Sports
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...
Sports
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...
Sports
‘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...
Sports
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...
2012
SCIAC struggles to find academic, athletic balance
Author: Jack McHenry College athletics at the Division III level are not officially allowed to give scholarships. In some cases, particularly at academically rigorous schools, it...
2011
U.S. Open of Surfing a Success in Huntington Beach
Author: Chris Ellis The 2011 Nike US Open of Surfing, held last weekend in Huntington Beach, was a blowout victory for ten-time world champion Kelly Slater....
2012
National hubris leads to violence in sports
Author: Jack McHenry (Sports Columnist) Sports on the international stage bring the significance of athletic competition to a higher level; a level where international politics manifest...
2011
Kleinsasser Invigorates Tiger Men’s Cross Country Team
Author: Sant Kumar Eric Kleinsasser (senior) was voted SCIAC Male-Student Athlete of the Week for Sept. 11 through the 18. He adds this accomplishment to an...
2012
Athletics perseveres through recruiting challenges
Author: Alex Nieves Fall sports coaches set sights on acquiring strong class of 2017 For sports programs at Occidental College, the challenge of recruiting is substantially more...
2012
What happened to Io Triumphe?
Author: Damian Mendieta Occidental has a significant pool of superb athletes despite a relatively small population of 2,100 students. Yet, school spirit and support for athletics is...
2012
Occidental club sports poised for successful seasons
Author: Alex Nieves The first semester of the school year is coming to an end, but for many of the club teams on the campus of...
2013
FIFA: A match fixed in hell
Author: Joe Siegal Though soccer is the world’s most popular sport, it is hardly the best regulated. Amid the revelation in the last few weeks that...
