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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2023
UCSB softball goes 1-1 on Day 2 of Silicon Valley Classic By KRISTEN KELLER UCSB SPORTS
The UCSB softball team (6-5) were back on the field today for Day 2 of the Silicon Valley Classic as they took on the Northern Colorado Bears and the Santa Clara Broncos. After these two games, the Gauchos were 1-1 on the day, defeating the Bears in five innings while dropping a game to the Broncos.
GAME 1: GAUCHOS VS BEARS UCSB came out on fire, scoring six runs in the first two innings alone. This lead helped make it difficult for the Bears to make any headway on the Gauchos. The Bears were able to put one run on the board before the Gauchos continued their run. By the end of the fifth inning, UCSB added three more runs to the board, ending the game there with a score of 9-1. Three different Gauchos put up two runs
each, and they were Chloe Stewart, Korie Thomas and Alexa Sams. Along with that, Stewart and Ashley Donaldson each added on three RBIs each. On the mound, Camryn Snyder was the only pitcher for the Gauchos. With the help of the defense, she only allowed one run in those five innings while striking out four batters.
GAME 2: GAUCHOS VS BRONCOS Shortly after Game 1 ended, the Gauchos were back on the field to take on the Santa Clara Broncos. From the start of the game, it was Santa Clara who had control. Despite the Gauchos best efforts throughout the game and registering seven hits, the Broncos were the ones to come out of this game with a 7-0 win, rounding out Day 2 of the Silicon Valley Classic for UCSB. Recording two hits each for the Gauchos were Stewart and Sams, who kept up their
Westmont baseball sweeps Menlo By RON SMITH WESTMONT SPORTS WRITER
With strong performances from starting pitchers, Westmont Baseball (13-5, 4-2 GSAC) took both ends of a doubleheader on Saturday at Cartan Field to complete a three-game sweep of the Oaks of Menlo (4-14, 0-6). Westmont won the first game 8-6, then took the afternoon game 8-4. Eric Oseguera took the mound for the Warriors and improved his record to 4-0 on the season by pitching six scoreless innings. Oseguera allowed just five hits and struck out five without issuing a walk. In five starts, Oseguera has an ERA of 1.35 in 26 2/3 innings of work. The Warriors took a 1-0 lead in the top of first after Robbie Haw and Brady Renck delivered back-to-back singles to start the game. Haw then scored on a groundout by Bryce McFeely. The Warriors’ 1-0 advantage held up until the seventh inning when David Martinez and Trey Dunn delivered back-to-back solo home runs to give Westmont a 3-0 lead. Martinez, a left-handed batter, scorched the ball over the right field fence, before Dunn, a righty, pounded the ball past the barrier in left. Menlo scored its first run in the bottom of the seventh before Westmont added a couple of insurance runs in the top of the eight. Westmont benefited from bruises inflicted on McFeely and Ryan DeSaegher when they were both hit by pitches. When Parker Zarbaugh was walked, the bases were full of Warriors with no outs. After a pitching change, Michael Soper sent a single into right field to drive in McFeely and DeSaegher. Those insurance runs proved to be necessary when Menlo posted three runs in the bottom of the eighth. The Oaks were threatening to score more with a man on second and no outs when Gabe Arteaga took the mound. After hitting the first batter with the first pitch, Arteaga prevented any more damage by retiring the next three in order on a strikeout, line out to left and pop out to short. In the top of the ninth, Haw led off and was hit by a pitch. Over the two games, Warriors were hit 10 times, but no one more than Haw who wore the baseball three times. Shane Hofstadler and DeSaegher were each hit twice. With those three hit-by-pitch at bats, Haw earned the dubious distinction of becoming the career favorite target of opposing pitchers. Having been hit by pitch 38 times, he has surpassed Michael Stefanic who previously held the record at 37. With Haw on first and one away, McFeely reached on an error, moving Haw over to second. Then DeSaegher drove a double down the left field line, bringing Haw home and advancing McFeely to third. Parker O’Neil followed with a single to right center that allowed McFeely to score and DeSaegher to take his recently vacated place at third. DeSaegher would later score on a wild