Six defensive players and five offensive players from Allan Hancock College received All-Conference honors from coaches in the National Northern Conference. Linebackers Willie Iribarren and Jonathan General, and lineman Kevon Perry received the Bulldog’s First Team Defense selections. Iribarren ranked second in the state, averaging 10.9 tackles per game. Running back Lauina Futi, kicker Jose […]
AARON SALAZAR
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It’s batter-up time for Orcutt’s softball league
The Orcutt Youth Softball Association continues registration for its 2015 season on Dec. 6 at the Lakeview Junior High School gym from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Registration will also be held at Alice Shaw Elementary School on Dec. 11 and Jan. 14 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Players from Guadalupe will have a […]
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Ali Rodriguez
Allan Hancock College women’s basketball
The Allan Hancock College women’s basketball team likes to have the last shot. Ali Rodriguez took the last shot before halftime on Nov. 19 and nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer. Nicole De La Guerra skipped a pass across court to Rodriguez. Rodriguez used her legs and followed through to sink the ball in the […]
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Friends stick together: Two Hancock softball players sign to CSU Northridge
Two Allan Hancock College softball players signed letters of intent to play at CSU Northridge, according to a press release sent out Nov. 19. Katie Chenault and Jessica Rothanzl will continue to grow together as they move up to the Division I level after being teammates for years. When they were both seniors at Ernest […]
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Sports and science come together in a free youth program
The Santa Maria Police Activities League is looking for young people between grades nine and 12 to join its robotics team. The team will compete in the 2015 robotics competition season, which starts in January and can run through May, depending on the team’s ability to continue competing. The team will build a robot consistent […]
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Allan Hancock College soccer coach to step down
Head coach for the Allan Hancock College women’s soccer program, Rod Garcia, is retiring after seven years of leadership. Garcia hopes to take this time to focus more on his family. Garcia moved to Orange County with his family before this season and drove back and forth for practices and games. He drove nearly 5,000 […]
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Mateo Becerra
The St. Joseph High School varsity football team won its first round of CIF Southern Section playoffs against Eastside High School on Nov. 14. The Knights tamed the Lions 24-9 on their home field thanks to their defensive stronghold that crippled the Lions’ running game. The Knights’ defense, known as “the Shield,” was almost impenetrable. […]
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Road ready: Santa Maria High School’s drag racing team competes against the pros
Learning to drive is a rite of passage for high school students. Driver’s education classes and age requirements are the only roadblocks standing in the way. For students on Santa Maria High School’s drag racing team, however, learning to drive is only the beginning. The team’s classroom is a big, concrete auto shop situated on […]
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Free program hopes to rev up interest in vehicle safety
The Abel Maldonado Community Youth Center will be starting its Ride 3 (exponent) program in late December. The program will offer training to adults and children, ages 12 and up, on how to safely ride all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes. The program will consist of a classroom component, where students will learn about safety, and […]
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Ballet folklorico team takes first at an out-of-town competition
The Santa Maria High School Ballet Folklorico team took first place in the advanced category at the La Danza de los Negritos competition. The competition was held in the Laces Theater in downtown Los Angeles over the weekend of Nov. 8 and 9. The team was also awarded Most Outstanding Performance out of more than […]
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Players can reboot at a winter baseball camp
The Allan Hancock College baseball program is hosting a three-day youth clinic from Dec. 22 to Dec. 24. Children, ages 6 through 18, will be coached on hitting, fielding, and pitching by Bulldogs players and coaching staff, as well as former Major League Baseball pitcher Bryn Smith and the Santa Maria Valley Packers’ head coach […]
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Sandee Sanger
Sandee Sanger loves a challenge. That’s what drives this 44-year-old ultra marathon runner into competing in 100-mile races. Last year Sanger ran 100 miles through the Cascade Mountains in Plains, Wash. A lot of racers failed to finish the treacherous trail because there were no aid stations and no markers to help runners navigate through […]