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...
2015
Women’s rugby empowers teammates on, off the pitch
Author: Martin Pittman The rugby pitch is one place on campus where women at Occidental can push their bodies and minds to the limit. While their...
Basketball
Roster shakeups shift NBA’s top teams
Author: Niklas Palomba LeBron James’ sudden departure from Miami in June, ending the “big three” of himself, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, set off a...
Sports
MLB should ditch antiquated traditions
Author: Joe Siegal In an excellent segment from HBO's "Real Sports" that hit the internet this week, comedian Chris Rock ranted about baseball fandom and race,...
2015
Football drops home opener to Pacific, 41-23
Author: Ryan Whalen The Occidental football team (1-1 overall, 0-0 SCIAC) ended non-conference play in a back and forth game against Pacific University Saturday at Jack...
2015
Trio takes over broadcasting booth
Author: Peter Johnson Know the audience, be professional and get everyone's names right. That's all students need to do to get a start commentating on live...
Sports
Iannone takes over as swim coach for promising Tigers
Author: Donovan Dennis Occidental’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have a new coaching staff, led by interim Head Coach Tom Iannone and assisted by...
2016
Bubba Watson wins again in the Pacific Palisades
Author: Dylan Bordonaro For the second time in three years, 37-year-old Bubba Watson won the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades. The...
2016
Town hall addresses athletes, Athletics budget
Author: Ryan Whalen Occidental student-athletes and a panel consisting of coaches and Athletics staff members came together in Choi Auditorium this past Wednesday to address a...
