Laguna Blanca's "Big Three" showed up in the Owls' CIF opener on Thursday night as Twentynine Palms was knocked from Division IV-AA's CIF playoff 25-20, 25-16, 25-22 in Merovick Gym.Amanda Harvey, Amanda Schulenberg and Lillie Hidges carried the load with a couple of the Owls playing out of position because of injuries."We had to plug in a lineup we've never played with," said Laguna Blanca head coach Jim Alzina, whose team will likely be playing at home again on Saturday's … [Read more...]
Rams, Owls start 8-man CIF this weekend
Monday, November 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
An eight-game win streak has seen Cate's 8-man football team rise up the CIF rankings this season all the way to No. 2, which is the seed the Rams received for the 2010 postseason on Monday.Condor League champion Cate (8-0) will host Pacific Lutheran on Saturday in a 1:30 p.m. clash in Carpinteria. Lutheran is an at-large team from the Coastal League.Laguna Blanca received an at-large bid after finishing the regular season as the Condor League's third-place team with a 5-3 record. The … [Read more...]
Laguna Blanca batters Dunn
Saturday, November 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Laguna Blanca tackled Dunn 62-28 in the Owls' regular season finale on Saturday, securing a 5-3 overall record that should be good enough for a CIF postseason berth.Laguna Blanca finished third in the Condor League and must receive an at-large bid to the postseason. Ranked No. 10 in the most recent CIF 8-man poll, the Owls have a good resume.Kevin Drew ignited the Owls in the first half against Dunn, scoring their first three touchdowns. Austin Rusack then scored with no time on the … [Read more...]
O’Donnell, Woolf lead Owls to sweep
Thursday, November 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Courtney O'Donnell had nine kills and Grace Woolf added seven aces as the Laguna Blanca girls volleyball team swept past Cornerstone Christian 25-8, 25-8, 25-10 on Thursday. Lauren Alef added six kills for the Owls (13-2, 7-0 Condor League), who have never lost a league match under third-year coach Jim Alzina.Next up for Laguna is Senior Night on Friday against Dunn. … [Read more...]
Rams teams second and third in league
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Cate's Denali Tietjen led the Rams' girls cross country team to a second-place finish at Wednesday's Condor League Championships, placing third overall individually.Thacher claimed both the boys and girls titles on a hot day at Ojai Valley School.Tietjen recorded a time of 22:27. Teammate Adrian Walsh also posted a top-10 result, taking 10th place.The Cate boys finished in third, only five points behind runner-up Midland. Spencer McAvoy was the Rams' top performer once again and his … [Read more...]
Vom Steeg reports Gauchos are nearing record
Monday, November 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tim Vom Steeg showed up at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table luncheon on Monday to thank everyone for showing up to Harder Stadium this season.His UCSB men are about to become the first Division I NCAA soccer team to average 5,000 fans per home game in a season, and it will almost surely be over 6,000 after Saturday's contest against UC Riverside. Even if no one showed up at that game, the Gauchos would shatter their own record (last year's average of 4,335) with a mark of 5,883. The … [Read more...]
Two touchdowns for Ritter in Owls’ win
Saturday, October 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Troy Ritter threw a pair of first half touchdowns on Saturday, leading Laguna Blanca's 8-man football team to a 28-6 victory at Ojai Valley School.Ritter found Marshall Alex for a 17-yard touchdown before connecting with tight end Andrew Vignolo for a 16-yarder in the second quarter.Chase McAdams opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 17-yard scoring run for the Owls, who improve to 4-3 on the season.Freshman Joey Coleman added a 37-yard rushing touchdown in the second … [Read more...]
Owls keep it exciting with Cate
Friday, October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Laguna Blanca's No. 2 girls volleyball team has been involved in several see-saw battles this season and Friday added another chapter, as the Owls staved off a hungry Cate team 25-20, 24-26, 25-18, 27-25 in Merovick Gym."We're no strangers to make it exciting for our fans and tonight we didn't disappoint," said Owls head coach Jim Alzina, whose team improves to 12-2 overall and 6-0 in the Condor League."Lauren Alef and Bella Taron both set an awesome game tonight," Alzina said. "They … [Read more...]
Harvey has Owls past Toads
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Amanda Harvey posted a double-double for the Laguna Blanca girls volleyball team on Wednesday, a big part of the Owls' 25-13, 25-15, 21-25, 25-23 Condor League victory at Thacher.Harvey led Laguna to its second four-set win over Thacher with 15 kills and 18 digs. Amanda Schulenberg added 14 kills and Lillie Hodges contributed 26 digs.Krysta Brown played really well, according to Owls head coach Jim Alzina, being "very aggressive with her hitting and blocking."Laguna has another … [Read more...]
Conk-Hartmann pull out win for Owls
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Wednesday's Condor League girls tennis match between Laguna Blanca and Thacher came down to the wire. Lauren Conk, Lucie Hartmann and the Owls walked a tight-rope to a 9-9 victory over the Toads in a match that was decided on overall games won.Laguna Blanca was awarded the league win thanks to a 77-75 games advantage after Conk and Hartmann pulled through in the day's final set 6-4.Arabella Watters and Olivia Liebman did their part for the Owls, securing six set wins in singles.The … [Read more...]
O’Connor, Mak pull effective rush job
Saturday, October 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Cate's Greg Mak found the endzone three times against Laguna Blanca on Saturday, yet it wasn't enough to be Cate's leading point-getter. That distinction goes to Cormac O'Connor, who hit paydirt four times in Cate's 47-13 Condor League rout of the Owls."We're lucky to have the talent," said Rams head coach Ben Soto, who has his team off to a 6-0 start. "We can just rotate."The Rams' backfield rotation was a bit tighter without the services of sophomore Kyle Mayfield, but still had heavy … [Read more...]
