Barry Punzal

Carpinteria’s Heather Olmstead, the former women’s volleyball coach at BYU, has been named head coach of the USA Volleyball Girls U17 National Team for the FIVB World Championships this summer. Olmstead recently served as the assistant coach for the U.S. ... See more

They come from more than 8,000 miles away, but Qatar’s National Soccer Team has generated a fan base in Santa Barbara as they make final preparations before playing in the FIFA World Cup. A group of 5th and 6th-grade students from Franklin Elementary Scho... See more

A leg injury has ended the dream of playing in this year’s World Cup for Lompoc’s Julian Araujo. The international soccer player was expected to be named to the roster of Mexico’s National Team but a quadriceps injury suffered in March while playing for S... See more

Santa Barbara ophthalmologist and volleyball player/coach Dr. Steve Zelko was a double gold-medal winner at the recent USA Volleyball Open National Championships in Orlando, Fla. Zelko was part of national championship teams in the men’s 60-over and 55-ov... See more

“Mooove!” Bishop Diego boys volleyball Dillan Bennett was exhorting his players almost every time visiting Fresno-Edison served, tipped or hit a ball off the block early in Tuesday’s CIF State Tournament SoCal Regional opener at the Brick House. The fourt... See more