Cal Poly club team brings rugby to SLO

While many spend their lazy Saturdays watching college football, another sport exists with just as many bone-crushing hits and spectacular displays of athleticism. The Cal Poly men’s club rugby team displays these qualities in every game along with much less…

Baseball drops series to Big West-leading Titans

  The big series win didn’t come this year. A season after upsetting nationally-ranked Cal State Fullerton 2-1, the Mustangs dropped two of three games to the defending Big West champion Titans this weekend. The Mustangs started the series with…

Cal Poly surf club hits San Luis waves

San Luis Obispo County’s beach scene provides a second home to a small group of Cal Poly surfers. Almost every day, they paddle out to catch waves in Morro Bay, Pismo Beach or Cayucos. The Cal Poly Surf Team may not be…

Whitley Gerhart goes her own way

Growing up with five siblings is tough. For Cal Poly softball center fielder Whitley Gerhart, it was a whole different story. Gerhart’s family is made up of a Heisman Trophy candidate, a center on Arizona State’s football team, a pitcher…

Baseball falls to 21-13, plays Fresno State tonight

The road-woe bug bit the Mustang baseball team again. The team goes into tonight’s matchup with Fresno State at Baggett Stadium having dropped two of three games against Cal State Northridge this weekend. The losses dropped the Mustangs to third…

Freshmen follow senior leaders, find success

Cal Poly baseball is off to its best start in three years. A 21-13 overall and 5-4 Big West record puts the team in third place in the Big West. The hot start is accompanied by a group of underclassmen…

Men's tennis shutout by Fresno State

The Cal Poly men’s tennis team (11-7) had a chance to knock off a No. 34-ranked Fresno State team (16-3) at the Mustang Courts on Sunday afternoon. Instead, the Mustangs were blanked, losing 7-0 in an effort to make a…

Mustang teams prepare for season-defining matchups

With Open House taking most of the weekend spotlight, both softball and men’s tennis will still compete on campus, while the baseball team travels to Southern California for a three-game series. Men’s Tennis The Cal Poly men’s tennis team competes…

How Twitter changes the way we watch

Editor’s Column My dad and I had a Saturday ritual before I left for Cal Poly. Every Saturday afternoon in the fall, we would go for a run in the morning having recorded all the big college football games that…

Mustangs fall to Gauchos on the road

A two-run ninth inning couldn’t save Cal Poly (20-11) baseball Tuesday afternoon as the Mustangs fell 6-5 to UC Santa Barbara. Although the game will not factor into the teams’ conference records, it halts Cal Poly’s three-game winning streak after…

Softball falls to last place in Big West

After dropping two of three to Cal State Fullerton in its conference-opening series, the Cal Poly softball team dropped all three games against Long Beach State this weekend in Southern California. It’s been that kind of season for Cal Poly…