UCSB men’s tennis to host LMU on Friday

By ERIC BOOSE UCSB SPORTS

Another weekend means another chance for UCSB men’s tennis to extend their unbeaten streak, with the Gauchos welcoming Loyola Marymount to the Arnhold Tennis Center this afternoon. UCSB won their first two home duals in dominant fashion on January 21, shutting out Grand Canyon, 7-0, and Portland State, 4-0, without losing a single set of doubles or singles play. The Lions (2-1) and Gauchos (70) are near-permanent fixtures on each other’s schedules, having met 19 times since 2000. UCSB has won 18 of those matches, including each of the last six. Last season’s rendition was a 4-3 victory in which the Gauchos won on the top four singles courts. Phillip Jordan, Pablo Masjuan, Kai Brady, and Gianluca Brunkow all helped tame the Lions last season in Los Angeles.

Today’s match is set for 1 p.m. at Santa Barbara’s Arnhold Tennis Center.

LAST TIME OUT

UCSB played a pair of matches in San Antonio last weekend, winning both by a 5-2 scoreline. Against the University of New Orleans on Friday, the Gauchos won the final five points of the match, all in singles, to take the win. The next day, UCSB again earned all five of their points in singles play, taking down UTSA, who played host for the weekend.

Phillip Jordan was recognized for his strong performances in San Antonio, being named Big West Men’s Tennis Player of the Week.

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The Gauchos are home again for their next match, hosting Boise State at the Arnhold Tennis Center on Friday, Feb. 17. First serve against the Broncos is set for 1 p.m. A live stream will be available through ucsbgauchos. com.

Eric Boose writes about sports for UCSB.

SM boys soccer falls to Montclair

The San Marcos High boys soccer team lost their opening game of the CIF Division 1 Playoffs on Thursday, falling to Montclair 3-0. Most of the first half was scoreless in the game, with Montclair scoring its first goal with about a minute to play in the half. Montclair opened the second half with another goal, earning their third on a penalty kick in the closing minutes.

The Royals created scoring opportunities throughout the game, but were unable to capitalize.

“We played ourselves into the game well and created some good chances throughout the game but struggled to convert them,” said San Marcos Coach Paul McLean. “Montclair scored a great goal at the close of half and then again in the second half and we struggled to respond. They were solid and it wasn’t our best night.

“As coaches, we are really proud of these seniors who have won the Channel League three straight years and have only lost a handful of games,” McLean added. “Our captains have done a fantastic job leading our team on the field.

Justin Hess, Tully Knoles and Leo Vico have been excellent players and leaders and have epitomized the values of the San Marcos soccer program. They have given 100% effort, put the team first and have embraced their opportunities. We will miss them and the rest of this senior group who were a huge part of our success.”

Cate boys soccer beats Polytechnic

The Cate boys soccer team defeated Polytechnic 6-4 in the first round of the CIF-SS Playoffs, winning in penalty kicks after tying in regulation play. Things got off to a rough start for Cate, as Polytechnic scored in the first minute of the game. The Rams evened the score at one in the 38th minute on a goal by George Marin.

The Panthers broke the tie in the 65th minute, but the Rams managed to knot up the score again in the final minutes of the match on a goal by Beltran Campuzano assisted by Marin. Neither team managed to score through the end of double overtime, leaving the game to be decided by kicks from the spot. The Rams nailed all four of their kicks, while the Panthers managed only two, handing Cate the victory.

“I’m very proud of how our team answered after giving up the early goal,” said Cate Coach Jorge Reynoso. “We showed grit and perseverance having to come back no once but twice in this game. It was truly a great team effort.”

The Rams return to action with a second-round game at home against Animo Leadership Academy today.

SY boys soccer edges Saint Joseph

The Santa Ynez boys soccer team defeated Saint Joseph on Thursday, winning their final Ocean League game by a score of 3-2.

Aiden Tapia got the scoring started for Santa Ynez, earning a goal four minutes into the game with an assist from Tyson Gonzalez.

