Poly Playbook anchor Denzel Quarterman gets you up to speed with whats going on in Cal Poly sports.
Introducing your fall sports head coaches
Cal Poly’s fall head coaches include Sam Crosson, Mark Conover, Tim Walsh, Paul Holocher and Alex Crozier.
Benefits go beyond the lines
Forget the steroids stories and cheating scandals — sports are a good thing. From badminton to basketball, there are benefits in every game. Team sports in particular build physical, mental and emotional health.
A day in the life of a backpack journalist
For some time, my nerdy passion has been obsessing over the future of journalism. I don’t tell too many people that I spend a good portion of my daily run thinking about what journalists will be expected to do in…
Chaos reigns in college football
As I drove back from Los Angeles two weeks ago after watching the Cal Poly men’s basketball team defeat the USC Trojans in an ugly struggle between two teams that made the NBA lockout look like a scoring-fest, I tuned…
Fermin and the Mustangs are denied at the buzzer
Photo by Max Zeronian Buck Owens might love Bakersfield, but the Cal Poly point guard Amaurys Fermin probably does not, especially after Wednesday night. Fermin’s last second layup rolled off the rim to give Cal State Bakersfield a 60-58 win…
Hitting the brakes on the Penn State scandal
Breathe in. Breathe out. Unfortunately, that’s what the media failed to do last week as they screamed for the head of anyone involved in the latest alleged scandal. This time Joe Paterno was being walked to the guillotine. Unfortunately, justice…
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…
Stevenson relieved of coaching duties
Head volleyball coach Jon Stevenson was relieved of his coaching duties on Sunday and assistant coach Caroline Walters will take over as interim head coach, according to a press release. “Caroline Walters has the team’s confidence, knows the game exceptionally well, has proven…
Blalock and Matzenauer fall short of a championship
The Cal Poly women’s tennis senior tandem of Brittany Blalock and Suzie Matzenauer were ultimately eliminated from postseason contention after suffering a defeat.
Cal Poly baseball wins its first weekend series
Cal Poly baseball was 1-15 when its opponent scores at least 10 runs coming into the series finale against Long Beach State at Baggett Stadium Sunday.