Dreams take center stage at luncheon

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By BLAKE DORFMAN, PRESIDIOSPORTS.COM Everybody's got dreams. Martin Luther King Jr. talked about his in front of 250,000 people in August of 1968, and Monday just so happened to be the day our nation celebrates Dr. King's legacy. Monday is also the day when Santa Barbara's athletic community gets together, and this week local coaches and a special-guest player stood at a a podium on a much smaller stage and shared some of their dreams. UCSB forward Jesse Byrd is dreaming about two … [Read more...]

Westmont, Vaqs in midst of hot streaks

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BY BLAKE DORFMAN, PRESIDIOSPORTS.COM It's been hoops heaven for Westmont and Santa Barbara City College thus far in 2009. The Westmont men have won seven straight and are ranked 14th in the country, while the Warrior women have won five straight and are ranked 10th in the nation. Over at SBCC's Sports Pavilion, Morris Hodges' men's team has won five straight and Sandrine Krul's Lady Vaqs have taken six of seven. It's no wonder that athletes from these programs were honored as … [Read more...]