Sports

Surf Column: A Ride to Ride

May 27, 2004 by

Mexico is right there. It doesn't take any planning, all you need is a car, some cash for gas and time. The further south you can go, the warmer the water, the thinner the crowds and the cheaper the b...
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UCSB Claims Fourth-Straight Commissioner’s Cup

May 26, 2004 by

UCSB is the best in the Big West. Santa Barbara earned its fourth consecutive Big West Conference Commissioner's Cup, recognizing its overall dominance in league competition for the 2003-04 academic y...
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Redshirting Produces Prepared Athletes

May 26, 2004 by

To redshirt, or not to redshirt. That is the question that perplexes NCAA coaches and players. The system in which the NCAA has the power to save collegiate athletes a year of eligibility to hone thei...
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Softball: Bright Future in Store for UCSB

May 25, 2004 by

You should always look at the bright side of things. Yes, the UCSB softball team (32-31) ended its postseason play with two quick losses, but the team's accomplishments over the course of the season a...
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Sports Column: Hazing the Aggies

May 25, 2004 by

Overpopulation knows no boundaries. Just look around. People are everywhere, and our spot on the globe isn't even close to the worst case. It seems discouraging: humans lurking in every nook and crann...
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Baseball: SB Season a Success Despite Playoff Miss

May 25, 2004 by

Another year came and another year went at the at the Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, and all-in-all, the year was punctuated more by successes than failures.
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Baseball: Gauchos Dawdle to Finish Line

May 24, 2004 by

Every inning of every baseball game this season was meaningful in the Gauchos' quest for a postseason berth, but a few bad ones strung together Sunday at Cal Poly made the top of the ninth inning the ...
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The True Kings of Basketball

May 24, 2004 by

We may say "dude" too many times. We may act like typical surfers. But here in sunny Southern California we do one thing -- we win. Despite adversity from every which way, the Los Angeles Lakers have ...
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Big West Round-up: Fullerton Seizes Big West Championship

May 24, 2004 by

The biggest rivalry in college baseball yielded the Big West Champion again, and for the second year in a row, in dramatic fashion. Cal State Fullerton (#22) clinched the Big West title this weekend w...
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Santa Barbara Devoured in Desert

May 21, 2004 by

Just like that, the dream is over. In the first day of the NCAA Regionals, the Santa Barbara softball team was bounced from the Tucson Tournament after an opening round loss to Northwestern 8-1 and a ...
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Final Weekend Looms Large for Santa Barbara

May 21, 2004 by

The Big West race is entering its final leg, and because the battle is for third place, the Gauchos (32-19 overall, 9-9 in the Big West) have to worry about gaining on UC Riverside (10-8) while keepin...
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Softball: SB Faces Wildcats in Tucson

May 20, 2004 by

After 20 years of anonymity in the collegiate softball world, Santa Barbara now has the chance to be a no-namer no more. In just her third year, Head Coach Kristy Schroeder has catapulted the Gauchos ...
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Rowing: Santa Barbara Ends Season in the Fast Lane

May 20, 2004 by

Over the past three weeks, the Gaucho men's and women's crew teams finished out their spring seasons by competing against some of the best crew teams in the nation.
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In and Out

May 20, 2004 by

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 ...
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Track & Field: Washington Eyes Next Step

May 19, 2004 by

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.
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