Sports Archive: Chargers dominate in Channel League Tournament
11-04-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Sarah Fox and Julia Williams, a Dos Pueblos junior and sophomore respectively, each shot a second-day 75 for two-day totals of 159 to tie for first place in the Channel League Tournament Oct. 27 at Santa Barbara Golf Club. Teammate Gabrielle Del Mese carded a 164 as the trio advanced to the CIF Individual Tournament today at Diamond Bar Golf Club.
San M

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table: Lathan, Ridgway athletes of the week
11-04-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Reid Lathan, Santa Barbara High quarterback, and Jenna Ridgway, San Marcos cross country runner, were named male and female athletes of the week Monday at the press luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.

Lathan threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns and ran for one score in Santa Barbara’s triple overtime win against Dos Pueblos, which was the longest football g

Sports scope
11-04-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Girl’s volleyball

San Marcos -- Hosting Buena Oct. 27, San Marcos swept their guests. With the Royals holding a 16-13 lead in the first game, Michelle Barnett had a 4-0 service run and Katherine Hinkle served out for a 25-22 decision.

In the s

Fox 4th, Chargers win 5th division championship
11-11-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Sarah Fox led Dos Pueblos with a 73 Tuesday at River Ridge Golf Course in Oxnard to enable the Chargers to win their fifth consecutive CIF Northern Division golf title. DP fired 397 to Valencia’s 403 for the victory. Rachel Beveridge shot 77, Gabrielle Del Mese was in at 79, Julia Williams had an 81 and Michelle Del Mese and Asaka Sim both shot 87.

At Dia

Girls’ tennis: Dons’ doubles claim 3rd title
11-11-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

It was a long time between titles. Jordan Dockendorf, a Dos Pueblos sophomore, turned back Santa Barbara High senior Roxanne Teti 6-4, 6-3 Nov. 2 in Ventura to win the Channel League singles championship. She was runner up last year. Dos Pueblos had not won the league singles title since 1987-1988.

Dockendorf was out the entire season and overcame a

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table: Fox, Dixon honored
11-11-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Sarah Fox, a Dos Pueblos junior golfer and Dwayne Dixon, San Marcos running back, also a junior, were named female and male athletes of the week at the weekly press luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Cafe Monday. Fox fired an even-par 73 to capture the Channel League Individual Tournament. Dixon rushed for 181 yards and scored two touchdowns in San Marcos’ 23-21 win

Sports scope
11-11-2005
By D.C. DeMilio , Voice Sports Reporter

Crosstown foes engaged in Rivalry Week 2 last week. Dos Pueblos and San Marcos squared off in football, girls’ volleyball and boys’ water polo. In addition to the ever-present school spirit vibes, Channel League standing implications and CIF seedings were at

Dodgers overhaul organization, facility
11-18-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

At the end of a disappointing 2005 campaign (71-91), the Los Angeles Dodgers went to work. They began by letting go General Manager Paul Podesta and Manager Jim Tracy. Ned Colletti has been hired as the Dodgers new general manager. Colletti comes to Los Ange

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table: Gauchos Iro, Royals Hinkle athletes of the week
11-18-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Sophomore Andy Iro, a UCSB soccer defender, and Katherine Hinkle, a San Marcos volleyball player, were honored as male and female athletes of the week at the weekly press luncheon Monday at Harry’s Plaza Cafe. Iro’s play enabled UCSB to gain second place in the Big West Conference in the Gauchos’ two wins. Hinkle had 31 kills in two of the Royals’ CIF games

Sports scope
11-18-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Football

San Marcos -- Who ya gonna call? How about the D-Train? Dwayne Dixon was the catalyst in the Royals’ ground game, picking up 165 yards on 21 attempts. Dixon accounted for all of San Marcos’ scoring as he had five rushing touchdowns (a

California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) news
11-18-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Girls volleyball

San Marcos -- After San Marcos lost their first game to Brea Olinda Saturday in Division 2A at the Thunderhut, they didn’t get down. Instead they went to a copy machine. The result was a three-game sweep by identical scores of 25-22. Katherine Hinkle led all scorers with 17 kills as Kari Oslie had 10. The Royals had to battle their

CIF playoff action
11-25-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Boys water polo

Dos Pueblos -- At Rio Mesa High Friday, Dos Pueblos climbed out of a 3-0 first quarter hole to tie their game with Royal High at 4-4 in the semifinal Division 4 game.

Ramping up their defense and their scoring, they overpowe

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table: Woodard, Constantinides honored
11-25-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

At Harry’s Plaza Cafe press luncheon Monday, San Marcos cross country runner Claire Woodard and Santa Barbara High water polo player Kenny Constantinides were honored as the female and male athlete of the week.
Woodard ran 19 minutes and 36 seconds in the CIF Division 2 cross country finals at Mt. San Antonio College. She ran seventh overall; 19:30 i

Sports scope
11-25-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Men’s soccer

UCSB -- Goalie Brenden Baca stymied San Diego State Saturday at Harder Stadium in UCSB’s 2-0 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. UC Santa Barbara scoring was provided by Ivan Becerra and Jonathon Davis. Tyler Rosenlund assisted on both tallies.
UCSB was facing the No. 2 ranked defense in the nation and kept the pressu

CIF playoffs - DP repeats as Div 4 water polo champs
12-02-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Boys water polo

After three meetings this year, you might say Dos Pueblos and Santa Barbara High knew each other pretty well. Going into their Nov. 22 encounter at UCSB’s Campus Pool, DP had defeated the Dons 11-2 and 8-2. With all the Division 4 marbles on the line before an overflow crowd, the Chargers swam past the Dons, 13-5.

The Chargers

Westmont Previews: Women blend experience and youth
12-02-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

New head coach Kirsten McKnight inherits a Warriors club that will be comprised of three seniors, two juniors and three-each sophomores and freshmen.

"Coach {Gregg] Afman did a great job in building this program," McKnight said. "Last year, coach Schult

Wright, Ridgway & DP water polo team honored
12-02-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Sage Wright, Dos Pueblos water polo player, and Jenna Ridgway, San Marcos cross country runner, were named athletes of the week at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon Monday at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.

Wright scored five goals against Santa Barbara High to help the Chargers earn their second consecutive CIF Division 4 championship.

Ridgway

Westmont Previews: Youthful Warriors take the court
12-02-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Although there will be nine returning lettermen, only four have seen significant playing time in the Golden State Athletic Conference. A preseason poll of coaches pegged the Warriors seventh.

"Our seniors will have to grow into their roles," said 13-year

Sports scope
12-02-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Women’s soccer

Westmont College -- Katie Schick was selected an ESPN Magazine academic All-American. Schick carries a 3.99 grade point average and is only the second Westmont player to receive the honor.

Men’s soccer

UCSB -- The Gau

Boys soccer previews
12-09-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Royals highlight youth

"We’re a young team," said first-year coach Sal Sixto. "In a couple of years these kids are going to be ready."

Although the San Marcos roster is comprised mostly of underclassmen, experience will be present in seni

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table: Aijian, Stevens feted
12-09-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

A pair of basketball players, Ryan Aijian from Bishop Diego and Amber Stevens from Dos Pueblos, was honored as the male and female athlete of the week Monday at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.

Aijian scored 63 points in four games of the Bishop Diego-Laguna Blanca tournament and selected MVP. Stevens grabbed 30

Sports scope
12-09-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

If it’s December, it’s time for high school hoops, soccer and water polo tournaments. It’s the coaches’ preseason and they’ll be trying to figure out which player combinations will gel and generate some W’s. It’s the season for tweaking. Let the winter sports

Girls basketball previews: Chargers return senior experience
12-16-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

"We’ve got 10 players and six are seniors," said Dos Pueblos coach Maynard Pilapil.
The Chargers return seniors Amber Stevens and Gillian Nugent as their captains and at the guard positions. Stevens was an All-County selection last season.

Chessie

Wrestling previews: Stevens, Quinones to lead Royals
12-16-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Jeremy Stevens, 160 pounds, and Yordy Quinones, 152, both juniors, will be the building blocks for the Royals’ 2005-2006 campaign. League Champion Ivan Castro, 215, suffered a season-ending ACL injury and will have to undergo surgery. Stepping in to fill

Wrestling previews: Solid core returns for Chargers
12-16-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

The Dos Pueblos wrestling club will be grounded by returning seniors Rigo Gill, 215 pounds, Anthony Salcedo, 152 and Bryant Engle, heavyweight. Gill and Engle were third at CIF and on the National Team last season. Salcedo was sixth at CIF, and all were

Sports scope
12-16-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Girls soccer

San Marcos - At the Buena tournament Saturday, San Marcos fell to Westlake, 4-1, when Westlake put three goals on the board in the first 10 minutes. Chelsey Gonzales-Holmes scored for the Royals.

In a late match Saturday, San Marcos was edged by Louisville (Woodland Hills), 1-0.
At Valley Stadium Dec. 8, Brennan Zimmerman led the

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table; Schroeder, Engle athletes of week
12-16-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Hilary Schroeder and Bryant Engle, both from Dos Pueblos, were named the female and male athlete of the week at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon Monday at Harry’s Plaza Cafe. Schroeder scored six goals in a 12-9 water polo win over Irvine to help her club capture the El Nino Cup. She was selected tournament MVP. Engle, a heavyweight wre

Girls soccer previews
12-23-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Veterans return for Royals

“I’ve walked into a situation where we have a lot of skilled players,” said San Marcos’ first-year coach, Carlos Estrada. “My job is to get them to be consistent and what it means to be seniors.”

Core components for the

Girls water polo previews: Chargers veterans return
12-23-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Buoyed by the return of seniors Hilary Schroeder and Lauren May, a four-year varsity player, and and junior Erin Sandford, the Chargers are eager for the start of the Channel League. All were starters last season and were among the team’s leading scorers. Thus far the Chargers are 8-1.

“She’s what we refer to as, ‘our artist,’” said fifth year head co

Girls water polo previews: ‘We're a better team’ says San Marcos coach
12-23-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

“We graduated 11 players last year but we’ve got a better team only because of the hard work the kids have put in,” said second-year coach Brian ‘Chuckie’ Roth. “I don’t see why we can’t contend. Two years ago we couldn’t win a game.”

Junior returner Hailey Ch

Sports scope
12-23-2005

Well, gang, this is it: my final column of the year before we ring out the old and seal up the 2005 time capsule. It’s been a blur. In next week’s Valley Voice you’ll be trippin’ down 2005’s memory lane with an all-pictorial edition.

I’ve endeavored to bring you some of the trials and tribulations and triumphs of local student-athletes. Along the way I’ve received some roses and some thorns.

Boys basketball previews: Chargers - Youth with vision
12-23-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

With only one returning varsity starter, junior point guard Julyan Stone, the Chargers will feature a squad with 10 underclassmen. “Julyan has really turned his game around,” said first-year Charger coach Joe Zamora. “He’s improved by leaps and bounds.

At th

Royals build around Menzel, Ortiz
12-23-2005
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Coach Chris Hantgin cited returning players Jeff Menzel, a 6-foot-4 junior forward, and Daniel Ortiz, a 6-2 senior guard, as the Royals’ foundation.

“Jeff has the most experience,” Hantgin said. “He’s the guy we expect leadership from. Daniel Ortiz is a good defensive player.”

Other starters include point guard Devin Uyesaka, a junior, Skylar Slayman, a

Good Land athletes
12-30-2005
Sports all around
12-30-2005
Where the action is
12-30-2005
Boys’ basketball
01-06-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Santa Barbara Classic

A telling fourth period by Santa Barbara allowed Pasadena to eke out a 49-47 decision in the championship game of the Santa Barbara Classic Friday, in the J. R. Richards Gym.

After trailing 26-25 at the half, the Dons

Sports scope
01-06-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Tournaments du jour

And yet another variation of Clement Clarke Moore’s timeless classic, "A visit from St. Nick:"

An athlete’s holiday vision

‘Twas the weeks around Christmas and all through the land,
Not much was moving except a few socce

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table: Williams, Schroeder, athletes of the week
01-13-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Tyler Williams, a Santa Barbara High basketball player, and Hilary Schroeder, a Dos Pueblos water polo player, were honored as male and female athlete of the week at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon Monday at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.

Williams scored 24 points against cross-town rival San Marcos, and 17 points against Orange Lutheran. Schr

Prep Soccer
01-13-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Girls soccer

Bishop Diego - Villanova made a goal in a 25th minute standup to edge Bishop, 1-0, Saturday at Bishop. Cardinals’ coach Michele Romero credited junior Vanessa Estrada, who played multiple positions during the game. Romero also cited

Sports Scope
01-13-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Question: why does the cross-town "Big Game" only refer to football?

Rivalry Week 1 for winter sports had more than its share of "Big Games" last week.
San Marcos boys’ and girls’ basketball and soccer teams squared off against Santa Barbara High. Also b

Boys and girls basketball
01-20-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Boys basketball

Dos Pueblos

Ventura eased away from a 15-13 lead over DP, at Sovine Gym, after the first period Friday and increased their advantage to 38-25 at the half. The Cougars continued to pull away for a 78-53 decision. Ventura guard

Santa Barbara Athletic Roundtable : Sims, Martinez feted
01-20-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Bishop basketball player Nita Sims and Juan Martinez, a Santa Barbara High soccer player, were honored as the female and male athlete of the week at the Round Table luncheon Monday at Harry’s Plaza Café. Sims scored 33 points, had 38 rebounds, nine steals and seven assists in two games. Martinez scored twice in Santa Barbara’s 4-2 win over Dos Pueblos. He h

Sports scope
01-20-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Girls water polo

Dos Pueblos

Dos Pueblos posted a 1-3 mark in the Tournament of Champions (TOC) at Santa Barbara High. After defeating Carlsbad 9-6 on Saturday, they fell to Ayala, 9-7. This was the Chargers’ first-ever appearance in the elite

Shall we dance?
01-20-2006

Alex Mack, right, former wrestler for San Marcos and Channel League heavyweight champion now playing football for Cal Berkeley, practices the two-step with his former coach Tony Becerra on a recent visit to the Thunderhut.

- D.C. DEMILIO

Wrestling: DP displays pin power
01-27-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Valley Voice Sports Reporter

Dos Pueblos

DP won the Cabrillo Tournament Saturday on the strength of four grapplers posting undefeated records. The Chargers bested Pioneer Valley, Cabrillo, Santa Ynez, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. Alden Gaines 112, Dillon Den

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table : Eske, Woliver athletes of the week
01-27-2006
By D.C. DeMilio Valley Voice Sports Reporter

David Eske, a Laguna Blanca basketball player, and Alison Woliver, a San Marcos soccer player, were named male and female athlete of the week at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table luncheon Monday at Harry's Plaza Café. Eske scored 58 points last week in three games and Woliver tallied twice in a 5-0 decision over Dos Pueblos

Ethics award

Soccer: Royals' boys, girls blank Chargers' squads
01-27-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Valley Voice Sports Reporter

San Marcos - The Royals' Abraham Garcia headed in a corner kick from Ervin Loeza in the second half Jan. 19 at Valley Stadium, enabling San Marcos to shut out Dos Pueblos, 2-0. Loeza signaled his teammates to dash toward the net, setting up Garcia's go

Sports scope
01-27-2006

Boy's basketball

Dos Pueblos

After taking a 23-12 first-period lead at Buena Friday, the Chargers and Bulldogs played even for the next three periods. The Chargers outscored the Bulldogs, 13-12, in the fourth period for a 60-57 win. Julyan Stone paced DP with 19 points while Tom Woolle

Wrestling: DP charges to Channel League title
02-03-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Dos Pueblos - Earlier in the year in the wrestling preview, coach Anthony Califano said, “It’s going to come down to us and Ventura.”
Califano’s prophecy proved correct. Dos Pueblos visited Ventura Jan. 24 and had four wrestlers record pins en route to 46-25 win and the Channel League championship. Ventura earned the league title the last two seasons. Th

Santa Barbara Athletic Roundtable Green, Nelson honored
02-03-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

A pair of basketball players was named female and male athlete of the week at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon Monday at Harry’s Plaza Café. Jenna Green, with UCSB, and Roberto Nelson with Santa Barbara High were honored.

