Sports Shorts

Youth ages 6 to 17 can receive free safety training for all-terrain vehicles during a half-day course at the Santa Maria Elks Training Range. The program, called RiderCourse, is a hands-on session from the ATV Safety Institute that includes a pre-ride inspection and teaches skills in starting and stopping, quick turning, hill riding, emergency stops, […]

Motorcycle enthusiasts can enjoy food, entertainment, bikes, and help the needy at the same time during this month’s Bike Night on June 4. The event features live music and a custom motorcycle show. A portion of the proceeds from the event’s tri-tip barbecue will be donated to the United Way and the organization will also […]

The Professional Bull Riders’ Association makes a stop in Santa Maria on June 4 to kick off the 66th annual Elks Lodge Rodeo, and some of the sport’s biggest names will participate. The rodeo is part of PBR’s U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. Challenger Tour and features such championship-caliber stars as Chad Denton, Cory Rasch, Cody […]

The Santa Maria Swim Club is currently accepting registrations for those interested in taking part in their summer swim programs. If you can swim one length of freestyle, you can join the Aquabears team. Sessions will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, June 22 through August 7 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Registration […]

Junior lifeguard classes for youth ages 9 to 14 years old will be held at the Paul Nelson and Pioneer Valley High School pools beginning in late June. Participants will learn rescue and stroke techniques, fitness skills, and teamwork. They must possess a Level 6 American Red Cross swim card or be able to swim […]

Former Santa Maria swimmers, lifeguards, divers, aqua fins, and water polo players from the 1950s to the 1990s are invited to meet at a reunion held at Santa Maria High School on August 15. Past All-Americans, NCAA champions, and others coached by Phil Wall or Karl Bell will be on hand. A barbecue will be […]

The gym at Pioneer Valley High School is the stage for the school’s inaugural benefit basketball game between students and officers from the Santa Maria Police Department on May 29. Seniors from the school’s boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will take part in the contest against the city’s finest and all proceeds will go to […]

Tri-athletes of all ages are welcomed to participate in the 3rd annual Lompoc Sprint Triathlon and Junior Triathlon July 18 at Lompoc Aquatic Center. Entrants ages 15 and up will compete in a 500-yard swim, 11-mile bike ride and 3.1-mile-run with first heats beginning at 8 a.m. The junior version consists of a 50-yard swim, […]

Sundays mean fun days in the pool at the Paul Nelson Aquatic Center, where the One-Way Water Polo organization conducts water polo workouts. Experienced masters of the sport aged 18 and up can practice from noon to 1 p.m. Youth aged 7 and up can try their hand at the sport from 1 to 3 […]

If it’s the weekend and the ground starts shaking, don’t panic—it just might be Harleys and hotrods rolling into the Santa Maria Fairpark. First, Quick Throttle and Santa Maria Harley-Davidson present “Santa Maria Motorcycle Madness” on May 16 and 17. The event includes bike shows, games, slow races, concerts from bands like the Filthies and […]

It’s beginning to warm up outside, and the pools at Paul Nelson Aquatic Center and Pioneer Valley High School are opening for recreational swimming. From now until June 12, the pool at Paul Nelson is open to the public on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 3 to 4:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 12:30 to 3:30 […]

Run … or walk to the Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Center or City Hall to pick up an application for the 11th annual Bull Canyon Run, scheduled for May 9. More than 600 runners and walkers are expected at 8 a.m. for the 5K and 10K event, which starts and finishes at the Edwards […]