prep news
16 Thursday, April 3, 2014
Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California
Carpinteria High School
Boys baseball
March 26 – Warrior baseball picked up a 10-3 home victory over Santa Paula High School on the arms of senior pitchers Mo Sanchez and Duncan Gordon. David Martinez blasted a three-run homerun in the sixth inning. Sanchez picked up his second win by throwing four innings and yielding four hits and three runs while striking out four. Then Gordon came on and stymied the Cardinals with his knuckleball. Javier Jasso, Kevin Stein and Salvador Delgado each had two hits. “Every victory is important. We are trying to win at bats, situations and innings on offense and are still settling in on defense,” coach Pat Cooney commented. The Warriors will face Santa Paula in Tri-Valley League contests, but this match counted only toward the team’s 3-4 pre-league record.
Boys tennis
March 25 – Warrior boys tennis picked up its first Tri-Valley League victory, winning 17-1 at Nordhoff High School. Singles player Collin Nathanson won his three sets, and Ben Murray and Jonathan Cleek won two apiece. “Each player was able to try different strategies today with positive results,” commented coach Charles Bryant. In doubles, number two Ruben Andrade/Bryan Taira and number three Jacob Ascencio/ Sam Truax each went 3-0. The Warriors are now 6-3 overall and 1-1 in Tri-Valley League. March 27 – Warrior boys tennis was bested 15-3 in a Tri-Valley League match at Oak Park High School. Coach Charles Bryant commended the play of doubles team Ruben Andrade/Bryan Taira who went 1-2, despite playing some of their best tennis. Collin Nathanson/Jonathan Cleek went 1-2 in doubles and narrowly lost two sets by 6-4 counts. Number one singles Jacob Ascencio picked up the last point with a 6-4 win. CHS stood at 6-4 overall and 1-2 in the TVL.
Softball
Cate lacrosse player Anna Graves charges up field in a hard fought 7-4 victory over Birmingham Charter.
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Cate School
Girls lacrosse
March 26 – Cate girls lacrosse defeated Newbury Park 9-5 at Newbury Park. “The girls earned every draw and played hard for 50 minutes,” commented coach Renee Mack. Victoria Herman, Hannah Barr and Anna Graves stood out for their endurance and grit in the midfield, according to Mack. “All three players made critical connections, passes and plays to advance the ball into the attack area,” she said. Seven separate players scored goals. Goalkeeper Jess Liou recorded six saves.
March 25 – Warrior softball lost 18-2 in a tough outing against Tri-Valley League powerhouse Oak Park High School. Oak Park pounced with five runs and six hits in the first inning. Bright spots for the Warriors were Hannah Galsterer who batted 3-for-4 with an RBI and Paulina Barbosa who went 2-for-3 also with an RBI. The Warriors were able to reach base but stranded 10 runners. The team’s record fell to 2-13 overall and 0-3 in TVL. March 27 – Warrior softball was outgunned in a 14-0 defeat at the hands of Oaks Christian High School, one of the best teams in the state and country, according to coach Henry Gonzales. The Warriors had zero hits and were plagued by eight errors. The team’s record fell to 3-15 overall and 0-4 in TVL.
March 29 – Cate girls lacrosse defeated visiting Birmingham Charter 7-4. Cate led just 3-2 at halftime and benefited from the strong play of goalie Jess Liou, who had a total of seven saves. Sam Hill and Erika Noble scored two goals each, and Anna Graves, Hannah Barr and Taylor Bigony scored one apiece. Cate and Birmingham were evenly matched, so Cate had to earn the victory, according to coach Renee Mack. “The whole team played with exceptional heart, grit and great improvement,” she said. Cate improved to 4-0 to start the season.
Baseball
March 28 – Cate baseball defeated visiting St. Monica Academy 8-2. The Rams jumped on the board in the second inning with an RBI single by Duffy Montgomery. Joel Revo followed with a single to score two more. Montgomery added two RBI in the third. Carlos Fairbanks scored on a wild pitch in the fourth and highlighted a two-run sixth with his RBI triple. Zach Ell had two hits and a run. Fairbanks pitched five innings, striking out seven and yielding two runs to record the win. Revo, a freshman, recorded four strikouts in two innings of relief. The Ram defense turned a triple play in the third inning.
Friday, April 4
ON DECK
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Warrior Nicole Pepper won the 100m hurdles in 17.70 seconds in the TriValley League opener versus Oak Park High School.
Track & field
March 27 – In the Tri-Valley League opener, Warrior boys and girls track lost to Oak Park High School at home. The boys lost 109-27, and the girls lost 93-36. The Warriors picked up many of their points in the hurdles. Nicole Pepper won the 100m hurdles with a season best time of 17.70, and Gaby Fantone won the 300 hurdles with a 53.76 seasonal best. Ian Craddock set a new personal record of 44.00 in the 300 hurdles to win his race. Freshman Annalisa DeAlba won both the shot put and the discus. Peter Ramos took the boys discus with a new PR of 146’ 0”.
*Cate boys tennis vs. San Marcos, 3 p.m. Cate boys volleyball at Fillmore, 5 p.m. *Cate swimming vs. Oaks Christian, 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 5
*Warrior baseball vs. Cabrillo, 1 p.m. *Cate baseball vs. Pacifica Christian, 3 p.m. *Cate boys lacrosse vs. Thacher, 3 p.m. *Cate boys tennis vs. Poly, 2 p.m. Warrior swimming at Simi Valley, vs. Royal Invitational, TBA
Boys volleyball
March 25 – Warrior boys volleyball hosted Oak Park High School and lost in three games (25-14, 25-11, 25-17). “The Warriors battled in all three games but the high flying Eagles were unstoppable,” commented coach Marc Denitz. The Warriors were led by Victor Saldana with five kills, Luis Ceja with four kills and Jesus Ortega with 16 assists. The Warriors managed to play even at 11-11 through the opening game but state-ranked OP soon exploited the Warriors’ relative inexperience, according to Denitz. The Warriors fell to 0-4.
Monday, April 7
Warrior boys volleyball at Orcutt Academy, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, April 8
Warrior baseball at Cate, 3:30 p.m. *Warrior boys tennis vs. Oaks Christian, 3 p.m. Warrior boys golf at Montecito CC, vs. TVL, 1:30 p.m. Warrior softball at Santa Clara, 3:30 p.m. *Cate boys lacrosse vs. Newbury Park, 5 p.m. *Cate softball vs. Bishop Diego, 4 p.m.
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Wednesday, April 9
*Warrior baseball vs. Villanova, 3:30 p.m. Cate boys lacrosse at Laguna Blanca, 3 p.m. *Cate swimming vs. Villanova, 3 p.m. *Warrior boys volleyball vs. Orcutt Academy, 5 p.m.
* Home games
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