Sports

October 14, 2021

Storybook Franchises Claim Their Places Against Two Unlikely One Seeds

By Garret Harcourt

What a way to start the postseason. Two classic rivalries, one between the longtime rivals, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, the other between playoff foes, St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers. In the wildcar...

October 14, 2021

Men’s Soccer Jumps to First in Big West With Two Wins

By Jacob Davis

The UC Santa Barbara men’s soccer team now sits at the top of the Big West table with 10 points following their last 2 home games against the UC Irvine Anteaters and CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners. The rival Cal Poly Must...

October 14, 2021

Women’s Soccer Heating Up Weeks Before Postseason

By Preston Espar

With two, huge 2-0 victories against Big West rivals, the UC Santa Barbara women’s soccer team was able to skyrocket to second place in the conference. The Gauchos have now won five of their last seven matches and are ...

October 14, 2021

UCSB Women’s Volleyball Stays Perfect in Conference Play

By Garret Harcourt

Over the weekend, the UC Santa Barbara women’s volleyball team continued their winning streak and stayed perfect in conference play, sweeping Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State in a dominant 3-0 fashion.  On Fri...

October 8, 2021

UCSB Women’s Volleyball Stays Undefeated During League Play

By Garret Harcourt

The Gaucho women’s volleyball team has had an up-and-down season leading up to their most recent stretch of league games. However, starting out in the league 2-0 was huge as they came to defeat conference rivals Cal Po...

October 8, 2021

National Football League and NCAA Quarter Recap

By Garret Harcourt, Preston Espar

This week’s college football slate was, on paper, supposed to involve instant classics and somewhat tightly contested games. That proved not to be the case as the higher-ranked teams dominated the lower- ranked teams, ...

October 8, 2021

Women’s Soccer Wins and Draws in Weekend Matches

By Preston Espar

The UC Santa Barbara women’s soccer team went 1-0-1 this past weekend by beating the UC Davis Aggies 1-0 and tying with the Hawai’i Rainbow Wahines 0-0. The victory and draw move the Gauchos to a record of 4-6-3 as t...

October 4, 2021

Gauchos Mark Their 50th Win in the Classic Blue-Green Rivalry

By Jacob Davis

The Gauchos played their final non-conference match against their rivals, the Cal Poly Mustangs, on Saturday night at Harder Stadium. Both teams had to play with the pressure of 8,000 spectators that created a very livel...

October 4, 2021

2021 MLB Award Predictions

By Garret Harcourt

As the Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season is coming to an end, there are many candidates to take home the best awards the MLB has to offer. Some awards are more certain than others, but with a week left, many of ...

October 4, 2021

Women’s Volleyball Inconsistent in Thunderdome Classic and League Play

By Garret Harcourt

The UC Santa Barbara women’s volleyball team has shown resilience this season following a string of losses. Although they didn’t do well in the Thunderdome Classic, they rebounded opening up league play with two vict...

October 4, 2021

Men’s Water Polo Places Fifth in MPSF Invitational

By Preston Espar

The UC Santa Barbara men’s water polo team took part in the 2021 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Invitational this past weekend and finished with a record of 3-1. The Gauchos finished in fifth place with their 14-6 ...

October 4, 2021

Offense Stalls in Women’s Soccer 1-0 Loss to CSUF

By Max Somerfeld

On Sunday, Sept. 26, the UC Santa Barbara women’s soccer team took on Cal State Fullerton. The match was a defensive battle resulting in a 1-0 loss for the Gauchos. Going into the game, the Titans were 3-7-0, whereas t...

September 23, 2021

Powerhouses Collide This Weekend, Alabama and Georgia Remain Unscaved

By Garret Harcourt, Preston Espar

Year in year out there are powerhouse college football teams expected to be in the Top 25 college football rankings. The first that comes to mind is the dominant University of Alabama Sooners, coached by the legendary Ni...

September 23, 2021

Gauchos Fall to Loyola Marymount University in Third Consecutive Double Overtime

By Jacob Davis

Friday’s match was a disappointing one, as the Gauchos lost on a set piece in double overtime. This is their fourth game of the season that was decided within the second half of extra time, in which they have a 1-2-1 r...

September 23, 2021

Week 2 NFL Recap

By Preston Espar

At the end of the first week of this young NFL season, half of the teams in the league were tied for first place, as they were undefeated at 1-0. However, after Week 2, only seven undefeated teams remain.

September 23, 2021

Slow, but Promising Start For the Gauchos

By Garret Harcourt

This year’s women’s volleyball team will have some work to do if they are to make the end- of-the-year NCAA tournament. Although they started out 1-6 in the 2021 season, they have won their last two at the UniWyo Inv...