This is my last column after four years of working for TSL. I entered as a sports designer when I was a freshman and, eight semesters later, I leave as a sports editor. Of course, there were all sorts of positions in between, but I don’t mind admitting that the
Author: Rylan Stewart
Claremont Rugby Club Reaches D-II Nationals
On the 5Cs, club teams face an uphill battle to prominence. Without direct sanctioning from the athletics department, club sports must struggle for support—both to find adequate finances and participation. In the case of rugby, add in unconventional sports terminology like ruck, maul, lineout and scrum, and you have a
Spring Break Sports Preview
Although the words “spring break” might convey images of sun-drenched beaches or leisurely road trips, in fact, not everybody leaves campus. Whether due to work, finances, or sheer laziness, if you find yourself on campus over spring break and want to try something new, check out some of these upcoming
P-P Basketball Defeats Cal Lutheran in Double Overtime for spot in SCIAC championships
Pomona-Pitzer defeated Cal Lutheran in double overtime on Friday, February 26 to send the Sagehens to their third straight SCIAC championship game against rival CMS. Cal Lutheran led for much of the game, but the Sagehens refused to be put away. After trailing by as much as 12, P-P fought
A User Guide to Sagehen-Stag Basketball
This time of year is a stressful one, and amidst the senior mess of theses, special projects, job or graduate school applications, and finals, it is important to give thanks for a few good things in order to appreciate the positives in life. To accomplish this, I am currently living
Women’s Soccer Takes Down Redlands and Cal Lutheran with Pair of 2-1 Upsets
Near the end of the Spring 2009 semester, Alex Scharr PO ’10 heard rumblings that the women’s soccer team didn’t have a goalie lined up for the following season. The team no longer had one in the system, and specific recruiting efforts had fallen short. Like any enterprising Pomona student,
Sagehen Volleyball Prepares For Season-Deciding Stretch
Over break, the Sagehens took a break from SCIAC opponents to play against Haverford and UC Santa Cruz in the Fall Classic Tournament at Cal Lutheran. The team went into break riding a winning streak and a strong 6-2 record in SCIAC, and hoping to build momentum for crucial matches
Pomona’s Workers’ Support Committee: Twenty Years Later
The Workers’ Support Committee (WSC) is a group of students that came together both to provide support to give workers a more prominent voice on campus, and to create better relations between students, staff, and faculty. The organization gradually coalesced as a group in part as a result of tenuous
A Look at P-P’s Fall Break Home Matchups
For many of the student body, fall break is a time to take a visit back home, catch up on sleep, or gallivant around some national forest on OTL’s budget. For our ever-working athletes, however, fall break is one of the most crucial points of the season, and they will
Editor’s Welcome
Welcome to the Fall 2009 sports section. We are doing a few things differently this year, and I thought that I would take the time to share this with you, the reader. First, you may notice the absence of the Red and White colors. This is because we will not