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.

Weekend madness

By Tony Lee On Friday, October 02, 2009 0 comments
While most students enjoy the weekend, four Orange Coast College athletics program will be hard at work.

The men's and women's cross country teams will be at the Foothill Invitational in Chino's Prado Park, starting at 9 a.m.

Pick up the Sept. 30 issue of the Coast Report to read about the cross country teams' performances this year. The "Sports Roundup" is not available online.

The women's water polo team will be on its second day in the Cuesta Tournament. Despite a 8-19 record last year (2-4 in conference), the lady Pirates are optimistic about this season because of its sophomore returners.

The Pirates football take its perfect 4-0 record and opens the Orange Empire Conference play at Fullerton College, starting at 6 p.m.

Last year, the Pirates started off 4-0 but lost six-straight to finish 4-6.

Head coach Mike Taylor said, "(Quarterback Kyle Manning's) got to get a little better for us to have an opportunity. (Opponents) are going to load up with nine guys in the box to stop Ray Holley."

Holley leads the Pirates in rushing yards and touchdowns - 177 yards per game and 8 TDs - and is the No. 1 ranked tailback in the state.
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Pirates sweep division rivals

By Tony Lee On Wednesday, September 30, 2009 0 comments
Both the men's and women's soccer programs at Orange Coast College swept division rivals Tuesday (Sept. 29), but both did it with their own style.

The lady Pirates (7-2, 3-2 in conference), led by this week's Pirate of the Week Kallie Ryker's (pictured) three goals, won in a 3-0 shutout.

Coast's Lara Tishler, Taryn Bales and Ayla Medina assisted on Ryker's goals.

On the other hand, the Pirates (4-4, 1-0 in conference), led by William Munoz's two goals, came back after trailing Santiago Canyon College by a goal early in the second half to win 2-1.

Coast's Anthony Gonzalez and Jordan Gorman assisted on Munoz's goals and goalkeeper Brian Repetto posted eight goals in the contest.

Men's team will return to action Friday (Oct. 2) at Cypress College. Following another road game at Irvine Valley on Tuesday (Oct. 6), the Pirates will host Golden West College Oct. 9. All games start at 3 p.m.

The lady Pirates will return to action on Tuesday (Oct. 6) against Fullerton, beginning at 7 p.m. at LeBard Stadium.

[Photo by Tony Lee]
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Hall of Fame

By Tony Lee On Sunday, September 27, 2009 0 comments
After I attended the Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Peterson Gym Saturday (Sept. 26), I planned to write a little something about what happened and put it on the blog.

Instead of a short blog entry, I decided I'm going to write my column, "It's Me, Tony Lee" on it and a staff writer will write about what happened there.

Check out the Sept. 30 Coast Report Wednesday to see what happened Saturday.

Click here to read about which four individuals were inducted into the Hall of Fame.

[Photo by Tony Lee]
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