Sports results, schedule and standings for the week of March 2, 2012.

After an impressive 2011 season, the softball team looks to take it all this year.

  Christian Orozco Sports Editor Dailey Theatre was filled with students, fans and supporters of poetry Wednesday night for the Black Student Union Black Poetry Showcase in honor of Black History Month. Host DeAntwann Johnson got the crowd ready for the night by singing the black national anthem and reciting a poem of his own. [...]

Spring has begun and along with a new semester the season also brings spring athletics.

With a new coach the swimming and diving team looks to be a top contender in SCIAC despite having one of the smallest teams in the conference.

Junior cross country runner Alex Forbess is one of the most improved runners in the Southern California Intercol­legiate Conference and hopes to take the conference by storm next year.

The men’s water polo team finished the Southern California Intercol­legiate Athletic Conference with a 3-7 record and placed sixth in the tournament with a 1-2 record.

On senior day Saturday the Leopards lost both of their games at Las Flores Park, with an emotional 10-9 loss to the Whittier Poets and a 12-7 loss to the Vanguard Lions.

The men’s water polo almost pulled off the upset on Wednesday against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, but fell short, losing to the Stags 12-9.

The men’s water polo team fell short of a victory on Wednesday on the road against Pomona-Pitzer with a 17-8 loss.