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,...
Baseball
Walker on the Mark(s) for Occidental baseball program
Occidental baseball’s Walker Marks (first-year) has big shoes to fill this season, as he’s tasked with replacing four-year All-SCIAC selection and Tiger all-time hits...
Basketball
Sports in Brief Issue 3
Track & Field Both the men’s and women’s track and field teams were in action earlier this week, competing in the Rossi Relays at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps...
Sports
Robson, Chang, van Deventer defend SCIAC titles
The Occidental swimming and diving teams finished the four-day SCIAC Championships over the weekend with the women placing fifth and the men seventh at...
Football
Congress shall make no calls
The Redskins’ namesake is not a new problem. For decades, people have been concerned with the racial slur that is their mascot. Last year, though,...
Sports
Grahams channel sibling rivalry, bring competitiveness to Tiger Hoops
It would take a second glance for a spectator of Occidental women’s basketball to notice the strange resemblance between two of the new additions...
Sports
Pole vaulting coach Steben raises bar in three-decade career
“You’re not a fish; it’s not a fishing pole,” Occidental pole vault coach Andy Steben ‘69 says to Lisa Matsukata (senior) immediately after she...
Golf
SCIAC 1 Leaves Room for Improvement for Men and Women's Golf
Both the men's and women's golf teams teed off their respective competitive seasons with the SCIAC #1 Tournament at Sierra Lakes Golf Course Fontana,...
Basketball
Sports in Brief Issue 2
Women's Lacrosse (3-0 overall, 3-0 SCIAC)The Occidental women's lacrosse team has started off its 2014 campaign with clutch victories over three top league opponents....