Green scored 17 points against Cal State Northridge and 12 points when the Gauchos faced Pacific, both contests th

Sports Scope
02-03-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Boys’ Soccer

Bishop Diego

Visiting Carpinteria peppered Bishop goalkeeper Jason Ford with 16 shots Friday and took a 5-0 decision. Ford posted 11 saves as the young Cardinals’ squad struggled, with two seniors sitting out. Coach Carlos Landeros ci

Olympic Winter Games: All eyes turn toward Torino
02-03-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

With the XX Olympic Winter Games beginning Tuesday in Turin, Italy, here’s an abbreviated look at a few of Team USA’s athletes.

In downhill racing, do you begin or end with Bode Miller? Let your particular feelings on his skills, his pronouncements and his antics be your guide. He’ll be attacking each course, downhill or slalom, with complete abandon.

High school basketball
02-10-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Valley Sports Reporter

Boys

Dos Pueblos

Dos Pueblos went cold in the second period at Ventura Friday and was outscored 19-6. The Cougars then took a half time lead, 31-18, en route to a 66-51 win. Julyan Stone paced DP with 13 points and Tom Woolley had 11.

Spen

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table: Olympic runner Runyan addresses athletes
02-10-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Monday, prior to the keynote address by Olympic distance runner Marla Runyan at the Athletic Round Table's luncheon, the female and male athletes of the week were honored. Claire Frost, Santa Barbara High water polo goalkeeper, and Jacob Ranger a Carpinteria H

Sports scope
02-10-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Wrestling

Dos Pueblos - Winning league titles for the Chargers on Saturday at San Marcos High were Dillon Dennis, 112 pounds; Daniel Polchinski, 119; Keith Ervin, 135; Mike Gruetzmacher, 147; Anthony Salcedo, 152 and heavyweight Bryant Engle, 275.

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High School Soccer
02-17-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

San Marcos girls share first league championship

The San Marcos Royals, 6-1-1, 16-4-1 overall, scored two first-half goals within one minute and two second-half markers to turn aside Dos Pueblos 4-0 at Valley Stadium Feb. 7. They earned a share of the Channel League title with Buena, also 6-1-1. San Marcos lost a coin flip and is seeded No. 2.<

Santa Barbara Athletic Roundtable: Stone, Hamilton athletes of the week
02-17-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Julyan Stone and Austin Hamilton, basketball players from Dos Pueblos and Santa Barbara High respectively, were named male and female athlete of the week Monday at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.

Stone had a triple-double, (12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists) against Buena, and a double-double against San Ma

Sports Scope
02-17-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Girls water polo

Dos Pueblos/San Marcos- The Chargers gained a share of the Channel League crown with Santa Barbara Feb. 9 at San Marcos, when they turned back the Royals 12-2. It is DP’s first-ever league title. The Dons have won the championship nin

Staples Center - not your father's sports facility
02-24-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Where we’ve been

Before the Los Angeles Coliseum was erected for the 1932 Olympics, all sports arena roads in the city led to 1801 S. Grand Ave. and the Grand Olympic Auditorium, which opened in 1925 and was a premier boxing and wrestling venue. An

Sports scope: CIF Playoffs
02-24-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Boys' basketball Dos Pueblos

Spreading their scoring around Friday at home, the Chargers defeated Hueneme, 66-51, in their first round Division 2AA game. Julyan Stone scored 17 points, Sean Park tossed in 15, Dusty Baker added 10 and Tom Woolley and Spenser Schulte each had nine. DP broke the game open with a 17-0 run that bridged the first and sec

Santa Barbara Athletic Roundtable: Kilroy, Salcedo honored
03-03-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Santa Barbara High’s Cailee Kilroy, a water polo player, and Anthony Salcedo, a wrestler from Dos Pueblos, were named female and male athlete of the week at Monday’s Athletic Round Table press luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.

Kilroy had five goals against Cabrillo in the Dons’ CIF Division 4 semifinal win, and Salcedo, 152 pounds, was runner up at the CIF

Leaders of the pack
03-03-2006

The Discovery Channel Team, turning on to Modoc Road, above, pulled ahead in the Amgen Tour of California coming into Santa Barbara down San Marcos Pass. They held the lead for the final 8.3 miles and propelled George Hincapie to the finish line first in Stage 5 of the Tour.

- D.C. DEMILIO


Track and field previews
03-03-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

When I received San Marcos’ spring sports rosters from athletic director Abe Jahadhmy, I was amazed to find five pages of male and female athletes. That is, until I received an email from Marilyn Hantgin, track and field coach.

“As an overall team, we are biggest [over 150] we’ve ever been,” she said. “We have a wonderful coaching staff that is managing o

Sports scope: CIF Playoffs
03-03-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

CIF Playoffs

Wrestling - Masters meet

Dos Pueblos’ Anthony Salcedo, 152 pounds, and Bryant Engle, 275, both advanced to this weekend’s state championships in Bakersfield. Salcedo defeated the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds in Fountain Valley Saturday to tak

Santa Barbara Athletic Roundtable: Royals Reign - Dutton, Zimmerman Honored
03-10-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Tyler Dutton, a Westmont College basketball player, and Brenna Zimmerman, a defender on the San Marcos girls’ soccer team, were honored as male and female athlete of the week Monday at the Athletic Round Table press luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.

Dutton scored 24 points against Vanguard with 6-of-8 baskets coming from behind the arc. Zimmerman deflected

Baseball previews
03-10-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

San Marcos - Upper classmen will dominate the Royals’ club this year with seven seniors.

“Leading the charge will be [senior pitchers] Cameron Ely and Kevin Burrows and [junior] Justine Feres,” said coach Victor Ramirez. “We’ve got all-out auditions right now” for the catcher’s position, he said.

The outfield corps will consist of seniors Thomas Hyatt,

Sports scope
03-10-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

CIF Playoffs

Girl’s soccer

San Marcos - To paraphrase a line from the Star Trek TV show; “To boldly go where no man er... woman has gone before...” So began the starship Enterprise’s voyage of the galaxy in 1966. Fast-forward 40 years to Satur

Boys tennis previews
03-17-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

San Marcos - The Royals’ 2006 team will be led by junior Matt Stith, who is ranked in the top 100 in Southern California.
“He’s the backbone of the team,” said fifth-year coach Jarrod Bradley. “He’s our emotional leader.” Also returning will be senior Aar

Santa Barbara Athletic Roundtable : Green, Cervantes honored
03-17-2006
By D.C. DeMilio Voice Sports Reporter

UCSB basketball player Jenna Green and Santa Barbara High volleyball player Ric Cervantes were honored Monday as female and male athlete of the week by the Athletic Round Table at their press luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Café,
In the Big West Tournament, Green recorded a double-double in two games. Cervantes was selected for the Francis Parker Tournament’s a

Sports scope
03-17-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Mother Nature invoked her favorite weapon last weekend: the no-mercy rule. Rain washed out baseball, softball, tennis and golf contests. What a surprise. It’s spring ya know.

Track and field

San Marcos - Led by the double wins of Matt Crego and

Boys golf previews
03-17-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Dos Pueblos - With a core group of four returning seniors - Max Angell, Jason Bullemer, Jared Kelly and Tom Logan - coach Doug Mitchell feels Dos Pueblos should challenge San Marcos for the Channel League’s top spot this season.
“All [four] have lettered at

Swimming previews
03-24-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Dos Pueblos - All of last year's swimmers are coming back for the 2006 boys’ team. No swimmers were lost to graduation from a club that won the Channel League and took fourth in CIF.

DP returns five seniors: Kevin Kuga, a 50 and 100 freestyle sprinter and winner of the league 50 free title and second at CIF in the 100; Sage Wright, butterfly events, Cody

Santa Barbara Athletic Roundtable: Williford and Nguyen Athletes of the Week
03-24-2006
By D.C. DeMilio Voice Sports Reporter

David Williford and Rayanne Nguyen, both from Dos Pueblos, were named male and female athletes of the week by the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table at its press luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Cafe Monday. Williford, a pole-vaulter, competed in two meets Saturday and captured first in Camarillo and second at the Royal Twilight meet. Nguyen, a freshman, turned in

Sports scope
03-24-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Baseball

San Marcos - The Royals trimmed visiting Morningside High, 9-3, at home Saturday. Tim Doss, Cameron Ely and Trevor Hopkins each collected two hits. Ely picked up his second win against no defeats.

Dos Pueblos - The Chargers swept Righetti

Boys volleyball previews
03-24-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

San Marcos

Coach Jon Lee’s Royals will employ what he called a "Twin Towers" concept. Lee’s high flyers are embodied in the 6-foot-7 frame of opposite Jeff Menzel, a three-year starter, and 6-6 senior outside hitter Wyatt Thomson. Lee’s role

Baseball & Softball Roundup
03-31-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Baseball

San Marcos

The Royals could not recover from the home team’s five-run second inning Friday, at Buena, and fell 16-3. Playing gap-baseball, the Bulldogs slapped five doubles.

It was a game of give and take, with three lead changes, when Sa

Sports Scope
03-31-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Track and Field

Easter Relays

A persistent rain Saturday didn’t deter Jordan Hasay, from San Luis Obispo’s Mission Prep, from setting the only meet record of the day. Hasay splashed home first in the 1,500-meters in 4 minutes, 25.22 seconds, eclips

Gamberdella’s Boston Marathon - ‘For My Little G-man’
04-07-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

This year’s Boston Marathon will have its usual cast of thousands. More than 20,000 athletes will either step off or wheel away, in two waves, on April 17. And there are more than 20,000 stories - each compelling. Personal goals, “because it’s the Boston,”

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table: Benskin, Rothstein athletes of the week
04-07-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Kyle Benskin, middle blocker for SBCC volleyball, and Stephanie Rothstein, a distance runner at UCSB, were honored as male and female athletes of the week by the Athletic Round Table at their weekly luncheon Monday at Harry’s Plaza Cafe. Benskin had 27 kills in two wins, hit .600 against El Camino and .521 against Santa Monica City College. Rothstein won th

Sports Scope
04-07-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Boys volleyball

Bishop - Mark Hebda’s team-high 13 kills led Bishop to a sweep of Nordhoff March 28 on the road. Setter Roni Schmidt posted 28 assists and Matt Kapral added eight kills.

Baseball

San Marcos - Santa Barbara High use

Sports Scope
04-14-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Softball

Bishop Diego

The Cardinals collected 20 hits in two games Saturday at Santa Barbara High, sweeping the Dons 17-3 and 10-0. Bishop’s pitcher, Monique Sandoval, allowed a total of three hits in two games. Anna Alvarez led Bishop in the

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table: Damion, Stith named Athletes of the Week
04-14-2006

Leslie Damion, UCSB women’s tennis player, and Matt Stith, a tennis player from San Marcos, were recognized as male and female athletes of the week at the Round Table’s press luncheon Monday at Harry’s Plaza Cafe. Damion helped UCSB defeat UC Irvine, 4-3. Irvine is ranked No. 51 in the nation. Damion won 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (5). Stith, playing at No. 1 singles, is 22-2 on the season and swept his Ca

Track and field: Gaucho women grab 3rd consecutive Challenge Cup
04-14-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Bethany Nickless led the UCSB women’s team to its third straight Big West Conference Cup title at UC Irvine. Nickless won the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 10 minutes 42.21 seconds and established a new school record. Kylie McCune won both the 200 and 400 meters as the women’s team amassed 201 points to Long Beach State’s 178. The Gauchos won the women’s

Sports Scope
04-21-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Baseball

San Marcos - The Royals' 5-3 conquest of Cabrillo at the Northern Santa Barbara County Tournament April 12 gave San Marcos their third straight game win in the tournament. On April 11 they defeated Santa Paula, 15-4, and banged out 26 hit

Royals golfers win twice
04-21-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Albert Corral's medallist round 75 led San Marcos past Santa Barbara High, 386-441, April 13 at the Montecito Country Club. Evan Jake shot 76, Robert Garske and Sawyer McConnell each fired 78 while Tyler Davis was in at 79. Mason Field led the Dons with an 81, Connor Cote shot an 88 and Rob Riskin and Michael Thornton each carded 89s.

Dos Pueblos's Max An

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table: Chavez-Goggin, Musson recognized
04-21-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Taylor Chavez-Goggin, a tennis player for Santa Barbara High School, and Lucy Musson, a track and field competitor from Carpinteria High, were honored as male and female athletes of the week by the Athletic Round Table at their press luncheon Monday Harry's Plaza Cafe.
Chavez-Goggin swept his Dos Pueblos opponent and remained undefeated at 19-0 this

Sports Scope
04-28-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Softball

San Marcos - Despite Lauren Takayesu’s two-run home run in the second inning Friday at Ventura, the Cougars escaped with a 5-2 win. Sonya Crawford was perfect at the plate, going 3-for-3, and Emily Mason collected two hits.

Behind Tore

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table: Wilson and Dyer athletes of week
04-28-2006

Bria Wilson and Brennon Dyer were honored as female and male athlete of the week by the Athletic Round Table Monday at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.

Wilson, a softball player for Santa Barbara City College, went 7-for-12 with five doubles and seven RBIs during games last week. Dyer, a Dos Pueblos volleyball player, posted 44 kills in two league games and was named to the all-tournament team at Santa B

Chargers walk over Cougars
05-05-2006

Trailing Ventura 6-1 after 3 1/3 innings at home Friday, Dos Pueblos kept chipping away and tied the contest in the bottom of the seventh with an unearned run. DP won the game, 8-7, in the eighth inning.

Reliever Danny Martony struck out the side in the eighth, then DP went to work. Danny Cavaletto led off with a single to center and was sacrificed to second by Pablo Salas. Casey Yokubaitis

Sports Scope
05-05-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Boys tennis

San Marcos — The Royals were set aside, 12-6, by the Chargers on the San Marcos courts despite the fact that three Dos Pueblos netters were AWL (absent with leave) at a robotics competition. DP’s doubles team of Ronald Chang and Matt Davi

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table
05-05-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

DeAlba, Calvin honored

Jon DeAlba, a baseball player for Santa Barbara City College, and Melissa Calvin, a Dos Pueblos softball player, were recognized as male and female athlete of the week at the Athletic Round Table luncheon Monday at Harry’s Plaza Cafe. DeAlba went 8-for-19 last week, including five doubles and three home runs, two of them gam

Sports Scope
05-12-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Boys Volleyball

Dos Pueblos — Neither team wanted to leave the court. San Marcos, “hosting” Dos Pueblos in DP’s Sovine Gym on May 4, took the match to five games before the Chargers prevailed. DP took the first two contests with wire-to-wire efforts,

Channel League finals
05-12-2006

Boys golf

San Marcos’s Evan Janke blistered Ojai’s Soule Park Golf Club course in with a 3-under-par 69 to claim the individual tile with a 142. Teammate Robert Garske and Dos Pueblos’ Jason Bullemer and Max Angell all posted 148s in a logjam for second. The Royals’ Alex Corral notched a 152 for third place.

