Sports Shorts

THURSDAY, DEC. 11 Boys’ soccer     Righetti vs. Lompoc @ Lompoc, 5:30 p.m.     SMHS vs. Coast Union @ SMHS, 5:30 p.m.     PVHS vs. OAHS @ OAHS, 3:30 p.m.     SYVHS vs. St. Joe’s @SYVHS, 4 p.m. Girls’ soccer     Righetti vs. Lompoc @ Righetti, 5:30 p.m.     SMHS vs. Coast Union @ Coast […]

Special Olympics Northern Santa Barbara County partnered with the Santa Maria-Bonita School District, Orcutt Union School District, and Guadalupe Union School District to hold the annual Fall School Games at Santa Maria High School on Dec. 4. A total of 160 students from the three districts’ special education classes participated in track and field events. […]

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is updating its deer management plan. Responsive Management, a company specializing in natural resource-related public opinion surveys, will be conducting a deer hunter opinion survey to help out with the planning effort. The company will be contacting randomly selected deer hunters by telephone in mid-December. Survey participants will […]

Patrick Ortiz of Ark Tennis will be teaching Ark Tennis Christmas Camps at the Ernest Righetti High School tennis courts during winter break. Ortiz will be assisted by local high school varsity tennis players. Scholarships are always available, as well as second- and third-child discounts on children from the same family. Rackets will be provided […]

Thursday, Dec. 4 Girls’ Water Polo      SJHS vs. MBHS @ Paul Nelson, 3:15 p.m. Boys’ Soccer      SJHS vs. LHS @ LHS, 5:30 p.m.      CHS vs. AGHS @ CHS, 3 p.m.      PVHS vs. Templeton @ THS, 3:30 p.m. Girls’ Soccer      SJHS vs. LHS @ SJHS, 5:30 p.m.      CHS vs. AGHS […]

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 […]

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 […]

Wednesday, Nov. 26 Men’s Basketball      AHC vs. Cerritos @ Cerritos, 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1 Girls’ Water Polo      SJHS vs. CHS @ Paul Nelson, 4 p.m. Wrestling      CHS vs. SJHS @ SJHS, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2 Boys’ Soccer      CHS vs. SJHS @ SJHS, 3:30 p.m.      PVHS vs. NHS @ […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Thursday, Nov. 20 Men’s Basketball      AHC vs. Santa Ana @ El Camino Tournament, 5 p.m. Tuesdsay, Nov. 25 Women’s Basketball      AHC vs. Reedley College @ Reedley College, 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26 Men’s Basketball      AHC vs. Cerritos @ Cerritos College, 7 p.m.