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...

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...

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....

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...

Turnovers Prove Costly For Tiger Football

Author: Mirin Fader The Occidental Football team (1-1) lost their home opener against Menlo College (3-0) on Sept. 17 by a score of 41-17. After winning...

Men’s Soccer gains momentum after victory over CMS

Author: Joe Siegal Tigers set their sights on qualifying for playoffs with newfound team coherence Coming off last year's 5-13 season (5-9 SCIAC), the Occidental men's soccer...

Men’s soccer looks to finish with .500 record

Author: Benjamin DeLuca The Occidental men’s soccer team’s bid to finish the year in the top four in SCIAC and advance to the playoffs for the...

Three cross country runners place well at Nationals

Author: Kirsten Wright Three Occidental runners competed in Terre Haute, Ind. at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Nationals on Nov. 17. While none of...

Records fall at swim & dive SCIACs

Author: Damian Mendieta Amid three days of sunshine, rain and cold temperatures at Splash! La Mirada, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams showed no...