Carpinteria boys basketball wins one, loses one

The Warriors’ girls water polo team jumped out to a three-game win streak to start the season at 3-0, heading into a big road test against the Santa Ynez Pirates.

Warrior spirit on Linden Avenue

Water polo champs honored at Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table

After jumping out to 1-1 during the first week of play, the Carpinteria boys basketball team played in the Moorpark Tournament, winning one out of four games over five days.

The Cate Rams are officially the biggest thing in little football. 

Carpinteria’s boys water polo team finished a season for the record books, making it to the finals of the 2021 CIF SoCal Boys Water Polo Division 3 Championships – a bonus after already clinching their first-ever CIF Southern Section title – finishing second in the region after a tough loss …

Top-ranked Warriors water polo prepares for CIF run

At daybreak on Saturday, a steady stream of cars began arriving at Carpinteria High School for the fifth Annual Island View Trail Run.

Warriors girls volleyball suffers tough first-round loss in CIF 

The Warriors have dominated all season in the pool, and as the end of the water polo season approaches, Carpinteria High School’s boys team is securing its position at the top heading into the CIF playoffs.

The City of Carpinteria’s Junior Lifeguard program was able to return to its traditional seven-week program this past summer, with over 150 participants ecstatic to be on the beach again. Throughout the program, Junior Guards ages 9 to 17 participated in various lifeguard themed workouts, le…

Warriors girls volleyball gets second in league, headed to CIF playoffs 

Spirit Week came to an end under the Friday night lights at Carpinteria Valley Memorial Stadium, where the Warriors took the field against Citrus Coast League leader Nordhoff.

Warriors water polo stays on top of CIF with two more wins

After starting Citrus Coast League play this week, the Warriors girls tennis team is on a roll, winning their first two games and earning a #4 ranking in the latest CIF division polls.

Most of you who are college football enthusiasts know that Ole Miss (University of Mississippi) is the alma mater of legendary quarterbacks Archie Manning and his son Eli. But did you know that the current starting quarterback and a leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy at Ole Miss has ro…

Warriors cross country competes in first Citrus Coast League meet

The Warriors boys water polo squad has continued a phenomenal year, notching two more wins to bring them to an overall 9-1 in the first 10 games of the season, along with a hard-earned #1 division ranking in the latest CIF polls.

Warriors water polo takes third in Malibu tournament

Warriors fall sports are in full swing, and the Carpinteria cross country squad jumped out for some highly competitive first week action at a Sept. 11 Ojai Cross Country Invitational.

Carpinteria girls volleyball struggles in two games

After nearly 700 days without football, the Warriors returned to the friendly confines of Carpinteria Valley Memorial Stadium to take on St. Monica for their first home game of the season.

Warriors fall sports kickoff

Carpinteria’s boys water polo team went into the season with high expectations, and in the first week of games, the boys have lived up to the hype, notching two wins against Royal and traditional water polo powerhouse Dos Pueblos.

Carpinteria High School athletics are back into action this week

When 40-year-old John Romais graduated from Carpinteria High in 1999, he competed in cross country and baseball, but it wasn’t until college that he started excelling as an athlete – and now, he has reached the Ironman 70.3 World Championships for the second time in just five years.

After emigrating to Carpinteria from Holland in 1982, Gerald Enthoven found his new home to be a perfect place to continue his passion for biking. The coastal landscape, with its hills and long winding roads is a haven for many cyclists, and nearly 40 years later, Enthoven still doesn’t want…

Warriors football shows strong effort in full-speed scrimmage

Carpinteria local and professional surfer Conner Coffin is now ranked among the top five male surfers in the world after qualifying for the World Surf League Finals.

Carpinteria’s Junior Guards competed in the annual “swim-paddle-run” triathlon at Carpinteria State Beach on Wednesday, Aug. 4. The event allows the young lifeguards to test their skills in the ocean and on the sand as they compete for pride and bragging rights against their peers.  

Speed wobbles be damned. Carpinteria Skate Foundation has raised over $500,000 since its ceremonial groundbreaking on International Go Skate Day, June 21. At this downhill clip – only $150,000 more needed to build the park – the Carpinteria Skatepark could break ground as soon as this Octobe…

With the school year just weeks away, fall sports are gearing up for a full slate of sports, after a scaled-back athletics schedule during the 2020-2021 school year.

This Monday, the “summer of skating” continues in Carpinteria, with another movie night at the Alcazar Theatre – only this time, the film stars four local skaters who will make their big screen debut at the screening.

Carpinteria softball star earns full scholarship going into final year

Athletes and coaches at local gym and physical training center Empower Fitness have spent the past year working hard, and this summer that hard work has paid off with success in CrossFit and Olympic-level weightlifting.

Many young athletes dream big, but local hooper Brooklyn Shamblin is one of a few teenagers that has the dedication and drive to reach their goals before they even reach high school.

Warrior’s cross-country athletes prep for fall season

Part of the Carpinteria High School conceptual plan in Measure U – the $90 million general obligation bond passed to address long standing facility, technology and infrastructure needs throughout the district – includes a $4 million dollar upgrade to the school’s gymnasium.

For The Food Liaison’s fourth annual Christmas in July fundraiser, it teamed up with Carp Skate Foundation, which has spent the summer in a final push to make the new skatepark a reality.

After each week of the summer program, Carpinteria’s Junior Lifeguards selects six participants who embody the spirit of the guard and show great sportsmanship and attitude. These Guards of the Week are the “best on the beach” in Carpinteria.

Warriors girls volleyball tryouts, latest details on gym upgrades

Carpinteria’s adult softball league has started up again, after being forced to cancel a year ago due to Covid-19 restrictions, and the teams representing five local businesses are finding a way to have fun in the sun once again.

Carpinteria Valley Memorial Stadium hosted the second weekend of “All Comer” track and field events on Saturday and Sunday, drawing competitors from all over for a heptathlon and decathlon.

Athletes get ready to return to the “new normal”   

After each week of the summer program, leaders in Carpinteria’s Junior Lifeguards program select six participants who embody the spirit of the guard and show great sportsmanship and attitude. These Guards of the Week are the “best on the beach” in Carpinteria.

Each week, the best and brightest of Carpinteria’s junior lifeguards are chosen for setting the standard with hard work and great attitudes both in the surf and on the sand.

‘All Comers’ track meet brings community out for fun competition