Pirates Winter Teams See Seasons End in CIF's Second Round

Central Section Division III game to Hanford on penalty kicks. The game was tied 1-1 at the end of regulation. SYHS finishes at 8-11-2.

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By Mike Chaldu michael@santaynezvalleystar.com

After posting wins in their respective first-round CIF Central Section playoff matchups, four of Santa Ynez High's winter teams — boys and girls basketball, and boys and girls soccer — were all eliminated from the postseason in the second round.

Boys basketball

After a first-round win over Righetti, the Pirates traveled to Bakersfield for the next round and lost to West High 82-73.

Landon Lassahn led SYHS in the game with 29 points and 12 rebounds, while Caleb Cassidy added 20 points 18 boards. Jackson Ollenburger and Jaiden Mendoza scored 11 points each.

"That was a tough loss against a talented team," Pirates head coach Rod Caughell said. "We ended a great season at 20-9 [season record]."

Girls basketball

Like the boys, the girls basketball team had to travel north and lost to Torres High of Madera 47-39 in the Division IV. The Pirates had a seven-point lead over the Toros with five minutes left in the game before the home team came back to win.

Helina Pecile posted a double-double for SYHS with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Jadyn Gardner had 5 points and 6 boards, Lexi Mera 5 points and 4 boards, and Elena Sleiman 9 boards.

The Pirates finished the season with an 1119 overall record.

I'm very proud of this young team," SYHS head coach Jennifer Rasmussen said. "They exceeded our expectations and competed with their heads high. We appreciate the support from our families, fans, school, alumni and our community! We are excited to start working hard this off season, and the girls now have a taste of what CIF if like for next year. This young team will be someone to watch out for."

Boys soccer

The Pirates kickers hosted Lompoc in its Division IV second-round matchup, and Erik Salinas got them an early lead, scoring off an assist from Tristan Amezcua three minutes into the game.

However, the Braves scored the tying goal with three minutes left before halftime and tallied a second-half goal to eliminate the Pirates 2-1.

SYHS finished the season with an overall record of 14-8-5. Lompoc would go on to defeat Riverdale for the CIF Central Section Division IV title.

Girls soccer

The Pirates lost their second-round CIF

The Pirates baseball squad beat Bishop Diego 4-1 on Feb. 21 to go to 2-1 on the season.

Tate Minus pitched a complete game five-hitter with 6 strikeouts and no walks. walks. Head coach Warren Dickey said Minus had some solid defense behind him.

Caleb Cassidy drove in 3 runs and scored once. Dylan Peters had a double and a run scored.

Softball

The SYHS softball team lost a high-scoring affair to Santa Barbara 12-8 on Feb. 17 Cierra Cloud had a home run and two-run single for the Pirates. Sydney Gills went 4-for-4 with a double, and Abby Hemming had three singles.

Track and Field

Santa Ynez traveled south to face Carpinteria and host Santa Barbara for an early season tri-meet. There were some strong performances from all three teams in the non-scoring meet. First-place finishers for the Pirates included:

• Daulton Beard: 200 meters, 23.99

• Gabriela Robles: High jump, 4'6", and pole vault, 9'6"

• Second-place finishers for the Pirates:

• Samara Perez: 100 meters, 13.95

• Ikenna Ofiaeli: 100 meters, 11.89

• Karina Zepeda: 200 meters, 29.96

• Chase Sylvia: Long jump, 20"1"