PHOTO GALLERY INTRO: Just like every month of the year, September features dozens and dozens of exciting sporting events in Santa Barbara. Here’s a look back on some of our favorite images from the past month of action. Events include the AVP Championships, college and high school sporting events, and the Pier-to-Peak Half Marathon.
All Photos by John Dvorak, Mike Clark and James Crosby.
![Pier to Peak Half Marathon Pier to Peak Half Marathon](https://presidiosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/PiertoPeak.jpg)
The Pier to Peak Half Marathon comes every year on Labor Day Weekend, unofficially bringing the Santa Barbara summer sports season to a close. This competitor climbs up Gibraltar Road with the race’s starting points, Stearns Wharf, below.??(Dvorak)
![Jennifer Kessy - AVP Santa Barbara Jennifer Kessy - AVP Santa Barbara](https://presidiosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Kessy.jpg)
Jennifer Kessy looks for an angle past the block of Jenny Kropp in the semifinal of the AVP tournament at West Beach, which Kessy and April Ross eventually won.??(Dvorak)
![Rafael-Arellano](https://presidiosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Rafael-Arellano.jpg)
Lompoc punt returner Rafael Arellano breaks a tackle from Dos Pueblos safety Alex Contreras for a 15-yard gain on a return in the second quarter on September 14th. Lompoc is 6-0 this season and is ranked as the top team in the county. (Crosby)
![Candice_Adema Candice Adema](https://presidiosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Candice_Adema.jpg)
Candice Adema leaps to set a Westmont hitter during the second set of a match with Concordia. which at the time was a battle of two top-5 NAIA teams. Concordia won in five sets.??(Dvorak)
![UCSB_Harvard1](https://presidiosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/UCSB_Harvard1.jpg)
UCSB’s Charlie Miller rises above the fray only to have Harvard keeper Joe Festa punch the ball away from danger. The Gauchos’ men’s soccer team remains undefeated going into October. (Dvorak)
![Dom Sarle yells for his teamates. Sarle leads the Gauchos with 4 assists.](https://presidiosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/UCSBvUCLA02_Web.jpg)
UCSB’s Dom Sarle directs traffic during the Gauchos’ national televised game against UCLA at Harder Stadium. UCSB unveiled never-before-worn black jerseys for the game. (Clark)
![Dos Pueblos boys cross country team Dos Pueblos boys cross country team](https://presidiosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/DP_CrossCountry.jpg)
The Dos Pueblos boys cross country team is the top-ranked team in Division 2. The boys got together for a team photo after dominating the season’s first Channel League meet.?(Dvorak)
![UCSB vs. UCLA SoCal Tournament UCSB vs. UCLA SoCal Tournament](https://presidiosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/UCLA-UCSB_PG.jpg)
UCSB’s Derek Shoemaker makes an effort to affect a shot from UCLA’s Danny McClintick during the SoCal Tournament, a men’s water polo tournament that brought the country’s best college water polo teams to Santa Barbara. UCSB placed second in the tournament behind the four-time defending national champion USC Trojans.?(Dvorak)
![Parker Woodward Parker Woodward](https://presidiosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Woodward.jpg)
San Marcos goalie Parker Woodward at the ready in a win over Rio Mesa on September 25th. (Dvorak)
![jack-gregson](https://presidiosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/jack-gregson.jpg)
Bishop Diego running back Jack Gregson picks up a first down in the second quarter against Santa Ynez on September 1st. Gregson and the Cardinals won all four of their games in September and are 5-0 on the season. (Crosby)