These golfers will compete in the CIF Northern Division Individual Tournam

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table
05-12-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Naylor, Janke athletes of week

Charlotte Naylor, a swimmer from Santa Barbara High, and Evan Janke, a San Marcos golfer, were named female and male athletes of the week at the Athletic Round Table press luncheon Monday at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.

Naylor won two events at the Channel League finals, the 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard individual medl

DP boys, girls prevail
05-19-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Softball

San Marcos — Dos Pueblos broke open a tight 3-2 pitchers’ duel with three runs in the sixth inning last Friday at San Marcos en route to a 6-2 decision. Lauren McCaskey, DP third baseman, led the Chargers’ 11-hit attack for with a 4-for-

Kuga conquers two events
05-19-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter
Kevin Kuga, a Dos Pueblos senior, defended his CIF title in the 50-meter freestyle at the Southern Section swimming championships at Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach. Kuga won the 50 free in 20. 73 seconds. Making good on an earlier pledge, he also won the 100 free in 46.08 to propel the Chargers to a second place finish behind Mission Viejo. DP’s 4x400 f

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table
05-19-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Reporter

Kuga, McCune honored

Kevin Kuga, a Dos Pueblos swimmer, and Kylie McCune, a sprinter for UCSB’s track and field team, were honored as the male and female athletes of the week at the Athletic Round Table luncheon Monday at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.

Kuga repeated as the CIF 50-yard freestyle champion and claimed the 100 free title at the CIF Southe

Anaconda wrestling: meeting life’s challenges
05-26-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

“The thing I’m most proud of is that a lot of kids have been exposed to wrestling and they appreciate it as a great sport,” said coach Anthony Califano.

And he’s confident members of Anaconda Wrestling Team are learning lessons they can apply to chal

DP takes charge in CIF playoffs
05-26-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Softball

Dos Pueblos — The Chargers spotted visiting Flintridge Sacred Heart two first-inning runs before scoring six runs in the next three innings Friday to take an 8-2 win. DP tied the first-round Division 4 game in the second inning and in the third, pitcher Kimi Wong put Dos Pueblos ahead to stay with a solo blast over the center field ba

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table: Rainwater, Uhrig athletes of the week
05-26-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Linda Rainwater, a Dos Pueblos track and field athlete, and Bryce Uhrig, a Santa Barbara High baseball pitcher, were honored Monday as male and female athletes of the week at the final Round Table luncheon of the academic year at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.

Rainwater scaled 5 feet 6 inches at the CIF finals to win the event and will compete this weekend at C

Foresters forecast: Versatility, flexibility
06-02-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

The Santa Barbara Foresters’ 2006 roster will have a mix of more than 10 returning players and a healthy corps of first-year players.

“Versatility and flexibility and speed have been the trademark of the Foresters,” said 12-year coach Bill Pin

DP’s softball run in CIF playoffs comes to halt against No. 1 team
06-02-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

With ace Kimi Wong injured, Dos Pueblos had an uphill battle when they faced top-seeded Chaminade on the road Tuesday in the CIF Division 4 semifinals.

Chaminade took a 5-0 lead after three innings and turned back Dos Pueblos 6-2 ending the defending Division 4 champion’s season at 20-6.

The contest also was the final game for coach Joel Garbarino

Dodger Stadium, a site to behold
06-09-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

The ol’ ballpark never looked better. Dodger Stadium turned 44 this season, making it the second oldest in the National League behind the Chicago Cubs’ Wrigley Field. It’s the fourth oldest in the majors. And its current makeover will pay dividends for y

Seasons in the sun
06-09-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

The following athletes were honored by being selected for All-CIF, All-County or All-Channel League first teams in fall and winter sports. Space constraints precluded listing other honorees. Selections in spring sports were not available at press time. Additional information
may be obtained at www.channelleague.org.

Fall Sports

Dos Pu

The Scope: Rainwater falls up in final meet
06-09-2003
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

CIF — Track and field

Linda Rainwater, senior high jumper from Dos Pueblos, ended her high school career on high note, clearing 5 feet 5 inches Saturday to tie for fourth in the State Meet at Cerritos College. She missed two attempts at 5-7. Two classy juniors, who tied with Rainwater, allowed Rainwater to take the one medal available at the m

Baseball is his passion
06-16-2006
Foresters’ assistant coach Pat Burns couldn’t be happier

By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Pat Burns is doing exactly what he’s always wanted to do.

“Baseball has always been my love,” said Pat Burns, assistant coach for the Santa Barbara Foresters. “Since I was 12 I told my

A Don off the old block?
06-16-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Football

Santa Barbara High’s motto is, “Once a Don always a Don.” Although Will Gonzales, newly named head football coach for Santa Barbara, graduated from and played football at San Marcos High, his gene pool just may have a tint of Olive and Gold. His dad was a Don. Gonzales stepped down as the Royals’ head coach at the end of last season.

Spring sports in review
06-16-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Softball

The Dos Pueblos softball team went undefeated in the Channel League, 11-1, and had an overall record of 20-6. The defending division 4 CIF champions advanced in the playoffs to the semifinals before being defeated by Chaminade, 2-6. Lauren McCaskey, a junior third baseman, shared co-MVP league honors with Ventura’s Erin McClain.

The Scope: UCSB lands 19 athletes on All-Academic Team
06-23-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Nineteen athletes were honored with Big West Conference All-Academic Team selection. Candidates must have competed in 50 percent of their team’s contests and maintained a minimum cumulative 3.2 grade point average.

Danielle De Beaubien and Elsie Geiger, women’s track, and Marielle Gruenig, women’s tennis, were three-time honorees. Sean Meier, golf, A

ZENnis anyone?
06-23-2006
Local coach blends yoga, tennis to produce ‘effortless’ game

By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

ZENnis: If it sounds like something dreamed up in Southern California, that’s because it was.
The brainchild of Betsy Wise, ZENnis blends yoga and tennis in a way that those who’ve

Foresters win Maxim tourney
06-30-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Foresters Baseball

Santa Barbara won two games at Stanford’s Sunken Diamond to win the Maxim Best of the West Tournament on Sunday. They defeated the San Diego Stars, 5-1, and in the championship contest blanked the Salinas Packers, 9-0. Chris Bodishbaugh tossed seven innings against San Diego to remain perfect at 3-0. Alexander Francisco hu

NCAA: 100 years of guidance, growth
06-30-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

The National Collegiate Athletic Association was born not of fraternity or brotherhood, but out of necessity. At the turn of the last century, college football was raucous rough-house sport contested to some “sort-of ” rules, and numerous injuries and deaths had universities dropping the sport. Reform of football rules was widely discussed and supporte

Semana Nautica -- Everyone can play
06-30-2006
Let the games begin. The 69th annual Semana Nautica kicked off last weekend with the Santa Barbara Regatta hosted by the Santa Barbara Yacht Club. Three weeks of sports activities will include not only water contests but also BMX racing, softball tournaments, and the July 4th 15K run.

The race, inaugurated in 1955, is the oldest race on the Central Coast. Gordon McClenathen, the founder of the D

Goleta girls thunder into nationals
07-07-2006

By D.C. DeMilio
Voice sports correspondent

Goleta Thunder, an all-star girls 10-U softball team, won a national qualifier, the Central California championship, June 23 and 24 in Clovis. Ashlynd Williams pitched two complete no-hitters and a shutout, and the team won five straight game

World Cup, world appeal
07-07-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice sports correspondent

Once again the world’s eyes have been riveted on television sets tuned to FIFA’s World Cup, this year in Germany. The competition goes back to Jules Rimet, known as the father of World Cup, who first proposed bringing the world’s best national clubs together in a common arena in 1920. The first World Cup was contested in 1930, and the origi

Chivas USA, Galaxy at Harder Stadium
07-14-2006
By D. C. De Milio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Chivas USA of Major League Soccer team played at UCSB’s Harder Stadium Wednesday, for the second straight year. This time it was against Roma FC of Dallas, a member of the U.S. Amateur Soccer Association (USASA), in a third-round match of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the oldest annual team tournament in U.S. sports history.

FC Roma garnered a su

Goleta girls rule in softball
07-14-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Goleta Storm, a 12-U team, will be playing in the California State Games this weekend at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. The Games are a statewide amateur sports program of the United States Olympic Committee.

Storm placed fourth at the Central Californi

Dos Pueblos Little League claim District 63 title
07-21-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Daniel Dzierski’s four hits and two RBIs led the 9-10 All Stars of the Dos Pueblos Little League past Montalvo, 10-2, Monday at Girsh Park, to claim the District 63 title. Brody Curtis, Joshua Tedeschi and Marcos Carrillo each collected two hits. Pitchers Nolan Soto and Trevor Lemp combined for the victory.

Foresters

Santa Barb

Thundering on to St. Louis
07-21-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

By winning a qualifying tournament in Clovis in late June, Goleta Thunder, a girls 10-U all-star softball team, qualified for the American Softball Association Nationals. It is the second straight season a 10-U team from the Goleta Valley Girls Softball

Wichita nine men
07-28-2006
By D. C. De Milio, Voice sports correspondent

They're the champs. Again.

The Santa Barbara Foresters, 40-11, 25-11, won the California Collegiate League (CCL) championship for the 13th time with a three-game sweep of the San Luis Obispo Blues last weekend. The Santa Maria Indians finished t

DP Little Leaguers on a roll
07-28-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice sports correspondent

Dos Pueblos Little League

After sending 10 batters to the plate in the first inning, Dos Pueblos Little League’s 9-10 All Stars were in command of their District 63 Section 1 game against Oxnard on Monday at Girsh Park.

They scored five runs in the initial inning en route to a 6-1 win and the first-ever section title for Dos Pueblos Little L

Little League World Series on deck
08-04-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

In August all Little League roads lead to Williamsport, Pa., with the international tournament set to start on the 18th and the final showdown game nine days later. The championship game, between the U.S. and the international winner, will air on ABC Sports Aug. 27, and all 32 games will be televised by ESPN, ESPN 2 or ESPN Deportes.

For the girls o

DP All Stars keep on winning
08-04-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

In a meeting of the top teams from the winners and losers brackets of the Southern California State Championship, Dos Pueblos Little League’s 9-10 All-Stars defeated Upland Foothill, 1-0 in Temple City on Wednesday.

Trevor Lemp singled in Marcos Carrillo in the top of the ninth after Carrillo had walked. The win, in extra innings, forced the “if nece

DP Little Leaguers win state title
08-11-2006
9-10 team brings home first title in league history

By D.C. DeMilio, Voice sports correspondent

Trevor Lemp went 3-for-3 with two RBIs, and Brody Curtis dominated on the mound in Temple City last week as the Dos Pueblos Little League 9-10 All-Stars defeated Upland Foothill, 4-0, Aug. 3, an

Foresters win national title
08-18-2006
Santa Barbara rolls through tournament undefeated to earn first championship

By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Always a bridesmaid, never …

Not so fast — hold it right there After finishing as runner-up in 2003 and last year, the Santa Barbara Foresters are the national champion

Solid club returns for Gauchos
08-18-2006
UCSB is welcoming a recruiting class ranked in the top 45 in the nation, according to Soccer Buzz Magazine.

By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Picked in preseason polls to finish third in the Big West Conference, UCSB will be looking to improve on last season’s third-place finish with the return of eight starters and 19 letter winners.

The Gaucho women’s team is welcoming a

UCSB men’s soccer preview: Gauchos eyeing conference Big West title
08-25-2006
By D.C. De Milio, Voice sports correspondent

Along with seven starters 15 returning letterwinners return for UC Santa Barbara in search of UCSB’s third Big West Conference championship in the last five years. Preseason polls pick the Gauchos to win it all as they received four first-pla

Westmont cross country previews: Warriors All-American runners return
08-25-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice sports correspondent

Men

Aaron Megazzi, junior All-American and reigning NAIA Region II champion, returns to lead a veteran group. Megazzi finished 10th last season at the nationals.

“I’m sure Aaron is thinking top-five nationally this year,” said 28-year Warriors coach Russ Smelly. He’s wiser and more seasoned as a runner.”

Celeb Ambrose, a senior transfe

Ex-DP star wins women’s open
08-25-2006
By D.C. DeMilio,Voice sports correspondent

Sarah Ovadia, former Dos Pueblos standout and now a sophomore at Columbia University, shot a 74 at Santa Barbara Golf Club Aug. 17 for a two-day total 151 to win the championship. Ovadia edged former Chargers teammate Victoria Alimonda, now at Santa Barbara City College, and Shannon Yochum, UC Berkeley, who tied for second one stroke back.

Westmont Women’s Soccer Preview
09-01-2006
Gropp, Wyche, Rhodes, anchor Warriors

By D.C. De Milio, Voice sports correspondent

Westmont College’s soccer club will have senior leadership returning with tri-captains midfielders Anna Gropp and Jane Wyche and forward Katie Rhodes.

“Anna is very good at reading the game and communicating dir

Westmont Women’s Volleyball Preview: Warriors strengthened by, depth, height
09-01-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice sports correspondent

Jim Smoot, who is starting his ninth year as the Westmont College head coach, likes the Warriors’ depth. He is also encouraged by the addition of six recruits who range in height from 5-feet-11 to 6-1. A lack of blocking last season was one of the Warriors shortcomings.

“I think this is going to be one of our deepest teams,” said Smoot. “It will

Back in paradise, just in time
09-08-2006
D.C. DeMilio, Voice sports correspondent

Meanwhile, back on planet Earth, I find the sun still rises in the east and sets in the west.

I’ve just returned from my eighth annual baseball tour of major league parks, during which I got back in touch with my roots — Chicago — visiting both the north and south sides of  “that toddlin’ town.” I was also in Milwaukee and at the new St. Louis Cardi

UCSB Volleyball Preview: Gauchos blending veterans, rookies
09-08-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

UCSB will have a mix of eight returning players and eight newcomers helping coach Kathy Gregory usher in her 32nd year at the helm of the Gauchos.

The team will be in quest of their fifth consecutive Big West Conference title.

After playing 10 away-games to open their 2006 campaign, Santa Barbara will put its 15-game home win streak on the line wh

Lambeau Field — Curly's legacy
09-15-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

With footballs filling the air, what better way to spend an early autumn afternoon in Wisconsin, in America’s Heartland, than by taking in a game at legendary Lambeau Field? Fall’s myriad colors hadn’t arrived yet, but an aura of expectancy abounded on

High School Football: Chargers, Royals upbeat, ready to play
09-15-2006
By D. C. DeMilio, Voice sports correspondent

DP looks for turnaround

Dos Pueblos will be looking to right its ship under new/former coach Jeff Uyesaka after a winless 2005 campaign. Uyesaka took two years off and returns to guide the new-look Chargers. They’ve gone from a yellow helmet to a gold one to accent their new uniforms.

“We have a pretty good team,” Uyesaka said. “I’m pr

Miller Park still providing pleasant memories
09-22-2006
By D. C. DeMilio, Voice sports correspondent

Miller Park was the first stop on my baseball park tour this year. I first visited the Milwaukee park in 2004, and I found the appeal is still there and the facility personnel still kill you with kindness.

Quirky outfield fences with a couple of

Chargers deep, talented; Royals aiming high
09-22-2006
By D. C. DeMilio, Voice sports correspondent

DP returns solid lineup

Make no mistake, Dos Pueblos is loaded. The Chargers return seven seniors to a 14-player roster. DP won the Channel League crown last season with a 27-3 mark.

“We have a lot more depth than last year,” said coach Dwayne Hauschild. “We’ve got a lot of opportunities to swap people in.”