Four minutes later, Tapia earned an assist on the game’s second goal, setting up Tristan Amezcua. The team’s third goal was scored ten minutes into the game with a kick from Gabriel Beleski assisted by Braeden Melville.

Saint Joseph scored both of their goals in the second half, but were unable to close the gap.

Bishop Diego boys basketball falls to Redondo Union

The Bishop Diego boys basketball team lost in the first round of the Division 2A playoffs, falling to Redondo Union 67-47.

Redondo Union claimed an early lead and never looked back.

“I couldn’t be more proud of our guys, we battled back time and time again but we just didn’t have it tonight,” said Bishop Diego Coach James Coronado. “Any time we started to gather some momentum, a play or two just didn’t go our way when we needed it. That never caused us to lose our grit and our fight, we kept fighting until the end and that’s all you can ask for as a coach. This was a special group of seniors that did a lot for Bishop Basketball … I will be forever grateful.”

The Cardinals were led by Damien Krautmann’s 18 points, while Bryan Trejo contributed 16.

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Food Bank

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“At any given time, we could have 100,000 people stranded here who don’t live here, between tourism and the employment force.”

Mr. Talkin also stressed the Sharehouse will benefit the entire county. “It will enable a lot more food to be stored and the ability to bring more food into the county. The facility will primarily serve Goleta, Santa Barbara and Carpinteria, but it will benefit the entire county.”

Ms. Smith-Meyer discussed details.

“The Sharehouse allows the Foodbank to increase capacity in food storage, nutrition education and disaster response,” she said,

“We have been working for 30 years out of a converted fire station on Hollister, which is much smaller, and food is trucked from Santa Maria every day of the work week,” said Ms. Smith-Meyer. “This allows Santa Maria to serve the North County, while allowing this warehouse to focus on the South County.”

“The increased capacity is huge,” Ms. Smith-Meyer said. “We currently turn away 32,000 pounds of fresh food and produce every single week donated by the L.A. Wholesale Produce Market. That 32,000 pounds is out of 80,000 pounds we turn away each week.”

According to the Foodbank, the facility’s new freezer/cooler space will increase its cold storage in South County tenfold.

Mr. Talkin talked about the Sharehouse’s educational programs.

“We have our new nutrition promotion center inside the admin building, on the Sharehouse campus,” he said. “This allows us to do food literacy training for children, families and groups. You need to educate people to simply use the good, fresh produce available in the county.

“We will also be able to do a lot more disaster training,” Mr. Talkin said. “We can use the facility to increase that training. By having more food available, we will be able to help a lot more agencies and people.”

Friday’s news event with Rep. Carbajal included comments by the congressman and Mr. Talkin, who led the congressman and media on a tour of the facility. Rep. Carbajal presented a giant check representing the $1.5 million grant to Mr. Talkin.

“It went well,” Mr. Talkin told the NewsPress. “There was a lot of interest, and it is great to have some good news coming out of the federal government in terms of support for a local project like this.”

Rep. Carbajal said he received a request last spring from the Foodbank to help the nonprofit secure federal funding for the Sharehouse.

“And I immediately knew how important this would be — because before I was a member of Congress, I worked with nonprofits in this area to tackle one of our region’s most central issues: hunger,” he said.

“One in six children from Santa Barbara county is food insecure — and that’s why organizations like the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County are so critical. They help families across our region get the food on the table that they need.”

Ms. Smith-Meyer expressed the Foodbank’s gratitude to Rep. Carbajal and noted that the federal funding is more than 5% of the total funds raised.

And Mr. Talkin said he was grateful to the community for its support in establishing the Sharehouse.

“It will be an asset to the community for decades to come, and we really couldn’t have done it without the local community giving what they could,” said Mr. Talkin. Added Ms. Smith-Meyer, “We are excited to invite the community to join us in the fall. It’s a long-term investment, and we are excited to get started.” email: kzehnder@newspress.com