San Marcos' Petar Jivkov defeated Dos Pueblos' Joshua Wang in the semifinals of the Channel League Individual Tennis Championships on Wednesday.Jivkov will join Santa Barbara's Nico Pollero in the finals, which will be held on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at the Tennis Club of Santa Barbara.In the doubles competition, Santa Barbara sent three teams to the final four. The teams of Avery Chernin/Jordan Rodnick and Jack Damen/Mitchell Kuhn will face off against each other, while the team … [Read more...]
Harris’ near-perfect day gives Chargers at least a share of Channel League title
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Hannah Harris had a perfect game going through six innings on Tuesday, and the Dos Pueblos softball team will be co-Channel League champions at the very least when the regular season is over, after a 1-0 road win over Buena.Hannah Harris threw eight strikeouts and gave up just one hit. Her only walk was intentional. Buena's leadoff hitter Leanna Geroges singled in the seventh to stop Harris' perfect game.The Chargers' only run came in the top of the first. Harris singled and advanced to … [Read more...]
Loggins shuts out Buena, guarantees DP share of Channel League title
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Luke Loggins continued to outdo himself on Tuesday, pitching a complete-game shutout to beat Buena, the second-place team in the Channel League, 1-0 and guarantee Dos Pueblos at least a share of the title."We're happy, but we're not satisfied," head coach Nate Mendoza said, stating his team's intentions to win the league outright.Loggins gave up three hits and threw just one strikeout, but did not walk a batter. He faced only 23 batters on the day and made quick work of all the Buena … [Read more...]
Chargers roll by Buena in four sets
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Dos Pueblos High boys volleyball took care of visiting Buena on Senior Night in four sets.Tuesday's match scores were 25-15, 17-25, 25-14 and 25-7.Gabe Burdick led the team with 12 kills and also served tough, finishing with four aces.Keaton Arutian, unwilling to be outdone by his teammate, served even harder and finished with an impressive six service aces.Mansai Conner had an excellent hitting night, converting eight kills on 11 attempts. He also had two service … [Read more...]
Racich, Ross capture national title for Pepperdine
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Former Dos Pueblos volleyball player Caitlin Racich came from behind with her partner Summer Ross to win the first-ever AVCA Collegiate Sand Individual Championship in Gulf Shores, Alabama on Sunday.That performance came on the heels of Pepperdine's team championship win on Saturday. The Waves' women's sand volleyball team defeated Long Beach State 5-0 in the title match for the university's first-ever national championship in a women's sport.After the team event on Saturday, Racich … [Read more...]
Warriors run with confidence at GSAC Championships
Monday, April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Westmont track and field coach Russell Smelley was in a perfect spot to witness a breakthrough for one his runners at last Saturday’s GSAC Championships.Speaking at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon, Smelley said he was about 200 meters from the finish of the women’s 800 final when Theresa Nealon was coming up on the shoulder of the second-place runner. Based on past performances, he figured she’d play it safe and try to out-kick her on the … [Read more...]
Chargers sweep Dons for first time since 2009
Friday, April 27, 2012 By 1 Comment
The power balance in the Channel League continued to shift as Dos Pueblos defeated Santa Barbara 9-4 on Friday and completed its first sweep of the Dons since 2009.Nolan Soto pitched six and one-third innings and kept a shutout all the way until the seventh against Santa Barbara, who has won five of the last six league titles. The one championship the Dons missed out on was in 2009, which the Chargers went on to win after blanking Santa Barbara in league competition.The victory also … [Read more...]
