In the halls of Pomona College first-year dorm Lyon Hall, a sheet of notebook paper was all it took to get the ball rolling for the Lyon Soccer team. Esul Baek PO ’30 and Brayden Wright PO ’30 started the informal rec-team earlier this year to bridge fragmented first-year friend groups through enjoyment of the beautiful game.
Sports
Sagehens women’s basketball shoots for success, despite dropping season openers
After two home games, and despite two second half leads, Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) women’s basketball started their 2026-27 campaign 0-2. The Sagehens fell to Pacific University and Wheaton College last Friday and Saturday, respectively, a disappointing start to a season with high expectations. Close losses early on, however, don’t sway the program’s expectations for the season ahead.
Stags complete comeback, look to SCIAC championship game
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) football overcame an early 10-point deficit to defeat the Azusa Pacific University (APU) Cougars 31-10 on Nov. 7 at the newly-built Patrick G. Rogan Stadium. With the win, the Stags sent their 21 seniors off with one final home victory before heading into the SCIAC championship game.
OPINION: I’m a DIII athlete. Don’t give me a scholarship
Zachary LeBlanc argues that the potential for scholarships in Division III athletics poses a threat to the very existence of the level. He worries that scholarships would burden schools with unsustainable athletics costs and remove the purity of the joy that comes from playing DIII sports.
OPINION: WNBA gets the ratings win, but loses out on equal treatment
Talbott Chesley PO ’28 argues that the WNBA’s unusual tipoff time reflects a broader pattern of failure in ensuring equality between it and the NBA. In doing so, he highlights both the surging popularity of the WNBA’s closing series and the necessity of ensuring it gets the visibility it needs.
Can you dig it? The story of Corrina Benson’s record-setting career with P-P volleyball
Corrina Benson PO ’27 is proof that you don’t have to choose just one passion — you can excel in many areas at once. Benson serves as a defensive anchor for the Pomona-Pitzer volleyball program, while also majoring in both physics and art history.
Sagehens sprint to victory, win SCIACs
Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) men’s and women’s cross-country swept the SCIAC Championships on Friday, Oct. 30, marking the first time since 1979 that both programs won the conference title in the same year. With the win, the women’s team ended Claremont-Mudd-Scripps’ (CMS) 15-year winning streak, while the men extended their own run to six straight championships.
Why the NBA’s parity promises its best season yet
Jake Creelan makes the case for parity in today’s NBA, defending the second apron in diversifying talent around the league. As the new season kicks off, he argues that the NBA has never been better, and why the season to come might be the best yet.
Major league blues, minor league highs
Spencer Thompson PO ’30 spent an entire summer obsessing over Minor League Baseball and quit his job to catch more games. He makes the case that the minor leagues have overtaken Major League Baseball as America’s truest pastime.
In a pickle: CMC adds new signage clarifying pickleball courts are CMS only
Claremont McKenna College added new signage to its pickleball courts this week to affirm that they are exclusively meant for CMC, Harvey Mudd College and Scripps College students, faculty and staff. The signage was updated after the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) asked staff at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Athletics about community members’ access to the courts.