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.

Pirates are perfect

By Tony Lee On Saturday, September 26, 2009
Orange Coast College football team's game plan is simple.

Give the ball to the No. 2 ranked running back in the state, Ray Holley, and take advantage of the No. 1 rushing defense that's held offenses to minus-42 yards on 70 carries.

That's what the Pirates did Saturday (Sept. 26) against Glendale College as Holley rushed for a touchdown on 27 carries for 171-yards, the defense held the Vaqueros to minus-29 yards on 34 carries and as a result, Coast wins 10-6 and is a perfect 4-0 this season.

"It was a little ugly at times, but we came back," head coach Mike Taylor said. "We had to score in the second half to win it and we ended up getting big run out of Ray. We played well when we had to play."

The ugly times Taylor described may refer to how Glendale (3-1) converted its fourth-and-20 situation to a 26-yard touchdown by Brian Williams to Steve Miller or the 10 penalties Coast was called for in the second half alone.

"Our nickel guy made a little mistake and didn’t play back," defensive coordinator Scott Orloff said of the fourth-and-20 play. "The big problem was we let the quarterback step up. We didn’t pressure him and gave him extra time. Our corner has to have that man and he got beat."

Williams, who threw the touchdown at the end of the first half, carried over the momentum to the second as he completed his first four throws.

However, the Pirates pass defense adjusted and got two interceptions off of Miller and he finished the game completing 12-of-31 for 132 yards.

The pass defense, ranked 62nd in the state averaging 244.3 yards per game coming into Saturday, held Glendale to a season-low 132 yards.

"Defense wins championships," said linebacker Jimmy Keating, who finished the game with 9 tackles (three solo), a sack and a fumble recovery. "We put it, and the coaches put it, on our shoulders and we just rised to the occasion."

Holley, again, proved why he's one of the premier backs in the state as he broke-out for a 59-yard run in the second half that gave the Pirates its only touchdown and a lead for good.

But it wasn't without a small price.

"On that last one, I think I threw up a little bit," he said.

The Pirates play in its first Orange Empire Conference game next week at Fullerton College Saturday and returns home Oct. 10 against Santa Ana College. Both games start at 6 p.m.

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