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Camilla Tamburini (left) hits over a Santa Barbara blocker in the Charger win over the Dons in girl volleyball. Mikala Triplett (right) helped the Chargers girls tennis team gain a share of its first Channel League championship since 1984. (Photos Courtesy of Noozhawk.com)
Athletic Department Announcements
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–Girls Basketball:November 3rd at 3:30pm in the Gym
–Wrestling: November 7th at 3pm in the DP Wrestling Room
–Girls Soccer:Thursday Oct 27 & Friday Oct 28 4:30-6:30pm on lower soccer field.
–Girls Water Polo: October 18th at 3pm in DP Pool
–Boys Basketball: Saturday Nov 5th Varsity 8-10 am, JV/Fr 10-12 & Monday Nov 7th Varsity 4-6pm JV/Fr 6-8pm & Tuesday November 8 Frosh 6-8pm in the Gym–
Dos Pueblos 50th Anniversary Celebration: Tickets are now on sale for DP’s 50th Anniversary Celebration and Gala Fundraiser! We are host several events to commemorate the 50th Anniversary.
- Dos Pueblos Foundation 50th Anniversary Celebration Gala Fundraiser and Hall of Fame Induction: Saturday, October 22 – 5:30-10pm at Glen Annie Golf Course
- Pre-Homecoming Game Mexican Fiesta Dinner: Friday, Oct 21 – 3:00-5:30 open to everyone (presale only)
- Homecoming Game Ticket: Dos Pueblos vs. Santa Barbara: Friday, Oct 21 6:00-10:00pm (Parade of Homecoming Queens and Kings through the decades starts at 6:00pm; Kickoff is at 7pm).
Wrestling Fundraiser at Habit: Go to the La Cumbre Plaza Habit Hamburger Grill on October 26th between 5-8:30pm and a portion of your bill goes back to the Dos Pueblos wrestling team. No flyer needed. Just say you are supporting DP wrestling.
Charger Outstanding Performances
GIRLS TENNIS
Dos Pueblos needed a big third round to get past an upset-minded Santa Barbara High girls tennis team and stay on course for a share of the Channel League title head 7-5, the Chargers won five of the last six sets to take a 12-6 victory on their courts and improve to 5-1 in league and 7-2 overall. A victory on Thursday at Buena will make them co-champions with San Marcos. Janice Tsai scored the clinching point for DP, giving her a 3-0 sweep in singles. Katie Yang and Mikala Triplett both swept their three sets, as the Chargers lost only six games in singles.
With a 15-3 rout of Buena on Thursday, Dos Pueblos girls tennis clinched a share of the Channel League title with San Marcos. The last time the Chargers won or shared the Channel League title was in 1984 under legendary coach Cathy Sanford. Dos Pueblos was a perfect 9-0 in doubles and went 6-3 in singles against the Bulldogs. Chargers No. 1 player Mikala Triplett played a long, intense set against Colbey Shae Emery and came up short, 7-6 With the win, the Chargers improved to 8-2 and 7-1 Channel League play. The league individual tournament begins Monday at Buena. The first round of singles begins at 2:15.
Freshman Mikala Triplett won the only singles set for Dos Pueblos in a non-league match against CIF-Southern Section Division 1 power Mira Costa on Saturday. The Mustangs took the match, 15-3, won a windy Saturday. In doubles, Katie Yang and Hannah Kleidermacher won a set and Rose Hillebrandt-Lucy Golden took the other.
FOOTBALL
It wasn’t pretty, but the Dos Pueblos football team found a way to finally beat Buena. The CIF-SS Division 10 second-ranked Chargers used a solid running game and Marcellous Gossett’s blocks of an extra-point and field-goal attempt to escape with a 20-16 victory in a Channel League game at Scott O’Leary Field on Friday night. Dos Pueblos (6-1, 1-0) overcame a slew of penalties, an out-of-sync passing game and a bad snap on a punt late in the game to beat the Bulldogs (3-5, 0-2) for the first time in four years, start league play on a good note and extend their winning streak to six games. The two huge defensive plays by Gossett turned out to be the difference in the game as it subtracted a potential four points from the scoreboard. The score was 13-3 when he blocked Andrew Tilkins’ 37-yard field-goal attempt early in the fourth quarter. Later in the quarter, after the Bulldogs scored to pull within 20-16, he rushed in from the right side and snuffed the PAT. Buena still had a shot at a go-ahead score in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs got the ball back at their 30 with 2:19 left. Quarterback Coby Barbar, who replaced injured starter Brian Yanez in the second half, guided Buena to the DP 35. After a short completion on first down, he threw three straight incomplete passes and the Chargers took over on downs and ran out the clock.
