Santa Barbara's Sports News and Information
THE NEXT LEVEL Santa Barbara athletes are all over the place. So many that it’s hard to keep up with. This is a place to keep tabs on our local athletes that have gone on to play at a higher level outside of the community.Each week PresidioSports.com publishes running updates, news, and notes following our locally connected athletes making waves elsewhere.Check back here routinely to find out who’s doing what. If you have a news tip, feel free to email us at … [Read more...]
Santa Barbara Aquatics Club was well presented at NCAA Division I collegiate tournaments held at UCSB and UC Berkeley over the weekend.UCSB’s Siena Van Alphen (Dos Pueblos High/SBAC), Tahnia Mark (DPHS/SBAC), and Kacey Creek (Royal High/SBAC) squared off against Arizona State University and Mackenzy Fowler (Santa Barbara High/SBAC) Friday at UCSB’s Campus pool where the sixth-ranked Sun Devils prevailed 12-7.Saturday morning the 17th-ranked Gauchos met Sonoma State and Brittny Hummel … [Read more...]
PHOTO GALLERY INTRO: Just like any year, the 12 months of 2011 were filled with a ton of great local sports moments. Presidio Sports has collected its favorite images from the last year to bring you back.Take a look back at some of our photographs from the past year, taken by Vince Agapito, Randy Weiss and John Dvorak.Many great photos didn't make the final cut, but only because we couldn't include them all.Here's to 2012!!!ALSO: 2011 Performances of the Year ** 2011 local … [Read more...]
2011 YEAR IN REVIEW In the numerous athletic events we cover throughout a year, there are certain plays and individual performances that leave a lasting impression.Presidio Sports is punching the rewind button and taking a look back at some of the most memorable individual plays and game performances we witnessed and reported on in 2011. Also be sure to check out a review of our local Sports Figures of the Month from 2011 as well as our Photos of the Year … [Read more...]
Presidio Sports is proud to have been able to highlight 11 local sports figures in 2011 as part of our Sports Figure of the Month series that we began back in February with the support from presenting sponsor American Riviera Bank.The series was created to recognize individuals in our athletic community that do big things, whether it be on the playing field, in the workplace, or in the community.Our Sports Figures of the Month profiles, written exclusively by Presidio Sports … [Read more...]
The power-play struggles continued for Team USA in a 3-2 water polo loss to Italy in a fifth-place semifinal game at the FINA Women’s Junior World Championships in Trieste, Italy.The Americans went 1 for 6 on player-advantage situations in the physical, defensive battle.Kiley Neushul (Dos Pueblos/Stanford) scored a goal for the U.S., which plays the Netherlands for seventh place.The U.S. had beaten Italy 11-4 in group play. … [Read more...]
Team USA lost a double overtime thriller to Hungary, 9-8, at the FINA Women's Junior World Championships in Trieste, Italy on Thursday.Sami Hill (Dos Pueblos/UCLA) had her best game of the tournament with 15 saves, including two one-on-one stops. Kiley Neushul (Dos Pueblos/Stanford) led the U.S. with two goals. Neushul scored the first goal of the game off a perfect full-court (22 meter) pass from Hill.The U.S. led until the fourth quarter when Hungary tied the score 7-7. Hungary … [Read more...]
Kiley Neushul scored five goals to lead the U.S. Junior National Team to a 25-2 rout over Germany and a berth in the quarterfinals at the FINA Women’s Junior World Water Polo Championships in Trieste, Italy.The U.S. will play Hungary on Thursday for a chance to reach the semifinals.Neushul’s five goals led the Americans, who were coming off a 9-7 loss to Greece in their final group game. Goalie Sami Hill had 10 saves in that match, but it wasn’t enough as the U.S. failed to convert … [Read more...]
Sami Hill and Kiley Neushul are back on the same team again.The former Dos Pueblos water polo teammates are playing for the U.S. Junior National team at the FINA Water Polo Junior World Championships in Trieste, Italy.In the U.S. opener against host Italy, Hill, the goalkeeper, swatted down numerous shots in an impressive 11-4 victory.Neushul won the initial sprint and scored from seven meters on the first U.S. possession to set the tone in a game where the Americans dominated … [Read more...]
The Santa Barbara Water Polo Club produced four medal-winning girls teams at the National Junior Olympics in Orange County last week.The 12-under and 16-under teams captured gold medals while the 18U and 21U squads came home with silver medals after four days of competition.Coach Brian “Chuckie” Roth’s 12U girls set the pace, beating Laguna Beach in the “A” final, 11-5, at the William Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine. The title capped an undefeated season for Roth’s … [Read more...]
Six girls from the Dos Pueblos swim team hit the water Tuesday for the CIF Masters Meet held in Irvine, with each earning a top 10 finish in their races.The CIF Masters invited only the top-2 recorded times from each race and division, along with the 16 fastest times from the CIF finals.Janelle Nguyen finished 4th in the 500 freestyle, and helped the 400 freestyle relay team (Nguyen, Kiley Neushul, Emily Swindle, Emily Rose Williams) earn a fourth-place finish.Neushul … [Read more...]
