Santa Barbara High’s boys volleyball team was upset in the opening round of its own Karch Kiraly Tournament of Champions on Friday, falling to Palisades Charter School 17-25, 27-25, 25-22, 25-23 before bouncing back to beat Ventura, 25-22, 25-22, 25-22.
The Dons suffered from 17 missed serves in the opening match.
“We’re a young team, but we’ve gotta stop making excuses like that. What’s good is that we responded really well against Ventura,” said coach Chad Arneson.
Santa Barbara's Gavin Trudeau puts up a set.
Dos Pueblos' Kyle Hoffman readies for a swing
Santa Barbara's Alec Smythe gets a hit past a blocker
(Photos by Vince Agapito)
Santa Barbara will play old nemesis Valencia at J.R. Richards Gym at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday.
Dos Pueblos won its opening match against Thousand Oaks before falling to Newport Harbor. The Chargers play Clovis West at SBHS at 9 a.m. Saturday.
San Marcos lost both of its matches on Friday and will take on Santa Ynez at 9 a.m. at Dos Pueblos.
