Laguna Blanca forced several Laguna Blanca turnovers, which helped the Owls pull off a 44-28 girls basketball win on Wednesday.“It was a pretty physical game,” Laguna Blanca coach Chris Foster said. “We played strong defense that led to a lot of transition baskets.”He said the team had 14 steals.Amanda Schulenberg led the Owls (4-8) with 19 points, while Natalie Nomura scored 14 and Krysta Brown added nine.Faith Emerson scored 11 points and Olivia Johnson had seven points … [Read more...]
Free throws help Cate get past Laguna Blanca
Friday, January 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Cate opened up a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter and held off Laguna Blanca, 43-36, in a Condor League girls basketball game at the Owls’ gym on Friday.The Rams benefited from the charity stripe, where they attempted 28 free throws and made 15.Laguna Blanca shot 6-of-16 from the free-throw line.“That was the difference,” said Laguna Blanca coach Chris Foster.Grace Dickman scored nine of her 21 points from the line to lead Cate.“Grace played a very solid game from … [Read more...]
Laguna Blanca’s Schulenberg named All-CIF
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Amanda Schulenberg has been named All-CIF in girls volleyball Division IV-AA, it was announced Tuesday.The Laguna Blanca senior captain helped lead the Owls to the quarterfinals of CIF this year after making the title match in 2009. Schulenberg was a four-year varsity player."She's always been one of the top athletes in the gym since she was a kid," said her coach Jim Alzina, noting how her sportsmanship was always at an equally high level.Channel League champion Dos Pueblos did not … [Read more...]
Laguna Blanca sees Brethren Christian do it again
Saturday, November 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Brethren Christian pulled off its second straight upset in CIF's Division IV-AA playoffs on Saturday, stunning Laguna Blanca's girls volleyball team 25-18, 25-21, 25-17 in the quarterfinals.The Owls were the second seed but were hobbled and played without two regular starters."It just wasn't there tonight," said Laguna Blanca head coach Jim Alzina. "Anytime you have two starters go down it's not good. It was another good season (but) injuries definitely hurt us."Our passing wasn't … [Read more...]
Owls sweep Dunn, run win streak to five in a row
Saturday, October 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Amanda Schulenberg and Krysta Brown controlled the net and Lillie Hodges held down the back row to lead Laguna Blanca to a 25-15, 25-16, 25-22 sweep over Dunn in a Condor League girls volleyball match on Saturday.It was the fifth straight win for the Owls (7-1, 3-0), ranked No. 4 in the last CIF 4-AA poll.Coach Jim Alzina said his team is rounding into top form as the postseason nears.“I hope we’re not peaking this early,” he said. “We’ve really come together the last two … [Read more...]
Schulenberg puts hurt on Toads
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Laguna Blanca's girls volleyball team shook off Condor League foe Thacher on Wednesday, defeating the Toads 25-14, 21-25, 25-16, 25-14 at Merovick Gym.Amanda Schulenberg posted a season-high 16 kills for Laguna Blanca. Amanda Harvey supported with 12 more put-aways. Lillie Hidges and Clara Madsen were tops on the Owls in digs while Krysta Brown ruled the net with five blocks."The girls came out with a ton of energy tonight," said Owls head coach Jim Alzina. "They knew it was going to be … [Read more...]
Griffin, Emerson, Schulenberg garner All-CIF attention
Monday, March 29, 2010 By
Santa Barbara High's Rebecca Griffin and Tess Emerson were named All-CIF on Monday, landing on Division III-A's second team. Laguna Blanca's Amanda Schulenberg made it on Division VI-AA's first team.Channel League champion Buena placed two players on All-CIF teams. League-MVP Kacie Sowell made the Division III-AA second team while junior teammate Keani Albanez made the first team. Ventura has two representatives on the Division II-AA first team in seniors Maddie Fahan and Amy … [Read more...]
