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,...
Golf
Golf teams look to improve on successful fall seasons
Prior to the start of the fall semester, Occidental Athletics announced that men's and women's golf head coach Andrew Larkin would be leaving the...
Sports
First family of drag racing builds on legacy
The John Force Racing team, which includes 16-time Funny Car champion John Force, his daughters Brittany, Courtney and Ashley and son-in-law Robert Hight, has...
Sports
Police investigate athletics break-ins
As the final buzzer rang at Redlands Jan. 2, the Occidental women’s basketball team came off the court with a victory — only to...
Baseball
Athletes of the week
Jack Brancheau In just the third game of his collegiate career, outfielder Jack Brancheau (first-year) had a massive day at the plate. In the second...
Rugby
Rugby captains lead Oxy team toward rebound season
Last spring, the Occidental Men's Rugby Club — to put it gently — struggled. Normally a stalwart program (recent accolades include a Sevens national...
Football
Criticism of Cam Newton is unwarranted
Although the Carolina Panthers continued to experience growing pains in Super Bowl 50, the organization has firmly established itself as a top contender in...
Baseball
Alumni return for games with current players
As the spring season begins for Occidental’s student athletes, current and former players have the opportunity to connect on and off the field through...
Basketball
Athletes of the week
Austin LashleyAustin Lashley (sophomore) shone at the Occidental-Chapman swim meet Feb. 6 with three overall first-place finishes. He also set his in-season best time...
