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Cal Poly is expected to announce the hiring of former Army offensive coordinator Tim Walsh as its next head football coach, sources close to the search told The Tribune on Thursday.

Walsh was the head coach at Portland State from 1993 to 2006.

Walsh would replace former Cal Poly coach Rich Ellerson, who left he Mustangs after eight seasons to take over at Army.

Walsh was the Army offensive coordinator under former coach Stan Brock, who was fired after two seasons in West Point.

The Atascadero High boys basketball team hit five of its seven 3-pointers in the first quarter of a 64-50 PAC 7 win at Arroyo Grande on Wednesday night.

Cal Poly senior point guard Trae Clark was officially dismissed from the university for academic reasons Tuesday and will not return to the team this season.

Aly Beebe has been giving opponents fits all season, so it’s no surprise to see her at it again.

With precious recruiting time ticking away, the Cal Poly football program was still without a head coach Wednesday.

The Cuesta College men’s basketball team rode a strong performance by Tom Schumacher to a 67-64 victory at archrival Ventura on Wednesday.

Jack Dennis, ambassador to the world’s fly fishing domain, returns to San Luis Obispo on Monday night for the fifth straight year to put on an information and action-packed program divided into two 45-minute sessions.

The Atascadero High wrestling team dominated its PAC 7 opener Tuesday, routing San Luis Obispo 84-0 and then closing the evening with a 75-4 win over Nipomo in Nipomo.

Cal Poly wide receiver Ramses Barden completed his sweep of first team All-American awards Tuesday when he was one of four Mustang football players to earn a spot on The Sports Network All-America teams.

An announcement on the next head Cal Poly football coach could come as early as Wednesday now that interviews have carried over into the early part of this week.

The accolades continue to pour in for wide receiver Ramses Barden.

Coming on the heels of a poor shooting performance in the Big West Conference opener, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team evened its conference record with a 74-66 win over visiting Long Beach State, spurred by a career-best performance from Kristina Santiago.

Senior Mission Prep guard Jenna Caruso may know about ice, but the Royals burned up the court in their 43-39 CIF Central Section Division V finals rematch-win over Fresno Christian on Saturday to wrap up the Mission Prep Showcase in San Luis Obispo.

Roger Guardia scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Saturday, leading Cuesta College’s men’s basketball team to a 64-47 win over West Hills.

As Cal Poly conducts presumably its last round of interviews before naming a new head football coach to replace Rich Ellerson, one outside candidate confirmed his interest while another said he’d pulled out.

The Arroyo Grande girls basketball team begins its PAC 7 season with a roster full of active players with plenty of game-time experience.

The Cal Poly women’s basketball team got off to a poor start shooting and never recovered in the Big West Conference opener against UC Riverside on Friday.

Early foul trouble for the Arroyo Grande boys basketball team and a hot hand for Paso Robles provided the Bearcats a four-point lead through one quarter.

Ramses Barden has upgraded his travel plans for the new year.

Katy Carson scored a career-high 21 points to lead the Coast Union High girls basketball team to a 65-50 win over Cabrillo in the third-place game of the Valley Christian Academy Tournament.