Sports

NBA Playoffs Are Upon Us

April 17, 2022 by

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...
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Gauchos’ Baseball Sweeps Cal State Northridge

April 17, 2022 by

With his strong play in the series, freshman right-handed pitcher Ryan Gallagher was named Big West Pitcher of the Week. In his lone start of the series and the final one overall, Gallagher pitched 8 ...
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Men’s Volleyball Keeps Winning Against Quality Competition

April 9, 2022 by

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 th...
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Gauchos’ Baseball Continues Strong Start to Season

April 9, 2022 by

The UCSB baseball team continued their hot start to the season beating Cal Poly in two of the three games over the weekend. On the run the Gauchos hitters have been consistent and the driving force to...
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FIFA World Cup Draw Held as USA Is Grouped With England and Iran

April 9, 2022 by

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....
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Gauchos Miss Out on the March Madness

April 3, 2022 by

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 occ...
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UCSB Hosts First Track and Field Meet of the Year

April 3, 2022 by

UC Santa Barbara hosted its first outdoor track and field meet in two years, in which they excelled. The meet included a full heptathlon and decathlon, with the main meet on March 11, the UCSB Invite,...
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A National Comparison with UCSB’s Softball Team

April 3, 2022 by

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 pi...
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Five Years Later, USA Women’s Soccer Wins Equal Pay

March 7, 2022 by

Yet, the U.S. women’s national team persisted, filing an appeal in 2021 that eventually found its way back to court. Despite years of denial, the U.S. Soccer Federation agreed last week to pay $24 m...
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The Sports World Rallies in Support of Ukraine

March 7, 2022 by

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. Na...
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Gauchos Continue Opening Hot Stretch of Baseball

March 7, 2022 by

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. 
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Men’s Basketball Produces Upset Against Red Hot Long Beach State

March 1, 2022 by

Scoring came early from freshman guard Ajay Mitchell as he delivered 8 points and 3 steals in the first 13 minutes alongside an unstoppable senior forward Amadou Sow who put up 16 first-half points sh...
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Women’s Track and Field Team Has Solid Outing at Don Kirby Elite Invitational

March 1, 2022 by

The big event of the weekend was redshirt sophomore Morgan Simon’s performance in the pole vault. With a vault of 3.82 meters, or 12 feet 6.25 inches, Simon surpassed the previous UCSB school record...
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UCSB Baseball Starts Season Strong With Series Victory Against University of San Francisco

March 1, 2022 by

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 outfield...
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UCSB’s Major League Baseball Legacies

February 17, 2022 by

While putting in solid years for the Gauchos, Johnson was drafted in the 27th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft by the New York Yankees. However, Johnson stayed in college for another year to i...
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