The Chargers opened the game with an impressive drive, utilizing the running of Blake Erwin. The drive stalled at the Buena 11 and Josh Feldhaus kicked a 28-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead. Buena tied the score on a 25-yard field goal by Talkins at 11:50 of the second quarter.
Dos Pueblos continued to keep the ball on the ground, and Irvin Miguel bolted 17 yards for the game’s first touchdown. Miguel bounced and slipped off defenders on his way to the end zone for a 10-3 lead.
Erwin led the DP rushing attack with 118 yards on 20 carries, while Miguel gained 58 yards on 7 rushes. The Chargers rushed for 204 yards. Quarterback Kellen Roberts completed 14 of 24 passes for 103 yards.
DP’s defense set up another score as it stopped Yanez for no gain a fourth and 10 from the DP 46. Roberts completed passes of 13 yards to Daniel Arzate and 28 yards to Cyrus Wallace to move the ball to the Buena 13, where the drive stalled. Feldhaus booted a 31-yard field goal for a 13-3 advantage at the end of the second quarter.
DP was driving on its first possession of the second half, but consecutive penalties pushed the Chargers back and they ended up punting. The defense rescued the Chargers. Gossett blocked a Bulldogs field-goal attempt, providing a spark for the offense. Roberts passed to Arzate in the flat and he took the ball 29 yards to the Buena 47. Erwin followed with runs of 19 and 6 yards to take it down to the 12. On first down, Roberts lofted a perfect pass to a well-covered Wallace for the touchdown and a 20-3 lead.
Buena responded with a 79-yard drive, aided by two 15-yard penalties against DP. Barbar completed four passes on the drive and scored the touchdown on a 1-yard run to make it 20-10 with 7:44 left in the game. Barbar threw for 122 yards.
On the ensuing kickoff, the Bulldogs tried an onside kick. In a wild scramble, the ball squirted away from a DP player but the player was able to pulled it back into his body. Initially, the officials said Buena recovered the ball but after conferring they ruled the ball belonged to the Chargers.
DP went three and out and put itself in a bad spot when the punt snap sailed over the punter’s head. Buena took over at the 9 and Gaytan scored on a first-down run with 5:15 left to make it 20-16. Gossett denied the Bulldogs from narrowing the deficit to a field goal with his tremendous defensive play.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
On Tuesday night the Charger girls volleyball team beat Santa Barbara HS, 19-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-11, at Sovine Gym.
A key to Dos Pueblos’ success on Tuesday was the play of Camilla Tamburini and Lorenza Carchidio, exchange students from Italy. Tamburini was a force as a hitter and blocker on the outside and was stellar in passing serves. Carchidio provided tough serving and added to DP’s strength in the middle.
Carchidio’s serving enabled the Chargers to pull away in the fourth set. With a 10-9 lead, she reeled off three aces during five-point service run.
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Tamburini got the Chargers going in the second set with two aces during six-point run to start the set. The 5-11 outside attacker also provided offensive punch in the second and third sets. She tied the score at 14-14 in the third set with a kill and, after a Santa Barbara setting error, delivered again for a 16-14 lead.
Tamburini finished with 8 kills and 15 digs. Danica Minnich also had 8 kills, while Ally Mintzer led the Chargers (15-13) with 9 kills.
In third set, Katie Willingham — the fourth middle used by the Chargers in the match — made some clutch plays down the stretch. She blocked an overpass to make it 23-20 and scored on a tip for a 24-22 advantage. A Hallig kill made it 24-23, but the Dons missed a chance to tie the score when a tip shot failed to go over the net.
GIRLS GOLF
Hannah Cho shot a season-low 37 to join medalist Gabby Minier and Bella Vigna in the 30s, and Dos Pueblos defeated Santa Barbara, 203-276, in a Channel League girls golf match at Glen Annie Golf Course on Tuesday. Minier was the match medalist with a 1-under par 34 and Vigna fired a 36 for the Chargers, who improved to 6-1 in league and 11-2 overall.