Sarah Risser, a 5-foot-11 outsi

New Busch Stadium boasts all the right stuff
09-29-2006
By D. C. DeMilio, Voice sports correspondent

One of the focal points of my recent trip was checking out the new home of the St. Louis Cardinals — Busch Stadium. After toiling four decades in a stale doughnut-style venue, they’re playing in a new facility that has all the right stuff.

When I visit

Royals rock-solid, Chargers reloading
09-29-2006
By D. C. DeMilio, Voice sports correspondent

San Marcos

The Royals’ water polo squad returns four starters from last season: senior Zach Curhan, and juniors Lance Curtiss, lefty Gus Wood and Brett Zylstra.

“We’re looking to Brett to be our predominant 2-meter (hole set) man,” said coach Jeff Ashton. “Zach Curhan was really good on defense last year and has stepped up his offense. I

Injury mars DP's 3rd straight win
10-06-2006
D. C. DeMilio, Voice sports correspondent

Football

Dos Pueblos

The Chargers’ 27-13 win over Righetti at Valley Stadium was marred by running back Brad Ebner’s serious head injury.

Ebner collapsed on the field and was carried off on a stretcher by paramedics in the fourth period with a suspected concussion. He had surgery later that night.

As of Tuesday he was listed as “critical

Wrigley Field: Timeless, magical
10-06-2006
D. C. DeMilio, Voice sports correspondent

When I first started going to Wrigley Field in the 1940s the world was my oyster and Wrigley was the pearl. If my pals and I couldn’t sneak in we paid about a buck and had our choice of any seats in the house. After several moves we had the best seats.

DP's Ebner breathing on own
10-13-2006
Dos Pueblos running back Brad Ebner, who collapsed two weeks ago during the Chargers’ win over Righetti, is breathing on his own at Cottage Hospital, according to media reports.

Ebner remains in intensive care. Roger Ebner, the player’s uncle, told the News-Press that the senior is opening his left eye and responding to some commands.

“He has no movement on his right side, though, and now he h

Cellular Field, better by phases
10-13-2006
D. C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

In 2003 when I last visited U. S. Cellular FIeld, home of the Chicago White Sox, they had just completed Phase III of a multiphase renovation. To stand still is to move arrears. Since then, subtle but substantial changes have taken place. Opened in 1991,

DP's Yocum sets meet record in 3-mile
10-13-2006
D. C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Cross country

Dos Pueblos

Will Yochum won the Dos Pueblos Invitational Friday on his 3-mile home course in 16 minutes, 18 seconds. Yochum erased former Charger teammate Tyler Rattray’s meet record, set last year, by 19 seconds and was 12 seconds ahead of Rio Mesa’s Sterling Granger. DP’s boys team finished fifth in the overall sweepstakes. Lo

Over-the-line tourney to benefit SM baseball
10-20-2006

An over-the-line tournament to raise funds for the Royals’ baseball program will take place tomorrow at San Marcos High. Assistant coach Tony Vanetti said the tournament, for all skill levels, will begin at 9 a.m. at the softball complex, the baseball diamond and the football field. There is a $100 entry fee per team for novice, family, coed, over-40 and experienced levels. Lunch and a T-shirt

Santa Barbara Athletic Roundtable: Pierce, Christman athletes of the week 
10-20-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice sports correspondent

Ernie Pierce, a football player for Santa Barbara City College, and Lauren Christman, a cross country runner at UCSB, were honored as the male and female athletes of the week at the Round Table press luncheon Monday at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.

Pierce scored two touchdowns on punt returns of 55 and 85 yards against East L.A, and Christman finished ninth i

DP girls post 100th straight win in golf
10-20-2006
By D. C. DeMilio, Voice sports correspondent

Back-to-back-to-back-to-back.  What a milestone. With Sarah Fox leading the way, 1-over par 36, Tuesday at Glen Annie Golf Course Dos Pueblos defeated Ventura 193-218. The better news was this was DP’s 100th consecutive regular season win. Their last set set back was Sept. 21 2001. Asaka Sim and Julia Williams both carded 37 while Anna Samson  shot 41

Royals face Seraphs for league lead
10-27-2006
D. C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

San Marcos travels to St. Bonaventure tonight in a struggle for first place in the Channel League. Both clubs are 2-0 in league. San Marcos upended Santa Barbara High 24-13 in the “Big Game” last week at Peabody Stadium while St. Bonaventure got past Dos Pueblos at Valley Stadium 27-3.

The Royals’ attack will be directed by quarterback Justin Freres. S

Rising to the occasion
10-27-2006
Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta provided serious hang time for the adventurous

D. C. DeMilio. Voice Sports Correspondent

Every year for the past 30 Albuquerque adds color to the desert by hosting the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. It’s one of several festivals in the United Sta

DP Girls take 2nd in CIF golf Northern Regionals
11-03-2006
D.C. DeMilio, Voice sports correspondent

Dos Pueblos’ quest for the CIF Northern Regional title fell a bit short Monday in Oxnard as Torrance High claimed first place 380-404. DP’s Sarah Fox carded a 77, teammate Julia Williams had an 80 while Gabrielle and her sister Michelle Del Mese were in at 79 and 82 respectively.

Fox’s two-day total 149 on Oct. 25 at Santa Barbara Golf Club won the Chan

Riding to the moon and back
11-03-2006
He never left Earth, but Dan Wesolowski has logged 477,714 miles

By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

When John F. Kennedy vowed, in 1961, that the U.S. would send a man to the moon and back, nobody anticipated a fellow from Goleta making the journey — or at least the equivalent — o

Chargers, Dons face off at Valley Stadium
11-03-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

You can throw out all the record books tonight for this contest when Dos Pueblos entertains Santa Barbara at Valley Stadium. This is a cross-town, braggin’-rights showdown, baby. The Chargers will be trying to remain in second place in the Channel League. They are tied at 2-1 with San Marcos and Ventura. Santa Barbara will be looking for its first win

San Marcos girls win cross-country title
11-10-2006
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

The San Marcos girls cross-country team won the Channel League meet Nov. 2 at Ventura’s Camino Real Park.

The win came two weeks after the team won the county championships. The Royals were led in the latest win by Kalley Ridgway’s third place finish, Claire Woodard’s fourth, Monica Ciontea’s sixth and Lyndsay Person, 10th. Krista Drechsler of Santa Bar

Gauchos, Warriors set sights high
11-10-2006
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

UCSB women will field a lineup flush with underclassmen. With the departure of lone senior Erin O’Byran, the Gauchos return four juniors, four sophomores and six freshmen.

Returning are juniors Jenna Green, a 6-4 forward/center, and 5-10 Jessica Wilso

DP tennis girls fall in Division 2 quarterfinals
11-17-2006
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Jordan Dockendorf, No. 1 singles, was the only Dos Pueblos player to win points Tuesday at Marlborough School in the Division 2 quarterfinals as DP fell, 16-2. Dockendorf went 2-1. The Chargers season ended with a 17-5 record. 

Dockendorf and Erica Cano, No. 2 singles, swept to 3-0 victories Saturday at home over Esperanza. The clubs tied 9-9, but the C

UCSB, Westmont rely on veterans
11-17-2006
D. C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

First the good news: UCSB returns five veterans: two seniors, two juniors and a sophomore. Senior Cecil Brown, a 6-foot-4 guard, averaged 13.1 points per game last season and was chosen for the Big West Conference second team. Junior guard Chris Devine, 6-

Vaqueros hope to run, run, run to title
11-24-2006
High-energy women look to improve on 2nd-place finish in WSC; young men's team 'unselfish'

D. C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

With seven sophomores and four starters returning to the Santa Barbara City College hardwood, the Vaqueros will be looking to improve their fortunes. Sandrine Krul, second year coach, guided SBCC to a school record 26-9 last season to finish second in the

Reborn DP sees season end by point
11-24-2006
D. C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Dos Pueblos (7-4) let a 14-3 third period advantage over San Luis Obispo slip away as the Tigers regrouped for a 21-20 win at Holt Field. San Luis battled back to score the game-winning touchdown with 3:04 left in the game. DP’s Shane Micheel had a 42-yard field goal fall short.

After suffering through a forgettable 0-9-1 campaign in 2005, Dos Pueblos

Charger boys field deep, experienced team
12-01-2006
D. C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Joe Zamora, second-year coach of the Chargers, welcomes back a roster that is top-heavy with seniors — eight members of his 12-man squad are seniors.

“We’re 10 deep and could easily go 12 deep”, he said. “There are a lot of people that could start on any night.”

Returning seniors and tri-captains are 6-foot-3 Spenser Schulte and 6-0 Bo Rodriguez, bo

DP's Dockendorf earns 2nd league MVP honor
12-01-2006
D. C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Jordan Dockendorf, a Dos Pueblos junior, was named Channel League MVP for the second straight year. Dockendorf successfully defended her league individual title. Teammates Erica Cano and Erika Eskenazi were named to the first team, as was San Marcos sophomore Julian Mannix.

UCSB cross country

J. D. Krawczyk, on UCSB’s men’s team, and Laure

Gauchos’ season end run comes up golden
12-08-2006
D. C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

In October the UCSB men’s soccer club was bumping along with a ho-hum 7-6 record. On Oct. 18 they beat UC Davis 1-0 at home and took off on a 12-1-1 run.

Their final victory, over UCLA on Sunday in the NCAA championship match in St. Louis, brought home the program’s first national crown.

It was the school’s second national title; the men’s water polo

Veterans to pace Royals boys
12-08-2006
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

New head coach Jarrod Bradley will guide a Royals roster that features several returning starters — including six seniors.

“We’ll probably start four or five players from last year,” Bradley said. “They didn’t all start last year but they all played.”

J

DP, San Marcos deep, talented
12-15-2006
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Boys

With a 21-man roster, third-year coach Steve Beck’s Chargers will have 10 seniors bolstering its depth.

“We can put almost anyone of them on the field at any time,” Beck said. “I’m satisfied with our consistency. This is a nice group..

Let the bowl season begin
12-15-2006
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Beginning Tuesday and continuing for the next five weeks, postseason bowl hoopla commences.
Tuesday’s Poinsettia Bowl, in San Diego, sets in motion a 32-game schedule. Things get interesting, though, Jan. 1. At the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Auburn slugs it out with Nebraska; USC and Michigan square off in the Rose Bowl; then Boise State faces Oklahoma

Royals blessed with veterans
12-15-2006
D. C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Boys

San Marcos’ roster this season has nine returning seniors, eight juniors and only one sophomore. James Kiffe, co-captain and senior striker, leads a group that will play a 4-4-2 alignment. Joining Kiffe, a four-year varsity starter who

Press Box: The plan for 2007 - looking ahead
12-22-2006
By D.C. DeMilio

Next year I will be employing a new approach to my weekly reporting. Beginning in January I’ll be providing mini-previews of the games that are being played on the Friday the paper is published that weekend in my “Game Day” column in lieu of “Sports.”

In addition to highlighting the events taking place, I’ll note players to watch and any significant accomplishments, such as the

High School Wrestling Previews: DP, San Marcos go to the mat
12-22-2006
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Dos Pueblos

Coach Anthony Califano’s wrestling roster is a little bit of mix and match as the Chargers feature a few crossover athletes.

“We’ve got a couple of football players, a couple of water polo kids and a few year-round wrestlers,”

2006: Looking Back
12-29-2006

The unseeded UCSB men’s soccer team earned the school’s second NCAA championship by defeating UCLA 2-1 Dec. 3 in St. Louis.

Courtesy photo


2006: Looking Back
12-29-2006

The DP Little League 9-10 All Stars won their first state title.

Courtesy photo

2006: Looking Back
12-29-2006

DP and San Marcos played some spirited matches in water polo.

Photo by D.C. DeMilio


2006: Looking Back
12-29-2006

The San Marcos girls soccer team, lead by first-year coach Carlos Estrada, became CIF Southern Section Div. 2 co-champions after a 0-0 tie with Tesoro in February.

Courtesy photo

Press Box: Lineman pile up honors for DP
01-05-2007
By D.C. DeMilio

Football

A pair of offensive linemen from Dos Pueblos was named to the News-Press All-County first team: Huber Guardama and Jaime Yepez. Both are seniors and both were selected for the All-Channel League first team. On the defensive side of the ball, Chargers senior linema

Girls Water Polo: No pool no problem for DP; Royals off to fast start
01-05-2007
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Dos Pueblos

With their new pool still under construction, the Chargers launched their 2006-07 campaign without a home base — but they’re off to a respectable 5-3 mark. A hectic practice schedule keeps the DP vagabonds traveling to off-campus training sites.

“Our team outlook is bright,” said sixth-year coach Danelle Little. “The girls ..

League games turn up hoops volume
01-12-2007
By D. C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

With the December tournaments out of the way it’s time to get serious with Channel League action.

Boys basketball

Dos Pueblos hosts Santa Barbara tonight at 7 p.m. The Chargers are fresh off a win over San Marcos Jan. 4 and the Dons fell

Press Box: The French 500 in 28 laps
01-12-2007
Mark French, UCSB women’s basketball coach, notched his 500th career win Jan. 4 with his team’s 71-60 decision over visiting Long Beach State. French, a 1973 UCSB alum, has been guiding the Gauchos for 20 years, compiling a 402-186 record in that time. He also coached four years at Pacific and four more at Idaho State. The victory over Long Beach gave him an even 500-300 career mark.

French has

Press Box: Ex-DP star Shotwell in Shrine game
01-19-2007
By D.C. DeMilio

Kyle Shotwell, a senior defensive back with the Cal Poly Mustangs in San Luis Obispo, and former Dos Pueblos star, was chosen to play in tomorrow’s Dell East-West Shrine game at Reliant Field in Houston. ESPN will air the contest at 4 p.m.

Shotwell, 6-foot-1, 235 pounds, won the Buck Buchanan Award last season as the top defensive player in NCAA Division-1AA. He led the divisio

Game day: DP, SM off to water polo tourneys
01-19-2007
D. C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Dos Pueblos will be competing at Santa Barbara High this weekend in the Tournament of Champions. There will be 16 teams from CIF Divisions I, II and III and four clubs from Orange County at the event.

San Marcos will journey to the city of Orange this we

Pressbox: Learn from the champs
01-26-2007
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

The Santa Barbara Foresters, the National Baseball Congress 2006 champions, will hold the first of six winter season prep camps Sunday at Dos Pueblos High. Fielding techniques will be taught by New York Yankee infield coordinator Mickey Kelleher.

The session is for ages 14-18 and will run from 9 a.m. to noon. Further details may be obtained by visiti

Game Day: DP, San Marcos ready to rock
01-26-2007
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Sovine Gym should be raucous and roarin’ tonight when cross-town rivals Dos Pueblos and San Marcos face off. In their first encounter three weeks ago, DP won, 65-52, behind Spenser Schulte’s 16 points. Royals forward Jed Menzel had a game-high 18.

Frid

Press Box: Luncheon talk to go downhill in a hurry
02-02-2007
By D.C. DeMilio

Marla Streb, a professional mountain bike rider with Team Luna Chix, will be the featured speaker Monday at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table’s annual National Girls and Women in Sports luncheon. The event begins at noon at Earl Warren Showgrounds in Warren Hall. Tickets will be available at the door.

She will also be speaking that evening at UCSB’s Corwin Pavilion at 7 p.

