Athlete of the Week Articles

For freshman Austin Kaiser, playing golf in college was a rude awakening. He realized other golfers could perform just as well as he did, and balancing a love life, academics, a job, and golfing is anything but easy. Kaiser, however, was one of two golfers at Allan Hancock College who finished in the top 10 […]

On May 10, in a home game against its rival the St. Joseph Knights, the Righetti Warriors baseball team pulled off an extra innings win with a bases loaded single in the bottom of the eighth, giving the Warriors a 4-3 victory. But it’s the performance on the mound from Righetti’s lead hurler, Jack Dunn […]

Austin Ruskauff may not have his driver’s license yet, but he knows a thing or two about sitting behind the wheel and going fast. Since 2005, the 16-year-old has regularly raced at the Santa Maria Speedway. He began driving go-karts on asphalt, but this year, he’s graduated to the adult hobby stock class. It’s a […]

It’s common in the world of sports for plans to go awry. There’s too much randomness involved; rarely do things happen perfectly. Still, sometimes they do. On April 28, 10-year-old Little Leaguer Trevor Garcia of the Southside Dodgers threw a perfect game in a 2-0 victory over the Southside Reds. The fifth-grade gunslinger retired all […]

Earlier in April, Athlon Health and Fitness hosted the San Luis Obispo Pushups for Charity Challenge. Fire fighters, police officers, airmen, and average Joes and Janes competed to do the most pushups in 90 seconds. Each participant raised at least $50 for the Wounded Warrior Project, a nonprofit that helps injured service men and women […]

When 12-year-old Matthew Sauer first saw his older brother, Nick, play baseball with his friends a few years ago, his passion and interest in the sport developed. Today, Sauer is the leading pitcher and shortstop for the Giants of the Orcutt National Little League. In 13 games, Sauer has pitched 35 innings, garnering 67 strikeouts […]

Break out those peanuts and Cracker Jacks, it’s springtime again, and with it brings another season of baseball. Locally, one player you may want to keep an eye on is Righetti High centerfielder Cameron Jones. Jones has been playing baseball for the past 10 years, and while he’s only a sophomore, he has a strong […]

More than 23,000 runners participated in the 26th annual Los Angeles Marathon on March 20. Only 19,500 of them actually completed the grueling 26.2-mile event, including local 18-year-old Sara Schmidt. “It was my first marathon ever,” said Schmidt, who trained by running almost every day for six months prior to the race. Before making the […]

Sometimes, two athletes are better than one, and that’s the case with Brittany Bolusan, 13, and Genevieve Aguilar, 15. The two gymnasts are part of the Vandenberg Jets gymnastics team, dedicating about 20 hours per week in the gym to practicing. They also act as junior coaches for the Jets’ Level 3 team—ages 5 through […]

When it comes to competing on the track, Santa Maria High’s Steven de Comarmond is regularly getting a leg up on the competition. During a meet at Righetti High on March 3, the two-time defending Los Padres League champion in the 100-meter hurdles posted a 14.05 time to win the event, his fastest time ever. […]

When Sean Hollinshead, 11, isn’t at KT’s All-Star Gym, he can be seen walking around his house on his hands. “He just learned how to run up a wall and then do a back flip,” said John Hollinshead, Sean’s father. “He flips whenever he can.” Sean is in his first season of gymnastics, but he’s […]