Sports

Track and Field: Regional Opportunities

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 Trac...
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Santa Barbara Goes Clubbing For Success

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 ...
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MLB Draft: MLB Scans SB For Diamond In Rough

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

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.
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UCSB Only Hits So Far in 2003

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.
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The Shaw of Santa Barbara Reigns

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...
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SB Stars Earn Their Stripes

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...
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UCSB Coaching Connection

"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 escape...
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Athletic Department Boasts Top Honors

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 durin...
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Record-Breaking Gauchos Set for 2003

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 considere...
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Annika Lands on the Green

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...
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Men’s Lacrosse: SB Gears for Big West Championships

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

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&...
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Baseball: UCSB Bucks SLO For Series Victory

The Gauchos endured grueling 14- and 12-inning games to kick off this weekend's series against Cal Poly. Those extra-inning contests made Sunday's nine-inning game seem all the shorter, as five Gaucho...
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Women’s Track and Field: Santa Barbara Senior Superstar Appenrodt Runs Wild

Appenrodt has qualified to run the 1,500 and 5,000 meters in the NCAA West Regional Championships at Stanford on May 30-31.However, she will only run the 5,000 meters."I have a shot at nationals in th...
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