Press Luncheons

SBART Luncheon: Local Teams Enter Championship, CIF-SS Playoff Season

With the calendar inching closer towards May, the high school spring sports season has entered league championship and CIF-SS playoff mode. Local track & field,…

Santa Barbara’s Malachi Johnston, San Marcos’ Charlotte Hastings/Paige Hoadley Named Athletes of the Week

The San Marcos duo of Charlotte Hastings/Paige Hoadley and Santa Barbara High’s Malachi Johnston showed up on big stages last week and were named the…

San Marcos boys volleyball head coach Dave Goss (right) and his Royals will look to claim an outright Channel League championship with a win over the Dons on Tuesday. He is joined at the luncheon by, from left to right, Jamie Hetrick, Cole Racich and Owen Heath. (Diego Sandoval / Noozhawk Photo)

SBART Luncheon: San Marcos, Santa Barbara Clash for Rivalry Week

Local high school spring sports teams are in the final stretch of the regular season before CIF-SS playoff action, and several teams provided updates at…

San Marcos Standouts Austin Downing, Liv Plourde Named Athletes of the Week

San Marcos student-athletes Austin Downing and Liv Plourde turned in strong individual performances to lead their teams to wins last week and were named the…

SBART Luncheon: Selma Jensen Named SBCC Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Santa Barbara City College presented its Scholar-Athlete of the Year and spring teams previewed the final weeks of their regular seasons at Monday’s SBART Press…

Carter Battle, Santa Barbara Track & Field

Santa Barbara’s Carter Battle, San Marcos’ Taylor Steelman Earn Athlete of the Week Honors

Santa Barbara High track & field’s Carter Battle and San Marcos swim’s Taylor Steelman dominated the field last week and were named the Santa Barbara…

Bishop Diego football's Sam Crawford (middle) is joined by athletic director John Muller (left) and award sponsor Dave Pintard after accepting the school's Phil Womble Ethics in Sports Award at Monday's SBART Luncheon. (SBART / Courtesy Photo)

SBART Luncheon: Sam Crawford Named Bishop Diego’s Phil Womble Award Winner

Bishop Diego handed out its Phil Womble Ethics in Sports Award and spring sports teams provided an update near the midway point of the season…

San Marcos Track, Logan Patterson Deakyne

San Marcos’ Logan Patterson Deakyne, Dos Pueblos’ Anastasia Brunner Named Athletes of the Week

San Marcos track & field’s Logan Patterson Deakyne and Dos Pueblos softball’s Anastasia Brunner shined all throughout the week en route to being named the…

Dos Pueblos' Pessia Fygenson shows off her Scholar-Athlete of the Year hardware alongside DPHS Athletic Director Dan Feldhaus (left) and her parents at Monday's luncheon. (SBART / Courtesy Photo)

SBART Luncheon: Pessia Fygenson Named Dos Pueblos Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Pessia Fygenson accepted the Dos Pueblos Scholar-Athlete of the Year award and local spring sports teams returned from Spring Break at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic…