Week in Sports
TOP SPORTING EVENTS: MARCH 25-APRIL 4
The 73rd annual Santa Barbara Easter Relays are taking place between rainstorms on the all-weather Nick Carter Track at La Playa Stadium this weekend. Today (Fri., March 25) junior college competition is underway. The first running event, the 3,000-meter steeplechase, is at 11 a.m. The meet will conclude with the 4×400 relays at 4:10 p.m.
Saturday’s high school meet will start at 9 a.m. It will include boys and girls varsity and frosh-soph competition in six different relay races (4×200, 4×800, 4×100, sprint medley, distance medley and 4×400). Varsity individual races include 3,000 meters, 1,500, 100 and hurdles.
The field events will feature some outstanding area athletes, including Dos Pueblos senior Nicholas Scarvelis in the shot put and discus throw and San Marcos senior Hannah McDaniel in the high jump.
The Bash at the Beach softball tournament, to be hosted by SBCC at Pershing Park, was postponed by rain. It has been rescheduled to April 16-17.
Friday, March 25
College track & field – Easter Relays, La Playa Stadium, 11 a.m.; Collegiate Classic at Westmont, 1 p.m.
High school baseball – Santa Barbara at Dos Pueblos, 3:15 p.m.; Buena at San Marcos, 3:15 p.m.; Villanova Prep at Bishop Diego, 3:30 p.m.; Malibu at Carpinteria, 3:30 p.m.
College men’s volleyball – Moorpark at SBCC, 6 p.m.
Saturday, March 26
High school track & field – Easter Relays, La Playa Stadium, 9 a.m.
College track & field – Collegiate Classic at Westmont, 10 a.m.
Monday, March 28
Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon, Harry’s Plaza Café, 12 p.m.
College men’s golf – Pacific Coast Intercollegiate at Sandpiper GC.
Tuesday, March 29
College men’s golf – Pacific Coast Intercollegiate at Sandpiper GC.
College baseball – Oxnard at SBCC, 2:30 p.m.
High school baseball – Ventura at Santa Barbara, 3:15 p.m.
College women’s water polo – Brown at UCSB, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, March 30
College baseball – Cuesta at SBCC, 2:30 p.m.
High school track & field – Cate at Carpinteria, 3 p.m.
High school baseball – Santa Paula at Bishop Diego, 3:30 p.m.
College men’s volleyball – L.A. Pierce at SBCC, 6 p.m.
Thursday, March 31
College women’s tennis – Portland at UCSB, 1:30 p.m.
College baseball – Moorpark at SBCC, 2:30 p.m.
College men’s volleyball – UC San Diego at UCSB, 7 p.m.
Friday, April 1
College baseball – San Jose State at UCSB, 3 p.m.
College men’s volleyball – UC Irvine at UCSB, 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 2
College baseball – The Master’s at Westmont (2), 12 p.m.; San Jose State at UCSB, 1 p.m.
College softball – Cal State Fullerton at UCSB (2), 12 p.m.; Pasadena CC at SBCC, 1 p.m.; El Camino at SBCC, 3 p.m.
College women’s water polo – Pacific at UCSB, 12 p.m.
Basketball – West L.A. Advantage at Santa Barbara Breakers, Carpinteria High, 4 p.m.
Sunday, April 3
College softball – Cal State Fullerton at UCSB, 12 p.m.
College women’s water polo – UC Davis at UCSB, 12 p.m.
College baseball – San Jose State at UCSB, 1 p.m.
Monday, April 4
Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon, Harry’s Plaza Café, 12 p.m.
High school softball – Santa Ynez at Carpinteria, 4 p.m.
RUNNING, WALKING, CYCLING
Sunday, April 3 – Tri-Counties Kidney Walk, 2.2 miles, Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort, 10 a.m. donate.kidney.org.
Saturday, April 16 – Chardonnay 10 Miler/5K, Loma Alta and Shoreline Drive, a.m. walkjogrun.net.
Friday-Saturday, April 29-30 – Santa Barbara Endurance Races (100 mile, 100K, 50 mile, 50K, 35K, 25K 15K), Rancho Oso, 6 a.m. sber.co.
Saturday, April 30 – Gaucho Gallop, 10K/5K, UCSB Harder Stadium, 9 a.m. ucsbruns.com.
Wednesday, May 4 – Nite Moves Summer Sunset Series (1k swim, 5k run), Leadbetter Beach, 6 p.m. Continues every Wednesday through August 31. runsantabarbara.com.
