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Madeline Fletcher (#163) races opponents at the Western State Conference Finals in Oxnard, CA on Oct. 25, 2024.

Meet Cuesta’s star athlete and coach, Madeline Fletcher

Colby Love, Sports Editor December 10, 2024

Madeline Fletcher finished up her 2024 cross-country campaign with a 13th-place finish at the CCCAA State Championship on Nov. 23, helping propel Cuesta College’s women’s cross-country team to 17th...

Women’s Basketball player Reese Pasternik (#5) drives to the basket against the Hartnell Panthers on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo courtesy of Natalie LaMalfa

Cuesta women’s basketball wins home opener against Hartnell

Colby Love, Sports Editor November 6, 2024

The Cuesta College women’s basketball took home their second consecutive win of the season on Tuesday after beating the Hartnell College Panthers, 62-45. It was a back-and-forth battle in the first...

Cuesta women’s wrestling club team members Ayten Elbarbary (left) wrestling Aubree Kooren (right) at practice on Oct. 24, 2024.

Women’s wrestling has made it to Cuesta

Colby Love, Sports Editor November 1, 2024

Girls’ wrestling has become the fastest-growing high school sport in the nation, and it is now impacting Cuesta College. Women’s wrestling has historically been a sport with minimal numbers and...

Men’s Water Polo player Oliver Finley scores the five-meter penalty against the L.A. Valley Monarchs on Oct. 30, 2024.

Cuesta men’s water polo beats Monarchs, clinches WSC tournament top seed

Colby Love, Sports Editor October 31, 2024

Cuesta men’s water polo defeated the #4 ranked Los Angeles Valley Monarchs, 15-10 on Wednesday, clinching the top seed in the upcoming 2024 Western State Conference (WSC) Tournament. The Cougars got...

Cuesta women’s soccer players Payton Grimes (#17) and Oneal Hunt (#13) defend the ball against their opponents the Oxnard Condors on Oct. 4. The Cougars won 5-1, marking their fourth win this season.

Two years since forfeited season, Cuesta women’s soccer is rebuilding

Colby Love, Sports Editor October 7, 2024

The Cuesta women’s soccer team is in the midst of its third season under head coach Kaleb Lique Naitove. Naitove took the reins as head coach only weeks before the 2022 season began. He was faced...

The Cuesta Beach Volleyball team just completed its inaugural season. Photo by Cuesta Athletics

Cuesta College debuts Women’s Beach Volleyball

Eva Genkinger May 20, 2024

Beach volleyball continues growing in popularity on California's Central Coast, and Cuesta College has been getting in on the action. The college has introduced a new women's beach volleyball team, led...

2024 Cuesta Softball Team. Photo by Cuesta Athletics

2024 Cuesta Softball season recap

Colby Love May 17, 2024

The Cuesta College Softball team concluded their season with a 4-0 loss in the CCCAA Regional Playoffs to the 15th-seeded College of the Canyons. Following a 2023 season where the Cougars disappointingly...

Caitlin Clark in action playing for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Photo by John Mac

Caitlin Clark fever is taking hold of basketball

Caitie Flanagan May 7, 2024

Caitlin Clark is breaking game records, raising viewership levels and garnering attention to women's basketball. Women's basketball is attaining more viewership and interest than ever before; former No....

Cuesta College men’s swimmer Brady Lind. Photo by Kim Lind

Meet Cuesta’s star swimmer Brady Lind

Colby Love May 2, 2024

Cuesta College Men’s Swimming Team has continued to see a large amount of success this season due to key contributions from lead swim team members, including their star freshman Brady Lind. Lind went...

Team photo of the 2023 Cuesta Men's Wrestling Team. Photo by Cuesta Athletics

The future of wrestling in SLO County

Colby Love April 5, 2024

Those involved in amateur wrestling are expressing excitement from the bounce-back in participation and engagement the sport is experiencing in SLO County. Like many sports, the global pandemic severely...

Members of the Cuesta Rodeo Club. Photo provided by Clint Pearce

Did you know Cuesta has a Rodeo Club?

Caitie Flanagan March 22, 2024

Connie and Clint Pearce have led Cuesta College’s Rodeo Club for the past nine years, with the 2022-2023 team having been made up of 32 members.  The Pearce’s grew up involved in rodeos, and both...

The view from the top of Black Hill trail located in Morro Bay

Different ways students can get active in SLO

Caitie Flanagan December 14, 2023

SLO County is full of numerous possibilities for staying mentally and physically active, including both indoor and outdoor options that can be done by oneself or with others.  The CDC states that staying...

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