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
Joshua Greaves and Julia Lindemuth pounce as The Occidental’s Athletes of the Week
Joshua Greaves Quarterback Joshua Greaves (senior) threw for 370 yards and four touchdowns Saturday, Sept. 21 against Willamette University. Occidental fell to Willamette 34–31. “The first...
Golf
Split seasons allow spring sports to flourish
While most spring sports reserve their competitive season for spring semester, softball and golf kick off their training as early as September. Although Southern...
Sports
If you aren’t already watching the Premier League, you should be
Every Saturday and Sunday morning, football fans across the country wake up with only one thought on their minds: game day. As students and...
Cross Country
Cross country sees early success, growth at first invitational of season
The Occidental cross country team competed at the UC Riverside Invitational Sept. 14 in their first invitational meet of the year. The men ran...
Sports
Haley Mitchell named new head swimming and diving coach
The search for the new head coach of Occidental’s swimming and diving team ended Sept. 17, with Haley Mitchell accepting the position for the...
Players Of The Week
Madelene Sellergren and Riley McCabe net The Occidental’s Athlete of the Week
Madelene Sellergren Madelene Sellergren (junior) guided Occidental’s volleyball team into the 2019 season, pacing the team with 147 kills over 13 matches this year. Sellergren said the team is...
Sports
Occidental dance team talks performing at halftime and building community
Occidental's dance team performed for the first time this school year during halftime of the Occidental's men's soccer team match against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Sept....
Sports
NFL players need to do what’s best for themselves, and sometimes that means disappointing fans
The average American loves watching football, but it is no secret the league is shady and volatile from top to bottom. Commissioner Roger Goodell is a...
