Dos Pueblos played its first official girls volleyball match of the season on Wednesday, and the Chargers came out fired up and never let up in sweeping Newbury Park 25-11, 25-18, 25-13 on the road.Dos Pueblos, ranked No. 2 in CIF Division 1-AA, won two preseason tournaments before Wednesday night’s opener.“The girls came out with a lot of energy,” assistant coach Jacky Yao said. “We were able to put in a couple different lineups and the girls all contributed.”Hannah Harris … [Read more...]
Football preview: Dons have experience to go along with talent
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
There’s a good vibe on the football practice field at Santa Barbara High.Players are fitter, stronger and more in tune to what the coaches want from them; there’s leadership and accountability. And, there’s experience.“The kids are starting to understand the program and what we want to get out of this program,” said coach Jaime Melgoza. “We had a great spring and a great summer, now, hopefully, we have a great fall.”Melgoza has the luxury of having a lot of … [Read more...]
Two SBSC teams collect championship titles
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 By 1 Comment
Showing remarkable club strength, both of Santa Barbara Soccer Club’s teams entered into the prestigious 33rd Annual North Huntington Beach Cup came home tournament champions.On the heels of taking the Santa Barbara Summer Cup title two weekends ago, the SBSC Girls Under 16 Team continued their winning ways, battling through four tough matches to earn the champions’ trophy. Filling in for Coach Dana Weymouth, SBSC Director of Coaching Lloyd Biggs guided the team and noted that the … [Read more...]
Royals respond well on tough Cypress Ridge course
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
With half of the team playing in its first high school golf match, San Marcos dropped its season opener to Arroyo Grande, 245-295, at Cypress Ridge Golf Course on Tuesday.“This is the first tournament for over half of our team and they responded well to a challenging course,” said Royals coach Shawn Ricci. “Our scores in our practice rounds have been around 290, so a 295 at a new and difficult course is a solid start.”Melissa Jewkes led San Marcos with score of 50 and Brittany … [Read more...]
Dos Pueblos golfers come up short against Valencia
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos opened its girls golf season in the heat of the Santa Clarita Valley and on a long TPC Valencia course.The Chargers, who started two freshmen, made a good showing in a 262-276 loss against Valencia on Tuesday.Returning player Bekah Beveridge and Hanna Nolan each shot 49s for the DP."It was a good outing," co-coach Dan Cboi said. "We got out of it what we wanted to get out of it. It was long, hot day and (the players) did well."Dos Pueblos hosts Righetti on Thursday … [Read more...]
Dolphins steal the show at Reef & Run
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Aquatic participants at the Reef & Run summer series got a special treat tonight — a school of dolphins swimming just inside the first buoy.“Looks like four of them,” said community dude Ernesto “Ironman” Paredes, Executive Director of Easy Lift Transportation, a local non-profit agency. Paredes also coaches with the Moms in Motion training group and was making his first appearance at these Tuesday competitions.The dolphins were easily spotted just before the 6:25 p.m. … [Read more...]
Taylor Racich makes commitment to Pepperdine
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Taylor Racich will be joining her older sister, Caitlin, at Pepperdine.The left-handed outside hitter at Dos Pueblos has made an oral commitment to the women’s indoor volleyball team, reported her mother, Linda.Caitlin played two seasons for the Waves indoor team before making the switch to the school’s first sand volleyball team.This summer, Taylor led the Santa Barbara Volleyball Club's 18-Smack team to a National Junior Olympics championship. She also was selected to the USA … [Read more...]
Caitlin Racich playing at FIVB Junior World Beach Championships
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 By 1 Comment
Caitlin Racich has taken her prowess in volleyball outdoors.The former Dos Pueblos High star has gone from being a member of Pepperdine's women's indoor team to becoming the school’s first female sand volleyball scholarship recipient.The school recently added women’s sand volleyball as a NCAA sport.Racich trained on the sand all summer and was selected to the U.S. Junior Beach Team for the FIVB Beach Junior World Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, which starts … [Read more...]
Win a free pass to final Nite Moves of season
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Nite Moves has its last hurrah of 2011 on Wednesday night and Presidio Sports will be hooking up a couple of lucky readers with a free pass to the season-ender at Leadbetter Beach. Find the contest information below.The popular run-swim event is wrapping up its 23rd season, and race organizer Jake Clinton is looking to break the all-time record - set back in 1989 - of 711 competitors in the 5k run.Winners can pick up their passes tomorrow at the registration table starting at 5:30 … [Read more...]
Football preview: Seniors lead motivated Royals
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Dale Perizzolo and his San Marcos Royals will be an inspired bunch this season.The team not only will be playing for coach Jeff Hesselmeyer, it’ll be playing its home games on a new, beautiful turf field at the newly named Warkentin Stadium.“We’re kind of quiet about it, but it is a motivation,” Perizzolo said about playing for Hesselmeyer, who passed away just before the start of fall practice. “It’s an inspiration for these guys. We definitely want to win for him and … [Read more...]