pitch. In the bottom of the ninth, the Oaks’ Jonathan Charbonea blasted a two-run home run down the left-field line to draw the Oaks to within two runs. However, Westmont’s Carlos Moreno would strike out the next two batters, bringing the game to an end. In the seven-inning second game, starter Chase Goddard (3-1) got off to an unfortunate start when three unearned runs scored in the bottom of the first as the result of a pair of Warrior errors. Those would be, however, the only runs Goddard allowed in five innings of work. Goddard gave up just five hits while striking out four and walking two. Westmont’s offense kicked in in the top of the third when Paul Mezurashi led off with a double down the left field line. This is when Haw collected his second hit-by-pitch, tying the career record. A groundout by Renck moved both runners up a base before McFeely drove a two-RBI single into right center, pulling the Warriors to within one run. Westmont took the lead with a three-run top of the fourth. Hofstadler and Finn Snyder were hit by pitches to start the inning. One out later, Haw reached first when he was walked. With the bases loaded, Renck drove in Jack Fletcher, who was running for Hofstadler, and Snyder with a single into right field. Haw, then scored from second when McFeely singled to left center. Westmont put up another three-spot on the scoreboard in the top of the sixth. McFeely and DeSaegher reached on back-to-back walks. Two outs later, Hofstadler sent a ball into left field to drive in McFeely and move DeSaegher to second. With Orion Medeiros running for Hofstadler, both he and DeSaegher advanced a base on a wild pitch. David Martinez was asked to pinch hit and drove in DeSaegher and Mederios with a single, putting Westmont up 8-3. The Oaks scored a single run in the bottom of the ninth, but it was not nearly enough to prevent the Warrior victory. Westmont will be back in action next weekend when they welcome San Diego Christian to Russ Carr Field for a four-game series. Doubleheaders on both Friday and Saturday will begin at 11:00 a.m. Ron Smith is the sports information director at Westmont College. email: sports@newspress.com
offensive efforts from Game 1. Also getting themselves on base with hits were Madelyn McNally, Daryn Siegel and Thomas. The pitcher with the best outing for the Gauchos in his game was Ilona Sullivan. She spent 2.2 innings on the mound, striking out two batters in that time while only allowing one run.
UP NEXT The Gauchos will play one more game at the Silicon Valley Classic as they head to San Jose to take on the San Jose State Spartans. First pitch will be at 10 a.m. with a live stream through the Mountain West Network and live stats through sjsuspartans.com. Kristen Keller is the associate athletic director for communications and digital strategy at UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com
UCSB women’s water polo wins over Aztecs, Sun Devils By ERIC BOOSE UCSB SPORTS
The No. 15 UCSB women’s water polo team (13-4, 0-0 Big West) blew out No. 21 San Diego State (3-8, 0-0 Golden Coast) before upsetting No. 7 Arizona State (6-5, 0-0 Pac-12) in a successful day two of the Barbara Kalbus Invitational at UC Irvine. Saturday’s successes bring the Gaucho record to 13-4, a mark they will look to improve as they take on Hawai’i on Sunday.
No. 15 UCSB 20, No. 21 San Diego State 5 The Gauchos came out in force against San Diego State in the morning’s game, thumping San Diego State, 20-5. Ten different Gauchos contributed goals to the massive, 15-point win over the Aztecs, with Juju Amaral, Nina Munson, Imani Clemons, and Annie Kuester all bagging hat tricks. Amaral led all scorers with seven total points. Caitlyn Snyder tallied six, and Munson finished with five.
No. 15 UCSB 7, T-No. 7 Arizona State 6 In a tight match against Arizona State, UCSB upset the 7th-ranked Pac-12 side for their second win of the day. Drew Halvorson and Clemons were the keys offensively against the Sun Devils, each scoring a pair of goals in the win. The Gaucho defense showed their prowess late in the match to shut down a potential Arizona State comeback.
UP NEXT After Saturday’s results, the Gauchos are set to play Hawai’i for fifth place at the tournament on Sunday morning at the Anteater Aquatics Complex. The match against the Rainbow Wahine will begin at 10:15 a.m. with live stats available on ucsbgauchos.com. Eric Boose is assistant director of athletic communications at UCSB.
