Carpinteria’s wishes Grant-ed

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Carpinteria's girls water polo team shut down Cate on Wednesday, pinning a 9-2 Tri-Valley League win on the Rams.Carpinteria took a 5-1 lead at halftime and limited Cate's offensive opportunities throughout the game."That's what we really needed. We came in here knowing we had to get really pumped. The whole day we've been working on it," said Carter Grant, who led the Warriors with four goals. "We came out really strong and that's what we wanted."Roxanne Hugo and Hope Grant added … [Read more...]

Rams’ two goals too much for Dunn

Cate's girls soccer team marched on through the Condor League, securing a 2-0 victory over Dunn.The Rams are undefeated in league with two games remaining, starting with Saturday's game against Laguna Blanca.Annie Weis and Addison Mayfield teamed up to score Cate's first goal on Wednesday, puting the Rams on the scoreboard in the 27th minute.Marguerite Mannix set-up Brennan Cusack's second-half goal that gave Cate its 2-0 lead.Cate's coach Lisa Holmes credited keeper Grace Gail … [Read more...]

Cate goes for double digits on Dunn

Avery Schwartz led a potent Cate attack on Wednesday, scoring four of Cate's 10 goals in a 10-0 rout at Dunn.Seniors Casey Barr and Luke Shover also found the back of the net for the Rams. Jason Park was a playmaker and recorded two assists.The No. 1 Rams (14-0) posted their 11th shutout in 14 games. Ahmed Bou-Rabee handled goalkeeping duties for Cate, which improves to 9-0 in league games.Cate travels again on Saturday for another league game. The Rams take on Laguna Blanca in Hope … [Read more...]

Cate swamped by Malibu

Kate Montgomery's three goals was all Cate could muster up against league-leading Malibu Tuesday, as the Rams dropped the girls water polo contest 16-3.“We'll have to put together a much better team effort tomorrow against Carpinteria at the Carpinteria Community Pool if we have a hope of revenging the early season defeat,” said Cate coach Nathan Alldrege … [Read more...]

Top-ranked Cate’s ‘Dream Season’ still perfect

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Cate School's boys soccer team currently sits at 13-0, having outscored opponents 70-4. They are the top-ranked team in Division VII, and recently found out that they are ranked 41st in the nation."In truly the season of Santa Barbara being 'Soccer Heaven,' we're trying to do our little part," said Athletic Director Wade Ransom at Monday's Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Press luncheon.One of the team's young stars, Teddy Mauze, was at Harry's to be honored at Male Athlete of the … [Read more...]

Cate girls hold off Villanova

Cate's girls water polo team was at the top of its game in beating visiting Villanova 4-3 on Wednesday.The Rams avenged an earlier season defeat and gave themselves some much needed momentum heading into the final two weeks of the season.Junior goalie Lela Puckett had the best game of her career, stopping a handfulof point-blank shots to keep Villanova's offense in check all game long.Senior captain Kate Montgomery once again led her team with two huge goals. Fellow captain Carly … [Read more...]

Cate girls blank Thacher, take over first place

A healthy Cate girls soccer squad scored in the fourth minute and cruised to a 4-0 Condor League win over Thacher on Wednesday.The victory was the third straight by shutout and vaults the Rams into first place in the Condor League.Annie Weis scored off an assist from Addison Mayfield to give Cate the early lead. The Rams made it 2-0 before halftime when Weis fed Brennan Cusack for the goal.Marguerite Mannix and Emily Nguyen scored in the second half."The team is just about … [Read more...]

Unbeaten Rams fight off physical Thacher, win 2-0

Freshman Teddy Mauze stepped up in the biggest game of the year for the Cate boys soccer team.Mauze broke a scoreless tie with a goal in the 70th minute and added another goal a few minutes later to lead the Rams to a 2-0 Condor League win at Thacher on Wednesday.Cate coach David Mochel said Thacher’s physical play made it tougher for his team to find a rhythm.“We knew exactly what to do coming of the huddle at halftime,” Mochel said.  “We moved to free balls aggressively … [Read more...]

Sharp-shooting Rams take down Owls

Cate used the sharp-shooting of Spencer Shapiro and good defense to defeat rival Laguna Blanca 56-47 in a Condor League boys basketball game Tuesday night,Shapiro made 6 of 7 3-point shots en route to a 20 points. Teammate Wes Greason led all scorers with 22 points.Laguna’s Brandon Bickett was held to 11 points and Logan Elder added 10 for the Owls. … [Read more...]

Rams handcuff Owls with three-goal day

Cate's Marguerite Mannix controls the ball in stride for Cate.

There was a three-goal pile-up at Laguna Blanca on Saturday, as Cate's girls soccer team took home a 3-0 Condor League victory from Hope Ranch.Addison Mayfield, Marguerite Mannix and Annie Weis scored for Cate, which improves its league record to 2-0. Cate is 3-4 overall."I'm just super-proud of them for how hard they played," said Rams head coach Lisa Holmes.Mayfield's goal came off a throw-in from Georgie Walker and Weis provided the assist on Mannix's score.VIEW EXTENDED … [Read more...]

Rams hold on to beat Lions

Providence Hall closed the gap in the second half, but Cate's girls basketball team was able to edge the Lions 35-32 on Friday.Cate enjoyed a balanced scoring attack with seven players finding the scoring column.Erin Griffin led the Rams with eight points to help Cate improve to 4-3 on the year.A Condor League game is next for the Rams, scheduled for Wednesday against Dunn. … [Read more...]

Cate comeback thwarted by turnovers

Cate got careless with the ball down the stretch and lost a 63-56 decision to Thacher in a Condor League boys basketball game on Thursday.Trailing for the whole game, the Rams pulled to within three points in the fourth quarter.“We had too many turnovers late in the game and that caused us to lose a game that was very much in reach,” said coach Bryan Rodriguez.Point guard Wes Greason, led Cate with 21 points, five assists, and two steals.  Senior center, Kyler Jae scored 14 … [Read more...]