Sports

May 20, 2004

In and Out

By Chris Trenchard

In, and out. The shot that could have been heard 'round the world went in, and then it went out. It wanted to go in; hell, I'm pretty sure all of California wanted it to go in, but it rimmed, only to the delight of Mark ...

May 19, 2004

Track & Field: Washington Eyes Next Step

By Sean Swaby

Senior sprinter Jasmine Washington should seriously consider becoming an author because she has been rewriting the Gaucho track and field record books since she first stepped foot on UCSB.

May 19, 2004

Congress Debates NCAA Reform Ideas

By Michael Long

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Amidst the dust created in our nation's capital by the political stampede surrounding the troubles in Iraq, sports can still compete with other policy issues for time on the national agenda.

May 18, 2004

Men’s Lacrosse: Gauchos Conquer All at National Tourney

By Jonathan Tu

In a heart-stopping finish, the #1 UCSB men's lacrosse team won its first-ever national championship Saturday over defending champion #2 Colorado State University by a score of 8-7 at the Anheuser-Busch Center in St. Lou...

May 18, 2004

Women’s Lacrosse: UCSB Takes Home Sixth, Sportsmanship Award in St. Louis

By Jessica Vrazilek

The Gaucho women's lacrosse team ends their season with victories on and off the field. UCSB came home from St. Louis, Mo. with a sixth place finish in the annual Western Women's Lacrosse League National Championship com...

May 17, 2004

Softball: SB Clinches First NCAA Bid Ever

By Todd Wolfson Staff Writer

The UCSB women's softball team (14-7 in the Big West, 32-29 overall) received an NCAA regionals bid and the sixth seed Sunday night and will head to Tucson, Ariz. to face #3 seeded Northwestern (32-18, 13-9 in the Big Te...

May 17, 2004

Track and Field: Gauchos Finish Fourth of Nine at Big West Championships

By Stephanie Cain

If the UCSB men's and women's track team proved one thing this weekend at the Big West Championships, it's that team spirit can make a difference.

May 17, 2004

Softball: UCSB Grabs Second in Big West

By Todd Wolfson Staff Writer

The UCSB softball team needed two things to happen this weekend: a series victory over Cal State Fullerton and a Long Beach State sweep over Cal State Northridge. Mission accomplished.

May 17, 2004

Baseball: Santa Barbara Ends Win Streak

By Danny MacLeith

After soaring to an eight-game winning streak that included a sweep of Long Beach State, the UCSB baseball team (32-19, 9-9 in the Big West) lost its first conference series in two weeks to the unlikeliest of clubs.

May 14, 2004

Softball: Postseason Bid on Line For UCSB

By Todd Wolfson Staff Writer

After a grueling schedule, the UCSB softball team (30-28, 12-6) will wind up its season against Cal State Fullerton (17-32, 6-12) at Campus Diamond this weekend.

May 14, 2004

Baseball: Gauchos Takes 8-Game Win Streak North

By Danny MacLeith

Even though their toughest competition is out of the way, there isn't much doubt that the Gauchos' next two Big West series are their biggest of the season. In a fourth-place tie, one game out of third place, Santa Barba...

May 14, 2004

A Tale of Two Teams

By Chris Trenchard

Hey boys and girls. Thought pennant races were reserved for September? Well, you're wrong. There's actually two happening this weekend - one in our own back yard and the other just outside our beloved state capital.

May 13, 2004

Water Ski: UCSB Follows Wake to Nationals

By Jonathan Tu

Senior Matt Bettencourt and graduate student Matt Dummer competed at the National Collegiate Water Ski Association's All-Star Tournment this past weekend at Sky Lake in Chico.

May 13, 2004

The Young and the Restless

By Sean Swaby

Watered-down talent: Such is the product of an ever-increasing amount collegiate underclassmen and high school contenders and pretenders bolting for the greener pastures (or just a certain green paper product in general)...

May 13, 2004

Baseball: Junior Journeyman Flourishes in New Home

By Danny MacLeith

The fourth inning is just one of at least nine in any given baseball game, just a small part of a bigger picture, one chance to score or prevent runs among many other chances.

May 12, 2004

Baseball: Santa Barbara Wipes Out Waves

By Danny MacLeith

The Gauchos are taking this season one game at a time and scoring runs early in ball games one touchdown at a time. Santa Barbara used another early lead to down Pepperdine 10-3 in its last home game of the regular seaso...