Notre Dame Cuts UCSB’s Dance Short
On a map, a first-round matchup in Fresno seemed like nothing more than home game away from home, but the confines of the Save Mart Center were anything but accommodating to the Gaucho shooters.
Track and Field: SB Raises Bar at Stanford Invite
This weekend the UCSB track team traveled to Palo Alto, Calif., to compete in the annual Stanford Invitational. Santa Barbara came back with a new school record and set NCAA regional marks. “This was a nationally prestigious meet,” junior sprinter Kylie McCuen said. “I think we did pretty well.”
Murder Suspects Lose Attempt for Bail
The married couple who has been charged with the July 2004 murder of UCSB graduate student Jarrod Davidson remains in police custody after a Santa Barbara County judge denied them bail at a hearing earlier this month.
Cal Baptist Ends SB Streak
After #9 Northridge put a bitter end to Santa Barbara’s six-match winning streak on March 9, the #5 Gaucho men’s volleyball team coasted through non-conference play in Long Beach before being stumped by NAIA #1 Cal Baptist last Friday in Rob Gym.
Speeding Driver Flees CHP, Injures 3
Several people suffered minor to moderate injuries Friday night after a vehicle involved in a high-speed pursuit on Highway 101 struck a Chevrolet Suburban, causing it to roll over.
SB’s Frustrating Season Ends in Anaheim
In a historic year for the Big West Conference, during which it placed two teams in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament for the first time since 1993, the closest the UCSB men’s basketball team could get to the Big Dance was the glass of a television screen.
March 28, 2005
Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers at the corner of Del Playa Drive and Camino Majorca observed a 46-year-old man staggering in the roadway. Officers watched as the man struggled to maintain his balance and eventually grasped a telephone pole to keep upright.
Women’s Water Polo: Gauchos Break Even in Northern California
And you thought your Spring Break was wild. The UCSB women’s water polo team (12-7 overall, 3-3 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) endured a raucous Spring Break of its own as it went up north to play four games in four days – going 2-2 with each game being decided by a single goal.
Cary Carries Away Lessons From Minneapolis
Gaucho swimmer Pat Cary made waves on a national level Friday and Saturday in Minneapolis at the NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships. Cary competed in the 100 butterfly Friday and the 200 fly Saturday, but his times of 48.14 and 1:46.96, respectively, were not enough to advance him past the preliminaries.
Martha’s Baked Honey Mustard Plover
Uh oh. Martha is back on the streets again, free to inflict her domestically perfect lifestyle and recipes upon us all.