Winning and losing. It is the great dichotomy of sports. One without the other makes a game essentially worthless. Last week I blogged about winning, my elation evident in the aftermath of the Cardinals World Series victory. But the theme…
Harder to win
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos ended the Mustang men’s soccer team’s season on Friday night. The Gauchos delievered a 2-0 knockout blow to Cal Poly which scored just one goal in five games after defeating UCSB on Oct. 14. The…
#Winning
At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Thursday night I was resigned to writing this column about losing. How, despite all indications that destiny favors you or your team, the nature of sport dictates that sometimes your team will lose.You see, I…
Comeback for Mustangs cinches Great West tie
At noon, kicker James Langford sat in Sierra Vista Regional Center with a sharp pain running through his chest. At nine, Langford channelled that pain to the South Dakota sideline with a game-winning 39-yard kick as the Mustangs completed an…
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: Biggest rivalry in college soccer returns to Spanos Stadium
Five years ago, a Friday night soccer match could hardly be considered the biggest sporting event of the year. But when the Gauchos come to town tonight, a full house will watch the men’s soccer team take the field at…
Think like a fan, ask like a reporter
I know it’s week six, but I just realized that I never did an introductory blog post to, you know, introduce what the heck I do in the newsroom. I think “sports editor” is a pretty cool job description, but…
A new era of athletics?
In my blog last week I was a bit foolish. I threw down the gauntlet. I made a statement that said the Mustang Daily would provide the best coverage of the soccer match against UC Santa Barbara on Friday night.…
Elation envelops Spanos on Friday
Editor’s Column Eric Tucker doesn’t know it, but he was Cal Poly soccer on Friday night. Tucker doesn’t play for the Mustangs. He has never donned a striped green jersey. But he was there milling around a crowd of 8,000…
Last minute drive saves football playoff hopes
The Cal Poly football team overcame a fourth quarter deficit for the second consecutive week and defeated the Southern Utah Thunderbirds 31-27 and moved to 1-0 in the Great West on Saturday night at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The Mustangs,…
Blue/Green live blog from Spanos
The Cal Poly Mustangs scored two goals in the final 11 minutes to defeat the UCSB Gauchos 2-1 on Friday night. 9:13 – Patrick Sigler hits a penalty kick in the final minute to put the Mustangs up 2-1. 8:52…
The biggest game just got better (coverage)
The biggest sports rivalry on the Central Coast deserves the best coverage on the Central Coast. This Friday night marks just that event when the Gauchos come to San Luis Obispo to face the Cal Poly men’s soccer team in…