Game Day: Royals face Ventura, DP at SB
02-02-2007
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

San Marcos will host Ventura in boys basketball tonight at Dos Pueblos at 7:30 p.m. Although the Cougars are winless in the Channel League, they’re 11-11 overall. The Royals are 3-2 and 13-11. Skylar Slayman is the Royals’ trigger man from behind the arc

Game Day: Teams await CIF playoff pairings
02-09-2004
By D. C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

With the completion of Channel League competition this week, athletes are turning their attention to the CIF playoff season. Pairings for the CIF Southern Section will be announced Sunday for boys and girls basketball. Boys and girls soccer and girls wa

Local players to lead SBCC
02-09-2007
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Jon De Alba and Blake Jeffery, both former Dos Pueblos standouts, and Freddy Vasquez from Santa Barbara High, will lead a group of 13 returning players on the roster of Santa Barbara City Colllege baseball coach Teddy Warrecker. All three are sophomores.

De Alba, a center fielder, was on the All-Western State Conference first team last season.

Veteran Gaucho mound staff returns
02-16-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

UCSB’s roster is loaded with veterans. The Gauchos return 20 letter-winners, including six starters, and 10 pitchers — seven of whom are seniors.

Right-handed hurlers include seniors Steve Morlock and Mike Martin (both out with injuries last year), Jus

Game Day: Royals win playoff opener; DP at home tonight
02-16-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

It’s all about CIF this week, so let’s get to it.

The San Marcos boys opened the playoffs with a 65-51 victory Thursday over visiting Claremont.
The Royals opened with a fullcourt press and kept Claremont (18-11) on its heels, creating eight turnov

Game Day: Royals, DP fall in CIF playoffs
02-23-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

It was a tale of two halves Friday at Sovine Gym when Dos Pueblos (19-6) hosted Leuzinger (13-9). DP established an 11-point advantage after two periods.

The Chargers broke the Olympians’ trapping defense for wide-open baskets in the paint. Leuzinger, how

Westmont baseball rebuilding
02-23-2007
D. C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

For Westmont baseball, the tough news is the roster has only 19 players. The good news is that the mound staff returns five veterans. Senior Jamie Barth, juniors Jonathan White, John Evans and Eric Gaustad and sophomores Kellen Skersies; Jonathon Sakoda will also be on the hill.

Skersies logged 75 innings as a freshman in 20 appearances with 10 starts.

‘The rock’ of DP track & field
03-02-2007

Former Dos Pueblos track and field coach Gordon McClenathen stands next to a plaque honoring his 30 years of service, from 1967 to 1997. Past and present athletes and coaches from as far as Hawaii and Kentucky came to Saturday’s celebration at DP to acknowledge McClenathen’s outstanding coaching

Game Day: For local teams, winter is over
03-02-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Winter sports officially ended last week when Dos Pueblos’ wrestlers were ousted from the Masters Tournament and Santa Barbara’s boys basketball and girls water polo teams both fell.

Daniel Polchenski (135 pounds) and Keith Ervin (140) both went 2-2 at Carter High in Rialto at the Masters tournament. Santa Barbara’s boys basketball (25-4) season ended a

DP looks to enjoy a senior moment
03-02-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Last season Dos Pueblos’ 8-3 league mark, 15-7 overall, garnered second place in the Channel League. The 2007 edition of the Chargers returns 14 seniors on a 20-player roster, including three all-league first-team selections. The other six are juniors. Ne

Royals rebound with youth
03-02-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Although San Marcos struggled last season in the Channel League, going 1-10, the Royals had a respectable 10-11 mark overall. This year they return only one varsity player and will have a completely new outfield.

Sam Marshall, a sophomore, has been tabbed by head coach Victor Ramirez as his No. 1 starter. Senior Josh Kuntz, a transfer from Colorado, is

Game Day: Boys volleyball teams hit the road
03-09-2007
by D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

The Dos Pueblos boys volleyball team will be playing at the Poway Tournament this weekend.
San Marcos bested Arcadia, 3-2, Friday. Jeff Menzel led the Royals with 20 kills and six stuff blocks. Teammate Andrew Grimes posted seven kills. 

Baseball

San Marcos (1-1) is at the Royal Tournament this weekend. The Royals routed Reseda on the

Hig School Softball Previews: Royals, DP prepare with high hopes
03-09-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Although the Royals return only two seniors, Rebecca Abbott and Sonja Crawford, from a team that went 10-11 last season, second-year coach Alex Sheldon is upbeat.

“These seniors are a big part of my infield. We’re strong up the middle,” he said. “We exp

Royals, DP break out
03-16-2007
D. C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Jeff Menzel, a 6-foot-5 senior middle blocker bound for UCSB, will lead a Royals roster that boasts nine seniors and only two sophomores. Menzel was an All-Channel League first-team pick last year.

Joining Menzel will be 6-2 seniors Colin Martorana and H

DP, SM baseball face off today
03-16-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Crosstown rivals get to roll around in the dirt today at San Marcos when Dos Pueblos visits at 3:15. San Marcos was edged, 7-6, Saturday by Sylmar on the road. Tim Doss hit a bases-clearing double.

DP demolished Oaks Christian, 9-1, at the So Cal Showdown Saturday in Moorpark. Sean Park went 2-for-4 and Zack Coonen hurled a five-hitter and struck out fi

Game Day: San Marcos boys tennis at Cate
03-23-2007
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

San Marcos travels to Cate today for a 3:15 p. m. nonconference match. The Royals beat Ventura 15-3 on the road March 15. Matt Stith, No. 1 singles, continued to blaze the way, going 3-0, as did Spencer Funk.

Swimming

San Marcos will be at Santa Barbara today for a 2:30 p.m. splash-off. Despite personal bests from Allisen Marshall, 100 b

High School Track and Field Previews: Royals find strength in numbers
03-23-2007
D. C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

With an eye-popping 205 athletes, the Royals look to continue their winning ways in track and field. The girls won the Channel League championship last season and the boys and Dos Pueblos’ boys tied for second.

“We are over 200 athletes. It’s exciting fo

Game Day: Chargers, Royals shine at Easter Relays
03-30-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

This was a light-duty week as high schools began spring break. Before their hiatus, however, there was action in and out of the Channel League. 

Easter Relays

With more than 2,000 athletes competing from 44 teams it would be easy to get lost

March is out but Madness is peaking
03-30-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

So how ya doing, bracketologists? All hoops all the time, hey? As March ends so does a month of hardwood madness. The men’s championship game tips off Monday in Atlanta. Let’s look at how the men’s Final Four got there. Sorry, no predictions; my brackets were a mess a long time ago. You’re on your own.

Florida got past Oregon 85-77 Sunday as Lee Humphre

Game Day: DP gets best of Royals, 3-2
04-06-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Cross-town combatants Dos Pueblos and San Marcos hooked up Tuesday at Dos Pueblos. In their last meeting, DP won 9-2. Tuesday’s game at Dos Pueblos was a nail bitter, with the Chargers prevailing 3-2.

San Marcos struck first in the third for a 1-0 lead, b

Press Box: Breakers set to hit the South Coast
04-06-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

There’s a whole new ballgame coming to town next Friday: Santa Barbara will be home to the Breakers of the International Basketball League. Their home court will be at the Santa Barbara City College Sports Pavilion.

Currently there are 24 teams in the league, split evenly between the Eastern and Western conferences. Three more teams will be added for t

Game Day: DP, SM girls battle for first
04-13-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Softball

They’ll be playing for first place in the Channel League today when DP entertains San Marcos. First pitch is 3:15 p.m. When these clubs met in April the Royals edged the Chargers 3-1.

Boys tennis

Dos Pueblos (5-6, 2-2) j

Press Box: Venerable track clubs join forces
04-13-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

In a meeting last month at Harry’s Plaza Café, Club West, a contingent of master track and field athletes, and the Santa Barbara Youth Track club joined forces. This merger represents both ends of the local track and field spectrum. Club West is comprised of athletes 30 years and older (sub masters) and masters, 50 and over. The Santa Barbara Youth Track

DP, SM swimmers on road today
04-20-2007
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Swimming

Dos Pueblos swims at Santa Barbara today at 3:30 p.m., while San Marcos is at the Mt. San Antonio College Invitational.

At Ventura on Friday, DP’s boys won, 102-81. Matt Talmadge touched first in the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke. Scores for the Chargers’ girls squad were not available.

Softball

San Marcos hosts

Gems of diamonds honored
04-20-2007
Denver Chavez, a Santa Barbara infielder, and Megan Otis, a Dos Pueblos third baseman, were honored as male and female athletes of the week Monday at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.

Chavez batted .714 at the Cabrillo Spring Classic, collecting 10 hits: three doubles and two homers. Otis, who is batting .455, had a 3-for-4 outing against San Marcos, which i

Game Day: DP, SB baseball showdown today
04-27-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Baseball

Dos Pueblos (7-0) and Santa Barbara (6-2) lock horns today at at 3:15 p.m. at UCSB’s Uyesaka Stadium. In Tuesday’s match at Santa Barbara High, DP’s Chris Joyce socked a first-inning homer to help the Chargers win, 4-2. Danny Martony p

Pearson, Klineman honored by Athletic Round Table
04-27-2007
D. C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Lyndsay Pearson, a San Marcos track and field standout, and Max Klineman, UCSB volleyball player, were honored as female and male athletes of the week at the Athletic Round Table press luncheon Monday at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.

Pearson won four events at the County Championships and set two meet records. Klineman, a setter, recorded 41 assists in helping U

Game Day: Dons get better of DP on court
05-04-2007
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

In Monday’s Channel League boys singles semifinals at Samta Barbara High, a pair of Dons won. Taylor Chavez-Goggin bested Dos Pueblos’ Kevin Chang, 7-5, 6-3, and Daniel Nguyen turned back San Marcos’ Matt Stith, 7-5, 6-4. 

At the 107th Ojai tournament last weekend, Chang advanced to the round of 16 but fell to Walker Kehrer, who is ranked No. 1 in bo

Press Box: Lawn Bowling - life in the slow lane
05-04-2007
In Italy it’s called bocce, in France pentanque and in merry old England, bowling on the green or lawn bowls. But in the USA it’s called lawn bowling.

Played throughout the world, the game has been in existence for over 700 years, although historians have noted that legions of Roman soldiers threw

Press Box: Earning your stripes on the bricks
05-11-2007
By D.C. DeMilio

Early in my life my dad instilled in me a love of automobiles and racing. All through high school dad and I worked side-by-side at Lou Pleason’s Palace, a flying red horse Mobil gas station, on Chicago’s far south. I was the outside guy and dad was the inside guy in the pits, literally. There were no auto lifts. You want your car hoisted? Get a jack. My domain was 10 gas pumps.

Buzzer sounds on regular seasons
05-11-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Several Channel League spring sports agendas concluded this week and a number of athletes qualified for the CIF postseason. 

Track and field

The San Marcos girls team returned as league champions. The Royals qualified eight athletes for CIF at Buena on May 2 in the league championships. They were paced by wins from Chelsey Gonzales, 200 met

Athletes try to keep postseason alive
05-18-2007
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Channel League spring sports ended last week. A few clubs are involved in CIF postseason play.

Track and field

Dos Pueblos and San Marcos each will have four athletes at the Division 2 finals at Cerritos College Saturday. The Royals’ girl

Press Box: Foresters prepared to defend national title
05-18-2007
By D.C. DeMilio

The Foresters, Santa Barbara’s semi-professional baseball club and defending national champion, will open their season June 2 against the Oceanside Waves at UCSB’s Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.

It will be their first game since defeating the Derby Kansas Twins, 8-7, in the finals of the National Baseball Congress tournament in Wichita in August. With the championship flag flying over

Local AYSO all-stars roll to title
05-25-2007
Run White and Blue, a local AYSO girls under-10 all-star soccer team, finished the all-star season by winning the championship at the California Strawberry Cup Tournament in Camarillo.
In pool play, the team beat the Culver City Dominators, Encino and Sherman Oaks/Van Nuys Blueberries, holding t

Game Day: DP, SB volleyball advance in playoffs
05-25-2007
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

CIF post season play took center stage as teams competed on several fronts.

Boys volleyball

A packed Sovine Gym gave witness to a 3-1 Dos Pueblos decision when the Chargers defeated Laguna Beach in their Division 2 quarterfinal contest. Thre

Press Box: The lineup of summer
05-25-2007
By D.C. DeMilio

What’re ya doin’ this summer? My holiday will come at the end of August and over Labor Day. I’ll be off on a five-game, five-day Midwest baseball tour through four cities. Ah, the life of a Single A player.

I’ll also revisit Harry Caray’s Restaurant in Chicago. A snapshot of Harry’s can be summed up in two words, O’Malley’s East. Pictures of hundreds of celebrities cover every

Goleta girls win 1st tourney of season
06-01-2007
The Thunder of the Goleta Valley Girls Softball Association (GVGSA) notched its first tournament win for the 2007 All-Star Season as the Girls 14U All-Star softball team took first place in the San Luis Obispo Memorial Day Tournament. The Thunder swept all four games in round-robin play against th

Game Day: Turvey, Pearson advance to State Meet
06-01-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Only two local athletes are still alive in the postseason after the last teams fell in CIF playoffs.

Track and field

Daniel Turvey, a Dos Pueblos junior, scaled another plateau Friday at the Masters Meet at Fresno State when he cleared 15 feet to win the pole vault.

Turvey began at 13 feet and conquered the next four consecutive heights.

Press Box: Fan-friendly Dodger Stadium
06-01-2007
By D.C. DeMilio

Blue skies. Green grass. The Cubs and the Dodgers. As my hometown hero once said, “Let’s play two.” Easy does it, Ernie. It’s the 21st century. There are no double headers unless Mother Nature intervenes.

I made my yearly migration to Dodger Stadium Sunday and the old ball yard

Game Day: Pearson stands out at state meet
06-08-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

CIF Track and field State Meet

Lyndsay Pearson, a San Marcos High junior, took fifth in 300-meter low hurdles in Sacramento Saturday at the CIF State meet with a 43.07. As a freshman she finished seventh in the same meet. Daniel Turvey, a Dos

Press Box: Channel League's first teams
06-08-2007
Multiple local high school athletes were named to Channel League first teams recently. In softball, Lauren McCaskey, from Dos Pueblos High, was named MVP for the second consecutive year. She shared the honor last year with Ventura’s Erin McClain. McCaskey, headed for Virginia, led the county in hits with 49 and RBIs with 38. Chargers Justine Bosio, Kristen Gensler, Brittany King, Megan Otis and J

In Brief
06-15-2007
The Goleta Storm, an Under-10 all-star team of the Goleta Valley Girls Softball Association, won the championship of the Nipomo Youth Softball Tournament recently, outscoring its opponents, 47-14.

In front: Keara Amble, left, and Mae Rennick.

Second row, kneeling from left: Lia Welkom, Paige Mathison, Adyson Willett, Julia Granet and Madison Buie.

Third row: Alexis Catlan, Sara Fernandez, De

Game Day: Top Bishop athletes receive league honors
06-15-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Several student-athletes at Bishop Diego were selected to their respective first teams in the Frontier League. Paul Gherini, Dylan Jamison and Casey Yokubaitis, baseball; Erich Bubbel, golf; Megan Ceriale, softball; Casey Hahn, Mark Hebda and Scott Winnewisser, boys volleyball; and Connor Bartolazzo, Jonathan Palmquist and Patrick Torrellas, track. Adilen

Press Box: Perseverance paying big dividends
06-15-2007
By D.C. DeMilio

I’ve been privileged to watch Jon DeAlba play baseball in Little League, at Dos Pueblos, at Santa Barbara City College and this summer I’ll see DeAlba with the semi-pro Foresters. Next season I’ll have that treat at the next level, when he plays for UCSB on scholarship.

“My goal

Game Day: The young and the unbeaten
06-22-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

The Foresters, on their longest road trip of the season, went 6-0 and outscored their opponents 58-24. Forester history was made on both ends of the longevity spectrum.

