Local Sports by The Independent’s John Zant

Readers of PresidioSports.com will have access to more local sports coverage in 2015, thanks to John Zant and the Santa Barbara Independent.

From now on, visitors to PresidioSports.com’s homepage will find Zant’s weekly column from the pages of the Independent reposted on Presidio.

Zant is a household name in Santa Barbara athletics having covered the local sports community since the early 1970s.

Enjoy!!

PAST ENTRIES:

February 19, 2015: Introducing McCutcheon, Remembering Tarkanian – UCSB welcomes new Athletic Director John McCutcheon in a ceremony with Chancellor Henry Yang, and John reminisces on meeting former UNLV men’s basketball Jerry Tarkanian, who passed away last week.

February 12, 2015: Chargers pin rival, host Channel League Championships – Dos Pueblos wins a team championship under the leadership of head coach Anthony Califano, who wrestled Dave Schultz of Foxcatcher fame in 1992.

February 5, 2015: College Baseball Gears Up – The calendar says spring is six weeks away, but you wouldn’t know it from the flowering trees and the activity on college baseball diamonds.

January 28, 2015: UCSB Water Polo – New women’s coach Serela Kay launches her Gaucho career

January 21, 2015: Taking it to the Courts – From UCSB Women’s Basketball to Caltech’s Losing Streak to the Harlem Globetrotters

January 14, 2015: Basketball Brothers from Other Mothers – Feature on local high school basketball stars Scott Everman and Bolden Brace