Barry Punzal

Athletes of the Week: Sawyer Rhodes, Natalie McClure

Sawyer Rhodes tore it up in the pool for the Santa Barbara High water polo team, while Natalie McClure enjoyed a triumphant cross country debut…

City volleyball rivals know each other well

It’s big-game week for local Channel League girls volleyball teams. Santa Barbara High travels to the Thunderhut on Tuesday night to take on San Marcos…

Athletes of the Week: D’Shaun Vines, Yuka Perera of San Marcos

It was a big week for San Marcos athletes, and they were rewarded with both Athlete of the Week honors at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic…

Dons, Warriors scrambling to find new home golf course

A scramble is a popular format for a golf competition. The girls golf teams at Santa Barbara High and Carpinteria will be playing a different…

Athletes of the Week: Matt Shotwell, Kaitlyn Saperstein

Matt Shotwell of the Bishop Diego football team and Kaitlyn Saperstein of the SBCC women’s soccer team were honored as the Athletes of the Week…

Candaele fired up for another prep football season

Rick Candaele still has the fire to coach football. The veteran coach, who is Carpinteria High’s defensive coordinator, brought that fire to the first Santa…

Checks are in at final luncheon of the school year

They were handing out big checks at the last Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon of the 2014-15 school year on Monday. Randy Weiss,…

Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Westmont’s Christine Adams

Christine Adams has had a tremendous career as a student-athlete at Westmont College. In her four years as a member of the women’s soccer team,…

Special Olympics Athlete of the Month: Mia Able

Mia Able, a 7th grader at Carpinteria Middle School, was honored for her performances at the School Games at La Playa Stadium and the Special…

Track coaches celebrate championships

Track and field coaches were feeling good at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon after a big weekend of competition. Westmont coach Russ…