John Greely

November 6, 2008

UCSB, Poly Tie in Nail Biter

By John Greely

In the game to decide the Big West champion, nothing was decided. UCSB and Cal Poly battled to a 0-0 tie in front of a crowd of 9,749 Wednesday night, making Saturday's season finale at Davis all-important.

November 5, 2008

UCSB-Poly Rivalry Set to Decide Big West Champion

By John Greely

Here we go again. UCSB and Cal Poly face off tonight, likely in front of a record crowd, on senior night, with the Big West Championship riding on the line. From a fan's perspective, this rivalry keeps getting better. Th...

November 3, 2008

Gauchos Upended

By John Greely

UC Irvine turned out to be a much more frightening foe than anticipated this Halloween weekend, upsetting UCSB at Harder Stadium 3-1 Saturday night.

October 30, 2008

SB Comes Home vs UCI

By John Greely

After four consecutive wins, the UCSB men's soccer team is riding high. The Gauchos hope to keep it that way Saturday.

October 30, 2008

Gauchos Outlast Matadors

By John Greely

Wednesday was a tale of two halves for UCSB soccer. Fortunately for the #13 Gauchos, a stellar second half outweighed lackluster play in the first frame and propelled them to a 3-1 comeback victory over Cal State Northri...

October 29, 2008

SB Looks to Quake CSUN

By John Greely

With just four regular season games remaining, UCSB is looking to pick up every win it can get. However, there are no easy games remaining on Santa Barbara's schedule.

October 28, 2008

The Best of the Best in a Brady-less NFL

By John Greely

It occurs to me that people are all atwitter about this presidential election thing. In the spirit of democracy and voting, I decided to conduct a poll of all Nexites to find out which NFL team will win the Super Bowl. T...

October 27, 2008

Gauchos Pick Up Big Road Win

By John Greely

Winning on the road is never easy. Saturday night in Fullerton, the Gauchos did just enough to pull it off.

October 24, 2008

UCSB Looks to Best Fullerton For A Tenth Consecutive Time

By John Greely

None of the players on this year's UCSB squad have ever lost to Cal State Fullerton. They hope this year will not be any different.

October 22, 2008

He Said, He Said

By Derek Mead, John Greely

Derek Mead: The dichotomy in baseball is more apparent than in any other sport. Baseball is a game managed purely by the percentages, and yet no other athletic endeavor has been filled with more superstitions and an utmo...

October 20, 2008

UCSB 1, Cal Poly 0

By John Greely

There was a lot of hype surrounding the Cal Poly/UCSB showdown this past Friday. The game lived up to it.

October 17, 2008

Rivalry, Renewed

By John Greely

Tonight is going to be big. UCSB heads up to Cal Poly to take on the Mustangs on national television tonight at 8. The Big West regular season attendance record is likely to be broken for the third consecutive time in th...

October 16, 2008

Six Teams That Just Deserve to Lose

By John Greely

Sports Editor John Greely discusses his least favorite college teams. Actually, they're his favorite teams, as long as he gets to watch them lose.

October 15, 2008

Gauchos Blindside UC Riverside

By John Greely

After being shut out Saturday for the first time in over 30 games, the Gauchos sorely needed some offense against UC Riverside. Their forwards obliged, and then some.

October 14, 2008

Santa Barbara Shoots To Redeem Tough Loss

By John Greely

Last week, the UCSB men's soccer team took a step backward. Tuesday, it looks to start moving again in the right direction.

October 13, 2008

Nexus Sports Editors Sit Down With Santa Barbara’s New Athletic Director

By John Greely, Derek Mead

The UCSB Athletics Dept. recently selected Mark Massari as the replacement for Gary Cunningham as athletic director. Massari just left Oregon State after six highly successful years running the Beaver sports department. ...