Lake Casitas Cross Country Invitational

Mike — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:15:21 +0000

Cloudy skies didn’t have any effect on the competition this morning at Lake Casitas for the 2011 High School Cross Country Invitational. Four races were held, small school girls and boys and large school girls and boys. Teams included Atascadero, Burbank High, Carpinteria High, Channel Islands, Dos Pueblos, Fillmore, Hueneme, L.A. Baptist, Lompoc High, Mission Prep, Newbury Park, Nipomo, Nordhoff, Orcutt Academy, Oxnard High, Pacifica, Pioneer Valley, Providence Hall, Righetti, Royal High School, Saint Bonaventure, San Luis Obispo, Santa Ynez, St Joseph, Taft, Templeton, Thacher, Ventura and West Ranch.

This was a non-scoring team event, but Burbank controlled the large school boys race with 5 finishers in the top six positions. Ventura girls placed 5 in the top 10 with Royal High’s frosh super-star Brianne Holland winning the race in 19:14.

In the small school races, San Luis Obispo’s Seamus Land (15:33) had a 6 second win of Nordhoff’s Gustavo Sanches (15:39). For the girls, San Luis Obispo Senior Christine Hoffman (18:31) had a 41 second win over second place Melanie Reimer (19:13) from Thacher.

Complete results can be seen at: ESPNHS Sports

The photos from all four races are posted on our web-site. Click HERE for the gallery or visit SantaBarbaraPix.com.

(Photo by Miranda Chrislock at approximately the 2.5 mile mark)

Santa Barbara High Golf vs Orcutt & Santa Ynez

Mike — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 05:02:31 +0000

On Monday, August 30th, the Santa Barbara High Girls Golf team ventured to Montecito Country Club to take on Orcutt Academy Charter in a non-league match. Santa Barbara came out winners 260-315 in the first match of the school year. Saralisa Ortega lead the Dons with a 43 followed by Claudia Fanaro with a 51.

On Tuesday, the Dons traveled to Solvang to take on Santa Ynez High at the Alisal River Course.

Photos from the Santa Ynez match are posted HERE and the images from the Orcutt match are posted HERE. (Or visit SantaBarbaraPix.com or MaxPreps.com)

McConnell’s Ice Cream Endurance Events

Mike — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:03:37 +0000

This morning at Goleta Beach was the 33rd running of the McConnell’s Ice Cream Endurance Events. Over 350 took part in the 5K, 10K, Kids Mile run, Biathlon and 1-Mile Ocean Swim.

The 5K was won by Jason Brosseau from Lompoc in 16:11, followed by the first female, Jill Himlan from Summerland in 19:18. Following them was Jim Kruidenier and Mark Fennell from Goleta. Amy Jamieson & Kelly Kannenberg, both from Goleta, followed for the 2nd & 3rd place female.

The 10K was dominated by Justin Banks of Atascadero followed by Jason Brosseau and Todd Booth. The first woman to cross the line was Jessica Douglas followed by Mary Jones and Joy Zemella.

Also running the race was Drew Carey, pictured left, finishing in a very respectable 53:12 for the 10K course.

Photos are posted from the races at SantaBarbaraPix.com and the results can be found by clicking HERE.

Camarillo Duathlon Series

Mike — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:54:02 +0000

The 2011 Camarillo Duathlon Series took place this morning at Freedom Park in Camarillo. Under cloudy skies and foggy weather, 160 athletes took part in the Sprint (1.5 mile run/10 mile bike/1.5 mile run) and Olympic (3 mile run/20 mile bike/3 mile run) duathlons.

Event sponsors include Rudy Project, FRS, Hypercat Racing, Chamois Butt’r, Hammer Nutrition, Better Body, Fluid, Budweiser, Noah’s Bagels, RP Barricade, Santa Barbara Pix and RoadID. Thanks also go out to the California Highway Patrol for their help at intersections and throughout the race course.

The 3rd, and last, event in the series will be held on September 4 at the same location. Visit the official website HERE for more information, past results and an entry form for the September race.

Photos from the September 2010 and the January 2011, June 2011 and August 2011 races are posted – click HERE for the galleries.

81st Annual El Desfile De Los Ninos

Mike — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 03:23:49 +0000

The 2011 Fiesta Children’s Parade took place under cloudy skies on Santa Barbara’s State Street. Hundreds of kids and their friends and parents walked the parade route from Victoria Street to Ortega Street and were rewarded with Ice Cream provided by MarBorg Industries.

Pictured at left is the Junior Spirit of Fiesta – Anais Crespo Pena. She comes from a history of flamenco dancers, following in her mother’s footsteps… she was the Junior Spirit of Fiesta in 1971.

Photos are now posted from the parade at SantaBarbaraPix.com.

