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Athletes of the Week: Zach Edgington and Hannah McDaniel

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports

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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SPORTSPERSON OF THE MONTH: Armando Requejo

Monday, April 26, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports

Joe Howell hands Armando Requejo his plaque.

SPORTSPERSON OF THE MONTH: This month’s honoree puts together one of the biggest athletic events around. Armando “Mondo” Requejo organizes and directs the Mothballs Criterium — a local cycling race which takes place in February and attracts 400-500 competitors per year. It’s all done through Echelon Santa Barbara, a cycling club founded in 1984 which promotes the sport locally. Echelon also runs a youth program which has produced the likes of Olympian Adam Duvendeck, who told award presenter … [Read more...]

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UCSB Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Katie Voigtlander

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports

UCSB's recipient of the award is Katie Voigtlander, who is currently the top 3,000-meter steeplechaser in the Big West Conference. The cross-country and track star is a senior, carrying an impressive 3.86 GPA as a Business Economics major with a minor in Sports Management. On top of the grueling steeplechase, she is ranked ninth in the NCAA West Region in the 5,000-meters and is also an avid downhill ski racer. After graduation, she will be working with Deloitte in San Francisco assisting in auditing … [Read more...]

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“Gunnar Shades” are everywhere, including Harry’s

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports

BY BLAKE DORFMAN, PRESIDIOSPORTS.COM The UCSB Athletics marketing crew certainly nailed this one. The Gauchos' video promotion of "Gunnar Shades" — plastic neon sunglasses named for loud-mouthed infielder Gunnar Terhune — has become a YouTube sensation with nearly 20,000 views in the past week. The first 250 fans at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium on Saturday got a free pair, and the shades even made it to the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table luncheon on Monday. "I encourage you to go on our … [Read more...]

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Athletes of the Week: Briggs Deardorff and Kailey Snyder

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports

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

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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Big stats, small crowd at Harry’s

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports

BY BLAKE DORFMAN, PRESIDIOSPORTS.COM There have been some pretty impressive statistical performances being turned in by local athletes lately. Take Hannah Harris, for example. The Dos Pueblos softball sophomore went 3-1 in the pitcher's circle last week. Through the 25 innings, she had 28 strikeouts while only giving up one earned run. With the bat, she hit .667 with an on-base percentage of .742. As a result, she was named Female Athlete of the Week at Monday's Santa Barbara Athletic Round … [Read more...]

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Phil Womble Ethics Award: Erin Ristig, Dos Pueblos

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports

Coach Molly Imel (in blue shirt) with Erin Ristig.

Dos Pueblos soccer and track star Erin Ristig is the recipient of the last Phil Womble Ethics Award of the year. Her parents, Dave and Eileen, were at the luncheon to see her honored. Ristig, a junior, carries a GPA over 4.0 and is a leader in both sports she plays even though she is not as vocal as many of her teammates. “I encourage my athletes to learn the definition of integrity and to live it. I look straight to Erin for this example,” said her soccer coach, Molly Imel. … [Read more...]

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Local sluggers have been hitting the longball

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports

BY BLAKE DORFMAN, PresidioSports.com Home runs never get old, and while the Major League Baseball season was just getting underway on Monday, our prep players have been sending 'em over the outfield wall for a month. One of the reasons Santa Barbara High first baseman Trey Barrett was honored as Athlete of the Week at Monday's Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table luncheon is because he did something that has only been achieved by 51 players in Big League history — two home runs in the same … [Read more...]

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Athletes of the Week: Hannah McDaniel and Trey Barrett

Monday, April 5, 2010 By John Dvorak - Presidio Sports

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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