SBART Luncheon: Let’s hear it for the “over-dogs”
Sports is in love with the story of the underdog. Cinderella will make an appearance or two this month during March Madness, and the short-handed Westmont women’s basketball team’s run to the Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament Championship Game is an example right here in town.
But what about the “over-dogs” of the sports world?
At Monday’s [...]
Phil’s back, “Indy” debuts at Monday luncheon
An old face and a brand-spankin’ new one made it to Harry’s on Monday for the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Press Luncheon.
Local superfan, author, community inspiration and Round Table-regular Phil Womble made it to his first luncheon of the year to see a presentation of the award named after him, and local coaches Brian [...]
Two-minute drill keeps luncheon moving right along
The two-minute drill is something left to a quarterback, but with a packed house at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Luncheon, everyone at the podium had to give it a try.
Some failed miserably when it came to giving updates on their teams in under two minutes, while others — such as SBCC Sports Information [...]
It’s a “wonder”-ful time for winter sports teams
Ernie Quiroz sometimes refers to his Laguna Blanca girls basketball team as a “Wonder Team.”
“It’s because I wonder what’s gonna happen,” he joked at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table luncheon.
With the CIF playoffs for winter sports upon us, there’s lots of wondering going on around the athletic community.
Quiroz is always left wondering because the [...]
Basketball teams trying to embrace the pressure
Jarrod Bradley is the San Marcos boys tennis coach as well as the boys basketball coach, so he used the title of legendary netter Billie Jean King’s autobiography when talking about the state of his hoops team at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon.
“Pressure’s a Privilege.”
The Royals have certainly handled the pressure of [...]
Fairly draws a lot of legends to Loreto Plaza
It’s fair to say that Rusty Fairly is a magnetic member of Santa Barbara’s athletic community.
His presence at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table luncheon attracted a veritable all-star lineup of legendary coaches, all there to see Fairly honored as the Sportsperson of the Month.
Among those present to see the former SBCC baseball coach, UCSB [...]
UCSB’s Smith leads off on MLK Day
Kayla Smith grew up in the city of Orange as one of the only African American kids on the block. She was in the minority, to be sure, except for in the Baptist church she attended with her family.
“That was the one place where I knew I would be surrounded by people like me,” said [...]
Throop’s slip-and-fall a lesson in shaking it off
Ryan Throop bruised his hip and his ego on Thursday night, and he was brave enough to tell the story of it at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table luncheon.
The Santa Barbara High girls soccer assistant coach was being a good samaritan during his team’s game at San Marcos on Thursday, circling the field during [...]
Round Table enters a new decade at Harry’s
Is it really 2010?
That question’s made some people feel like time is flying by, and Carpinteria boys basketball coach John Ward felt the twinge of age at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table luncheon.
“I’ve realized that this is the fifth decade of coming to the Round Table for me,” he said.
Ward is still years away [...]
The defense never rests at luncheon
Lucy Carleton said it right.
“Defense is so underrated, I feel,” remarked the Carpinteria girls soccer coach at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table luncheon.
The first thing we look for in a box score is points or goals scored, but what about those defenders?
“Goalies are credited with shutouts, but sometimes I feel like a shutout should [...]
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