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,...
2014
Robson, Chang, van Deventer defend SCIAC titles
Author: Stephen Nemeth The Occidental swimming and diving teams finished the four-day SCIAC Championships over the weekend with the women placing fifth and the men seventh...
2014
SoCal MMA delivers knockout deal to Occidental students
Author: Malcolm MacLeod A nondescript brick building sits next to the Starbucks and CVS on York Boulevard. At the back of the building are two industrial-sized garage...
2014
Don’t get the puck outta here
Author: Juliet Suess Americans do not appreciate hockey nearly as much as they should. The Stanley Cup Finals ranks as the lowest viewed final of the...
2014
Stivers leads tigers to victory in home opener
Author: Gregory Feiner When both of Occidental's starting quarterbacks went down with injuries last Saturday, Tom Stivers got his unlikely chance to lead the Tiger offense...
2014
Tigers alumni advance baseball careers
Author: Malcolm MacLeod On the fourth of July, nearly 1,000 fans made their way to Kokernot Field in West Texas to see the Alpine Cowboys play....
Baseball
Giants ride a ‘bum’ arm to title
Author: Joe Siegal We live in an era of baseball in which pitchers are coddled, shut down after a set number of innings and rarely...
2014
Student joins top-flight Rugby Union league
Author: Malcolm MacLeod At first glance, one would not expect Janet Lee (senior) to be one of the most influential women's rugby players Occidental has had...
2015
Tiger guard Jay Miller makes lasting impact on, off court
Author: Jamie Stevenson It is game day for the Occidental men’s basketball team, and sophomore guard Jay Miller is on the court warming up—an hour before...
