Some might say that the best part of the Claremont consortium is making friends across the five schools. Wrong. It’s saying goodbye to these friends once a semester and showing up to the biggest athletic event of the year: Rivalry Weekend. This Saturday, Oct. 5 Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) women’s soccer, men’s soccer and football will compete against each other for the famed Sixth Street title.
In the days leading up to the Sixth Street Rivalry game, Stags men’s soccer blanked Redlands College, putting two goals past the Bulldogs to secure a clean-sheet victory on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at Pritzlaff Field.
Any good team needs a strong defense and Patricia DePalma PO ‘27 is the backbone of the Sagehens’ shutout-quality defense this year. The goalkeeper of the nest is on fire this season with 17 saves and six shutouts in eight games. She is looking forward to the team’s growth as the season progresses.
On Friday, Sept. 13 and Saturday, Sept. 14, Pomona Pitzer (PP) women’s tennis flew into the preseason to compete in the annual PP-CMS invitational.
On Sept. 7 and 8, the Stags and Sagehens men’s water polo teams left the comfort of Claremont to face Division I foes at UC San Diego’s Triton Invitational. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps’ (CMS) 12-11 win against UC Merced allowed the newest players to showcase their abilities before the start of the regular season.
Finals season started early for athletes at the Claremont Colleges as the Sagehens and Athenas looked to make the grade in a trio of championship showdowns on Sixth Street. Ultimately, it was straight A’s for the Hens on the semester, sending the Athenas home with no credit and no titles.
Stags baseball sent the Redland Bulldogs to the pound with a 9-6 morning win and a 13-3 mercy rule victory in the afternoon on Saturday, April 13. After falling behind in game one of their series Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) came back in a big way thanks to a strong performance on the mound from Aaron Herst CM ’26 and big hits up and down the lineup.
The Hens swam all the way to Greensboro, North Carolina to compete in the Division III national championship from March 20 to 23, where they placed seventh overall. Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) took home two first place titles and seven All American honors in both relays and individual events over the intense four day competition.
In honor of Women’s History Month TSL interviewed three women coaches to spotlight their experiences at the 5Cs.
Josh Angle CG’ 24 finally says goodbye to the court that he called home for over five years. His footprint; 3003 minutes of magic,1647 points, 237 made 3’s and the second all star selection in Stag’s history. Angle was a holistic team player and talented student over his CMC and CGU tenure, helping the team rally and push into the third round NCAA bracket for the first time in program history.
“When I thought about places to do it, there was of course potential intrigue of going in the transfer portal and doing all these different things but when I really considered what that would look like I didn’t think I would find a place where I would have a better experience between knowing the coaches, having so many good friends on the team and being in Claremont,” Angle said.
