Sports

Women’s soccer beats CMS for first time in seven years, earns spot in SCIAC tournament

Women’s soccer defeated Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Oct. 31, sealing back-to-back appearances in the SCIAC tournament the last two seasons. The women’s soccer team had not...

Hot Corner Face-off: Is hockey on thin ice?

Why you should love hockey (even in LA!) - Mac Ribner Of the four American sports, it seems that hockey has always stuck out like...

Passion and perseverance earn Yu and LeClaire Athlete of the Week

Alex Yu During the final men’s soccer game of the season against CalTech Oct. 31, centerback Alex Yu (senior) scored Occidental’s only goal of the...

Before the Tigers: Coaches’ journeys to Occidental

Prior to coaching student-athletes at Occidental, golf head coach Will Morris, men's tennis associate head coach Jackson Frons, men's soccer head coach Rod Lafaurie...

Humble Fiegener tackles opponents, academics fiercely

Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza From pickup football in small-town Chester, Calif., to captain of the Occidental football team, Ross Fiegener (senior) has long showcased his natural talent...

Tigers remain in SCIAC hunt after big win

Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza For the 11th straight season, Occidental football (5–2 overall, 4–1 SCIAC) kept the coveted drum from Pomona-Pitzer at Saturday night's rivalry game win....

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...