Laguna drops first-round match to Flintridge Prep

Laguna Blanca's boys volleyball season came to an end with a tough five-game loss to Flintridge Prep on Tuesday in a CIF Division 5 first-round playoff match. The game scores were 25-22, 25-20, 16-25, 11-25, 10-15.The Owls looked sharp in the first two games, taking a commanding 2-0 lead before Flintridge answered back behind the play of 6-8, 250-pound middle Kenyatta Smith, who led his school to a CIF 5-AA basketball championship in March and is headed to Harvard."Our guys were in … [Read more...]

Cate girls fall short in Northern Division title match

In a see-saw game, top-seeded Redondo edged Cate 11-10 in the CIF-SS Northern Division girls lacrosse championship game on Tuesday at Cate.Julia Denney picked up a loose ball in front of the net and beat goalkeeper Alexx Temena with a low shot for the go-ahead goal with about 2:35 left in regulation.Cate had a chance to tie the score but a shot from about 6 yards trickled wide of the goal. The Sea Hawks got the ball and ran out the clock to deny the Rams for the second straight … [Read more...]

Santa Margarita too much for San Marcos

San Marcos volleyball was swept by No. 2-seeded Santa Margarita  on Tuesday, 25-13, 25-16, and 25-15 in the first-round of the CIF Division 1 boys volleyball playoffs"We played against a well polished team," San Marcos coach Roger Kuntz said. "They played at a very elite level, and we played well but we were very out matched."San Marcos finished the year with a 15-10 record."I'm very proud of our team and the way we've played throughout the year," said Kuntz … [Read more...]

Dons seeded fourth for CIF D-1 tennis playoffs

Santa Barbara received the No. 4 seed in the CIF Division 1 boys tennis playoffs and will play a wild-card winner in the first round on Wednesday at home.The Dons, who were finalists last year, will open against either Loyola or Redondo, who play on Tuesday.Dos Pueblos got a Division 1 wild-card spot and is playing host to Simi Valley at 3 p.m. Tuesday. The winner travels to No. 2 seed Palos Verdes for the first round.San Marcos visits Temple City in a D-1 first-rounder on … [Read more...]

Dons, Owls, Royals begin CIF playoffs at home

League champions Santa Barbara and Laguna Blanca drew home matches for the first round, and San Marcos received a wild-card berth for the CIF boys volleyball playoffs, which were announced Sunday.The Royals (14-9), who finished fourth in Channel League, plays host to Long Beach-Cabrillo (9-9) in a Division 1 wild-card match on Monday at 7 p.m. at the Thunderhut. The winner travels to second-seeded Santa Margarita for the first round on Tuesday.Channel League-champion Santa Barbara takes … [Read more...]

Cate girls are back in the CIF title match

Cate will get a rematch with Redondo for the CIF-SS Northern Division girls lacrosse title.The Rams earned another title shot after beating Agoura 17-13 in a semifinal match on Friday at Cate.Alexis Hill score nine goals and Annie Weis added four, as the Rams improved to 11-3.“Agoura put up a great fight and could never be counted out of this game,” Cate coach Linda Sommers said. “While we looked a bit shaky on the defensive transtition, a great job was done this group of … [Read more...]

Hill is a scoring machine for Cate in playoff opener

Alexis Hill pumped in 13 goals, leading Cate to an 18-6 win over Peninsula in the first round of the CIF girls lacrosse playoffs.The win advances the Rams to the semifinals of the Northern Division on Friday or Saturday.Hill also controlled six draws, and goalkeeper Alexx Temena made eight saves.Cate improves to 10-3 on the season.  … [Read more...]

Dons score early, advance to regional championship

Santa Barbara got goals from Sanford Spivey and Thomas Crawford, and shut out University City of San Diego 2-0 Wednesday at Mira Mesa High  to advance to the CIF Southern California Regional Soccer Championship in Division 2.The Dons will play Oak Hills for the title on Friday night at 7:30 at Warren High in Downey. Oak Hills upset top-seeded Claremont 1-0 in the other semifinal.Santa Barbara and Oak Hills (21-3-3) are both CIF-Southern Section runners-up — the Dons in Division 1 and … [Read more...]

Cate lives the dream, wins first CIF Soccer title

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DOWNEY — Cate’s dream season in boys soccer was capped by a dream game from a freshman player.Teddy Mauze experienced the ultimate final game, scoring a hat trick to lead the Rams to a 3-1 victory over Mammoth in the CIF Division 7 championship match Saturday at Warren High’s Justice Stadium in Downey.It was the first soccer title for Cate and the second for a Condor League school.The top-seeded Rams finished the season a perfect 22-0-0. No. 2 seeded Mammoth finished at … [Read more...]

Pritchard quietly gets job done on defense for Dons

Steady as he goes.Spencer Pritchard is one of those blue-collar, lunch-pail types on the soccer field: He punches in, puts in good day of work and punches out.The senior defender for the Santa Barbara High boys soccer team just goes about his business of clearing balls out of the box, tackling balls away from attacking players and covering for his teammates.Pritchard’s work as a defender has been a key part of the Dons (20-5-3) playing in back-to-back CIF championships. He’ll be … [Read more...]

Rams roar into CIF Division 7 final

Cate handled the confinement of playing on a narrow pitch by going to the air. And now the Rams are walking on air as they qualified for their first CIF boys soccer final.Teddy Mauze, a 6-4 freshman forward, scored two goals on headers in the first 15 minutes to spark No. 1 Cate to a 6-0 win over University Prep in a CIF Division 7 semifinal on Tuesday in Victorville."We're super excited,” Cate coach Dave Mochel said. “The boys couldn’t be more excited. It’s been a pretty … [Read more...]

A perfect finish for DP: 4th straight CIF water polo title

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Scoring inside, outside, while submerged, bank-handed, hard, with finesse, with one touch and on a 360 move, Kiley Neushul put on a show to lead Dos Pueblos to its fourth straight CIF girls water polo championship and a second straight undefeated season Saturday night at the Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine.Neushul was magnificent in her final high school game as she tallied nine goals in a 16-10 victory over seventh-seeded Foothill in the Division 1 final. It was the third straight D-1 … [Read more...]