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
Former Tiger baseball star lends a hand 55 years later
Author: Tim O'Donnell Wayne Sink '59 once donned a catcher's mitt for Occidental baseball. Now, he uses the tools from his workshop to lend a helping...
2014
Swim and Dive reloads with strong recruiting classes
Author: Ryan Whalen Both the Occidental men's and women's swim and dive teams are looking to make waves in the pool this season with strong recruiting...
2015
Players of the week – February 11, 2015
Author: Malcolm MacLeod Mackensie Priley Occidental Softball split their two-game series with St. Katherine College over the weekend, winning the second game 5-4. First-year Mackensie Priley was...
2015
Players of the week – Week of March 4th
Author: Jamie Stevenson Hannah Kohanzadeh
Josh Dancu
Despite his team's loss to Cal Lutheran's nationally ranked tennis team, Josh Dancu pulled off an impressive 3 set win (6-3,...
2015
Oxy women’s water polo drops close game
Author: Carmen Triola It was the last two minutes of the game, and the Occidental women's water polo team (1-19 overall, 0-3 SCIAC) was in a...
2015
Tigers fall to Cal Lu, drop to sixth in SCIAC
Author: Alex Nieves Extra innings proved to be too much for the Occidental baseball team (19-16, 14-10) as the Tigers dropped all three games—two of which...
Football
NFL still has much to prove
Author: Ryan Whalen Last year, when former Ravens running back Ray Rice knocked his then-fiancée (now wife) Janay Palmer unconscious in an elevator, the National Football...
2015
Just ‘Do’ it: Tailback leads Tigers to thrilling homecoming victory
Author: Brianna Zimmerman Foxhole guys — motivated, unselfish, high character. That’s what Occidental football head coach Doug Semones looks for in his players and, apparently, what...
