Santa Barbara's Sports News and Information
UCSB lost to Long Beach State 22-25, 20-25, 25-21, 25-19, 15-13 on Friday night at Rob Gym.Coming off of a loss to Cal State Northridge, the Gauchos, now 5-11, desperately wanted this win to help them reach the playoffs.“We got to get eight wins to get into the playoffs,” said Coach Aaron Mansfield, “and we missed a few key opportunities here.”UCSB started well and captured the first two games, but Long Beach capitalized on UCSB’s errors and took control of the last … [Read more...]
Former Santa Barbara High Don Jeremy Casebeer blocked out the chants of "traitor" from a raucous crowd at Rob Gym to lead the No. 1 UCLA men's volleyball team to a victory of UCSB in four sets.“I enjoy playing at home with family and friends in the crowd. The heckling just makes it more fun,” said Casebeer, who had 15 kills in the game.The scores for the games were 25-17, 25-18, 22-25 and 25-20.UCLA is now 12-1 as they head off to play Long Beach next week.For the … [Read more...]
Multiple players left the court, blood dripping from their faces, in Murchinson Gym on Saturday night as Point Loma beat Westmont 82-68 in a rough-and-tumble game that knocked the Warriors out of sole possession of first place in GSAC play.Westmont falls to 7-3 in conference. Azusa Pacific, The Master's, and Concordia are also all 7-3 after winning Saturday night. Point Loma improves to 6-4.“We had to guard them. They are a good team; they have ten starters and come at you in waves,” … [Read more...]
Miles Evans led UCSB with 19 kills in its second game of the Asics Invitational on Friday, helping the team defeat Northridge 20-15, 25-17, 25-20, 26-24 in Rob Gym.“Miles carried us on the outside, had some great swings, and blocked a lot balls, great from the service line - he did it all,” said coach Rick McLaughlin.Games one and two, Miles Evans was a major weapon at the net with a combined 12 kills for his team.In the second, a scramble play was on the UCSB side until … [Read more...]
Kristen Gowdy led Dos Pueblos with 23 points and to victory against Agoura on Wednesday 68-61 in a Gold Division game at the Tournament of Champions.The victory sets up a clash with crosstown rival Santa Barbara High on Friday.Before the game head coach Jelani Hicks challenged Gowdy and her character on the court, and she stepped up big time.“That was the real accomplishment, that she could react in such a positive way,” said Hicks.In the fourth, Dos Pueblos scored 24 of its … [Read more...]
Ivette Gil, with 23 points, said goodbye to Santa Barbara’s losing streak on Wednesday as she helped Santa Barbara High win 59-56 against St. Joseph in a Gold Division game at the Tournament of Champions on Thursday.Gil is the leading scorer for the Dons this season and tonight was no different as she scored the last ten points for her team in the fourth quarter.Three lay-ups by Gil put the Dons ahead 54-50. Gil then stole the ball and made another basket with 38.5 seconds left in the … [Read more...]
Providence Hall won its home opener on Saturday morning by dominating Ventura County Christian School 48-13 at Westmont College.“We try to start everything with our defense. That will lead to our offense,” said Lions head coach Keith Luberto.And Providence Hall’s offense was strong throughout the game. Its defense held VCCS down and led to easy baskets on the other end.Right after tip-off, Preston Towers stole the ball and made an easy lay-up to get Providence Hall on the … [Read more...]
It's playoff time, and Amanda Moriarty is determined to do whatever it takes to help the Dos Pueblos girls volleyball team extend its season as long as possible.She got the Chargers off to a good start on Thursday night. Moriarty had 17 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks, and 4 digs in a 25-13, 26-24, 25-22 sweep over Redondo Union in the second round of the CIF Division 1-AA playoffs at Sovine Gym.“We had to come out and play our game, come out with energy and work as a family,” said … [Read more...]
Taylor Racich received the MVP award at the Tournament of Champions on Saturday after leading Dos Pueblos to its first championship with a 27-25, 25-23, 25-27, 20-25, 15-13 over Marymount at Santa Barbara High's J.R. Richards Gym.Racich led the team with 32 kills and two blocks during the match.The Chargers began the match with a kill by Sarah McKinny out of the middle. With a kill by Amanda Moriarty DP charged ahead.McKinny and Taylor Racich blocked for a 7-4 lead. The rallies … [Read more...]
Rivalry was in the air as fans lined up to give the Dos Pueblos and San Marcos volleyball teams high fives before their crosstown match on Tuesday night at the Thunderhut.When it was over Dos Pueblos was celebrating a sweep over the host Royals 26-24, 25-15, 25-18.Dos Pueblos (4-1 in league) came out strong, with Sierra Hofstetter serving to put the Chargers ahead 5-2.The momentum began to swing toward San Marcos (1-4) as Kristen Berlo put down a kill in the middle of the court, … [Read more...]
