Sports

‘The largest crowd [we] ever played for’: Oxy’s most famous football game

Former Occidental football head coach Dale Widolff said he was in his office Sept. 26, 1982, preparing for his team's next game against the...

Roark renews ‘Oxy Way’ as Assistant AD for Sports Medicine

According to the Occidental Athletics website, Becky Roark was hired over the summer as the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine. Assistant Athletic Director...

Sports commentators bring athletic contests to life

According to Athletics Communications Assistant Justin Lee, Occidental’s athletics program currently has five student commentators working in game management, each one assigned to the...

Athletes of the Week Jack Elfenbaum and Alessia Sacchi find leadership strides

Jack Elfenbaum Jack Elfenbaum (senior) placed 4th at the Men’s Open 8K at the UC Riverside cross country invitationals Sept. 19, with a time of 24:33.7. Last season,...

Prior complaints surface in athletic trainer investigation

Author: Elwyn Pratt The recent investigation of John Sweet was not the first time the former athletics trainer has been involved in allegations of sexual misconduct,...

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...