Barry Punzal

Gauchos at their peak going into Big West Tournament

Dave Campbell likes what sees in the UCSB men’s basketball team as it heads into this week’s Big West Tournament. The two-time defending champion Gauchos…

Womble Ethics Award: Troy Skinner

Troy Skinner is the embodiment of a leader on the athletic field. The Bishop Diego junior is a three-sport standout. He is a wide receiver…

Athletes of the Week: Tugce Canitez and James Nunnally

In keeping with the spirit of March Madness, the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Athletes of the Week come from college basketball. UCSB senior James…

‘Baby Moore’ enjoys Westmont’s championship with mom

It’s never too early to experience the feeling of winning a championship. Westmont College coach Kirsten Moore’s unborn baby got to experience that wonderful feeling…

Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Laguna Blanca’s Alex Greer

Laguna Blanca’s Alex Greer carries a 4.63 grade point average carrying a class load of AP courses in biology, statistics, English Literature, calculus, as well…

Womble Ethics Award: Eddie Conk

Laguna Blanca’s Eddie Conk plays on the basketball and tennis teams. Off the court, he’s co-Editor-in-Chief of the school’s online newspaper, The Fourth Estate, and…

Strong CIF performances earn Schwartz, Hedges Athlete of the Week honors

This week’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Athlete of Week award winners have something in common: both have led their respective teams on successful CIF…

Sinn-Bonanni’s message to athletes: You have a duty to do your best

Pearl Sinn-Bonanni was a youth phenom and college star in golf in the 1980s. She attended Arizona State, which had a women’s golf team before…

Ace free-throw shooter draws attention of local coaches

A seventh grader from St. Rafael’s School was the most sought-after person at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon. Mitchell Cota’s excellence at…