After a nail biting first half, the Sagehens came back in true feathery form, securing the Sixth Street victory on their senior night with a final score of 12-5 on Saturday, April 20. Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) women’s water polo cemented their No. 1 SCIAC ranking with their win against the Athenas, going into the postseason with a perfect 12-0 record.
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Sagehens track and field keep flying, fighting for national top rankings after dominant P-P invitational
Spikes on, feathers ruffled, and attacking the rubber on a national level, P-P women’s and men’s cross-country cemented their presence in the national top-ten rankings after dominant performances in the 36th annual Pomona-Pitzer Invitational on Saturday, April 6.
Sagehens’ spunk helps P-P soar above Oxy Tigers in mercy rule win
Jake Hilton PO ’25 delivered yet another dominating start, leading the Pomona-Pitzer to tame the Occidental Tigers in a seven inning, four hit, complete game win, the second of his collegiate career thanks to strong offensive presence and solid defense.
Sagehens can fly, but they swim faster: P-P women’s swim and dive wins two first place trophies at NCAA national championship
The Hens swam all the way to Greensboro, North Carolina to compete in the Division III national championship from March 20 to 23, where they placed seventh overall. Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) took home two first place titles and seven All American honors in both relays and individual events over the intense four day competition.
Spring baseball and walkout songs; an ode to the greatest glue guy of all time
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.
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.
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.
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.