It was Minier’s second straight round of 34 at Glen Annie. She shot the same score in last Thursday’s win over Ventura. Vigna shot 36 for the second match in row.
Dos Pueblos 203
Gabby Minier 34 (medalist)
Bella Vigna 36
Hannah Cho 37
Julia Forster 41
Nicole Calene 55
The Dos Pueblos girls golf team clinched a share of the Channel League title with San Marcos after a 209-257 victory over Buena Thursday afternoon. Julia Forster shot a personal-best 37 and took home medalist honors for the Chargers. Bella Vigna shot a 38 and Gabby Minier rounded out the top three with a 40 on the day.
With the victory, Dos Pueblos improved to 12-2 overall (7-1 Channel League).
CROSS COUNTRY
Dos Pueblos finished third in the team competition for both the boys and the girls in Channel League Cross Country Meet #2
Hunter Clark of Dos Pueblos ran 15:43 to win the boys race at Lake Casitas. Dos Pueblos‘ Christina Rice came in third in the girls race with a time of 18:28. For the DP boys, Josh McGregor ran 16:13 and finished ninth, Joseph Pearlman was 22nd (17:27.37) and Henry Urschel was 26th in a personal best of 17:55.20. For the DP girls, Natalie Hawkins finished 13th, while Kailey Reardon, Emmi Wyttenbach and Ruby Gans finished within 20 seconds of each other to place 17th, 18th and 20th, respectively.
Dos Pueblos Boys
Hunter Clark – 15:43
Josh McGregor – 16:13
Joseph Pearlman – 17:27
Jack Randmaa – 17:47
Loren Young – 17:52
Henry Urschel – 17:55
Ben Stefanski – 19:46
Dos Pueblos Girls
Christina Rice – 18:28
Natalie Hawkins – 20:11
Kailey Reardon – 20:49
Emmi Wyttenbach – 20:55
Ruby Gans – 21:06
Molly Gans – 21:36
Joanna Zukin – 22:09
BOYS WATER POLO
The Dos Pueblos boys water polo team gave up 10 goals in the first half and suffered a 14-11 loss to Ventura in a Channel League match on Thursday. Seniors Taylor Gustason and Dylan Elliott led the way for the Chargers with 4 goals each. Elliott also notched three assists and five steals.
Ventura built a 10-5 lead by halftime and Dos Pueblos was never able to catch up. Junior Jason Teng added two goals, an assist, and a steal. With the loss, the Chargers fell to 9-9 and 2-2 in Channel League.
Athletic Events This Week
MONDAY
GIRLS TENNIS: Channel League Tournament – Singles @ Buena HS
TUESDAY
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: HOME vs. Buena HS (Fr 4 pm/JV 5 pm/Varsity 6 pm)
GIRLS TENNIS: Channel League Tournament – Singles Semifinals @ Buena HS
GIRLS GOLF: Channel League Championships at South Park
BOYS WATER POLO: HOME vs. Santa Barbara HS (JV 5 pm/Varsity 6:15 pm)
WEDNESDAY
GIRLS TENNIS: Channel League Tournament – Doubles @ Buena HS
GIRLS GOLF: Channel League Championships at South Park
THURSDAY
GIRLS TENNIS: Channel League Tournament – Singles Finals & Doubles Semifinals and Finals @ Buena HS
FOOTBALL: Away at Santa Barbara HS(Fr 4 pm/JV 6:30 pm)
BOYS WATER POLO: Away at Buena HS (Varsity 3:15 pm/JV 4:15 pm/Novice 5:15 pm)
FRIDAY
FOOTBALL: HOME vs. Santa Barbara HS – Homecoming and 50 Year Celebration at 7 pm
BOYS WATER POLO: HOME vs. Arroyo Grande HS (JV 3:15 pm/Varsity 4:15 pm)
Santa Barbara JV/FS Championships (JV TBA)
SATURDAY
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Frosh Away at Oxnard F/S Tourney
CROSS COUNTRY: Mount Sac Invitational @ Mt. San Antonio College
BOYS WATER POLO: HOME vs. Esperanza HS (Varsity 3:30 pm)
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