TOP SPORTING EVENTS: FEBRUARY 23-MARCH 7

UPDATE: Santa Barbara High and Dos Pueblos will host quarterfinal games in the CIF Division 2 boys soccer playoffs on Thursday, Feb. 25. The top-seeded Dons advanced by defeating Chino Hills 1-0 on the road Tuesday, while Dos Pueblos topped visiting Valley View 4-1 on four goals by Eduardo Cortez. In the Division 4 playoffs, Corona del Mar scored a goal in overtime to defeat Carpinteria 1-0.

The sizzling UCSB men’s basketball team will host Cal State Northridge on Wednesday night. Orlando Johnson, the Gauchos’ 6’5” sophomore guard, was named Big West Player of the Week for the second time, as he averaged 20.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in road victories over Cal State Fullerton and Fresno State. Johnson has scored in double figures in all 24 games this season.

SBCC will host Southern Cal Regional women’s basketball playoff game Wednesday night. The 16th-seeded Vaqueros will take on No. 17 L.A. Southwest for the right to play at No. 1-seeded Fullerton on Saturday. Vaquero guard Francesca DeAngelis, the top scorer in the Western State Conference (20.4 points per game), has been named second-team All-State, and Santa Barbara’s Sandrine Krul is the WSC Coach of the Year.

Tuesday, February 23

High school boys soccer – CIF playoffs, second round: Valley View at Dos Pueblos, 3 p.m.; Santa Barbara at Chino Hills, 3 p.m.; Corona del Mar at Carpinteria, 3 p.m.

College baseball – Westmont at UCSB, 2 p.m.; Irvine Valley at SBCC, Pershing Park, 2 p.m.

College women’s basketball – Fresno Pacific at Westmont, 5:30 p.m.

College men’s basketball – Fresno Pacific at Westmont, 7:30 p.m.

Men’s soccer – UCSB vs. Mexico U-20 National Team (exhibition), Harder Stadium, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 24

High school girls soccer – CIF playoffs, second round: Laguna Blanca at Arroyo, 3 p.m.

High school girls basketball – CIF quarterfinals: Hillcrest Christian at Laguna Blanca, 7 p.m.

High school girls water polo – CIF semifinals at William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center, Irvine: Dos Pueblos vs. Los Alamitos, 7 p.m.

College men’s basketball – Cal State Northridge at UCSB, Thunderdome, 7 p.m.

College women’s basketball – UCSB at Cal State Northridge, 7 p.m.; Southern California Regionals: L.A. Southwest at SBCC, 7 p.m.

Thursday, February 25

College softball – Gaucho Classic: Drexel at UCSB, 9 a.m.; North Dakota State at UCSB, 11:30 a.m.; Canyons at SBCC, Pershing Park, 2:30 p.m.

High school boys soccer – CIF quarterfinals: Saddleback at Santa Barbara, 3 p.m.; Corona at Dos Pueblos, 3 p.m.

Friday, February 26

College softball – Gaucho Classic: Wisconsin at UCSB, 8:30 a.m.

High school girls soccer – CIF quarterfinals.

Saturday, February 27

Surfing – Rincon Classic.

College women’s tennis – UC Davis at UCSB, 10 a.m.

College baseball – Fresno Pacific at Westmont (2), 11 a.m.

College men’s tennis – UC Davis at UCSB, 1 p.m.

College softball – Gaucho Classic: North Dakota State at UCSB, 1 p.m.; Wisconsin at UCSB, 3:15 p.m.

High school girls water polo – CIF Division 1 final at William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center, Irvine, 6:30 p.m.

High school girls basketball – CIF semifinals.

College women’s basketball – Cal Poly at UCSB, Thunderdome, 2 p.m.; Westmont at Vanguard, 5:30 p.m.

College men’s basketball – UCSB at Cal Poly, 7 p.m.; Westmont at Vanguard, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, February 28

Surfing – Rincon Classic.

College softball – Gaucho Classic: Memphis at UCSB, 11:30 a.m.

College men’s tennis – Pacific at UCSB, 1 p.m.

Monday, March 1

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon, Harry’s Plaza Café, 12 p.m.

College women’s basketball – Azusa Pacific at Westmont, 5:30 p.m.

College men’s basketball – Azusa Pacific at Westmont, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 2

College softball – Glendale at SBCC, Pershing Park, 2:30 p.m.

High school boys soccer – CIF semifinals.

High school girls soccer – CIF semifinals.

Wednesday, March 3

College baseball – California Baptist at Westmont, 2 p.m.

College softball – Ventura at SBCC, Pershing Park, 2:30 p.m.

College men’s basketball – UC Irvine at UCSB, Thunderdome, 7 p.m.

College men’s volleyball – UC Irvine at UCSB, Robertson Gym, 7 p.m.

College women’s basketball – UCSB at UC Irvine, 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 4

College baseball – California Baptist at Westmont, 2 p.m.

College women’s water polo – Fresno Pacific at UCSB, 6 p.m.

Friday, March 5

College men’s volleyball – UCSB at USC, 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 6

Basketball – Santa Barbara Breakers “All(Most)” Pro Tournament, Westmont College, 10 a.m.

College women’s tennis – Pacific at UCSB, 11 a.m.

College women’s basketball – UCSB at Cal State Bakersfield, 5 p.m.

Sunday, March 7

College women’s water polo – Loyola Marymount at UCSB, 12 p.m.

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