Football Suffers Tough Loss to La Verne

By Nick Grudin

Coming into the game last Saturday, Pomona-Pitzer was ranked 26th among Division-III schools, and La Verne ranked 30th. It was a perfect day for these two aspiring football teams to meet. At game-time, it was a dry 93 degrees and the San Bernardino mountains loomed surprisingly clear in the blue sky behind Merrit Field. The Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens and the La Verne Leos, two eager and determined undefeated teams, took the field ready to do battle. [con't]

Sagehen Spikers Even SCIAC Record by Spanking Cal Tech

By Jason McDevitt

Last week was a disappointing one for the Pomona-Pitzer women’s volleyball team.

As the Sagehens looked forward to two pivotal SCIAC matches against Occidental and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS), they were bitten by the proverbial injury bug. Veteran leader Alison Rindlaub ’02, who suffered from a viral infection, and defensive specialist Liz Shatzer ’03, who was injured in a previous match, were unable to play. The loss of these two fierce competitors left the team with an uphill battle. [con't]

H2O Polo Expectant Going Into Claremont Convergence

By Derek Walters

The first contest of the UC-Santa Cruz Slugfest!, held in Santa Cruz on the second and third of October, was a good one.

There were less than thirty seconds left in the game. The Pomona-Pitzer men’s water polo team (5-7 overall) was leading the Santa Clara Broncos by one and had possession of the ball. It looked as though the Sagehens were on the brink of SCIAC men’s water polo immortality; the Broncos, an NCAA Division-I team, are rarely challenged by smaller Division-III squads such as Pomona-Pitzer’s. [con't]

Womens Cross Country Ready for SCIAC Meets

By Laura Bishop

While just the thought of running five thousand meters on a course through the woods, or sprinting up mountains in the hot sun is enough to make most people’s legs ache, the Pomona-Pitzer women cross-country runners have been doing it since the beginning of school. This year’s womens cross-country team, led by Head Coach Kirk Reynolds, has had tremendous success so far this season and is optimistic about the two upcoming league meets. [con't]