Action, Action, Everywhere

The Hoop Magic Team was in town at Paisola Pavillion[Here posing for pictures after the game]. Both high school boys tennis squads (and the JV's), both track and field units (boys/girls varsity and JV), and Cabrillo baseball (all three levels) were active on Thursday. In addition, the initial LPL boys golf tournament was held at the Alisal. But perhaps the most important developments occurred away from the field, where a number of players were suspended by the schools for various reasons.

Hoop Magic

Fun and games at Halftime

Chaz WB and the rest of the Hoop Magic crew put on a highly entertaining show Thursday night at LHS. The team from Charlotte, N.C. had the crowd rockin' and laughing the whole night. And who could forget the "contributions" of locals like Claudia 'ankle-length shorts' Terrones, Paul 'the Statue' Boomersbach, and Nic 'superwedgie' Jensen. Then there was the performance of "celebrity" coach Brad Memberto who, it was rumored, actually stood up twice - once at halftime and once to ask where the press buffet was. If you weren't there - you missed out !![Story] [Hoop Magic Site]

This works better if your team has the ball Art

...but the snack bar is that way.








Boys Golf


The day started off with golf and it contained perhaps the greatest surprise. CHS super soph Chaz Whitmore has apparently played his last round for the Conq's this season.
Whitmore


On the Ranch Course at the Alisal Ranch, the events were a little more predictable. Santa Ynez (410) won, and St. Joseph (436) just nipped Morro Bay (438) for second place. Cabrillo (455) was 4th, Lompoc (495) 5th, followed by Templeton (522), and Santa Maria (no score - not enough golfers). St. Joseph's Chris Blystone (75) was the medalist, followed closely by Tyler Shean (76) from Santa Ynez.

Individual scores by Cabrillo for the 18 holes were (in golfing order): Perry Naughton -80, Aaron Hay-97, Drew Langston - 96, Jeffrey Martin - 84, Joe Pensabene - 118, Michael Morgan - 98.
Brian Magann

Playing for Lompoc were Brent van Dyke - 84, Alex Stone - 100, Brian Magann - 100, Tyler Grossi - 107, Abie Luna - 104, and Tyler Grossini - 146.


Track and Field


Part of the Cabrillo Team
At Cabrillo the visiting and under-manned Santa Maria Saints were swarmed under by the Conquistadors who actually held out some of their crew to compete in the Cerritos Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Lompoc meanwhile hosted St. Joseph at Huyck Stadium. The Braves were handed defeats by both the boys (106-30) and girls (97-39). Masson Blow, the ROP co-Brave of the Quarter, posted a triple-jump win at 43' 9", while Jozza Ray was a triple-winner. She won the high jump (4'10"), long jump (18' 1"), and triple-jump (34'2"). The JV teams also fell - the boys 93-26, and the girls 111-17. Detailed track & field, and Fridays swimming, results will be posted on Saturday or Sunday.

Baseball

It was not a stellar day for the LPL against the PAC-7 - SLO (4-0) beat Santa Ynez 26-5, Atascadero (3-1) beat Templeton 15-5, and Nipomo (4-0) beat Cabrillo 8-1.

The Titans Joe Delfin almost did Cabrillo in by himself. [Story] He pitched 6 srong innings, giving up 1 run on 2 hits, a walk, and 1 hit batsman, while striking out five. He also helped himself at the plate - going 3-3 with a double and scoring a run. Unfortunately for Cabrillo, Delfin brought his buddies with him. They scored an average of two runs an inning through the fourth (2,2,1,3), helped immeasurably by Mason Sperakos who was 3-4 (with a double), scored 2 runs and drove in 2 more. The Conqs managed to post a run in the second, but were out hit 9-2 on the day. Aaron Naputi started on the mound, and scored the Conq's lone run in the 2nd, before being relieved by Deuce Galvan (5th) and Justin Boggs (6th). Brian Engler had a double that set up Naputi's score. Cabrillo (2-4) faces San Marcos on Saturday.
Both the JV and the frosh hosted Nipomo.

Boys Tennis

Lompoc

Varsity won 14-4 @ Santa Maria
The Lompoc Braves varsity traveled to Santa Maria's Minami Center to take on the Saints. Lompoc got its usual sweep from Alex Jensen and picked up two more singles points from Daniel Borcharding. The Braves dominated doubles 8-1, propelled by sweeps from Antony Yang (called up from JV) / Kyle Thumm and Joel Martin / Jesus Abrego.
JV
The varsity left behind very meager defenses to face the Saints JV. Due to varsity call-ups (another one), illness (2), and school discipline (2), only three players remained of Jim Steffey's already depleted corps. Each of the three competed in singles and all went 1-2. Chris Aldama (6-2, 1-6, 1-6), Edgar Solis (6-4, 3-6, 3-6), and Gabriel Hernandez (1-6, 6-3, 2-6) all began playing tennis about five weeks ago. All of the doubles matches were forfeited.

Cabrillo
Cabrillo's varsity ventured to Santa Ynez to tangle with the Pirates, while the JV was home against the junior version of the swashbucklers. The varsity fell 15-3 with the Andrew Shewell / Ryan Anderson combo picking up two of the three points. --- el stato