Run support is a pitcher's best friend, and the Dos Pueblos batters showed Hannah Harris a lot of love early.The Chargers softball team jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first two innings of their first-round matchup with Maranatha on Thursday en route to a 7-2 victory."It's really nice to get three runs in the first inning then follow it up with two in the second," coach Donn Roberts said.Harris pitched a complete game and allowed three hits. At the plate, Chloe Madill led the team … [Read more...]
Caines takes over the helm of Santa Barbara High football
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Doug Caines, the defensive coordinator for the Santa Barbara High football team, has been named the program’s permanent head football coach.Caines, 29, replaces Jaime Melgoza who resigned two weeks ago for family reasons. He was named the interim coach after Melgoza’s resignation, and the interim tag was dropped on Wednesday.“I’m excited at the opportunity,” Caines said before a spring football practice. “I’ve been here for six years working hard at building a program for … [Read more...]
Boateng named California Player of Year by Gatorade
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Cate School's Ema Boateng has been named the Gatorade California Boys Soccer Player of the Year, it was announced on Tuesday.Boateng led the Rams to a Southern Section CIF championship in March. The captain midfielder totaled 32 goals and 19 assists for the season and was named the Division 7 CIF Player of the Year for the second time.The award recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and … [Read more...]
Buckley beats out Rams for semifinal spot
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Buckley won the close sets to gain the advantage in Tuesday's CIF Division 4 quarterfinal match with Cate, which ended in a 13-5 decision.Blake Mackall swept his three sets in singles for Cate, which got one more point in singles from Austin Lokre.Abhay Singh and Brendan Lokre teamed to win Cate's only set in doubles. Their losses were by scores of 6-4 and 7-5. Bill Pomerans/Jack Hoover and Thys Northup/Michael Revord were on the wrong end of several close sets.Cate finishes its … [Read more...]
Games at a premium in Dons-PV CIF match
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In a reminder of how evenly matched the boys tennis teams from Santa Barbara High and Palos Verdes have been this season, the Sea Kings and Dons tied 9-9 once again in Tuesday's CIF Division 1 quarterfinal match.Just like the first time, Palos Verdes tipped the result in its favor with a 79-74 advantage in total games."So we've played them twice now. It's 18-18. It's unbelievable how close it is with them," said Dons head coach Greg Tebbe.The score was tied 3-3, 6-6 and 9-9 after … [Read more...]
Berlo triples, fans 11 in Royals’ CIF win
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
San Marcos won its opening CIF wild-card game on Tuesday, topping Covina 4-2 in an eight-inning contest to start the Division 4 tournament.Kristen Berlo struck out 11 batters while scattering five hits to Covina. At the plate, the junior's triple in the top of the eighth inning led to the winning run.The Royals held a 2-0 lead going into the bottom of the seventh but Covina scored two with their backs against the wall and extended the game.Berlo led off the next inning with a triple … [Read more...]
Chargers, Warriors begin CIF as No. 3 seeds
Monday, May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As CIF softball brackets were released on Monday, Dos Pueblos' path towards a possible second-straight CIF title became a little clearer.The reigning Division 4 champs will host a wild-card winner on Thursday in the first round. The third-seeded Chargers (23-3) await the winner between Coachella Valley and Marantha.Carpinteria's Warriors (18-5-1) are also a No. 3 seed and will host their Division-6 opener. Bishop Union and Nuview Bridge play in a wild-card game to decide who will travel … [Read more...]
Local baseball teams learn CIF matchups
Monday, May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
CIF brackets were released on Monday for baseball and Channel League champion Dos Pueblos and Frontier League champion Bishop Diego are both host opening-round CIF baseball games on Thursday.The Chargers (18-9) take on the winner of a Division 2 wild-card game between Trabuco Hills and Loyola. The Chargers won a playoff game a year ago before falling to eventual CIF champion Mission Viejo. With a win this year, DP could end up playing Pac-7 league champion San Luis Obispo in the second … [Read more...]
Trudeau, Nwaba honored as the final AOW of school year
Monday, May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The final Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Athlete of the Week winners of the 2011-12 school year survived some long days of competition to earn their awards.Male award recipient Gavin Trudeau, the senior setter for the Santa Barbara High boys volleyball team, helped his team pull through in a pair of five-set marathon playoff matches to reach the quarterfinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 tournament. Behind Trudeau’s all-around play and leadership, the Dons outlasted Los Alamitos and … [Read more...]
Perseverance pays off for Womble Award winner Beebe
Monday, May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Elizabeth Beebe knows all about dealing with adversity.For two years, the Providence Hall athlete couldn’t play sports because of a nagging foot injury suffered during her freshman year. It was a difficult time for her. She came to the school as a heralded athlete from La Colina Junior High.But Beebe stayed positive and continued to attend team practices and often kept the team scorebook and did stats during games. She also kept up with her academics.She returned to the basketball … [Read more...]
