At the 2026 SCIAC Swim and Dive Championships on Feb. 18-22, four out of the 10 relay meet records were broken, and three individual event records were broken. In addition, seven freshmen won SCIAC titles.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Athenas brave power outage, best Sagehens in multi weekend series
On Feb. 22, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) softball claimed a 2-1 series victory against rivals Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) in a hard-fought slate of games that stretched across two weekends due to a stadium lighting malfunction.
Sagehens water polo avenges January loss, wins second of three Sixth Street matches
On Wednesday, Feb. 25th, Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) women’s water polo battled in the most recent iteration of the Sixth Street Rivalry. CMS’s win in the prior matchup marked their first in 14 years over the Sagehens.
Stags basketball shoots their shot, wins Valentine’s Day Sixth Street showdown
Valentine’s Day is for lovers, but in Claremont, the CMS Stags defeated the P-P Sagehens in a heated rivalry, topping them 76-62. Despite a strong grasp in the first half, the Sagehens were ultimately unable to deny the Stags a Sixth Street title and a seat at the top of SCIAC. Guard Brady Karich CM ’28 attributed the win to the team’s ability to keep its focus on the game at hand.
Four 5C athletes headline preseason lacrosse All-Americans
Four 5C Lacrosse players were recently named preseason All-Americans. Julia Ryan CM ‘27 of CMC was joined by River Buechner PO ‘26, Shelby Stanton PO ‘26 and Taylor Glanville PZ ‘26 of P-P. The four sat down for interviews to discuss the hard work and winners’’ mindsets that led to this honor.
Rivalry, records and senior send-offs: Pomona-Pitzer invitational sets the stage for SCIAC championships
A bright, sunny morning atop the Haldeman pool deck on Feb. 7 signaled the start to the Pomona-Pitzer Swim Invitational, the second encounter of the season between the Sixth Street rivals Sagehens and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. As the final meet before the SCIAC Championships, the event bubbled with excitement as athletes from
Jack Gold and Alex Henderson slug their way to All-American status
D3Baseball.com named both Jack Gold PO ’27 and Alex Henderson CM ’27 to its preseason All-American Team. The two stars helped lead their respective teams to their NCAA Regional tournaments last year, with Henderson and the Stags reaching the NCAA Super Regionals. For the junior duo, the inevitable failure of baseball brings the charm.
CMS football caps off season with a muddy victory over La Verne
In a rainy, muddy game of football that capped off the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Stags’ season on Saturday, Nov. 15, they found success through the run game to defeat the La Verne Leopards 5-0. The Stag running back Cooper Nixon HM ’27 ran for 196 yards, a stark contrast from the two passing yards combined between both teams’ quarterbacks.
CMS volleyball takes down P-P, securing second seed in SCIAC tournament
In the final Sixth Street dual between Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) and Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) volleyball of the season on Nov. 7, the Athenas swept the Sagehens to finish a strong season with just one conference defeat. For senior Brooke McKee CM ’26, her last rivalry game was a memorable one.
CMS men’s swim and dive investigated for alleged misconduct, season temporarily suspended
An email statement to TSL from Alex Boekelheide, associate vice president for strategic communications & marketing at Claremont McKenna College, revealed that an investigation was launched into Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) men’s swim and dive due to alleged “concerning behaviors.”