WESTMONT SPORTS WRITER
Westmont Men’s Tennis (4-4, 3-0 GSAC) is on a three-game conference winning streak after defeating the OUAZ Spirit 6-1 in Surprise. The Warriors swept the Spirit in doubles, and surrendered only one singles match, ultimately cruising to their second win in Arizona. “We’re really happy about being able to get both wins on this trip,” said Westmont head coach Mark Basham. “I’m really happy with the guys today. They had great energy, great focus, and really took care of business.” Cody Ray Emery and Santiago Tintore Ramon got the Warriors started in doubles with a 6-1 win on two, which was soon-after followed by a 6-2 win on one by Ethan Ha and Logan Thompson. In singles the Spirit had only five players competing in the match, giving Benny Saito a forfeited win on six to start. Preston Hastings was the first Warrior to complete a match during singles, with Hastings defeating Saul Bautista 6-0, 6-2 on five. With the official match clincher, Ha
defeated Noah Koeroessy 7-5, 6-2 on three. Following the clincher the two sides continued competition, with Thompson and Owen Vander Ark also coming away with wins on one and four. “Ethan came back really strong in his singles match,” reflected Basham. “He was down 5-2 in the first set, and it was awesome to see him fight back and win it 7-5. He clinched it for us again, just like he did during the deciding match last night. “I’m really proud of Preston for winning both his matches yesterday and today. Owen won a super-tiebreaker today, and Logan won a tiebreaker as well in the second set. “Overall, I’m really happy with the fight and energy we had all day, and I’m excited about our tough match with Westcliff a week from today.” The Warriors will go for their fourth GSAC win in a row on Saturday, March 4, when they host Westcliff in Santa Barbara. Jacob Norling is the sports information assistant at Westmont College. email: sports@newspress.com
Weather to remain dry, at least until tonight By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Santa Barbara County residents, fresh off a sunny Sunday following three days of rain, complete with flooding and downed trees, can look forward to a nice day weather-wise today – that is, until late tonight. The National Weather Service is forecasting a partly cloudy day today, with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon, according to meteorologist Rich Thompson of NWS-Los Angeles/Oxnard. “Later Monday night we’ll begin to have a weak series of storms across the county, with .5 to 1 inch of rain along the coast and in the valleys, and 1 to 2 inches in the mountains and foothills,” he said. Santa Barbara city received less than an inch of rain Saturday, with 0.78 inch measured at Santa Barbara Airport, Mr. Thompson said. The overall total for last week’s storm was 2.68 inches at the airport
from Thursday night through Saturday night, he said. The South Coast saw overall totals for the same two days of 4.2 inches at the Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens, 3.64 inches in the Montecito hills, 3.61 inches in Summerland, 3.98 inches in Gaviota and 3.97 inches in the Refugio hills. Along the Central Coast, the overall rain totals from Thursday night through Saturday night were 5.53 inches in Lompoc, 2.48 inches at Vandenberg Space Force Base, 2.20 inches at Santa Maria Airport, 4.64 inches in Buellton, and 5.87 inches in Los Alamos. Countywide, rain totals were roughly 2.5 to 4.5 inches along the coast and in the valleys, and more in the foothills and mountains, Mr. Thompson said. As of Sunday, reservoir levels were Gibraltar, 101 %; Cachuma, 99.1%; Jameson, 100.7 %; and Twitchell, 43.1%. email: nhartsteinnewspress@gmail.com
TRAFFIC, CRIME AND FIRE BLOTTER Ice leads to Cold Spring Bridge accidents SANTA BARBARA COUNTY – Icy conditions on the Cold Spring Bridge on Highway 154 caused three separate accidents early Sunday involving eight passenger vehicles and one semi truck, Santa Barbara County Fire officials said. “One accident happened in the middle of the bridge,” said Public Information Officer Mike Eliason. “Vehicles on both sides saw
