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,...
Cross Country
Rising Stars
Gabriel Barrett-Jackson Gabriel Barrett-Jackson may be a first-year playing center back for the first time in his soccer career, but one thing that remains unchanged...
Soccer
McFeely’s journey from Ireland to Eagle Rock
Assistant Director of Athletics and head women's soccer coach Colm McFeely has coached soccer for longer than any current member of the women's soccer...
National
MLB looks 2 the future
As baseball marches toward another October, it leaves behind one of the game's most prolific playoff heroes—Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter. Equally notable is the...
On Campus
Boxing club gets approval, ban on sparring still in effect
Fights may soon break out on campus, but with the unusual addition of a pair of gloves, a mouthpiece and headgear. After seeking approval...
Soccer
Men's soccer falls to Redlands despite defensive effort
The Occidental men's soccer team (5–3 overall, 2–3 SCIAC) continued to build on a winning start to the season, taking two out of three...
Basketball
NBA sets example for NFL
As the headlines about the NFL's inability to regulate its own league continue to dominate the sports news cycle, the National Basketball Association (NBA)...
Sports
Volleyball loses back-to-back matches to open conference play
The Occidental women's volleyball team (1–9 overall, 0–2 SCIAC) fell behind early on Friday night against La Verne and failed to recover, falling 3–0...
Football
Rising Stars
Marcus McDuffie Before kickoff, first-year outside linebacker Marcus McDuffie always says a prayer for his two grandfathers, who passed away and never got to see...
