MEAGAN FRIBERG

When Steve Sax visited Santa Maria earlier this year, he spoke with more than 300 youth and community leaders over the course of a few days. Now, with the end of 2015 quickly approaching, the baseball legend is returning to the area. He’ll share updates on his youth mentoring program offered through the Steve Sax […]

An avid athlete, baseball and soccer keep him on the playing fields, 17-year-old Jacob Smith plays first base and back-up pitcher for Orcutt Academy High School. A senior when he returns to school in the fall, his fielding percentage for the 2015 season—.993 with 10 double plays, six assists, and one error—earned him the third […]

As part of the Host Town Program, the city of Santa Maria will welcome and celebrate 100 Special Olympics international athletes and their coaches from July 21 to 24. The delegates—70 from France, 18 from Mauritius, and eight from the Republic of Congo—will arrive on July 21 for the four-day program that allows athletes time […]

When they faced each other in the regular football season, they were rivals. Now, players from seven Northern Santa Barbara high schools are teaming up as a strong, cohesive unit to go head-to-head with players from San Luis Obispo County in the fifth annual FCA All-Star Football Classic on June 6 at Santa Ynez Valley […]

When a student athlete signs a letter of intent to be part of the team at his or her college of choice, it’s a moment that will forever affect that person’s future. When that same moment is a historical one, well, that’s pretty amazing indeed. And that’s just the way Allan Hancock College sophomore Leanna […]

After spending 14 years playing Major League Baseball, Steve Sax is known worldwide as a legendary athlete. During the span of his career from 1981 to 1994, Sax played for the L.A. Dodgers, the New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox, and the Oakland Athletics. Now, Sax has a different venue in which to use […]

It’s mid-January and by now you may be thinking of giving up on that fitness resolution you made back on Jan. 1. Let’s face it, we all have days—weeks, months, years—when our reasons for not working out or eating right sometimes outweigh the reasons to stick with a fitness or exercise routine. You’re too busy […]

Discipline, dedication, perseverance, and plenty of prayers—that’s proven to be a winning combination for national boxing champion Carlos Balderas, a 17-year-old Santa Maria High School senior who has earned the chance to represent the United States at the 2016 Olympics. “It’s a good feeling to know that all of my hard work is paying off,’’ […]

Being part of the team that claims its school’s first CIF championship is definitely one of those moments a high school student will never forget. For the Nipomo High School varsity football players–the CIF Southern Section Northwest Division champs–it’s a memory that will go down in the history books. “In some ways, it feels like […]