Santa Barbara High volleyball player Chase Murphy is No. 1 student in his class

Chase Murphy is Santa Barbara High’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year award winner for the 2017-18 school year. He was presented the award at Monday’s Santa…

Laguna Blanca’s Sophia Fay is whiz kid as volleyball defender, student

On the volleyball court, Sophia Fay is an outstanding back-row defender, digging practically everything that gets past the blockers. Like the hard-driven spikes she handles…

Cate’s Ian MacFarlane excels in mathematics, digital imaging

Ian MacFarlane’s dream is to attend the renown Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Cate School senior is working hard to achieve that goal. On Monday,…

Liana Tacconelli leads on volleyball court, in classroom at Santa Barbara High

Liana Tacconelli shined as a leader for the Santa Barbara High girls volleyball team. She’s been the team captain as a freshman, sophomore and senior, and…

UCSB softball standout Kristen Clark is an aspiring doctor

Kristen Clark has been a star on the softball field and in the classroom at UCSB. The senior team captain holds program hitting records and…

Westmont’s Kelly Collins excels as distance runner, creative writer

Kelly Collins has been named Westmont College’s Scholar Athlete of the Year for her participation on the women’s cross country and track and field teams…

Kento Perera’s tennis, academic prowess gets him into Stanford

Kento Perera is standout tennis player and student at San Marcos High. On the court, he’s won three straight Channel League singles championships and is…

Henry Farrell plays five sports, carries 4.5 GPA at Laguna Blanca

Henry Farrell has been fortunate enough to play in two CIF-Southern Section finals during his high school athletic career at Laguna Blanca School. Farrell is…

DP soccer player Calvin Schipper leads on field and in classroom

Calvin Schipper is the leader of the defense for the Dos Pueblos boys soccer team. So, it seems almost fitting he is pursuing acceptance into the U.S….

Sam Truax does it all at Carpinteria High

Sam Truax isn’t shy about getting involved in student life at Carpinteria High. From playing on the tennis team and running cross country to doing…