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Athletes of the Week: Danielle Domenichelli and Steven Reveles

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports
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Male Athlete of the Week Steven Reveles is a big reason why the Dos Pueblos baseball team is in the playoffs. The Chargers won their final three games to make the postseason against all odds. Against San Marcos, he hit a game-tying two-run double in the bottom of the seventh. He led off the game with a triple the next day against Campbell Hall and also had a solo homer in that game. In a play-in game against Buena, he led off the bottom of the first with a solo homer and went 3-for-3 with a walk. Female … [Read more...]

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Local baseball foes are top-3 friends in the end

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports
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All year long, the baseball teams from Santa Barbara, San Marcos and Dos Pueblos have been battling each other, and each team has beaten the other two. After an up-for-grabs race in the Channel League, the Dons finished first, the Royals second and the Chargers third. “I’m proud of that because it’s a clean sweep over the Ventura schools,” said Santa Barbara assistant coach George Rempe at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon, the last of the year. “That’s … [Read more...]

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SPECIAL OLYMPIAN OF THE MONTH: Ivan Diffenderfer

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports
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This month's honoree is Ivan Diffenderfer, who is a standout in bocce ball, floor hockey and tennis. His coach, Sue McHugh, said that Diffenderfer has a "wicked forehand" on the tennis court. "It's such an honor to have him on any team," said McHugh. "He has the best attitude I've seen... Ivan gives 110-percent and is so supportive of his teammates. He's so positive that it makes being a coach a wonderful thing." … [Read more...]

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Laguna Blanca Scholar-Athlete Award: Seth Judson

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports
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For the second week in a row, the Scholar-Athlete Award was given to a senior who won the Phil Womble Ethics Award as a junior (it's no surprise that ethics and academics correlate). Laguna Blanca's Seth Judson will be attending Stanford next year after a phenomenal high-school career. He currently holds a 4.64 GPA with a course-load including AP Calculus BC, AP English Literature, AP Statistics, AP Biology, Greek and Illustration. He is an AP Scholar with Distinction, a member of the Cum Laude … [Read more...]

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‘Night Crew’ hoping hard work will pay off late in season

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports
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BY BLAKE DORFMAN, PRESIDIOSPORTS.COM Santa Barbara High assistant baseball coach George Rempe provided a perfect example of what hard work can do at Monday's Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon. The three players (all lefties) he brought to Harry's — Collin Dewell, Pepe Gil and Cameron Gniadek — are the founding fathers of what Rempe refers to as 'The Night Crew." After practices in the fall, Dewell started to stay until after dark to work on his hitting with Rempe. Pretty … [Read more...]

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Athletes of the Week: Shane Rowan and Barbara Nwaba

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports
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Male Athlete of the Week Shane Rowan of the San Marcos track team is mentored by Royals jumps coach Erica Downing. Downing's dad, Paul Menzel, held the school's triple-jump record for 40 years until his daughter's pupil broke it at last week's Channel League Championships. Rowan, a junior, jumped 45 feet, 5.25 inches at La Playa Stadium on Friday and earned himself a meal from Menzel as part of a deal between the two. Female Athlete of the Week Barbara Nwaba of UCSB won the Big West heptathlon … [Read more...]

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Local swimmers pool their resources

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports
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BY BLAKE DORFMAN, PRESIDIOSPORTS.COM Considering we live along the planet's largest body of water, it sure is tough to find a place to swim in this town. The pools at Santa Barbara High and Dos Pueblos are out-of-order this week, so everything aquatic — including the Channel League swimming prelims — has been moved to San Marcos High. "We're just waiting for UCSB's pool to go down so we can have everybody in the whole town coming to swim with us," joked Royals girls coach Brian Roth … [Read more...]

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Athletes of the Week: Trevor Madden and Myriah Diaz

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports
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FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Hitting two triples in a game is rare. Hitting two triples in the same inning is unheard of. Carpinteria High's Myriah Diaz did just that, driving in six runs on those two triples in a win over Malibu last week. In the Warriors' next game, she hit a two-run homer as the Warriors defeated San Marcos. MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: When you mention St. Bonaventure High and unbeaten streaks, people will generally think of the Seraphs' eight undefeated years of football in … [Read more...]

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Cate School Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Mackenzie Walsh

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports
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SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, CATE SCHOOL: After winning the Phil Womble Ethics Award as a junior last year, Cate cross-country star Mackenzie Walsh was back to be honored as the school's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Walsh, who hails from Montana, ranks as the fourth-fastest girls runner in Cate history and is also one of the most active students on campus. She carries a 3.9 GPA taking classes including AP Spanish, AP Comparative Government, AP Calculus, Genetics, Orchestra and more. Outside … [Read more...]

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Track meets on track thanks to Smelley, Latham

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports
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BY BLAKE DORFMAN, PRESIDIOSPORTS.COM Putting on a track meet can be exhausting work, but it was a welcomed task for Russell Smelley and the Westmont Athletics Department this past weekend. The Warriors got to put their new state-of-the-art track facility on display to the rest of the Golden State Athletic Conference as they hosted the conference championships. Smelley reported that everything went smoothly at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon. “It’s really … [Read more...]

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