Last Sunday, Pomona-Pitzer swimmers competed in the Redlands Pentathlon and continued their preseason form with strong individual performances. Unlike most competitions, where swimmers focus on one or two individual strokes, the Pentathlon requires each participant to swim 100 meters of each stroke: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. Based on their
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Hens and Stags Tied as They Enter SCIAC Tournament
With their 8-2 win over Cal Lutheran last Saturday, the Pomona-Pitzer men’s water polo team finished their regular season tied with CMS for first place in SCIAC. Although both teams have 6-1 records in SCIAC play, the Stags’ head-to-head victory over the Sagehens earlier in the season gives them the
Response to “A Better Admissions Policy”
In last week’s sports section of TSL, the author of “A Better Admissions Policy” argues that a developing trend of increased student-athlete acceptance has the potential to increase the academic and athletic achievement of the school. In support of this statement, he points to the fact that “our D-III athletes
Men’s Soccer Eliminated in Semi-Final Versus Redlands
The Pomona-Pitzer men’s soccer team’s season came to an abrupt end as the Redlands Bulldogs, ranked 15th nationally, shut out the Sagehens 3-0 in the SCIAC Tournament semifinal. The victory extended the Bulldogs’ win streak to 16 games. After losing both regular-season games to a team that went unbeaten in
Men’s Soccer Clinches SCIAC Berth
After wins against Occidental and Cal Lutheran, the Pomona-Pitzer men’s soccer team clinched a SCIAC playoff spot and is set to play CMS or Redlands next Wednesday. Last Saturday, Pomona-Pitzer traveled to Occidental to take on the Tigers in a small, cage-like field stamped on the side of a mountain.
Mens Soccer Falls to CMS, Crushes Caltech
On Wednesday night the Sagehens won 8-0 against perennial conference bottom-dweller Caltech. In a game where Pomona-Pitzer easily could have played their usual game, sitting back and possessing the ball back and forth across the field, the Sagehens showed a different side of themselves by going straight for the throat,
Overtime Goal Sees La Verne Past the Sagehens
This Wednesday, Pomona-Pitzer men’s soccer traveled to nearby Damien High School to take on a La Verne team lacking their own playing field. The small field—60 x 100 yards compared to P-P’s standard 75 x 115 field—prevented the Sagehens from playing their standard possession game and allowed La Verne to
Arash Mahboubi: Bringing the Party to PP Soccer
“What can I say? He’s got a lot of swag.” This is how fellow teammate Lawrence McDonald PZ ’15 introduced Arash Mahboubi PO ’15, this week’s player profile. A first-year from La Canada, California, Mahboubi stormed onto the Pomona-Pitzer men’s soccer team by securing a starting central midfield spot in
Sagehens Fall to Redlands But Beat Whittier 1-0
Last Saturday, Pomona-Pitzer improved on their early loss to Redlands but still could not overcome a team that is becoming this season’s in-league rival. Pomona-Pitzer battled Redlands for nearly the entire first half before Bulldog forward Alex Laughton scored to give his team the lead. In the second half, Pomona-Pitzer
Mahboubi’s Late Goal Lifts Sagehens Over Cal Lutheran 1-0
Last Saturday, Pomona-Pitzer men’s soccer travelled to Thousand Oaks and beat the Kingsmen of Cal Lutheran University, recording their fifth consecutive league win. In the first half, Cal Lutheran struggled to string together passes but battled hard to frustrate P-P’s possession game. Although the Sagehens definitely set the pace of