When the Pomona-Pitzer women’s tennis team (4-1, 1-0 SCIAC) flew to Greencastle, Indiana, for the ITA National Indoor Championships on Feb. 26, 27, and 28, they had no idea they’d be coming home national champions. But as the weekend progressed, their dominance became clear: the Sagehens defeated their three opponents,
Author: Sabrina Wilk
CMS Falls to Chapman in Semifinals
With 43 seconds remaining in the SCIAC semifinal on Friday, Feb. 26, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s basketball team (13-12, 8-8 SCIAC) trailed Chapman University (20-6, 12-4 SCIAC) by five points. After struggling in the first half offensively, the Stags entered the second half down 37-25, and valiantly battled to even the score.
P-P Women’s Tennis Fall to Tritons, Triumph Over Tigers
Representing the Pomona-Pitzer women’s tennis team, Caroline Casper PO ’19 steeled herself as she gazed across the court at her opponent–Jasmine Hosseini of University of California, San Diego. After what felt like an eternity, with neither player able to keep a dominant lead, here they were in a 10-point
Duel in the Pool: CMS and P-P Split Victories Over Weekend
Anna Schwab PO ’16 took a deep breath and looked out at the serene water. On this bright Southern California day, the scene at Haldeman looked more like a pool party than a swim meet—besides the tangible tension permeating the air, that is. The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer swimming and
National Girls and Women in Sports Day a Huge Success
Basketballs in garbage cans were lugged into Voelkel Gym. Badminton nets were set up in Memorial Gym. Water cans and bags of orange slices were strategically placed around Rains Center. And finally, the buses from Fremont Academy and Serrano Middle School pulled up on Sixth Street, and National Girls and Women
Sagehens Remain Optimistic Despite Two Consecutive Losses
If a water polo player is kicked under the water and no one sees it, does it still hurt? The answer is yes. Do the players enjoy it? Megan Snow PO ’16 does. The Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens (0-2) started their season with two losses on Saturday, Jan. 30, in a California Baptist University mini
First-Year Phenoms Step Up for Sagehens
With two minutes remaining on the opening night of the David Wells Classic on Friday, Nov. 27, the Carleton College Knights (3-2) were up 62-59 over the Pomona-Pitzer men's basketball team (3-1). The two teams had been battling point-for-point in the second half, each intermittently taking the lead. Now, it was a waiting game
Alas, Ye Ole Hens of Sage Smite Down Thy Fair Poets
The first day the Pomona-Pitzer football team met in August, about two weeks before school started, each player received a playbook/schedule over 200 pages long. “The schedule was thorough and every event, game, eating period was presented,” quarterback Edward Sias PZ '19 said. “I realized that the football pre-season/season was going to be a big
Sagehens Stifle Poets, Swiped by Tigers
Pomona-Pitzer men's soccer (6-6-2, 6-4-1 SCIAC) made sure the Whittier College (4-7-1, 4-6-1 SCIAC) crowd was disappointed when the two teams faced off on the Poets’ field on Saturday, Oct. 10. “We dominated the first half like crazy,” forward Aidan Ferrer PO ’19 said. And dominate they did—within the first two minutes of
Hens Show Heart in Tough Loss
The Sagehens came out flying Saturday, Oct. 3 at the University of Redlands, starting the game with a touchdown at the end of the first quarter. The Bulldogs (1-2, 1-0 SCIAC) fought every step of the way but couldn’t hold the Hens off as Pomona-Pitzer (1-2, 0-1) made their way 75