Author: John Dvorak - Presidio Sports
Pressure mounts in late-season games
Whoever thinks a goldfish and basketball have nothing to do with each other was obviously not at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Press Luncheon….
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Elliot Serbin
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Elliot Serbin will be taking his talents from the campus of Laguna Blanca to Stanford next year, and his academic success…
Sportsperson of the Month: Rich Ridgway
SPORTSPERSON OF THE MONTH: San Marcos parent Rich Ridgway has been heading up the Royals’ Field of Champions project, which seeks to raise $850,000 for…
Athletes of the Week: Teddy Mauze and Hannah Koper
MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Cate freshman Teddy Mauze scored both goals in Rams’ rivalry win over No. 4 Thacher last week, and has 14 scores…
Athletes of the Week: Kelsey Stimson and JT Royston
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: In their first meeting of the season, Bishop Diego’s girls basketball team lost to St. Bonaventure by 31 points. Thanks…
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Shelby Dunlap
If you think your life is too busy, you should try being Shelby Dunlap. The Carpinteria High senior, who was honored Monday as Carpinteria High’s…
Special Olympics Athlete of the Month: Lauren Lee Wingate
SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETE OF THE MONTH: Lauren Lee Wingate’s beaming smile lit up the room, and is one of the reasons why she’s such a respected…
Athletes of the Week: Orlando Johnson and Kiley Neushul
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Kiley Neushul, Dos Pueblos Water Polo — The Stanford-bound senior has won the award multiple times, and earned it this time around for…
Phil Womble Ethics Award: Kelsey Drain
Carpinteria girls soccer coach Lucy Carleton fondly remembered when junior defender Kelsey Drain was playing on her youth soccer team. “It’s been my pleasure to…
Athletes of the Week: Christian Mkpado and Erin Ristig
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Christian Mkpado, San Marcos basketball — He scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 63-54 Channel League home win…