Sports
Sports
Controlling the uncontrollable: athletes’ superstitions and rituals
Men’s tennis player Benjamin Burrows (senior) said competitive sports are inherently mental. Burrows said he and many other athletes partake in rituals or have...
Sports
Women’s tennis finds rhythm after early-season struggles
The Occidental women's tennis team has been on a winning streak, recording three consecutive 7-0 sweeps. The team shut out Whittier March 27 and has...
Sports
‘We-before-me’: student managers star in supporting roles
Occidental sports teams have done well this year, with several teams reaching their respective SCIAC conference tournaments and others with seasons still in full swing. Every sports program at...
Sports
Athletes of the Week Okamoto and Yurich lead playoff push
Olivia Okamoto Olivia Okamoto (senior) is currently the lacrosse team’s leading scorer and has been on All-SCIAC teams from 2023–2025. An attacker from Redmond, WA,...
2011
Ultimate Welcomes Season of Firsts
Author: Larissa Saco This year's women's Ultimate Frisbee team has had the most successful season Occidental has seen from them yet. The Tigers recently placed third...
2011
Winter Sports Prepare for Matches to Start in November
Author: Sant Kumar & Jeremy Shapiro Men's Basketball The Occidental men's basketball team hopes to rebound from last season. In 2010 the Tigers compiled a 12-13 record,...
2011
Playoff Hopes Squandered at the Weekend
Author: Mirin Fader The men's basketball team (6-7 SCIAC; 12-12 overall) decisively lost two consecutive home games this past week against Whittier College and Cal Lutheran...
2012
Club sports put spotlight on unconventional activities
Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza|Emma Lodes More often than not, club sports at Occidental are overshadowed by the prestige of NCAA-sanctioned sports. While men’s lacrosse and hockey are...
2012
Athletics strives for additional funding
Author: Alex Nieves Tiger Club, coaches seeking increased endowment for department The Occidental College Athletics Department's funding has continually been a work in progress. While the school fields...
2013
Sports must standardize PED policies
Author: Joe Siegal In dealing with the scourge of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs), baseball and football have taken two completely different paths, showing that the philosophy...
2014
Sports in Brief Issue 5
Author: Ryan Whalen|Tim O'Donnell Men's Tennis (1-5 overall, 0-2 SCIAC) The Occidental men’s tennis team (1-5 overall, 0-2 SCIAC) has participated in a marathon of four matches...
2013
Sweet story, bro.
Author: Elwyn Pratt This year’s investigation of John Sweet was not the first time the former athletics trainer has been involved in allegations of sexual misconduct,...
