Westmont volleyball (10-14, 4-6 PacWest) outlasted the Vanguard Lions (16-7, 4-5) in five sets after leading two sets to none in Costa Mesa. “Our defense was incredible,” said Westmont head coach Ruth McGolpin. “Our defense was solid, and we came up big in the big moments. What made this one special was the fact that […]
The college celebrates half a century of women’s sports at a sold-out dinner Saturday, Oct. 18, at 5 pm at Montecito Covenant Church. Women’s athletics at Westmont has a rich tradition in both competition, and in helping student-athletes mature in all areas of life. Athletic accomplishments include eight national championships, 21 national top four finishes, […]
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In how many sports might you find yourself playing alongside a member of the Hall of Fame? Hard to imagine, outside of having the beaucoup bucks (and the horsemanship) to sponsor a team at the Santa Barbara Polo Club – and even then HOFers aren’t likely to be on the field – or maybe by […]
Westmont women’s golf competed in its second tournament of the young season, losing to the hosts, Westminster University, by one stroke to finish in second place out of the 11-team field Sept. 22 at Glenmoor Golf Course in South Jordan, Utah. As a result of the Warrior’s performance, the team was named the PacWest Women’s […]
Sophomore midfielder Ellie Gilbert scored in the 86th minute to give Westmont women’s soccer (0-3) a 1-0 exhibition victory over Cal Lutheran on September 13 at Thorrington Field. The contest was considered a countable game for the Regals. Gilbert was fouled with less than five minutes remaining in the game, setting up a free kick […]
Westmont volleyball (4-3) opened the season unbeaten in the Sunbird Classic hosted by Fresno Pacific, beating UC Merced, Stanislaus State, and Chico State. But the Warriors ran into some stiff competition at the Nighthawk Classic in Nampa, Idaho, dropping three of four matches to Seattle Pacific, Colorado Mines, and Westminster (Utah). “I’m proud of the […]
I honestly can’t recall if I ever attended a high school football game back when I was actually in high school. I mean, I must have – even though my first three years were spent in Lexington, Mass., at that time home of a number of college professors and Raytheon employees whose offspring, at least […]
Westmont men’s soccer jumped out to an early lead and then battled back from a three-goal deficit but came up just short in a 4-3 loss to the crosstown Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara on Aug. 30 at Harder Stadium. This exhibition game was the 63rd edition of the Community Shield between the NCAA Division […]
Turning to a local baseball team still playing this summer, the Santa Barbara Foresters are continuing their winning ways, closing out last weekend still in sole control of first place in the CCL South. The team, which has won an unprecedented 10 National Baseball Congress World Series titles, will be headed once again to the […]
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Westmont has begun a national search for a new head coach of women’s tennis after Cade Pierson resigned July 3. Pierson, who was a two-time NAIA All-American while attending Westmont, had served as head coach since the 2022-23 school year. Her resignation brings an end to her overall Westmont tennis tenure that began as a […]
About 100 top high school baseball players from Southern California and Hawaii worked out in front of MLB and college scouts as part of the Milwaukee Brewers Area Code Baseball Tryouts June 30 to July 2 from 9 am to 4 pm at Carr Field. Westmont has hosted the annual event, which is free and […]
The Semana Nautica Summer Sports Festival dates back nearly a century, getting its start when local Santa Barbara residents challenged the crews of five U.S. Navy battleships that were moored outside the harbor in 1933 to a series of athletic contests staged along the beach. Dubbed Fleet Week, the events proved so popular that the […]
Westmont alumnus Adrian McIntyre (‘25), who led all NCAA Division II scorers averaging 27.9 points-per-game, is the PacWest Conference Male Athlete of the Year. McIntyre, who became Westmont’s first PacWest Player of the Year in men’s basketball, now becomes Westmont’s first all-encompassing Athlete of the Year in the entire conference. He set program records for […]
Westmont baseball’s (43-14) season came to a disappointing end when the Warriors, needing only to win one game, dropped both ends of a double header, 6-2 and 6-4, to Cal State Monterey Bay (38-17). The Otters advance to this week’s Super Regional in Nampa, Idaho, to face Northwest Nazarene, where the winner will advance to […]
