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Games at a premium in Dons-PV CIF match

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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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...]

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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...]

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White heads local golfing troupe to Individual Final

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Oaks Christian sophomore Victor Ponte won Monday's CIF Individual Regional Tournament at Las Posas Golf Club with a 2-under 69, besting three players that scored even-par rounds.San Marcos' Thayer White, Righetti's Riley McMahon and Chaminade's Drew Miller tied for second with matching 71s.Among local competitors, Santa Barbara High's Jonathan Collins (72) and Spencer Mikles (77) joined White in qualifying for the next round.Dos Pueblos senior Nick DeHeras carded a 78 and missed the … [Read more...]

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Gaucho women lose Big West track title by 1/2 point

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

IRVINE, Calif.--The UCSB women's track and field team put up a hard-faught weekend of competition and came extremely close to winning their first Conference team title in several decades. Unfortunately, the women were separate by 0.5 points from this year's 2012 Big West Champions, UC Davis who scored a combined team total of 170 points.Despite the upset, the Gaucho women have much to be proud of, with many of the athletes claiming individual titles and podium finishes. For example, Barbara … [Read more...]

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Chargers, Warriors begin CIF as No. 3 seeds

Monday, May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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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...]

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Local baseball teams learn CIF matchups

Monday, May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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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...]

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Trudeau, Nwaba honored as the final AOW of school year

Monday, May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Santa Barbara High's Gavin Trudeau was male Athlete of the Week. Click on image to learn more about Trudeau and female winner Barbara Nwaba.

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...]

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Perseverance pays off for Womble Award winner Beebe

Monday, May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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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...]

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Series win over Fullerton slips away for Gauchos

Sunday, May 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Cal State Fullerton scored six runs in the final two innings – including five in the ninth – on Sunday to turn a very tight game into a 9-3 victory, earning the Titans a series win over UCSB.The Gauchos were aiming to hand the No. 8 Titans their first series loss in conference play and only the second of the season, by taking a 1-0 and a 3-1 lead during Sunday's affair. UCSB (24-24 overall, 10-11 in the Big West) was attempting to earn its first series win over CSUF since … [Read more...]

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Angner, Hudson finish second-best in state

Sunday, May 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

SBCC’s Sophie Angner and Talia Hudson posted a huge victory in the doubles semifinals of the State Women’s Championships on Saturday, then fell to another team from Ventura in the final at Balboa Tennis Club.Angner-Hudson, the No. 3 seed, rallied to upset No. 1 Jessica Worring-Sonia Landeros of Ventura 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the semifinals.“We played amazing in the semis,” said coach Debbie Ekola. “It was tough to bring it after that great emotional high.”Juliana Bacelar-Layne … [Read more...]

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Scarvelis tosses California-best throw at Prelims

Sunday, May 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Dos Pueblos had a number of quality performances at Saturday's Division 2 CIF Prelims at Moorpark College, but none bigger than Stamatia Scarvelis' winning shot put throw.Scarvelis, a sophomore, threw 49 feet, 5.5 inches to win the event with the best throw in the state so far this season. It was a personal best for Scarvelis, making it also a new Dos Pueblos school record.Alemany's Nia Britt held the previous best of 48-09 set on March 8th.Scarvelis also finished second in the … [Read more...]

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UCSB track team pulls together Big West crown

Sunday, May 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

IRVINE -- Against all odds, the UCSB men's track and field team rallied together to win their first Big West Championship in over 40 years.But in a sport that often touts individual victories, this weekend was truly a team effort, an effort that in the end has made all the difference. The UCSB men concluded competition Saturday afternoon with a total of 179 points to defeat the previous defending conference champion, Long Beach State who scored 150 points.Anthony Masci won an individual … [Read more...]

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