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Becerra, Lund receive special recognition at SBART luncheon

Monday, January 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Monday's Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon was the first of 2012, and a host of coaches, athletes, and community members dropped by Harry's Plaza Cafe to share how they're doing in the new year.Twenty teams were represented in total, with each giving a report on their team's seasons. San Marcos High School was recognized with several awards before the coaches' reports, as Jordan Lund, Tony Becerra, and Sam Strong received special awards. Dos Pueblos' Jessica Escalante was … [Read more...]

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Escalante, Strong named SBART Athletes of the Week

Monday, January 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Female Athlete of the Week Jessica Escalante

Sam Strong took home the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Male Athlete of the Week award on Monday for scoring in both of San Marcos' soccer games last week.Strong's game-winner on Tuesday lifted the Royals to a 2-1 win over Dos Pueblos. The sophomore scored again on Thursday as the Royals managed to tie unbeaten Ventura 1-1.Dos Pueblos' Jessica Escalante won the Female Athlete of the Week award by leading the Chargers to a pair of victories last week. Escalante tallied 14 points, … [Read more...]

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Channel League hoops is one to watch, hear

Tuesday, December 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Cheers to Channel League basketball.With Monday's Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Press Luncheon being the last of 2011, most of the league's teams were feeling cheery heading into the holidays.And with good reason.San Marcos' boys team is coming off their third straight championship at the Coast Union Tournament and Santa Barbara's girls remain undefeated after seven games. Dos Pueblos' girls team has a tournament title under its belt already this season and the Santa Barbara … [Read more...]

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Cate soccer players earn SBART Athlete of the Week honors

Monday, December 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Male athlete of the week: Cate's Ema Boateng

Ema Boateng and Annie Weis make this week's set of Athletic Round Table Athletes of the Week an all-Cate School affair.Both soccer players, Weis and Boateng led their respective teams to high-quality results last week. Weis, a senior, scored seven goals and added an assist for good measure in a three-game stretch in which the Rams won 2-of-3 games at the Grace Brethren Tournament. The only loss was at the hands of Sierra Canyon, which is a defending CIF-ss champion.Boateng is the … [Read more...]

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SBART Sportsperson of the Month: Carter is all about helping others

Monday, November 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Sportsperson of the Month Lee Carter

When he’s not in court trying cases, Deputy District Attorney Lee Carter usually can be found on the local roads running or riding a bike.And, if there is a local race on the weekends, Carter will be there in the capacity of a volunteer coach, or as a member of the race support team, or as a part of the timing crew.And, if the local police department needs help preparing its recruits for the physical rigors of the academy, or training officers for the bike patrol, Carter is their … [Read more...]

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Luncheon crowd full of playoff passion

Monday, November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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It was the best of both worlds at Monday's Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon, as many of the teams represented were either in postseason mode or experiencing the excitement of a new season.Despite hosting an NCAA Selection Show viewing party at Harder Stadium barely an hour later, UCSB head soccer coach Tim Vom Steeg paid a visit and spoke about a special milestone."Because of the body of work this year, we will be in our 10th consecutive NCAA Tournament, which is most … [Read more...]

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Womble always a fan favorite

Monday, October 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

A lot of introductions are made every week at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon, and nobody gets a louder round of applause than Phil Womble.That fact was proven again at Harry's on Monday, as the eponymous local sports hero was on hand to see Carpinteria's Erin Saito receive the Womble Ethics in Sports Award."Erin is a tremendous young lady," explained Carpinteria High School teacher and basketball coach Dan Mercer. "She's a great student-athlete. She's a … [Read more...]

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Luncheon crowd looking forward to big-time games

Monday, October 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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If you like big crowds, this might be your kind of week.Coaches at Monday's Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon spoke of several high-stakes battles on the slate this week, including the year's first crosstown Dos Pueblos-Santa Barbara High girls volleyball match on Tuesday followed by Wednesday's clash at Harder Stadium between the Gauchos' men's soccer team and the defending national champion Akron Zips.Dos Pueblos Athletic Director Dan Feldhaus may have summed it … [Read more...]

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2011-12 SBART Press Luncheon Schedule

Monday, August 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

2011-12 Press Luncheon ScheduleMondays at Noon - Harry’s Plaza Cafe • Sponsored by Santa Barbara Bank & TrustSeptember 12, 2011:Football, College Soccer, Water Polo Athlete of the Week, Athletic Directors DaySeptember 19, 2011:Football, Volleyball, Cross Country Athlete of the Week, Special Olympics Athlete of the MonthSeptember 26, 2011:Football, Tennis, Golf, College Soccer Athlete of the Week, Scholar Athlete of the Year - Carpinteria … [Read more...]

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2010-11 Athletes of the Year

Monday, May 23, 2011 By 1 Comment
UCSB's Orlando Johnson cracked a smile when the MC lauded his choice to withdraw from the NBA draft in order to return for his senior season.

This is the list of the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table's Athletes of the Year for the 2010-11 school year.The athletes were nominated by a coach or athletic director and voted on by the media. They were honored at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Hall of Fame banquet Monday night at Fess Parker's DoubleTree Hotel.Athlete, School, CategoryChris Joyce, SBCC Vaqueros, College Baseball Danny Zandona, SBHS Dons, Prep Baseball Tessa Emerson, SBHS Dons, … [Read more...]

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Sports Figure of the Month: Ethel Byers

Monday, April 11, 2011 By 1 Comment
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Long-time sports enthusiast – a prototype of selfless community service – and both a leader and often behind-the-scenes-volunteer fixture at a zillion local athletic venues – Ethel Byers, has been named Presidio Sports’ Sports Figure of the Month for March, 2011.Byers, a Santa Barbara native, is wrapping up a distinguished volunteer career serving area high school sports with her upcoming retirement from the Santa Barbara Athletic Roundtable (SBART) -- the backdrop for spotlighting … [Read more...]

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Coaches wondering what all the rain is about

Monday, March 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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The rainy weather brought out mixed emotions at Monday's Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Press Luncheon. For the baseball coaches, the wet conditions can lead to scheduling headaches and practice deprivation. But for Bishop Diego boys volleyball head coach Jason Donnelly, the rain was a welcome sight."For those of you complaning about the weather and the rain," Donnelly said. "I just moved back from New Jersey and if you ever want to experience some weather, go spend a couple of winters … [Read more...]

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