Sports

April 10, 2002

Sports Column: Pinstripe Prophecy: Rivera, Yankees Will Relish Glory Days

By John Liu

I will agree that warm weather, daylight savings, and vacations are fine and great, but Major League Baseball remains the best thing about summer.

April 9, 2002

Softball: UCSB Captures Series Win

By Clancy Roberts

After seeing game one slip through its fingers, the UCSB softball team battled back to win the final two games against visiting Cal Poly this weekend.

April 9, 2002

Track and Field: Gauchos Get Their Fill of Cups at Latest Meet

By John Liu

Although the UCSB men's and women's track and field teams did not perform as well as they had expected this weekend at the Big West Challenge Cups in Long Beach, several Gauchos did turn heads with unexpected individual ...

April 9, 2002

Women’s Water Polo: Santa Barbara Hits Pool in Greek Wars

By Eliot Biggert

The UCSB women's water polo team was unable to complete the Greek sweep last weekend in Southern California, as its victory Saturday over the unranked Athenas of Claremont McKenna was preceded by a loss to USC.

April 9, 2002

Men’s Tennis: No Wully Bully Here: Ranked Bulldogs Fall to Gauchos

By Keith Busam

Coming from disappointing matches last weekend, the UCSB men's tennis team rebounded and defeated No. 60 Fresno State 4-3 on Saturday afternoon at the RecCen courts.

April 8, 2002

UCSB Valiantly Fights Waves

By Michael Long

Victory was within reach. It was so close, you could see it through senior outside hitter Andy Rivera's eyes, in the grain on the hardwood and in the frenzied gasps of 765 spectators at Rob Gym.

April 8, 2002

Baseball: Santa Barbara Salvages Series Against Irvine

By Justin Goldman

The UCSB baseball team dropped the first two games of their series against UC Irvine this past weekend by scores of 4-3 and 3-2, but responded forcefully on Sunday by thrashing the Anteaters 17-6.

April 8, 2002

Women’s Tennis: Seniors Netters Swing for Nets in Final Home Match for UCSB

By Noah Frank

The UCSB women's tennis team has endured its share of hardship this year, but you would never know it by the smiles on the players' cake-covered faces after Sunday's home finale.

April 8, 2002

Sports Feature Photo: Eight Ball in the Corner Pocket

By Staff

The UCSB softball team (17-25, 4-5 in the Big West) defeated Cal Poly (19-17, 4-8) two out of three games over the weekend. Read tomorrow's Sports for details on Santa Barbara's series victory.

April 4, 2002

UCSB Wins, Exposes Trojans

By Michael Long

Bad blood spilled all over the floor of Rob Gym on Wednesday night and the UCSB men's volleyball team took its hated rival USC to the woodshed, making sure there was no trace of life left.

April 4, 2002

Softball: Gauchos Plan to Toast Cal Poly

By Clancy Roberts

The UCSB softball team looks to build on its winning streak this weekend when Cal Poly comes to town for a three-game series. "We're looking to play off from last weekend," junior catcher Jami Trinidad said.

April 4, 2002

Men’s Gymnastics: Santa Barbara Must Prepare for NCAA Championships

By Chris Freet

According to the UCSB men's gymnastics Head Coach Mircea Badulescu, this year's Gauchos "are the greatest men's gymnastics team in school history."

April 4, 2002

Baseball: Santa Barbara Hopes to Shut Down Anteaters

By Josh Tosney

This weekend, the UCSB baseball team hopes to play the role of the phoenix, rising from the ashes of a recent torching to prey upon UC Irvine and soar up the ranks of the Big West.

April 4, 2002

Sports Feature Photo: Killing Me Softly

By Staff

Sophomore middle blocker Justin Adams hangs in the air before he lasers the ball for a devastating kill.

April 4, 2002

Track: Gauchos Cruise to Tunes of Broken Records in Events

By John Liu

Last weekend was a wild success for the UCSB men's and women's track and field teams. Now all they have got to show for it are a bunch of broken records.

April 3, 2002

UCSB Tangles With Trojans

By Michael Long

While uninspired students drag their bodies out of bed and slide lethargically into class after a spring fever, the UCSB men's volleyball team is ecstatic just being home.