La Verne continued its eight game winning streak against Whittier on Saturday beating the Poets 3-0 in game one and 8-4 in game two.

The Idaho Steelheads took advantage of a poor finish to the first period on the part of the Ontario Reign and went on to claim a 6-3 victory in front of a crowd of more than 6,000 on Wednesday at the Citizens Business Bank Arena.

For the last four seasons the football programs has been at the bottom of the La Verne sports totem pole.

After a disappointing loss to Pomona-Pitzer on Friday, the Leopards came back with two big wins against the Sagehens in a doubleheader last Saturday with a score of 9-4 in the first game, and 4-1 in the second game.

Sports results, schedules and standings for the week of March 11, 2011.

After much anticipation and speculation, the University on Thursday announced the appointment of Christopher Kirch as head football coach.

Senior pitcher Mark Larini did now allow a rainy afternoon to affect his performance as he pitched an outstanding two-hit complete game shutout against Whittier last Friday at Ben Hines Field.

Mark Wilson, a water polo player and swimmer, has hung up his towel after being one of University of La Verne’s top athletes.

Youth and size converged in a heartbreaking 52-45 loss for the women’s basketball against Occidental in a SCIAC tournament semifinal at Occidental last Friday.

Although the season came to a close with the loss, there is reason to be optimistic about what the future holds for the Leopards in the years to come.