Athletic Director
Dan Ellington
805-925-2567 ext.
dellington@smjuhsd.org
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Yesterday our flag football team participated in their very first game ever and before I give you the score let me tell you San Marcos is a Flag Football powerhouse in the area and it was our first game ever, so it should be all uphill from here. The final score was 59-0. Now before you all get upset that I scheduled San Marcos for our first game, let me add that we only have two other teams to play against in our area and at the time, I had no clue who the powerhouses were in flag football and Santa Maria does not run away from our commitments. Next week our flag football team will play Pioneer Valley. They've been bragging about how good they are, so we shall see. Talk is cheap. Tomorrow night the Football team plays our historic rivals Righetti High School. This will be the first time Santa Maria has played Righetti in Football since 2018. Although the team lost a lot of talented skill players, they are strong in the trenches, and I have always been a believer that who wins in the trenches will win the game. Go Saints! Girls' Volleyball played against VCA and gave a strong effort. VCA represented the crowd well, so it felt like a VCA home game. Girls Golf update will be shared by Coach Cheney like he does every year so well. Girls Tennis play their first match today. Also, our girl's Volleyball team beat Coast Union last night 3 sets to 1. Go Saints! Cross country, Water Polo hasn't had any contest yet. The Water Polo girls have two home matches next week. I would like to give a shout out for a job well done to our plant manager Danny. Wilson Gym was painted and looks great. As you can see the baseball field is getting a new face and will look awesome once it's completed.
Wed Nov 13 04:22 PM
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Wed Nov 13 04:21 PM
Hello, With all your support, we were able to have a successful Athletics school year. Attached is an updated Coach's contact list for 2024-25. We added two new Head Coaches Boys Cross Country Coach Antonia Canongo and a Softball coach Oscar Placencia. I want to send out a special thank you for Coach Greg Guerrero. Coach Guerrero has decided to Retire after several years of coaching Softball for Santa Maria High School. Coach is a man of great character, and it was an honor to work with him. I also want to thank Angie, his daughter, for her hard work and loyalty. Coaching at Santa Maria High School does not come without its challenges and both Greg and Angie gave us their best and we are very grateful. I will miss Coach's professionalism. I hope my other coaches were taking notes. Coach, thank you! Below is a statement about our Athletic program for those who are interested. If not, take care and we will see you in August. The State of Santa Maria Athletics The Santa Maria Athletic Program had 43 Teams, 70 Coaching positions, 649 students on teams, an Athletic Trainer and several student helpers, Assistant Athletic Director, and an Equipment Manager. In our bracket Sports 7 Teams made it to the Central Section Playoffs. Both Baseball and Softball made it to the 1st round. 4 of those teams made it to the Quarter Finals, football, Boys basketball, Boys Soccer and Girls Soccer. The Girls basketball team made it to the Semifinals. Qualifying Sport Teams had 7 girl wrestlers, 7 went to Masters and we had 1 State qualifier. 14 boys qualified for CIF, 2 qualified for Masters, Track and Field had 22 Div 2 CIF qualifiers and 1 Finalist. All together we had 77 All League selections and two League MVP’s Surray McNutt Wrestling and Johnathan Lupercio Boy Basketball. As an Athletic Department we hosted a Water Polo League finals, Swim League Finals, Boys and Girls Wrestling League finals, Cross Country league finals and two other Wrestling tournaments, a Girls basketball, and boys basketball tournament. The Athletic Program added for the first time in Santa Maria school History a Santa Maria Athletics Hall of Fame. We hosted a Hall of Fame Game, we held a ribbon cutting ceremony for new Softball facility, we held an Athletic Signing, Future Saints Night, and a free on campus Physical Night. We had some outstanding Individual accomplishments. We had a Central Section Male Scholar Athlete selected by our CCAA who represented Santa Maria in Tulare (Jacob Andree.) We had a Joni Grey Northern Santa Barbara County Roundtable winner the 3rd Saint to win this award in a row (Josue Elena.) We had an Athletic College Signing ceremony who signed with William Jewell to Wrestle (Alanis Cedeno). For the first time we recognized our Athletes of the year during the Senior Honors Night, (Julissa Jimenez, Jacob Andree, Surray McNutt, and Josue Elena.) A quarterback broke the all-time passing school record (Josue Elena) We had a boys basketball player make more 3 pointers than anyone in the Nation (Johnathan Lupercio). Facility upgrades: A new Softball facility. We added new Sound systems in the Stadium and softball facility. We added a tent cover for our Soccer teams. We added new banners to Wilson Gym. We improved the Baseball infield which many visitors made the comment “it was the best in the area.” Future facility upgrades: In the plans are a new Wilson Gym scoreboard and scorer's table, a new weight room, on-campus Tennis Courts, a new baseball outfield with a true baseball fence and dimensions, and a Hall of Fame Wall. We will also touch up the Swimming facilities with new Swim ladder steps and touchpads. Take care and have a wonderful Summer!
Fri May 31 02:52 PM
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BOOSTER INFORMATION
Boosters: The SMHS Saints Athletic Booster Club is non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization created to support all CIF sanctioned teams and cheer at Santa Maria High School. Members include parents, guardians, grandparents, alumni, coaches, faculty, staff, school administrators, and community members. To become a Booster Member please contact - Monica Diaz at mamademarinero@msn.com