Sports

‘An incredible honor’: ’26 Athletics Hall of Fame Induction

The Occidental College Athletics Hall of Fame inducted six new members at a Cannon Plaza ceremony Oct. 4. Its Class of ’26 featured Anna...

Cross Country powers through Pre-Nationals in Minnesota

The Occidental College men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Minnesota Oct. 2 to compete in the Division III Pre-Nationals, also known as...

Women’s golf ‘sets the tone’ for spring season with top 10 finishes

Occidental women’s golf started their fall season Sept. 13, finishing fifth out of nine teams at the California State Intercollegiate tournament. Women’s golf consists...

Athletes of the Week Sanchez and Wahab-Holles hold down the fort

Eyleen Sanchez Volleyball libero/defensive specialist Eyleen Sanchez (senior) achieved a team-high 29 digs, along with six assists and three service aces at the homecoming game...

Collins opens door for tolerance in sports

Author: Joe Siegal Sports Illustrated published this week's cover story on Monday morning in which the 34 year-old National Basketball Association (NBA) veteran center, former Stanford...

Rising Stars Oct. 2

Author: Spencer Donaldson|Zach Heerwagen http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=107931 Rising Stars Cordell Harris (Football) Despite his small stature, slot receiver Cordell Harris is making a name for himself on offense and special teams...

Lawson scores twice, Pen stronger than Claws for men’s soccer

Author: Ryan Graff Sophomore midfielder Daniel Lawson carried the Occidental College men’s soccer team on Monday night at Whittier’s Graham Soccer Field, scoring twice for the Tigers despite...

Khil, Takafuji lift Women’s Soccer over Bulldogs in season’s last game

Author: Christian Morales Those close to the Occidental women’s soccer team (5-10-2 overall, 4-9-1 SCIAC) know two things to be true. The first is that...

Newhall brings three decades of experience to men’s hoops

Author: Tim O'Donnell In a day and age when many coaches use Division-III athletics as a platform to further their careers and advance to higher levels,...

Congress shall make no calls

Author: Juliet Suess The Redskins’ namesake is not a new problem. For decades, people have been concerned with the racial slur that is their mascot. Last year,...

Janice continues to build national presence for women’s lacrosse

Author: Nina Greenebaum The Occidental women’s lacrosse team has emerged as a SCIAC and NCAA Division-III powerhouse over the past two seasons. After the departure of...

Margolis provides consistency, leadership for Tiger Baseball

Author: Spencer Donaldson Like his newfound strikeout pitch – the changeup – Occidental No. 2 starting pitcher Mitch Margolis (senior) is both quiet and effective. But the...