Sports
Sports
Controlling the uncontrollable: athletes’ superstitions and rituals
Men’s tennis player Benjamin Burrows (senior) said competitive sports are inherently mental. Burrows said he and many other athletes partake in rituals or have...
Sports
Women’s tennis finds rhythm after early-season struggles
The Occidental women's tennis team has been on a winning streak, recording three consecutive 7-0 sweeps. The team shut out Whittier March 27 and has...
Sports
‘We-before-me’: student managers star in supporting roles
Occidental sports teams have done well this year, with several teams reaching their respective SCIAC conference tournaments and others with seasons still in full swing. Every sports program at...
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Athletes of the Week Okamoto and Yurich lead playoff push
Olivia Okamoto Olivia Okamoto (senior) is currently the lacrosse team’s leading scorer and has been on All-SCIAC teams from 2023–2025. An attacker from Redmond, WA,...
2014
Reid takes on leadership role in her final season as a Tiger
Author: Ryan Whalen Occidental women's basketball guard Ashton Reid (senior) has established herself as the team's jack of all trades over the first six games of...
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Baseball integral to US-Cuba relations
Author: Joe Siegal As Major League Baseball training camps opened for Spring Training last week, one of the most promising international free agents in recent memory,...
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NFL should fully guarantee contracts
Author: Joe Siegal During what has been an undeniably wild NFL offseason, paying particular attention to the guaranteed value of player contracts being given out around...
2015
Alida Beck cinches victory in final minutes of match against CMS
Author: Lena Smith The Occidental women's lacrosse team kicked off the second round of SCIAC regular season play with a narrow win against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) April...
2015
Baseball seniors find family on, off the diamond
Author: Stephen Nemeth It was the bottom of the eighth inning: AJ Libunao (senior) at bat and Jeffrey Johnson (senior) on third base. The game was...
2015
Karate master kicks it with students
Author: Lena Smith Occidental students dominated in two divisions of the International Karate Association's (IKA) 51st Kubota Annual All-Star Karate Championship Sunday at Rush Gymnasium. Competing...
2015
Men’s and women’s golf teams find success in fall tune-ups in Massachusetts, Hawaii
Author: Ryan Whalen The Occidental men’s and women’s golf teams wrapped up their fall seasons this past week, as both teams turned in impressive tournament results...
2015
Men’s and women’s basketball gear up for coming season
Author: Brianna Zimmerman A focus on fundamentals and precision has the women's and men's basketball teams on similar paths this year. With experienced players and a...
