LOCAL SPORTS PULSE Each week PresidioSports.com publishes a running dialogue of updates and thoughts concerning the local sports scene, along with an occasional blend of national sports issues and events. FRIDAY --Gauchos Luis Silva, James Kiffe and Sam Garza are taking part in the Major League Soccer Player Combine in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Silva, a projected first-round pick in next week's MLS SuperDraft, impressed soccer pundits covering the combine. CLICK HERE. Adam Serrano of Soccer … [Read more...]
UCSB Gaucho Hoops This Week
Monday, January 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
UCSB MEN RECORD: 5-5 overall, 0-0 Big West Conference; Lost three straight and 3-of-4 on recent road tripGAMES THIS WEEK: Monday, at Cal Poly (9-4), 7 p.m.; Thursday, vs. Cal State Fullerton (9-3), 7 p.m.NOTES: UCSB heads into 2012 on the heels of a 4-game road trip. The Gauchos won their first at the University of San Diego but then dropped three straight at Washington, Cal, and BYU. UCSB's first two games in Big West Conference play are the two teams with the best preseason records. … [Read more...]
Gauchos pull away from Warriors behind big nights from Johnson, Boswell
Friday, November 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Even though a short stretch of the 101 freeway connects UCSB and Westmont, the Gauchos and Warriors were miles apart after a 82-61 rout by UCSB at the Thunderdome.Despite the lopsided final score, the Warriors kept the game competitive into the second half, and even led by six points with 18:05 left to play in the game.Orlando Johnson led the Gauchos with 20 points and 12 rebounds, 10 of which came on the offensive end of the floor. Johnson also led his team in assists with three, and … [Read more...]
WeissCrax: Speaking of Sportz
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 By 1 Comment
It’s funny – recalling early perceptions of the very distant, yet very real sports world while growing up as a knucklehead kid in BIG New York during the 1960s.Of course, it was a world shaped from afar by those who lived in it.Actually, those who reported on it.I’m tawkin’ guys like Jim McKay on Wide World of Sports (How ‘bout “the agony of defeat” ski wipe-out, huh?) …. Marv ‘YES!’ Albert (NY Knicks) and my all-time fave…That slow, drawn-out voice that … [Read more...]
Gauchos on high road heading into NCAA game with Florida
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 By 2 Comments
UCSB’s road to the NCAA Basketball Tournament started as a smooth ride, with wins at Santa Clara and UNLV. But then it ran into a stretch of pot holes — some, according to coach Bob Williams, as big as the Grand Canyon.After taking some heavy jolts, the Gauchos (18-13) stabilized themselves and rolled into their second straight NCAA Tournament. They’ll face Florida (26-7) in a second-round game Thursday at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa.Tip-off is slated for 3:50 p.m. PDT, and … [Read more...]
Gauchos matched up with Gators in NCAAs
Sunday, March 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It'll be the Gauchos and the Gators.For the second year in a row, the UCSB men's basketball team gathered at the ICA Building on campus to learn who would be its first opponent in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. After not seeing their name come up in the first three Regionals, the Gauchos were finally matched up against No. 2-seeded Florida as the No. 15 seed in the Southeast Regional. VIEW NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET UCSB (18-13) will travel to Tampa, Florida for a Thursday game in Gator … [Read more...]
