Santa Barbara High juniors Michael Van Wickle, Cristian Bridley and Mason Pereira all swam career best times in two different events at the Channel League prelims at Buena on Wednesday.The results will qualify each swimmer for the finals in the events that they swam.Fellow junios Peter Loomis, Evan Robertson and Tarry Burkhardt all qualified for the finals in one event.Freshman Cuyler Gabriel also advanced in a single event.The Channel League swimming finals will be held tomorrow … [Read more...]
Warriors drop extra-innings heartbreaker
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Carpinteria High baseball team lost 2-1 in a 10-inning marathon of a game to Oaks Christian on Wednesday."I could not be more proud of the effort, and the way that our boys conducted themselves," Warriors head coach Pat Cooney said. "I am only disappointed that our boys didn't get the win that they deserved."Marcus Hutchinson started the game for Carpinteria and left in the seventh inning, striking out six and walking seven.Colton Rubio came in to relieve Hutchinson and ended up … [Read more...]
Cate sweeps Besant Hill
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Cate Scool boys volleyball team swept Besant Hill to earn a convincing victory on Wednesday.The set scores were 25-19, 25-16 and 25-20.The Rams were led by a balanced attack. Bowen Baker had eight kills, while Hershel Jordan finished with seven. Walker Ross and Spencer Whiteman were not far behind their teammates with six kills and five kills, respectively.On defense, Michael Castaneda stepped up and recorded three of the team's five blocks in the game.The victory capped off … [Read more...]
Sarkar-Frandsen moves on to finals in two events
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
San Marcos' Abhi Sarkar-Frandsen finished first in the 50 yard freestyle race and third in the 100 yard freestyle at the Channel League prelims on Wednesday.Sarkar-Frandsen's finishes will earn him a spot in the finals on Thursday at Buena."We are looking forward to a great day tomorrow," head coach Jeff Ashton said.Jason Phreaner also had an impressive day for the Royals, shattering his personal-best time in the 500 yard freestlye by eight seconds, which qualfied him for the … [Read more...]
Cate pulls within one game of first in Condor League
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Cate School baseball team beat Thacher 8-0 on Wednesday to pull within one game of the Dunn School, who leads the Condor League.Justin Lucchesi pitched all seven innings for the Rams, earning a complete-game shutout and his sixth win of the year. Lucchesi only allowed three hits and struck out eight batters while walking two and hitting two. He also helped his own cause by going 2-for-3 from the plate.The game was tight through five innings, but Cate broke it open in the bottom of … [Read more...]
Balanced attack leads Laguna Blanca over Dunn
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Laguna Blanca boys volleyball team came at the Dunn school from all angles on Wednesday and won in consecutive sets.The game scores were 25 - 8, 25 - 20 and 25 - 14.J.T. Aubery led the Owls with seven kills while Andrew McCaffery added six more. Following closely behind, Stephen McCaffery had five kills and Andrew Vignolo had four.Defensively, Aubery finished with 14 digs and Stephen McCaffery had 12. Ethan Katnic also had a solid performance with 11 digs.The victory was the … [Read more...]
Nathanson, Murray reach Frontier League final
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Carpintera's Justin Nathanson and Ben Murray reached the finals of the Frontier League Individual Tournament at Carpinteria High on Tuesday, which automatically qualifies them for the CIF Sectionals.Michael Frank of St. Bonaventure and Evan Edwards from Nordhoff will face off in the singles final.Tim Goulag and Greg Norton will play in the third place game against teammates Jonathon Cleek and Collin Nathanson and the winning team will be the alternate for CIF.The finals and … [Read more...]
Harris’ near-perfect day gives Chargers at least a share of Channel League title
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Hannah Harris had a perfect game going through six innings on Tuesday, and the Dos Pueblos softball team will be co-Channel League champions at the very least when the regular season is over, after a 1-0 road win over Buena.Hannah Harris threw eight strikeouts and gave up just one hit. Her only walk was intentional. Buena's leadoff hitter Leanna Geroges singled in the seventh to stop Harris' perfect game.The Chargers' only run came in the top of the first. Harris singled and advanced to … [Read more...]
Loggins shuts out Buena, guarantees DP share of Channel League title
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Luke Loggins continued to outdo himself on Tuesday, pitching a complete-game shutout to beat Buena, the second-place team in the Channel League, 1-0 and guarantee Dos Pueblos at least a share of the title."We're happy, but we're not satisfied," head coach Nate Mendoza said, stating his team's intentions to win the league outright.Loggins gave up three hits and threw just one strikeout, but did not walk a batter. He faced only 23 batters on the day and made quick work of all the Buena … [Read more...]
Owls sweep Carpinteria
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Laguna Blanca boys volleyball team took care of Carpinteria in convincing fashion, winning in three sets on Tuesday.The game scores were 25-10, 25-12 and 25-23.J.T. Aubery led the team offensively with 10 kills while Andrew Vignolo added seven more.Defensively, Aubery had 23 digs while Ethan Katnic added 21 more. Katnic and Vignolo had 1.5 blocks each.The Owls will play Dunn tomorrow at home. … [Read more...]
