The athletes of the year in local high school and college sports were honored Wednesday night at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table’s Evening with the Athletes at the Victoria Street Theater. The winners were selected by a panel of local sports media members. Softball—Hailee Rios, San Marcos—The pitching and power-hitting sensation for the Royals led them to… Read More
San Marcos Royals Softball News
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May20
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May6
San Marcos Softball Rallies for 5-4 Win Over DP in 10 Innings
Hailee Rios hits 3-run homer to tie score and Aliyah Huerta-Leipner scores game winner on an errant pick-off throw and beat Dos Pueblos 5-4 in 10 innings Friday at Dale Okinaka Field and sweep the season series. Hailee Rios hit a monster three-run homer in the sixth inning to get San Marcos even with Dos Pueblos at… Read More
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Apr20
Hailee Rios Leads San Marcos to 8-4 Softball Win at Dos Pueblos
Senior pitcher strikes out 12, drives in four runs with home run, double San Marcos players wait for Hailee Rios to come home after hitting a three-run homer in the third inning. (JC Corliss / Noozhawk photo) By Barry Punzal, Noozhawk Sports Editor | Hailee Rios was a force on the mound and at the… Read More
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Apr10
San Marcos Softball Beats Westlake, 4-2
Freshman Savannah Tait and Morgan Jensen had 3 hits each in a non-league win for San Marcos, 11-4. Both youngtsers drove in a run in the win, while Hailee Rios had 2 hits, including a 2 run single in the first inning. Rios allowed one earned run in three innings of work, scattering 3 hits… Read More
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Apr5
San Marcos Royals Varsity Defeats Fillmore Despite Allowing 3-Run Inning
Even though San Marcos Royals Varsity gave up three runs in the second inning, it still defeated Fillmore 4-3 on Tuesday. Fillmore took an early lead in the second inning. An error scored two runs for Fillmore. San Marcos Royals took the lead for good with three runs in the fourth inning. Morgan Jensen started… Read More
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Mar13
Freshman Savannah Tait Carries Offensive Load in San Marcos Win
By Barry Punzal, Noozhawk Sports Editor | March 11, 2017 | 9:46 p.m. Freshman Savannah Tait was an offensive powerhouse for the San Marcos softball team on Saturday. She homered twice, had two-run single, drove in five runs on the day and scored twice in an 8-0 win over Foothill Tech for third place in Runner-up Bracket… Read More
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Mar10
Aliyah Huerta-Leipner Uses Bat, Arm to Lead San Marcos
By Barry Punzal, Noozhawk Sports Editor March 9, 2017 | 7:58 p.m Aliyah Huerta-Leipner hit run-scoring double and a two-run homer, and went the distance on the mound to lead San Marcos to a 10-2 non-league softball win on Thursday. The Royals blew the game open with six runs in the fourth inning. Walks to Huerta-Leipner and Alex Pitchford, singles… Read More
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Mar7
Hailee Rios Hurls No-Hitter in Rout of Cabrillo
By Christian Eckert, Sports Reporter | March 7, 2017 | 10:06 p.m. Hailee Rios was near-perfect in the San Marcos softball team’s 15-0 no-hit shutout of non-league opponent Cabrillo on Tuesday. Rios struck out 15 of the 20 batters she faced. The only baserunners allowed reached on a walk and hit-by-pitch. In addition to the stellar pitching… Read More
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Mar6
San Marcos Softball Splits Doubleheader at Simi Manlet Tournament
The San Marcos girls softball team split a pair of non-league games on Saturday at the Simi Manlet Tournament. The Royals won the first game 4-1 against Alemany. Savannah Tait singled in the bottom of the first and Hailee Rios tripled her home for a 1-0 lead. With two outs in the second inning, Aliyah… Read More
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Mar5
San Marcos Rebounds from Loss at Manlet Tournament
By Barry Punzal, Noozhawk Sports Editor March 3, 2017 | 8:16 p.m San Marcos went 1-1 on the first day of the Suzanne Manlet Softball Tournament in Simi Valley. The Royals were one-hit by Rio Mesa in a 2-0 loss in their opener. They came back and beat Oak Park, 4-2 behind a 3-for-3, two-RBI performance from… Read More