Sports

Sports Column: Steamy Serving

October 5, 2004 by

It's not just the sports found in the X Games that are evolving and progressing; even 100-year-old sports like volleyball are still changing.
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Blemish By The Bay

October 4, 2004 by

Friday night the Gauchos finally found a clink in their armor in a heated battle with the University of San Francisco. Alas, it could be worse. UCSB managed to salvage a 1-1 tie, but for the first tim...
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Gauchos Stand Strong at Home

October 4, 2004 by

The Gauchos (7-4-1 overall, 2-0 Big West) started their Big West Conference season with two victories this weekend. On Friday, UCSB scored four second-half goals in a 4-1 win over Long Beach State.
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On Both Sides of Sweep

October 4, 2004 by

More than 500 fans witnessed the UCSB women's volleyball team's humbling 3-0 loss to Pacific in its home opener Friday night in the Thunderdome, but only half as many volleyball enthusiasts returned t...
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Men’s Water Polo: SB Finishes Fifth in NorCal Tournament

October 4, 2004 by

The UCSB men's water polo team hung with the top 20 teams in the nation this weekend, taking fifth place at the Northern California Tournament.
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Battle of Beach Resumes Tonight

October 1, 2004 by

The fall 2004 chapter of the "Battle of the Beach" will begin tonight at Harder Stadium, where the UCSB women's soccer team plays host to Long Beach State at 7. Santa Barbara (5-4-1 overall) enters t...
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Gauchos Set to Spike in Thunderdome

October 1, 2004 by

At 7 tonight, the Gaucho women's volleyball team will break in the newly resurfaced Thunderdome floor for competition against longtime conference rival Pacific and give students their first opportunit...
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Top-Ranked Gauchos Venture To Don-Land

October 1, 2004 by

Eight done. Nine: Dons. The Gauchos take their eight-game winning streak up north to the University of San Francisco with hopes of extending it to nine tonight.
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NorCal Tournament Lures Best in Nation, UCSB

October 1, 2004 by

There will be "hella" games played in Stockton this weekend when 20 of the top men's water polo teams in the country gather for the Northern California Tournament.
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SB Emerges With Fresh Faces

September 30, 2004 by

As is customary in collegiate sports, the old must go out just as the new must come in. What makes or breaks the team, though, is how the new make up for the loss of the old.
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Santa Barbara Shoots for Team Cohesion off Course

September 30, 2004 by

The UCSB men's golf team got back into the swing of things this week by competing in its first tournament of the season at the Pacific Invitational in Stockton on Monday and Tuesday.
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Nation Agrees, Gauchos No. 1

September 29, 2004 by

As of Tuesday, the Gauchos are by consensus the #1 team as the NSCAA/Adidas Coaches' Poll, the NCAA's chief team-ranking poll, tabbed them tops in the land, following in suit with Soccer Times, Soccer...
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Fresh Blood Fuels Santa Barbara Footballers

September 29, 2004 by

The past four years have seen the Gauchos lose the Big West Conference championship in the last weekend of the season. This year, however, UCSB is heading into its conference season with a new depth t...
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Intramurals Looming for the Learned

September 29, 2004 by

UCSB offers a variety of 19 intramural sports with something for everyone.Intramural sports only require an hour a week for competition, and no experience is necessary. Each team only practices as muc...
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Surf Column: The Ranch

September 29, 2004 by

I want to start by stating that I am not giving anything away. Don't bother sending your angry letters accusing me of exposing secret spots, because the Ranch is not a secret spot. A huge chunk of pri...
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