Chris Joyce, a Dos Pueblos junior, started and won June 13 when he hurled 5 1/3 innin

Game Day: Breakers roll into playoffs
06-29-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Ending their season on a high note Saturday at home, the Breakers (15-5) defeated the Vancouver Volcanoes 133-129. Billy Knight led Santa Barbara with 20 points, helping take the team’s win-streak to nine.

Santa Barbara will have a first-round bye in the three-day playoffs starting today in Portland, Ore. 

On Friday, Fred Vinson scored 46 points but d

Press Box: Playing through - Goleta the Golf Land
06-29-2007
By D.C. DeMilio

In this two-part series I’ll explore the four public golf courses of Goleta. They can be a Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde experience. If you’ve played them you have your own memories.

This week we’ll play the Sandpiper and Ocean Meadows courses. Next week we’ll discover the trials and tr

Two local teams take home titles
07-06-2007
Two local teams, the 12 and under and 10 and under all stars from Goleta Valley Girls Softball Association, took first place in their divisions recently at the Five Cities All Star Tournament.

The 12 and under team extended its record to 16-2 for the first four tournaments of the season. In the

Playing through: Glen Annie, Twin Lakes
07-06-2007
By D.C. DeMilio

Last week we explored two of Goleta’s sea level courses. This week we’ll take on the public links in the foothills at Glen Annie Golf Course. We’ll also experience the variety of elements that define the Twin Lakes Golf Course and Learning Center.

Learning Center? Ha - every time I

Game Day: Breakers fall short of title
07-06-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Santa Barbara’s Breakers (17-5) fell to the Portland Chinooks, 119-106, Sunday in the West IBL championship game. They were led by Toby Bailey’s 31 points. Lamond Murray, who scored 60 points in two playoff contests, was absent due to a family commitment.

Foresters

Avenging an earlier loss, the Foresters swept their two-game set with the Sa

Game Day: Le Tour from le couch
07-13-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

I eased into this year’s 94th Tour de France when I received two books from the Robert Van der Plas Cycling Publishing Co. One was a novel by Ralph Hurne, “They’ll Never Catch You Now;” the other was “Ascent” by English author Richard Yates.

“Ascent” is a page-turner. This coffee table book contains 150 historic photographs dating from 1904 and chronicl

Press Box: Our Parks - where the grass is greener
07-13-2007
For the past two weeks I’ve offered some insights on Goleta’s golf courses. This week we’ll take a look at some of the city’s patches of greenery that are a whole lot easier on the mind.

Goleta’s havens of respite are Girsh Park, Goleta Beach Park, Lake Los Carneros County Park and Stow Grovef Park.

Press Box: The Big Leagues after the break
07-20-2007
By D.C. DeMilio

With more than half of the 2007 Major League season in the books the teams are inhaling, grabbing their second wind and positioning themselves for a sprint to October. Halloween may be overshadowed this year as the first game of the World Series is slated for Oct. 24. What were they thinking?

Some three months and about 75 games remain. It’s still a long season. As of Sunday’s

Little League, softball stars shine
07-20-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Nolan Soto of Dos Pueblos Little League hit a sixth-inning grand slam Tuesday against Moorpark at the Goleta Valley South Little League fields, enabling DPLL to take a come-from-behind, 8-5 win. DPLL, won the District 63 championship for the third straigh

Game Day: Thunder girls off to Nationals
07-27-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

The Thunder U-10 of the Goleta Valley Girls Softball Association will feel the heat Aug. 1-5, in Las Cruses, N.M., when they’re at the Western Nationals Tournament. This is the first time ever that all four Goleta squads —10-U, 12-U, 14-U and 16-U — have gone to the Nationals.

Thunder went 2-2 at the Bring on the Heat Tournament in Northridge last weeke

Press Box: DP’s Joyce thriving in Forester summer school
07-27-2007
By D.C. DeMilio

Like former Dos Pueblos star Jon DeAlba, who will be playing at UCSB next year, DP senior-to-be Chris Joyce has been attending summer school courtesy of the semipro Foresters. And, like DeAlba, I’ve watched the left-handed pitcher play above his challenge to elevate his skills.

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Game Day: Yet another Shotwell rises to the occasion
08-03-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Troy Shotwell, a defensive end from Dos Pueblos, continued the Shotwell legacy in the 37th County All-Star Classic last Friday at La Playa Stadium. Shotwell had two sacks and disrupted several of the North’s plays to earn MVP honors in the South’s 17-15 win. Scott Winnewisser, from Bishop Diego, was selected defensive MVP.

Shotwell will be attending Cal

Press Box: Nguyen making waves
08-03-2007
By D.C. DeMilio

Janelle Nguyen, a 12-year-old who swims for the Santa Barbara Swim Club, has been invited to compete Thursday at the prestigious North American Cup Challenge at USC. This international meet will feature swimmers from Canada and Mexico.

How she got there

Let’s begin w

Press Box: Only winners in this league
080-10-2007
By D.C. DeMilio

Make no mistake, senior softball is alive and well in Santa Barbara, and has been for almost 20 years.

Leonard Pacheco organized the league in 1987 and laid the groundwork. In the early days there were leagues for 55-, 60- and 65-year-olds. Today there are leagues for jocks in a

Game Day: Gocong atop depth chart for Eagles
08-10-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Chris Cocong, a former Carpenteria High star who missed last season with a herniated disk in his neck, is back in the Philadelphia Eagles’ camp and preparing for the 2007 campaign.

The Eagles’ third-round pick in 2006, the Cal Poly grad is healthy and head coach Andy Reid has him atop of the linebackers depth chart.

Cocong played both sides of the bal

Foresters won’t repeat title
08-17-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

It’s a wrap. In a semifinal game that had four lead changes Friday in Wichita, Kan., Santa Barbara’s Foresters (48-10) saw their season end when they were edged 7-6 by the Havasu Heat at the National Baseball Congress Tournament.

After the Foresters took a 7-6 lead with a four-run seventh inning, a homer by the Heat’s Jared Stanley in the eighth tipped

Press Box: UCSB men’s soccer goes deep
08-17-2007
By D.C. Demilio

With six starters and 21 returning letter winners, UCSB is more than ready to defend its 2006 national championship.

The Gauchos are third in the College Soccer News top-30. UCSB’s previous high water mark was seventh. UCSB was picked first by the coaches in the Big West Conferen

Game Day: One for the road ahead
08-24-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

As y’all are enjoying your first or second cup of eye-opener juice this a.m. I’ll be throwing a few last-minute items in my valise.

Tomorrow at the crack-of-eggs I’ll be winging my way back to “My kind of town...” to begin my annual baseball park migration courtesy of Jay Buckley Baseball Tours. He is a retired schoolteacher from La Crosse, Wis., who’s

Press Box: DP, SM ready to strap it on
08-24-2007
By D.C. DeMilio

With eight defensive and five offensive starters returning, Dos Puebles head coach Jeff Uyesaka is enthusiastic.

“What I like is our speed, and our knowledge,” he said. “We’re not going to win any muscle magazine competitions but I think our competitiveness and experience are our

Press Box: DP water polo ready to dive in
08-31-2007
By D.C. DeMilio

Let the games begin. After spending a year on the road for “home” games, members of the Dos Pueblos water polo team are more than ready to get their feet wet at Elings Aquatic Center.

Olympic in size and boasting a new electronic scoreboard (thank goodness no one will be kickin

Press Box: There’s more to these ballparks than baseball
09-07-2007
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

I visited five old friends on my baseball park tour this year. Collectively, these clubs – the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs – have been playing the game for 559 years. That’s a lot of hot dogs,

A pair of parks for the ages
09-14-2007
My final two stops on this year’s baseball tour were to the 13-year-new Jacobs Field, home of the Cleveland Indians, and venerable Wrigley Field, home the Chicago Cubs. 

The Jake remains jake

When I first looked in on “The Jake” in 2000, the venue was six years young. It’s now 13 and

Chargers football look to start 2-0
09-14-2007
Dos Pueblos (1-0) entertains Cabrillo (1-0) tonight at Valley Stadium at 7 p. m. Last week Charger quarterback Gary Braun passed for two scores and ran 80 yards for another in DP’s 19-14 win over visiting San Luis Obispo. Cabrillo crushed Pacifica, 44-7.

San Marcos

San Marcos (0-1) is on the road tonight at Lompoc (0-1). A late score by host Rio Mesa last Friday beat the Royals, 14-

Press Box: Chargers’ strength is versatility
09-21-2007
By D.C. DeMilio

Dos Pueblos seniors Katie Cattaneo, Nicole McCracken, Katie Wilkes and Gillian Vasquez will highlight a volleyball roster with a triple-A posture.

“Overall I like our attitude, our approach and our athleticism,” said six-year head coach Dwayne Hauschild. “This is the most athle

Royals football looking for first win
09-21-2007
D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

San Marcos (0-2) plays San Luis Obispo at 7 tonight at Valley Stadium. Last week the Royals fell to host Lompoc 19-7.

The Royals tied the contest at 7 in the third quarter when Andy Segal burst over on a 16-yard run. Segal rushed for 174 yards on 34 carries.

Dos Pueblos

The Chargers travel to Lompoc tonight. They improved to 2-0 last Frid

DP faces Righetti; Royals look for 1st win
09-28-2007
By D.C. DeMilio, Voice Sports Correspondent

Dos Pueblos (2-1) is on the road again tonight to faces another North County foe, Righetti.
DP was set back at Lompoc 28-14 last week. Ronnie Arais rushed for 79 yards and scored one touchdown. Chargers quarterback Gary Braun tossed a 39-yard pass to Derek Martinez for a first-quarter TD.

San Marcos 

The Royals, at home tonigh

Press Box: Chargers reload, Royals take aim
09-28-2007
Riding the crest of a regular-season mark of 100-straight wins lthat began ast year, the Dos Pueblos girls golf team returns a powerhouse lineup that features sophomore Nicole Bullemer, senior twins Gabrielle and Michelle Del Mese, seniors Julia Williams and Asaka Sim, junior Anna Samson and freshma

Press Box: Gaucho women, men well-stocked
10/19/2007
By D.C. DeMilio
With five starters returning for the 2007-08 campaign, the UCSB women will be looking for an unprecedented 13th straight postseason appearance. The Gauchos will also be gunning for their 10th Big West Conference championship in the last 12 years.
“I love our crowd coming back,” coach Mark French said.
Senior forward/center Jenna Green, an All-Big West first team se

For DP and SM, Football 101 south
10/19/2007
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Dos Pueblos (4-2, 1-0) hosts Ventura (0-6, 0-1) tonight at 7.
On a rainy night at Valley Stadium last Friday, when passing would be the last option, DP’s Aki Franklin took matters into his own hands. Franklin picked off two passes and r

DP girls win 9th straight league golf title
10/26/2007
Girls golf
Michelle Del Mese led the Chargers to their ninth straight Channel League championship Wednesday at Santa Barbara Golf Club when she carded an even-par 72 for a two-day total 157.
Teammate Julia Williams was one stroke back in second.
A trio of teammates tied for third, at 165: Nicole Bullemer, Michelle’s sister Gabrielle and Asaka Sim.
DP’s Ana Sampson won a one-hole

Press Box: Big Game takes center stage
10/26/2007
By D.C. DeMilio
At Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Cafe, Cate School football player Matt DeGroot and Westmont College soccer player Taylor Callan were selected male and female athlete of the week.
DeGroot threw six touchdown passes and ran for another in the Rams’ win over Thatcher. With the victory Cate won its first-ever Condor League champions

Press Box: Streak fits DP girls to a tee
11/02/2007
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Throughout sports history we’ve marveled at “The Streak.”
There was Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak in 1941. Cal Ripken Jr.’s own streak that ended Sept. 20, 1998, when he took himself out of the lineup at the end of the fifth inning after playing in his 2,632nd straight game. Ripken had eclipsed Lou Gehrig’s mark of 2,131 con

Another victory, another match
11/02/2007
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
The Dos Pueblos girls won the CIF Northern Team Regional Monday at River Ridge Golf Club in Oxnard.
Julia Williams led the Chargers with a 77 as DP destroyed the field, winning by 18 strokes. All five DP scorers were within five shots of each other.
Girls tennis
Santa Barbara’s Rachel Decker-Sadowski turned aside reigning Chann

End of the line for DP, SM football
11/16/2007
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
And so one season ends. Dos Pueblos (5-5, 2-3) battled at Santa Barbara (7-3, 3-2) for the third spot in Channel League and a CIF berth Friday and was turned aside, 35-32. Chargers quarterback Gary Braun threw for 170 yards and one touchdown and rushed for 103 yards and one TD. Dons quarterback John Urbie passed for 229 yards and tossed t

Press Box: Wesmont women aiming high
11/16/2007
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
After last year’s brief trip to the NAIA tournament, the Warrior women of Westmont have their sights set on the next rung of the ladder.
They completed last season at 17-13, 11-9 in conference, but suffered a first-round loss at the hands of Trevecca Nazarene.
“Our team is hungry after tasting nationals,” said head coach Kirsten

Game Day: Bishop in Round 2 of playoffs tonight
11/23/2007
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Bishop Diego (9-2) is at Temple City tonight at 7 for round two of the CIF-SS Mid-Valley Division playoffs.
The Cardinals advanced after quarterback Christian Winnewisser tossed two first-half touchdowns in the Cardinals’ 36-0 thumping of Mary Star of the Sea (5-6) last Friday at La Playa Stadium. He was 15 of 22 for 238 yards. Aaron S

Basketball Preview: DP boys, girls deep and experienced
11/23/2007
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent

Dos Pueblos senior forward Sean Park, a first-team All-League selection last season, will be among eight seniors that will take the hardwood for head coach Joe Zamora.
“He’s strong in the post but we may move him out to the perimeter,” Zamora said.
Other seniors include forward/guard Ryan Beall, forward Ben Johnson, guards Devon D

Game Day: Bishop faces big test in 3rd round of playoffs
11/30/2007
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Bishop Diego (10-2) will play top-seeded Paraclete (12-0) on Saturday at La Playa Stadium at 7:30 p.m. in the CIF-SS Mid Valley Division football semifinal after thumping host Temple City last week, 45-0.
Aaron Skinner set a school-record 263 rushing yards in the Cardinals’ dominating win. It was Bishop’s third straight shutout and set

Press Box: San Marcos hoops back in Thunderhut
11/30/2007
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
After a two-year hiatus from the Thunderhut hardwood, second-year head coach Jarrod Bradley and the Royals are ready for the tip-off.
“This year’s going to be special for us,” Bradley said. “We’re looking forward to a good season after two years without a gym. The floor’s great. The lighting’s great.”
Returning at All-League poin

Bishop faces Santa Clara in CIF finals
11/30/2007
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Bishop Diego (11-2, 3-1 Frontier League) is headed to the CIF-SS Mid-Valley Division title game Saturday night in Moorpark after the Cardinals downed No. 1 seed Paraclete of Lancaster, 12-6, at La Playa Stadium.
Bishop will face Frontier

Game Day: Bishop faces Santa Clara in CIF finals
12/07/2007
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Bishop Diego (11-2, 3-1 Frontier League) is headed to the CIF-SS Mid-Valley Division championship Saturday night in Moorpark after downing No. 1 seed Paraclete of Lancaster, 12-6, at La Playa Stadium.
Bishop will face Frontier League cha

Press Box: Lofty goals for DP, SM boys soccer
12/07/2007
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Newly hired head coach Brian Eisen welcomes a Royals squad that will have an experienced group of 12 seniors on its 23-player roster. Up top will be senior Josh Martinez, flanked by sophomore Erik Gutierrez, senior center-mid Edgar Martinez and junior center-mid Alvaro Garcia.
“Josh Martinez brings excitement to the team and Erik fin

Game Day: Cardinals’ hearts broken by Santa Clara again
12/14/2007
D.C. De Milio
Voice Sports Correspondent
In an almost mirror image of their Oct. 26 meeting, Santa Clara used a familiar weapon against Bishop Diego to win the CIF-SS Mid-Valley Division championship, 20-14, in overtime at Moorpark College. In the contest two months ago, Saints’ running back Cierre Wood broke the Cardinals’ hearts when he scored a touchdown with 43 seconds left

Press Box: SM, DP set sights high
12/14/2007
Girls Water Polo Preview

Despite losing six seniors to graduation and All-League first-team goalie Haley Chilton, Royals head coach Brian Roth is upbeat. Last year the Royals won 20 games. They lost to Ventura twice by one goal and were prevented from advancing to postseason play.
“A lot of people thought we’d be down this year. On the contrary, we’re a better team,” Roth said. “I comm

Wrestling: Royals, Chargers pin hopes on depth
12/21/2007
D. C. De Milio
Voice Sports Correspondent
With seven sophomores on his roster, Royals’ head coach Tony Becerra is calling himself “Mr. Katrina.”
“It’s nothing new for me. It seems every year we’re rebuilding,” he said. “I’m Mr. Katrina. I can rebuild anything.”
Two of Be

Girls Soccer: Chargers loaded, Royals reloading
12/21/2007
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Javier Chavez, third-year head coach at Dos Pueblos, is looking forward to a roster that features 11 returning seniors after his first two years.
“This year I’m really expecting my seniors to step up and assume leadership roles,” he said. “I’m sure they’ll do that.
“I believe I’ve learned (about) organization and motivation. You’

Game Day: Chargers, Royals roll into league hoops play
01/04/2008
D.C. De Milio
Voice Sports Correspondent
With Channel League action kicking off this week, let the games begin. But while the schools were on holiday hiatus, there were hoops tournaments aplenty filling the final two weeks of the year. Here’s how 2007 bowed out on the hardwood.

