Sports

Retired student-athletes Hulett and Jorsling stay involved in their sports

Elizabeth Hulett Elizabeth Hulett (senior), a former outside hitter on the volleyball team, said she became a student coach after competing with Occidental for three...

Tiger Talk puts the mic in athletes’ hands

Tiger Talk is a podcast run by Oxy Athletics that allows student-athletes to share their voices and personalities while promoting their teams across campus....

Competitiveness drives success for Athletes of the Week Wolak and Reyes-Sanchez

Owen Wolak The men’s golf team competed in The Clash, a tournament hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Oct. 19-20. Owen Wolak (senior) tied for first against...

Shum and Gersch achieve SCIAC Athlete of the Week recognitions

Jasmine Shum Volleyball outside hitter Jasmine Shum (sophomore) earned SCIAC Offensive Athlete of the Week honors after leading Occidental to a 2-0 week with wins...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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....

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...