Santa Barbara's Sports News and Information
It was evident in the first half Tuesday that Santa Barbara’s perfect record in boys soccer was in jeopardy.Playing against an inspired Dos Pueblos squad, the Dons misfired on some excellent scoring chances and wound up being held to a 0-0 draw in a Channel League match at Scott O’Leary Stadium.The result ended an 18-0-0 streak for Santa Barbara and left the top-ranked team in CIF Division 2 with a 1-0-1 record in league play.Dos Pueblos, meanwhile, battled to its second … [Read more...]
Thursday was about as bittersweet as it gets for the Santa Barbara girls golf team. The Dons recorded the best round in school history and had three players notch career bests, yet still ended up losing the Channel League match 195-210 to Dos Pueblos at Glen Annie.Emily Fox birdied her final two holes to claim the medalist spot for the Chargers with a 1-under par 35.Nicole Bullemer (36) and Vanesa Villa (39) also broke 40 for Dos Pueblos, which remains undefeated on the season at 6-0, … [Read more...]
Time is a hot commodity at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table luncheons.The weekly event starts at high noon, and the athletes have to be back at school as soon as possible to get to class… That means coaches aren’t supposed to stand at the podium and spend 15 minutes going through the intricacies of their team’s defensive schemes or how well the waterboys did in the last game.New president Catharine Manset Morreale has brought back the “3-minute rule” which keeps the … [Read more...]
The 2009 prep football season is here, and PresidioSports.com will once again be your go-to source for all the action. Our team of football writers has nearly a century of combined local sportswriting experience, and along with the reports we are proud to feature extensive photo galleries of many of the games.Let's take a quick look at what to expect from local teams.BISHOP DIEGOHead Coach: Tom Crawford2008 Record: 1-8, 0-4 Tri-Valley LeagueThings didn’t start out well … [Read more...]
