TOP SPORTING EVENTS: MAY 18-31
Santa Barbara High has the home court in the CIF Division 1 tennis quarterfinals today (Wed., May 18) against Woodbridge of Irvine. First serve is at 3 p.m.
Dos Pueblos advanced to the main bracket of the CIF Division 2 baseball playoffs by winning a wild-card game Tuesday over Pioneer Valley, 6-5. The Chargers (19-8) will travel to face top-seeded Cypress (22-7) in the first round Thursday, May 19.
Santa Barbara and Bishop Diego both will host baseball games Thursday – the Dons (20-6) against Aliso Niguel (22-10) in Division 2, and Bishop’s Cardinals (12-7) against Buckley (6-2) in Division 6.
In softball Thursday, it’s La Quinta (17-9) at Dos Pueblos (17-9) in Division 4, and Whitney (9-4-1) at Carpinteria (19-5) in Division 6. The second round of the baseball and softball playoffs will be next Tuesday.
The Santa Barbara Breakers wrap up the regular season of the West Coast Pro Basketball League on Saturday against the visiting Newport Beach Surf. The game will be played at Santa Barbara High’s J.R. Richards Gym at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 18
High school boys tennis – CIF quarterfinals: Woodbridge at Santa Barbara, 3 p.m.
Running / swimming – Nite Moves Summer Sunset Series (1k swim, 5k run), Leadbetter Beach, 6 p.m. Continues every Wednesday through August 31. runsantabarbara.com.
Thursday, May 19
High school baseball – CIF playoffs, first round: Aliso Viejo at Santa Barbara, 3:15 p.m.; Dos Pueblos at Cypress, 3:15 p.m.; Buckley at Bishop Diego, 3:15 p.m.
High school softball – CIF playoffs, first round: La Quinta (Westminster) at Dos Pueblos, 3:15 p.m.; Whitney at Carpinteria, 3:15 pm.
Friday, May 20
Cycling – Amgen Tour of California at Solvang: Amateur time trial, 10:30 a.m.; Women’s International Time Trial Challenge, 11:30 a.m.; Amgen Tour Men’s Sixth Stage Time Trial, 12:30 p.m. amgentourofcalifornia.com.
College baseball – UCSB at UC Davis, 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 21
High school track & field – CIF Southern Section Championships, Cerritos College, Norwalk, 11 a.m.
College baseball – UCSB at UC Davis, 1 p.m.
Basketball – Newport Beach Surf at Santa Barbara Breakers, Santa Barbara High, 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 22
College baseball – UCSB at UC Davis, 1 p.m.
Polo – Pope Challenge at Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, 1 p.m.
Monday, May 23
44th Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Hall of Fame Banquet, Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort, 6 p.m. Inductees: Jenny Santos Lafferty, Linnea Mendoza Meister, Omel Nieves, Scott Puailoa, Kyle Shotwell, Ken Preston, Bill Pintard and the South Coast Community Aquatics Association.
Tuesday, May 24
College baseball – Loyola Marymount at UCSB, 3 p.m.
High school baseball – CIF playoffs, second round: Mission Viejo at Dos Pueblos, 3:15 p.m.; Santa Barbara at Yucaipa, 3:15 p.m.; Oxford Academy at Bishop Diego, 3:15 p.m.; Pacifica Christian at Cate, 3:15 p.m.
High school softball – CIF playoffs, second round: Dos Pueblos at Whittier Christian, 3:15 p.m.; Carpinteria at Pasadena Mayfield, 3:15 p.m.
High school boys tennis – CIF semifinals.
Wednesday, May 25
Running / swimming – Nite Moves Summer Sunset Series (1k swim, 5k run), Leadbetter Beach, 6 p.m. Continues every Wednesday through August 31. runsantabarbara.com.
Thursday, May 26
High school softball – CIF quarterfinals.
Friday, May 27
College baseball – Pacific at UCSB, 3 p.m.
High school baseball – CIF quarterfinals.
High school track & field – CIF Masters Meet, Cerritos College, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 28
College baseball – Pacific at UCSB, 1 p.m.
Basketball – WCBL playoffs at Santa Barbara High: Semifinal, 1 p.m. Final, 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 29
College baseball – Pacific at UCSB, 1 p.m.
Polo – Pope Challenge at Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, May 31
High school baseball – CIF semifinals.
High school softball – CIF semifinals.
RUNNING, WALKING
Sunday, June 5 – Platinum Performance State Street Mile, Pedregosa and State Street, 8 a.m. sbmile.com.
Tuesday, June 7 – Reef & Run Summer Series (1-mile swim, 1K swim, 5K run), Cabrillo Bath House, 6:25 p.m. Continues every Tuesday through September 13. reefandrun.org .
Monday, July 4 – Semana Nautica 15K, San Marcos High, 7:30 a.m. sbrunning.org.
Saturday, July 16 – Run Montecito half marathon, 10K, 5K and kids race,Coast Village Road, 7:30 a.m. blacksmithendurance.com.