Sports
Sports
Athletes of the Week Kent Ortiz and Sloane Shoop shut down the competition
Sloane Shoop Sloane Shoop (sophomore) made four blocks against Willamette University during the Whittier - La Verne Invitational Sept. 11, leading the Occidental volleyball team to their fourth...
Sports
Baseball and volleyball set standard of academic excellence
Occidental baseball and volleyball earned the 2025-26 American Baseball Coaches Associations' (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award and American Volleyball Coaches Associations' (AVCA) Team Academic...
Sports
‘She wanted more’: Olivia Haga’s soccer journey beyond Oxy
Olivia Haga ‘23 played for the Occidental women’s soccer team and has played professionally overseas since graduating. Haga said her path to the pros...
Sports
Men’s soccer kicks off as favorite in SCIAC preseason poll
The Occidental men’s soccer team was voted No. 1 in the SCIAC Preseason Poll. The 2025 SCIAC regular season and tournament champions, who exited...
On Campus
Synccidental to make waves in Taylor Pool
Author: Griff Wynne Occidental’s new synchronized swimming club, Synccidental, is hitting the pool deck. The fledging club, co-founded by president Audrey Shawley (first-year) and vice...
2015
Great Strides impacts local school
Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza Society often stereotypes football players as inconsiderate jocks, yet a group of Occidental College football players are flouting this label through their work...
2015
Women’s tennis gains new coach, family spirit
Author: Lily Goldfarb Tennis is usually viewed as an individual sport, a one-on-one battle between a player and their opponent. For the Occidental women's tennis team,...
2015
Gibbs shines in her final season
Author: Lena Smith Katie Gibbs is the "iron woman" on the Occidental women's water polo team this year in more ways than one. In a literal...
2016
Rising Stars
Author: Paul Sirri Nicole Castro Women’s Tennis What do you find so rewarding about tennis? I think it’s a really personal achievement. Besides playing on a team, winning as...
2015
Volleyball splits homecoming doubleheader
Author: Ryan Whalen The Occidental women's volleyball team (9-10 overall, 5-6 SCIAC) had a packed schedule for homecoming weekend, facing off against conference foe Pomona Friday...
Football
Oxy defense stifles Cal Lutheran in 32-12 win
Author: Ryan Whalen The Occidental football team (5-3 overall, 4-2 SCIAC) dethroned the Cal Lutheran Kingsmen 32-12 thanks to a strong defensive effort Saturday at Jack...
2016
Police investigate athletics break-ins
Author: Kevin Liu As the final buzzer rang at Redlands Jan. 2, the Occidental women’s basketball team came off the court with a victory — only...
