Perez stays in City lead
Sunday, May 29, 2011 By 2 Comments
Shooting a score close to par was quite an accomplishment on the second day of the 52nd annual Santa Barbara City Golf Championship.Golfers struggled with windy conditions all afternoon on Sunday at the Santa Barbara Golf Club. Defending champion and first-round leader Andrew Perez soared from an 8-under par 62 to a 1-over 71 on Sunday, but he maintained the lead at 7-under 133.Allen Geiberger, the son of Mr. 59 Al Geiberger, handled the gusts and shot a 4-under 66, to move into a … [Read more...]
