Dr. G Predicts Western Winners in NBA

By Nick Grudin

The NBA in 1999 will be dominated by a cast of powerhouse west-coast squads. The top four teams are all from the Western Conference; the Portland Trailblazers, the San Antonio Spurs, the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Lakers will all have to vie for one spot in the NBA Finals, and one of them will take home the trophy. The Western Conference playoffs will be the climax of the season.

The top teams in the west will not have an easy road ahead, however. Not only will they have to play each other, they will have to deal with a formidable collection of up and coming young teams. The Phoenix Suns, the Sacramento Kings, the Seattle Supersonics and the Minnesota Timberwolves are all teams that have the potential to win big games. [con't]

Women Race to Sixth Place Regional Finish

By Laura Bishop

The 1999 season is over for all but one member of this year’s Pomona-Pitzer women’s Cross-Country team. Senior captain Anastasia Finnegan, qualified for the NCAA Division III Cross-Country Nationals by finishing fourth overall in the Western Regionals, which were hosted last Saturday at McIver Park in Estacada, Oregon by Lewis & Clark College. The top two teams, as well as the top six individual finishers who are not members of the top two teams, qualify for Nationals, held this Saturday at the University of Wisconsin in Osh-Kosh. [con't]

Meyered On Sports

King Sinks Boxing

Immediately I leaped upon the beggar. With a blow of my fist I closed one of his eyes, which in an instant grew as big as a ball. I broke one of my finger nails breaking two of his teeth... I seized him by the collar with one hand, and with the other I took him by the throat and began pounding his head against the wall... Then, having by a vigorous kick in the back, strong enough to break his shoulder blades, felled the sexagenarian, I picked up a large branch that happened to be lying on the ground and beat him with the obstinate energy of a cook tenderizing a beefsteak.- Charles Baudelaire, Beat The Poor, from Paris Spleen. [con't]

Sagehens Suffer First Round Tourney Elimination

By Derek Walters

The Pomona-Pitzer men’s water polo team (13-13 overall, 4-5 SCIAC) went into last weekend’s SCIAC post-season tournament hoping to redeem what they felt was a sub-par year. Their first game, against La Verne University, looked as though it would be a good springboard into the latter rounds of the tournament.

Looks can be deceiving.

"We will never speak of that game again," said Dustin Baker ’01, echoing the comments of every Sagehen. [con't]

Men Finish Ninth in NCAA West Regionals

By Keith Richey

The Pomona-Pitzer men’s Cross-Country team finished their season this past Saturday at the NCAA Division III Regional Championships in Portland, Oregon. The Hens finished ninth out of 15 teams. Four out of the six Hens that ran at the meet finished with personal bests, and Adam Boardman qualified for the National Championships in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on November 20.

Boardman ’01 paced the Hens with a time of 25:55, which garnered him fifth place and the trip to Nationals. The next Hen to cross the line was John Singleton ’01, who finished 20th in the race by running 27:02, a personal best. Following Singleton was Paul Miser ’03, who ran a time of 27:51 to finish 41st. Paul Snape ’02, who also ran a personal best, was the next Hen to finish. Snape ran 28:33 to take 63rd. [con't]

P-P Football Awards

Team MVP - Dan Wire Offensive MVP - Ryan Hattersley Jesse Huttenbrauck Defensive MVP - Joseph McMullen Defensive Lineman - David Rothwell Offensive Lineman - Matt Campbell Iron Man Award - Matthew Lacoss Most Improved - Ron Tamale Coach’s Award - Joshua Meier Kahry Espy Aytch Award - Jacob Reid Captains - Kahry Espy Dan Wire Ryan Hattersley

Joseph Koch For the second straight year, Eric Dugan PI '00 was named SCIAC Player of the Year. Despite finishing the season filling in for the injured Jason Magee PI '00 at sweeper, Dugan still managed to tally 16 goals and 16 assists. The Sagehens finished the season with a 13-6-1 record.