PHOTO GALLERY INTRO: Just like every month of the year, September features dozens and dozens of exciting sporting events in Santa Barbara. Here’s a look back on some of our favorite images from the past month of action. Events include the AVP Championships, college and high school sporting events, and the Pier-to-Peak Half Marathon.
All Photos by John Dvorak, Mike Clark and James Crosby.
The Pier to Peak Half Marathon comes every year on Labor Day Weekend, unofficially bringing the Santa Barbara summer sports season to a close. This competitor climbs up Gibraltar Road with the race’s starting points, Stearns Wharf, below.??(Dvorak)
Jennifer Kessy looks for an angle past the block of Jenny Kropp in the semifinal of the AVP tournament at West Beach, which Kessy and April Ross eventually won.??(Dvorak)
Lompoc punt returner Rafael Arellano breaks a tackle from Dos Pueblos safety Alex Contreras for a 15-yard gain on a return in the second quarter on September 14th. Lompoc is 6-0 this season and is ranked as the top team in the county. (Crosby)
Candice Adema leaps to set a Westmont hitter during the second set of a match with Concordia. which at the time was a battle of two top-5 NAIA teams. Concordia won in five sets.??(Dvorak)
UCSB’s Charlie Miller rises above the fray only to have Harvard keeper Joe Festa punch the ball away from danger. The Gauchos’ men’s soccer team remains undefeated going into October. (Dvorak)
UCSB’s Dom Sarle directs traffic during the Gauchos’ national televised game against UCLA at Harder Stadium. UCSB unveiled never-before-worn black jerseys for the game. (Clark)
The Dos Pueblos boys cross country team is the top-ranked team in Division 2. The boys got together for a team photo after dominating the season’s first Channel League meet.?(Dvorak)
UCSB’s Derek Shoemaker makes an effort to affect a shot from UCLA’s Danny McClintick during the SoCal Tournament, a men’s water polo tournament that brought the country’s best college water polo teams to Santa Barbara. UCSB placed second in the tournament behind the four-time defending national champion USC Trojans.?(Dvorak)
San Marcos goalie Parker Woodward at the ready in a win over Rio Mesa on September 25th. (Dvorak)
Bishop Diego running back Jack Gregson picks up a first down in the second quarter against Santa Ynez on September 1st. Gregson and the Cardinals won all four of their games in September and are 5-0 on the season. (Crosby)
