The Santa Maria Valley Bike Run will hold its 11th annual Toys for Tots Bike Run to benefit children in the Santa Maria Valley on Nov. 9. The run begins at the Santa Maria Elks Lodge at 10 a.m. and will go up Highway 1 to Avila. The run concludes back at the Santa Maria […]
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Injured veterans ride to raise awareness of their challenges
Hand cycles, recumbent bikes, tandems, and road bikes will set off on a 465-mile ride from Palo Alto to Los Angeles on Oct. 5 for the United Healthcare Ride 2 Recovery. More than 200 injured veterans and their supporters will ride down the Pacific Coast Highway and make stops in Carmel, San Simeon, Pismo Beach, […]
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Hancock College salutes the U.S. Armed Forces
Allan Hancock College will host Military Appreciation Night at its home football game on Oct. 11. The Bulldogs take on Long Beach City College at the Ernest Righetti High School stadium, and it will be the 11th consecutive year Hancock has paid tribute to the military. The first 200 military personnel, veterans, and their families […]
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Kaitlin Campbell
The Allan Hancock College women’s soccer team is still finding its groove. The team’s overall record is 2-6, but both of those victories were back-to-back, just before the team entered the Western State Conference games. Both of the Bulldogs’ wins were against Cerro Coso Community College. The first one was at the College of the […]
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A team with a new coach and new players stays competitive in a new league
This season is full of firsts for the Orcutt Academy High School girls’ varsity tennis team. Head coach Art Lopez leads the varsity team for the first time this season with players who are new to competitive tennis, and the team is competing for the first time in the Los Padres League. For being the […]
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Making a comeback: Sober softball provides an opportunity for people recovering from addiction
Editor’s note: The people in this story have had their last names omitted due to the sensitive nature of the information they disclosed. Defeat seemed inevitable. The Pathway’s sober softball team is made up of local men who are in recovery from alcohol and drug addictions. It’s named after the sober-living home they stay in, […]
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Solvang opens its doors as a Special Olympics host town
The mayor of Solvang, Jim Richardson, handed a key to the city to officials from the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015 on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Solvang Park. Solvang will join 100 other communities from San Diego to San Luis Obispo in playing host to athletes from around the globe for the 2015 […]
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Last chance to sign up for YMCA Youth Arena Soccer
Oct. 3 is the final date to sign up for the 2014 fall season of the YMCA Youth Arena Soccer. The registration fee is $60 for members and includes an eight-week season and team jersey. All games are on Saturdays and the season runs from Oct. 18 to Dec. 6. Practices will be held once […]
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The clock is winding down on youth basketball sign-ups
The Santa Maria Youth Basketball League continues to sign up participants for its 2014 season. There are three remaining dates to sign up: boys and girls, grades first through eighth. Sign-ups will be held Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Santa Maria High School football field snack bar from 9 a.m. to noon; on Tuesday, Oct. […]
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Jose Morales
The Allan Hancock College (AHC) football team got its first taste of victory this season against Chaffey Community College on Saturday, Sept. 20. The Bulldogs finished their first win against the Panthers by a close margin, 26-24, with help from kicker Jose Morales. “He saved the day,” Hancock Head Coach Kris Dutra said. “He was […]
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Soccer players will taste new healthy beverage and snack standards
The San Luis Obispo American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) will implement new beverage and snack standards in its 2014 fall season that encourage coaches and players to hydrate with water only. The new standards were released at the coaches meeting in August with the help of Healthy Eating Active Living San Luis Obispo. AYSO hopes […]
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New hunting opportunities are being offered on private properties
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is offering hunting opportunities on three different properties through its Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) program. SHARE is holding eight wild pig-hunting periods at Rush Ranch in Solano County from November to February, with two permits per period good for two hunters each. Hunters will have […]