The rivalry matchup started with loud crowds and bench energy from both sides as the score was tied 20 different times throughout the first set.
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Football leaps on Poets early to win, 50-26
The Leopards’ defense held the Poets’ offense to 26 points after receiving two interceptions and restricted their run plays to just a few yards throughout the game.
Water polo season suspended after positive COVID test
A University of La Verne men’s water polo player has tested positive for COVID-19, therefore the Leopards will not participate in this weekend’s Gary Troyer Tournament.
Leopards win thriller to open SCIAC play
The men’s soccer team won 3-2 in a dog fight of a match against the Whittier Poets Wednesday night.
Leopards dominate Poets in anticipated return
The La Verne football team blew out the Whittier Poets, 42-0, in their season opener, Saturday at Ortmayer Stadium.
La Verne athletes hang on to hopes of playing this spring
The spring season for University of La Verne athletics is still up in the air, though Athletic Director Scott Winterburn is hoping Leopards can get back onto the field before the end of the academic year.
Bobcat Fire worsens air quality
The Bobcat Fire turns the skies over Whittier an unearthly color Sept. 9.
Poets choke on their words against Leopards
The women’s basketball team overcame a huge early deficit, scoring 35 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to beat the Whittier Poets, 78-72, Wednesday at the Frantz Athletic Court in the Leopards’ Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener.
Leopards split meet against the Poets
The men’s swimming team finished just barely ahead of Whitter, 97-96, but the women weren’t able to push past the Poets, losing 116-102 on Saturday.
Runners finish SCIAC competition
The La Verne cross country teams competed in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships at Pomona-Pitzer’s Strehle Track on Saturday.