Presidio Sports - Santa Barbara CA

Dons wind up fourth, Royals 11th on windy day

You won’t see a score of 404 win too many top-tier high school golf matches this year, but Great Oak High School did just that in the Harvard-Westlake Invitational with a one-stroke win over Mira Costa on Monday in extremely windy conditions at Saticoy Country Club. Santa Barbara High, led by Jack Perry’s third-place round of [...] Related posts:

SBSC U-10s make strong run in Lancaster

Despite its inauspicious start, losing 5-0 in game one of pool play, the Santa Barbara Soccer Club’s Under-10 girls team rallied, playing better with every game to almost run the table in CalSouth’s State Cup Governor’s Tournament last weekend. Winning their next six games, the team advanced from pool play through four elimination rounds to the [...] Related posts:

DP’s Huthsing shines in varsity debut

After spedning his freshman year as the backup catcher, Dos Pueblos’ Joe Huthsing has taken his skills to the mound. The sophomore’s first varsity start was a dandy, as he pitched six scoreless innings, allowing six hits with seven strikeouts and no walks as the Chargers beat host Cabrillo 7-1 Tuesday in the Central Coast Tournament. Huthsing [...] Related posts:

Chargers win “ugly, ugly, ugly” game to move on

Coach Tovi Eliasen wasn’t particularly impressed with the Dos Pueblos soccer team’s performance on Tuesday, but the Chargers are moving on nonetheless after a 1-0 victory at Stockdale in Bakersfield. DP (16-6-7) will play at San Fernando High School (19-2-2) on Thursday in the semifinals of the Division I SoCal Regional Tournament. “It was an ugly, ugly, [...] Related posts:

McKay makes it happen in pitcher’s circle

Kelly McKay hadn’t stepped into the pitcher’s circle since she was a freshman on the JV team, but the senior made a triumphant return on Tuesday in San Marcos’ 14-4 softball win at Bishop Diego. McKay, who normally plays first base, struck out eight and walked none while allowing nine hits. She was taking the place [...] Related posts:

Sun still shining on Dons’ perfect season

Transitioning from Friday night’s monumental CIF Championship game against Dos Pueblos to Tuesday’s Division II SoCal Regional contest against Arleta was a bit strange for Santa Barbara’s boys soccer team. One was played under the lights at Harder Stadium in front of a roaring crowd of 8,000, while the other was on a chilly, windy afternoon [...] Related posts:

Carp trio pitches past Villanova, 4-0

Robert Thornton, Jacob Franco and Victor Garcia III combined to pitch a 3-hit shutout on Tuesday for the Carpinteria baseball team in a 4-0 win over visiting Villanova. “Pitching-wise, we’re still trying to figure out how all the pieces go together and the guys that threw today did a really nice job,” said coach Pat Cooney. None [...] Related posts:

Royals victory is very grande

San Marcos was on its game Tuesday night and it showed. The Royals swept visiting Arroyo Grande 25-20, 28-26, 25-19 to improve to 2-1 on the season. “They were a much better team than Arcadia, who we went 5 with, but we played really well tonight,” said Royals head coach Roger Kuntz. “I thought our athletiscm [...] Related posts:

Boscacci blitzes 200-free like no other Don

Karl Boscacci made changes to the Santa Barbara High record book on Tuesday, posting the school’s best-ever time in the 200-freestyle and the second-fastest in the 100-butterfly. The Dons boys team fell 114-71 to visiting Oaks Christian, however, while the girls salvaged a 93-93 tie after taking the top two spots in the day’s final event. // [...] Related posts:

Dons, Warriors settle on 9-9 draw

Santa Barbara High’s baseball team didn’t win on Tuesday, but it didn’t lose either. The Dons and Righetti settled on a 9-9 draw after the seventh inning ended in near darkness. Dons assistant coach Mike Cooney thought it felt like a win, however, as Santa Barbara came from behind three times after falling behind by the [...] Related posts: