Author: Barry Punzal
Hauschild, Alvarez are ‘goal-den’ for their teams
San Marcos girls water polo standout Paige Hauschild and Juan Pablo Alvarez of the Carpinteria soccer team had the finishing touches to help their teams…
Watts excels in floor hockey; Maurer raises her game
Ben Watts and Elise Maurer have made great strides in their sports with Special Olympics of Santa Barbara. Watts is a standout player in floor…
Engineering, softball are Pickett’s forte at DP
Madison Pickett is a Dos Pueblos softball standout who can tell you all about mechanics. And not just the mechanics of pitching or hitting. Pickett…
Cate’s Pliso, San Marcos’ Prentice, DP’s Hill, Garcia honored
Cate basketball’s Marko Pliso and Brittany Prentice of the San Marcos girls water polo team were honored Monday as the Athletes of the Week at…
Old friends Bregante, Rodriguez still have the bug to coach basketball
A couple of old friends and college basketball teammates from the 1960s are still having fun in the game decades later. Santa Barbara High’s David…
Basketball competition will be fierce in Channel League
You’d think a coach wouldn’t have much to worry about when his team has a record of 13-1. But it’s that not way if you…
Dons’ soccer player Sierra, SBCC’s King receive awards
Santa Barbara High soccer player Abraham Sierra and Destinee King of the SBCC women’s basketball team were honored Monday as the Athletes of the Week…
Jimenez, Bryson are the first honorees of 2016
Basketball players Alondra Jimenez of Santa Barbara High and Michael Bryson of UCSB were honored as the first Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Athletes of…
Niessen honored as Scholar-Athlete of Year for Providence
The progress Madison Niessen made on the volleyball court is reflected in the awards she’s won in her career. She’s gone from the Most Versatile…
Carpinteria’s Moore, San Marcos’ Trumbull lead teams to titles
Rayshaun Moore and Sophie Trumbull helped their respective teams end long tournament championship droughts over the weekend. Their performances earned them Athlete of the Week…