The spring sports season for high school teams leaps into its first big weekend of action. Here are some events happening in Santa Barbara worth checking out.
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FRIDAY
COLLEGE BASEBALL: San Jose State at UCSB, 2 p.m. ? Gaucho Austin Pettibone, off to a great start to this season, looks for his third straight win in the opener of a three-game series against the Spartans.
PREP SWIMMING: Channel League Relays, at SBHS, 2 p.m. ? The five schools get their feet wet in the first competition of the season.
JC VOLLEYBALL: El Camino at SBCC, 6 p.m. ? The Vaqueros host a state perennial power at the Sports Pavilion.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL: Mira Costa at Santa Barbara, 7 p.m. ? The Dons get an early season test against the No. 1-ranked team in CIF Division 1.
WOMEN?S BASKETBALL: GSAC Tournament semifinals, at Westmont, 7:30 p.m. ? The Warriors play for a berth in the conference tourney final. This will be the last chance for the community to see Tugce Canitez, the greatest women?s basketball player of all time at Westmont.
SATURDAY
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Gaucho Classic, 10 a.m, 2 p.m. — UCSB hosts Seattle and South Dakota in a pair of tournament games.
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Westlake at Dos Pueblos, 6 p.m. ? The Chargers, ranked sixth in CIF Division 2, play host to a traditionally tough Westlake program.
PREP TRACK: Rincon Races, Carpinteria High, 10 a.m. ? The annual event for small- and medium-size schools kicks off the high school track season in the area.
