Roxanne Hugo tossed in six goals and goalie Tatiana Verdugo played another solid game to carry the Carpinteria girls water polo team to an 11-4 Tri-Valley League win over Cate on Friday.The Warriors got off to a slow start, leading 1-0 after the first quarter.“We got it going in the second quarter,” Carpinteria coach Brian Swarm said.The Warriors went up 5-1 and dominated the rest of the match.Verdugo played huge in the cage, stopping 15 shots.“She’s on fire right … [Read more...]
Warriors can’t finish chances, fall to Villanova
Thursday, January 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Carpinteria suffered a frustrating 1-0 defeat against Villanova in a Frontier League girls soccer match on Thursday.“We dominated the entire game,” Carpinteria coach Lucy Carleton said. “They took only two shots.”The Warriors had 20 shots in the match.“We worked their goalie but we couldn’t score,” lamented Carleton.Villanova’s goal came off a rebound. Goalie Sally Lam stopped the first shot, but the ball bounced right to another Wildcat player, who knocked it … [Read more...]
Warriors score early, crush Santa Clara
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Oscar Montes and Alfredo Maya each scored two goals to carry Carpinteria to a 7-0 romp over Santa Clara in a Tri-Valley League boys soccer game on Wednesday.“We finished our chances early,” Carpinteria coach Danny Torres said. “We were doing the right things from the beginning of the game.”The Warriors led 4-0 after the 16th minute.Ismael Soriano, Cameron Wagner and Erik Rojas each scored a goal and Edwin Elizarraras had three assists as Carpinteria improved to 8-1-3 and 2-0 … [Read more...]
Carpinteria girls win TVL water polo opener
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Roxanne Hugo tossed in three goals and goalie Tatiana Verdugo made 13 saves as Carpinteria beat Villanova 7-5 in a Tri-Valley League girls water polo opener on Wednesday.Gabi Garcia, Carter Grant, Hope Grant and Klia Diloia scored single goals to help the Warriors improve to 8-2 overall and 1-0 in league. … [Read more...]
Bishop’s Morando sinks Warriors
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Bishop Diego freshman Annalise Morando came through with the winning goal on Tuesday, lifting the Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over visiting Carpinteria in overtime of the Tri-Valley League opener for both teams."I think it is really important to start off league on a positive note," Morando said after the game, her first against the rival Warriors.Morando scored in the second minute of the first five-minute OT period. Jordan Price took a throw-in and led Morando towards the goal on the … [Read more...]
Warriors shut down not-quite-No. 1 Lions
Monday, January 10, 2011 By 1 Comment
It might not have been the No. 1 team, but it felt just as good for Carpinteria's boys soccer team.The Warriors opened up Tri-Valley League play on Monday with a 3-0 shutout of Oaks Christian, which lost its No. 1 ranking earlier in the day when the new CIF polls were released.The Lions fell from the top position to No. 7. The Warriors also lost standing, falling out of the polls from No. 10 in CIF Division V.Not that the rankings matter on the field, where the Warriors scored all … [Read more...]
Coaches watch their athletes grow, succeed
Monday, January 10, 2011 By 3 Comments
Growing up before our eyes.It was a day of reminiscing for a few coaches who were paying tribute to current and former athletes and other coaches present at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Press Luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.Carpinteria girls soccer coach Lucy Carleton fondly remembered when junior defender Kelsey Drain was playing on her youth soccer team.“It’s been my pleasure to coach her since she’s this big,” Carleton said as she positioned her right … [Read more...]
Carpinteria’s Dunlap receives special Wooden Award
Monday, January 10, 2011 By 1 Comment
Having the late John Wooden's name attached to an award means it's important.Carpinteria High senior Shelby Dunlap was one of only three female CIF-Southern Section student-athletes to receive this year's John Wooden Scholar-Athlete Award & Scholarship."My reaction to receiving the Wooden Award was that I was surprised but extremely pleased that I was presented with such an amazing opportunity, and having the chance to represent my school was very rewarding," Dunlap wrote in an email … [Read more...]
Warriors can’t snap shooting slump, fall to Villanova
Friday, January 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Carpinteria’s shooting struggles continued, as the Warriors fell at Villanova, 51-38, in a Tri-Valley League opener on Friday.“We just haven’t been able to put the ball in the hole right now,” Carpinteria coach Johnny Ward said. “We had the looks, we just didn’t put them in.”Villanova used its size advantage to make it difficult for Carpinteria to score inside.“We missed a lot of layups and they had seven or eight blocked shots. That’s about 35 points left on the … [Read more...]
Bishop pulls way from Carpinteria in 4th quarter
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Kelsey Stimson scored seven of her 15 points in the fourth quarter to help Bishop Diego defeat crosstown rival 57-43 in a non-league girls basketball game Tuesday night at Bishop.“We played really well as a team,” Bishop coach Jeff Burich said. “We played Carp five days ago and won by 20, so we knew this would be a tougher game for us, because they’d play harder.”The Cardinals led by only six entering the fourth quarter, but they stepped up their play to pull away.“We … [Read more...]
Cardinals shut down Carpinteria at VCA Tournament
Thursday, December 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Bishop Diego raced out to a 29-9 halftime lead and cruised to a 53-34 win over Carpinteria in the fifth-place game at the Valley Christian Academy girls basketball tournament on Thursday.“We played really good defense. I’m happy how we moved and held them to one shot,” said Bishop coach Jeff Burich.Courtney Houston scored 14 points and Allison Breuer added 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.All-tournament pick Essense Thornhill scored six points and grabbed 10 rebounds. She … [Read more...]
Carpinteria pulls off comeback win over Rio Mesa
Thursday, December 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Defender Luis Cisneros scored with a minute left in regulation to lift Carpinteria to a 3-2 win over Rio Mesa on the last day of the Buena New Year’s Soccer Tournament on Thursday.Adam Ughoc dribbled up the right side, avoided a tackle and laid the ball back for Cisneros, who pushed forward into the attack.“They wanted to win and they showed it in the last four minutes,” Carpinteria coach Danny Torres said of his team, which rallied from a 2-1 deficit.Defender Genaro Hurtado … [Read more...]
