COLUMBUS, Ohio – Junior Kevin Ferguson posted a career best time of 20.11 seconds in the 50 freestyle on Thursday evening to highlight day one action at the 2010 AT&T Short Course National Championships at Ohio State’s Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatics Pavilion.Ferguson swam the preliminary heat in 20.30 seconds, matching his time from the Arena Invitational two weeks ago in Long Beach. Then, in Thursday’s bonus final, he won his heat in 20.11 seconds, which was the 13th fastest time … [Read more...]
Carpinteria blanks Pacifica in matchup of ranked teams
Thursday, December 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Oscar Montes scored in the first minute and Carpinteria got another strong performance from its defense in blanking Pacifica 2-0 in a boys soccer match between CIF-ranked teams Thursday in Oxnard.Carpinteria is ranked seventh in CIF Division 5 while Pacifica is eighth in Division 3.Montes’ goal came after Johnny Requejo ripped a 30-yard shot off the cross bar. Ismael Soriano chased down the ball and sent back into the box for Montes who knocked it in.Soriano picked up the second … [Read more...]
Chargers fall short in tight battle with Simi
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos and Simi Valley battled down to the wire Wednesday and the Chargers came out on the short end, falling 43-42 when Jay Larinan missed a 3-pointer with one second left in a second-round boys basketball game at the Simi Valley Tournament.DP was ahead 42-41 when Jonathan Davis scored on a layup with 21 seconds left to give Simi Valley the one-point lead.The Chargers called timeout to set up a potential game-winning play.Larinan led DP with 18 points and five rebounds. Pablo … [Read more...]
Boateng, Rams find their groove in second half
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Sophomore Ema Boateng led a second-half Cate explosion with a hat trick and an assist as the Rams opened their soccer season and Condor League campaign with a 5-0 win over Midland. Cate, coming off a 10-day Thanksgiving vacation, had only one day of practice before playing the game.“Unfortunately the brevity of our time together showed in the first half with some shaky moments in the middle and back thirds,” said Cate coach David Mochel.But the Rams were able to put something … [Read more...]
Brosnan scores four in Bishop rout of Laguna Blanca
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Sophomore Justin Brosnan led a Bishop Diego goal-scoring explosion, knocking in four goals in a 7-0 romp over Laguna Blanca in the season opener for both boys soccer teams Wednesday at Laguna.Sophomore Jonathan Ford and seniors Ryan Dinham and Michael Morando added single goals for the Cardinals.Coach Jesus Landeros lauded the play of senior defender Tyler Rogers, Morando in the midfield and sophomore defender Luis Ortiz. The coach also cited football standout Brandon Gonzalez, who was … [Read more...]
Sluggish start hurts Cate in season opener
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Midland knocked down nine 3-pointers and beat Cate 53-47 in the season and Condor League boys basketball opener Wednesday in Los Olivos.“We weren’t ready for our opener,” said Cate coach Bryan Rodriguez. “We just got our football players on Monday and we came out sluggish.”Wesley Greason scored 16 points and Spencer Shapiro had 13 for the Rams. … [Read more...]
Bishop drops opener at Fillmore Tournament
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Bishop Diego struggled from the free-throw line and dropped a 51-32 girls basketball decision to L.A. Baptist at the Fillmore Tournament on Wednesday.The Cardinals shot 4 of 21 from the free-throw line in their season opener.“That ended up being the difference in the game for us,” said coach Jeff Burich. “We started out fine. Their press got to us a little, but the free throws were the biggest thing.”Courtney Houston and Charlie Fling each scored eight points and Karina … [Read more...]
Fatigued Warriors falter against La Reina
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Playing a day after facing defending CIF champion Malibu, the Carpinteria girls soccer team ran out of gas and lost to La Reina 3-0 on Wednesday.“We were tired. We had only two players on the bench,” Carpinteria coach Lucy Carleton said. “We rose to the challenge. We played well in the second half.”Carleton praised the play of Shirley Benitez and Christina Valdez. … [Read more...]
Royals fall short against Pacifica
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
San Marcos couldn’t make up for a slow start and dropped a 2-1 girls soccer match at Pacifica in Oxnard on Wednesday.The Royals conceded a goal in the sixth minute and then fell behind 2-0 before they stepped up play.Emma Jones scored for the Royals in the 55th minute to cut the deficit in half.“From then on, we took it to them,” said San Marcos coach Lloyd Biggs. “We played very well. It wasn’t to be.”San Marcos is 1-1-1 on the young season. … [Read more...]
Katz protects 1-0 victory for Chargers
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Eric Katz played huge in the goal and Edgardo Flores and Kyle Schmechel combined on a beautiful goal, leading Dos Pueblos to a tense 1-0 victory at Santa Ynez on Wednesday.Katz was at the top of his game against a tough Santa Ynez squad.“Eric Katz was our man of the match, he kept us in it,” DP coach Tovi Eliasen said. “Santa Ynez is a very strong team. They gave us high pressure situations to deal with defensively as we were trying to get things organized. They got a lot of … [Read more...]
