sheila sobchik Cal Poly wrestling finished second at the Pac-10 championships for the second time in three years as defending champion Arizona State successfully defended the title, despite the Mustangs’ Chad Mendes winning the Pac-10 championship at 125 pounds. The Mustangs led the tournament into the final session, but the Sun Devils overtook Cal Poly […]
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First Poly swim scholarships awarded
michael mullady The swim season may be over and the results were not lackluster, but with a boost in funding, the team could be on its way to better seasons. Scholarships were granted this season to a pair of Cal Poly swimmers for the first time ever. Thanks to money earned through the Dick Anderson […]
First round bye nearly locked up
Junior forward Derek Stockalper scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds, two days after posting his fourth double-double of the season, to lead Cal Poly to a 76-72 victory over Cal State Fullerton in a Big West men’s basketball game Saturday afternoon in Mott Gym. Sophomore guard Dawin Whiten added 14 points, junior forward Tyler […]
No. 22 no more
Cal Poly will undoubtedly drop out of the top 25 when the latest rankings come available after losing two of three to unranked Santa Clara over the weekend. Cal Poly lost its first two games by scores of 15-9 and 7-5, but did manage to win the final game of the series 3-2. In Sunday’s […]
Losing streak continues with loss to Fullerton
Andrea Adams and Charlee Underwood combined for 39 points as Cal State Fullerton handed Cal Poly its sixth consecutive loss, defeating the Mustangs 76-67 in a Big West Conference women’s basketball game Saturday afternoon in Titan Gym. With the loss, Cal Poly falls to 10-13 overall and 5-7 in the Big West. Cal State Fullerton, […]
Tour of California: Part one
Justin Fivella To see the beautiful PDF version of today’s Tour of California coverage, click on the image. In a scene reminiscent of the legendary Tour de France, a sea of colorfully clad professional cyclists raced around the corner of Chorro Street and 300 meters up Monterey Street to the finish in front of City […]
Tour of California: Part two
One student sporting a Cal Poly lacrosse jacket perched in a tree outside Hudson’s Grill and Bar to get a better view. Another group hung a canvas-sized sign from a building across the way that read, “Go #133 Lucas Euser.” As the lead group of riders made the final turn onto Monterey Street, fans lining […]
The Trade Machine
Bradford Applin Who knew that Presidents’ Day weekend was such a mecca of sporting events? All weekend I was treated to the Winter Olympics, where I got to see speedskaters Chad Hedrick and Shani Davis bicker like school boys over Davis’ decision not to compete in a team pursuit race that supposedly cost Hedrick (I […]
Cal Poly's basketball pipeline to Minnesota
whitney guenther About 2,000 miles northeast of San Luis Obispo lie the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, where the average February temperature is around 25 degrees. Although it would seem to have no relation to Cal Poly, this Minnesotan metropolitan area has produced four of Cal Poly’s 17 current men’s basketball players, as […]
Last home games for men's basketball
Justin Fivella The men’s basketball team will host UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton for their last home games of the 2005-06 season this weekend. The back-to-back games begin with the Mustangs facing the Highlanders on Thursday, Feb. 23, and then the Titans on Saturday, Feb. 25. Coming off the devastating school-low 64-37 loss against […]
'Stangs rally to top Highlanders in overtime
brennan angel Cal Poly won an important Big West game against UC Riverside Thursday night, beating the Highlanders in overtime, 59-55 in Mott Gym. The Mustangs struggled offensively, but pulled out a win in the late stages of a close game. The Mustangs trailed 52-50 with 1:33 remaining and pulled even on its next possession […]
