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...

Cal Lu coach clashes with Oxy players, adminstrators over anthem protest

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee for the “The Star Spangled Banner” before a preseason football game against the San Diego...

Scott moves into record books

On Saturday, Oct. 15 in a 57-56 loss to University of La Verne, Occidental quarterback Bryan Scott '17 became the all-time career passing leader...

What do you think of the Cubs?

"Do you think this is the Cubs' year?" All it takes is a basic knowledge of sports to turn this question into a conversation. At...

Why sports matter — 2004 Boston Red Sox

I was sitting next to my dad when the Red Sox won the 2004 World Series for the first time in 86 years. My...

Women’s soccer team celebrates seniors, draws with Whittier

The Occidental women’s soccer team (4-6-2 SCIAC, 7-6-2 overall) took on a tough Whittier squad (3-5-4 SCIAC, 5-6-5 overall) on Saturday, playing the Poets...

Cross Country faces top competition in Wisconsin

At 3 a.m. last Thursday, the Occidental men's and women’s cross country team made their way to Winneconne, Wisc. for the University of Wisconsin...

Athletes of the Week

Keenan Leary Keenan Leary (junior) led the men's cross country team to an eighth place finish out of 37 teams at the University of Wisconsin...

Men’s and Women’s cross country both place third at SCIAC Multi-Duals, look towards rest of season

Coming off a pair of third-place finishes at the SCIAC Multi Dual Competition, Occidental's cross country teams aim to increase the intensity as the...