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,...
Lacrosse
Men's lacrosse team secures playoff position
Men’s lacrosse has experienced a revival at Occidental over the past few years. After almost folding in 2008, the club team has rebuilt itself...
Sports
WAC remains positive in rebuilding year
Occidental’s women’s ultimate Frisbee team, Women’s Aerial Club (WAC), began the spring season low in numbers but high in spirit. Despite losing four out of...
Sports
"Detox" frisbee succeeds with new coach, young roster
Occidental’s men’s ultimate team, “Detox,” gained a talented first-year class, a new coach and a fresh team philosophy this spring. Detox debuted its talent at...
Sports
Noah Winnick hits high notes on stage and on javelin runway
Noah Winnick (Junior) is a textbook example of a jock: a thrower for the Occidental track and field team and a former football player....
Basketball
Reid, Young & Rice finish their Tiger basketball careers
The men's and women's basketball teams concluded their seasons with back-to-back games Feb. 24 in Rush Gymnasium, both losing to Cal Lutheran (Cal Lu). On...
Football
Great Strides impacts local school
Society often stereotypes football players as inconsiderate jocks, yet a group of Occidental College football players are flouting this label through their work with...
Sports
Rising Stars – Week of March 4th
Chloe Hoeber Athletics is an important part of first-year Chloe Hoeber’s family, and though she didn’t plan on running track in college, she could...
Lacrosse
Players of the week – Week of March 4th
Hannah Kohanzadeh
Josh Dancu
Despite his team's loss to Cal Lutheran's nationally ranked tennis team, Josh Dancu pulled off an impressive 3 set win (6-3, 4-6,...
