Sports

September 24, 2006

Men’s Water Polo: UCSB Finds Itself in Competitive Waters

By Cassie Harris

Last season was all about rebuilding for the #10 UCSB men's water polo team, and for the 2006 season the Gauchos (10-3 overall) look to break ground on a winning foundation.

September 24, 2006

Sophomore Talent Battles Tough Schedule

By Derek Mead

The UCSB women's soccer team, as well as the early polls, is confident that this season will be better than last year's as it kicks off the year.

August 30, 2006

Gaucho Stars in Pro Sports Shine

By Monique Moyal

Holy professional athletes, Batman! While UCSB is not typically identified as an athletic powerhouse, former Gaucho standouts are changing that opinion in professional sports.

August 30, 2006

SB Football Remains a Figment

By Jeff Gibson

The game back then was different - some would say an all-out grind between pay dirt - but that never stopped UCSB Intercollegiate Hall of Fame Head Coach Jack Curtice from plotting an innovative aerial flight plane for h...

August 30, 2006

This Is Not Your Mother’s PE Class

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

Division I athletes at Santa Barbara are not the only students spilling their guts on the playing field while searching for a piece of their very own glowing Aggro crag.

June 28, 2006

From College to the Pros

By Monique Moyal

Since June 3, the Santa Barbara Foresters (16-5 overall, 12-5 in the California Collegiate League) have been playing on campus at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, recruiting college players from various teams across the nation.

June 28, 2006

Groupie Status: U.S. Soccer Does Not Connect

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

As a devoted baseball fan, I never thought futbol could hold my attention like the Oakland Athletics' green and gold do, but I could watch soccer for hours.

June 1, 2006

SB Ends Season With Defeat in Cal Poly

By Chris Hoffman

Even in the world of sports all good things must come to an end. The UCSB baseball team (26-28 overall, 9-12 in the Big West) dropped its first series since the beginning of May, ending the run that brought the Gauchos w...

June 1, 2006

Interns Initiate Inaugral World Cup

By jeff Staff Writer

UCSB intramural soccer's best players will compete for a chance to display their skills in the limelight tonight at 6 p.m. at the Rec Cen field, as the first annual IM World Cup Soccer Tournament will showcase two of the...

June 1, 2006

Three Gauchos Continue to Nationals

By Sean Lewis

Not even the thin air in Provo, Utah could slow down sophomore distance runner Bethany Nickless on her way to finishing second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Western Regional last Saturday.

June 1, 2006

Three Gauchos Continue to Nationals

By Derek Mead

The UCSB men's track team is back at sea level after competing in the NCAA Western Regional in Provo, Utah. The unfriendly combination of BYU's high heat and altitude was rough on the Gauchos, and some athletes from othe...

May 26, 2006

Club Ultimate Frisbee

By Monique Moyal

Rebounding off of a first-round Regional loss to UC San Diego last year, the Black Tide will begin its Ultimate Players' Association College Championship quest today for a chance to face off in the final round Sunday at ...

May 26, 2006

Women’s Track

By Sean Lewis

The time has come for the top athletes on the UCSB track and field team to prove that their success is more than just a fluke.

May 26, 2006

Men’s Track

By system

Nine members from the UCSB men's track team will head to BYU to compete in the preliminary qualifying round for the NCAA playoffs today, followed by the final events on Saturday.

May 25, 2006

Male of the Year: Senior Carries UCSB

By Derek Mead

Not only during his time on the UCSB men's soccer team, but even now as a professional, Nexus Male Athlete of the Year senior forward Ivan Becerra knows how to make things happen.

May 25, 2006

Club Athlete of the Year: All-American Joins U.S. National Team

By Kelly Hayes

In his four years at UCSB, men's lacrosse senior defender Damon Conklin-Moragne has helped the Gauchos to three National Title game appearances, two National Championships and three Western Collegiate Lacrosse League tit...