As each starting player for the Santa Barbara Foresters was introduced by the public-address announcer, Dmitri Young voiced his approval in … [Read more...]
John Zant: Can Mia Fisher turn UCSB women’s hoops around?
June 18, 2015 by
Mia Fisher had a smile on her face and a diploma in her hand at UCSB’s graduation ceremonies in 2005. In her four years as a student and a Gaucho … [Read more...]
John Zant: ‘Silky’ Erica Schroeder surprises with State Championship
June 11, 2015 by
A state track-and-field champion from Santa Barbara comes along about as often as a winner of horse racing’s Triple Crown. Since the first … [Read more...]
John Zant: Basketball icons make night about Carbajal
June 4, 2015 by
On a night of heartfelt but lengthy speeches, a man who did not utter a word drew an outpouring of affection and applause at the second annual dinner … [Read more...]
John Zant: UCSB baseball enters home stretch
May 21, 2015 by
UCSB’s Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, despite its inadequacies, was a rocking place to watch college baseball this season. The Gauchos, playing in … [Read more...]
John Zant: Honoring Santa Barbara hoop dreamers
May 14, 2015 by
Award Season Features Basketball Court of Champions and Athletic Round Table’s Hall of Fame In the coming weeks, the sports awards season … [Read more...]
John Zant: Track & field races worth watching
May 7, 2015 by
For reasons both salutary and pecuniary, I missed out on two of the most hyped events of the year: the NFL Draft and the Fight of the … [Read more...]
John Zant: Gauchos are Golden on the Mound
April 30, 2015 by
The word is out in the Big West Conference standings, national rankings, and NCAA statistics: UCSB is armed and dangerous on the baseball … [Read more...]
