Ray Holly etched his name into the record books

Posted by Tony Lee - Nov. 18

Coast's running back Ray Holley broke the all-time single season rushing record at OCC Saturday (Nov. 14) when he rushed for 266 yards with five touchdowns against Long Beach City College. See all the entire game summary and how Holley got the record.

Fastest of them all

Posted by Tony Lee - Oct. 31

Orange Coast College's cross country teams proved Friday (Oct. 30) that both men's and women's squads are the team to beat for the 2009 state championship. At the Orange Empire Conference Cross Country Tournament in Huntington Beach's Central Park, Coast finished first in the men's five-mile run and the women's 5K run in a convincing fashion. See how the runners finished.

Where are the champs?

Posted by Tony Lee - Oct. 25

The defending Orange Empire Conference Player of the Year, Brett Wallach, who was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers, leads the pack key players on the 2009 state champion baseball team have moved onto different locations. See where they moved to since then.

What loss to Golden West?

Posted by Tony Lee - Oct. 25

After the Orange Coast College women's volleyball team suffered its first loss of the season, the lady Pirates have won five-straight games - the latest on Friday (Oct. 23) against Santa Ana College. See how the lady Pirates have bounced back.

Meet a Pirate: Danny Orona

Posted by Tony Lee - Sept. 20

Danny Orona is a 5 foot 6 inch, 160 pound driver from Los Amigos High School who starts on the men's water polo team. “Last year, he really didn't get much playing time but he kept working in practice every single day,” head coach Monty McCord said. "He makes things happen when he's in there. He's a great defensive player (and) he's willing to do a lot of the dirty work not everyone is willing to do." See how he answered the questions.

Victory Bell stays at Coast

Posted by Tony Lee - Sept. 20

For the first time in the West-Coast Showdown history, the Pirates have won the Victory Bell three years in a row. In a dramatic 24-21 victory, Coast (3-0) defeated the Golden West College Rustlers (0-3) to even up the all-time series at 20-20-2. See the last-second dramatics of the game with pictures and quotes from players and coaches.

Meet a Pirate(s): Rebecca Murray and Melissa Mahi

Posted by Tony Lee - Sept. 11

The women's basketball coaching staff have picked their captains for the 2009-2010 season. Rebecca Murray (left) and Melissa Mahi (right) are sophomore returners. See how they answered the questions from the hat.

Former Pirate finding home in the desert

By Tony Lee On Thursday, August 13, 2009
The sounds of helmets and pads banging against each other will fill up the LeBard Stadium at Orange Coast College soon.

But it'll be quieter at OCC this year since the Pirates will be without Dean DeLeone (No. 46), last year's Southern California National Division, Southern Conference's Defensive Player of the Year.

In azcentral.com, Bob Young wrote about the 6-foot-2, 245-pounder junior-transfer DeLeone and how he's the oldest player on the Arizona State University's football team.

In fact, today (Aug. 13) is his 26th birthday and I figure the OCC Sports Blog should celebrate his birthday with a post.

As a Pirate in 2008, DeLeone had 78 total tackles (32 solo) with 15.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, five pass breakups, seven quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery, according to OCC's Sports Information Director Tony Altobelli.

DeLeone was also a force on special teams and averaged 37.7 yards per return and, I am proud to say I've witnessed this, had a 97-yard return for a touchdown.

Happy birthday Dean. Coast will miss your presence on the gridiron this season.

[Photo courtesy of Hank Schellingerhout]
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