When it comes to getting a key hit for the Dos Pueblos softball team, the player’s grade level doesn’t matter.On Tuesday, in a scoreless second-round CIF Division 4 playoff game against visiting Santa Monica, freshman Ady Willett stepped up and delivered in the clutch. Called to pinch-hit in the fifth inning, Willett singled through right side of the infield to score Cassie Davis for the only run in a 1-0 Chargers’ victory. UPDATED CIF DIVISION-4 BRACKET Dos Pueblos (25-3), the … [Read more...]
CIF win comes with 11th shutout for Warriors
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Carpinteria's six-run sixth inning was the knock-out blow in an 8-0 second-round CIF win for the Warriors softball team on Tuesday, as visiting Whitney could not crack Catalina Maldonado in the Division-6 playoff game.The third-seeded Warriors advance to Thursday's quarterfinals, where they will host Yucca Valley, 6-5 winners over Rim of the World. It will be Carpinteria's third-straight playoff game at home."We just go out and play our game," said Maldonado, adding that having eight … [Read more...]
Mendoza returns to football as head coach at Dos Pueblos
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Nate Mendoza was back on the baseball field Tuesday at Dos Pueblos High, but the coach wasn’t hitting ground balls or going over signs with his ballplayers. Instead he was running the football team through a spring workout.Mendoza, the successful varsity baseball coach at DP, was handed the varsity football head coaching job on Tuesday by Athletic Director Dan Feldhaus. He replaces Jeff Uyesaka, who stepped down two weeks ago for family reasons.Except for last season, Mendoza, 27, has … [Read more...]
Scarvelis wins CIF Division 2 shot put title
Sunday, May 20, 2012 By
She wasn’t having her best day of throwing, but Dos Pueblos sophomore Stamatia Scarvelis kept her composure and uncorked a mark of 45-3 to win the Division 2 shot put title at the CIF Divisional Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College.Scarvelis’ mark was the third best of all divisions and it earned her a spot in next weekend’s CIF Masters state qualifying meet. She will be joined there by DP teammates Addi Zerrenner and Bryan Fernandez, who both qualified … [Read more...]
Royals relay team takes 7th in Cerritos
Saturday, May 19, 2012 By 2 Comments
The San Marcos girls 4x400 meter relay team took seventh place at the CIF Division 3 Finals at Cerritos College.The team consisted of Jill Fisher, Emily Allen, Annie Thwing and Kayling Koopmans. They completed the race in 4:01.21.The group was ranked ninth heading into the race, and while the time does not qualify the Royals for the Masters meet, it was personal best by more than four seconds."It was really a great way to finish our season," coach Marylin Hantgin said. … [Read more...]
Mackall plays tough, advances to CIF Round of 32
Saturday, May 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Cate's Blake Mackall is a gamer.Mackall pulled out a huge comeback win in the first set of his third-round match and advanced out of Friday's CIF Individual Sectional tennis tournament at home with a gutsy victory over Kevin Bondar of Oaks Christian.Mackall fought off five set points to take the first set in a 10-8 tiebreaker, took a 2-0 lead in the second set and claimed victory when Bondar was forced to retire with a back injury.He earlier defeated the Foothill League champion … [Read more...]
Cusack carries Cate to CIF victory
Friday, May 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When Cate head baseball coach Ben Soto told his pitcher to start singing his favorite song, Greg Cusack went to Blink-182's First Date.With the tune in his head, Cusack recorded the final three outs to seal a 7-4 victory over Eastside Christian in the first round of the CIF Division-7 tournament."I was thinking too much. I was trying to aim it," Cusack explained, having started to get tired after a season-high 5 2/3 innings. "And then the coaches said sing your favorite song and I … [Read more...]
Garden Grove’s Antunez sinks Royals
Friday, May 18, 2012 By 1 Comment
Garden Grove's Jasmine Antunez shut down San Marcos in Thursday's CIF first-round game, as the Argonauts recorded an 11-0 victory to advance in the Division-4 tournament.Stephanie Swann was the only Royal to reach base with a single in the top of the fourth inning. Antunez improved her record to 19-4 on the season with the one-hitter. CLICK HERE TO VIEW COMPLETE DIVISION 4 CIF BRACKET "It was a tough game for us against a very good Garden Grove team," explained Royals head coach Jeff … [Read more...]
Cate’s Boateng is Gatorade National Soccer Player of Year
Thursday, May 17, 2012 By 1 Comment
Ema Boateng grew up in a home with no electricity and no running water in Ghana, but his intellect, determination and soccer ability offered him a shot at a better life. The teen hit a pretty big bull's-eye Thursday when he was named the 2011-12 Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year. By CHAD KONECKY, ESPN Boateng was surprised with the news in his Cate School environmental science class by one of the most recognizable faces in American soccer, Alexi Lalas, who earned Gatorade … [Read more...]
