Shannon Cleary scored a game-high seven goals against Mira Costa as the Dos Pueblos girls water polo team won 17-6 and took its first step towards a fifth consecutive CIF Division I title."Shannon was just unstoppable," head coach Chris Parrish said about the sophomore.Cleary was aided offensively by Jamie Neushul, who finished the game with five goals. The two players combined to score all five of the Chargers' first quarter goals.Mira Costa struck first on a long, off-speed shot by … [Read more...]
Dos Pueblos starts title defense strong behind Cleary’s 7 goals
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Hall’s strike gives San Marcos tough victory over DP
Thursday, January 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The San Marcos High boys soccer team chased Dos Pueblos as the Chargers held on to the ball for most of the game, but the Royals' Ian Hall scored the game's only goal to give his team a 1-0 victory on the road."I think possession for them was probably 90-10," San Marcos head coach Matt Winecki. "Here's the moral of the story: it's better to be lucky than good."The Royals defense was able to frustrate the Dos Pueblos attackers and recorded its second consecutive shutout.Dos … [Read more...]
Gauchos pull away from Warriors behind big nights from Johnson, Boswell
Friday, November 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Even though a short stretch of the 101 freeway connects UCSB and Westmont, the Gauchos and Warriors were miles apart after a 82-61 rout by UCSB at the Thunderdome.Despite the lopsided final score, the Warriors kept the game competitive into the second half, and even led by six points with 18:05 left to play in the game.Orlando Johnson led the Gauchos with 20 points and 12 rebounds, 10 of which came on the offensive end of the floor. Johnson also led his team in assists with three, and … [Read more...]
Late surge not enough to push Chargers past Dana Hills
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A long bus ride for visiting Dana Hills seemed to have no effect as the Dolphins jumped on Dos Pueblos and scored in the first minute of the first and second quarters en route to a 7-5 victory.Dos Pueblos never led, but was never far behind and found ways to score despite being pushed out of its comfort zone by Dana Hills.During the regular season, the Chargers went 7-1 in the Channel League, and earned a share of the title with Santa Barbara. The top seed from the league was given to … [Read more...]
David injured, Gauchos fall to 0-2 in Big West
Saturday, October 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
No. 7 UC Santa Barbara faced the reality of playing without center midfielder Machael David earlier than they expected to.The Gauchos will be without David for their first three potential postseason matches, and lost the midfielder to a leg injury in the first half Saturday night against UC Irvine. Santa Barbara also lost the match 2-0 to the No. 8 Anteaters at Harder Stadium to drop to 0-2 in the Big West.The two top-10 teams justified their rankings in the first half, and were evenly … [Read more...]
David steps into the attack for Gauchos in 2-0 win
Sunday, September 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Defensive center-midfielder Machael David scored and assisted on center back Tim Pontius' goal to lead the No. 8 UCSB to a 2-0 win over Sacramento State on Sunday at Harder Stadium.The Gauchos established a clear advantage in possession early on, as David and fellow center-midfielders Luis Silva and Fifi Baiden won balls in the middle of the field and distributed well.Baiden and David also were instrumental on the defensive side of the ball, closing down Sacramento State players quickly … [Read more...]
Seniors lead Chargers after slow start
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The heavily favored Dos Pueblos girls volleyball team was stunned when visiting San Marcos won the first game of Tuesday's Channel League opener 25-22. But senior leadership put the Chargers back on course toward an eventual victory in four sets.Dos Pueblos took the next three sets 25-12, 25-16, and 25-16."Sometimes as a coach, I just step back and let the leaders of our team step up and lead the team," Dos Pueblos head coach Todd Garrett said.The second-ranked team in CIF Division … [Read more...]
Foresters share California Collegiate League title
Sunday, July 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara Foresters defeated Team Vegas 8-1 in the final game of the regular season to earn a share of the California Collegiate League title.Both the Foresters and the San Luis Obispo Blues finished with a 24-12 league record. This is the first CCL title for the Blues and the 18th for the Foresters.After dropping the first two games of the series to Team Vegas, Santa Barbara took control of their final home game and routed the visitors.FORESTERS SCHEDULE & … [Read more...]
Foresters unable to overcome early mistakes
Friday, July 29, 2011 By 1 Comment
Santa Barbara Foresters catcher Jared Womack had three passed balls in the first inning that led to two runs for the visiting Team Vegas, and the Foresters trailed the whole way and fell 3-0 on Friday at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.The Foresters must now win their two remaining games against Team Vegas to clinch the California Collegiate League title.In the first inning, Vegas lead-off man Duncan Blades reached second base after an error. A pitch from Foresters' starter Albert Minnis … [Read more...]
