Sports

October 18, 2007

SB Surfer Answers Rincon Swell Mystery

By Hannah Perry

As predicted, this past weekend provided the Santa Barbara coastline with decent swell and the encouragement that local surfers needed as winter draws near.

October 17, 2007

Armchair QB

By Staff

Finally, Stoneman is out of Anaheim. Now only if the new GM proves to have more guts than a three-year-old, I'll get over the stupid name change.

October 17, 2007

SB Faces Tough Road Test

By Chris Hoffman

Without both co-captains and one of the most intimidating defensive forces in the nation, the #10 UCSB men's soccer team will battle Central Coast rival Cal Poly tonight in a matchup of the Big West's two first-place tea...

October 17, 2007

UCSB Battles Cal Poly in Fight for First

By Derek Mead

After a disappointing weekend with a pair of 2-1 losses to Pepperdine and UC Irvine, the UCSB women's soccer team will try and bounce back tonight in its final non-conference match of the season at #9 Santa Clara.

October 17, 2007

SEC Still Land of the Great, At Least in Name

By Alex Pavlovic

Having been born in Texas, and raised in California, I've never quite been able to figure out why I love Southeastern Conference football so much.

October 16, 2007

Armchair QB

By Staff

For the record, both Sports Editors were correct in picking the Rockies. I think we both picked sweeps too....and even if we didn't, we know you're too lazy to look it up and prove us wrong.

October 16, 2007

Quirarte Sets Example for Gauchos

By Ana Pineda Staff Writer

Standing at 6 feet 3 inches with a big smile and even bigger volleyball skills, senior captain and middle blocker Brett Quirarte has been a force for the UCSB women's volleyball team since her arrival on campus in 2004.

October 16, 2007

Whiskey Out a Boot Out With the Old In With the Iro

By Chris Hoffman

The addition of a national championship banner to Harder Stadium's entrance was a nice off-season touch by the facility's decorative staff, but they forgot something.

October 16, 2007

GAUCHOS MAKE WAVES IN CLUB SCENE

By Alex Pavlovic

While its Division I counterparts get most of the headlines, the UCSB men's club water polo team is quietly putting together a dominant season and, in the process, giving the school yet another club team with hopes of wi...

October 15, 2007

Armchair QB

By Staff

The Reds hired Dusty Baker as their new manager. Hey maybe they can sign Russ Ortiz and have Dusty toss a ball to him at the end of every loss. I'm sorry, I know it's been five years, but I'm still f-ing bitter.

October 15, 2007

SB Ties Davis in Hard-Fought Contest

By John Greely

In a game that featured nine yellow cards and four red cards, the UCSB men's soccer team battled to a 2-2 draw with the UC Davis Aggies (6-2-2 overall, 1-1-1 Big West) on Friday night. Despite crushing Davis 4-0 just two...

October 15, 2007

Early Loss Ends Gaucho Title Hopes

By Matt Crowell

The UCSB men's water polo team went down to the Southern California Tournament looking to make a statement and wound up with a piece of humble pie. The Gauchos lost their opener, averting their anticipated match against ...

October 15, 2007

Gauchos Win and Lose in Opener

By Ana Pineda Staff Writer

The UCSB's women's swimming team opened their season with a dual meet against Pac-10 schools UCLA (3-0 overall) and Oregon State (1-2 overall) at Campus Pool over the weekend. The Gauchos came away with mixed results, de...

October 15, 2007

Santa Barbara Finds Mixed Results at Big Race

By Rob Garcia

Saturday's Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind. was a tale of two Gaucho cross country squads. The women's team finished in 11th place with 293 points behind a strong performance from senior Bethany Nickless, ...

October 15, 2007

Anteaters Crawl Past Gauchos

By Derek Mead

The Gauchos dropped their first road game of the season yesterday with a 2-1 loss at UC Irvine. The loss snaps an eight-game unbeaten streak in Big West play for Santa Barbara (5-7-2 overall, 2-1 in the Big West). The An...

October 15, 2007

UCSB Crushes Riverside

By Ana Pineda Staff Writer

Junior co-captain and outside hitter Lauren McLaughlin led the UCSB's women's volleyball team to their second conference win against UC Riverside (5-13 overall, 1-6 in Big West) 3-1 in Highlander territory. McLaughlin po...