The Santa Barbara Volleyball Club’s 18-Smack team, competing among the top 16 teams of Southern California, made it to the semi-finals of the Division I bracket and placed third overall at the Mandatory #1 Tournament in San Diego last weekend.After a disappointing loss to Rancho Valley in the first match of pool play, the team rallied back to defeat SCVC and Sunshine VC, taking first in the pool.Moving into playoffs, the team beat Mizuno Long Beach in three games, 18-25, 25-19, 15-9. … [Read more...]
Fullerton full of quarterfinal results
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Fullerton Tennis Patrons hosted its 65th annual designated tournament in February, accepting 1,144 player entries to make it the biggest tournament ever held by them. The tournament drew some of Santa Barbara’s finest junior players including Ryan Peus, Spencer Simon, Lauren Stratman, and Rachel Decker-Sadowski.Ryan Peus, the No. 1 seed in the girls 12-and-under division, reached the quarterfinals after taking out the No. 9-seed Ena Shibahara of Rancho Palos Verdes in a close … [Read more...]
16-Smack smacks competition in Anaheim
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It was a busy weekend for the Santa Barbara Volleyball Club teams, finishing up their qualifying rounds to secure the divisional placement to start the regular season.On Saturday in Anaheim, Greg Novak’s 16-Smack team took first on the day in the Gold Bracket, cruising through its first two matches by beating New Wave 25-10, 25-12 and 805 Elite 25-18, 25-15.“The team’s near-perfect passing allowed us to easily sweep the first two opponents of the day,” said Novak.In the … [Read more...]
Palm Beach-bound Oswego claims Area 10W title
Sunday, February 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Santa Barbara and Goleta's girls Under-14 AYSO team, otherwise known as "Team Oswego," claimed the Area 10W championship over President's Day weekend and will be headed to Palm Beach, Florida this July for the AYSO National Games.Oswego beat all star teams from Carpinteria, Ventura, Santa Paula, Ojai, Oxnard and Camarillo.Oswego won the 10W championship on Valentine's Day in double-overtime. North Oxnard took a 1-0 lead in the last 5 minutes of the game but with just seconds to go in … [Read more...]
SB Tides roll over the field in Santa Maria
Sunday, February 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara Tides a 13U travel baseball team won the Santa Maria Starter Tournament presented by Triple Crown Sports. The tournament was played over President's Day Weekend, February 13-14, 2010 at the Hagerman Sports Complex in Santa Maria.Below are some highlights of the tournament overall and some highlights of the championship game.The Tides started slowly and dropped their first game 3-2 before coming alive to win four straight games and claim the title. The Tides scored 42 … [Read more...]
Caughey’s 15-Red team sweeps up all three
Friday, February 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara Volleyball Club’s 15-Red team, coached by Mickey Caughey, went 3-0 without losing a single game in their pool of the second qualifying round of the SCVA this past weekend.The team defeated Orange County 15-Green 25-11, 25-14, La Jolla Torreys 15s 25-17, 25-17, and Premier 15-2 Red 25-16, 25-17.“What a great day! Our serving was just incredible,” remarked Caughey. “Our block was intimidating…Our back row defense hungrily scooped up balls and returned digs … [Read more...]
Rain abbreviates 25th junior City Tournament
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 By
Amidst rain and delays, The Santa Barbara Tennis Patrons hosted its twenty-fifth annual City Tournament on January 22-23rd, drawing top juniors from around the nation and Southern California. Due to the amount of age divisions offered in the tournament as well as difficulties with the weather, only a few champions were crowned.“We took too many entries this year, but we wanted to benefit the Santa Barbara juniors,” said CathyAnn Simon, Director of the Tennis Patrons. Many of the … [Read more...]
SBVC 14-Smack goes 3-0 in Gold Division
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara Volleyball Club’s 14-Smack team was tested in its first Southern California Volleyball Association tournament of the season on Saturday, but still pulled off a perfect 3-0 finish for the day in the first qualifying round of the Gold Division.The team beat Nevada Jrs 14-Black in 2 games, opening up with a jittery 25-23 victory in the first game a dominant 25-12 showing in the second.Lucie Simmons’ 4-point service run helped to finish the match on a high note.The … [Read more...]
Boys 16s stage two huge comebacks, make Open Division
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Page Youth Center/Santa Barbara Spikers Boys Volleyball Club finished the Junior National Qualifier with the U-16 team earning a bid for the Open Division for the Junior National Championships in Austin, Texas in July 2010. All other age groups are going to the Club Division for the same event.The Santa Barbara 16s Spikers finished 11th place out of 66 teams from all over the country, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Canada."The 16s team is our strongest team in the program, since the … [Read more...]
15-Smack wins qualifying round, earns SCVA bye
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara Volleyball Club's 15-Smack team coasted through the competition at the first qualifying round for the Southern California Volleyball Association this past weekend, taking first place and earning a bye for the second qualifying round.The team started out the day with a strong service effort, handling Golden West 15-Black 25-8, 25-14. The team moved on to another equally lopsided affair against Sports Shack 15-BL, winning 25-12, 25-15. A solid 25-16, 25-21 win over a … [Read more...]
SBVC’s 16 and 18 Smack squads sweep pools
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara Volleyball Club's 16-Smack and 18-Smack teams began their club season this past weekend by sweeping their pools in the first qualifying round of the Southern California Volleyball Association competition.The 16-Smack team started the first match on Saturday against Channel Islands 16-Premier with a 0-5 point deficit, “but we calmed down and found our groove to win the game and the match,” stated Coach Greg Novak.The second match, against Golden West 16-Black, proved … [Read more...]
