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.

Lady Pirates playoff bound

By Tony Lee On Tuesday, November 17, 2009
After defeating Irvine Valley College due to a forfeit Friday (Nov. 13), the lady Pirates (14-5-1, 10-5-1 in the Orange Empire Conference) finished the season ranked 12th in the southern region with a 2.0425 power ranking.

This earned Coast a playoff spot and the lady Pirates will face the fifth-ranked Cypress College (16-3-2) Saturday in the first round of the playoffs.

Head women’s coach Kevin Smith said that one of the key wins that helped the lady Pirates to make it to the playoffs this season was the victory against Riverside Community College in the OEC opener on Sept. 15.

“To be honest with you, out of the bat, Riverside on the road, turned out to be a pretty big win,” Smith said of beating the 10th ranked team in the southern region.

However, Coast didn’t find the same success against OEC's top two teams, Santiago Canyon College (ranked first in the southern region) and Cypress, as the lady Pirates went 0-4 against them and was outscored 12-to-one in those games.

“We just have to find a way to beat Santiago and Cypress,” Smith said.

The lady Pirates will rely on Kallie Ryker (pictured), the No. 1 goal scorer in the OEC with 19 goals and eight assists, Taryn Bales (eight goals, 14 assists) and Laura Tishler (nine goals, six assists).

If Coast beats the Chargers Saturday (Nov. 21), the lady Pirates face the winner of fourth-ranked Moorpark College and 13th-rank San Diego Miramar College on Tuesday (Nov. 24).

[Photo by Hank Schellingerhout]
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