A walkout song can be used for good or evil. Expert team players and aspiring glue guys spend hours ruminating on such topics. Done correctly, the walkout song can act as a rallying point for the team, a highlight of an inning. But one wrong misstep or misreading of vibes can elicit cascades of groans from both benches. Adam Akins PZ ‘27 leads a deep dive into the history of the walkout song, and the greatest walk out song success story, Gerardo Parar and his ascension to fame in the twilight of his career through Baby Shark.
Sports
CMS women’s water polo can’t drown out USC but come away with 3-1 record at Claremont Convergence
The Athenas waged an underwater war against DI and DII foes at the Claremont Convergence Tournament on Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) women’s water polo fought valiantly and came away with three wins at Axelrood pool, but fell to the USC Trojans 18-4.
Sly Foxes outmaneuver Occidental women’s rugby, earning a 30 – 10 victory and sweet revenge
The Claremont Foxes women’s rugby team proved that size isn’t everything as they took down the Occidental Tigers 30-10 on Saturday, March 2. Scrappy as they come, the foxes faced the pouring rain and avenged their November loss to the Tigers.
P-P lacrosse brings the ‘Henergy’ in rainy rivalry rout of CMS
The Henergy was high at Zinda field on Saturday, March 2 as Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) women’s lacrosse took the sixth street rivalry match over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) 15-10, earning their first goal in 30 seconds thanks to Fiona Lewis PO ‘25.
Cue the magic 8-ball: 5C Billiard Club hosts ‘Heartbreak Tournament’ at Pomona College
Cue the drama — on Sunday, March 3, the 5C Billiard Club hosted its Valentine’s Day-themed “Heartbreak Tournament” in Pomona College’s Walker Lounge. The room was filled with music, tension and the smell of Cane’s as the club worked to create a fun tournament environment.
Sagehens sink Stags in Sixth Street series and cement strong start to season
Sagehens’ baseball dominated the Stags 14-1 in the sixth street series opener on Friday, March 1 at Alumni field. Jake Hilton PO ’25 contained Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) with eight strikeouts while the bats got working in the bottom of each inning, getting the Hens on base early and often.
Girls in Lifting and Fitness makes a safe space for women and gender nonconforming people out of the masculine wasteland of the gym
Say goodbye to intimidating gym bros and cardio-only workouts (unless you’re into that). Girls in Lifting and Fitness (GILFs) holds four weekly sessions for 5C women and gender nonconforming students to experience the positive side of exercise without the too-often seen negatives.
“Our main focus is kind of demystifying the gym as this space for men and masculine figures,” Sam Machin PO ’24 said. “And so we really just want to work on making the gym less intimidating, having more information about what each machine does, proper form and what that looks like, and how to work as a group.”
Sixth street basketball SCIAC semifinals
CMS stags basketball trample over the Sagehens’ hope of a postseason berth in a packed one shot game. The Stags earned a second half comeback by executing their game with great exigence and energy, and rode the momentum to a SCIAC league title, defeating California Lutheran in finals.
“We just studied the game plan and stayed aggressive and we just tried to attack them…we just tried to turn that up in the 2nd half and just continuing to take it play by play, we knew it was going to be a grind out game.” said Caelan Jones CGU ‘25.
Sagehens baseball give Whitman Blues the weepies in 2-1 series whopping
P-P men’s baseball beat down the Whitman Blues with a 2-1 game count, closing up the last series of the Hen’s preseason. The Sagehens relied on hot bats in the first two games, earning a cumulative 13 runs in the first game combined with a pair of shutouts but faltered in the final game of the series.
Highlighting Black Athleticism: First-year Black athletes share their experiences on 5C Varsity teams
To celebrate Black History Month, TSL interviewed three students about their first-year experiences as Black athletes on 5C varsity teams.