Two Weeks of Sports

TOP SPORTING EVENTS: JULY 12-27

The Santa Barbara Foresters are loaded with baseball stars. They will comprise one third of the players in the 2011 California Collegiate League All-Star Game – that’s 18 out of 54 selections – on Wednesday evening, July 13, at Casey Stengel Field in Glendale. The game will be televised at 6 p.m. on Fox Sports West.

The Foresters are coming off a four-game sweep of the Rawlings California Cup. They defeated the Menlo Park Legends 6-2 in Sunday’s championship game, earning a ticket to Wichita for their 19th consecutive appearance at the National Baseball Congress World Series in August.

Winning individual tournament honors for the Foresters were MVP Derek Legg, a third baseman from Cal State Fullerton, who hit for a .533 average with two home runs and eight RBIs; and outstanding pitcher Codey Morehouse, a right-hander from Houston.

While the Foresters will not play their next home game at UCSB until Friday, there will be an international rugby match at Harder Stadium at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The U.S. Collegiate All-Americans will play the second of a three-match series against New Zealand’s All-University side. The Americans won 60-17 in San Diego on Saturday, taking advantage of the New Zealanders’ encounter with 85-degree weather shortly after leaving a chilly winter in their homeland.

Admission is free to the rugby match.

Attention golfers: If you want to support the girls’ and boys’ golf programs at three local high schools (San Marcos, Dos Pueblos and Santa Barbara), sign up for the fifth annual Knarley Harley Tournament on Sunday, July 24, at Glen Annie. Information: glenanniegolf.com, or call Tammy Esposito (637-8113).

Tuesday, July 12

Running / swimming – Reef & Run Summer Series (1k swim, 1-mile swim, 2-mile run, 4-mile run), Cabrillo Bath House, 6:25 p.m. Continues every Tuesday through September 13. reefandrun.org .

Wednesday, July 13

Running / swimming – Nite Moves Summer Sunset Series (1k swim, 5k run), Leadbetter Beach, 6 p.m. Continues every Wednesday through August 31. runsantabarbara.com.

Baseball – California Collegiate League All-Star Game at Casey Stengel Field, Glendale, 6 p.m.

Rugby – U.S. Collegiate All-Americans vs. New Zealand Universities, UCSB’s Harder Stadium, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, July 15

Polo – Robert Skene Trophy at Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, 1 p.m.

Baseball – Glendale Angelenos at Santa Barbara Foresters, UCSB Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, 5 p.m.

Sunday, July 17

Baseball – Glendale Angelenos at Santa Barbara Foresters, UCSB Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, 1 p.m.

Polo – USPA Piaget Silver Cup at Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, July 19

Baseball – California Wahoos at Santa Barbara Foresters, UCSB Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, 5 p.m.

Running / swimming – Reef & Run Summer Series (1k swim, 1-mile swim, 2-mile run, 4-mile run), Cabrillo Bath House, 6:25 p.m.

Wednesday, July 20

Running / swimming – Nite Moves Summer Sunset Series (1k swim, 5k run), Leadbetter Beach, 6 p.m.

Saturday, July 23

Paddling – Santa Barbara Outrigger State Sprint Championships, Leadbetter Beach, 9 a.m.

Baseball – Menlo Park Legends at Santa Barbara Foresters, UCSB Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, 5 p.m.

Sunday, July 24

Baseball – Menlo Park Legends at Santa Barbara Foresters, UCSB Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, 1 p.m.

Polo – USPA Piaget Silver Cup at Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, July 26

Baseball – MLB Academy Barons at Santa Barbara Foresters, UCSB Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, 5 p.m.

Running / swimming – Reef & Run Summer Series (1k swim, 1-mile swim, 2-mile run, 4-mile run), Cabrillo Bath House, 6:25 p.m.

Wednesday, July 27

Baseball – California Wahoos at Santa Barbara Foresters, UCSB Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, 5 p.m.

Running / swimming – Nite Moves Summer Sunset Series (1k swim, 5k run), Leadbetter Beach, 6 p.m.

RUNNING, WALKING, CYCLING

Saturday, July 16 – Run Montecito half marathon, 10K, 5K and kids race, Coast Village Road, 7:30 a.m. blacksmithendurance.com.

Sunday, July 31 – Goleta Beach Triathlon (Olympic – .93-mile swim, 24.8-mile bike, 6.2-mile run; Sprint – 440-yard swim, 8-mile bike, 3.1-mile run; Duathlon – 3.1-mile run, 24.9-mile bike, 3.1-mile run), Goleta Beach Park, 7 a.m. goletabeachtriathlon.com

Thursday, August 18 – Westmonster 5K cross country race, Westmont College, 6:15 p.m. westmont.edu.

Sunday, August 21 – McConnell’s Ice Cream Endurance Events (5K run, 10K run, children’s mile, mile swim, biathlon), Goleta Beach, 8:30 a.m. sbrunning.org.

Saturday, August 27 – Santa Barbara Triathlon, long course (1-mile swim/34-mile bike/10-mile run), East Beach Bathhouse, 7 a.m. sbtriathlon.com.

Sunday, August 28 – Santa Barbara Triathlon, sprint course (500-yard swim/6-mile bike/2-mile run), East Beach Bathhouse, 7 a.m. sbtriathlon.com.

Sunday, September 4 – Pier to Peak Half Marathon, Stearns Wharf to La Cumbre Peak, 6:30 a.m. runsantabarbara.com.

Sunday, September 25 – Carpinteria Triathlon (1.5K swim/40K bike/10K run or 0.5K swim/15K bike/5K run) Carpinteria State Beach, 7:30 a.m. carpinteriatriathlon.com.