Victoria Lynn Hettich passed away December 30, 2022, at Serenity House in Santa Barbara, CA. Born in Modesto, CA, she grew up in Modesto, Chico and Stockton, CA. Vicki graduated from Stagg High School, and Delta Jr College as one of the first technicians for the new Electron Microscopes. She continued her education at UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) with a BA in Biology. She later went on to earn a Masters degree from USC in Engineering. After graduating from UCSB she settled in Goleta, CA where she met and married her husband of 26 years Herb who also worked at Santa Barbara Research Corp. (SBRC). Vicki began a 40 year career with SBRC as an engineer and manager, and after numerous acquisitions of her employers (Amber, Hughes) she eventually retired from Raytheon in 2021. Vicki spent much of her adult life accompanying her daughter, Suzy to horse competitions across the country. She loved being a horse Mom, with almost daily visits to see her own horse Riley to enjoy feeding and riding. She also took numerous trips with her husband to visit his family in Germany, as well as family trips across southern California. For decades there were also annual trips for Easter to Morro Bay with family and close friends from across the state. After the passing of her husband, Herb, in 2018, Vicki faced numerous physical ailments and challenges. Through all her challenges she continued to work and keep a positive and inspiring spirit to her family, friends and care givers. Her last five months were spent at VNA Health Serenity House, and she became a profiled story of “positive attitude” for one of their fliers. The family wishes to thank the staff, nurses and aides at Serenity House for their care and loving attention to Vicki during her time there. Vicki (née Phoenix) was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert L. Hettich and her mother, Nancy (née Kint) Phoenix. She is survived by her daughter, Suzanne L. Hettich of Goleta, stepchildren, Heather Hettich of Whittier, Adrianna (Matthew) Wiseman of Woodland Hills, and Joseph Hettich of Santa Maria, as well as her father, Earl L. Phoenix of Santa Rosa and brother, Gerald D. Phoenix of Sebastopol. She also leaves behind her aunt, Marian Pasternack and numerous cousins and other relatives. She is also survived by her loving horse, Riley and dedicated ridgeback, Brandi. A rememberance gathering is scheduled for March 25, 2023. For additional details please contact Suzy Hettich at 805-403-6154.
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LOCAL FIVE-DAY FORECAST TODAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Cloudy with a shower or two
A brief shower or two
A bit of rain
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Westmont men’s tennis wins third GSAC match in a row By JACOB NORLING
HETTICH, Victoria P.
the accident and stepped on their brakes and other vehicles hit them from behind.” One elderly male with moderate injuries required extrication and was taken by ambulance to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Two pregnant women were taken to the hospital, too, as a precaution, officials said. The highway was closed after the 7:46 a.m. accident, but the California Highway Patrol reopened the highway around 10 a.m., officials said. — Neil Hartstein
Mostly sunny and Mostly sunny and cool cool INLAND
INLAND
55 39
53 41
52 29
59 29
62 35
59 42
56 47
58 38
60 36
58 41
COASTAL
COASTAL
Pismo Beach 55/43
COASTAL
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Shown is today's weather. Temperatures are today's highs and tonight's lows. Maricopa 58/37
Guadalupe 56/42
Santa Maria 55/41
Vandenberg 55/44
New Cuyama 51/32 Ventucopa 49/29
Los Alamos 55/39
Lompoc 55/40
Buellton 55/39
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2023
Solvang 55/39
Gaviota 56/45
SANTA BARBARA 59/42 Goleta 58/42
Carpinteria 57/40 Ventura 57/41
AIR QUALITY KEY Source: airnow.gov Good Moderate
Unhealthy for SG Unhealthy
Very Unhealthy Not Available
ALMANAC
Santa Barbara through 6 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low
57/38 64/45 80 in 2002 33 in 1987
PRECIPITATION 24 hours through 6 p.m. yest. Month to date (normal) Season to date (normal)
0.00” 2.82” (3.60”) 17.84” (12.35”)
City Cuyama Goleta Lompoc Pismo Beach Santa Maria Santa Ynez Vandenberg Ventura
STATE CITIES Bakersfield Barstow Big Bear Bishop Catalina Concord Escondido Eureka Fresno Los Angeles Mammoth Lakes Modesto Monterey Napa Oakland Ojai Oxnard Palm Springs Pasadena Paso Robles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco San Jose San Luis Obispo Santa Monica Tahoe Valley
58/39/pc 58/41/pc 36/24/sn 47/23/c 50/43/sh 49/40/r 57/42/pc 46/37/r 56/40/sh 53/45/r 24/14/sn 50/38/sh 54/45/r 49/38/r 49/43/r 54/34/r 57/41/r 64/45/s 50/44/r 52/38/sh 49/39/sh 60/51/pc 51/46/r 51/42/r 54/41/sh 54/45/r 26/19/sn
Tue. Hi/Lo/W 49/37/sh 55/47/sh 53/43/sh 53/47/sh 54/45/sh 53/41/sh 52/46/sh 55/48/sh
75/59/c 31/27/pc 57/35/r 76/46/s 50/26/s 81/57/pc 86/66/s 36/23/r 41/34/sn 45/35/r 64/43/pc 45/31/sn 65/42/pc 44/29/sh 44/34/sn 49/41/sh
POINT ARENA TO POINT PINOS
Wind southwest 8-16 knots today. Waves 3-6 feet with a south-southwest swell 4-8 feet at 15 seconds. Visibility clear.
POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICO
Wind southwest 8-16 knots today. Waves 3-6 feet with a south-southwest swell 4-8 feet at 15 seconds. Visibility clear.
SANTA BARBARA HARBOR TIDES Date Time High Time
Low
Feb. 27
0.4’
Feb. 28 March 1
2:44 a.m. none 4:02 a.m. 7:52 p.m. 5:13 a.m. 8:14 p.m.
4.6’ 4.6’ 3.2’ 4.7’ 3.4’
LAKE LEVELS
11:08 a.m. none 12:15 p.m. 11:10 p.m. 1:04 p.m. none
0.1’ 2.9’ -0.2’
AT BRADBURY DAM, LAKE CACHUMA 55/42/sh 57/42/pc 32/23/sn 45/27/sn 52/46/pc 53/38/sh 56/47/pc 44/33/r 51/38/sh 56/46/sh 25/16/sn 49/35/sh 53/43/sh 53/33/sh 50/41/sh 53/43/sh 56/47/sh 64/46/pc 53/45/sh 51/43/sh 51/33/sh 59/52/pc 53/45/sh 53/41/sh 54/46/sh 55/48/sh 27/18/sn
NATIONAL CITIES Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Houston Miami Minneapolis New York City Philadelphia Phoenix Portland, Ore. St. Louis Salt Lake City Seattle Washington, D.C.
Wind east 7-14 knots becoming west today. Waves 1-3 feet with a west swell 3-6 feet at 7 seconds. Visibility under 3 miles in showers.
TIDES
LOCAL TEMPS Today Hi/Lo/W 51/32/c 58/42/sh 57/42/sh 55/43/sh 55/41/pc 55/39/sh 55/44/pc 57/41/r
MARINE FORECAST
SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL
76/53/s 39/34/sn 50/38/pc 81/61/s 44/21/pc 82/69/pc 86/66/s 39/31/pc 39/30/pc 47/32/pc 65/46/s 43/28/sh 61/46/s 39/30/sf 40/30/sn 61/39/pc
At Lake Cachuma’s maximum level at the point at which water starts spilling over the dam holds 188,030 acre-feet. An acre-foot is 325,851 gallons, equivalent to the amount of water consumed annually by 10 people in an urban environment. Storage 191,688 acre-ft. Elevation 752.48 ft. Evaporation (past 24 hours) 0.0 acre-ft. Inflow 2151.0 acre-ft. State inflow 0.0 acre-ft. Storage change from yest. -1461 acre-ft. Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
SUN AND MOON Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset
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Mar 7
Today 6:31 a.m. 5:53 p.m. 11:03 a.m. 1:12 a.m.
WORLD CITIES
Last
Mar 14
Tue. 6:30 a.m. 5:54 p.m. 11:48 a.m. 2:12 a.m.
New
Mar 21
Today Tue. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Beijing 55/32/s 57/26/s Berlin 41/26/pc 42/25/s Cairo 80/57/s 87/63/s Cancun 84/72/s 84/74/pc London 48/35/c 48/39/c Mexico City 84/54/s 87/55/s Montreal 24/17/c 36/24/sn New Delhi 87/62/pc 86/63/pc Paris 46/29/s 44/29/s Rio de Janeiro 87/77/pc 87/78/r Rome 57/43/sh 58/44/r Sydney 80/70/pc 79/70/c Tokyo 55/44/s 65/49/s W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.