John Zant, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Outdoors By John Zant | Tue Nov 05, 2013 | 1:00pm

Amgen Tour Rolling Through Santa Barbara in 2014

Stage 5 of the bicycle race will start in Pismo Beach and end at the S.B. waterfront.

Sports By John Zant | Sat Nov 02, 2013 | 11:00am

Streaking Gauchos host soccer match. Basketball exhibitions at UCSB.

Sports By John Zant | Wed Oct 23, 2013 | 12:00am

John Zant celebrates the golden anniversary of his CIF-winning high school football team.

Sports By John Zant | Mon Oct 21, 2013 | 6:00pm

Streaking UCSB soccer team returns home Tuesday night.

Sports By John Zant | Fri Oct 18, 2013 | 11:58am

San Marcos visits Dos Pueblos in key football game.

Sports By John Zant | Tue Oct 15, 2013 | 12:00am

A story in the New York Times revealed that Simon Thibodeau, the second-year coach of UCSB’s women’s tennis team, is gay.

Sports By John Zant | Thu Oct 10, 2013 | 1:40pm

Prep football teams begin league play with two cross-town games.

Sports By John Zant | Wed Oct 09, 2013 | 12:00am

Sports psychologist Steve Smith says let your inner robot take over in high-anxiety situations.

Sports By John Zant | Thu Oct 03, 2013 | 6:21pm

Unbeaten football teams get road tests. UCSB hosts Big West soccer matches, Westmont celebrates homecoming.

Sports By John Zant | Wed Oct 02, 2013 | 12:00am

I crisscrossed town last weekend to sample a bounty of games — real, live games played by real people in the great outdoors.