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Russ Edwards had just gotten done coaching a basketball game at Judkins Middle School in Pismo Beach in 2005 when Jon Hitchen rerouted his coaching life.

For the first time this decade, all San Luis Obispo County high school football fans will have to hit the road to catch one of their teams’ CIF-Southern Section first-round playoff games.

The San Luis Obispo girls tennis team advanced to the CIF-Southern Section Division III championship match after a 12-6 road win over South Pasadena on Thursday.

The Cuesta College men’s basketball team got 13 points, seven rebounds and three assists from former Templeton High standout Seth Koenig in a 70-62 win over College of the Siskiyous on Thursday in a quarterfinal game at the Mendocino Invitational.

On its face, it may have seemed like just another game between longtime rivals San Luis Obispo and Arroyo Grande.

Three wrestlers from Gilroy high schools are among the five prep wrestlers who have signed National Letters of Intent to wrestle collegiately at Cal Poly.

The winner in Patriot Sportfishing’s fifth-annual lingcod contest nearly missed the whole show, although he’s been a twice-a-month customer for almost 20 years.

NEW YORK — When the phone rang, Zack Greinke let it go — he didn’t recognize the number. Only after listening to the voice mail did he call back and find out he’d won the American League Cy Young Award.

The Cal Poly men’s cross country team will not compete in the NCAA Cross Country Championships on Monday in Terre Haute, Ind. after failing to receive an at-large bid earlier this week.

The San Luis Obispo High girls tennis team advanced to the CIF-Southern Section Division III semifinals with a narrow tiebreaker win over Valencia on Tuesday in Valencia.

Cal Poly junior receiver Dominique Johnson was named one of the Football Championship Subdivision national players of the week Monday by The Sports Network. Johnson had career highs of 13 catches for 273 yards and a school-record five touchdowns in the Mustangs’ 50-48 loss to South Dakota on Saturday at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.

Senior has accounted for 29 touchdowns on offense and leads the Central Section with 10 interceptions on defense

Brehaut sinks birdie putt on 18th hole to give duo the victory

Johnson set school record for touchdown catches, while Smith tied school record for touchdown passes

All three San Luis Obispo County high school football teams that made the CIF-Southern Section playoffs received tough draws in the first round in playoff pairings announced Sunday.

Johnston scores career-high 16 points as Mustangs beat New Mexico State 90-86

Cal Poly finally figured out a way to stop South Dakota quarterback Noah Shepard.

While South Dakota earned its 15-point halftime lead in its 50-48 loss over the Cal Poly football team Saturday, the Mustangs did plenty to sabotage themselves.

Mike Rowley joked with San Luis Obispo native Loren Roberts, saying he wanted to win some “chump change” from him at the San Luis Obispo Country Club on Saturday.

Former Mission Prep standout Jordan Hasay led the University of Oregon women’s cross country team to a second-place finish Saturday morning at the NCAA West Regional Cross Country Championships, where the Cal Poly men’s team also shined.