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,...

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...

Margolis provides consistency, leadership for Tiger Baseball

Author: Spencer Donaldson Like his newfound strikeout pitch – the changeup – Occidental No. 2 starting pitcher Mitch Margolis (senior) is both quiet and effective. But the...

Track and Cross Country become “Signature sports,” other teams may follow

Author: Carmen Triola After news broke in August that Occidental's track and field and cross country teams would receive enhanced status as the school's "signature sports,"...

Women’s soccer falls to Cal Lutheran in 2OT match

Author: Ryan Whalen The Occidental women's soccer team (4–4 overall, 2–4 SCIAC) has grown accustomed to playing extra minutes. For the third time this season,...