Santa Barbara's Sports News and Information
“Girls…Girls…Girls. Hello, girls!” One of my fave lines from that old flick, Arthur, starring the late Dudley Moore before he died.And that’s what it seemed like today at the National Girls and Women in Sports Day Luncheon at Earl Warren Showgrounds sponsored by the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table. Girls – actually incredible young ladies – were everywhere!And it was here where Christa Gannon gave an “info-mercial on life.”Gannon, as you may recall, is a … [Read more...]
LA Lakers vs. NY Knicks. Tonight! My all-time favorite classic series starting years ago and worlds away. It’s Friday evening in Santa Barbara but many melded memories take me back… It’s the late 1960s in Bayport, NY along “Long Giland’s” southern shores - 60 miles east from The Center of My Universe: Madison Square Garden (MSG). Winter hoops season means wind-chill, howling winds and a blizzard outside. The backyard lake is frozen solid.Inside, this young basketball … [Read more...]
Group Fitness — It’s never been my thing.Until last year. That’s when I took a flying leap at a friend’s urging.Now I’m a “MoBro” — my manly-man descriptor for a being among a handful of dudes in estrogen-laden Momentum 4 Life, an amazing local training group about 10 years strong.There are seventy athletes, including 65 of the most incredible women you’ll ever meet. Like guys, they come in all shapes, sizes, ages, backgrounds. Only no egos (WOW, what’s all that … [Read more...]
Cowbell.You can never have enough cowbell.It grabs your attention and rattles right through you, like Sunday morning during Santa Barbara’s very own international marathon – it was everywhere!There was cowbell behind Costco….cowbell on Cathedral Oaks…on Cliff Drive… and certainly cowbell down to the finish line near our spectacular Santa Barbara City College on the coast.Cowbell — as in wild, enthusiastic support for the 3,000-plus runners from across the nation. … [Read more...]
GLEN ANNIE GOLF COURSE, GOLETA — Time for the Santa Barbara Foresters 10th Annual Turkey Day Shootout Tournament —impeccable conditions for having fun!And in this non-profit or charity world of golf – as in fundraisers for charitable organizations – fun is what it’s all about. Plus, raising critical funding – the lifeblood of all programs. Especially today in these challenging times.Excitement abounds at check-in! There’s a fun goody bag and Mulligans (as in do-overs that … [Read more...]
Sports have a way of bringing people together. Old people. Young ones. People from all walks of life.The Santa Barbara Athletic Roundtable is like that too. They’ve been bringing people together for 40 years every Monday at their weekly Press Luncheon at Harry’s Plaza. Other venues too. Their focus is celebrating young athletes – great ones, good ones and the ones who lead with character, spirit and even those who overcome challenges, like Special Olympians. They celebrate … [Read more...]
