Teleios Zermeno was honored as Providence School’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.
Along with Zermeno being honored, spring sports teams gave early-season updates as most head into league play this week.
Providence School Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Zermeno is a standout student for the Patriots both on the court and in the field as well as in the classroom.
The senior plays beach volleyball, indoor volleyball and track & field for Providence. He is also a member of the Santa Barbara Royals Ice Hockey team.
“He’s just a phenomenal athlete and a super smart kid,” Providence athletic director Dan Terry said. “I’m happy to present him with this award.”
To go along with his dedication to his teams, Zermeno holds a 4.5 GPA as a student and has been on the Head of School’s List for all four years of high school.
He plans to play ice hockey in college and is interested in studying mechanical engineering.
“I wanted to give a big thank you to all my teachers and coaches who have pushed me to be a better student and a stronger athlete,” Zermeno said. “I want to thank my family who’s given me support for the last four years through my high school journey.
“I have a passion for competing in athletics and it’s just been a great joy to get to do this the past four years of high school and I can’t wait to do it more.”
Zermeno joins Cate’s Sebastian Sutch, Dos Pueblos’ Jaden Moore, San Marcos’ Matthew Chung, Santa Barbara’s Andreas Dybdahl, Carpinteria’s Asher Smith and Bishop Diego’s Abigail Garcia as this year’s recipients of the award.
The honor is sponsored by Marc Gamberdella of the Gamberdella-Spruill Group of Merrill Lynch.
High School Spring Sports Begin League Play
After a couple of weeks of non-league play, many local spring teams will kick off their league schedule this week. As a result, there will be plenty of rivalry games taking place around town.
Here’s a look at some of the biggest rivalry games in town this week.
Tuesday, Feb. 27
- San Marcos @ Santa Barbara Girls Beach Volleyball (West Beach), 3 p.m.
- Bishop Diego @ Laguna Blanca Girls Beach Volleyball, 3 p.m.
- San Marcos @ Santa Barbara Boys Tennis, 3 p.m.
- Cate @ Santa Barbara Boys Lacrosse, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 28
- Santa Barbara Swim Relays @ San Marcos, 2 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 29
- San Marcos @ Dos Pueblos Boys Volleyball, 6 p.m.
- Bishop Diego @ Cate Boys Tennis, 3 p.m.
- Carpinteria @ Bishop Diego Boys Golf, 3 p.m.
Student-athletes in attendance, by order of presentation:
Providence School: Teleios Zermeno
SBCC Baseball: Joe Talarico
San Marcos Boys Volleyball: Nate Loomer, Cameron Earls, Landon Sheffey
San Marcos Boys Swim: Franklin Jaramilla, Connor Jensen
San Marcos Girls Swim: Sierra Tallman, Taylor Steelman
San Marcos Girls Lacrosse: Gigi Mills, Liv Plourde
Santa Barbara Baseball: Matt Crolius, Liam Keithley
Santa Barbara Track & Field: Krystal Valdez, Bode Andrulaitis, Sasha Tanasychuk
Carpinteria Baseball: Talon Trumble, Shane Goodmanson
Carpinteria Track & Field: Mika Mullikan, Nathan Carrillo, Audrey Kramer
Santa Barbara Boys Lacrosse: August Nielsen, Victor Moraz
San Marcos Track & Field: Tyler McLain, Ryan McLain, Sophia Rollman, Ceci Mock
Laguna Blanca Boys Volleyball: Ganden Walker, Drew Levinson
Bishop Diego Track & Field: JD Vargas, Sorelle Franco-Comer
Dos Pueblos Girls Lacrosse: Reagan Arnold, Eloise Shea
Dos Pueblos Track & Field: Emily Raymond, Kate Vongpanya, L
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