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...
Sports
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,...
2011
Senior Stephanie Babij Takes Her Place Among Basketball Elite
Author: Larissa Saco Stephanie Babij (senior) joined the "1,000-point club," having scored a total of 1,000 career points on Dec. 30 during a game against Southern...
2011
Lockouts Impact Sports World Economically, Alter Fandom
Author: Jack McHenry In technical terms of labor negotiations, a lockout occurs when an employer prevents employees from working. When organized labor movements developed and strategies...
2012
Linsanity a temporary phase for Knicks
Author: Jack McHenry (Sports Columnist) Since his breakout start against the Nets on Feb.4, New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin has altered the landscape of the...
2011
Lacrosse Boasts Perfect Record
Author: Jill Goatcher The Men's Lacrosse team is taking their division and Southern California by storm this season. Despite nearly losing the team three years ago,...
Baseball
Tigers defeat Panthers in SCIAC opener
Author: Daniel Terner Occidental stole a win from Chapman in the first game of their SCIAC season, walking off on a squeeze play executed by Brady...
2012
Volleyball beats rival Redlands, earns postseason berth
Author: Noel Hemphill After a tightly scheduled regular season for the Occidental Women's Volleyball team, the Tigers now head into to the SCIAC Tournament to compete...
2013
Athletics Department raising funds for improved facilities
Author: Damian Mendieta Taylor Pool, McKinnon Family Tennis Center first on list to undergo rennovations In an effort to bolster the success of the tennis and aquatics...
2013
Sports Briefs
Author: Lucy Malloch Baseball (10-2 overall, 4-2 SCIAC) The baseball team won 6-5 in extra innings on Friday against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS). The game remained close until the...
