Mike Bergeron '06, aka "Skinny" races neck and neck with CMS opponent.

XCountry Men Take First Place in SCIAC Championships, Women Take Second
By David Fussell-Louie
Staff Writer

After an excellent showing at the SCIAC multi-dual meets, the Pomona-Pitzer men’s and women’s cross-country teams took first and second place respectively at the SCIAC Championships. The Championship was held at La Mirada Park on Saturday, November 11.

Turnovers Prove Costly for Sagehen Football
By Ezekiel Pfeifer
Sports Associate

The Sagehens suffered a tough loss in their penultimate game of the season, dropping 9-7 to Redlands. The loss brings the Pomona-Pitzer football team to 5-3 overall for the season and 3-2 in SCIAC, while Redlands went to 5-2 overall and an undefeated 4-0 in SCIAC play. The Hens played extremely well defensively, keeping Redlands out of the end zone the entire game, but the P-P offense could never get rolling, despite a 235 yard rushing performance by running back Jonathan Samples ’04.

Young Water Polo Team Strives for Consistency
By Lauren Sauter
Sports Associate

Finding Nemo was a great movie, or so I am told. Men’s water polo is also pretty great; but once again, I am only repeating what I have heard. What these two things have in common, then, are swimming, greatness, and I have never seen either. I had planned to attend the game on Monday, which we lost, but it was too cold. On the other hand, I have never planned to watch Finding Nemo. Here the paths diverge.

Sagehen Shutout Ends Successful Season
By Maggie Fick
Staff Writer

In their last game of the regular season, the Sagehen Men’s Soccer team trounced the Whittier Poets 7-0 to end their winning season. Having already beat Whittier 5-0 a month earlier, P-P set out to do it again and came out even stronger. The game started off well with a goal from Richard Cannon ’06 early in the match.

The Sagehens continued to dominate with goals from Mario Velez ’04 and Alex Pickrell ’06 before the half. “Seeing several seniors score in their last game was definitely a highlight of the season,” observed freshman Sam Farina-Henry.

Poorly Publicized Homecoming Game is THIS Saturday
By Lauren Sauter
Sports Associate

I remember Homecoming in high school. It was a big deal. There was a parade, a dance, and lots of underage frontloading. And it was fun, let me tell you. Everybody went to the football game, and it was unequivocally cool. Even the too-cool-for-school kids went, making homecoming cooler than cool (mmm, ice cold).

In college, the scenery change a bit. So much so that the other evening I witnessed a debate, involving a football player, over whether Homecoming had already passed or not. We ultimately came to the conclusion that yes, Homecoming had come and gone. None of us were too upset.

October Revives Passion for National Pastimes
By Ezekiel Pfeifer
Sports Associate

Marisa Gardner ’04 has been practicing the Shaolin Kempo style of karate since she was twelve years old. Kempo focuses on self-defense, using what is termed the “Te” technique, or “empty hands.” As a result, Kempo focuses on punches and throws rather than on kicks.

“I do kick-boxing and I’d like to try other forms of martial arts,” says Gardner. “Other styles have better kicks, and I’d like to learn those. Kempo is kind of lacking in that area.”