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,...
2013
Newcomers enhance women’s lacrosse
Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza The women of Occidental's lacrosse team are easing into the season with one win and two losses. After last year's successful 13-4 season,...
2013
Future of WBC lies in hands of MLB
Author: Joe Siegal The World Baseball Classic (WBC), in its third iteration this spring, is meant to be baseball's answer to soccer's World Cup; an international...
2013
Golf teams face difficult course at SCIAC #2
Author: Alex Nieves The Occidental College men’s and women’s golf teams had to scratch their way to the finish, but in the end, both teams completed...
Golf
Sports in Brief Issue 10
Author: Tim O'Donnell|Ryan Whalen Women's Water Polo (6-18 overall, 4-4 SCIAC)
The Occidental women’s water polo team honored its seven graduating seniors prior to its final home...
2013
‘Money’ says all for Mayweather
Author: Joe Siegal Boxing’s contemporary detractors seem to constantly harp on the sport’s impending demise, citing lack of interest in a once massively popular industry. The...
2013
Rising Stars Oct. 9
Author: Zach Heerwagen|Spencer Donaldson Colton Bares (Men's Golf) At age 13, Colton Bares was a Little League all-star pitcher with a promising future in baseball. However, when...
2013
Swimming teams set for trip to Redlands Pentathlon
Author: Ryan Whalen Both the men's and women's Occidental swimming teams will jump into the pool for their first meet of the year next Saturday at...
2013
Football beats La Verne to secure winning season
Author: Tim O'Donnell Though the Occidental football team celebrated Senior Day for its final game of the season, it was a first-year that led the Tigers...
