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...
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...
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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,...
2011
Football Victorious at Homecoming
Author: Jack McHenry Perhaps the most anticipated event of Occidental College's homecoming weekend was the 1:00 p.m. football game against Chapman at Jack Kemp Stadium on...
2011
Lakers Hope Recent Successes Continue into Playoffs
Author: Mirin Fader The Los Angeles Lakers (53-20) have won 15 of their last 16 games since the All-Star Game on Feb. 20. Currently second place...
2011
Sports Teams Sell College Experience to Recruits
Author: Ryan Graff & Juliet Suess It's that time of year again: the time when prospective students flood our campus, many of whom the college brings...
2011
Lacrosse Struggling in SCIAC
Author: Sant Kumar The women's lacrosse program is currently suffering through a three-game losing streak. Most recently, they lost 16-9 to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on April 2. Despite...
2011
Potential NFL Lockout will not Affect 2011 Season
Author: Ryan Graff The rumor mill continues to swirl with looming talk of a National Football League (NFL) lockout. Be assured, football fans, that while it...
2011
Unprecedented Participation in Intramural Basketball
Author: Julie Xu With about 500 students playing intramural sports at Occidental each year, the intramural basketball program is gaining more recognition as student interest continues...
2011
Manning Takes Over as Tiger Swim Coach
Author: Mirin Fader This past summer, Shea Manning was named the new men's and women's Head Swimming and Diving Coach, as well as Director of Aquatics....
2011
NFL Returns After Chaotic Off-season
Author: Ryan Graff & Juliet Suess A 132-day lockout, free agent frenzy, various rule changes and pure fan-demonium are just some of the many developments that...
