Category: Sports

kiel carreau Cal Poly suffered its second Big West loss of the season to Cal State Fullerton 2-0 at Mustang Stadium on Friday night behind goals from Lauryn Welch and Kandace Wilson. Cal State Fullerton (11-3-0, 3-1-0) took control of the game early, peppering Cal Poly goalie Liz Hill with a barrage of shots. Hill […]

sheila sobchik The Cal Poly volleyball team didn’t lose a match over the weekend en route to wins over the University of the Pacific and Cal State Northridge. The Mustangs snapped a 31-match winless streak in beating Pacific Frriday at Mott Gym. Cal Poly swept the Tigers to begin the weekend, winning 30-27, 30-24 and […]

kiel carreau The Cal Poly cross country teams made a good showing this weekend, with the men’s team taking first and the women’s team taking fourth place in the Cal Poly Invitational. The event, held Saturday morning, brought teams from across the country to compete at the Fairbanks Cross Country Course, near Cuesta College. Sophomore […]

Cal Poly climbed three positions to No. 3 in the two NCAA Division I-AA polls following a bye week, due in large part to the fact the No. 1, 2 and 4 ranked teams all losing over the weekend. Cal Poly was ranked as high as No. 5 in the 2004 polls, winning its first […]

Garrett Leight Let the races begin. This weekend the Cal Poly men’s cross-country team will take to the course in Terry Haute, Ind. at the Pre-National Invitational, the most important race of the season thus far. The Mustangs are ranked No. 10 in the nation according to the Mondo cross-country rankings and the team is […]

Frank Stranzl Andy Coughlin is a senior from Laromie, Wyo., and will be competing at the Pre-National Invitational in Terra Haute, Ind. for the Mustangs. The best feeling in cross country is crossing the finish line knowing you’ve run the perfect race. Somewhere between the starting gun and the finish chute, you stretch yourself farther […]

Brennan Angel For those looking for a new place to skate, the Los Osos skatepark has something for everybody. The park is concrete with a large open center that connects different sections; grind rails and boxes on the flats, two bowls and a pool. The”kiddie bowl” is the small bowl aimed at beginners, and the […]

Cal Poly’s competitive water ski team is having a good season; in fact, it’s the best they have ever had. Going into the final weekend of competition the team was ranked fifth in its regional conference with hopes of qualifying for the national championships. “We have a young team, young leadership, and (the team) is […]

I nearly shed a tear Tuesday night as the Yankees were banished from the 2005 Major League Baseball playoffs. Derek Jeter, the Yankees poster-boy shortstop who is the master of making playoff opponents grimace with his clutch performances, will be doing some off season soul searching to figure what went wrong. Randy Johnson, a player […]

sheila sobchik Cal Poly rebounded from its 4-2 loss at Long Beach State Friday to knock off UC Irvine 2-1 at Anteater Stadium Sunday. Fueled by goals from senior Becky Clark and junior Heidi McQuitty, Cal Poly improved to 9-2-3 overall and 1-1 in Big West Conference play. “It was a tale of two halves,” […]

Players from Cal Poly and South Dakota State have earned Great West Football Conference player of the week honors for their performances in games on Saturday. Cal Poly quarterback Anthony Garnett was selected as offensive player of the week while South Dakota State cornerback Hank McCall earned defensive player of the week honors. South Dakota […]