Coming onto the field to play its last home game of the season, the La Verne football team was hoping to send out its 14 seniors on a good note against the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens.
What the Leopards hoped would be a magical day during Homecoming weekend turned out to be much less than magical for the La Verne football team, as it suffered a tough loss to the Redlands Bulldogs, 64-28, Saturday at Ortmayer Stadium.
The football team faced a tough first Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game loss to Occidental, 33-27, Saturday at Ortmayer Stadium.
The University of La Verne has adopted a new bystander intervention program called “Step UP!” The “bystander effect” refers to instances in which individuals do not offer any means of help to a victim when other people are present.