Category: Sports

Senior southpaw Branden Dewing pitched a four-hitter and Cal Poly committed six errors as San Jose State opened its 2006 baseball season with a 6-0 victory over the Mustangs in the first of a three-game series on Friday at Blethen Field. Dewing struck out three and walked one for the win, throwing just 96 pitches, […]

Bradford Applin You’ll have to excuse my writing this week – if I happen to ramble (more than usual that is) please give me the benefit of the doubt.  If by chance I have random, unrelated topics running together, I’m relying on you, my faithful reader, to give me a free pass.  You see, much […]

brennan angel With the strong play of its seniors, the emergence of Sparkle Anderson and Jessica Eggleston and a new fast-paced offense, the women’s basketball team looks to assume sole possession of second place in the Big West with another win against rival UC Santa Barbara on Saturday. “I love being able to coach a […]

Tyler McGinn will see if he can keep the hot hand for the Mustangs as Cal Poly takes on UC Davis in a non-conference game on Saturday. McGinn, fresh off a career-high 28 points in a blowout 73-54 victory over Cal State Northridge, earned Big West player of the week honors. McGinn struggled against Pacific […]

Frank Stranzl In the world of football there is no bigger stage than the Super Bowl. This year, some people would like to compare this game to the traditional David vs. Goliath, and nobody is giving Seattle a fighting chance. But both teams had to go through some tough competition to get there. Many would’ve […]

James Mellor In the afternoon of my first day of snowboarding, I started to get a little cocky. “It’s time to start hitting some jumps,” went through my 10-year-old brain. I saw a little kicker along the edge of the trail and headed toward it. A speed check at the last second slowed me down […]

brennan angel The start to the 2006 baseball season could not have been better for Cal Poly after sweeping No. 21 Fresno State at Baggett Stadium over the weekend. Although the Mustangs looked anything but perfect, clutch performances resulted in three wins and none more dramatic than a Josh Lansford home run in the bottom […]

Danielle Ayers-Stamper led the Mustangs at the Washington Invitational Saturday, winning the women’s Pentathlon with a final score of 3956. The win qualifies Ayer-Stamper for the NCAA Indoor Championships, March 10-11 in Fayetteville, Ark. Ayers-Stamper, fresh off winning the 55-meter hurdle event at the “Run for the Dream” meet in Fresno, topped that performance by […]

brennan angel Cal Poly baseball opened its season with a sweep of No. 21 Fresno State with a dramatic walk-off home run in Sunday’s 9-8 win. The Mustangs trailed early in Sunday’s game against the Bulldogs, but took the lead 7-5 with an offensive flurry in the seventh inning. However, Fresno State struck back in […]

brennan angel Tyler McGinn scored eight of Cal Poly’s first 10 points and stayed hot throughout the game on the way to a career-high night with 28 points and a 73-54 victory over Cal State Northridge. “It was amazing,” McGinn said. “I don’t really know how to put it. It was just one of those […]

sheila sobchik Cal Poly opens the 2006 baseball season this weekend, hosting Fresno State for a three-game series in Baggett Stadium. Friday’s contest begins at 6 p.m., while first pitch for the Saturday and Sunday games will be at 1 p.m. All three games will be broadcast on the Internet at www.GoPoly.com. Larry Lee, entering […]