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...
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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...
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‘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,...
2013
Three consecutive wins for Blackshirts
Author: Malcolm MacLeod After a bold showing last season with a 9-1 record, the Occidental men’s rugby team has set the bar high for themselves this...
2013
March Madness stage set for Sweet Sixteen
Author: Zach Heerwagen March Madness is back with a vengeance and several historic upsets are already in the books after only the first week of play....
2013
Prior complaints surface in athletic trainer investigation
Author: Elwyn Pratt The recent investigation of John Sweet was not the first time the former athletics trainer has been involved in allegations of sexual misconduct,...
2013
Collins opens door for tolerance in sports
Author: Joe Siegal Sports Illustrated published this week's cover story on Monday morning in which the 34 year-old National Basketball Association (NBA) veteran center, former Stanford...
2013
Rising Stars Oct. 2
Author: Spencer Donaldson|Zach Heerwagen http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=107931
Rising Stars Cordell Harris (Football)
Despite his small stature, slot receiver Cordell Harris is making a name for himself on offense and special teams...
2013
Lawson scores twice, Pen stronger than Claws for men’s soccer
Author: Ryan Graff Sophomore midfielder Daniel Lawson carried the Occidental
College men’s soccer team on Monday night at Whittier’s Graham Soccer Field,
scoring twice for the Tigers despite...
2013
Khil, Takafuji lift Women’s Soccer over Bulldogs in season’s last game
Author: Christian Morales Those close to the Occidental women’s soccer team (5-10-2 overall, 4-9-1 SCIAC) know two things to be true. The first is that...
2013
Newhall brings three decades of experience to men’s hoops
Author: Tim O'Donnell In a day and age when many coaches use Division-III athletics as a platform to further their careers and advance to higher levels,...
