Sports

Athletes of the Week Kent Ortiz and Sloane Shoop shut down the competition

Sloane Shoop Sloane Shoop (sophomore) made four blocks against Willamette University during the Whittier - La Verne Invitational Sept. 11, leading the Occidental volleyball team to their fourth...

Baseball and volleyball set standard of academic excellence

Occidental baseball and volleyball earned the 2025-26 American Baseball Coaches Associations' (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award and American Volleyball Coaches Associations' (AVCA) Team Academic...

‘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...

If he can play, she can play

I've been thinking a lot more about feminism and sports ever since I first read Shai Goodman's column about the role that sexism played...

Theta dodgeball tournament glows in the dark

Rubber balls flew back and forth late into the evening as over 200 students packed into Rush Gymnasium to attend Kappa Alpha Theta's annual...

Rebecca Reese honored prior to senior night win against Pomona-Pitzer

Before the Occidental women’s lacrosse team (5-3 SCIAC, 11-3 overall) defeated Pomona-Pitzer 11-9 April 15, they honored the only senior on the squad —...

Nolin sets T38 Paralympic record

Delaney Nolin (senior) smashed the U.S. Paralympic T38 800m record by nearly 3 seconds at the Pomona-Pitzer invite April 8. Nolin accomplished the feat...

Detox to host D III Southwest Conference frisbee tournament

This Easter Sunday, while others are sleeping in or enjoying brunch to celebrate the holiday, Occidental's ultimate frisbee team will be competing to earn...

Gatison adds speed, energy to Tigers

Playing baseball was a family affair for Nyla Gatison (first year). At eight years old, Nyla spent her first baseball tryouts alongside her brothers,...

Men and women’s track teams undefeated in SCIAC, men’s team ranked fourth in nation

When a handful of nationally-ranked sprinters, strong relay squads and the 2016 National Assistant Coach of the year come together, good things tend to...

Blink and you’ll miss it: Crunch time in the Premier League

With more than 250 million viewers in North America alone, the English Premier League (EPL) is an international craze and garners fans from across the...