Fred Warrecker hangs up uniform; son Donny takes over as coach of Dons baseball

The torch is being passed in the Santa Barbara High baseball program. But it's staying in the same family. Fred Warrecker is stepping down as head … [Read more...]

Ballfield named after Santa Barbara’s Coach O

  Giving Bill Oliphant the opportunity to coach was like handing the car keys to a teen-ager. Once he got a taste of it, there was no turning … [Read more...]

Santa Barbara High baseball program to play 100-inning game

In an effort to celebrate a century of quality baseball and to raise money to complete new batting cages, the Santa Barbara High School baseball team … [Read more...]

BB: Grandcolas, Dons pick off Royals 6-0

In all his years coaching baseball, Santa Barbara High coach Fred Warrecker had never seen what pitcher Gabe Grandcolas pulled off Tuesday in a … [Read more...]

Santa Barbara Sports Figure of the Month: Simon Chavez

That smile. Longtime Santa Barbara High varsity baseball coach Fred Warrecker will never forget the ear-to-ear smile that was always on the face of … [Read more...]

Brakka gets plenty of run support; Royals beat Dons

A hard-luck pitcher during the season, Jimmy Brakka of San Marcos finally got some run support and notched his first win on Friday. Making the … [Read more...]

Dons get a rematch with Mission Viejo in CIF semifinals

It was during a break from school that Santa Barbara’s baseball team took some lumps against some quality opponents during an early April roadtrip to … [Read more...]

Seniors step up for Dons in opener against DP

It wasn’t Senior Day at Santa Barbara’s Eddie Mathews Field, but it might as well have been. In the opening game of a pivotal three-game series … [Read more...]