Former Dos Pueblos volleyball player Caitlin Racich came from behind with her partner Summer Ross to win the first-ever AVCA Collegiate Sand Individual Championship in Gulf Shores, Alabama on Sunday.That performance came on the heels of Pepperdine's team championship win on Saturday. The Waves' women's sand volleyball team defeated Long Beach State 5-0 in the title match for the university's first-ever national championship in a women's sport.After the team event on Saturday, Racich … [Read more...]
Caitlin Racich playing at FIVB Junior World Beach Championships
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 By 1 Comment
Caitlin Racich has taken her prowess in volleyball outdoors.The former Dos Pueblos High star has gone from being a member of Pepperdine's women's indoor team to becoming the school’s first female sand volleyball scholarship recipient.The school recently added women’s sand volleyball as a NCAA sport.Racich trained on the sand all summer and was selected to the U.S. Junior Beach Team for the FIVB Beach Junior World Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, which starts … [Read more...]
THE NEXT LEVEL: Rottman wows them in the ACC
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 By 2 Comments
It hasn’t taken long for Emily Rottman to make an impact in Division 1 women’s volleyball.The former Santa Barbara High star started her collegiate career with a bang for the University of Virginia. Rottman had 28 digs in her debut match and 53 in three weekend matches to lead the Cavaliers to wins over Valparaiso, Delaware and Temple.Her eye-popping performance, which included 26 kills, earned her Freshman of the Week honors in the Atlantic Coast Conference.Rottman wasn’t the … [Read more...]
DP falls to powerhouse Mavericks
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The DP girls volleyball team had a very short stay in its first-ever visit to the state tournament."I'd say for me the state tournament was like icing on the cake," said Chargers head coach Dwayne Hauschild. "After such a great season it was really cool that we actually qualified for the first time."The Chargers travelled down to San Diego to face a team that was ranked No. 1 in the country for most of the season, La Costa Canyon, and fell 25-15, 20-25, 25-20, 25-10.Carly Wopat had … [Read more...]
Dons sweep DP at Rob Gym for CIF title
Saturday, November 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Jimi Hendrix played there in February of 1968.Forty years later, ol' Robertson Gym proved it can still get electric.Santa Barbara High's second-ranked girls volleyball team swept top-seeded Dos Pueblos 25-22, 25-22, 25-19 Saturday in front of a capacity crowd of about 3,000 to win the CIF Division I-A title. It was the first time two local girls teams have played each other for the crown."This is the happiest moment of my life. I'm just so full of emotion right now," said Santa … [Read more...]
Charger reserves get plenty of court time in win
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos' blue-chip starters stepped out of the spotlight at Sovine Gym Tuesday night and let the reserves and JV players get some love.Sally Yingst led the way with nine kills and the top-seeded Chargers (23-5) advanced to the second round of the CIF girls volleyball Division I-A playoffs with a 25-10, 25-18, 25-21 win over visiting Paso Robles."It's refreshing in a way to get someone new in the match," said setter Paige Craine. "When they come in you can sort of tell they have this … [Read more...]
Packed house at second Round Table Luncheon
Monday, September 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Diane Gaunt's tearful acceptance of this month's Special Olympics Athlete of the Month award warmed hearts in the Ranchero Room Monday for the latest Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table luncheon.Presenter Chris Casebeer described how Gaunt's cheers can be heard throughout the building when she rolls a strike in her sport of choice, bowling.Appropriately, Gaunt's response could be heard throughout Harry's."No doubt about it!"Before any awards were handed out, however, there … [Read more...]
