Fans sit in green chairs attached to the main grandstand as La Verne plays Whitworth at Ortmayer Stadium in La Verne, California on Sept. 20. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Ethan Noriega, 4, watches La Verne play Whitworth with his dad Fernando Noriega of Baldwin Park outside the field fence at Ortmayer Stadium in La Verne, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
The La Verne players enter the field at halftime during a game against Whitworth on Saturday at Ortmayer Stadium in La Verne, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
La Verne quarterback William Livingston rallies the crowd during a game Saturday against Whitworth. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Fans cheer for the La Verne Leopards during a Division III matchup Saturday against Whitworth. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
La Verne wide receiver Jon Lilly scores on a touchdown pass against Whitworth defender Jacob Sturtevant to give the Leopards the lead late in the fourth quarter Saturday at Ortmayer Stadium. Whitworth came back to win 50-48. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Softball coach and Assistant Athletic Director Julie Smith grills hot dogs for the concession stand during a Division III matchup Saturday against La Verne and Whitworth. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
La Verne linebacker Michael Shepherd lies on an athletic table with a leg injury during a game against Whitworth on Saturday at Ortmayer Stadium in La Verne, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Fans pass a bag of popcorn down the row in the stands on Saturday as La Verne played Whitworth at Ortmayer Stadium in La Verne, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Tuba player Joshua Williams, 32, cheers on the La Verne Leopards during a game against Whitworth on Saturday at Ortmayer Stadium in La Verne, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
