Sports

‘Chos Struggle At Minnesota Gold Classic

The UCSB women’s soccer team dropped two matches over the weekend in the Minnesota Gold Classic Tournament in Minneapolis.
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Gauchos Split Weekend Matches

The UCSB women’s soccer team split matches this weekend, beating St. Josephs 5-1 at home on Friday night but suffering its first defeat of the season on Sunday.
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Gauchos fall to Mexico U-20

It took more than 90 minutes to decide a winner Friday night as UCSB took on the Mexico U-20 National Team at Harder Stadium.
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Men’s Soccer Set to Play Mexico U-20 at Harder

After dominating in a 3-1 victory over cross-town rivals Westmont last week, the UCSB men’s soccer team will face a more difficult challenge on Friday.
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Dearest Gaucho Newbies:

Allow me this space to quell some rumors and instill in each of you a sense of confidence about this year’s coverage of your favorite athletic events.
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Dear New Gauchos, Veteran Gauchos, Parents, Grandparents, etc.

Many of you are on the same page as I am. Many of you aren’t. Many of you don’t care too much about sports in general, and that’s cool too.
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UCSB Breezes Past Cross-Town Rivals in Preseason Match

The UCSB men’s soccer team defeated cross-town rival Westmont for the 10th consecutive time, allowing the squad to retain possession of the Bryant and Sons Cup for another year.
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Gaucho Veterans Shine in their Season Openers

Senior forward Erica Seidman earned Big West Offensive Player of the Week honors after scoring a goal in each of the Gaucho women’s soccer team’s first two matches of the season.
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Honor the Sport of Kings

When I was asked to write a surf column for this issue, I immediately started fearing for my safety. I thought about the verbal (and possibly physical) abuse I could take from fellow surfers for writi...
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Men’s Tennis Coach Earns Another Accolade

UCSB men’s tennis Head Coach Marty Davis was inducted into the USTA Northern California Tennis Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Stanford University.
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Gauchos Swim into Pac-10

After winning 26 of the last 34 Big West swimming titles, the UCSB men’s swimming team has joined the Pac-10 — a conference dominated by major athletic programs such as USC, UCLA and Stanford — ...
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Alumnus Sees World Cup Action

Former Gaucho Tony Lochhead made UCSB history this past month as the first alumnus to compete in the FIFA World Cup.
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LeBron is No Leader

I’m not mad at LeBron for ditching his home town. But then again, I didn’t have any vested interest in where he was going.
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He Said, He Said Goodbye (John Greely)

Goodbye, Gauchos. I’ll miss you. It’s been two years since I took over as Sports Editor for the first time, and it’s been a wild ride. There’s been the North Carolina basketball game, two roun...
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He Said, He Said Goodbye (Matt Connolly)

It’s no easy feat to restrict all I have to say within a character count. But hell, this is my “goodbye column,” so I’m just going with it.
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