Press Box: Bishop football stars named top local players
01/04/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Several athletes found postseason stocking stuffers over the holidays.
Football all-county team
With an enrollment approaching 300, most student-athletes at Bishop Diego are multi-sport participants, and Christian Winnewisser and Aaron Skinner are prime examples. They were named News-Press Co-Players of the Year. In additi

Game Day: DP tops SM in first showdown
01/11/2008
D.C. De Milio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Dos Pueblos (13-7, 2-0) and San Marcos (12-5, 0-1) staged the first of their cross-town meetings Wednesday at Sovine Gym.
After a 25-all tie at the half, the Chargers outscored their guests 10-2 in the third period and pulled away for a

Press Box: Bowled over
01/11/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Well, if you football junkies haven’t been totally wiped out you’ll be happy to know that your umbilical cord is still attached.
Tomorrow Aina (East) will be squaring off against Kai (West) in the Hula Bowl in Honolulu. Next Saturday the East-West Shrine Classic struts its stuff in Houston. On Jan. 26, in Mobile, Ala., the North-South Senior Bowl ends a month-long mara

Press Box: Out of the frying pan, into the river
01/18/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
There’s a fly in Gary Cunningham’s future. Probably many, for that matter.
UCSB’s athletic director for the past 13 years, Cunningham is retiring at the end of this school year. His new job: fly fishing.
After working in a position that required about 16 months a

Game Day: Royals beat Ventura for 1st league win
01/18/2008
By D.C. De Milio
Voice Sports Correspondent
San Marcos used a 15-4 run in the final four minutes to upset Ventura, 62-54, Wednesday night at the Thunderhut. The win gave the Royals (13-6, 1-2) their first Channel League victory.
Brian Pearson led San Marcos with 18 points.
V

Game Day: Gauchos’ Preston stepping down
01/25/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Ken Preston, who has lead UCSB men’s volleyball to a 506-364 record in 29 years as coach, will retire at the end of the season.
“This feels like the right time,” he said. “When I look back at my career, I am really amazed that it’s b

Press Box: Pitching likely to propel Gauchos softball
02/01/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
In softball all roads lead to the center of the diamond. This year’s squad returns three pitchers with a combined 16-7 record from a team that went 30-23 and a sixth-place finish in the Big West Conference. UCSB appeared in its second consecutive NCAA postseason.
Sophomore MeLinda Matsumoto posted a 9-6 mark with a 2.63 ERA (98.1 innings) while another sophomore, Linds

Game Day: Park’s heroics lift DP over SM
02/01/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Sean Park’s three-pointer with under 10 seconds left Wednesday night lifted the Chargers (16-7, 6-0) over the Royals (16-7, 2-3) in a jam-packed Thunderhut for a 50-47 win.
Remaining perfect in league play, DP is assured at least a tie fo

Press Box: Warriors find strength in numbers
02/08/2008
Westmont Baseball

By D.C. DeMilio
Second-year head coach Scott Deck will field a 32-player roster with 18 new faces this season.
“Across the board we are better,” Deck said. “Defensively, on the mound, at the plate.”
Leadership will be grounded by the return of four captains: senior second baseman/shortstop Anthony Martinez, who had16 RBIs last season; senior outfielder/de

Game Day: On court and in water, DP rules Channel League
02/08/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Super Tuesday? You betcha. While America was going to the polls, the Dos Pueblos boys basketball team and its girls water polo club completed 7-0 Channel League seasons to claim first place.
It was a good season for the DP girls basketball (18-7, 4-3) team, too. The Chargers’ 51-37 win over visiting Santa Barbara (10-16, 1-7) on Mo

Press Box: The Latin evolution in baseball
02/15/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
With pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training on Wednesday to begin Major League Baseball’s 132nd summer, it’s interesting to see how the contributions of Latino ball players have evolved.
Play ball
Historians have noted that a game of baseball was first played in 1791 in Pittsfield, Mass. It was discovered that a city

Game Day: Charger wrestlers shine
02/15/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Dos Pueblos took second Saturday at a Whittier High CIF Dual meet, winning six of 14 bouts. Mario Elias (125 pounds), Daniel Samler (145), Matt Liso (160) and Julio Romero (189) all won on decisions. Connor Dorais (152) and Daniel Barrett (171) pinned their opponents.
On tap
CIF: This weekend DP will have 13 wrestlers

Game Day: Chargers, Dons in girls CIF water polo finals
02/22/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
The Dos Pueblos girls water polo team (27-3) will face Santa Barbara (20-11) in the CIF Division 2 championship after both teams won their semifinal matches Wednesday.
The title game is at 11 a.m. Saturday at Santa Barbara High School.
The Chargers earned a 9-8 victory over Laguna Beach (20-8) on Wednesday at Irvine, while the Do

Press Box: Pro cycling returns — sort of
02/22/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Amgen’s Tour of California cranked off Sunday on a 2.1-mile prologue stage, won by Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara, traveling from Palo Alto to Stanford University. After seven days of cycling, the Tour will end in Pasadena and will have taken 17 teams and 133 riders from 25 countries on a 668.8-mile excursion of the Golden State.
A

Game Day: Charger girls win
02/29/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
It’s rare when two clubs in the Channel League faceoff three times in a season. It’s even rarer when a club wins all three meetings. And it’s extremely rare when a Santa Barbara girls water polo squad loses.
And then the Chargers vis

Press Box: Local athletes heated up in winter
02/29/2008
Season Rewind

By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent

Girls water polo
San Marcos: Although they played all their home games “away,” due to pool reconstruction, the Royals had a respectable season and coach Brian Roth was upbeat.
“We went 14-14 ,” he said. “This is the first year with a .500 record.”
He lauded some of his standout players.
“

Game Day: Charger water polo champs get their due
03/07/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent

The Dos Pueblos CIF Division 2 girls water polo champions were recognized Monday at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.
“It was a fun year and by far our most successful,” said head coach Danelle Little. “This group of girls was incredibly dedicated. I’m proud to be a part of it.”
Sonja Crawford,

Press Box: DP Little League opens 36th year
03/07/2008
With the ceremonial first pitch Saturday at 9 a.m., Dos Pueblos Little League will begin its 36th year of providing excitement that will last a life time. Grandfathers will reflect on their son’s experiences. Their sons will remember their first time with the leather or at the plate. Some fathers will be coaching their sons or daughters. These are special times.
Back in the day DPLL was made do

Press Box: Boys, girls gear up for diamond gems
03/14/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent

Baseball
Dos Puelbos: Although his roster features 10 seniors, Dos Pueblos baseball coach Bob Townsend is cautious.
“I see more parity this year,” he said of the Channel League. “Buena and Ventura as well as San Marcos have im

Press Box: L.A.’s Dodgers turn 50
03/28/2008
By D.C. DeMilio

New York Times editor Hoarse Greeley was widely credited with prodding, “Go West, young man,” but it was first penned by John Soule in the Terre Haute Express in 1851. Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley heeded the challenge, 106 years later. Tomorrow night in the Los A

Press Box: The evolution of Dodger Stadium
04/04/2008
By D.C. DeMilio

Last week we saw how the Brooklyn Dodgers became the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s see how the now happened. After playing in the Los Angeles Coliseum for three seasons, and after winning the 1959 World Series over the Chicago White Sox (drawing 277, 000 fans over three games

Track and field previews
04/04/2008
By D.C. DeMilio

San Marcos: Coach Marilyn Hantgin is excited about her girls team, which has a host of seniors.
“Our girls are very strong this year,”she said. “We have a solid core of girls. We have a Channel League title and County championship to defend.”
Actually, the Royals are trying to win their fourth straight league title. Seniors Angie Afman, Kaitlin Cortenbach, Ester Flores, Jam

Game Day: Spring break over, time
04/11/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent

After two weeks of reduced attendance at sports events my batteries are recharged. Let the games begin.
On tap
• Dos Pueblos hosts Buena today at 3:30 p.m. in softball.
• DP’s swimmers will entertain Mater Dei today at 2:30 p.m.
• San Marcos swims at Santa Barbara today at 2:30 p. m.
• UCSB’s baseball team is at ho

Press Box: Golf, tennis teams keep eyes on the ball
04/11/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Spring sports have sprung, so here’s a look at the boys golf and tennis teams at Dos Pueblos and San Marcos.
Golf
Dos Pueblos: Although there is only one senior on coach Rob Schiff’s squad, he’s happy with the mix.

Correction
04/11/2008
The caption for the photo of DP's Kevin Chen in this week's Voice states that his record was 18-1 last year. In fact, that's his record so far this year.

Game Day: Red-hot DP baseball hosts SM
04/18/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent

On tap
• Dos Pueblos plays baseball at home this afternoon against San Marcos at 3:15.
• DP swims at Santa Barbara today at 3:15 p.m.
• Santa Barbara hosts its 12th annual boys volleyball Tournament of Champions today and t

Press Box: DP’s Park signs with Westmont
04/18/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Sean Park, a standout Dos Pueblos basketball player, will play for Westmont College next season. He inked a letter of intent last week.
Park was a four-year varsity performer and averaged 18.0 points per game and 11.0 rebounds. He led the Chargers this season to an undefeated Channel League title. DP then advanced to the CIF Divisio

Game Day: Royals whip Dons in softball
04/25/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent

Softball
San Marcos entertained Santa Barbara Tuesday and rode a six-run sixth inning to take a 10-3 decision.
The Royals had 11 hits and eight stolen bases. Kelly Martyniuk stole four.

Boys golf
Santa Barbara (17-0

Press Box: Jon Lee retires Royal(ly)
04/25/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Elocution is defined by the Mirriam-Webster’s Collegiate dictionary as “the art of effective public speaking.” A second definition is “a style of speaking, especially in public.” You can also define it with two words: Jon Lee.
Lee, a 24-year English teacher and boys’ and girls’ volleyball coach, will be retiring at the end of this s

Press Box: Top athletes get their due
05/02/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Albert Corral, San Marcos golfer, and Mason Field, Santa Barbara golfer, were named co-male athlete of the week and Jane Doolittle, UCSB track and field, was selected female athlete of the week at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Monday at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.
Corral fired a 7-under par 63 at Buenaventura Golf Course and Field

Press Box: Dockendorf, Uhrig honored
05/09/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Dos Pueblos swimmer Michelle Dockendorf and SBCC pitcher Bryce Uhrig were named female and male athlete of the week at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Monday at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.
Dockendorf won the 100 breaststroke and tied for first in the 200 individual medley at the Channel League finals. She also was on the winning 4x10

Press Box: UCSB men's, women's hoops get new coaches
05/30/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
After enjoying a week in America’s Heartlanexploring Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, it’s time to play a little catch up. UCSB hired new men’s and women’s basketball coaches and Santa Barbara City College’s football club joined a new conference and adjusted its start times.

UCSB
Women’s basketball: Lindsay Gottlieb w

Game Day: Local athletes shining in the postseason
05/30/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Daniel Turvey, a senior pole vaulter from Dos Pueblos, soared to 15-4 Friday at the Masters meet in Cerritos and will be competing at the State Championships today in Cerritos.

Turvey will be appearing at the state competition for the second consecutive year. He was eliminated last year on the first day of competition.

Turvey’s tea

Game Day: Dons golfers take 2nd in state
06/06/2008
D.C. De Milio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Santa Barbara was edged by Sunny Hills on Tuesday at Santa Maria Country Club, 379-383, in the state championship. Andrew Perez led the Dons with a 73.

Perez’s 67 led Santa Barbara to the Southern California High School Golf Championship May 29 at the SCGA Course in Murrieta. The Dons shot five strokes better than second place Sunny Hi

Press Box: Dodger Stadium updates get to third
06/06/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
To slightly tweak a line that first appeared in the journal American Speech in 1929, “You can’t judge a book by its binding.” I’ll paraphrase: You can judge a sports venue by its cover.

After Frank McCourt purchased the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2004 he embarked on a multiphase, multiyear renovation program for the 45-year old facility.

Olympic water polo at DP pool
06/06/2008
Olympic-caliber water polo is coming to Goleta on Sunday when the U.S. men’s Olympic team plays Australia’s Olympic team at Elings Aquatic Center at Dos Pueblos High School.

The U.S. team, coming off a recent 8-5 upset victory over reigning world champion Croatia, will be initiating international play at the Olympic-size pool at 4 p.m. Both teams are completing their training prior to departing

Game Day: DP’s Joyce drafted by Dodgers
06/13/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Chris Joyce, a senior southpaw pitcher at Dos Pueblos High, was chosen in the 10th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Joyce, however, may spend this summer toiling for Bill Pintard’s semipro Foresters.

Last year with the Foresters, Joyc

Press Box: The lighter side of Major League ball
06/13/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
In last week’s column I mentioned spending a week in Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. While waiting for a change of planes in the Dallas/Fort Worth airport I chanced upon a baseball book, “Armchair Reader Grand Slam Baseball.” This 465-page paperback is a compilation of work by seven sportswriters containing bits and pieces of

Press Box: Junior golf all stars to test VAFB’s Marshallia Ranch
06/20/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
The American Junior Golf Association will visit Vandenberg AFB June 30-July 3, for its Junior All-Star tournament at Marshallia Ranch Golf Course. The 54-hole stroke play event will feature some of the nation’s top junior golfers from California and around the country.

