Cal Poly’s sharpshooting guard learned how to shoot a basketball watching VHS tapes by NBA legend “Pistol Pete” Maravich. So it was only natural that, upon coming to Cal Poly, Dylan Royer learned the power of “The Gun.” “He’s probably…
Women split weekend
The women’s basketball team was denied a perfect 4-0 start to Big West play on Sunday afternoon as UC Irvine outlasted the Mustangs in a 62-60 win. The loss drops the Mustangs, a pre-season favorite to win the conference, to…
Errors cost wrestling against Stanford
Dominating victories by seniors Ryan Smith and Boris Novachkov weren’t enough for the Mustangs on Sunday afternoon. Ryan DesRoches lost his first match, and Cal Poly fell to Stanford. A major decision in the final bout downed the Cal Poly…
East Coast transplants anchor men's basketball
Shooting hoops in the gym on the campus of Hagerstown Community College in Hagerstown, Md., a bond was forged. There, two players began a relationship that would stand the test of distance and take them on a journey 3,000 miles…
Turning up the heat after heartbreaks
With one shot, Cal Poly women’s basketball snapped its losing streak, defeated its arch-rival and began Big West Conference with a much-needed victory. Prior to senior guard Ashlee Burns’ last-second layup to defeat UC Santa Barbara 61-58, the Mustangs lost…
Smith shines in spotlight over weekend
The Mustang wrestling squad split two dual meets over the weekend, losing to American University then rebounding for a conference win over Boise State. Cal Poly wrestles Boise State to floor In a dual meet where every wrestler’s match had…
Callero impressed with 'Stangs first Big West win
Cal Poly notched its first Big West Conference win against Cal State Fullerton (73-67) as Chris Eversley set career highs in points (18) and rebounds (9) on Saturday. With senior center Will Taylor in foul trouble all night, Eversley — normally…
Smith's upset can't save wrestling
Ryan Smith’s late match heroics weren’t enough to save the Mustang wrestling squad on Friday night as American University defeated Cal Poly 25-13. The 197-pound Smith faced No. 14 Daniel Mitchell who pinned the Mustang over Winter Break in a…
Mustangs play nice with social media
Collegiate athletic programs across the country are weighing the pros and cons of allowing student-athletes to use Twitter and other social media websites. Some critics are even calling for a NCAA-wide ban against such media. In 2011, respected universities such…
Bumpy break gives way to Big West play
The 2011 holiday break wasn’t as merry as it could have been for the Cal Poly men’s basketball team which, after falling to UCSB to start the new year, owns a 9-5 record overall and 0-1 in Big West play.…
Callero wants to dance
“You’ve got to be willing to outwork people.” — Joe Callero, men’s basketball head coach. Last season, the Cal Poly men’s basketball team was picked to finish fifth in the Big West preseason media poll, but it defied expectations and…