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
Dodgers losing streak ends at last as postseason looms
The Dodgers postseason curse seems to have struck early this year. On Sept. 12, they defeated the San Francisco Giants, 5–3, to snap an 11-game losing...
Sports
Fall sports ready for success
While most students enjoyed their last few weeks of summer free time at home, Occidental’s fall sports athletes spent their days in the hot Los...
Football
Coach Cushman bring the basics back to Occidental
This August, Occidental's football team hired a new head coach after previous coach, Doug Semones, retired. Rob Cushman, entering his 39th year in the...
Sports
Concussions not just an issue for athletes
Sports are all fun and games until someone gets a head injury. When that happens, they are very, very serious — so serious they...
Sports
For boxing, racism leads to more money
The entertainment value of Floyd Mayweather versus Conor McGregor was off the charts this past August. It was a boxer versus a martial artist,...
Sports
Jaime Hoffman, Occidental athletic director
Athletic Director Jaime Hoffman has gone from being an athlete, to leading athletes as a coach, to leading a team of coaches. Since June...
Sports
Conlon twins: The secret weapons of Occidental athletics
If you’ve attended a sporting event at Occidental this year, you’ve likely seen seniors Anya and Greta Conlon shouting statistics at each other, setting...
Sports
Occidental spring sports draw to a close
As the spring semester draws to a close, so do the sports seasons for a number of Occidental athletic teams. Another year of competition,...
