“The Royal Girls” are stealing the show at the women’s basketball home games. With members of varying levels of experience, the newly formed majorette team brings a uniquely Black form of cultural expression to Pitt.
Established in 1998 by a group of Pitt students, Pitt men’s ultimate frisbee, coined ‘En Sabah Nur,’ has become a national powerhouse, capturing two national championships and reached the national semifinals last season.
By Zack Gibney, Senior Staff Writer
• November 17, 2021
Pitt club hurling competes at the highest level of collegiate hurling — the National Collegiate Gaelic Athletic Association — and won back-to-back national titles from 2019 to 2020.
Pitt has a plethora of options that allow students to stay active without having to make the same degree of commitment to play a Division I sport. Whether you’re looking to play competitively or just to pass time with friends, there is no shortage of opportunities at Pitt.
COVID-19 restrictions forced club sports to abandon or dramatically alter their fall plans. While some found ways to practice last semester, spring plans don’t seem much clearer than when the school year started.
By Alex Lehmbeck, Senior Staff Writer
• July 28, 2020
Several Pitt club and intramural teams, faced with the prospect of losing their home playing field on upper campus, have asked the University to halt the planned demolition of the Sports Dome and reconsider its Victory Heights redevelopment plan.
Club Nationals is held annually over Memorial Day weekend — hopefully, safe from Pitt’s cancellation of all club sport competitions until the end of the 2019-20 school year due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Whether it's downing nearly 1,000 wings in an hour or tearing through its first two opponents, Pitt men's club lacrosse has embraced a culture of tenacity on the field and camaraderie off it.
