Sports

A-Train Sidetracks to Save a Life

October 16, 2002 by

Chicago Bears second-year running back Anthony Thomas pulled a drunk and bewildered Mark A. Moore out of his burning 1990 Oldsmobile Royale on Route 60 in Vernon Hills, Illinois.
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Men’s Water Polo: Gauchos Earn a Split on Road

October 15, 2002 by

The UCSB men's water polo laid the smack-down against Long Beach State on Sunday to break a six-game losing streak to the 49ers. The Gauchos desperately needed their 9-7 victory over LBSU after fallin...
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Sailing: Santa Barbara Sets Masts High Without Head Coach

October 15, 2002 by

The UCSB sailing club team knew what to do. The squad continued with its scheduled practice and prepared for its first regattas of the season, without worrying about the lack of a coach.
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UCSB Hammers Cal Poly in Rout

October 14, 2002 by

The #7 UCSB women's volleyball team has played so dominantly these days that just winning won't even suffice. Lately, the Gauchos are finding new ways to impress not only themselves but also their fan...
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Santa Barbara Handles UOP, Matadors at Home

October 14, 2002 by

It might not have been pretty, but the UCSB women's soccer team pulled out a 4-3 victory over Cal State Northridge on Sunday night at a foggy Harder Stadium.
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Gauchos Keep Even Keely With Victory

October 14, 2002 by

This is what UCSB freshman defender Alan Keely did Saturday evening at Santa Barbara's Harder Stadium with less than two minutes remaining and the score knotted at 1-1.
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Gauchos Hope to Maul UOP

October 11, 2002 by

The Gauchos open the Big West season against Pacific at 7, hoping to carry over the momentum of an 8-1 triumph at Air Force in which sophomore midfielder Krystal Sandza scored a UCSB record five goals...
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Defense of Title Begins Tomorrow

October 11, 2002 by

After the first modern Big West crown under its belt and a near perfect non-conference reign, the UCSB men's soccer team opens conference play against Cal State Fullerton Saturday at 7 p.m. at Harder ...
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Raise the Roof

October 11, 2002 by

The No. 7 UCSB women's volleyball team hosts Cal Poly on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Thunderdome. The Gauchos hope to improve their record to 17-0 with a win against the Mustangs.
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The Grand Sandza of Santa Barbara Soccer

October 10, 2002 by

On Friday UCSB midfielder Krystal Sandza scored both of her team's goals in a 2-0 shutout. On Sunday she broke a UCSB record with five goals in a game. And finally on Monday, Sandza indulged herself i...
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One Fan’s Delusional Sports Universe

October 10, 2002 by

Please allow me to introduce myself: I'm Justin, and I'm addicted to the Oakland A's. Those of you who follow baseball at all should know where this column is going, because the Cinderella Minnesota T...
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Gauchos Turn Sweet 16-0

October 9, 2002 by

You wouldn't think that at 16-0 and having a No. 7 ranking in the nation that the UCSB women's volleyball team would have a problem, but it does.
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Surfing Team: UCSB Hopes to Roll With Tide This Year

October 9, 2002 by

The UCSB surfing team won the National Scholastic Surfing Association Championship, held at Salt Creek, Calif. on June 22-23, for the 11th time since 1985.
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UCSB Waits for Lions

October 8, 2002 by

After sweeping conference foes Utah State and Idaho on back-to-back nights in the Thunderdome, Santa Barbara will now shift its attention to a nonconference match-up with rival Loyola Marymount Univer...
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Sandza, Gauchos Reign in Air

October 8, 2002 by

The sophomore midfielder from Poway, Calif. kicked her way into the Gaucho record books Sunday with five goals while leading the Gauchos to a lopsided 8-1 victory over the United States Air Force Acad...
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