Fisch is back. The fifth-year senior started his first game in Baggett Stadium since May 18, 2008 and tied the knot on the first sweep for the Mustangs since 2009, defeating Valparaiso 7-1 Sunday afternoon. “I’ve gotten two starts on the road, so it’s nice to come back home,” Fischback said. “It’s my first start […]
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AD search: Chisholm sees potential at Cal Poly
In his 30-minute open forum yesterday afternoon, current Portland State athletics director Torre Chisholm addressed a wide variety of topics. Chisholm answered question after question, anything from facility upgrades, to the reason he is interested in the Cal Poly job. But in every response, one word kept surfacing.
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Fischback’s back
When Randy Fischback told his sister he was traveling to watch his son Steven Fischback pitch against Missouri, she broke down in tears. After an injury halted Fischback’s MLB-geared career close to three years ago, she never thought this day would come. And at times, Fischback didn’t either. “I remember just kind of throwing in the […]
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AD search: Prettyman ‘very interested’ in Cal Poly
Cal Poly athletics may be getting a bit prettier. Current Indiana State athletics director Ron Prettyman will interview for Cal Poly’s athletics director position this week, he said. He will meet chair of the search committee Larry Kelley and others in the upcoming days and go through interviews Wednesday and Thursday. He will also participate […]
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BLOG: ISU athletics director set for interview
Ron Prettyman, the current athletics director for Indiana State University, is set to interview for Cal Poly’s current vacancy at athletics director, according to Sports 10. “I have been asked to come to campus at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to talk to them about their open AD job,” Prettyman wrote in an e-mail addressed to Iowa […]
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BLOG: Cal cuts baseball, players heading to Poly?
One ultimate decision by one school may turn out to be a blessing for some of the other schools in the state. In a heart-wrenching twist, the California Golden Bears will not be strapping on the spikes and hitting the diamond after this season. The school announced today the 118-year-old baseball team will be eliminated at […]
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‘Small school’ kid looks for his big break
Former Cal Poly wide receiver Dominique Johnson looks up to guys like NFL star Marques Colston. He has done what he wants to. Despite playing football at a school not surrounded by national spotlight — Hofstra University — Colston is now a starting wide receiver in the NFL.
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UCSB’s last-second shot hands Cal Poly defeat
Shawn Lewis grabbed a hand-off from Chris O’Brien, took about two steps to the left and let loose a 3-point shot for the ages.
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Turnovers net Cal Poly its second conference loss
During Cal Poly’s pre-game warmups, players were loose. Redshirt Chris Eversley smiled and exchanged a high-five with a young ball boy. Forward David Hanson laughed and gave a high-five to assistant coach Omar Lowery. And multiple players seemed to be beaming on the court in the final game of the Mustangs current homestand. However, through […]
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California hands Cal Poly another close loss
BERKELEY — Cal Poly’s game against California Saturday was somewhat of a homecoming for guard Shawn Lewis. Only, this trip home was a bit more sour than sweet.
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Looking at back at fall quarter sports: Football
After the Mustangs went 4-7 last season under head coach Tim Walsh, the Mustangs responded by going 7-4 this year.