Men’s tennis head coach Nick Carless noticed a difference in his team’s 5-2 loss to Boise State on March 10. The way he saw it, the team held back and beat themselves. Since he had encountered that kind of loss…
Joey Wagman shines under Friday night lights
On a warm Friday night in Danville, Calif., the lights flooded the diamond and the stars were out as Joey Wagman shone. The center fielder for the Monte Vista High School baseball team was known as the captain of…
Softball slides through spring break
The Mustang softball team played 20 games on the road to kick off its 2012 campaign — and rain washed out six more — before Cal Poly returned to San Luis Obispo last weekend. The team owns a 7-18 record…
Women fall short, upset in Big West tourney
For the Cal Poly women’s basketball team, it was a season of ups and downs culminating in a heartbreaking upset by Long Beach State in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals to end their 2011-12 campaign. The No. 1-ranked team…
Wrestling sends four to nationals
The Mustangs took four wrestlers to the NCAA Championships in Brendan Buckley’s first year as head coach. Boris Novachkov posted a 27-3 record, but a loss in the finals of the Pac-12 Championships dropped him to the sixth seed going…
Mustang men finish fourth, win 18 games
The second most successful Division I season in Cal Poly men’s basketball history came to an end at the hands of UC Santa Barbara in the Big West Tournament semifinals. The Mustangs went 18-15, placed fourth in conference and defeated UC…
Baseball takes three games from Aztecs
Cal Poly starting pitcher Kyle Brueggeman went eight scoreless innings, gave up two hits and allowed base runners in only the third inning as the Mustangs defeated San Diego State 7-0 in the second half of a double-header on Saturday. “The last few…
Gauchos send Cal Poly men packing
Despite a back-and-forth second half, a 3-pointer by UC Santa Barbara’s Orlando Johnson sealed Cal Poly’s fate with a 1:30 to go. The senior guard put the Gauchos up by nine as UCSB pulled away from the Mustangs for a…
Women upset in Big West semi
The road to the NCAA Tournament ended abruptly for the No.1 seeded Cal Poly women’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon as the Mustangs dropped a 51-48 decision to No.7 Long Beach State (14-17) in the second round of the Big…
Mustangs move to Big West semifinals, top Highlanders
The Mustangs are driving their way to the Big West Tournament semifinals for the first time since 2007. After going down six points at halftime, Cal Poly (18-14) used a 19-4 run over the first 10 minutes of the second…
