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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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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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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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Athletes of the Week: Zach Edgington and Hannah McDaniel

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports
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Female Athlete of the Week Hannah McDaniel of the San Marcos track team won the award for the second time in three weeks after winning the high jump, 200 and 400 at the County Championships over the weekend. She also anchored the 4x400 relay team which broke the meet record. Male Athlete of the Week Zach Edgington of the SBCC baseball squad broke the school record with a whopping 21 strikeouts in a 4-2 win over Ventura. He struck out at least two batters in eight of the nine innings, and didn't … [Read more...]

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Athletes of the Week: Briggs Deardorff and Kailey Snyder

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports
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Male Athlete of the Week Briggs Deardorff has been a star distance runner for Santa Barbara High for a few years now, and he had a big day last week at the Don Green Invitational in Moorpark with wins in the one-mile and two-mile races. Deardorff completed the 1600 in just under four minutes and 28 seconds while beating the field in the 3200 in 9:52.71. "Briggs Deardorff encompasses what it truly means to be a great student-athlete. He without hesitation accepts challenges, both in the classroom … [Read more...]

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Athletes of the Week: Pepe Gil and Hannah Harris

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports
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Male Athlete of the Week Pepe Gil had 10 RBIs, a pair of doubles and a homer as the Santa Barbara High baseball team went 4-0 last week to claim the title in the Righetti Tournament. The Dons had never made it past the semifinals of the tourney. Gil had a two-run double to score the final two runs of a 7-4 win over Royal in the semifinals. The Highlanders are the No. 1 team in Division I. Female Athlete of the Week Hannah Harris went 3-1 in the pitcher's circle for the Dos Pueblos softball team, … [Read more...]

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Athletes of the Week: Hannah McDaniel and Trey Barrett

Monday, April 5, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports
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Female Athlete of the Week Hannah McDaniel of San Marcos High recorded the state's second-best girls high-jump mark of the season by clearing 5-8 against Buena. She then went on to win the 400-meters in 1:00.6 and was also a member of the winning 4x400 relay squad. Male Athlete of the Week Trey Barrett is a big reason why the Santa Barbara High baseball team is alone in first place in the Channel League at 3-1. He hit two homers in one inning against Dos Pueblos and had 11 RBIs with three homers … [Read more...]

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Athletes of the Week: Erin Campbell and Nick Stathopoulos

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports
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FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK ERIN CAMPBELL broke the Dos Pueblos school record in the 800 meters at Buena, cracking a mark set all the way back in 1977 by Wanda Burke. Campbell, a junior, finished in 2 minutes and 16 seconds even, bettering the previous record by over a second. MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NICK STATHOPOULOS led the San Marcos baseball team to its first win over Santa Barbara High since 2005 last week, as the senior pitched five solid innings while also going 3-for-4 with a double, … [Read more...]

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Athletes of the Week: Mario Hollands and Jane Doolittle

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports
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Male Athlete of the Week Mario Hollands is now tied with two other Gaucho pitchers — Walt Rehm and Barry Zito — for most strikeouts in a single game after fanning 16 batters in an 8-1 win over Northern Illinois last week. Hollands also received National Pitcher of the Week and Big West Pitcher of the Week honors for his performance. FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: UCSB high-jumper Jane Doolittle cleared 5'10" (1.78m) last week at the NCAA Indoor Championships, hosted by the University of Arkansas. Doolittle … [Read more...]

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Athletes of the Week: Brian Joseff and Vanessa Farias

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports
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MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK BRIAN JOSEFF made his first goal of the season a memorable one, as the Santa Barbara High soccer defender gave the Dons a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute of Friday's CIF Division II title game against Dos Pueblos. He assisted Christian Pardo on Santa Barbara's second goal eight minutes later. The Dons won the title 3-0 in front of 8,000 fans at Harder Stadium. FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK VANESSA FARIAS is only a freshman for the Westmont women's basketball team, but she turned … [Read more...]

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