Sports

May 28, 2002

Gauchos Hope to Improve by Finding Foresters

By Chris Freet

Both of those teams enjoy tremendous success, but hands down the most dominant team in town is the Santa Barbara Foresters.

May 28, 2002

Mercury in the Rising: Christensen Makes Final Cut

By Michael Long

Christensen was drafted in the second round and No. 40 overall in last month's WNBA draft but had to complete the rigorous workouts, camps and pre-season before actually making the squad.

May 24, 2002

Baseball: Gauchos Conclude Season at Cal Poly

By Josh Tosney

The Gauchos will try to tame the Mustangs in what will be their final series of the season. Santa Barbara (21-31 and 7-14 in the Big West) will have the chance to derail its old foes, who are 28-28-1 and 13-8.

May 24, 2002

Legendary Mascot Recalls Jolly Giant Days

By Eliav Appelbaum

Moose dons a Stone Cold Steve Austin tee that has a glowing skull blowing blue steam out of its ears and mouth. A Denver Broncos cap tilts comfortably over his saddle brown-black hair.

May 23, 2002

Men’s Tennis: Rebel Ends Netter’s Year

By Keith Busam

A week ago, junior Carlos Palencia[[ok]] was told that he was the fourth alternate for the NCAA Men's Tennis Championships, and that no fourth alternate had ever made it into the main draw.

May 23, 2002

UCSB’s Bash Brothers Compete to Beat

By Josh Tosney

As good as they've been, Wilkerson and Malec know they have potential and that this year is just the beginning. To realize this potential, each rely on one another to keep the competitive spark burning.

May 23, 2002

Men’s Lacrosse: Gaucho Foes Wail to Blues in Nationals

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's lacrosse club team enjoyed a run to the Final Four at the US Lacrosse Intercollegiate Associates National Championships at St. Louis before that catapulted the squad to third nationally.

May 22, 2002

Track: A Special Pair of Stars Stud UCSB

By Noah Frank

Sprinter Jasmine Washington and distance runner Katie Appenrodt, have brought their talent and toughness over to Santa Barbara. Now Washington and Appenrodt are the cornerstones of a team on the rise.

May 22, 2002

Gaucho Sports Notes

By Staff

UCSB junior netter and No. 1 singles player Carlos Palencia will square off against UNLV's Thomas Schneiter in the first round of the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships today.

May 21, 2002

Softball: Back From Dead, SB Prevails

By Clancy Roberts

If any teams in the Big West hoped to take the UCSB softball team lightly this season, they were in for a big surprise.

May 21, 2002

Appelbaum on Sports: Nexus Mocks NBA Draft

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Rockets snookered the Golden State Warriors and Chicago Bulls and now have the best chance to salivate at another imposing center.

May 20, 2002

UCSB Run With Big West

By John Liu

The UCSB men's and women's track and field teams capped their year off at the Big West Championships in Irvine this past weekend in the same fashion they approached their entire 2002 season - as a team.

May 20, 2002

Baseball: Gauchos Pummel Sacramento State to Capture Series

By Josh Tosney

Good things seem to come in pairs: two-for-one happy hour specials, breasts, and Gaucho wins.

May 20, 2002

Sports Guy: NorCal vs. SoCal: Why the Bitter Rivalry With Sports?

By Michael Long

I am fascinated by the bitter athletic rivalry at UCSB between students originating from northern and southern California. I'm bewildered by the number of times I've heard the bashing, profanity and utter disrespect for ...

May 17, 2002

Baseball: UCSB Keeps Heads Up Against Hornets

By Josh Tosney Staff Writer Justin Goldman Staff Writer

Within one strike away of capturing its first series sweep of the season last week against University of the Pacific, the UCSB baseball team hopes to get it right this time.

May 17, 2002

Rock Climbing: Santa Barbara: Like a Rock

By Michael Long

High above the city, among the purple majesty of the Santa Barbara mountains, a man clings to a modest handhold, high on a jagged face of a 40-foot boulder.