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OK, the truth is…I suck at golf.Total hacker!!But, that doesn’t stop me from playing every chance I get.In fact, it’s so bad … I don’t keep score … liberally use mulligans (free do-overs) … move my ball for a better lie in the ruff, much to the horror of real golfers around me… take provisionals (hit a second ball) in the likely case my first is lost anywhere near trees or out-of-bounds (often) …So on the recent MLK holiday, it’s La Cumbre Country Club … [Read more...]
Friends for 15 years, Naomi Reeves and Jenny Klein started running on a lark four years ago …While together pushing their second kids in strollers around their San Roque neighborhood, Reeves asked Klein, both 38, if she wanted to run the Santa Barbara Half-Marathon four months out.“Sure,” said Klein. “But we’re NOT runners.”But, sharp and resourceful they are!So, they downloaded a training schedule from cyberspace and with surgical-like precision, they sliced precious … [Read more...]
OK, it was only an exhibition game.So, let’s not get too excited here.This preseason, nonconference opener doesn’t even count in the record books.So, let’s keep things in perspective, please.This game, that meant ‘absolutely nada’, had no bearing on anything, really.Except, on the other hand …It’s the public unveiling and first real sighting of the 2011-12 Gaucho women’s basketball team.And, of course, ( … do that drum-roll-in-your-head-thing here … [Read more...]
It’s a new day for Carlene Mitchell …She’s loving her uber-smooth transition from East Coast ‘Joisey’ living to her new digs on Southern California’s sandy shores.Especially today.And with her shift west, UCSB’s new women’s hoops coach brings her A-game.It’s why she’s here.And it’s the only game she knows …Arkansas-native Mitchell is fresh off a 10-year stint as Rutgers associate head coach for All-World Head Coach C. Vivian Stringer – a prime … [Read more...]
WOW – when it comes to sport rallies, it was one of the best!!Missed it?No worries.Let’s go to the highlights …The backdrop is the fabulous Tennis Club of Santa Barbara (TCSB) – nestled there on the mountain side of The American Riviera and the crown jewel of the local racquet world – that served as the Saturday Showcase for the annual Special Olympics Tennis Tournament.Under crystal-clear blue skies, it’s a perfect day.For sport.For Santa … [Read more...]
It’s one of those absolutely gorgeous Santa Barbara summer mornings ...Sun shining first thing.No trace of that bad marine layer …It’s not even 9 a.m., and at the Elings Aquatic Center on the Dos Pueblos High campus there are already signs of life.Little life … as in kids everywhere!Most are happy — except for a couple of screamers on deck.A wave of swim lessons is well under way – a la “Parent & Child” and toddlers enjoying a safe bonding and water … [Read more...]
It coulda been a movie set!!Characters straight from ‘Central Casting’ …High up in the hills … amidst early morning clouds … on a grassy meadow nestled amongst the trees.About 80 happy people – all ages, shapes and mostly slender sizes.Some tall.And some very, very small.Nearly all dressed in red, boldly-designed tee shirts and exercising crisply in unison.ACTION!!It’s immediately a spectacular performance .But it’s the littlest Ninjas – … [Read more...]
They could be the newest generation of world class triathletes and Ironman competitors.But for now they’re just little kids savoring summer fun.There are 30 of ‘em -- age six to 11 -- attending the Dos Pueblos Kids Triathlon Camp this week.And on Saturday morning they’ll put these swimming, biking and running skills to the test at the Santa Barbara Kids Triathlon – also being held right here at the DPHS sports complex.For many, it will be their first official … [Read more...]
It’s Saturday in Santa Barbara.And it seems like everyone’s watching …That’s because Kate’s in town with her polo-playing Prince.Kobe’s here too, actually – only he’s got a signing (non-polo) gig going down …So there’s an ‘extra buzz’ all around.But, ain’t nothin’ we can’t handle -- YO!!And then, of course, under the global radar screen --there are the normal … everyday …wonderful … fun events that make Santa Barbara such as awesome … [Read more...]
Bulletin!! Bulletin!! Bulletin!!We interrupt this sportz column to bring you yet another potential Pulitzer Prize winning, special WeissCrax Investigative Report!!So do that ‘60 Minutes’-like- clock-ticking-noise-in-your-head-thing-here and let’s get this show started … tick …. tick … tick …Meet John Ramirez.He’s a soft-spoken young man and a recent Dos Pueblos grad who just finished Santa Monica City College.He loves life.He loves his family.And, … [Read more...]
Scratch ‘crashing ladies night’ off The Bucket List …Done as of last Saturday … and, oh, what a night!!In fact, in the middle of all these great tunes blasting away – golden oldies like Pretty Woman - THE most amazing thing happened (… hey, do your best Rodney Dangerfield imitation here …) a baseball game broke out!!WHOA!!Yes - Ladies Night at UCSB’s cozy Caesar Uyesaka Stadium – home of the two-time Wooorld Champs … your Santa Barbara … [Read more...]
Santa Barbara’s inaugural Kidney Walk, sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) new Tri-Counties Regional office, was held on Sunday, April 3rd and spotlighted important health awareness issues – and celebrated organ donation.Under cool and cloudy skies, over 700 people walked the 2.2 mile course with great fanfare.From Fess Parker’s Double Tree Hotel to The Bird Refuge.And back.Included in the large swell of supporters were many local ‘rock stars’ – … [Read more...]
