It’s a big week on local volleyball courts. At Santa Barbara High, the Dons (ranked No. 4 in CIF Division 2) host No. 5 San Marcos on Tuesday (April 9) and No. 10 Dos Pueblos on Thursday. At UCSB’s Thunderdome, the Gaucho men try to secure their position in the postseason playoffs with matches against USC on Wednesday and Pepperdine on Friday. Also, SBCC closes out its season Wednesday night against Long Beach.

Girls softball is as good as it gets when Dos Pueblos plays Buena High. They will get together today on the DP diamond. Buena’s Bulldogs are ranked No. 3 in CIF Division 4, and the Chargers are No. 6.

Carpinteria’s Russell Cup track and field meet is the most venerable show in town. It will be staged for the 94th time Saturday at the high school stadium. Forty teams from schools with smaller enrollments will compete with the host Warriors.

SCHEDULE OF GAMES

Tuesday, April 9

COLLEGE

Softball – Cuesta at SBCC, 2:30 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL

Softball – Ventura at Santa Barbara, 3:30 p.m.; Buena at Dos Pueblos, 3:30 p.m.

Boys volleyball – San Marcos at Santa Barbara, 6:30 p.m.; Ventura at Dos Pueblos, 6 p.m.; Mission Prep at Laguna Blanca, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, April 10

COLLEGE

Men’s volleyball – Long Beach at SBCC, 6 p.m.; USC at UCSB, Thunderdome, 7 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL

Baseball – Oaks Christian at Bishop Diego, 3:30 p.m.; Santa Clara at Carpinteria, 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 11

COLLEGE

Men’s tennis – Oregon at UCSB, 2 p.m.

Softball – Ventura at SBCC (2), 1 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL

Softball – Santa Ynez at San Marcos, 4 p.m.

Boys volleyball – Dos Pueblos at Santa Barbara, 6:30 p.m.; Buena at San Marcos, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, April 12

COLLEGE

Baseball – UCSB at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.

Men’s volleyball – Pepperdine at UCSB, Thunderdome, 7 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL

Baseball – Ventura at Santa Barbara, 3:15 p.m. Buena at Dos Pueblos, 3:15 p.m.

Softball – Carpinteria at San Marcos, 3:30 p.m.

Boys volleyball – Laguna Blanca vs. Providence Hall at Westmont, 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 13

COLLEGE

Baseball – CSU San Marcos at Westmont (2), 12 p.m.; Hancock at SBCC, 1 p.m.; UCSB at Cal State Fullerton, 6 p.m.

Softball – UC Davis at UCSB (2), 12 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL

Track and field – Russell Cup at Carpinteria, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday, April 14

COLLEGE

Softball – UC Davis at UCSB, 12 p.m.

Baseball – UCSB at Cal State Fullerton, 1 p.m.

Monday, April 15

SPORTS LUNCHEON

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table, Harry’s Plaza Café, 12 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL

Boys volleyball – Simi Valley at Dos Pueblos, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, April 16

COLLEGE

Baseball – Cuesta at SBCC, 2:30 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL

Baseball – San Marcos at Dos Pueblos, 3:15 p.m.

Softball – Dos Pueblos at San Marcos, 3:30 p.m.; Oak Park at Carpinteria, 3:30 p.m.

Boys volleyball – Oaks Christian at Bishop Diego, 5 p.m.; Ventura at Santa Barbara, 6 p.m.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Friday, April 26 – Special Olympics School Games, La Playa Stadium, 9 a.m.

Wednesday-Thursday, May 15-16 – Amgen Tour of California professional cycling race. Stage 4 (May 15): Santa Clarita to Santa Barbara. Stage 5 (May 16): Santa Barbara to Avila Beach. 11 a.m. start at Cabrillo Boulevard and Calle Cesar Chavez.

Monday, May 20 – 46th Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Hall of Fame Banquet, Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort, 5:30 p.m. Inductees: Faha Banks, Danny Beal, David Phreaner, Todd Rogers, Amber Stevens, and Joby Nunez. Reservations: www.sbart.org.

RUNNING, WALKING, CYCLING

Information for most events: sbrunning.org.

APRIL: 13 – Lakes of Love 4 Miler, Stow Grove Park. active.com. 20 – Chardonnay 10 Miler/5K, Leadbetter Beach. 27 – Gaucho Gallop, 1K dog dash, 5K run/walk, 10K run, UCSB Harder Stadium. 28 – 5K/10K Walk/Run for Mental Wellness, Lower Manning Park. mentalwellnesscenter.org .

MAY: 1 Start of weekly Nite Moves swim-run, Leadbetter Beach (through August 28). 4 – Law Day 5K/10K Run, Palm Park. 11 – Wine Country Half Marathon, Sagunto Street, Santa Ynez. runsantaynez.com. 18 – Arthritis Walk, 1 or 3 miles, SBCC West Campus. ccarthritiswalk.org.

JUNE: 3 – Platinum Performance State Street Mile, Pedregosa and State Street. 6 – Start of weekly Reef & Run series, East Beach (through August 29). 8 – Vicki’s 3,000 meters, Westmont College. 14 – DRTE 100-Mile Trail Run, Sage Hill Campground. drte100.com. 15 – Santa Barbara Trail Run (10K, 30K, 50K) and DRTE 100 finish, Rancho Oso Guest Ranch. santabarbaratrailrun.com.

JULY: 4 – Semana Nautica 15K, San Marcos High.

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