Madill, Harris shut down Aquinas; DP heads to CIF Championship

Aquinas High softball is known for its ability to score runs, though the Falcons had never faced Hannah Harris on the mound, until Tuesday.Harris and the Chargers' defense held the Falcons to just one run, and Chloe Madill gave them breathing room on offense with a three-run homer to help propel Dos Pueblos to the CIF-SS Division 4 title game with a 4-1 win in San Bernardino.The Chargers face Kaiser High from Fontana, who defeated La Quinta, 2-1. Kaiser has never reached CIF finals … [Read more...]

Maassen and Matthieson’s dominant run ends in CIF round of 16

Doubles Graham Maassen and Cooper Matthieson from Santa Barbara tennis ended their run  in the CIF Individual Tennis Tournament on Friday, losing to Shuhai Shubahara and Chris Dalton from Peninsula 6-2, 6-0 at Seal Beach Tennis Center.Maassen and Matthieson made it to the final 16, with 500 doubles teams participating in the tournament."I am extremely proud of Cooper and Graham for making it this far in the tournament. They both played excellent tennis today, although they had to play … [Read more...]

Harris pitches 11-inning shutout to put DP in semifinals

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Dos Pueblos's Hannah Harris  came away with her fifth straight shutout win, and third in a row in the playoffs.Harris pitched a no-hitter for nine consecutive innings in an 11-inning, 1-0 victory at Ocean View High in the quarterfinals o the Division 4 CIF softball playoffs on Thursday in Huntington Beach.Harris and the Chargers' defense has shut out their opponents in last 39 innings of play, a big reason why they find themselves one win away from reaching the final."We played … [Read more...]

Matthieson and Maassen score big for Dons, advance to final 16

The doubles team of Cooper Matthieson and Graham Maassen from Santa Barbara High advanced to the Round of 16 of the CIF Individual Doubles Tournament on Thursday after winning their Round of 32 match in straight sets on Thursday at the Whittier Narrows Tennis Center.Matthieson and Maassen swept Jon Jason/Drew Freeman from Beverly Hills, 6-4, 6-3. They  hit the courts at Seal Beach Tennis Center Friday for the championship round.Channel League MVP Chris Grant fell  6-1, 6-3 to Garrett … [Read more...]

DP’s Harris tosses 11 k’s in second-round shutout

Hannah Harris pitched a three-hit shutout and fired 11 strikeouts to help Dos Pueblos softball advance to the quarterfinals of the CIF Division 4 softball playoffs by beating Whittier Christian 3-0 on Tuesday.Dos Pueblos faces Ocean View High at Huntington Beach in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 3:15 p.m.The Chargers started off the game with a Chloe Madill double, followed by a Jordan Roberts single. Marisa Radeke brought them both home on a sacrifice fly and a fielder's … [Read more...]

Warriors drop second-round heartbreaker, 1-0

Catalina Maldonado's dominating performance on the mound wasn't enough for Carpinteria's softball team on Tuesday as it dropped a 1-0 decision to Mayfield High in an eight-inning, CIF Division 6 second-round softball game at Pasadena on Tuesday.Maldonado (16-6) finished off sophomore season by limiting Mayfield to only two hits in the game, while striking out six with no walks.Unfortunately for Carpinteria, one of the two hits was a game-winning triple by Josie Luck in the eighth … [Read more...]

Defending CIF champs end Cardinals’ season in second round shutout

Oxford Academy, the two-time defending CIF Division 6 champion, did not allow Bishop Diego  to intervene in its run to a three-peat, shutting out the Cardinals 4-0 on Tuesday at Bishop Diego in the second round of the CIF baseball playoffs.The reigning champs from Cypress were undefeated in the Academy League (15-0) and  victorious in both the 2009 and 2010 Divison 6 CIF championship games held at UC Riverside."Everybody wishes we could have gone farther, but we got the chance to … [Read more...]

Brothers provide dual attack for Rams in CIF opener

An efficient 12 runs off 12 hits was more than enough to advance Cate baseball to the second round of the CIF Division 7 playoffs, after a 12-1 ousting of St. Monica Academy in the first round on Friday.Brothers Robert and Carlos Fairbanks combined to finish 6-8 at the plate with 4 RBIs and 3 scored runs.Robert  finished 3-4 at the plate, with 2 RBIs and one run.Carlos Fairbanks was 3-4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs.Robert Fairbanks also pitched the first five innings for the Rams, … [Read more...]

Grant, Mackall, doubles take CIF tournament by storm

Santa Barbara High's Chris Grant swept three straight rounds and doubles Cooper Matthieson/Graham Maassen and Morgan Hale/Jack Damen combined for 8 wins in the CIF Southern Section Tournament held at Cate School on Friday.Grant and both doubles teams advanced to the final round in the CIF individual tournament after their commanding performances.Also advancing to the finals is Cate's Blake Mackall.The championship round will be held at the Seal Beach Tennis Club from May … [Read more...]

Hugo, Warriors smash Whitney in CIF opener

Carpinteria breezed through the first round of the CIF Division 6 softball playoffs on Thursday, collecting 24 hits to beat Whitney High 21-1 at Carpinteria.Roxy Hugo dominated at the plate, connecting on two home runs in the game, including a grand slam in the first inning. She hit a 2-run homer in the second. Hugo finished 4-5 with six RBIs.Sarah Carrillo had a solo home run in the second. Carrillo finished 3-4.The Wildcats also hit a home run in the first inning, but couldn't get … [Read more...]

Cardinals hold off Buckley, 5-4, in Division 6 opener

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Cody Yokubaitis delivered in the big game for Bishop Diego's baseball team, driving in three runs and pitching six strong innings to lift the Cardinals to a 5-4 win over visiting Buckley in the first round of the CIF Division 6 playoffs.The Cardinals will play top-seeded Oxford Academy in Tuesday's second round.Yokubaitis allowed seven hits and struck out five to move to 7-2 for the year.Scott Mandrell began the game with a lead-off walk, followed by a Jack Gregson double. … [Read more...]

DP girls make a stand in CIF Masters

Six girls from the Dos Pueblos swim team hit the water Tuesday for the CIF Masters Meet held in Irvine, with each earning a top 10 finish in their races.The CIF Masters invited only the top-2 recorded times from each race and division, along with the 16 fastest times from the CIF finals.Janelle Nguyen finished 4th in the 500 freestyle, and helped the 400 freestyle relay team (Nguyen, Kiley Neushul, Emily Swindle, Emily Rose Williams) earn a fourth-place finish.Neushul … [Read more...]