Past champions have gone on to have impressive careers. In 2007,

Press Box: Syntax as a three-base error
06/27/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
In addition to the usual who did what, when and where, my “Armchair Reader Grand Slam Baseball” book yielded some humor along the base paths. Three individuals stand head and mouths above the crowd with their oral exhibitions of fractur

Press Box: Tour de France departe
07/04/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Helmet. Check. Tire pressure. Check. Exotic machine. You betcha. Let’s ride.

The 95th Tour de France cranks off tomorrow from Brest, France. Thus begins a three-week odyssey that will take 20 teams, about 190 riders, on a loop of 3,544 km. Arrivee sur le Champs-Elysees dans Paris Juillet 27. A little French 101 there.

Whe

Game Day: Foresters back to winning ways
07/04/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
With the full compliment of its players returned from Cuba, the Santa Barbara Foresters got back to their winning ways and went 2-1 against the Monterey Bay Sox last weekend.

Sunday’s loss snapped a four-game Foresters win-streak. Santa B

Press Box: Local girls off to compete in Norway
07/11/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
For the second consecutive year Santa Barbara United, 11-13, will be traveling to Oslo to play in the prestigious Norway Cup, July 20 - Aug. 2. And, once again, Santa Barbara United is the only American squad competing. They advanced to

Game Day: Fire takes a bite out of Semana Nautica
07/11/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Memo to Mother Nature: Haul your ashes outta here.

Among the upsets from last week’s Gap Fire was the suspension of the 15k race. It has been a pioneer event in Semana Nautica for the past 54 years and had the distinction of being the longest continuing running event on the Central Coast.

Race organizer Wally Maranette said it will b

Game Day: Foresters earn 16th trip to series
07/18/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
The Santa Barbara Foresters will be returning to Wichita for their 16th consecutive trip in August and a berth in the National Baseball Congress World Series.

In last weekend’s tournament they went 3-0 and scored 43 runs. It was no conte

Press Box: The Cubs’ 100 years of futility, scars
07/18/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Chicago Cubs last World Series title. No other club can make that statement. Let’s take a look at what went right and what went awry.

Back in the day
Major League Baseball launched its balloon April 22, 1876. An eight-team, 70-game schedule was established and solidified an organ

Press Box: Minor leagues, major dreams
07/25/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Ever wonder where the next Cal Ripkin Jr. or Lou Brock might be coming from?

Major League Baseball’s 30 clubs have three levels of minor leagues: Triple-A to Single-A representing 12 leagues spanning the length and breadth of the U.S.

Game Day: DP Little League on a roll in playoffs
07/25/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Dos Pueblos Little League, 11-12, defeated LaVerne Monday, 9-1, to remain unbeaten in the North Subdivision Championships.

Nolan Soto hurled a complete game, allowing four hits while striking out seven. Brody Curtis had a three-run homer and James Savage hit a two-run double.   
   
DPLL’s postseason 10-11’s run ended Tuesday

Game Day: DPLL’s series run falls short
08/01/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
The road to the Little League World Series ended for Dos Pueblos LL, 11-12, at the hands of Tustin Eastern, 7-4, on July 24.

Nolon Soto struck out nine and Dylan Rhode slugged two home runs.

DPLL won 13 games and was the third team left standing in the state out of 432 clubs.

Foresters
The Foresters (33-16, 19-11) finishe

Press Box: Baseball’s museums and shrines`
08/01/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
In last week’s column I outlined the various levels in a ballplayer’s ascent to “The Bigs.”

Now, let’s say you were in “The Show” for 20 years. Along the way you were selected to play in an All-Star Game of two. If you were a position player maybe you notched a career batting average of .302 and earned a couple of Gold Glove Awards.

Press Box: Keepers of the flame
08/08/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
They were streakers before their time. They were cheered as they ran, leaped and threw objects. Naked. In Olympia, Greece, the winners would be lauded as heroes, honored with with olive leaf laurels placed on their heads. Women need not

Local girls dominate at Norway Cup to win it al
08/08/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Undefeated. Untied. Unscored upon. The 1912 Fighting Irish? Nope. In only their second appearance in the word arena, Santa Barbara’s U-13 club won the prestigious Norway Cup in Oslo Saturday when the girls defeated Hoybr-Stavn from Oslo, 2-0.

The victory completed a shutout sweep of six tournament opponents, 20-0.

Goalie Hanna Ball

Press Box: Baseball’s open and shut cases
08/15/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
As humanity has evolved from the primordial slime (or created from the dust, depending on your beliefs), so too have Major League Baseball parks progressed. Better? Worse? It’s all in what you believe.

Ballparks have evolved from having no outfield stands, to wooden structures, to concrete-and-steel bleachers. From closed double deck

Game Day: Foresters in series title game
08/15/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
The Santa Barbara Foresters advanced to tonight’s National Baseball Congress World Series championship game at Wichita, Kan., when they knocked off Lake Havasu Heat, 5-3, Wednesday.
The Foresters, 5-0 in the tournament, are in the finals for the fourth time in six years. Results and their opponents were not available at press ti

Press Box: Where the games are never rained out
08/22/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
What do Chase Field, Miller Park, Minute Maid Park, Safeco Field and Rogers Centre have in common? The games are never canceled because of rain.

They all sport retractable roofs, but each has unique fan amenities and roof characteristics.

Foresters dominate for 2nd series title
08/22/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
For the second time in three years Santa Barbara got to dog pile at the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita.

The Foresters stifled the Seattle Studs, 2-0, Aug. 15 for the championship. This is the Foresters’ second national title in three years.

UCSB junior Mike Ford tossed a complete game five-hitter as Santa Barbara w

Press Box: Gaucho soccer teams deep, talented
08/29/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Heading into the season, UCSB’s fortunes were built around four returning seniors: forwards Chris Pontius and Nick Perera, midfielder Alfonso Motagalvan and defender Kyle Kaveny. Make that three.

Kaveny, who started in 14 games last season, fractured his left ankle in an exhibition game Saturday and is lost for the season. Freshman Mic

Game Day: Locals shine at Olympics
08/29/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Beijing’s gold and silver found their way to the Central Coast last week. In beach volleyball Todd Rogers, a San Marcos and UCSB grad, teamed with Phil Dalhausser to defeat the Brazilian duo of Marcio Araujo and Fabio Luiz, 2-1, for the gol

Press Box: Gauchos eyeing return to postseason
09/05/2008
UCSB Women’s Volleyball Preview

D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
There will be nine letter-winners and eight new faces on the roster, UCSB women’s volleyball has high hopes of returning to the NCAA tournament. UCSB’s run of 26 straight years of postseason play ended last season when the Gauchos slipped under .500, 14-18.

“My goal for this season is for us to b

Game Day: Olympic heroes to hit the sand at West Beach
09/05/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Olympics gold medal winners Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser and Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Taylor will be on the sand at West Beach this weekend.

Rogers, a San Marcos and UCSB grad, and Dalhausser have won nine AVP Tour titles this season.
Walsh and May-Taylor’s string of 112 consecutive match wins ended Sunday. Elaine Youngs and Nico

Press Box: Boys water polo looks to make a splash
09/12/2008

DP Fall Sports

D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
An almost even mix of underclassmen, one junior and four sophomores, will bolster a Dos Pueblos boys water polo roster that has eight seniors.

“It’s really pleasant to see how much improvement we have in our so

Game Day: Feldhaus returns to roots as AD at DP
09/12/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Returning to his roots, class of '87, Dan Feldhaus took over as new Dos Pueblos athletic director. Feldhaus had been assisting, “learning the job,” from previous AD Dan Choi for the last two years.

He played football and baseball for DP’s legendary coach Scott O’Leary and was a Chargers JV football coach. Choi remains at DP as a physica

DP Fall Preview: On grass and courts, high hopes
09/19/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Head football coach Jeff Uyesaka, in his fifth year, has a problem. The Chargers have two quarterbacks vying for the starter’s position: senior Jack Johnson and junior Zach Boytis.

“They’r neck and neck right now, he said. “It’s a good

Game Day: Uyesaka honored by CIF
09/19/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Jeff Uyesaka, head football coach at Dos Pueblos, was recognized at the Sept. 9 meeting of the board of education for his selection as the CIF Southern Section “Champion of Character.”

According to James Staunton, CIF’s commissioner of athletics, Uyesaka was selected by the organization’s Ethics in Sports Committee as exemplifying th

Press Box: San Marcos Fall Preview: Royals lean on D for Ws
09/26/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
One of the great clichés in football is, “Defense wins ballgames.” That turns out to be true, so far, for San Marcos.

The Royals got off on the right foot two weeks ago with an excellent defensive showing that produced a 10-8 win over vis

Game Day: Chargers get first test at home
09/26/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent

On tap
• Dos Pueblos football hosts Lompoc at DP, 7 p.m.

• Dos Pueblos boys water polo at the Newport Tournament.

• San Marcos football at Hueneme, 7 p.m.

• San Marcos girls volleyball at Royal Tournament — Simi Valley. 

Stadium rehearsals
Dos Pueblos will hold its first-ever varsity football game on campus

Press Box: San Marcos Fall Preview: Season of promise for Royals
10/03/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent

Girls golf
Brianna Wiley and Cat Lefemine will captain the Royals club.

“Wiley can crush the ball and has an aggressive style of golf,” coach Shawn Ricci said. “Cat is more relaxed and calculating.”

Rounding out the roster are

Game Day: DP girls win in golf, tennis
10/03/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Dos Pueblos won a double header of sorts Tuesday when both of Dos Pueblos’ teams defeated San Marcos’ clubs.

The Chargers golf club (7-1, 3-0) turned back the Royals (N/A) at Santa Barbara Golf Club 210-257. DP’s Emily Fox fired a medalist round 39.

The Chargers tennis team (8-1, 3-0) won 13-5 on San Marcos’ (3-2, 1-1) courts. Erica C

Goleta Lady Bulls take 3rd in tourney
10/03/2008
The Goleta Lady Bulls defeated the Oxnard Lady Jaguars, 23-22, to take third place in the prestigious Swoosh Fall Hoop Classic, 6th-grade girl division, held Sept. 27-28 at the UCSB Thunderdome.

Led offensively by guards Devan Staggs and Brandy Jimenez, the Lady Bulls raced out to an early lead.

“Our half-court trapping defense was terrific,” head coach Norman Lowe said.  “This led to Devan an

Game Day: DP, Royals aim to bounce back
10/10/2008
D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent

Football
Dos Pueblos: The Chargers will try to get back on track tonight on the road at Rio Mesa. The Chargers had successive losses to Lompoc and Righetti after defeating Cabrillo. Against Righetti quarterback Jack Boytis was 13 of 22 and 176 yards passing. He will be looking for wideout Dane Limosnero, who had a touchdown grab against

Press Box: Yankee Stadium’s empty October
10/10/2008
By D.C. DeMilio

For 26 of the last 85 years Yankee Stadium’s Octobers were alive and raucous. Fans were reveling in another World Series championship. Players sprayed champagne and hoisted the hardware. For an additional 10 Octobers the stadium was sullen. The locals had lost. 
On Sept. 23 Boston’s 5-4 win over Cleveland eliminated the Yanks from the postseason. Yankee Stadium hosted i

Game Day: DP opens league play against Dons
10/17/2008
On tap
Dos Pueblos (2-3) football hosts Santa Barbara (1-4) tonight at 7.
San Marcos (2-3) football is at Ventura (2-3) tonight at 7.
Dos Pueblos girls volleyball (15-3, 5-0) at Los Alamitos (14-4, 2-0) Saturday.

D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
What better way for Dos Pueblos to open Channel League football action than with a cross-town hookup against

Press Box: Babe’s a hit in mystery
10/17/2008
D.C. DeMilio 
Voice Sports Correspondent
In last week’s column I wrote the final chapter on Yankee Stadium’s closing and offered a peak at the new stadium. After my hometown Cubs exited the playoffs on the left coast I had some time on my hands. The Cubs’ century-old prediction,

Game Day: Chargers, Royals face off Friday night
10/24/2008
On tap
DP (2-4, 0-1) football clashes with San Marcos (2-4, 0-1) Friday night 7 p.m.
DP boys water polo (15-4, 3-1) at Tustin Tournament this weekend. 
DP, San Marcos girls volleyball at SB TOC at SBHS this weekend.
DP cross-country at Mt. SAC Invitational Saturday.

By D.C. D

Press Box: Samson, Person Athletes of the Week
10/24/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Anna Samson, Dos Pueblos golf, and Randy Person, Cate football, were selected male and female athlete of the week at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Cafe on Monday. Person scored six touchdowns against Laguna Blanca. Samson carded an even par and one-over par in two Chargers victories.

Scholar Athl

Game Day: Royals host Buena; DP visits Ventura
10/31/2008
On tap
Dos Pueblos (2-5, 0-2) football at Ventura (3-4. 1-1) tonight at 7.
San Marcos  (3-4. 1-1) hosts Buena (3-4. 0-2) tonight at 7.
Cross country County Championships at Lompoc River Park at 2 p.m.

By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
San Marcos entertains winless Channel League foe Buena tonight. Buena fell to Santa Barbara last week, 35-18.

Bulldo

Media picks UCSB men No. 2 in Big West hoops
10/31/2008
Cal State Northridge was an overwhelming preseason pick to win the Big West Conference men’s basketball championship.

UCSB was picked to finish second.

The Matadors collected 14 first-place votes and 173 points in voting of 20 reporters Wednesday at the conference’s annual media day. They also got eight of nine first place votes and 64 points in the coaches’ poll.

Northridge returns three st

Press Box: The World Series: Faith and futility
10/31/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Well somebody had to win it, so the hard-luck Philadelphia Phillies took care of the Tampa Bay Rays in the 103rd World Series.

The Phillies won their second baseball title in 125 years Wednesday night. The Rays? They're still looking for their first. This was the first winning season for the Rays, who entered the league way

Game Day: DP faces Seraphs; Royals at Dons
11/07/2008
On tap
Dos Pueblos (2-6, 0-3) football hosts St. Bonaventure (7-1, 3-0) tonight at 7.
San Marcos  (3-5, 1-2) is at Santa Barbara (3-5, 1-2) tonight at 5.

By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Dos Pueblos is reeling from three straight set backs on the football field. The road gets rockier tonight. Enter St. Bonaventure, which last week dismantled the Dons, 5

Press Box: Warriors looking for respect, return to tournament
11/07/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Despite going 21-9 and recording the highest winning percentage in the program’s history, .700,Westmont’s Lady Warriors finished fourth in the Golden State Athletic Conference last season.

Despite returning eight players — including four starters, seven upperclassmen and three quality recruits — they are picked sixth this season in a

Press Box: Gaucho men, women deep, balanced
11/14/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
UCSB will field a men’s squad that features several veterans and a sprinkling of new faces.
“Our balance is really good,” 11th-year head coach Bob Williams said. “We have good inside presence. Good perimeter presence. If we have a con

Game Day: Royals, DP aim to end season on high notes
11/14/2008
On tap
DP (2-7, 0-4) football entertains Buena (4-5, 1-3) at DP tonight at 7.
San Marcos  (3-6. 1-3) is St. Bonaventure (7-1, 4-0) tonight at 7.
Cross country-CIF prelims at Mt. SAC  Saturday.

By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
Dos Pueblos: The Chargers are looking to salvage a winless Channel League season tonight when they host Buena at Valley Stadiu

New Gauchos AD: engaging, energized
11/21/2008
By D.C. DeMilio
Voice Sports Correspondent
With a new school session also comes a new athletic director, Mark Massari. Massari succeeds Gary Cunningham, who retired after leading the department for 13 years.

Before coming to UCSB Massari was at Oregon State for the past six years, serving as senior associate athletic director of external affairs. He was in charge of directing