Thursday's non-league boys volleyball match between Channel Islands and Laguna Blanca went down to the wire in the fifth set, with the Raiders prevailing 25-20, 27-25, 23-25, 22-25, 18-16.Laguna Blanca came from behind to win the third game and rallied in the fifth set before falling."The boys played tough tonight and showed a lot of heart," said Owls head coach Dillon Bennett.JT Aubrey's 16 kills and 12 digs carried Laguna. Stephen McCaffrey collected six kills and 10 digs. … [Read more...]
Owls take care of Besant Hill 13-5
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Benji Sorensen and Martin Barnick teamed to sweep three sets for Laguna Blanca on Wednesday, leading the Owls to a 13-5 victory over Besant Hill.The doubles team won its three sets 6-1, 6-2, 6-1. Laguna won 4-of-6 sets in the other doubles matches, including two wins from Brendon Nylen and Justin Palmer.All three singles players won 2-of-3 sets for the Owls. Tristan Prinz, Alex Greer and Alex Shirokow-Louden lost only two games in their six wins."It was good to get a win under our … [Read more...]
Owls’ inexperience shows against Hueneme
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Four of the six starters for the Laguna Blanca boys volleyball team played in their first ever organized volleyball match on Tuesday, and the team lost in four sets to Hueneme.The scores were 25-12, 23-25, 25-17, 25-19."In Game two, we played more like how I expected," Owls head coach Dillan Bennett said. "We passed well, set well, and made good decisions hitting-wise."The team was led offensively by Andrew McCaffery, who recorded seven kills. Andrew Vignolo, Colton Johnson … [Read more...]
Laguna girls run out of gas in back-and-forth battle, fall 6-4
Friday, February 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Laguna Blanca’s crazy girls soccer season came to a wild and crazy ending on Friday.The Owls scored four goals, but it wasn’t enough as Oxford Academy forward Brianna Washa tallied four of her own and led the Patriots to a 6-4 win in a see-saw CIF Division 6 first-round playoff match at Laguna Blanca.The loss ended a season that saw the Owls (9-6) lose their first five matches and then reel off nine straight wins en route to the Condor League title.Oxford Academy, meanwhile, lost … [Read more...]
Playoffs on tap for local high schools
Monday, February 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Monday's Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon set the table for an important week as many of the area's high school teams begin CIF play in the coming days.In other words, it's do-or-die time, and coaches spent much of their time at the podium sizing up their postseason chances while also retelling some of the performances that got them there.Santa Barbara High's Emilio Gonzalez and Betsy Hendrix were named Athletes of the Week for big-time performances that sent their … [Read more...]
DP, Laguna Blanca girls kick off CIF playoffs at home
Monday, February 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Six local girls soccer teams earned berths in the CIF playoffs, and two teams received first-round home matches on Friday.Dos Pueblos (14-3-6), the Channel League runner-up, will play host to Royal, the Marmonte League’s No. 3 team, in Division 2, while Condor League champion Laguna Blanca (9-5) welcomes Oxford Academy (Academy at-large) in a Division 6 opener. THE PAIRINGS In first-round road games on Friday, San Marcos (Channel No, 3) is at Pacific League champion Arcadia in Division … [Read more...]
SB County Super Seven Girls Soccer Rankings
Monday, February 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Cabrillo finished off an undefeated Los Padres League season with wins over Santa Ynez and Nipomo, and the Conquistadores look primed and ready to make a run for a CIF championship.At 19-1-6, Derrick Wong’s squad is expected to be the top-seed in Division 5 when the pairings are announced on Monday. The Conquistadores finished No. 1 in the Santa Barbara County Super Seven rankings. Their lone loss came against CIF No. 6-ranked Downey in a tournament back in December.Righetti finished … [Read more...]
Laguna Blanca coasts past Dunn
Friday, February 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In the final game of the regular season, the Laguna Blanca boys basketball team convincingly defeated the Dunn School 56-29.Friday's home victory lifted the Owls to 9-7 overall on the season and the team has applied for an at-large bid into the playoffs.Senior Brandon Bickett led all scorers with 17 points and three three-pointers. J.T. Aubrey also had an excellent offensive performance and finished with 15 points.BOX SCORE:Laguna BlancaElder 5 Bickett 17 Aubrey 15 Vignolo … [Read more...]
Owls wrap up Condor League in 3-0 win
Friday, February 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Laguna Blanca girls soccer team scored two goals in the last five minutes of its game against the Dunn School to earn a 3-0 victory and the Condor League championship.Going into Friday's game, the Owls needed only a tie to take first place in league.McKenzie Scarborough started the scoring in the 25th minute by winning the ball off a Dunn defender and dribbling past the goalkeeper before firing a shot into an empty net.The game stayed at 1-0 for nearly the entire match before … [Read more...]
