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Signings: Tokay’s Quesada, Elliot’s Sepp ready for college ball

November 8, 2017 | Posted in Lodi News-Sentinel

Jaime Quesada and Madi Sepp are ready to start their new adventures in the classrooms and diamonds after they graduate from Tokay High and Elliot Christian High next spring, respectively. … He visited Greenville University, along with Westmont College in Santa Barbara, Whittier College in Whittier and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. before deciding to become a Panther. more

Local College Roundup: SBCC soccer teams prevail

November 8, 2017 | Posted in Santa Barbara News Press

SBCC had to rally with two goals in the last eight minutes to remain undefeated, scoring a 3-2 men’s soccer victory at Moorpark on Tuesday. … The Warriors improved their record to 3-0 on the season with a road win at La Sierra, 81-70. Westmont went 29 of 34 at the free throw line to help the cause. Senior s Jerry Karczewski and Sean Harman led Westmont’s scoring efforts, scoring 22 and 15 respectively. more

Dos Pueblos Water Polo Star Ryann Neushul Follows Sisters to Stanford

November 8, 2017 | Posted in Santa Barbara's Noozhawk

Her sisters were standout water polo players at Stanford. So, would Dos Pueblos senior Ryann Neushul follow the same path to The Farm. The answer on National Letter Intent Day was yes. Neushul made it official on the first day of the early signing period Wednesday, signing to attend Stanford during a ceremony at Dos Pueblos. … “After coaching at Westmont for year, he talked my name up with the head coach back there,” Coffey said. more

Jackie Lopez’s Goal is Enough for Westmont to Advance to GSAC Soccer Final

November 8, 2017 | Posted in Santa Barbara's Noozhawk

Senior midfielder Jackie Lopez scored off a cross from senior Haley Parzoko into the goal in the 47th minute and NAIA No. 9 Westmont Women’s Soccer held on for a 1-0 win over No. 15 The Master’s (14-5-1) in a Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal game at Vanguard on Wednesday afternoon. more

Six female athletes sign NLI at Santa Barbara High School

November 8, 2017 | Posted in KEYT-TV

Girl power was on full display at Santa Barbara High School. All six athletes that attended National Signing Day were females. Basketball star Cassandra Gordon signs with Georgetown University. … Linnea Skinner signs with Cal Poly for beach volleyball and soccer player Payton Wolf is off to Westmont College. more

Perfect 10: San Marcos HS has ten athletes going to the next level

November 8, 2017 | Posted in KEYT-TV

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – It was a busy National Signing Day at San Marcos High School as ten athletes inked their National Letter of Intent. Track star Allie Jones signs with Stanford University. .. Three soccer players will continue their athletic careers. Addie Furrer commits to Portland State, Sydney Hess signs with Westmont College and the lone male signing at San Marcos Owen Bates is headed to Westmont as well for soccer. more

SBART: Warriors honor duo as standout role players

November 7, 2017 | Posted in Santa Barbara News Press

Carpinteria High is headed to Santa Maria on Friday for the CIF’s Division 12 football playoffs, and no game was more thrilling than last Friday’s Frontier League championship showdown at Santa Clara, but coach Rick Candaele said there are other reasons why he keeps coaching well after retirement age. … Westmont College’s men will play host to the Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament beginning on Wednesday, although they get a bye into Thursday’s semifinals as the No. 2 seed. more

Free-Throw Shooting Leads Westmont Men’s Basketball Past La Sierra

November 7, 2017 | Posted in Santa Barbara's Noozhawk

Westmont Men’s Basketball made 29 of 34 free throws and defeated the Golden Eagles of La Sierra 81-70. “I think we just didn’t play collectively well. We’re still finding ourselves,” said Westmont head coach John Moore. “Collectively, we just aren’t as good as we need to be at this point, that’s partially because we have so many new guys.” more

Athletic Round Table: Short Bus Trip Could Make Big Difference for Westmont Men’s Soccer

November 6, 2017 | Posted in Santa Barbara's Noozhawk

Westmont hosts the Golden State Athletic Conference men’s soccer tournament this week, and coach Dave Wolf has a plan to get his team to play better at home. “We’ve actually struggled a little bit at home this year,” Wolf explained at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press conference at Harry’s Plaza Cafe. “We were much better on the road, so I’m going to trick my team into believing they’re playing an away game on Thursday. I’m going to rent a Santa Barbara Air Bus and they’re going to drive us 100 feet from the locker room to our game field.” more

Ethan Parrish, Jason Teng, Madison Funk, Emma Fraser Honored as Athletes of the Week