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,...
Soccer
Men's soccer cruises, shuts out Poets in victory
The Occidental men's soccer team (11-1-3 overall, 8-1-3 SCIAC) started off the homecoming festivities Saturday by crushing Whittier (5-8-1 overall, 4-7-1 SCIAC) 6-0. Valdair...
Sports
Water polo falls in SCIAC opener
The Occidental men’s water polo team (2-12 overall, 0-1 SCIAC) fell 12-4 to Pomona-Pitzer Saturday in the first home competition of the year at...
Football
One-week fantasy football: No draft, no duel
In traditional fantasy football, leagues of 10 to 14 people compete for the full 17-week NFL season. Before the season starts, the league's members...
Football
Athletes of the week
Kwame Do The Occidental homecoming football game was nothing short of nerve-wracking this past Saturday as the team (3-2 overall; 2-1 SCIAC) came out victorious...
Football
Just ‘Do’ it: Tailback leads Tigers to thrilling homecoming victory
Foxhole guys — motivated, unselfish, high character. That’s what Occidental football head coach Doug Semones looks for in his players and, apparently, what he...
Soccer
Four-year starter leads women’s soccer
Occidental women's soccer team captain Michaela Tsuha (senior) is a rock. For the past three years, she has provided consistency and playmaking capabilities, starting...
Cross Country
First-years show improvement at Pomona-Pitzer
Occidental’s men's and women’s cross-country teams competed Saturday at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite, finishing in sixth and ninth, respectively. With NCAA Division I, II and...
