Sagehen Offense Storms Past UPS Loggers 57-43

By Nick Grudin

When two football teams combine to score 100 points, accrue nearly 1000 total yards of offense, and gain 55 first downs, it is easily inferred that the defenses did not have much to do with the outcome the game. Such was the case last Saturday, when the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens hosted the Puget Sound Loggers in what turned out to be a full-fledged shootout between two very capable squads. Although the Loggers had 526 yards of total offense to the Sagehens 439, the Hens managed to come out on top, winning their Homecoming competition 57-43 and controlling the tempo of the game with their dynamic, big-play offense. [con't]

Women Harriers Run to Second Place Finish

By Laura Bishop

In the midst of the weekend hysteria of Harwood Halloween and Homecoming, the women’s cross-country team managed to wake up early on Saturday morning to run in the SCIAC Championships. The women’s team, coached by Kirk Reynolds and led by senior co-captains Anastasia Finnegan and Leah Barnes, finished in second place, behind a very strong Claremont-Mudd-Scripps team. [con't]

Water Polo Team Breezes by Two SCIAC Foes, Falls to CMS

By Derek Walters & Susie Dudis

Nobody knows why Caltech even has a water polo team. For the most part, their players participate because of Caltech’s athletic requirement. To the surprise of perhaps only the termite population, this team assembly strategy has proved disastrous.

So, last Wednesday when Pomona-Pitzer (11-11 overall, 2-2 SCIAC) trudged their way up the 210 for their annual opportunity to flog a bunch of math nerds, the laws of water polo were predictably upheld.

"Caltech always suffers from a lack of qualified players," said Ryan Williams ’01, "especially considering the level of competition there is in SCIAC." [con't]

Women Overpower CMS in Double Overtime 3-2

By Jey Cho

The Pomona-Pitzer women’s soccer team finished their season on a positive note and can look optimistically towards next season.

By defeating rival CMS by a 3-2 margin last Friday, the Sagehens finished their season with a record of 7-11 (6-6 SCIAC). A big turnaround from earlier in the season, when they at one point had a 2-8 record, the team came out for the second half of the season energized and ready to play, scoring an average of 2.6 goals per game in their last nine games, as opposed to 1.6 goals per game in their first nine. [con't]

Men’s Cross Country Races Strong at El Prado Regional Park

By Keith Richey

Sports Writer

On Saturday, October 30, the wind blew heartily across the Chino plains, bringing with it the soothing aroma of cow shit. Though situated at El Prado Regional Park, an oasis of green in an otherwise dirt-brown wasteland, the SCIAC Cross-Country Championships still suffered from the smell of shit. But the spectating was quite enjoyable after the initial nasal adjustments were made. [con't]

Men’s Soccer Finishes Season on High Note

By Neel Garlapati

After a disappointing loss to Sixth street rival CMS, the Men’s Soccer Team rebounded to finish their season on a stellar note Wednesday with a 1-0 shutout of SCIAC rival Cal Lutheran. The game left the Hens in third place in the League, behind a CMS team that went undefeated in League play and a Redlands team that only suffered two league losses, one of which came at the hands of the Hens. [con't]

Volleyball Team Suffers Tough Losses

By Jason McDevitt

Last week was a tough one for the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens. In the beginning of the week, the Hens were 3-6 in SCIAC play and looked to make a stretch run that would bring them up to .500 for the 1999 SCIAC season. However, formidable SCIAC opponents Occidental and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) stood in their way. Undaunted, the Sagehens traveled to Occidental on Monday, ready to tame the Tigers. The Sagehens fought hard but were swept by the powerful Occidental team: 15-13, 15-9, 15-17. [con't]