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Athletes of the Week: Logan Elder and Britten Vilander

Monday, January 30, 2012 By
Dos Pueblos scholar-athlete of the year Britten Vilander

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...]

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Athletes of the Week

Monday, January 23, 2012 By
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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...]

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Athletes of the Week: Jessica Escalante and Sam Strong

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 By
San Marcos' Sam Strong

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...]

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Athletes of the Week: Annie Weis and Ema Boateng

Monday, December 12, 2011 By
Annie Weis

Ema Boateng and Annie Weis make this week's set of Athletic Round Table Athletes of the Week an all-Cate School affair. Both soccer players, Weis and Boateng led their respective teams to quality results last week. Weis, a senior, scored seven goals and added an assist for good measure in a three-game stretch in which the Rams won 2-of-3 games at the Grace Brethren Tournament. The loss was at the hands of Sierra Canyon, which is a defending CIF-ss champion. Boateng is the returning … [Read more...]

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Athletes of the Week: Andrea Ward and Brandon Bickett

Tuesday, December 6, 2011 By
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Brandon Bickett’s performance on the basketball court and Andrea Ward’s effort in the swimming pool earned them Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Athlete of the Week honors. Bickett, a senior at Laguna Blanca, scored 13, 30 and 25 points in wins over Coast Union, Channel Islands and Dunn, respectively. Ward rewrote the UCSB women’s swimming record book in three events at the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational. She clocked 53.38 seconds in the 100 butterfly, 1:48.55 in the 200 freestyle … [Read more...]

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Athletes of the Week: Christian Pearson, Summer Garrison & Aurora Garrison

Monday, November 28, 2011 By
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Sophomore Christian Pearson stepped up big against bigger blockers and keyed a solid defensive effort by the Bishop Diego football team in its 21-14 win at Twentynine Palms in last Friday’s CIF East Valley Division quarterfinals. The 5-8, 180-pound Pearson had nine solo tackles and 11 assists from his middle linebacker position to help the Cardinals bottled up a Twentynine Palms team that averaged 250-pounds on the line and had a 235-pound running back. His performance earned him the … [Read more...]

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Athletes of the Week: Kelsie Bryant and Jordan Tabor

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 By
SBCC's Jordan Tabor

Kelsie Bryant of the Carpinteria girls tennis team and Santa Barbara City College soccer player Jordan Tabor have been named the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Athletes of the Week. Bryant, a freshman, helped Carpinteria reach the CIF team tennis finals for the first time in 34 years. In the quarterfinals against Aquinas, she went 3-0, helping the Warriors prevail on total games, 69-68, after the teams tied 9-9 in sets. In the semifinals she rebounded from her first loss of the season … [Read more...]

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Athletes of the Week: Brandon Gonzalez and Tugce Canitez

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 By
Bishop Diego's Brandon Gonzalez

Bishop Diego's Brandon GonzalezThis week's Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Athletes of the Week are Bishop Diego's Brandon Gonzalez and Westmont's Tugce Canitez. Gonzalez led the Cardinals football team to a 39-20 rivalry win over Carpinteria on Friday night, rushing for 236 yards with two touchdowns in the pouring rain. Canitez is a JC transfer from Idaho playing her first year with the Warriors basketball team. Canitez was recognized for a single-game performance against NCAA power … [Read more...]

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Athletes of the Week: Lauren Stratman and Josh Bartley

Tuesday, November 8, 2011 By
Dos Pueblos' Josh Bartley

Running back Josh Bartley and tennis player Lauren Stratman were named the Athletes of the Week. Bartley rushed for 236 yards and a touchdown to lead the Chargers to an important victory over Santa Barbara in football on Friday night. On the tennis court, Lauren Stratman made history by winning her fourth Channel League singles title, the first time the feat has been accomplished since 1988-92. … [Read more...]

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Athletes of the Week: Jordan Robinson and Taylor Racich

Monday, October 31, 2011 By
Dos Pueblos' Taylor Racich

—Athletes of the Week: Carpinteria High football standout Jordan Robinson did it all in a 33-21 win over Oak Park to earn male Athlete of the Week honors. Robinson made a diving 12-yard touchdown catch, ran for a 30-yard score, had a key pass interception and made two long kickoff returns as the Warriors clinched a tie for the Tri-Valley League title. Taylor Racich was named the female Athlete of the Week. She dominated at the net, pounding 32 kills to lead Dos Pueblos to a five-set win … [Read more...]

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