Sports

‘She wanted more’: Olivia Haga’s soccer journey beyond Oxy

Olivia Haga ‘23 played for the Occidental women’s soccer team and has played professionally overseas since graduating. Haga said her path to the pros...

Men’s soccer kicks off as favorite in SCIAC preseason poll

The Occidental men’s soccer team was voted No. 1 in the SCIAC Preseason Poll. The 2025 SCIAC regular season and tournament champions, who exited...

Larry Layne bestows gift upon Oxy rugby

As of April 23, the Larry Layne Trust has pledged more than $9 million to Occidental in support of its academic mission and the...

Athletes of the week Nicholas Karamian, Melanie Rodriguez dive into 2026 season

Nicholas Karamian Nicholas Karamian (sophomore) scored 9 goals and 10 points in the first four games of the season for the men’s water polo team....

Neah Bois and Tom Butler chosen as The Occidental’s Athlete of the Week

Bois shut down Chapman's late offensive push with a last-minute save while Butler dominated Claremont-Mudd-Scripps with seven scoreless innings.   Neah Bois Neah Bois (senior) had eight...

The final stretch: a Q&A with Occidental’s women’s swim captains

Swim captains Hannah Ash, Laura Chun and Joan Kronick open up about spending the last four years together in the pool.   This interview was conducted...

Men’s rugby looks forward to future with young core

The men's team will be relying on a large group of young players to help carry the team to victories this season.   The Occidental men's...

Bailey Stevens and Dion Holden named The Occidental’s Athletes of the Week

Bailey Stevens hit two home runs in the Occidental softball team's opening day against Pacific Lutheran University, and Dion Holden won both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives against Chapman University in the last conference meet of the season.

The Super Bowl: Is it really all about sports?

Super Bowl LIII, when the New England Patriots played the Los Angeles Rams, was the lowest scoring game in history with a final score...

Baseball starts new season with consecutive wins over UPS and Willamette

Occidental's baseball team beat the University of Puget Sound (UPS) and the University of Willamette in three games played between Feb. 9 and 10....

Jacob Adler and Kaleinani Nallira light it up from behind the arc as this week’s Athletes of the Week

Jacob Adler (sophomore) hit the game-winning three-point shot in a basketball game at California Lutheran University (Cal Lu) Feb. 2, where Occidental won 70–67....

The Golden State Warriors welcome two new squads to the “Super Team” club

"Super Teams" are officially taking over the NBA. But aren't they a little late to the party? Probably, at least for the start of...