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1987 CIF Championship Team wenty-five years ago this week, Carpinteria High School’s football team won the first of three-straight CIF Championships with a 27-0 victory over Tehachapi, completing a 14-0 season. Pictured here are members of the 1987 CIF Championship team that were honored at Carpinteria High School during halftime of a game against Nordhoff in October. On that Friday night of December 13, 1987, Emilio Handall scored three touchdowns against Tehachapi and Coley Candaele, a sophomore quarterback, threw a touchdown pass to Shad Lara. (photo: Bill Swing)
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Upcoming Events Worth Checking Out: FRIDAY Boys soccer: Royal at Carpinteria, 6 pm – These are two perennially strong programs in the CIF-SS. Boys soccer: Bishop Diego at Laguna Blanca, 3:15 pm – Former UCSB star Ivan Becerra takes his Cardinals to Hope Ranch for a non-league rivalry game. Girls water polo: Edison at Santa Barbara, 3 pm – After dropping its first two matches against the top-two ranked teams in CIF Division 1, the third-ranked Dons play host to the No. 8 team in the division. Women’s basketball: William Jessup at Westmont, 5:30 pm – Returning NAIA Player of the year Tugce Canitez and the Warriors (7-1) are back in action after suffering their first loss and taking their final exams. Men’s basketball: Bethesda at Westmont, 7:30 pm – The Warriors look to continue their winning ways. Not counting an exhibition loss at Division 1 Cal State Bakersfield, Westmont has won four in a row. SATURDAY Men’s basketball: San Diego Christian at UCSB,
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WEDNESDAY Girls basketball: The Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions: This tourney, hosted by Santa Barbara High, annually features some of the best teams in CIF. Orange Lutheran is the Gold Division’s No. 1 seed. The Lancers have a veteran squad and is ranked fourth in Orange County. Bishop Montgomery, a perennial CIF power, is seeded second. Other top programs entered are Oak Park, Peninsula, Ventura and Harvard Westlake. The area teams playing in the bracketed Gold Division are the host Dons, Dos Pueblos, Righetti and Santa Ynez. The Dons open on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 4:30 pm against St. Bonaventure, while the Chargers play Harvard Westlake at Sovine Gym that day at 6 pm. The Green Division will be a six-team round-robin event at San Marcos High.
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MONDAY Boys soccer: Carpinteria at Dos Pueblos, 3:15 pm – A good matchup between local teams before the holidays. Speaker Series: An evening with Tim Vom Steeg and Todd Rogers, 7 pm, Laguna Blanca gym: The successful UCSB men’s soccer coach and the 2008 beach volleyball Olympic gold medalist will speak on the importance of high school sports, college recruiting and their experiences at Laguna Blanca. Both coached at the school before hitting the big time. Admission is free.
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7 pm – The Gauchos go from playing the 17th-ranked team in NCAA Division 1 (San Diego State) to facing a NAIA team. But it’s all about the young team getting better before Big West play. Girls water polo: Edison at Dos Pueblos, Noon – It’s No. 7 vs. No. 8 in this Division 1 nonleague water polo clash at the Elings Aquatic Center. Girls water polo: Los Alamitos at Santa Barbara, Noon – The Dons continue their tour of the top-10 teams in CIF Division 1, taking on the No. 5 Griffins.
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Bittleston, Conk, Wagonhurst, Nicky in their eyes, saying how truly grateful they Von Wiesenberger, Cody Henderson, were of the Sports Drive. That’s where the Peter Ghersen, Mason Pereira, Andy essence of our non-profit organization lies, Busch, Jr., Miles Waters, Brendan Fay, in moments like that.” James Schuerman, Will Zimmerman, Kyle Wagonhurst said the support the Sports Mayfield, Penn Stussy, Jamie Morton, Logan Drive has received from the community Carmody, Teddy Rollins and Quincy “has been unbelievable. Over the past Rhodes all get credit for being founding four years, we’ve had numerous local members. businesses sponsor us with everything “They put out boxes at different from bicycle helmets to storage units for elementary, middle and high schools to equipment. collect all kinds of sporting goods,” Kjar “Overall, the community has been a huge said. factor for the Sports Drive’s success.” “The Sports Drive is a three-step process: Kjar has seen the program get better every collection, cleaning, and redistribution,” year. explained Wagonhurst, a senior and a “It has grown to serve many kids here at two-varsity player for the Dons. “During the club, and Matt was one of the founders the winter seasons, the Sports Drive team, and continues to work to be the leader of consisting of 40 high school kids, begin the Sports Drive every year,” he said. collecting Sports Equipment from willing donors throughout Santa Barbara County. Sports Calendar During the spring, we clean and fix all the By Barry Punzal equipment. Finally, we host a one-day event in which low-income kids from all over ollowers of local high school boys Santa Barbara come out and receive free basketball are in for a treat the next few sports equipment of their choosing. The days. They can see four teams play in the event has been successful for the past three same tournament. years and we are gearing up for a fourth Carpinteria High’s Jim Bashore Holiday event this spring.” Cage Classic will feature San Marcos, The Sports Drive staff organized a system Santa Barbara, Bishop Diego and the host to distribute the sports equipment. They Warriors in its 14-team field. County teams contacted agencies like Transition House, Santa Ynez, Cabrillo and Orcutt Academy CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) are also entered in the four-day bracketed and the Boys and Girls Club and gave them tournament that tips off at 12:30 p.m. on tickets to hand out to the kids. The kids Friday and continues Saturday, Monday trade the tickets for the sporting goods. and Tuesday. full colorgame is set for 7 pm Wagonhurst said Sports Drive takes The championship sports equipment in any condition and any on Tuesday. size lesscolor than a kayak. Rounding out the field are Channel full included grommets “If we can’t fix it, we make sure it getshemming Islands, &Rio Mesa, Fillmore, Hueneme, recycled,” he added. “The clothing we receive Nipomo and Arroyo Grande. Arroyo generally kid-sized and the equipment Grande is the defending Pac-7 League included ing &is grommets and clothing is for kids, not adults.” champion and reached the CIF Finals last Kjar said soccer equipment was the most year. Rio Mesa won the Pacific View League popular during the drive’s first year. last season. “They helped to get soccer balls, cleats Heading into the week, Santa Barbara and shin guards to many of the kids here at was unbeaten at 4-0 and San Marcos 5-3, the Boys and Girls Club,” he said. Bishop Diego 2-1 and Carpinteria 2-3. The Warriors gave themselves a tough Wagonhurst said he and his staff are touched when they see the reaction of the opener, playing San Marcos on Friday at 8 kids when they pick out their stuff. pm. The Royals are coming off a runner-up “There is no way to describe the feeling finish at the Coast Union Tournament. that the Santa Barbara Sports Drive radiates Santa Barbara tips off the Bashore in its to myself and all the members,” he said. “One home gym against Nipomo at 7 pm. moment that stands out to me is when I gave Bishop Diego plays Tri-Valley League a girl her first bike. She was so excited and rival Nordhoff in a 2 pm opener at the her entire family approached me with tears Carpinteria gym.
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