Fanaro medals in Dons win over Royals

Olivia Fanaro earned medalist honors for the first time this season in Santa Barbara High's 243-272 girls golf win over San Marcos at Santa Barbara Golf Club."It was great to see Olivia as a medalist for the first time this year, but we're going to have to play better if we want to beat DP," said coach Ryan Throop.Santa Barbara needs to beat the Chargers at Glen Annie Golf Course in order to claim its first-ever Channel League championship. That match has been moved from this week to … [Read more...]

San Marcos golfers come up short against Ventura

Alexandria Peretiako shared medalist honors, but San Marcos fell short in the Channel League golf match, falling to Ventura 271-293 on Thursday at Santa Barbara Golf Club.Peretiako shot a 49 to tie with Ventura’s Amanda Marshall.“We had a good opportunity to grab a win today,” San Marcos coach Shawn Ricci said. “Going into the match, the girls set a goal for themselves and fell a little short. We look forward to playing better next week when we take on Santa Barbara on Tuesday … [Read more...]

Peretiako earns medal in loss to Buena

Alexandria Peretiako earned medalist honors with a round of 43 at Santa Barbara Golf Club on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough to get the San Marcos girls golf team its first win in a 295-270 decision against visiting Buena."It's a little disappointing but sometimes you need to take a few steps back before you can move forward and I hope that is where we are today," said coach Shawn Ricci.The Royals are 0-4 on the year. … [Read more...]

Henno’s even as Pirates edge Royals

Santa Ynez's Kristin Henno fired an even-par 37 at Santa Barbara Golf Club on Wednesday to lead the Pirates girls golf squad to a 290-214 victory over San Marcos.The Royals were led once again by Alexandria Peretiako, who shot 43. The Royals have now played two matches and shot the same team score in each."Both freshman Brittany (Peretiako) and Melissa (Jewkes) are hitting the ball well and are starting to manage their play on the course better each day," said coach Shawn Ricci. … [Read more...]

Royals fall short in opener at Muni

Alexandria Peretiako fired a team-leading 45 at par-37 Santa Barbara Golf Club, but the San Marcos girls golf team dropped a 244-290 decision to visiting Oxnard on Thursday.“This was the first golf match for many of our girls and we fell short of our team goal,” said coach Shawn Ricci. “As a team we know we can score 10-15 strokes better. We have six new players on our team this year and the girls have already created a solid bond with one another.”Oxnard’s Katie Rice earned … [Read more...]

San Marcos, Atascadero go stroke for stroke

Alexandria Peretiako medaled for San Marcos on Monday, taking the Royals as close as they could have gotten to their first win of the season at Chalk Mountain Golf Course in Atascadero.At the end of the day, San Marcos and Atascadero both carded 267s. The tiebreaker is decided by each team's sixth golfer, of which the Royals don't have.Peretiako's score (44) was impressive in that none of the San Marcos players had ever played at Chalk Mountain."This was a solid coaching … [Read more...]

Royals bring down score against Yellowjackets

The San Marcos girls golf team improved on its opening day round, but the Royals still fell to Oxnard 245-292 at River Ridge Golf Course.Alexandria Peretiako scored San Marcos' low round with a 51 while Nicole Francisco took home medalist honors for the Yellowjackets with a 40.The Royals shaved 16 strokes off the previous day's round by having 4-of-5 golfers lower their scores. Zaira Barbosa posted a 53 and Sofi Castanon a 60."We still need to work on getting everyone shooting in … [Read more...]