Category: Scholar Athletes

The academic range of Bishop Diego’s Luca Jordano is quite impressive. His interests include graphic arts, studying about tropical medicine and caring for wildlife. In…

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…

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…

Bryan Taira was named the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Scholar-Athlete of the Year from Carpinteria High School on Monday. Taira plays tennis and soccer…

One of the advanced classes Mike Nettesheim takes at Cate is a history course called Great Migration. Nettesheim knows something about moving a football team…

UCSB’s Albert Hughes hits the books as hard as he hits the weight room. One of the best throwers in UCSB track & field history,…

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,…

Stephen McCaffery has experienced a banner senior year at Laguna Blanca School. After a record-breaking, All-CIF season in football, CIF playoff appearances in football and…

Matthew Eaton can score big on the basketball court and in the classroom. The Providence School senior was honored Monday as the school’s Scholar-Athlete of…

Kelsie Bryant has had a rewarding high school experience at Carpinteria High. The highly decorated Bryant added another honor to the trophy case in her…