Sports Highlights: Aug. 22-31
UCSB and Westmont College open their men’s soccer seasons on Saturday night, Aug. 23, as the stage their annual crosstown skirmish for Bryant & Sons Cup. The match is slated to start at 7 pm at Harder Stadium.
The host Gauchos kick off the season with great expectations after being the unanimous choice to win the Big West Conference North Division in the coaches’ poll released this week. Sophomore midfielder Ismaila Jome is a preseason All-America selection and one of 32 players placed on the watch list for the Hermann Award, the Heisman Trophy of college soccer.
From 2:30-6:30 pm Sunday, UCSB’s AYSO Skills Day will take place at Harder Stadium. The clinic is free to all AYSO affiliated players, coaches and parents.
High school football teams are a week away from their season-opening games on Friday, Aug. 29.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Saturday, 8/23 – Santa Barbara Triathlon, long course (1-mile swim/34-mile bike/10-mile run), East Beach Bathhouse, 7 a.m. sbtriathlon.com.
Sunday, 8/24 – Santa Barbara Triathlon, sprint course (500-yard swim/6-mile bike/2-mile run), East Beach Bathhouse, 7 a.m. sbtriathlon.com.
Polo – Carpinteria Cup 8-Goal Final, 10 am. USPA Bombardier Pacific Coast Open: ERG vs. Wildcat, 1 pm. Lucchese vs. Farmers & Merchants Bank, 3 pm. Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club.
Youth soccer – AYSO Skills Day, UCSB Harder Stadium, 2:30 pm.
Monday, 8/25 Golf – St. Vincent’s 12th annual Golf Classic, La Cumbre Country Club, 11 a.m. stvincents-sb.org.
Wednesday, 8/27: Swimming and running – Nite Moves summer finale, Leadbetter Beach, 6:30 pm.
Thursday, 8/28: Swimming and biathlon –Reef & Run series finale, East Beach, 6:30 pm.
Sunday, 8/31 Running – Pier to Peak Half Marathon, Stearns Wharf to La Cumbre Peak, 6:30 am. runsantabarbara.com.
Polo – USPA Bombardier Pacific Coast Open final: ERG vs. Lucchese, Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, 2 pm.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS
Friday, 8/22: Women’s soccer – Cleveland State at UCSB, 7 p.m.
Saturday, 8/23: Women’s soccer – Northwest (Wash.) at Westmont, 10:30 am. Men’s soccer – Westmont at UCSB, 7 p.m.
Sunday, 8/24: Women’s soccer – Southern Utah at UCSB, 12 p.m.
Friday, 8/29: Men’s soccer – Pomona Pitzer at Westmont, 4 pm. Taft at SBCC, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, 8/30: Women’s soccer – Baker (Kan.) at Westmont, 3 pm.
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS
Friday, 8/29: Football – Oxnard at Santa Barbara, 7 pm; West Ranch at San Marcos, 7 p.m.; Pacifica at Dos Pueblos, 7 pm; Bishop Diego at Oak Park, 7 pm.
