As has been the case for much of the spring's boys tennis season, three of the Channel League's five teams are ranked in the top-10 of CIF's Division I, led by league champion Santa Barbara at No. 2.The Dons, who will be the No. 2 seed in the upcoming playoffs behind No. 1 University, clinched their 10th straight league championship on Friday with a 12-6 victory over Dos Pueblos, which is tied for No. 10. Channel League runner-up Ventura is No. 8 in the division.Cate's boys tennis team was … [Read more...]
CIF Polls: Chargers knock Dons from rankings
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 TENNIS … [Read more...]
CIF Polls: Dons swimming upriver
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...]
CIF Polls: Dons baseball burning up the charts
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...]
Tennis teams still rule CIF polls
BASEBALL *** SOFTBALL *** BOYS TENNIS *** BOYS VOLLEYBALL Santa Barbara High maintained it No. 4 ranking in boys tennis on Monday as the season's second set of CIF polls were released on Monday along with other spring sports.Dos Pueblos joined Santa Barbara in the Division I rankings for the first time, claiming the No. 8 position. The Chargers were 2-0 last week and have won three straight since a loss to the Dons on St. Patrick's Day.The Dons posted a 12-6 victory over Ventura last week … [Read more...]
CIF Polls: Spring sports back in bloom
Lo and behold, with already a week of full competition in the books, spring sports are back in force. CIF-SS released its first baseball and softball polls of the year on Monday, another sign that the days are getting warmer and the evenings longer.The preseason boys volleyball poll was released on February 22 but CIF hasn't released any for boys golf, boys tennis, swimming, track or lacrosse.Santa Barbara-area teams are virtually non-existent in the early polls, as only Cate baseball made … [Read more...]
CIF soccer brackets released, SBHS boys get top nod
Santa Barbara High didn't surprise anyone by earning the top seed in the CIF boys soccer Division II bracket, which was released on Monday afternoon along with the girls pairings.The Dons finished the season at 24-0-1, and will host the winner of Tuesday's wild card matchup between Littlerock and Martin Luther King. MLK is the fourth-place team out of the Big VIII league while Littlerock took fourth in the Golden League. Santa Barbara's first-round game will take place at 3 p.m. Thursday at Peabody … [Read more...]
Sixteen polo and hoops teams gear up for CIF
February madness is here.A whopping sixteen local teams were included in the CIF basketball and water polo brackets, released Sunday on the CIF web site. Soccer pairings will be released on Monday.GIRLS WATER POLO — First Round: Wednesday, 3:15 p.m. (Division VI plays Thursday)Dos Pueblos is the lone top seed, as expected after an undefeated regular season, and will host either Long Beach Millikan, the third-place team from the Moore League, or Fountain Valley on Wednesday. The Chargers, … [Read more...]
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