Sports

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

Olivia Adams - September 23, 2026

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...

Sports

Baseball and volleyball set standard of academic excellence

Sadie Maguire - September 23, 2026

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...

Sports

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

Angus Kapstein Parkhill - September 16, 2026

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...

Sports

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

Liz Hermosillo - September 16, 2026

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...

Lacrosse

Men’s lacrosse coach Delabar steps down

Sam Hajduk - February 28, 2017

Occidental men's lacrosse coach Mike Delabar informed the players at the beginning of practice Thursday, Feb. 16, that he would be leaving the program....

Lacrosse

Coach spotlight: Stephanie Mark, women’s lacrosse

Maeve Barry - February 28, 2017

Stephanie Mark excels in her role as head coach to the Occidental women’s lacrosse team, serving as an inspiration to her athletes. Mark holds...

Basketball

2017 NBA dunk contest misses the rim

Ivan Derrick - February 28, 2017

This year, the dunk contest sucked, and seemingly everyone agreed. There were no-name athletes trying spectacular dunks, failing miserably and then somehow receiving a...

Sports

Jump rope extraordinaire Jessica Fay returns to Apollo Night with hip-hop hybrid routine

Brendan Galbreath - February 28, 2017

Jump roping has been at the core of American school playgrounds for generations. For most, the importance of this fun playground sport fades as...

Golf

Jirsa, Tigers tee off the spring season at SCIAC #1 golf tournament

Poppy Thekdi - February 28, 2017

Dylan Jirsa (junior) led the Occidental men’s golf to a fourth-place finish at the SCIAC #1 tournament last weekend at Pasadena’s Brookside Golf Club. Jirsa finished...

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