Sports Shorts

For swimmers interested in playing or learning water polo, One-Way Water Polo is holding scrimmages at the Paul Nelson Aquatic Center each Sunday throughout the fall.   Masters scrimmages will be held from 9 to 10 a.m., followed by Youth Water Polo classes from 10 a.m. to noon. The youth program is open to all […]

Sports fans and supporters of Allan Hancock College should be excited for the eighth annual Joe White Memorial Dinner and Auction, held on Aug. 29 by the Hancock Boosters, Inc. Sports memorabilia and one-of-a-kind auction items will be on hand.   Basketball fan? You’ll want to be there. Among the items will be a basketball […]

The Guadalupe Wrestling Club will hold its annual sign-up and registration for the 2009-2010 wrestling season on Sept. 7.   The advanced class sessions, for ages 5 to 17, will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The beginning course, for ages 5 to 14, will be held on Tuesdays and […]

The Santa Maria Baseball Club is hosting a Wood Bat Tournament on Aug. 22 and 23 at Elks Field, sponsored by the Pitchout and the Santa Maria Valley Sportsman’s Association.   Six local baseball teams will participate: the High School Wahoos; the Santa Maria Baseball Club and other teams made up of players from Bakersfield […]

The Santa Maria Valley YMCA is now registering for its Rookie Sports Golf program. The classes are designed for boys and girls ages 3 to 6 and encourage children to learn at their own pace.   Rookie Sports is offered Aug. 17 and 19 at a cost of $48 for YMCA members and $63 for […]

ExxonMobil is taking 120 entries for an upcoming golf tournament to benefit the Northern Santa Barbara County United Way on Aug. 28.   The tourney takes place at Solvang’s River Course at Alisal with the first of the four-person scrambles teeing off at 8:30 a.m.   Players have until Aug. 21 to sign up. The […]

  KCOY CBS 12 announced that a familiar face to local sports fans, Mitch Massey, is joining Dave Alley on his high-school football show, The Friday Night Blitz.   Massey spent 12 years as the sports director at KSBY before leaving for Spokane, Wash. He later made stops in Seattle, San Francisco, and ESPN. For […]

Putting the fun back in fundraiser, the Friends of the Santa Maria Public Library invite the public to go miniature golfing indoors to benefit the library on Aug. 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.   For a donation of $5 for adults and $3 for children, mini-golfers will be able to play on the […]

The Santa Maria Girls Softball 12 and Under All-Star Team, the Indians, is heading to Milwaukie, Ore., to represent Central California in the Amateur Softball Association’s Fast Pitch Western National Championships. The tournament takes place July 26 to Aug. 2. The team, ranked fifth in the tournament standings, took the Indians nickname to represent the […]

Football players age 8 to 14 are invited to bring their appetites and their parents to a free pizza and soda get-together with the coaches of the Nipomo Titans Youth Football team on July 25. Players can get acquainted with the coaches and register for the 2009 season from noon to 3:30 p.m. at Pi-Whole […]

The Village Country Club in Lompoc will be hosting a Summer Junior Tennis day camp for youth aged 8 to 16. The sessions will run Mondays through Thursdays from July 27 to Aug. 10. Sessions for beginners will be held from 2 to 4 p.m., and intermediate classes will run from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. […]

The Santa Maria YMCA is offering progressive swim lessons for children 3 and older from July 20 to Aug. 15. The classes will be held mornings at 9 a.m. and evenings at 5:45 p.m. and will teach water awareness and introductory skills for beginner and intermediate swimmers. Saturday lessons and youth swim conditioning classes are […]