The City of Santa Maria is set to light up two sports facilities for the first time ever during a celebration event scheduled Wednesday night at Crossroads Basin. The post Santa Maria ‘flips the switch’ on long-awaited new sports field lighting appeared first on News Channel 3-12.

Enthusiastic elementary school cheer squads members and their supporters packed the Righetti High School gymnasium Saturday for the inaugural Santa Maria-Bonita School District Cheer Fall Showcase. "Oh my gosh, it's incredible," said event organizer Laurie Graack, Santa Maria Bonita School District director of scholastic events as the Cheer Showcase was...

Pioneer Valley wants the Shield back. Santa Maria wants to keep it. Santa Maria seeks to get into the playoffs. Pioneer Valley will seek to keep the Saints out. Kickoff for the non-league football game between the crosstown rivals is at Pioneer Valley Friday night at 6:30 p.m. The game is the regular season finale for both teams.

A Go Fund Me page has been established to aid the family of Mason Rohwedder. Rohwedder, a former Orcutt Academy High School student athlete, died Thursday in a motorcycle crash. The Santa Maria Indians will host a candlelight vigil in honor of Rohwedder at Elks Field Tuesday night at 6...

St. Joseph's Kona Castillo erased six match points for Clovis Buchanan's Tatum Custer Tuesday. Custer broke through on match point No. 7 on Castillo's serve and clinched a 5-4 win over for No. 11 Buchanan over No. 6 St. Joseph at the St. Joseph courts in the first round of the CIF Central Section Division 1 Playoffs. Caster won the No. 4 singles match 6-3, 6-3.

Nipomo lost to Templeton back in November of 2019, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Nipomo Titans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 17-14 win over the Templeton Eagles. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Titans have posted since October 6, 2023.

Santa Ynez High girls tennis, the No. 1 seed in CIF-CS Div. 2, cruised to a 9-0 victory over Righetti in Tuesday’s playoff opener. The Pirates dominated doubles play as every pairing won in convincing fashion. The duos were Keegan Withrow/Haley Townes (8-1), Kate Mazza/Natalie O’Shaughnessy (8-2) and Claire Tipich/Ainsley Haws (8-2).

The Nipomo football team aced its biggest test of the season to date. A 31-yard J.D. Zarate field goal was the difference as the Titans edged Templeton 17-14 at Nipomo Friday night in a battle for first place in the Ocean League. Nipomo (4-4-1, 3-0) can do no worse than a tie for first place. The Eagles (4-5, 2-1) were unbeaten in league play going in.

Orcutt Academy cross country runner Ashton Andreadakis, and Cabrillo tennis players Tobyn Jory and Rayna Dinio are the Northern Santa Barbara County Athletic Round Table (NSBCART) Athletes of the Week for the week ending Oct. 27. The three were honored at the weekly NSBCART luncheon at Hancock College Monday. Andreadakis,...

Righetti had the football for nine possessions against Pioneer Valley Friday night. The Warriors scored touchdowns on the first eight. The Warriors emphatically re-gained the Helmet in the Battle for the Helmet series between the two crosstown rivals, thumping the Panthers 55-7 in a Sunset League football game at Pioneer Valley Friday night. The second half was played with a running clock.

SANTA MARIA — No. 10 College of the Canyons took to the road for a 21-10 conference victory over No. 20 Allan Hancock College to bounce back from its week six home loss. The Cougars (5-2, 3-1) were led by sophomore wide receiver Da'Marrie Smith who accounted for all three touchdowns on a day in which COC was forced to use three quarterbacks. Canyons also rushed for a season-best 145 yards on the day with freshman Donovan Dunn accounting for 73 yards on 15 attempts. Meanwhile, the Cougars' defense also limited Allan Hancock to just 182 yards of total offense and two scoring drives. The Bulldogs were just 2-of-10 on third down.

In order to produce a successful title defense in the NorCal Invitational for the first time in program history, Sacred Heart Prep showcased a spectacular defensive effort in the final four minutes Saturday to secure an 8-7 victory in the final against Arroyo Grande at Dunlevie Aquatic Center in Atherton.

A football sails across the field and lands in a receiver’s hands. The AGHS football team scores another touchdown and secures another league win. The team currently stands in first place in Mountain League with a record of 3-0 in league. “AG [football] has a legacy,” defensive back Jack...

Going into the last week of the regular season, Arroyo Grande kept the top spot in the Central Coast Athletic Association (CCAA) football rankings it has held since early in the 2024 campaign. San Luis Obispo jumped over St. Joseph into the No. 2 spot. St. Joseph dropped to No....

Three Arroyo Grande High School athletes—Tessa Pettit, Ané Smith, and Berkley Sinner—have achieved the elite status of committing to play Division 1 water polo in college, despite only 2% of high school students attaining this level. Their relentless dedication and perseverance showcase their commitment to the sport. As they transition to this new chapter, they express excitement for upcoming opportunities while feeling bittersweet about departing from their close-knit team. All three girls have carefully chosen schools based on personal connections with coaches and team environments, which were key factors in their decisions.

The Santa Ynez Pirates and the Righetti Warriors are set to duel on Friday. Santa Ynez had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but San Luis Obispo put an end to it on Friday. Santa Ynez was beaten by San Luis Obispo 42-9. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 542nd, while the Tigers are ranked 221st).