Sports Highlights: Jan. 17-24
The warm-up of the weather did not come a day too soon for the soccer teams of Santa Barbara High and San Marcos, who will be playing a Channel League double-header this evening (Thu., Jan. 17) at Warkentin Stadium.
UCSB’s Robertson Gym will be heated up Friday night by the volleyball rivalry between the Gauchos and visiting UCLA Bruins.
The Gaucho men’s basketball team hosts Cal Poly at 4 p.m. Saturday (televised on Fox Prime Ticket). UCSB sophomore Alan “Big Al” Williams leads the Big West Conference and ranks No. 8 nationally with nine double-doubles.
Westmont College’s women, coming off an upset of NAIA No. 1-ranked Vanguard on the road, hope to stay hot at home Saturday against Hope International. SBCC’s basketball teams will play their first home games since December on Saturday against Cuesta.
SCHEDULE OF GAMES
Thursday, January 17
HIGH SCHOOL
Girls soccer – Santa Barbara at San Marcos, 5 p.m.
Boys soccer – Santa Barbara at San Marcos, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball – San Marcos at Santa Barbara, 7 p.m.; Ventura at Dos Pueblos, 7 p.m.
Wrestling – Dos Pueblos at San Marcos, 7 p.m.
Friday, January 18
COLLEGE
Men’s volleyball – UCLA at UCSB, Rob Gym, 7 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL
Boys soccer – Santa Paula at Carpinteria, 5 p.m.
Boys basketball – Cate at Laguna Blanca, 6 p.m.; Buena at Santa Barbara, 7 p.m.; Ventura at San Marcos, 7 p.m.; Oaks Christian at Bishop Diego, 7 p.m.
Saturday, January 19
COLLEGE
Men’s basketball – Cal Poly at UCSB, 4 p.m.; Cuesta at SBCC, 5 p.m.; Hope International at Westmont, 7:30 p.m.
Women’s basketball – UCSB at Cal Poly, 4 p.m.; Hope International at Westmont, 5:30 p.m.; Cuesta at SBCC, 7 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL
Girls soccer – Thacher at Cate, 3 p.m.
Girls basketball – Vasquez at Cate, 4 p.m.
Monday, January 21
HIGH SCHOOL
Boys basketball – Bishop Diego at Carpinteria, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, January 22
COLLEGE
Women’s basketball – Westmont at The Master’s, 5:30 p.m.
Men’s basketball – Westmont at The Master’s, 7:30 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL
Girls water polo – Dos Pueblos at Santa Barbara, 3:15 p.m.; Buena at San Marcos, 3:15 p.m.
Boys soccer – Dos Pueblos at Santa Barbara, 5 p.m.; Buena at San Marcos, 5 p.m.
Girls soccer – Santa Barbara at Dos Pueblos, 5 p.m.
Girls basketball – Dos Pueblos at Santa Barbara, 7 p.m.; Buena at San Marcos, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, January 23
HIGH SCHOOL
Girls soccer – Dunn at Cate, 3 p.m.
Girls water polo – Nordhoff at Carpinteria, 3:15 p.m.
Boys soccer – Ojai Valley at Cate, 4 p.m.; Fillmore at Carpinteria, 5 p.m.
Boys basketball – Thacher at Cate, 4:30 p.m.; Santa Barbara at Dos Pueblos, 7 p.m.
Thursday, January 24
COLLEGE
Men’s basketball – Cal State Northridge at UCSB, 7 p.m.
Women’s basketball – UCSB at Cal State Northridge, 7 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL
Girls water polo – Ventura at Santa Barbara, 3:15 p.m.
Boys soccer – Buena at Dos Pueblos, 5 p.m.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Friday, January 18 – UCSB-Santa Barbara Foresters baseball fundraising dinner at Earl Warren Showgrounds. Guest speaker: Milwaukee Brewers manager Ron Roenicke. sbforesters.org.