Friday, March 12th, 2010 • Santa Barbara, California

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Channel League champions control major awards

The postseason accolades have started pouring in for Santa Barbara’s undefeated CIF-ss champion boys soccer team as the Dons swept the Channel League’s individual awards.
Jesse Gonzalez was named Offensive Player of the Year, Sanford Spivey is Defensive Player of the Year and Todd Heil is Coach of the Year.
None of the Dons’ lineup was left [...]

Dons home, Chargers away for Regionals

Santa Barbara’s just-crowned boys soccer team was given the No. 1 seed in the CIF Southern California Regional playoff on Sunday, drawing Arleta for a Tuesday home-playoff game at 4 p.m.
Dos Pueblos, runner-up to the Dons, was bumped into the Division-I bracket and will travel to its No. 1 seed, Stockdale, for another Tuesday clash [...]

Luc Robitaille pitches ice rink in SB

NHL Hall-of-Famer Luc Robitaille was in town on Friday, lending his clout to a press conference held by the Greater Santa Barbara Ice Skating Association (GSBISA), which announced the donation of land at Girsh Park that will eventually house a state-of-the-art ice rink.
The facility will provide opportunities for the public to ice skate as well [...]

Menzel’s Gauchos take down Clark’s Anteaters

Three or four years ago, local fans would have been pretty split on which boys volleyball star was the best player: San Marcos High’s Jeff Menzel or Santa Barbara’s Carson Clark.
Now they’re marquee sophomores on their college squads, and Wednesday’s stat sheet shows that it’s still a worthy debate.
Menzel finished with 22 kills on 50 [...]

CIF Playoffs: The strong survive

The South Coast’s two undefeated prep teams are alive and well one week into the CIF playoff season, with Dos Pueblos’ girls water polo team already claiming a spot in the Division I semifinals.
The boys soccer postseason isn’t as far along as Santa Barbara High’s boys soccer team plays its second-round match on Tuesday after routing Littlerock 9-0 [...]

CIF soccer brackets released, SBHS boys get top nod

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 [...]

Sixteen polo and hoops teams gear up for CIF

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 [...]

God Went Surfing With the Devil comes to SB

God Went Surfing With the Devil comes to SB

When one thinks of surfing, what usually comes to mind are sandy beaches, blue waters, and an overall peaceful environment. God Went Surfing With the Devil, a film by first-time director Alexander Klein, was able to catch a glimpse of the rare exception.
God Went Surfing With the Devil will be showing at Victoria Hall on Saturday [...]

Eight new Gauchos headed to Hall of Fame

The UCSB Athletics Department will induct eight new members into its Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame at a banquet on Saturday, April 24, 2010, it was announced Tuesday.
Women’s swimmer Kim Bryson, football player Dave Chapple, high jumper Colman Conroy, men’s water polo player John Dobrott, women’s basketball player Christa Gannon, men’s swimmer Jason Lezak, women’s [...]

Lasorda makes his pitch for Caesar Uyesaka Stadium

Lasorda makes his pitch for Caesar Uyesaka Stadium

Legendary Los Angeles Dodgers manager and iconic baseball ambassador Tommy Lasorda had the Cabrillo Arts Pavilion rolling on Friday night. He paid a visit to Santa Barbara and was the keynote speaker for an event benefitting the renovation of UCSB’s Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.
The Santa Barbara Foresters, who play at the stadium every summer, have partnered with [...]

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