Sports

September 19, 2003

Competition Loons in Backyard

By Matt Faust

For those of us who are too lazy or too sane to try and catch our dreams of playing college sports, salvation comes with intramural sports.

September 19, 2003

Gauchos Gear Up to Go Loco

By Matt Faust

Starting this year, the Gaucho Locos is now officially run by the students, after the University ran the group for the its first five years.

September 19, 2003

Let’s Get Physically Active

By Danny MacLeith

Listed in school schedules as PA 1 courses, physical activities courses cover a wide range of sports and athletic activities, from fencing and sailing to weight training and racquetball.

May 30, 2003

Track and Field: Regional Opportunities

By Matt Wynkoop

Thirteen Gauchos will attempt to qualify for the NCAA Division I Track and Field National Championships at the newly instated west regional competition, held today and tomorrow at Stanford's Cobb Track & Angel Field.

May 29, 2003

Santa Barbara Goes Clubbing For Success

By Alexi Lykissas Reporter

What a year it has been in the world of sport clubs at UCSB. Twenty teams, about 25 articles, three league champions, one national championship, one coach of the year and you've completed the year at UCSB.

May 28, 2003

MLB Draft: MLB Scans SB For Diamond In Rough

By Danny MacLeith

UCSB baseball wrapped up a long season two weekends ago, going out with a bang by winning their final three series. But this week, several Gaucho players patiently await the knock of opportunity on a door that could open...

May 28, 2003

Ill Spittin’ Game: The Faces of the Game Make It Last

By Eliav Appelbaum

Three years in the same office and it's come down to three school days. When I first walked in to the Nexus about three years ago, it took me until this Tuesday afternoon to notice the smell.

May 23, 2003

UCSB Only Hits So Far in 2003

By Bryan DeSena

The Gauchos concluded their season last Sunday with an impressive 9-5 victory over Cal Poly to haul their final season record to 25-28 overall and 8-13 in Big West play.

May 23, 2003

The Shaw of Santa Barbara Reigns

By Alexi Lykissas Reporter

It's hard to believe, but about 30 years ago women were not allowed to participate in sports and were only allowed to have "play days" and "interest groups." The only physical activity appropriate for women was folk danc...

May 22, 2003

SB Stars Earn Their Stripes

By Michael Long

Senior-to-be center Lindsay Taylor and junior-to-be swingman Kristen Mann of the UCSB women's basketball team will represent the red, white and blue after being selected to play with USA Basketball in international compe...

May 22, 2003

UCSB Coaching Connection

By Eliav Appelbaum

"In the words of Yogi Berra, it was deja vu all over again." Current UCSB men's basketball Head Coach Bob Williams uttered those words March 6, with a sigh of relief, after his Gauchos narrowly escaped by the stubble on ...

May 22, 2003

Athletic Department Boasts Top Honors

By Daily Nexus Staff

The Gauchos won two of the five championships in the fall, with men's soccer and women's volleyball taking home first-place finishes. Both the men's and women's basketball teams won the Big West during the winter, and me...

May 22, 2003

Record-Breaking Gauchos Set for 2003

By Danny MacLeith

After setting school records with a .909 winning percentage and 23 straight wins to start the 2002 season, almost any performance the UCSB women's volleyball team puts forth in 2003 would be considered a disappointment.

May 22, 2003

Annika Lands on the Green

By Alexi Lykissas Reporter

It is both disappointing and exciting that the biggest news in the world of sports over the last week has been Annika Sorenstam. Exciting because it shows that people have an active interest in female athletes.

May 21, 2003

Men’s Lacrosse: SB Gears for Big West Championships

By Alexi Lykissas Reporter

Two out of three goals ain't bad but, unfortunately, the UCSB men's lacrosse team fell short of the most important goal - a national championship. Santa Barbara lost to Colorado State University on May 10 in St. Louis, M...

May 21, 2003

Ill Spittin’ Game: NBA Is Now Of Little Importance to Isla Vista

By Eliav Appelbaum

Anybody home? It’s the NBA’s Western Conference Finals, and this town just hit the snooze button on the alarm. I cruised through Isla Vista the other night on my Hell on Wheels – it’s a red fold-u...