Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table - Athletics, Academics, and Ethics
Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table - Athletics, Academics, and Ethics
A seventh grader from St. Rafael’s School was the most sought-after person at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon. Michael Cota’s excellence at the free-throw line drew the attention of high school and college basketball coaches in attendance in the Ranchero Room at Harry’s Plaza Cafe. Why all the fuss? Cota won district and Southern California titles in the annual Elks Hoop Shoot free-throw contest. He made 25 of 25 in the district competition and … [Read more...]
Katie Spieler gets after it on the volleyball court and in the classroom. On the court, the senior libero for the Dos Pueblos girls volleyball team has the mindset she can pass any serve and dig every spike. In academics, it’s also about doing her best and achieving the highest grade. Dos Pueblos volleyball star Katie Spieler carries a 4.71 grade point average. Spieler on Monday was honored as the Scholar-Athlete of the Year for Dos Pueblos at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table … [Read more...]
Defense got rewarded with Athlete of the Week awards at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon. Logan Elder of Laguna Blanca boys basketball and Britten Vilander of the Dos Pueblos girls water polo team were the award winners. Elder scored 27 points in a 59-45 win over Condor League rival Cate and then shut down one of Providence Hall’s leading scorers, holding him to just four points, in a 79-35 victory. Vilander, the Chargers’ goalie, made 11 saves, including … [Read more...]
Special Olympics Athlete of the Month: Steven Krouskopf received the award for his play in floor hockey. Krouskopf, who works at the Vons in Montecito, has played several sports in his 10 years in Special Olympics, and floor hockey is his favorite, said Round Table board member Aaron Brown. Krouskopf’s coach, Jaime Rutiaga, called the athlete “a class act out there. Floor hockey, as you know, can be a very aggressive sport,” he said. A left winger, Krouskopf scored a hat trick at … [Read more...]
Talking about the exciting basketball being playing at Westmont College this season, Warriors men’s coach John Moore harkened back to the days when movie theaters showed double features for the price of one. “We used to have doubleheaders at movie theaters, where you get to see a twin bill,” Moore recalled at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Cafe. “Well, it’s great to come to Westmont these days because you can see a great twin bill. … [Read more...]
Westmont College basketball player Preston Branson and UCSB women's basketball player Kelsey Adrian have been named Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Athletes of the Week. Branson had a monster performance in No. 16 Westmont's 90-85 victory at sixth-ranked Irvine-Concordia in the GSAC game. Branson, a junior from Texas, scored 35 points, making 12 of 14 shots from the field and 10 of 13 three throws. The win snapped a 10-game losing streak against Concordia and ended the Eagles' 24-game … [Read more...]
Sam Strong took home the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Male Athlete of the Week award on Monday for scoring in both of San Marcos' soccer games last week. Strong's game-winner on Tuesday lifted the Royals to a 2-1 win over Dos Pueblos. The sophomore scored again on Thursday as the Royals managed to tie unbeaten Ventura 1-1. Dos Pueblos' Jessica Escalante won the Female Athlete of the Week award by leading the Chargers to a pair of victories last week. Escalante tallied 14 points, … [Read more...]
San Marcos' Jordan Lund was given the Phil Womble Ethics Award on Monday. For the first time, the recipient was given Phil Womble's book, "Never Give Up," with other prizes provided by luncheon sponsor Santa Barbara Bank & Trust. "Wow, this is such an honor to receive this award," Lund said after being introduced by her tennis coach Jarrod Bradley. She thanked her parents, coaches, the San Marcos administration, and Phil Womble, who was in attendance, for their support. Lund was … [Read more...]
Monday's Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon was the first of 2012, and a host of coaches, athletes, and community members dropped by Harry's Plaza Cafe to share how they're doing in the new year. Twenty teams were represented in total, with each giving a report on their team's seasons. San Marcos High School was recognized with several awards before the coaches' reports, as Jordan Lund, Tony Becerra, and Sam Strong received special awards. Dos Pueblos' Jessica Escalante was … [Read more...]
Cheers to Channel League basketball. With Monday's Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Press Luncheon being the last of 2011, most of the league's teams were feeling cheery heading into the holidays. And with good reason. San Marcos' boys team is coming off their third straight championship at the Coast Union Tournament and Santa Barbara's girls remain undefeated after seven games. Dos Pueblos' girls team has a tournament title under its belt already this season and the Santa Barbara … [Read more...]
