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,...
Football
City of Brotherly (Gangsta) Love
DeSean Jackson is a gang member. Or maybe he is just affiliated. Or maybe he just knows someone who is or was a gang...
Baseball
Baseball hosts inaugural SCIAC Home Run Derby, supports City of Hope
When John Rizzo (junior) of Claremont-Mudd-Scripts (CMS) visited Occidental’s Anderson Field over the weekend, he discovered that the tension and rivalry normally found during...
Basketball
UConn Basketball Program: Too much hassle for a tassel
I am cheering for UConn right now; I am hoping that they win another championship. For some unknown reason, my family has cheered for...
Rugby
Rugby 15s goes deep into playoffs, 7s team members eye 2016 Olympics
Down by two points with seven minutes left, fly-half Barnaby Audsley (senior) scored a penalty kick that reinvigorated the Occidental men’s rugby team. The...
Baseball
JV Baseball squad grows program through consistency
They wear the black and orange. Their uniforms bear the Tigers logo. On most spring afternoons, they can be found practicing on the emerald...
Baseball
Sports in Brief Issue 7
Baseball (12-14 overall, 8-7 SCIAC) The Occidental baseball team took the field against SCIAC No. 1 Whittier over the weekend in a three-game conference series....
Sports
Water Polo edges Sagehens, notches first conference victory
With a tie score and time winding down in the fourth quarter against Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday, Occidental women’s water polo attacker Morgan McClafferty (senior)...
Basketball
Mad for March Madness
The National Basketball Association (NBA) finals cannot compare to the excitement and heart of the annual March Madness college basketball tournament; in fact, nothing...
