San Marcos ran up against a strong Arroyo Grande girls tennis team and droppd a 16-2 decision on Wednesday.Arroyo Grande is ranked No. 4 in CIF Division 3.“They were a very good team and we didn't play our best tennis today,” said San Marcos coach Alex Sheldon.San Marcos is 7-8 on the season while Arroyo Grande is 14-1San Marcos Singles:Caitlin Mannix 1-2Jordan Lund 0-3Jenna Levine 0-3Arroyo Grande SinglesSophie Whittle 3-0Alex Maro 1-1Lauren … [Read more...]
Seniors lead the way for DP in win over Ventura
The seniors stepped up for Dos Pueblos in their final regular season home water polo match Wednesday.Sjors Van Alphen scored three goals, Nick Lum added a pair and goalie Phillip Bates turned back 12 shots in the Chargers' tight 6-4 win over Ventura.“It was nice to see two of our seniors scored five of our six goals, and Phillip holding Ventura to four goals is a pretty good outing,” said DP coach Chris Parrish, whose team improved to 6-0 in league play and 13-9 overall.Dos … [Read more...]
Oaks Christian has too much firepower for Carpinteria
First-place Oaks Christian outscored Carpinteria 6-1 in the third period and rolled to a 16-3 win over the Warriors in a Tri-Valley League boys water polo match on Tuesday.“We were down 7-2 at halftime and thought we were doing all right,” Carpinteria coach Bryan Swarm said.But the Lions blew the game open in the third.Alan Chavez had two goals and Ben O’Hara the other, and goalie Jacob Pate made 10 saves.Carpinteria (9-14, 4-5) plays at Malibu on Friday. … [Read more...]
Warriors drop exhibition game at Pepperdine
Pepperdine got 18 points from Jazmine Jackson and Lauren Bell and rolled past Westmont 78-54 in a women’s basketball exhibition game Tuesday night at Firestone Fieldhouse.Westmont fell behind 44-22 at halftime, shooting just 24 percent in the first half.Tugce Canitez made 10-of-11 free throws and scored 12 points to lead Westmont in scoring. Lisa Peterson added 10 points.The Warriors committed 23 turnovers.Former Santa Barbara High Don Tess Emerson tallied three points, one … [Read more...]
San Marcos pulls out 5-setter against Laguna Blanca
San Marcos survived a two-set rally by host Laguna Blanca and won the fifth set, 15-8, to take the non-league girls volleyball match on Tuesday night."A win is a win," San Marcos coach Erica Downing said. "We did not play our best tonight. We did play more like ourselves in the 5th game."The set scores were 25-21, 25-19, 21-25, 21-25, 15- 8.Kristen Berlo led the Royals with 15 kills and six blocks, while Katie Kim added 14 kills, including three in the fifth set.Annika Wilson … [Read more...]
Turner leads Westmont attack in sweep of Hope
Ciara Turner pounded 17 kills and hit .560 to pace Westmont to a 25-20. 25-23, 25-12 sweep over visiting Hope International on Tuesday night.Madison Serrano added 12 kills for the Warriors, who improved to 8-13 overall and 6-7 in the GSAC.Westmont played well defensively, with Kelli Ching leading the way with 15 digs. Tessa Martin added 11 digs and setter Candice Adema picked up 10 to go along with her 35 assists. … [Read more...]
Warriors edged by Fresno Pacific
Westmont stayed even with Fresno Pacific before giving up a goal in the 79th minute and losing 1-0 on the road in a GSAC men's soccer match on Tuesday,Julian Mattaliano scored on a point-blank shot for the game-winner.The Warriors were outshot 21-9, but goalkeeper Andrew Singer came up big several times to keep them in the game.Westmont falls to 3-10-1 overall and 2-5-1 in the GSAC. Fresno Pacific is 10-5, 6-2. … [Read more...]
Amspoker, Kravlin fall in Frontier League semifinals
Bishop Diego's Meredith Amspoker and Emilee Kravlin reached the semifinals at the Frontier League Individual Girls Tennis Tournament at Miranda Park in Port Hueneme.The Cardinals were beaten by Carpinteria players. Meredith Amspoker lost to Casandra Ni, 6-1, 6-0, while Kravlin fell to Kelsie Bryant, 6-0, 6-0.Bryant defeated Ni for the title.In other Bishop results, the doubles team of Yazmine Guzman-Yui Cui, lost to Megan Ruckstuhn-Mindy De la Cruz of Santa Clara, 8-1, in the first … [Read more...]
Bishop falls to La Reina but stays in playoff hunt
Bishop Diego suffered its third straight Tri-Valley League girls volleyball loss, falling to La Reina on Senior Night at the Brickhouse. The game scores were 25-14, 25-20, 25-16.Despite the defeat, the Cardinals remain in third place in league at 5-5."We control our own destiny," coach Jason Donnelly said of holding on to third and a CIF playoff berth.The Cardinals play at Nordhoff on Thursday and complete the regular season at St. Bonaventure next Tuesday.Diana Sleep had 10 … [Read more...]
CIF Football Polls, Week 7
EAST VALLEY DIVISIONRANK SCHOOL (LEAGUE) REC. W/L OPPONENT SCORE1. Sierra Canyon (Alpha) 7-0 Won Campbell Hall 33-02. Paraclete (Alpha) 6-1 Won Brentwood 38-73. Twentynine Palms (De Anza) 6-1 Won Desert Hot Springs 28-104. St. Margaret’s (Academy) 5-2 Won Firebaugh 50-05. Bishop Diego (Frontier) 6-1 Won Santa Clara 35-06. Aquinas (Ambassador) 5-2 Lost Ontario Christian 17-337. Citrus Valley (Mountain Valley) 6-1 Won Rim of the World … [Read more...]