When I went to study abroad last spring, I was worried. So many sporting events would be taking place while I was in South Africa, and I would not be able to watch any of them. March Madness, the NBA playoffs, Opening Day, and the terminally underappreciated NHL playoffs. How
Tag: Soccer
Footytube: Giving Thanks for a Soccer Fan’s Dream
In these holiday times of seasonal drinks (ah, pumpkin latte and peppermint mocha, my good friends) and overbearing consumerism, the thing I’m most thankful for in sports is a Web site called footytube.com. While my non-existent avid readers would likely have expected me to laud UNC’s basketball championship, the joy
Historic Year for Men’s Soccer Despite Early Sagehen Tournament Exit
Zack Burke ’10 had a mouth full of curly fries and a quesadilla, but it didn’t stop him from discussing life after Pomona-Pitzer soccer.“Now that the season’s over, only God can judge me,” Burke said earnestly. The Sagehens’ season ended earlier than expected last week when P-P lost in the
Men’s Soccer Clinch SCIAC Title Before Tournament Loss
Last Saturday, the Pomona-Pitzer men’s soccer team clinched its first unshared SCIAC title in 29 years with a 3-1 victory over visiting Cal Lutheran. The win set up an epic playoff showdown between the No. 1 Sagehens and the No. 4 CMS Stags Wednesday afternoon. Unfortunately, the Sagehens came up
Women’s Soccer Takes Down Redlands and Cal Lutheran with Pair of 2-1 Upsets
Near the end of the Spring 2009 semester, Alex Scharr PO ’10 heard rumblings that the women’s soccer team didn’t have a goalie lined up for the following season. The team no longer had one in the system, and specific recruiting efforts had fallen short. Like any enterprising Pomona student,
Sagehen Soccer Closes in on First SCIAC Regular Season Title in 29 years
It was a strange sight to behold on the Pomona-Pitzer field Monday afternoon as the visiting Whittier Poets practiced alongside the Sagehens. As P-P ran passing drills on one half of the field, the Poet scrubs lazily took shots on their backup goalkeeper.To the estimated 25 fans in attendance, the
Men’s Soccer Beats CMS to Keep Golden Boot
The P-P men’s soccer team dealt CMS an authoritative 2-0 defeat over fall break to hang onto the Golden Boot, which is given annually to the winner of the Sagehen-Stag season series. The win, coupled with a 1-0 victory over Occidental on Oct. 21, brings P-P to a 9-1 record
Women’s Soccer Keeps Looking For Wins as Season Comes to a Close
Elli Seo PO ‘10 fights for the ball against an Occidental opponent in the Sagehens’ 2-0 loss to the Tigers on Wednesday. The team has only one win and one tie in its past eight games, all SCIAC competitions, to fall to a tie for 5th place with La Verne
Evan Munoz Carries Men’s Soccer Past Cal Lutheran with Double Overtime Goal
Most sporting events are determined by mere inches. A tiny amount of space determines whether a ball is fair or foul, whether a three-pointer is blocked or swished, whether a wide receiver is in or out of the endzone, and whether a team wins or loses.Evan Munoz PI ’12 gave
Men’s Soccer Recap: October 9
The Pomona-Pitzer men’s soccer team scored a huge upset against SCIAC arch-rivals Redlands Saturday afternoon. Zack Mirman PO ’11 put away a penalty kick in the 89th minute to give the Sagehens a 2-1 victory and a sole possession of first place in the SCIAC standings.“I actually wasn’t that nervous,”