Tisdale leads Bishop to share of Frontier League title

Nolan Tisdale threw for three touchdowns, and Bishop Diego clinched a share of the Frontier League football title by beating defending champion Grace Brethren 33-17 at Moorpark College on Friday night.Bishop (7-1 overall) improves to 3-0 in league play with one game remaining against Villanova. Grace Brethren (4-4) is 1-1 in league play.   Christian Pearson recovered a Grace Brethren fumble early in the second quarter and two plays later Sam Kwock caught a 41-yard touchdown pass from … [Read more...]

Ventura shuts down Cunningham, Dons; ties for league title

VENTURA — Santa Barbara learned what it’s like facing a CIF top-five football team.Undefeated Ventura dominated the line of scrimmage, running back Conner Armstrong tore through the Dons’ defense for 256 yards and two touchdowns, and the Cougars contained Cheroke Cunningham in a 34-14 win at Larrabee Stadium that gave them a share of their first Channel League title since 1996.The Cougars, the No. 5-ranked team in the CIF Western Division, improve to 9-0 and 3-0. They can clinch … [Read more...]

Warriors takeaway victory from Oak Park

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Carpinteria's football team is one win away from its first Tri-Valley League title since 2002 after a 33-21 victory over Oak Park on Friday night.The Warriors were able to force five turnovers in the second half - including two crucial interceptions in the endzone -  in order to come-from-behind and set up a de facto league championship game next week at Nordhoff."It was great for the defense to come alive there and really win the game," said Warriors head coach Ben Hallock, who has his … [Read more...]

UC Davis narrowly defeats UCSB

Despite four players recording double figures in kills, including a career-high from All-American Stacey Schmidt, the UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team lost a close and hard-fought match on Friday night to UC Davis.After winning the first set 25-20, the Gauchos dropped the three subsequent sets 27-25, 25-23, 31-29, dropping to 12-11 overall and 5-5 in the Big West.The Aggies, who had to beat UCSB in the closest way possible in all three sets, improved to 19-6 overall and 5-5 in … [Read more...]

DP, Dons set up semifinal showdown in TOC

Santa Barbara and Dos Pueblos showed they can play with some of the best teams in the state at the annual Tournament of Champions at Santa Barbara's J.R. Richards Gym on Friday.The host Dons and Chargers both won two matches on Friday to set up an all-local semifinal at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday at J.R. Richards Gym.Second-seeded Corona del Mar and Marymount will play in the other semifinal, and the championship match is set for 6:15 at Santa Barbara.Santa Barbara defeated Mountain View … [Read more...]

Vaqueros down Hancock 3-1

Juan Diaz Casallas converted a spectacular bicycle kick for a 2-0 lead in the first half on Friday night and SBCC went on to beat Hancock 3-1 in a WSC men’s soccer match at La Playa Stadium.The Vaqueros, ranked No. 6 in the state and 12th in the nation, improved to 11-1-4 overall and 8-1-1 in conference. They're unbeaten in their last nine (8-0-1) and stayed one point behind Oxnard (8-0-2) in the race for the WSC title.Duran Stanley opened the scoring in the 10th minute on an assist … [Read more...]

Veterans ready to lead Gauchos to greater heights

UCSB’s star basketball player Orlando Johnson was answering a question about not being satisfied with just making the NCAA Tournament. “... We’ve seen how these other mid-majors have made it to the Final Four. I don’t know why that can’t be us ...’’Before he could say another word, coach Bob Williams playfully pulled the microphone away from Johnson, drawing huge laughs from those in attendance at the Gaucho Basketball Media Day at the Cabrillo Arts Center.With Johnson … [Read more...]

Domenichelli gets 4th straight hat trick

Jessica Domenichelli registered her fourth straight hat trick on Friday in SBCC’s 4-0 women’s soccer triumph over Cuesta in San Luis Obispo.The Vaqueros, ranked No. 3 in Southern Cal and No. 9 in the state, improved to 13-2 and 8-1 in the Western State Conference. Domenichelli, a sophomore forward from El Dorado Hills, gave the visitors a 1-0 halftime edge with a goal in the 39th minute on an assist from Jo Lawlor. She scored again in the 65th minute on a through ball by Ali … [Read more...]

UCSB men defeat Denver, women edged Out

During yet another beautiful afternoon at Campus Pool, the UC Santa Barbara men's and women's swimming and diving teams split a dual meet with visiting Denver on Friday. The Gaucho men cruised to a 168-132 victory while the women were narrowly beaten, 151-149.Both UCSB swim teams got the meet off to a strong start with each 'A' 200 medley taking first place. The women's team of Allie Knight, Sophia Yamauchi, Anne Peasnasky and Kendall Neely touched the wall in 1:46.36. The men's squad of … [Read more...]

Vaqueros come up aces

It was raining aces on Friday night in the Sports Pavilion as SBCC rallied for a 3-1 women’s volleyball victory over Oxnard. The scores were 19-25, 25-10, 25-10, 25-13.The 22nd-ranked Vaqueros (9-9, 6-1 WSC North) had a season-high 24 ace serves. Katie Dolan, making her service debut, had five aces as did Erika Bellitt. Arianna Kamp had four while Rachel Stehly and setter Mariah Mathews added three apiece.Dolan, a 5-8 opposite hitter, normally subs out for the libero (defensive … [Read more...]

San Marcos starts slow against Santa Margarita

The San Marcos girls volleyball team started badly against Santa Margarita and was unable to recover, leading to a loss in consecutive sets in its second match at the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions.The scores in the games were  25-11, 25-9, 25-22.Kristen Berlo led the team in kills with five, while Jordan Corry led in digs with five.  Andie O'Donnell had an impressive passing performance with 18 assists.The Royals opened the tournament with a loss to top-seeded Cathedral … [Read more...]

PREP FOOTBALL SCORES

Week 8Ventura 34, Santa Barbara 14 Oaks Christian 38, Simi Valley 7 Westlake 49, Newbury Park 3 Cabrillo 41, Morro Bay 23 Pioneer Valley 28, St. Joseph 24 Santa Ynez 45, Santa Maria 6 Lompoc 28, Templeton 0 Santa Clara 47, Villanova 7 St. Bonaventure 50, Thousand Oaks 8 Rio Mesa 42, Hueneme 13 Camarillo 63, Pacifica 22 Channel Islands 27, Oxnard 14 Dos Pueblos 9, Buena 6 Carpinteria 33, Oak Park 21 Agoura 24, Calabasas17 Bishop Diego 33, Grace Brethren 17 Moorpark 35, Royal … [Read more...]