Breakers will play at Westmont on Saturday
The Santa Barbara Breakers have scheduled a non-league game for this Saturday, March 6, at Westmont’s Murchison Gym. Tip-off time is set for 1:30 p.m, and the opponent will be the Marina Del Rey Advantage.
Expected to play for the Breakers are guard Tim Taylor and veteran Allan Purnell, who’s recovering from knee surgery. President/Head Coach [...]
Pickering’s Breakers win back-to-back WCBL titles
There was more than one professional basketball title won on Sunday.
In a tight game throughout, the Santa Barbara Breakers wrestled away the West Coast Basketball League crown from the Newport Beach Surf, 127-118, behind strong performances by Mark Peters and finals MVP Mark Dawson.
The victory gave Santa Barbara back-to-back championships in the WCBL, after going [...]
Pickering fires up defense as Breakers make title game
Trailing 24-27 after the first quarter Saturday, Santa Barbara Breakers head coach Curt Pickering delivered a fiery speech to his players, imploring them to pick up their defensive intensity or to sit next to him on the bench.
They took his words to heart.
Outscoring the visiting Ventura County Jets 25-15 in the second quarter and taking [...]
Breakers clinch first place by beating Surf
Speedy guard Mark Peters scored 30 points on Sunday as the Santa Barbara Breakers clinched first place in the West Coast Basketball League with a 127-108 victory over the Newport Beach Surf at the Thunderhut.
Santa Barbara (11-3) is the top seed in next weekend’s playoffs after taking the season series against the Surf 2-1.
Mark Dawson [...]
Pasadena slams Breakers in upset at Thunderhut
The Pasadena Slam used a strong fourth-quarter surge to upset the Santa Barbara Breakers 108-105 at San Marcos High School Saturday.
The Breakers were playing catch up for the majority of the night as they struggled to stay with the Slam’s Fantastic trio of Larry Williams, Eric Holmes and Mo Spiller, who scored 24, 21 and [...]
Breakers destroy Jammers at Thunderhut, 154-92
The Santa Barbara Breakers improved their record to 10-2 on the season by dismantling the depleted Hollywood Jammers 154-92 at San Marcos High School’s Thunderhut on Saturday.
In the previous matchup between the two teams, the Breakers prevailed 164-129 in a game that was close throughout the first half, but it was a different story this [...]
Two units make whole in Breakers blowout
Once the Pasadena Slam arrived in the Sports Pavilion 35-minutes after the game’s scheduled start time, the Breakers made them wish they had not made the trip, dominating their outmatched opponent for 48 minutes on the way to a 128-95 win.
Coming off their second loss of the season the against the Newport Surf on Tuesday, [...]
Merrill carries Breakers in 120-112 win over Ventura
In a matchup of the top two teams in the WCBL, the Santa Barbara Breakers mustered a strong fourth quarter push to defeat the Newport Beach Surf 120-112 Saturday in the Sports Pavilion.
The Breakers fell behind early in the first quarter as they failed to stop the Surf from getting into the lane and creating [...]
Things get defensive in Breakers’ 97-94 victory
After squandering a seven-point lead late in the fourth quarter, the Santa Barbara Breakers composed themselves just in time to squeak past the Orange County Gladiators 97-94 Saturday at the Sports Pavilion.
Six days after putting up a league-record 154 points, the Breakers found themselves in a physical defensive slugfest with the visiting Gladiators.
With their primary [...]
Breakers handle Beijing easily in home opener
Strong three-point shooting and an opportunistic defense propelled the Santa Barbara Breakers to an easy 120-78 win over the Beijing Aoshen Olympian team Saturday at the SBCC Sports Pavilion.
The Breakers had a tough time with the Aoshen Olympian squad a week ago, squeaking by them 119-113 in Rosemead. But Saturday was a different story as [...]
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