Sports
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...
Sports
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...
Sports
‘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...
Sports
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...
2011
Chapman Enters SCIAC Ready to Compete
Author: Riley Kimball On July 1, Chapman University was officially accepted as the ninth and newest member of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) after...
2012
Former Occidental Football Great Looks to Usher in New Era of Success
Author: Alex Nieves|Alex Nieves|Alex Nieves In his two years as a quarterback at Occidental College, Bill Redell '64 passed for 1,567 yards and rushed for 1,583...
2012
NBA flopping will be missed
Author: Damian Mendieta Ever since NBA center Vlade Divac popularized the defensive art of flopping, the league has tried to assert their authority and restrict the...
2012
Tigers swim team excels at Redlands Pentathlon
Author: Damian Mendieta After a month of preseason training, the Tigers swim teams finally blasted off the blocks in a multi-team, non-conference meet hosted by the...
2013
Women’s water polo splits first four games
Author: Noel Hemphill This spring, Occidental women's water polo head coach Larry Zubrin welcomes four first-years to his group of upperclassmen that will fulfill his many...
2013
Women’s golf improves over break, Tigers place well in two non-SCIAC tournaments
Author: Alex Nieves The women’s golf team was hard at work over spring break, competing in two non-league tournaments as they prepare to head back into...
2013
Men’s tennis begins SCIAC play with victory over Caltech
Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza The Occidental College men's tennis team started its conference season on Friday, entering on a three-game winning streak and continuing the trend with...
2013
D’Antoni coaching style toxic for Lakers
Author: Joe Siegal When Kobe Bryant crumbled to the floor with what turned out to be a season-ending torn achilles tendon on April 12, it devastated...
