Sports

Retired student-athletes Hulett and Jorsling stay involved in their sports

Elizabeth Hulett Elizabeth Hulett (senior), a former outside hitter on the volleyball team, said she became a student coach after competing with Occidental for three...

Tiger Talk puts the mic in athletes’ hands

Tiger Talk is a podcast run by Oxy Athletics that allows student-athletes to share their voices and personalities while promoting their teams across campus....

Competitiveness drives success for Athletes of the Week Wolak and Reyes-Sanchez

Owen Wolak The men’s golf team competed in The Clash, a tournament hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Oct. 19-20. Owen Wolak (senior) tied for first against...

Shum and Gersch achieve SCIAC Athlete of the Week recognitions

Jasmine Shum Volleyball outside hitter Jasmine Shum (sophomore) earned SCIAC Offensive Athlete of the Week honors after leading Occidental to a 2-0 week with wins...

U.S. Open of Surfing a Success in Huntington Beach

Author: Chris Ellis The 2011 Nike US Open of Surfing, held last weekend in Huntington Beach, was a blowout victory for ten-time world champion Kelly Slater....

National hubris leads to violence in sports

Author: Jack McHenry (Sports Columnist) Sports on the international stage bring the significance of athletic competition to a higher level; a level where international politics manifest...

Turnovers Prove Costly For Tiger Football

Author: Mirin Fader The Occidental Football team (1-1) lost their home opener against Menlo College (3-0) on Sept. 17 by a score of 41-17. After winning...

Men’s Soccer gains momentum after victory over CMS

Author: Joe Siegal Tigers set their sights on qualifying for playoffs with newfound team coherence Coming off last year's 5-13 season (5-9 SCIAC), the Occidental men's soccer...

Men’s soccer looks to finish with .500 record

Author: Benjamin DeLuca The Occidental men’s soccer team’s bid to finish the year in the top four in SCIAC and advance to the playoffs for the...

Three cross country runners place well at Nationals

Author: Kirsten Wright Three Occidental runners competed in Terre Haute, Ind. at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Nationals on Nov. 17. While none of...

Records fall at swim & dive SCIACs

Author: Damian Mendieta Amid three days of sunshine, rain and cold temperatures at Splash! La Mirada, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams showed no...

Dodgers, Angels not worth high payrolls

Author: Joe Siegal Just when it briefly seemed that unchecked spending on veteran free agents was out of style in Major League Baseball, L.A.’s teams are...