Competing in only its second tournament since workouts began last month, the G-Land club baseball team took home the first place trophy from a tourney held this weekend at Girsh Fields in Goleta.G-Land squared off on its home field against other 14U teams from Oxnard, Santa Maria and Tehachapi. After walloping Oxnard in the Saturday opener, G-Land fell six runs behind to the Tehachapi Trojans in the afternoon match before rallying to an 8-8 tie.The two teams met again in the championship … [Read more...]
SBSC collects 6-pack of champions at Summer Cup
The Santa Barbara Soccer Club captured six division championships at its annual Summer Cup tournament over the weekend.In all, the club had 17 teams reach the finals out of 29 flights. In some age groups, there were enough teams entered to form two flights — Anacapa and Santa Cruz.The boys championship teams were the Under-16s in the Anacapa Flight, the U14s, and the U10 White squad. Winning titles for the girls were U16s, U12s and U10s.Here is the list of championships matches that … [Read more...]
Vom Steeg trying to make U.S. team
Justin Vom Steeg was among 119 players from around the country to be selected to attend the U.S. Soccer Under-14 national program’s identification camp in Concord, Mass.Justin, the eldest son Almeria and Tim Vom Steeg, the men’s soccer coach at UCSB, is trying to make the first U14 boys national team, which will compete at the Disney Showcase in Florida in November. Spots on regional teams are also at stake.Justin, a goalkeeper, plays for the Santa Barbara Soccer Club and is in the Region … [Read more...]
Fauntleroy-Howard hold court for locals
It was a good day for out-of-town teams as they won six of the six of seven age divisions in Tuesday’s California Beach Volleyball Association Youth Tournament at East Beach.The lone local winner was the duo of Tristan Fauntleroy and Will Howard in the Boys 14s. They defeated the Santa Barbara team of Quinn Denkersohn and Jonah Iwanga in the final.Hayden Boehle (Manhattan Beach) and Bobby Nolan (Westchester) and locals Nathan Holmes and Baker Johnson tied for third.The 16s and 18s divisions … [Read more...]
DP All-Stars were hits of the summer
Every Little League team is special.But there was something unique about this particular group of ballplayers from the Dos Pueblos Little League.As an all-star team, the players developed great chemistry and a winning formula when they were just 9 years old, and it continued on as they grew older and moved up in divisions.For the last five years, Brody Curtis, Daniel Dzierski, Brian Cho, Joshua Tedeschi, Nolan Soto, Alex Amaro, James Savage, Robert Gulvin, Isaac Rodriguez, Dylan Rohde, … [Read more...]
Postseason run ends for GVSLL U-11 Stars
Playing with a depleted pitching staff, the Goleta Valley South Little League 10-11 All-Stars fell to Orange, 8-4, Tuesday night and were eliminated from the Division 3 Tournament.The local squad finished third, which equates to being one of the top six 11-under teams in Southern California.Having used several pitchers in Monday’s extra-inning 18-16 win over Quartz Hill, Goleta Valley was in a vulnerable position going into the elimination game in Ontario.Goleta Valley got on the … [Read more...]
DP Junior All-Stars stopped 11-6
The postseason run for the Dos Pueblos Little League Junior Division All-Stars came to an end Tuesday night.Dos Pueblos lost to La Mirada, 11-6, and was eliminated from the State Sub-Divisional Tournament at Ontario Mountain View Little League.The DP All-Stars won the District 63 and Section 1 championships. … [Read more...]
Local youth spikers earn California Cup bids
More than 70 teams invaded the sands of East Beach for the California Beach Volleyball Association Youth Tour stop in Santa Barbara Tuesday.Players of all ages competed for spots in their division of the California Cup State Championship held annually in Manhattan Beach on Labor Day weekend. Complete results are below.ORDER PHOTO PRINTS ONLINE * PHOTOS BY JOHN DVORAK In the 12 and Under Boys Division, Kip Lawrence and Barron Mainz of Santa Barbara defeated Niko Forbes and Sebastian Rodriguez … [Read more...]
DP Junior All-Stars overtaken by El Monte
Dos Pueblos ran into a powerhouse El Monte East squad and dropped an 11-6 decision at the Little League Junior Division Sub-Division 3 All-Star Tournament in Ontario Monday night.The loss drops DP into an elimination game Tuesday night against La Mirada. If DP wins, it would have to beat El Monte twice to advance to the divisional finals.Dos Pueblos capitalized on some walks and sloppy defense by El Monte to open up a 6-1 lead after four innings. But El Monte came roaring back and hit DP’s … [Read more...]
GVSLL 10-11 Stars stay alive with wild win
With its postseason life on the line, Goleta Valley South’s 10-11 All-Stars rallied for two runs in the sixth inning, scored six more in the seventh and pitched out of bases-loaded jam to outlast Quartz Hill 18-16 in an elimination game at the Little League Divisional State Tournament Monday night in Ontario.Kyle Gonzalez ended the wild game by getting the final Quartz Hill batter to line out to right field with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh.Blake Katsev continued his hot … [Read more...]
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