Sports

Softball: Long Beach Defeats Santa Barbara Twice to Capture Series

The UCSB softball team could not find much offense this weekend against the steady Long Beach State pitching staff, dropping two of its three games to the 49ers in Long Beach.
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Men’s Tennis: Cal Poly Trounced by Santa Barbara at San Luis Obispo

The Gauchos defeated Cal Poly 6-1 to remain in a three-way tie for first place in the Big West Conference.
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Baseball: UCSB Hands Niners First Conference Defeat on Road

The UCSB baseball team had been hoping to stomp all over the Dirtbags. Instead they ended up eating dirt.
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Women’s Tennis: Gauchos’ Road Trip Ends in Sweeping Success

The Gauchos exploded out of their slump with a weekend road sweep of Cal State Fullerton and Riverside aided by great production form an unexpected source.
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Niners Deep-six Gauchos

Thursday was Senior Night for the UCSB men's volleyball team, but in spite of the emotional home finale for the Gauchos, someone forgot to tell Santa Barbara there was a game to be played.
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Sports Column: Timberwolves Will Doom Lakerdom

This year's playoffs will be the like taking a deep breath inside a new car - it smells fresh, but inhale too often in and you'll have a bigger headache than a delusional Dodger fan.
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Baseball: The Gauchos’ Enigma: Which Team Will Show Up?

For instance, there's the pitching staff that at times has displayed all the rhythm and grace of an epileptic marlin. The Gaucho pitching has compiled a bloated 6.11 ERA, second worst in the Big West.
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Softball: Athlete of the Week: Trinidad Leads Gauchos by Example, Work Ethic

When something good happens on the field for the UCSB softball team, there's a good chance that junior catcher and first baseman Jami Trinidad had something to do with it.
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Senior Night in Rob Gym: Gauchos Play Long Beach State Last Home Match

The Gaucho seniors will say goodbye to Rob Gym tonight at 7, and the UCSB men's volleyball team hopes to send them off victoriously.
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UCSB Men’s Basketball Sneak Peek at 2003 Season: Gauchos in Sweet Sixteen?

Junior forward Mark Hull drained six three-point buckets against Arizona in the first half of the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Men’s Lacrosse: UCSB Lacrosse Club Clobbers Visiting San Diego Programs

The UCSB men's lacrosse team is deep into its season, and the losses are few and far between. Last week the Gauchos added three wins to their total, placing them in a tie for second place with UCLA.
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Sports Column: Pinstripe Prophecy: Rivera, Yankees Will Relish Glory Days

I will agree that warm weather, daylight savings, and vacations are fine and great, but Major League Baseball remains the best thing about summer.
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Softball: UCSB Captures Series Win

After seeing game one slip through its fingers, the UCSB softball team battled back to win the final two games against visiting Cal Poly this weekend.
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Track and Field: Gauchos Get Their Fill of Cups at Latest Meet

Although the UCSB men's and women's track and field teams did not perform as well as they had expected this weekend at the Big West Challenge Cups in Long Beach, several Gauchos did turn heads with un...
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Women’s Water Polo: Santa Barbara Hits Pool in Greek Wars

The UCSB women's water polo team was unable to complete the Greek sweep last weekend in Southern California, as its victory Saturday over the unranked Athenas of Claremont McKenna was preceded by a lo...
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