San Marcos' boys basketball team fell into a nice rhythm on Wednesday night and Dos Pueblos could not keep up in a 55-40 Channel League decision at Sovine Gym.The Royals spread it around and found contributions from just about everywhere. Eight Royals scored in the game. Combined, San Marcos converted 17-of-19 free throws, hit six three-point buckets, and did well in their transition game. CLICK HERE FOR PHOTO GALLERY "I thought we played 32 minutes tonight," said Royals head coach Jarrod … [Read more...]
Ventura gets hot, rains on Royals
Saturday, December 17, 2011 By 1 Comment
Ventura flipped a switch in the Thunderhut on Friday night, and the Cougars avoided their first Channel League lost in their past 12 league games with a big second half against San Marcos.After the Royals controlled the first half to take a 17-9 lead at halftime, Ventura came alive in the second half and galloped past the Royals 45-34."There's 10 more Channel League games," said Royals head coach Jarrod Bradley. "You want to win them all but you can't dwell on it now. We got to … [Read more...]
Chargers take show to CIF semifinals
Saturday, November 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
Chemistry is a lot more fun on the volleyball court than the classroom. Dos Pueblos' girls volleyball team used its strong team bond to dismantle visiting San Clemente on Saturday, eliminating the Tritons 25-19, 25-21, 25-23 in Sovine Gym.The victory places the Chargers in the Division 1-AA CIF semifinals where they will meet Los Alamitos on the Griffins' court this Tuesday. Los Alamitos swept Thousand Oaks 25-21, 25-17, 25-16."Our chemistry, I can't tell you enough, that's what's … [Read more...]
Green injury takes luster off Johnson debut and Gaucho win
Friday, November 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Orlando Johnson was on the court for UCSB's regular-season opener on Friday night against Chapman, but it was teammate James Nunnally that paced the Gauchos in a 74-48 victory at the Thunderdome.Johnson made his season debut after sitting out last Saturday's exhibition opener with a sore Achilles.“That wasn’t the mid-season O.J. out there tonight,” UCSB head coach Bob Williams said. “His timing just isn’t there yet, but with him you know it will be.”Nunnally connected … [Read more...]
Channel League collision goes to Chargers
Thursday, October 6, 2011 By 1 Comment
It's still early, but Dos Pueblos' boys water polo team is the last undefeated team in the Channel League after Thursday's come-from-behind 5-3 victory in the Chargers' pool.Dos Pueblos didn't lead until 3:17 left in the final quarter, escaping with a pivotal victory against the higher-ranked Dons. DP was able to rise above a defensive battle and score four times in the fourth quarter after managing only two scores in the previous three quarters combined."I think honestly, I hate to say … [Read more...]
Fallahi-Morris dramatically lift Royals over No. 9 Normans
Thursday, November 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Parisa Fallahi and Liz Morris gave San Marcos' girls tennis team new life on Thursday, as the doubles team came back to win the deciding set of a CIF playoff match in a tiebreaker.The dramatic tiebreak win pulled the Royals into a 9-9 tie with Beverly Hills, who then lost on games 81-69.The Royals earned a second-round home playoff match on Saturday by upsetting Division II's ninth-ranked team. WIN $50 GIFT CARD TO GOLETA'S COMPLETE NUTRITION "Parisa and Liz have been nothing short of … [Read more...]
Peterson’s U.S Open ends in semis
Sunday, August 8, 2010 By 1 Comment
HUNTINGTON BEACH - Santa Barbara's Lakey Peterson navigated through a field of the world's best women's surfers this week at the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, surviving all the way through to the semifinals. Peterson's run finally ended on Saturday when eventual champion Carissa Moore claimed their two-person semifinal heat.Peterson's showing was impressive in that it was the 15-year-old's first U.S. Open.It was a big stage to step on Saturday, with thousands packing the … [Read more...]
Peterson through, Curren in action
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
HUNTINGTON BEACH — Judging by the sheer size of the event set-up for this year's U.S. Open of Surfing, this week's contest in Huntington Beach is a very big deal. Billed as the largest professional surf contest in the world, it is backed up by the sport's largest prize purse.There's a record $60,000 up for grabs in the Women's Open competition, which started with 12 of the top 16 female surfers in the world in the 60-person draw. After Tuesday only eight remain, among them … [Read more...]
Braden goes to battle in Fourth of July 15k
Sunday, July 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Goleta's Chris Braden edged Shaun Haley of Tucson, Ariz., by two seconds in the Semana Nautica Fourth of July 15-kilometer road race on Sunday, bringing the 19-year-old the victory with a time of 50 minutes and 36 seconds."It was just me and him the last 10k or so, just going back and forth. It was a battle out there," Braden said, having bettered his time by six minutes from the year before."I thought if I broke 51 that would be fantastic. I wasn't really sure if I could do that," … [Read more...]
Fernandez feeling good again at Nite Moves
Thursday, July 1, 2010 By 2 Comments
Bryan Fernandez made his presence felt at his first Nite Moves of the season on Wednesday, as the 15-year-old hunted down the 5k title in 16 minutes and 38 seconds.The soon-to-be sophomore at Dos Pueblos, who won a Nite Moves 5k last year as a 14-year-old, is working his way back from a stress-fracture. His recovery seems complete, given his qualification last week in Las Vegas for the Junior Olympic Nationals in the 3000m."It's good. I'm all the way back now," Fernandez … [Read more...]
Tim Brown brings Mini Mentor Camp to Santa Barbara
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tim Brown's Football Mentor Mini Camp came to Santa Barbara for the first time on Tuesday, as the Heisman Trophy winner and NFL great shared his day at Providence Hall with close to 80 fatherless youths from Santa Barbara and Los Angeles.Along with Brown, localCHP and City Fire personnel were on hand to serve as mentors, joined by members of the SBCC football team, who helped run drills.Brown watched over drills, spoke to the group, signed autographs and climbed the ladder of a City … [Read more...]
