Garret Harcourt

May 23, 2022

Reigning NBA Champs Are Out

By Garret Harcourt

In the 2022 NBA playoffs, the underdogs have managed to climb out of the Western Conference while the Eastern Conference features the top two seeds. The Eastern Conference finals will be a matchup of the No. 1 seed Miami...

May 12, 2022

New Champions Are Crowned, While Others Look On

By Garret Harcourt

In a highly anticipated boxing match between the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Canelo Álvarez and the undefeated Dmitry Bivol. In an attempt to gain the 175-pound title after securing all four world titles at 168 pounds...

May 12, 2022

UCSB Baseball Staying Hot at End 0f 2021-22 Season

By Garret Harcourt

The streak continued as the team beat the Waves 7-4, in a game where sophomore infielder Jordan Sprinkle and subbed-in redshirt junior outfielder Broc Mortensen each gathered 3 runs batted in. Following their 1-game vict...

May 5, 2022

NBA Underdogs Don’t Fare Well in Round One

By Garret Harcourt

The defending champion Milwaukee Bucks took care of the newly constructed Chicago Bulls team in 5 games. Antetokounmpo showed his playoff experience taking over the series game by game, while co-star Khris Middleton suff...

April 26, 2022

The Impacts of Baseball’s Turn to Analytics at All Levels: An Era of Efficiency

By Garret Harcourt

The new era of front office scouts and general managers is seeing a movement toward using “new” stats that more efficiently help players succeed. In the game of baseball, stealing bases, hitting the ball on the groun...

April 26, 2022

Women’s Tennis Dominates the Month of April With Undefeated Big West Play

By Garret Harcourt

Coming into their last regular season game against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, each team was undefeated in conference play, hence setting up a showdown of the undefeated teams. In the first doubles match, the No. 25- ranke...

April 25, 2022

Comparing UCSB’s Volleyball Team to Hawai’i’s 2021 Championship Run

By Garret Harcourt

As the season comes to a close, UCSB is in a prime position to make a run at the national championship in Division I men’s volleyball. Similarly, Hawai’i was the winner of the Big West Conference last season, and the...

April 17, 2022

Women’s Water Polo Looks To Find a Spark

By Garret Harcourt

To start the month of February, the Gauchos, ranked No. 16 at the time, lost a tough matchup 4-10 against the No. 1 University of Southern California Trojans in the first match of the Triton Invitational. It didn’t get...

April 17, 2022

NBA Playoffs Are Upon Us

By Garret Harcourt

The newly made Play-In Tournament first occurred in the National Basketball Association (NBA) back when they had to implement a community bubble in Florida due to COVID-19 protocols. The NBA has since adapted to keep the...

April 9, 2022

Men’s Volleyball Keeps Winning Against Quality Competition

By Garret Harcourt

On the season, the Gauchos improved their overall record to 16-6 and 5-2 in conference play, putting them in second place behind the only team they’ve lost to in conference, Long Beach State. In their recent run of ga...

April 9, 2022

FIFA World Cup Draw Held as USA Is Grouped With England and Iran

By Garret Harcourt

The favorite of Group B is the No. 5 team in the world, England, who have world-class players like forward Harry Kane and midfielders Phil Foden and Jack Grealish in attack. The United States, the No. 15 team in the worl...

April 3, 2022

Gauchos Miss Out on the March Madness

By Garret Harcourt

With the Gauchos being knocked out in the conference semi-finals in the Big West, it left them on the outside of March Madness. On the other hand, March Madness lived up to the name with many pets occurring throughout th...

April 3, 2022

A National Comparison with UCSB’s Softball Team

By Garret Harcourt

In a struggling season for the UCSB softball team, there are many areas that point towards quick improvement for the team. With solid defense throughout the season, with minor improvements to their pitching and offense, ...

March 7, 2022

The Sports World Rallies in Support of Ukraine

By Garret Harcourt

From the likes of the NBA teams condemning violence against Ukraine, such as the Sacramento Kings and Denver Nuggets uniting for a moment of solidarity before their game, to FC Barcelona and S.S.C. Napoli holding up a ba...

March 7, 2022

Gauchos Continue Opening Hot Stretch of Baseball

By Garret Harcourt

A couple key contributors in the game included sophomore outfielder Broc Mortensen, junior utility player Christian Kirtley, sophomore infielder Jordan Sprinkle and sophomore infielder Leo Mosby. 

March 1, 2022

UCSB Baseball Starts Season Strong With Series Victory Against University of San Francisco

By Garret Harcourt

Being down and going into the 8th inning, senior catcher Gianni Bloom got the scoring started, driving in sophomore outfielder Steele Ledford with an RBI double. In the same inning, sophomore outfielder Nick Vogt singled...