TOC: Ventura, Sierra Canyon fight their way to title game

You had to bring your lunch pail and hard hat if you wanted to play in the Gold Division semifinals of the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions on … [Read more...]

TOC: Dons run over by Sierra Canyon; Bishop beats San Marcos

So, after getting beat 71-39 by one of the best girls basketball teams in the country, coach Andrew Butcher told his previously undefeated Santa … [Read more...]

TOC: Dons get everyone involved in win over Hanford

  Amber Melgoza pumped in 34 points, but it was the contributions from the rest of the Santa Barbara High girls basketball team that made the … [Read more...]

GBK: Dons pull away from Camarillo

The shooting was off target, but the Santa Barbara High's girls basketball team did enough to beat Camarillo, 54-40, for its eighth straight win on … [Read more...]

GBK: Melgoza goes off for 40 again, leads Dons to Gold Coast title

In all his years of coaching girls basketball at Santa Barbara High, Andrew Butcher never had a player score 40 points in back-to-back games. Until … [Read more...]

GBK: Melgoza ties Holly Ford’s record with 45 points

Amber Melgoza tied Santa Barbara High great Holly Ford for the most points in a game, scoring 45 in a 69-61 win over Pacifica in the final pool play … [Read more...]

GBK: Melgoza burns Centennial with 37 points; Dons win 54-36

  Centennial of Bakersfield provided a stiff challenge for the Santa Barbara High girls basketball team and its top player Amber … [Read more...]

GBK: Strong 2nd half lifts Dons past Lompoc

Amber Melgoza scored 28 of her game-high 34 points in the second half, propelling Santa Barbara High's girls basketball team to a 73-68 win over … [Read more...]