Sports Shorts

Committed to strengthening low-income families, St. Vincent’s is proud to announce its 12th annual Golf Classic tournament at the La Cumbre Country Club on Aug. 26. Registration starts at 10 a.m., with an awards ceremony and reception to follow at 5 p.m. All proceeds from the event go to St. Vincent’s Children and Family Services. […]

Held at the Shell Beach Tennis Courts, coach Patience organizers will work with players to teach beginning tennis skills through drills and practice games. Sessions and private lessons will continue until Aug.3. Lessons are available from 9:15 to 10 a.m., 10 to 10:45 a.m., or 10:45 to 11:30 a.m., and are open to players in […]

Senior citizens ages 50 and older are invited to come out every Monday and Thursday for some softball and fun in the sun. Batting practice begins at 10 a.m. and games kick off at 11 a.m. Senior rules apply; the event includes a monthly pizza party or barbecue. The cost to play is $1; games […]

Hailed as the “Greatest Little Show on Earth,” Micro Wrestling will come back to the Maverick Saloon in Santa Ynez, on Thursday, Aug. 29. Set to kick off at 8:30 p.m., Mark Burnett of Maverick Saloon said it’s going to be a night of fun and laughter as the professional wrestlers put on an excellent […]

The 12th annual Joe White Memorial Dinner and Auction is quickly approaching. Scheduled for Aug. 17, the event will be held at the Santa Maria Fairpark Pavilion. The doors open at 5:30 with a silent auction and social hour. The evening will also feature a New York strip steak dinner served at 7 p.m. with […]

The Santa Maria Saints cross-country team will start playing host to summer training on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and Wednesdays from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saints athletic director Joe Graack will soon announce the new head coach for girls’ cross-country. “We have the goal to take the Santa Maria […]

Allan Hancock Athletics announced that the women’s cross country team is now recruiting both experienced and inexperienced runners to race this season. For more information, contact Coach Louie Quintana at 705-3299.

The Santa Maria Saints will hold a fundraising golf tournament at Marshallia Ranch Golf Course on Saturday, Aug. 24. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the boys’ and girls’ golf teams of Santa Maria. The tournament will feature a four-man scramble and prizes for longest drive and straight drive; there will also […]

On Aug. 13, the Orcutt Trail Commission and Santa Maria Valley Open Space will play host to a free picnic barbecue at Rice Ranch Park in Orcutt. The event will feature docent-led hikes and an introduction to the trail system at the park; docent hikes begin at 4 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend […]

The City of Pismo Beach Recreation Division has partnered with the Dream in Gold to bring legendary volleyball Olympic Gold-Medalist Misty May-Treanor to the Central Coast. The city will be holding one-day clinics on Saturday, Aug. 10, and Sunday, Aug. 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the beach volleyball courts. Located at the […]

Three water polo Olympians—Maggie Steffens, Andy Stevens, and premier coach Ricardo Azevedo—are drawing 65 young people from around California to Santa Maria for an instructional camp set for Aug. 8 and 9. The instructors will be working with the youth at Paul Nelson Aquatic Center, and the event will culminate with an exhibition game on […]

The 12th annual Joe White Memorial Dinner and Auction is quickly approaching. Scheduled for Aug. 17, the event will be held at the Santa Maria Fairpark Pavilion. The doors open at 5:30 with a silent auction and social hour. The evening will also feature a New York strip steak dinner served at 7 p.m. with […]