After a mind-blowing month of March Madness, it’s hard to imagine the basketball world getting any hotter. With unbelievable upsets, like 12-rannked Yale’s 79-75 triumph over five-seed Baylor, and a stunning buzzer-beating three-point shot by Kris Jenkins to give the Villanova Wildcats the NCAA championship over the North Carolina Tar Heels,
Author: Katie Baughman
CMS Men’s Golf Scores Second, Sagehens Claim Seventh Place
This past weekend marked another exciting golf tournament for the Claremont Colleges as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer men’s teams competed in the SCIAC II Tournament at Anaheim Hills Golf Club. Held Saturday and Sunday, Apr. 9 and 10, the teams went head-to-head against SCIAC competitors California Lutheran Univeristy, University of La Verne,
Record-Breaking Weekend for CMS Track and Field, Team Claims Victories
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s and women’s track and field team (M: 3, W: 4) has had another unbelievable season. Whether they were competing in sprints and hurdles, pole vaults and long jumps, or shot put and discus, members of the team have placed in, if not won, many of the events. With strong performances
CMS vs Caltech: Tension in the Tenth
It was the tenth inning on Saturday, Apr. 2. The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps baseball team (8-19, 6-12 SCIAC) had come off a big win against California Institute of Technology (2-19, 0-15 SCIAC), crushing the Beavers 17-6 on Friday, Apr. 1, in Pasadena. However, game two was much more of a nail-biter as the teams entered extra innings
Claremont Rugby Advances to Second Round
Throughout the 2016 season, the Claremont Colleges Rugby Football Club (8-0) has maintained an impeccable record, scorching their competition consistently. Following their league championship against Azusa Pacific University on Friday, Mar. 4, Claremont received the top seed in the Division II National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) championship playoffs. After
March Madness for CMS Men’s Tennis
There's never a dull moment for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s tennis team (12-2, 1-0 SCIAC). Between Mar. 11 and Mar. 20, the Stags played in seven matches, finishing the nine-day stretch with an impressive 5-2 record. Although they were handed their first two losses of the season (to Emory University and Bowdoin College,
CMS Stags Stay Perfect on the Tennis Court
CMS Tennis Shuts Down Caltech & Carnegie Mellon For the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s tennis team (7-0, 1-0 SCIAC) there’s no such thing as too much competition. On Sunday, Mar. 6, the no. 2 Div.-III-ranked Stags swept no. 40 California Institute of Technology (3-2, 1-1 SCIAC) 9-0. The victory featured stunning performances from before playing
Home-Run from First-Year Metsch Puts Athenas On Top
What exactly goes through the mind of a softball player during her first official college series? For Abigail Metsch SC ’19, it was I’m gonna hit a home run now! After losing 11-4 to Vanguard University (3-3) in a morning match on Feb. 6th, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps softball team (1-1, 0-0 SCIAC) was hungry
Sagehens Top the Stags in a Claremont Showdown
After coming off two screens in the top of the key against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (8-10, 3-7 SCIAC), Jack Gale PO ’18 saw an open shot from behind the three-point line. Up 32-21 over the Stags with 14 minutes remaining in the second half, Gale boldly took the shot, hoping to extend his
Athenas Orchestrate Effective Plan of Attack, Multiple Team Members Contribute to Wins
With four seconds remaining in the game, forward Kris Brackmann CM ’17 inbounded the ball for the final time. The Athenas, tied 53-53 against Transylvania University in the opening game of the 2015-16 season, were looking for their last chance to pull ahead and start the season off with a victory. Brackmann spotted