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It was a chance meeting that would forever change his life …Had he left minutes earlier on that hot August afternoon, he would have missed that golden lead of a ‘temporary’ sports reporting gig for a local paper.Now almost 44 years later we celebrate ‘The Dean’ of local sports writers –- award-winning and much-beloved John Zant, as our first 2012 Presidio Sports 'Sports Figure of the Month' in recognition of a near-lifetime of outstanding local sports reporting and feature … [Read more...]
Carpinteria staged a big second-half comeback and knocked off Frontier League co-leader Santa Paula 49-43 on Tuesday night on the road.The Warriors overcome a 10-point deficit in the third quarter, outscoring the Cardinals 17-5.“We just went on a run,” Carpinteria coach Dan Mercer said.Elena Schneider keyed the comeback, scoring eight of her 16 points in the third quarter.Lauren Taira ignited the Warriors by making a pair of 3-pointers to cut the 10-point deficit to four. … [Read more...]
Carpinteria High’s girls water polo team made history on Tuesday.The Warriors routed Villanova Prep 19-1 to earn their first league title in program history. They’re co-champions with Malibu.“Fantastic,” said coach Bryan Swarm of winning the title. “It’s a culmination of hard work. “I’m really proud of them. We’ve been talking about believing in yourself and believing you can win. It’s OK to be a small school. You just got to work hard.”Swarm said the girls’ … [Read more...]
A moving and inspirational success tale that just happens to be about sports, “Rise and Shine: The Jay Demerit Story”, winner of the Rising Star Award at the Canada International Film Festival premieres in Santa Barbara on Thursday at the Lobero Theater.Showtime is at 7 p.m. and tickets can be purchased from the Lobero Box Office by calling (805) 963-0761. All proceeds will support our local Santa Barbara Soccer Club.“Rise and Shine” traces Jay DeMerit’s heart-tugging … [Read more...]
Two goals from Edwin Elizarraras brought Carpinteria a 2-1 Tri-Valley League victory on Monday, as the Warriors won their 10th straight match with a 2-1 result against Malibu.Elizarras gave Carpinteria a 1-0 lead in the first half. Luca Riganotti crossed a ball into the middle where Elizarraras got creative with his finish at the top of the six-yard box. Without the time to turn and shoot, Elizarraras found the back of the net with a flip over the goalie with his back facing the net."He … [Read more...]
Dos Pueblos can earn a share of the Channel League title this week at homeThe third-ranked Chargers (5-1 in league) play a hungry Santa Barbara on Tuesday and host perennial champion Buena (6-0) on Thursday. They’ve twice lost one-goal games against the Bulldogs: 1-0 in a tournament a 2-1 in their first league meeting.Buena, meanwhile faces a hot San Marcos team on Tuesday. The Royals have won two in a row.In the Los Padres League, Cabrillo (9-0-1, 28 points) holds a four-point … [Read more...]
Bishop Diego used a big second half to break away from Carpinteria and rolled to a 64-39 win in a Frontier League boys basketball game at the Brickhouse on Friday night.After being tied 25-25 at halftime, the Cardinals outscored Carpinteria 22-5 in the third quarter to break the game open.“For us, the second-half scoring was really spread out,” Bishop coach Dean Prophet said.The Cardinals also played tough defense.“In the second quarter we got into foul trouble and they … [Read more...]
Carpinteria withstood the physical play of Oak Park and came away with a 3-1 victory that clinched a tie for the Tri-Valley League boys soccer title Friday night.The Warriors improved to 9-1 with two matches remaining.“It was an ugly one,” said Carpinteria coach Daniel Torres of the match. “We didn’t play well and Oak Park is a little disruptive. They were more physical.”After falling behind in the 18th minute, Mohammad Mehai got the Warriors even in the 34th … [Read more...]
Hope Grant buried seven goals and Tatiana Verdugo and Maddie Brooks added four apiece to power Carpinteria’s girls water polo team to a 17-2 rout over Nordhoff on Friday.The win puts the Warriors closer to a share of the Tri-Valley League title with Malibu. A win next week at Villanova will give them their first championship in program history. They are 8-1 in league and 17-9 overall.Carpinteria was dominant from the start, leading 8-0 at halftime. It was 13-1 after three … [Read more...]
