2011 Hall of Fame Inductees & Award Winners

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HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Jenny (Santos) Lafferty:  Outstanding Athlete Linnea Mendoza Meister:   Outstanding Athlete Omel Nieves: Outstanding Athlete Scott Puailoa: Outstanding Athlete Kyle Shotwell: Outstanding Athlete Bill Pintard:  Special Achievement Ken Preston:  Coach South Coast Community Aquatic Center:  Community Leader **************************************** SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS President's Award: Larry Crandell The Russ Hargreaves Memorial Award:  Joe … [Read more...]

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Athletes of the Year

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This is the list of the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Athletes of the Year for the 2010-11 school year. The athletes were nominated by a coach or athletic director and voted on by the media. They were honored at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Hall of Fame banquet Monday night at Fess Parker's DoubleTree Hotel. Athlete, School, Sport, Category Chris Joyce, SBCC Vaqueros, College Baseball Danny Zandona, SBHS Dons, Prep Baseball Tessa Emerson, SBHS Dons, Girls … [Read more...]

Play, believe, achieve shaped life of big-wave surfer Gerhardt

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Like the good teacher that she is, Sarah Gerhardt described riding the giant waves at the renown surf break Mavericks in a way everyone could understand. Gerhardt, the first woman to surf Mavericks, was the keynote speaker Monday at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table’s Women in Sports Luncheon at the Earl Warren Showgrounds. She explained that surfing a huge wave is like going on one of those scary, stomach-churning roller-coasters at Magic Mountain. “It’s like going on that … [Read more...]

Soccer fever prevails at Fall Classic

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With the NCAA College Cup coming to town in December and the memories of a captivating World Cup in South Africa still fresh in people's minds, it was appropriate for the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table to invite UCSB Men's Soccer coach Tim Vom Steeg and current Chivas USA goal keeper Dan Kennedy to speak at the Carriage Museum on Thursday evening at the annual Fall Classic. Dr. Marcus Elliott, of P3 fame, also spoke, discussing the value and importance of sports injury prevention. Many … [Read more...]

2010 Fall Football Preview Highlights

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On Tuesday, August 31, the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table invited all of our area's football coaches to the Endless Summer Bar & Grill for the annual Fall Football Preview. Here's what the coaches had to say on the eve of their seasons. ads … [Read more...]

High Five Golf and Tennis Tournament

The High Five Golf Tournament raises money to support the athletic programs of six local high schools.  Since its inception in 1984 the tournament has raised over half a million dollars for these programs. Thanks for making this year's tournament a grand success! Photos coming soon... … [Read more...]

Hall of Fame Banquet – May 24, 2010

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The Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table closed out the year with another packed-house affair at Fess Parker’s Doubletree for the 43rd annual Hall of Fame Banquet on Monday night. The inductees as well as Coaches and Athletes of the Year were honored, with highlights including a video acceptance speech from Dodger Stadium by Hall-of-Famer Ryan Spilborghs, who plays for the Colorado Rockies. Another great moment was when Ryan Brown, son of the late Kevin Brown, accepted for his father. The … [Read more...]

Press Luncheons

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The Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table brings together the athletic community at Harry's Plaza Cafe every Monday during the school year to talk sports and recognize excellence. … [Read more...]

Luncheon Policy

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It is the policy of SBART that Coaches eligible to speak at Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Monday luncheons be limited to those representing NCAA, NAIA, CCCAA sponsored teams under the jurisdiction of their respective College /University Athletic Departments or those representing high school CIF sponsored teams. On occasion, special recognition can be given for outstanding achievement of a club, professional or recreational team at the discretion of the committee. … [Read more...]

Prelude to March Madness – 2010

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The Round Table presented Santa Barbara's own Randy Pfund at the 2010 Prelude to March Madness.  Randy has had a prolific hoops career - Coach at Westmont, Head Coach, Los Angeles Lakers, and General Manager, Miami Heat. DOWNLOAD THE FLYER HERE … [Read more...]