Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table - Athletics, Academics, and Ethics
Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table - Athletics, Academics, and Ethics
Congratulations to the nine new members who were inducted into the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table's Hall of Fame Monday night at the Fess Parker Double Tree Resort. We would like to thank all of the honorees for coming out to the 46th annual Hall of Fame Banquet. The award recipients are listed below. Thank you all for your support of Santa Barbara athletics, we hope you enjoy your summers and we will see you next year! 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees Faha Banks - Outstanding … [Read more...]
Stamatia Scarvelis and Baker Johnson were announced as Athletes of the Week at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon, the last lunch gathering of the 2012-13 school year. Scarvelis, a track & field standout from Dos Pueblos High School, recorded a personal best in the shot put at Saturday’s CIF Division 2 Preliminary Meet at Moorpark High School. The distance of 50 feet, 4 1/2 inches is the farthest throw in California this season and earned Scarvelis the top seed … [Read more...]
Cate School’s Chloe King was recognized at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon as a Phil Womble Award recipient. The Round Table presents the Phil Womble Ethics in Sports Award to student-athletes who demonstrate the highest standards of ethics and sportsmanship. Each school selects a junior on an annual basis. King is a three-sport athlete at Cate, participating in cross country, water polo and swimming. Outside of athletics, King has earned her pilots license, … [Read more...]
As the spring sports season nears its end, it’s time to cherish the moments, especially for the senior student-athletes. For Santa Barbara High aquatics coach Mark Walsh, the Channel League Swimming & Diving Championships is one of his favorite events because his whole team is involved and just about everyone swims a personal best. “When I left, I felt like we’d won because when every single kid swims their best time, like how can you lose?” Walsh said. The Dons boys finished … [Read more...]
Santa Barbara High's Jonathan Collins and Kelsey O'Brien were named Athletes of the Week at Monday's Athletic Round Table press luncheon. Collins was the medalist at last week's Channel League Individual Boys Golf Tournament. The Dons senior carded a six-under 66 at Soule Park on the second day to run away with the title. He finished a total of nine-under par with a total of 135. "I am really proud of the way Jonathan played these last two days," said Dons head coach James Bedard at the … [Read more...]
Talia Van Wingerden was recognized as the the Phil Womble Award winner for Bishop Diego at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon on Monday. The Round Table presents the Phil Womble Ethics in Sports Award to student-athletes who demonstrate the highest standards of ethics and sportsmanship. Each school selects a junior on an annual basis. Van Wingerden plays softball and volleyball at Bishop Diego. "I think one of her strongest assets, and what makes her perfect for this … [Read more...]
San Marcos volleyball player Christian Widmer and Westmont Track & Field runner Elysia Hodges were named Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Athletes of the Week on Monday. Widmer led the Royals to a pair of huge Channel League victories last week to remain in the hunt for a league championship. Widmer amassed 51 assists in a clutch five-set win over first-place Santa Barbara and averaged 12 assists per set for the week. Widmer is a left-handed 6'2" junior setter for San Marcos. "He … [Read more...]
Kirsten Moore was at Monday's Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon to talk about her Westmont women's basketball team claiming the program's first National Championship. None of the players could make the trip, so Moore introduced a new one. Sydney Hedges, the CIF Player of the Year for Providence Hall's championship girls basketball team, announced for the first time that she will be attending Westmont for the next step in her playing career. "I'm just really excited to … [Read more...]
Dos Pueblos' Emma Redick and Cate School's Joshua Yaro were named Athletes of the Week at Monday's Athletic Round Table Luncheon. Both student-athletes were top-performers at Saturday's County Track & Field Championships. Redick led the Chargers girls to a team championship by winning two individual events and contributing to two winning relay teams. Redick won the 200 and 400-meter races and anchored the 4x400 relay team that posted a season-best time on Saturday. Yaro earned … [Read more...]
There is much that goes into a high school athletics program that never gets enough credit. That's why the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table created the Sports Person of the Month Award, to honor people like Katina Etsell. The San Marcos parent was recognized at Monday's press luncheon for her contributions to the Royals. "She really follows through and gets projects done and she always has a smile on her face," said San Marcos Assistant Principal Dan Garske. Etsell has donated her … [Read more...]
