Sports

Santa Barbara Begins Title Run

May 7, 2009 by

Every year, athletes strive all season long, through good times and bad, with one goal in mind: to do well in the postseason. For a select few members of the Santa Barbara track & field team, tha...
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Gauchos Stomp #1 Claremont

May 7, 2009 by

Last Friday, the UCSB women's lacrosse team played a final tune-up game before the National Championships in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Gauchos welcomed into Harder Stadium NCAA Division III opponent Cl...
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Gauchos Pick Up 11 Recruits

May 6, 2009 by

After a disappointing 2008 campaign, Head Coach Tim Vom Steeg and the UCSB men's soccer team have made some key additions in their new recruiting class. By the looks of it, this could be a great year.
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The Beach Is the Place to Party

May 6, 2009 by

Floatopia: Thousands of bikini-clad students, from here and seemingly everywhere else on Earth, pounding beers unabashedly. Sounds like the ultimate beach party. It's no surprise that this event is on...
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Nexus Sports Debates West Coast Supremacy in the MLB

May 5, 2009 by

NL WEST San Francisco Giants: Let’s be honest, this pick is probably wrong. In fact, some might even call it downright ludicrous. Perhaps even more ludicrous than Ludacris headlining “Extr...
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UCSB Sweeps Davis

May 4, 2009 by

After earning narrow one-run victories in both of Saturday's games, the UCSB softball team broke out the big bats and brooms Sunday, knocking out visiting UC Davis in a 12-run first inning, resulting ...
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‘Chos Run Out of Fullerton

May 4, 2009 by

It was another tough series for Gaucho baseball, which dropped three straight games to #5 Cal State Fullerton, reducing its postseason chances to nearly nil. Trying to fight their way out of an extrem...
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Gauchos Fly By Rival Cal Poly

May 4, 2009 by

Hosting Central Coast- rival Cal Poly last Saturday at Pauley Track, the UC Santa Barbara men's track team avenged last year's loss while three more school records fell. After Cal Poly won both the me...
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SB Takes Home Big West Awards

May 4, 2009 by

While the season ended weeks ago, the accolades continue to accumulate for the UCSB women's water polo team as the offseason begins. Senior utility Gillian Morgan and junior center Lizzie Rouleau were...
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UCSB Slides Into Fullerton

April 30, 2009 by

The UCSB men’s baseball team will begin their last month of the regular season against Big West foe #5 Cal State Fullerton on Friday, playing a three-game series at Goodwin Field that could make...
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Gauchos Return Home to Dine With Davis

April 30, 2009 by

After taking two of three over homesteading Pacific last weekend, the UCSB softball team returns home for a pair of Big West series to close out the regular season, beginning with a three-game stint a...
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SB Aims to Trample Mustangs

April 30, 2009 by

Year after year, every UCSB athlete circles one date on their calendars: their team’s match up against central coast rival Cal Poly. The track team members are no different, except in this case,...
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SB To Cross Claremont

April 30, 2009 by

Two weeks ago, the UCSB women's lacrosse club won three games to take home the Women's Western Lacrosse League title, but that did not mark the end of the season.
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He Said, He Said, He Said, He Said

April 29, 2009 by

Let's get this out of the way first, because I hate the NBA East: The Cavaliers are going to the finals. LeBron is obviously unbelievable, and with his supporting cast, Cleveland makes the rest of the...
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He Said, He Said, He Said, He Said

April 29, 2009 by

If anyone has any doubt about who's going to be in the NBA Finals, he or she has clearly not been following the entire season. There are two teams - two players really - head and shoulders above the r...
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