(Photo by Kayla Raw)

Nite Moves: The Summer Sunset Series 2011

Mike — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:34:13 +0000

Believe it or not, the 2011 running (and swimming) of the Summer Sunset Series is in the 23rd season and tonight is the kick-off for 2011.

From the official website: Swimming, Running & Biathlon events every Wednesday evening starting at 6pm at Leadbetter Beach in beautiful Santa Barbara, California May through September. Each week features a Presenting Sponsor, a Featured Buffet Host, local Santa Barbara Entertainment and a Sunset on the shore of The America Riviera. Our backdrop is a fantastic view of the SB Channel and Anacapa Island, and the sails of the Wet Wednesday racing fleet. Visit the Nite Moves Website for full details and registration information.

Photos will be posted shortly after the event each week. We will continue creating prints and giveaways throughout the series, but you have to be there to get something.

WWLL Divison I & II Lacrosse Championships

Mike — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:47:07 +0000

U.C.S.B. will be the place to be this weekend for the 2011 Women’s Division I and II Lacrosse Championships. UCSB is ranked 7th in the nation and seeded 3rd in the tournament. Their first game is vs 6th seeded UC Berkeley on Storke Field 2 at 10:00am Saturday. The winner of that game, which UCSB seems to have a slight edge, plays the winner of Santa Clara vs Arizona State at 2:00pm at Harder Stadium.

DIVISION I Seedings
1. UC Davis
2. Santa Clara
3. UCSB
4. UCLA
5. Cal Poly SLO
6. UC Berkeley
7. Arizona State
8. USC

DIVISION II Seedings
1. Chapman
2. Stanford
3. Long Beach
4. Nevada, Reno

Full information on the tournament including the schedule, seedings, hotel information, etc can be found by clicking HERE.

Photos from the Division I & II Championships can be found by clicking HERE.

Photos from the “B” Division Championships can be found by clicking HERE.

UCSB Men’s Lacrosse

Mike — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 02:20:54 +0000

The Gaucho’s hosted San Diego State today at “The Pit” for a non-divisional lacrosse bout. UCSB allowed SDS to score first and then matched their goal, making a 1-1 tie. This back and forth continued though the first quarter, ending the first 15 minutes of play at a 3-3 tie. The score went back and forth before UCSB took a 2nd half lead 8-6 and never looked back. Final score: UCSB 15, SDS 9.

Aaron Hemeon was the leading Gaucho scorer with 4 goals. Goalie Andrew Noto had 7 saved shots on goal. See the photos posted at SantaBarbaraPix.com

2011 Santa Barbara Shootout

Mike — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:23:54 +0000

SANTA BARBARA SHOOTOUT

Three days of great lacrosse action took place at UCSB on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 18th, 19th and 20th, 2011. The 23rd Annual Santa Barbara Shootout, sponsored by Brine, was a meeting of teams, both college and high school, from across the country.

Rain on Friday and Saturday made for some challenging shooting conditions; not to mention cool temperatures and some wind. Despite the weather, Santa Barbara Pix managed to cover 23 games and 42 different teams. You can view the galleries by clicking HERE.

Games we covered at this year’s Santa Barbara Shootout include:

Colorado State vs Michigan
Colorado vs Florida
Miami Ohio vs Wyoming
SBCC vs Westminster
Westminster vs Duluth
San Diego State vs Northwestern
UC Davis vs Michigan
UC San Diego vs Sonoma State
Cal vs San Diego State, Stanford vs Duluth
Colorado State vs Santa Clara
USC vs Utah
UCSB “A” vs Florida
Arizona vs Northeastern
UCSB “B” vs UC Davis “B”
Fullerton vs UC Santa Cruz
UCSB vs Lindenwood
Santa Clara vs Michigan
SBCC vs Utah

and in high school lacrosse competition:
Aliso Attack vs Brave LAX
Memorial vs Xavier Prep
Chaparral vs Foothill
Xavier Prep vs Mustangs

Again, you can view the Santa Barbara Shootout photos by clicking HERE.

And to prepare you for next year’s tournament, the dates are February 17, 18 & 19, 2012. If you really want to look ahead, put February 15, 16 & 17 on the calendar for 2013. Click HERE for the official Santa Barbara Shootout information site.

San Marcos vs Dos Pueblos Basketball

Mike — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:52:37 +0000

The Dos Pueblos Chargers ventured over to San Marcos High School for Senior Night and the last home game of the season. All three games, Frosh, JV and Varsity, were well played by both sides with only a couple of points separating the teams through most of the game.

Dos Pueblos came out ahead in the Frosh and JV Games, while the Royals took the Varsity game in a packed gym.

Photos from the JV and Varsity games are posted on SantaBarbaraPix.com as well as MaxPreps.com. I’d also like to thank Madi (pictured) for helping shoot both games. She did a fantastic job and deserves a pat on the back.