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Check out the rad new skateboards we just got in from Quiksilver! We’re loving the graphics and colors on these things. They look like they will be a blast to ride!Stop by our retail store location in Goleta to see these boards and tons more. They won’t be here long with the amazing weather we’ve been having so don’t wait! --------SUNDANCE BEACH BLOG The Dos Pueblos Surfer of the Week is made possible by Sundance Beach, Santa Barbara and Goleta’s most complete … [Read more...]
Videos were the rage in the 1980s.In pop music, artists became megastars by promoting their songs with funny, titillating or provocative videos.The same held true in the world of skateboarding. The incredible tricks performed by the skateboarders in the Bones Brigade videos of Stacy Peralta revolutionized the sport and helped launch Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen and others into stardom.The Bones Brigade were a super talented group of teenagers with bad haircuts, wearing high shorts and … [Read more...]
THE NEXT LEVEL Santa Barbara athletes are all over the place. So many that it’s hard to keep up with. This is a place to keep tabs on our local athletes that have gone on to play at a higher level outside of the community.Each week PresidioSports.com publishes running updates, news, and notes following our locally connected athletes making waves elsewhere.Check back here routinely to find out who’s doing what. If you have a news tip, feel free to email us at … [Read more...]
A seventh grader from St. Raphael’s School was the most sought-after person at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon.Mitchell Cota’s excellence at the free-throw line drew the attention of high school and college basketball coaches in attendance in the Ranchero Room at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.Why all the fuss?Cota won district and Southern California titles in the annual Elks Hoop Shoot free-throw contest. He made 25 of 25 in the district competition and … [Read more...]
Defense got rewarded with Athlete of the Week awards at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon.Logan Elder of Laguna Blanca boys basketball and Britten Vilander of the Dos Pueblos girls water polo team were the award winners.Elder scored 27 points in a 59-45 win over Condor League rival Cate and then shut down one of Providence Hall’s leading scorers, holding him to just four points, in a 79-35 victory.Vilander, the Chargers’ goalie, made 11 saves, including … [Read more...]
Katie Spieler gets after it on the volleyball court and in the classroom.On the court, the senior libero for the Dos Pueblos girls volleyball team has the mindset she can pass any serve and dig every spike. In academics, it’s also about doing her best and achieving the highest grade.Spieler on Monday was honored as the Scholar-Athlete of the Year for Dos Pueblos at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon.Spieler’s academic credentials include a 4.71 grade point … [Read more...]
Surfer Magazine nominated four films in 2011 as the top surf documentaries of the year. Three of them are being screened at this year's Santa Barbara International Film Festival, including the winner - Splinters - that was produced by one of Santa Barbara’s own, Adam Pesce.Splinters, along with other top surfing documentaries Lost & Found and Mind in the Water, is playing this week at local theatres. For more information about the sports films at this year's SBIFF, CLICK … [Read more...]
LOCAL SPORTS PULSE Each week PresidioSports.com publishes running updates, news, and thoughts concerning the local sports scene, along with an occasional blend of national sports issues and events.Check back here routinely to find out what’s going on in the sports community. Tickets on sale for Friday's Dons-Royals basketball game Tickets for the San Marcos vs. Santa Barbara Boys Basketball game this Friday, Feb. 3 (7:00pm) will go on sale at both school’s business office starting … [Read more...]
The 2012 Rincon Classic will not happen this weekend, and will instead hope for better conditions next weekend.The Classic has a waiting period of seven weekends and has opted out of the first two weekends so far."Swell looks like it's going to drop off rather quickly before reaching the weekend, under head high. Good weather/wind, but not much size and becoming really small by Sunday," stated a message on the contest's website.Surfline forecaster Jonathon Warren helped make the … [Read more...]
Here's a lineup of the sports films screening at the 2012 Santa Barbara International Film Festival.The list of films includes only the first showing of each film at this year's festival. More showtimes can be found by following the link to the SBIFF website.SPORTS FILMS AT 2012 SBIFF BONES BRIGADE: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY - Thursday, February 2, 8 p.m., Arlington Theatre --Bones Brigade: An Autobiography is an emotional, intimate, and exciting film about a group of dorky American boys who … [Read more...]
