Barry Punzal
Sports Editor at Noozhawk
We are the sports section for @noozhawk, covering local sports in the Santa Barbara area. Contact us at [email protected]
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1 week ago |
noozhawk.com | Mark Patton |Barry Punzal
Overview: UCSB makes its pitch for a strong stretch run with a staff that ranks second nationally in WHIP (1.14), eighth in earned run average (3.41) and 21st in strikeouts (10.5 per nine innings). The baseball field can turn into a minefield. UC Santa Barbara’s troops have taken so many casualties this season that their field general found himself with few reinforcements for Tuesday’s game against Pepperdine.
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2 weeks ago |
noozhawk.com | Mark Patton |Barry Punzal
Overview: UCSB coach Jo Evans hopes Grace Luderer’s return from a rib injury will give her team a boost toward its first Big West Conference softball title My favorite bedtime stories crackled through the transistor radio I smuggled under the covers whenever the Los Angeles Dodgers played a night game. But UC Santa Barbara softball pitcher Grace Luderer needed no battery-charged Walkman to get the same childhood experience.
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2 weeks ago |
noozhawk.com | Barry Punzal
The real Marist High of Chicago showed up at the Santa Barbara High boys volleyball Karch Kiraly Tournament of Champions. After arriving in Southern California on Wednesday night, the RedHawks played at national No. 1-ranked Mira Costa on Thursday afternoon and got plucked in three sets. They found their groove in Santa Barbara over weekend, winning three TOC matches to set up a rematch with the mighty Mustangs for the championship.
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2 weeks ago |
noozhawk.com | Barry Punzal
The heavyweights flexed their muscles Friday and advanced to the semifinals of the Santa Barbara High boys volleyball Karch Kiraly Tournament of Champions. Top-seeded Mira Costa, No. 2 Huntington Beach, No. 3 Marist of Chicago and No. 4 St. John Bosco each won two best-of-five matches to make the final four. At 10:45 a.m., Mira Costa faces St. John Bosco while Huntington Beach takes on Marist at J.R. Richards Gym.
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2 weeks ago |
noozhawk.com | Barry Punzal
A straight-down kill by middle attacker Josh Aruya for a 22-21 lead got the Thunderdome crowd roaring in the first set of UC Santa Barbara’s men’s volleyball match against No. 1 Long Beach State on Thursday night. The thrill of that play didn’t last long for the Gauchos as the Beach came right back with a straight-down bomb of its own from 6-foot-11 middle Ben Braun, igniting a three-point run that led to a 25-23 steal of the set.
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