SHORT STOPS

BY RYAN P. CRUZ • PHOTOS BY ROSANA SWING

Carpinteria coach Pat Cooney. “It doesn’t matter how hard we try to stay prepared and practice at a high level, playing one game in two weeks is not a good formula for staying sharp.”

Cooney said that the Warriors will be hitting a stretch of the season that will test the team’s “legs, arms and baseball brains,” but that the “good news is that there are a whole bunch of opportunities coming up” in the rest of the season’s schedule.

Carpinteria is now 5-4 overall, and 4-4 in the Citrus Coast League with two more games against Nordhoff scheduled in the next week.

CIF officially approves high school girls flag football

Thursday, March 14

Warriors fall to Cate in Battle of the 192

Carpinteria boys volleyball dropped a crosstown rivalry game against Cate, 3-1, giving the Rams their first win of the season. Both Cate (1-8) and Carpinteria (1-12) have only one win on the season.

Heading into the rivalry matchup, Carpinteria had just picked up its first win of the year with a 3-0 sweep over Citrus Coast League opponent Fillmore.

After the loss against Cate, the Warriors headed to a weekend tournament in Ventura, where Carpinteria had a packed schedule with five games over two days.

On Friday, March 31, the Warriors lost three straight games against Buena, Hueneme and Pacifica, all with a score of two sets to none. The next day, Carpinteria lost back-to-back matches to Nordhoff and Ventura, by the same score of 2-0.

Carpinteria is now 1-12 overall, and 1-2 in the Citrus Coast League heading into the final three weeks of the season, with six matches remaining.

Carpinteria softball explodes for 15 runs

After taking a big loss to Santa Paula and adjusting to a few schedule changes due to recent weather, Carpinteria softball got back on track with a dominant Citrus Coast League win on the road at Malibu, 15-1.

Junior pitcher Ashlee Mora was pivotal in the win, starting off in the circle for the Warriors and throwing two innings with zero hits and zero runs, and then exploding in the batter’s box with four hits in four attempts at bat. Mora singled in the first inning, doubled in the second inning, and finished with two more singles in the third and fifth innings.

At least five Warriors drove in runs in the victory, with Mora, Alexiana Jaimes, Amarisse Camargo, Natalie Vilchez and Cassandra Vergara all contributing with their bats. Carpinteria finished with 14 hits in total, with five players finishing the game with multiple hits.

In the field, the Warriors were perfect, without a single error in the game.

After two perfect innings from Mora, senior Renata Martinez took over for two scoreless innings of her own, striking out four batters and only allowing one hit. Vilchez came in to seal the win in the final stretch and earned the save by striking out the final two hitters – allowing zero earned runs or hits in her first time pitching since her freshman year.

“Our pitchers did a really good job today, they have been working really hard and it’s showing,” said Carpinteria coach Matt Mora. “Natalie did a really good job considering it has been four years since she last pitched in a game… All three pitchers did a great job today.”

Carpinteria is now 3-10-1 overall, and 3-5 in the Citrus Coast League with nine league games remaining in the season.

Warriors drop make-up game against Nordhoff

Carpinteria and Nordhoff were forced to postpone their scheduled baseball matchup twice this season due to rain, but the teams finally met up last week in Ojai, where despite a strong offensive output for the Warriors, the Rangers were able to hold on for the victory 11-7.

Warriors righthander Shane Goodmanson got the start for Carpinteria but suffered the loss after giving up 11 runs on 12 hits, with two walks and five strikeouts in five innings pitched. Reliever Beto Martinez contributed with one scoreless inning in the loss.

Carpinteria scored seven runs, led by two hits, a run and an RBI from senior Erich Goebel. Junior outfielder Isaac Flores added two hits and run of his own, while junior Talon Trumble knocked in two RBIs off one hit.

In the fourth inning, Carpinteria took the lead 7-6 when catcher Diego Nieves brought in the go-ahead run with a single, but Nordhoff responded with five unanswered runs over the next two innings to take the win 11-7.

“We haven’t played in 10 days and had not played in four days before that,” said

The CIF passed a proposal to add girls flag football as an official high-school sport, and the conference is working on the early steps to get schools started as soon as August 2023.

Library preschooler story time, 10:30 a.m., Carpinteria library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave., 684-4314

Rotary Club of Carpinteria meeting, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m., lions Park Community Building, 6197 Casitas Pass road, non-members rSVP to 566-1906

Bingo, 1 p.m., Veterans Building, 941 Walnut Ave.

Assistant Commissioner Kristine Palle was announced as the administrator in charge of Girls Flag Football. She will begin forming the CIF Southern Section divisions over the next few weeks.

Farmers Market and Arts & Crafts Fair, 3-6:30 p.m., linden Ave. downtown, Craft fair: 684-2770

The CIF is aiming to begin the first season on Aug. 18, 2023, lasting through Oct. 28, with up to 28 games per school during the regular season.

Free Stress Relief Veteran’s Acupuncture Clinic, 6-7 p.m. drop in, 4690 Carpinteria Ave. Ste. A, 684-5012

Karaoke, 8 p.m., Carpinteria & linden Pub, 4954 Carpinteria linden Ave.

Dusty Jugz Country Night, 9 p.m., the Palms, 701 linden Ave., 684-3811

After a list of participating schools is collected, the CIF will determine if there are enough teams for a Southern Section Championship in 2023. According to CIF bylaws, at least 20% of teams in the region must compete, and it is unlikely that the CIF will meet that threshold until 2024. In its place, there will likely be an end-of-season “culminating tournament” in 2023.

Friday, March 15

CVCC Lunch & Learn, noon-1 p.m., Curious Cup, 929 linden Ave., 684-5479 x10.

The Peace Vigil, 5-6 p.m., corner of linden & Carpinteria Ave.

The girls flag football playing rules are now available at cifss.org, and the Girls Flag Football Coaches Advisory Committee is welcoming any recommendations through email at kristinep@cifss.org.

Music in our Schools Month Concert, 7:30 p.m., CHS cafeteria, 4810 foothill road, 684-4701

Back Track, 9 p.m., the Palms, 701 linden Ave., 684-3811

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Saturday, March 16

Carpinteria Salt Marsh docent led tours, 10 a.m., free walks start from the park sign, 684-8077

Magicarp Pokemon League, 11 a.m., Curious Cup, 929 linden Ave., (619) 972-3467