Sports

Athletes of the Week Kent Ortiz and Sloane Shoop shut down the competition

Sloane Shoop Sloane Shoop (sophomore) made four blocks against Willamette University during the Whittier - La Verne Invitational Sept. 11, leading the Occidental volleyball team to their fourth...

Baseball and volleyball set standard of academic excellence

Occidental baseball and volleyball earned the 2025-26 American Baseball Coaches Associations' (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award and American Volleyball Coaches Associations' (AVCA) Team Academic...

‘She wanted more’: Olivia Haga’s soccer journey beyond Oxy

Olivia Haga ‘23 played for the Occidental women’s soccer team and has played professionally overseas since graduating. Haga said her path to the pros...

Men’s soccer kicks off as favorite in SCIAC preseason poll

The Occidental men’s soccer team was voted No. 1 in the SCIAC Preseason Poll. The 2025 SCIAC regular season and tournament champions, who exited...

Sports in Brief Issue 12

Author: Tim O'Donnell Athletics at Division III colleges like Occidental may not have the luxuries of world-class facilities or ESPN coverage that are available to many...

Grace Bender: Crushing the course, saving the planet

Author: Macarena Blando Demarco Occidental women's cross country runner Grace Bender (senior) is one with the forces of nature. When she is not dominating the running...

Spanning over 50 years, seven alumni join Occidental’s Hall of Fame

Author: Carmen Triola Seven Occidental alumni joined the Athletics Hall of Fame class last Friday at the college’s third annual induction banquet. This year's class brings...

Tigers fall to nationally ranked St. Thomas

Author: Noel Hemphill The Occidental women's basketball team fell to No. 12 University of St. Thomas (Minn.) in its first home game of the season. A...

Noonball tradition continues on the courts

Author: Spencer Donaldson It is high noon on a Thursday. The sun beats down as heat rises from the black asphalt of Occidental College’s outdoor basketball...

WAC remains positive in rebuilding year

Author: Melina Devoney Occidental’s women’s ultimate Frisbee team, Women’s Aerial Club (WAC), began the spring season low in numbers but high in spirit. Despite losing four out...

LA NFL stadium should not be funded by taxpayers

Author: Joe Siegal As talk about the NFL's possible return to Los Angeles continues to heat up once again, the public should temper its excitement until...

Senior duos finish final Tiger tennis matches

Author: Lily Goldfarb The Occidental men’s and women’s tennis teams will each be saying goodbye to two seniors this year. For the men’s team, these seniors...