Women’s Basketball, UC Davis: Future Big West Member

After giving a solid conference performance last season, the Davis women's basketball team is looking to perfect its winning ways in the Big West Conference before becoming an official member for the ...
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Men’s Basketball Future Big West Member, UC Davis

From the looks of its performance thus far in the season, the Davis men's basketball team will benefit from its final year of transition status before becoming a full-fledged member of the Big West Co...
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Gauchos To Host Pomona in Opene

The UCSB women's basketball team will dust off its Adidas high tops and hit the hardwood Saturday for the first game of the 2006-2007 season - a home exhibition against Cal Poly Pomona.
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On the Menu

Do you remember the fifth of November? Here at On the Menu, we're celebrating Guy Fawkes Day the only way we can over here in the former colonies: with large amounts of malt liquor, all in local pubs ...
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Wheelin’ Anna Dealin’: Deconstructing a Powerhouse

After dropping its two conference games last weekend and falling to fourth in the Big West, it is evaluation time for the UCSB women's volleyball team. Before we even look at why this season's team wi...
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Wheelin’ Anna Dealin’: Show Water Polo Some Love

UCSB men's water polo is like the Minnesota Twins - decidedly underappreciated and underrated - of Gaucho athletics, especially now that the program is on the rise.
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Wheelin’ Anna Dealin’: In The Bay We Go Dumb

Life is really hard when you are a Bay Area sports fan. One minute, you are riding high with the off-chance that your team may make it to the World Series, and the next, you are crashing hard because ...
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Simon Says

For all of those in attendance at the sold-out Santa Barbara Bowl on Saturday, opener Kelly Sweet and musical genius Paul Simon gave the decidedly aged crowd performances they won't soon forget. Sweet...
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Wheelin’ Anna Dealin’: Bend It Like a Loyal Fan

While the UCSB men's soccer program has made great strides from its low attendance and lower-performance days of yore, it still has a ways to go.
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Wheelin’ and Dealin’

Ah fall, my favorite season - the changing leaves, brand new school supplies and, of course, the World Series. This October is especially amazing because it could be a green October, with my Oakland A...
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A Sweet Songstress

While most people will be at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Saturday night to hear the legendary Paul Simon, they will get an extra treat with opener Kelly Sweet.
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This Is Not Your Mother’s PE Class

Division I athletes at Santa Barbara are not the only students spilling their guts on the playing field while searching for a piece of their very own glowing Aggro crag.
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Groupie Status: U.S. Soccer Does Not Connect

As a devoted baseball fan, I never thought futbol could hold my attention like the Oakland Athletics' green and gold do, but I could watch soccer for hours.
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Female of the Year: Softball Star Shines on the Diamond

After setting the new single-season strike out record at 232 and in pitching 73 percent of UCSB's total innings this season, junior starting pitcher Jenn Davis is kind of a big deal.
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UC Santa Barbara Blown Away in Evanston Regional

The UCSB softball team was down and out in the Windy City, being eliminated from the Evanston Regional by Notre Dame 5-2 and by Southern Illinois University 4-2. "I felt that it was a disappointing en...
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