Jeannette Mendoza scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds in only her second game back from injury, but the San Marcos girls basketball team continued its struggles, falling to Rosamond 46-41 Tuesday in the 15th-place game of the Tournament of Champions Green Division.Despite the team's sub-par performance inthe TOC, coach Kristyn Miller said she saw plenty of improvement in her team after Monday's loss to Santa Ynez."It was good to have Jeannette back, and she really stepped back … [Read more...]

Carpinteria's girls basketball team will go into 2009 with a winning record, improving to 6-5 after defeating Holy Family 48-33 Tuesday, finishing ninth out of 16 teams in the Providence Tournament.The Warriors had a season-high 11 assists in the game, getting two big performances out of Amanda Burch (18 points, five steals) and Caitlin Wallace (16 points, five assists).Carp led by only three, 19-16, at the half, but implemented a full-court press and broke the game open in the third … [Read more...]

Tis' the season in which the Dons are more seasoned.For the last two years, the Dos Pueblos girls basketball team has been the more experienced squad, but this year Santa Barbara's got more know-how, and it showed in Monday's 61-45 win over the Chargers in the Green Division of the Tournament of Champions."The bottom line is that it was an experienced team versus an inexperienced team," said DP head coach Maynard Pilapil. "My team hung in there and kept it manageable, but Santa Barbara … [Read more...]

The Santa Ynez girls basketball team — once a top-flight program — improved to 1-11 with its first win Monday against San Marcos, 54-35, in Green Division play at the Tournament of Champions.Royals assistant Alex Sheldon didn't have much to say:"We're not playing very good basketball right now."Jeannette Mendoza returned from injury and scored seven points, and Kimmy Sanchez matched that total, but the Royals found themselves trailing 29-10 at the half and couldn't climb back. … [Read more...]

The previously 8-1 Dons were humbled by St. Joseph on Saturday, taking a 69-40 defeat to the Knights in a Green Division game at the Tournament of Champions. "Defensively we weren't able to contain them and we were not able to execute on offense," said head coach Andrew Butcher, who said it wasn't for a lack of effort from the Dons.Brandi Blackwell had team-highs in points and rebounds, collecting 11 and seven, respectively. Geena Boscacci reached double-figures with 10 for Santa … [Read more...]

The San Marcos girls basketball team recovered from a slow start on Saturday but by that time, the damage had already been done. Morro Bay recorded a 49-40 victory of the Royals in a Green Divsion game at the Tournament of Champions played in the Thunderhut.Claudia Ochoa led the Royals - who outscored the Pirates in the second half - with 17 points.  … [Read more...]

It was a bizarre, roller-coaster loss for the Dos Pueblos girls basketball team Saturday.The Chargers were up by 14 after just one quarter, but ended up falling to Chaminade 57-56 despite a 27-point performance by freshman Jessica Escalante."Obviously it was a loss on the scoreboard, but these girls are playing above or beyond what's expected," said coach Maynard Pilapil. "It was crazy; it was just a schizophrenic game." … [Read more...]

Police caught the man who robbed Victoria Market last week, but there was plenty of theft going on two blocks away at Santa Barbara High Friday night.The Dons' girls basketball team collected 15 steals in a back-and-forth, fast-break bonanza against St. Francis that resulted in a 55-44 win to open Green Division play in the Tournament of Champions. … [Read more...]

Seven Carpinteria girls basketball players got in the scoring column Saturday as the Warriors sped over New Roads 48-25 in the FIllmore Tournament.Caitlin Wallace had 14 points and seven rebounds while Amanda Burch had 10 points with six boards. Sierra Freeman nabbed six steals."Our defense has been pretty solid, but now our offense is gradually starting to come together," said coach Dan Mercer, whose team is now above the .500 mark at 5-4. … [Read more...]

The Dos Pueblos girls basketball team finally got to play in front of a home crowd at Sovine Gym on Friday, bringing down St. Bonaventure 48-37 in the opening game of the Tournament of Champions."They got to wear their whites!" exclaimed DP head coach Maynard Pilapil, whose team improves to 6-4 on the season.Freshman Jessica Escalante led the Chargers with 12 points and senior captain Meghan Murphy tallied 11 points, helping Dos Pueblos extend a 1-point halftime lead into an 11-point … [Read more...]

Vanessa Curiel had a career-high 12 points, but the limping San Marcos girls basketball team fell behind early as Beaverton (Ore.) nailed five treys in the first quarter to pick up a 60-45 victory in the opening round of Green-Division play at the Tournament of Champions.The Royals (5-6) are without leading scorer Jeannette Mendoza and third-leading scorer Marissa Unzueta due to injuries, and coach Kristyn Miller was about as happy with a loss as a coach can be. … [Read more...]