Five Warriors won GSAC Championship crowns as Westmont Men's and Women's Track each finished third at the GSAC Track and Field Championships held on Friday and Saturday in Azusa.The finish is the highest for the men since 2006 and for the women since 1999. The teams have not both finished in third place or better since 1995 when both teams were second. The men finished with 137.50 points and were second to Fresno Pacific who tallied 154.50 points. Azusa Pacific won the men's competition … [Read more...]
Two wins for Westmont clinches GSAC tourney berth
Saturday, April 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Westmont's baseball team played its way into next week's conference tournament with a pair of wins on Saturday over Vanguard.The Warriors edged Vanguard 10-9 in the first game and 8-2 in the second.GAME 1 BOX SCORE GAME 2 BOX SCOREMitch Crocker won both games on the mound to up his record to 6-3. Crocker pitched the final 2 1/3 innings of the first game before going on to turn in a complete-game performance in game 2.Tim Leary hit his 16th home run of the season. It was part of … [Read more...]
Warriors perform well in first day of GSAC Championships
Friday, April 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The first day of the 2012 Golden State Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships is in the books and Westmont has had several outstanding performances. The event, which is being conducted at Azusa Pacific, will conclude on Saturday.Kristin Hempy had a good first day in the women's heptathlon. The senior bettered her mark in every event over her performance in the Sam Adams Multi-Events at the beginning of April. As a result, she has 2545 points after the first day of competition and … [Read more...]
Warriors advance in Ojai Valley Tournament
Friday, April 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Westmont Men's Tennis began competition in the 112th Ojai Valley Tournament on Friday in both singles and doubles competition.Bryan Cox won his first two singles matches to advance to the quarterfinals tomorrow morning. In his first match, Cox, who is seeded at number four, cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Jonathan Pollare of Whittier in the Round of 32. Cox then defeated David Hutton of CSU Sonoma 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 in the Round of 16.Tomorrow, Cox will take on Nathan Martinet of Fresno … [Read more...]
Split gives Westmont a shot at the postseason
Friday, April 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Westmont Baseball split to extra innings games with Vanguard (23-19, 13-16 GSAC) on Friday in Costa Mesa and as a result has an opportunity to play for a place in the postseason on the final day of the regular season on Saturday. The Warriors (20-24-1, 11-19 GSAC) lost the first game in 11 innings by a score of 3-2, the won the second in eight innings by a count of 6-3. The second game was scheduled for seven innings.The Warriors scored first in the opening game, posting a 1-0 advantage in … [Read more...]
Cougars come back to defeat Warriors
Friday, April 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Despite leading for most of the game, Westmont Baseball (19-22-1, 10-16 GSAC) suffered a 10-9 Golden State Athletic Conference loss at #4 Azusa Pacific (36-8, 23-3) Friday evening. With the loss, Westmont falls into a tie for sixth place in the GSAC standings and for the final spot in the upcoming GSAC Tournament.The Cougars struck first, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first. With two away, Jordan Leyland received a walk. Leyland scored on a double to center by Johnathon Erb. Erb … [Read more...]
Dons’ tennis rivalry with CdM is one for the ages
Monday, April 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
His players may be too young to know it, but Santa Barbara High boys tennis coach Greg Tebbe says the Dons’ court rivalry with Corona del Mar is like the L.A. Lakers against the Boston Celtics in the NBA.“Corona del Mar and Santa Barbara are two of the most successful high school programs in southern California in the last 30 years, I’d say,” Tebbe said at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.The Dons, ranked fifth in CIF Division … [Read more...]
Concordia evens series with Westmont
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Eleventh-ranked Concordia evened the season series with Westmont with a 13-6 Golden State Athletic Conference win on Tuesday afternoon at Russ Carr Field. The Eagles, (27-14, 16-8 GSAC) are in second place in the GSAC, five games behind #5 Azusa Pacific (33-8, 21-3).Westmont (19-20-1, 10-14) is tied with Fresno Pacific (21-18, 10-14) for fifth place in the conference standings. At the end of the regular season, the top six teams will advance to the GSAC Tournament. Westmont and Fresno … [Read more...]
Hodges, Lake named SBART Athletes of the Week
Monday, April 9, 2012 By 2 Comments
Westmont's Elysia Hodges and Santa Barbara City College's Tristan Lake were awarded as Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Athletes of the Week at Monday's press luncheon.The pair have much in common in that they are both track and field athletes that went to San Marcos High School. Now competing at the collegiate level, each turned in impressive performances last week as freshmen.At a three-way meet at Fresno Pacific, Hodges broke the Westmont school record in the 200 while almost … [Read more...]
Warriors set three school records in Fresno
Saturday, April 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Three new school records were established as Westmont Track and Field competed in a tri-meet at Fresno Pacific on Friday. Westmont women took second place with 110 points. Fresno Pacific was first with 135 points while Biola scored 105 points. On the men's side, Fresno Pacific won the event with 133 points, Biola placed second with 128 and Westmont finished third with 75 points.Senior Kate Stuart completed the 3,000 meter run in under ten minutes for the first time in school history. Her … [Read more...]
Warriors 1-1 on Week
Thursday, April 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Eighth-ranked Westmont Men's Tennis suffered a 6-3 loss to #9 Xavier (La.) on Tuesday but rebounded on Thursday with a 7-2 Golden State Athletic Conference win over Hope International. The Warriors (8-7 4-5 GSAC), are currently in sixth-place in the GSAC standings - a conference that features six of the top ten teams in the NAIA.Against Xavier, the Warriors dropped the first three singles matches along with number five. Westmont's Lukas Zielen, playing at number four, ground out a 5-7, 6-4, … [Read more...]
