The Arroyo Grande High School Eagles trounced the Bearcats from Paso Robles in track and field March 25, putting up 86 points to Paso’s 48. Key to the Eagles’ victory was junior Josephine Graeber, who launched herself 17 feet to win the long jump and managed to hop and bound 36 feet and 4 inches […]
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Olive Grove’s charter petition is blocked after threat of litigation: With a closure, 19 staff would be out of work, 280 students out of a classroom
The Cuyama Joint Unified School District voted not to adopt the Olive Grove Charter School petition on Feb. 19, putting 16 teachers and three classified staff one step closer to losing their jobs at the charter school come September. The group of Olive Grove staff sponsoring the petition has decided to appeal the decision to […]
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Guadalupe City Council votes to ban spice
Guadalupe’s ban on the sale of synthetic drugs went before the City Council for second reading and approval on March 24. On March 10, the council voted 4-0 to ban the distribution, use, and sale of synthetic drugs marketed as bath salts and incense. “The ordinance was proposed against a proactive measure of the effects […]
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Josh Rodriguez
Josh Rodriguez, Ernest Righetti High School graduate and Santa Maria local, went two for two the weekend of March 20 at the NCAA National Wrestling Championships in St. Louis, Mo. “The weekend was rewarding,” Rodriguez told the Sun, and he hopes to return next year to pursue his goal of becoming a Division 1 wrestling […]
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Lawn bowling: A relaxed sport that is both strangely like and strangely unlike bocce ball
On a July morning in 1588, Sir Francis Drake was enjoying a game of bowls on a lawn in Plymouth, England. Drake had circumnavigated the Earth and harassed Spanish ships and settlements in the name of Queen Elizabeth. The Spanish Armada, he was told, had been sighted off the coast of England. Drake was unhurried. […]
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Lucia Mar teacher’s union may strike over salary negotiations
Negotiations between the Lucia Mar Unified School District and the Lucia Mar Unified Teacher’s Association (LMUTA)—with a mediator in tow—will culminate in a final bargaining standoff on March 25. If a resolution isn’t reached on that day, the district’s board could vote to give teachers a 2 percent raise for the 2015-2016 school year. In […]
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Katie Chenault
Allan Hancock College women’s softball
Sophomore pitcher Katie Chenault helped secure two wins over the weekend of March 14 for Allan Hancock College softball, bringing the Bulldogs’ winning streak to 13 games. On Saturday, Chenault fired off a two-run home run and nabbed 12 strikeouts to beat Southwestern College 5-0. Against Mt. San Antonio College on March 15, she allowed […]
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Meet Maggie Suarez: mom, full-time childcare worker, professional boxer
Maggie Suarez didn’t plan on becoming a professional boxer when she signed up her 8-year-old son to work out at a local gym. After watching him for six months, though, her interested was piqued. “I started going to lose weight,” she said. “I got into sparring. After nine months I did my first amateur fight. […]
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Jessica Rothanzl
Allan Hancock College women’s softball
Allan Hancock College sophomore Jessica Rothanzl is off to a great start this softball season, leading the team to six straight wins with a .526 batting average and two home runs. Along with pitcher Katie Chernault, she’s signed her letter of intent to play at Cal State Northridge next year. Coach Scia Maumausolo said Rothanzl […]
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The Panthers roar at the Southern Section Wrestling Masters tournament
At the Southern Section Wrestling Masters tournament over the weekend of March 1, Pioneer Valley High School showed up with five wrestlers and one alternate. It’s the best showing the school’s had at the tournament in the history of its program. “This is the most that we’ve ever sent,” said assistant coach Todd Noel. “Our […]
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Coastal Commission reviews vehicle impacts for Oceano Dunes
For the first time in eight years, the California Coastal Commission reviewed the management of vehicle impacts at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area. As a result of the Feb. 11 meeting, the commission urged state parks to produce a completed habitat conservation plan for the recreation area. That plan, intended to provide a […]
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Leah Parlato
When the Santa Ynez High School girls’ water polo team lost to Oceanview High School 10-8 on Feb. 19, Leah Parlato, a Santa Ynez senior guard and co-league MVP, put up a heroic five goals. “Within the last quarter, I knew it was my last game, so I just kept taking shots and taking shots,” […]
