Dos Pueblos' baseball team doused the red-hot Santa Barbara Dons baseball team last week, ending its 11-game win streak as well as knocking it from the CIF Division II rankings.The Chargers threw a wet blanket on the Dons' recent success, sweeping Santa Barbara in a two-game Channel League series before the Dons rebounded with a 6-5 victory over Granada Hills. Santa Barbara (16-3-1) remained in the L.A. Times Southland 25, however, dropping from No. 12 to No. 18. BOYS VOLLEYBALL *** BOYS … [Read more...]
Cardinals, Warriors keep up walk-off theme
Monday, April 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It's officially walk-off mania.Not to be outdone by the two schools' thrilling baseball series last week, the Bishop Diego and Carpinteria softball teams made it three straight games decided in the last at-bat between the rivals on Monday.After the baseball teams each recorded walk-off wins on their own diamonds, the Cardinal softball team kept up with the pattern, pushing over a run with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning to take a 4-3 Frontier League … [Read more...]
A Letter to Our Readers…
Monday, April 26, 2010 By
PresidioSports.com would like to take a moment to introduce our readers to our new calendar features, meant to enhance your access to important information about what's going on in our athletic community.It is a two-pronged attack. On one page, one can find our scholastic sports calendar, which lists the scholastic sports schedule for that coming week. On another page, our new Events Calendar contains key information on major sporting events in the area throughout the year. Users will find … [Read more...]
Vanderfin holds down Warriors, Cardinals rally
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Hank Vanderfin pitched nine scoreless innings on Wednesday to pick up a victory for the Bishop Diego baseball team, but the final score wasn't what you might think.The Cardinals dug themselves into a nine-run hole before digging themselves out, grabbing hold of a 10-9 Tri-Valley League victory over visiting Carpinteria in ten innings."It's amazing. It hasn't happened to me my whole high school career, so it just feels great," Vanderfin said of the sizeable comeback needed to win, … [Read more...]
CIF Polls: Dons swimming upriver
Monday, April 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
BASEBALL *** SOFTBALL *** BOYS TENNIS *** BOYS VOLLEYBALLSanta Barbara High's baseball team took three steps forward last week but a big step back in this week's CIF rankings, dropping from No. 4 to No. 7 despite a 3-0 week.The Dons (15-1-1) are the seventh ranked team in Division II.Santa Barbara High's boys tennis team moved up in the polls, taking over the No. 2 spot in Division I. The rankings set up a Wednesday match with University that is now a clash of the Division's No. 1 … [Read more...]
USA Rugby’s Collegiate National Championships comes to SB
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Local rugby fans are in for a treat this weekend as UCSB's Harder Stadium is hosting 16 men's and women's teams taking part in USA Rugby's Collegiate National Championships. It is the first time in the program's history that it is hosting so many games for the national tournament.Games begin on Friday at 1 p.m. and continue through Sunday. A one-day pass is $10 and a full 3-day pass is $15. Harder Stadium's ticket office will be open starting at noon on Friday. Pool A and C of the men's … [Read more...]
Royals rake in Channel League win
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
San Marcos starting pitcher Kelly McKay said she had a good feeling about Tuesday's Channel League clash with Santa Barbara High. That feeling proved true as the Royals picked up their first Channel League victory with a 5-4 extra-inning decision over the Dons."We all felt it before the game," McKay said. "We just felt the energy and were seriously focused. We were more relaxed and ready to play."PHOTO GALLERY *** ORDER PRINTS McKay certainly felt right, going 3-for-4 at the … [Read more...]
CIF Polls: Dons baseball burning up the charts
Monday, April 12, 2010 By
An eight-game win streak and a tournament title last week is building the reputation of Santa Barbara High's baseball team and it showed in the latest CIF polls released on Monday.The Dons have an overall record of 12-1-1 and debuted at No. 4 in the Division II Top-10. Santa Barbara collected four victories last week at the Righetti Tournament, including a signature win over D-I No. 1 Royal.Cate's baseball team has been in Division VII's top-10 all season and this week the Rams are … [Read more...]
Harris hazes Royals with some heat
Friday, April 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos' Hannah Harris fanned five straight Royals at one point on Friday afternoon, an easy example of the dominating pitching performance that brought the Chargers a 10-2 Channel League victory at San Marcos.The sophomore right-hander struck out 11 total in her complete-game effort. Harris and the Chargers nearly had a 10-0 five-inning shutout but the Royals avoided the mercy-rule loss by scoring with two outs in the bottom of the fifth. Harris also contributed at the plate, … [Read more...]
Gauchos start Big West campaign at Cal Poly
Thursday, April 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
UCSB's baseball team opens up its Big West Conference season on Friday with some catching up to do. The Gauchos, who travel to Cal Poly for a weekend series, are the only Big West team that didn't play a conference series last weekend.Instead, UCSB enters league play this weekend with a clean slate against a Mustangs squad that went 1-2 at UC Riverside last week. While 0-0 in league, the Gauchos (12-11) do hold a three-game losing streak after being swept in a Saturday doubleheader at … [Read more...]
