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Mark Patton

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Sports Columnist at Noozhawk

Sports columnist for Santa Barbara Noozhawk, former sports editor of the Santa Barbara News-Press, author of the novels "Boy On a Hill" and "The Land of Never"

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  • 3 days ago | noozhawk.com | Mark Patton |Barry Punzal

    I don’t need Sunday’s Hallmark holiday to remember the Mother of all Coaches. She knew how to get the best out of me, which I admit was no easy feat. A penchant for daydreaming often turned my dreams of athletic greatness into a nightmare. The teachers at my high school mostly just shook their heads when I stared out the window instead of at the classroom blackboard. The old-school coaches of the early 1970s, however, gave no such pass. They were more likely to slap the side of my head.

  • 1 week ago | noozhawk.com | Mark Patton |Barry Punzal

    Overview: The legacy of the Strand Family has continued through the sands of time with both AVP and Olympic volleyball stars East Beach may be a playground, but twin sisters Kelly and Lisa Strand had to work their way there a half-century ago. They’d follow their older siblings by riding their bikes for six miles, packing nothing but a sack lunch and the hunger to play some beach volleyball.

  • 2 weeks ago | noozhawk.com | Mark Patton |Barry Punzal

    Santa Barbara City College will induct a Magnificent Seven individuals, plus its state championship women’s tennis team of 2001, into its Vaqueros Hall of Fame on May 31. The ceremony, which includes a noon reception and event program from 1 to 3 p.m., will be held at SBCC’s Campus Center, 721 Cliff Drive. Tickets can be purchased online at sbccvaqueros.com.

  • 2 weeks ago | noozhawk.com | Mark Patton |Barry Punzal

    Overview: Charlotte Cooney, granddaughter of Hall of Fame coach Lou Panizzon, pitches, catches and plays infield for her father Pat and grandpa Mike Charlotte Cooney knew baseball was the family pastime as soon as she was big enough to drag a rake. “One of the first things I remember is being out on the field with all these big guys,” said the daughter of Carpinteria High School baseball coach Pat Cooney.

  • 3 weeks ago | noozhawk.com | Mark Patton |Barry Punzal

    Overview: Ajay Mitchell returns from injury in time for the top-seeded Thunder; Gabe Vincent comes on strong for the resurgent Lakers A half-century in jock journalism has taught me that sports history will often repeat itself. It’s a lesson that should resonate with Ajay Mitchell and Gabe Vincent, two of the most studious UC Santa Barbara basketball players I ever covered as a Gaucho beat writer.

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Mark Patton
Mark Patton @MPatton_Sports
18 Jun 17

Joe Pasternack's recruiting for UCSB's 2017-18 basketball season is now complete.

Mark Patton
Mark Patton @MPatton_Sports
18 Jun 17

Played 30 games for 28-7 Mountain West champion Nevada, started 2, 3.7 pts and 2.6 rebs pg. Coming with Devearl Ramsey, who will redshirt

Mark Patton
Mark Patton @MPatton_Sports
18 Jun 17

Leland King was all-state at Brentwood High, averaged 14 points his sophomore year at Brown U. before transferring to Nevada.