On Saturday, April 18, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) women’s water polo dethroned Pomona-Pitzer’s 20-year reign as SCIAC Champions. Despite P-P’s wins on Feb 25 and April 8, CMS cements its historic season in triumph after beating P-P for the first time in 20 years in January and holding strong for a 14-10 win in this SCIAC Championship game.
Sports
The WNBA is in full bloom and roots run closer than you may think
WNBA players’ recent advocacy and negotiations have made headlines, with some critics calling the progress and popularity a modern anomaly. Far from that, Ava Fleisher SC ’28 explores the rich history of women’s basketball at the 5Cs, dating back to Pomona’s groundbreaking 1903 team.
Growing out of the dynasty; saying goodbye to my Warriors-filled childhood
After a full decade of record-setting dominance in the NBA, the Golden State Warriors dynasty is nearing its end. Charlotte Hahm SC ’28 reflects on her memories growing up alongside the team’s break-out years and how her hometown team’s dependable success fueled childlike hope and naivety.
Seminars and scoreboards: David Goldblatt
Pitzer professor David Goldblatt is obsessed with football (soccer). After finishing his undergraduate years at Cambridge University, a young Goldblatt visited a place he hadn’t been since his childhood — a football stadium. This was the spark that ignited his multi-decade tango with the sport, not as a professional athlete but as an author and journalist examining its hidden political and sociological impact.
Stags golf wins second SCIAC tournament, prepares for championship
On April 3, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) men’s golf team clinched a narrow three-stroke victory at the SCIAC No. 2 Tournament. The Stags entered as clear favorites, ranked 4th nationally, but faced their greatest challenges against the relentless winds at Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon.
Pomona-Pitzer welcomes Dr. Danielle Lynch as new athletics director
Pomona-Pitzer welcomed its new athletic director, Dr. Danielle Lynch, on April 1 as she left her previous post at Haverford College. Lynch brings over 20 years of administrative experience in Division III athletics, which impressed Brent Carbajal, interim vice president for academic affairs and dean of Pomona.
Stags stun Sagehens, sweeping Sixth Street baseball
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) baseball team delivered a rout to rivals Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) through April 13 and 14, sweeping the series 3-0 to claim the first Sixth Street matchup of the season. CMS got off to a hot start in game one on Friday, culminating in a 17-4 mercy rule win after 7 innings.
CMS men’s tennis sweeps Cal Lutheran, remains nation’s best
CMS Men’s Tennis is continuing their dominant run in SCIAC and Division III tennis as a whole by sweeping Cal Lutheran University 7-0, dropping only one set en route to the shutout victory. Advik Mareedu, HM ’26 explained that their success stems from a strong sense of mutual commitment towards accountability within the team.
“We’re pretty comfortable with letting each other know when someone’s out of place, or someone’s not sticking to that standard,” Mareedu said. “We’ve been trying to make a better effort of holding others accountable if they’re slacking off.”
Get your head in the game: Tennis and anti-perfectionism
For many sports fans around the world, the spectator experience is an added perk to enjoy the players and teams they love. It may even be why one turns on Tennis Channel and re-watches the highlights like Federer vs Nadal in the 2008 Wimbledon final, or the angry meltdown of Serena Williams in her 2018 U.S. Open Final against Naomi Osaka. However, Katie Fullerton SC ’28 argues that for many tennis fans, watching the sport is more stressful than playing it.
No one flies down the slopes like the 5Cs, ski team takes on Nationals
Over spring break, the 5C Ski and Snowboard Team brought home two trophies from the U.S. Collegiate Ski and Snowboard National Championships that took place at Lake Placid, New York. On March 19, the women’s team placed first in slopestyle, and on March 21, they earned third overall for freeski.