By
Tony Lee
On
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Danny Orona is a 5 foot 6 inch, 160 pound driver from Los Amigos High School and is one of the starters on the OCC 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."
The Pirates first home game is on Oct. 21 against Fullerton College at 4 p.m.
What's your biggest pet peeve and why?
I hate when people leave early when we do our swim sets (in practice). They're pretty tough sometimes and people leave like five seconds ahead.
LeBron or Kobe - and why?
I'd probably go with Kobe because LeBron had the whole incident with the kid that dunked on him and he wanted to erase the tapes. I just thought that it was lame.
Which women's sport at OCC do you think has the hottest girls and why?
Volleyball. The way they look in those spandex shorts.
Do you have any superstitions?
Everytime I leave my house, I do the cross. I've been doing this since as long as I can remember?
If you were a rapper, what would be your name?
Well my nickname is Lil Cabron. The guys on my team gave it to me.
What's been your best experience at OCC?
Probably playing water polo. I like playing because the guys are fun, it's a tough sport and I'm not the biggest guy so it's challenging. I like the atmosphere.
Questions you want answered by athletes can be submitted to coastreportsports@gmail.com and I would add it in the hat.
[Photo by Tony Lee]
By
Tony Lee
On
Friday, September 11, 2009
Sophomores Rebecca Murray (left) and Melissa Mahi (right) were chosen as co-team captains by the coaching staff earlier this week.
“I think they’re well respected by all their teammates and, to my knowledge, there’s not anybody that dislikes them on the team. They both are in good standing academically - which also came into consideration,” head coach Mike Thornton said.
The lady Pirates will play its first game on Dec. 11 against Mt. San Jancito at 7 p.m. and will return home on Jan. 6 to play its first home OEC game against RCC at 7:30 p.m. 
Who is your celebrity crush and why?Murray: David Beckham because of his beautiful body and his tattoos.If you could have dinner with anyone dead or alive, who would it be and why?Mahi: I would say Ellen DeGeneres because she is hilarious – or Michael Jackson.Last time you cried during a movie and why?Murray: I have a last time I cried during a show. It was “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” I cry every time. What’s in your gym bag that’s weird or you don’t want people to know about?Mahi: I have my bathing suit just in case I don’t have class and I get to go to the beach.Do you think you deserve more playing time?Murray: No, because we haven’t got into the season yet, but it just depends on how you play individually in practice because how I practice is how I play in the game.What’s the weirdest thing in your room and why do you still have it?Mahi: I have a big portrait of myself – like a big poster. It was from high school, like those banners they put up on the gym wall. It’s really weird because people come into my room and like, “Are you conceited?”
What is your biggest pet peeve and why?Murray: People interrupting when I’m talking because it just cuts the flow off.LeBron or Kobe and why?Mahi: Oh man, that’s so easy. It’s LeBron – King James!Murray: Why? Please tell me.Mahi: I’m not a Kobe lover and LeBron is just a beast. LeBron James can just knock him down. Any day, LeBron James.Me: Then tell your Kobe argument?Murray: Kobe is just amazing. There’s no questions about it.Mahi: Overrated.Murray: No he’s not! MVP. What about that? MVP.Questions you want answered by athletes can be submitted to coastreportsports@gmail.com and I would add it in the hat.[Photos courtesy of Hank Schellingerhout]
By
Tony Lee
On
Friday, September 04, 2009
Meet a Pirate is a new standing feature on the OCC Sports Blog.
This is just like the Q and A feature but with a twist.
The athlete will pick seven random questions out of 30 or so pre-written questions out of a hat. Some of these are sports related, some are personal, some are meant to be comical. No matter what the question, an athlete has to answer it truthfully.
The first athlete for this feature is women's soccer player Lara "Tish" Tishler. She is a sophomore midfielder from Fountain Valley High School who had two goals and an assist in the season opener against Rio Hondo on Aug. 28. 
Do you have any superstitions and why do you have or not have it?I always have to french braid my hair when I play soccer and my electric tape for my shin guards have to be taped the same way. Sometimes I have OCD a little and so my tape has to be pretty straight and same on both sides and I've just kept it that way. And the braid, I tried it out and had a good game with the braid in and kept it that way ever since.Do you have any guilty pleasures?Probably eating ice cream and cookie dough. My biggest thing is not making cookies when I have cookie dough. I'll end up eating those big jars of cookie dough and not making any of it. What’s the most stressful thing that’s ever happened to you at OCC and why?This first week right now has been really stressful. I got dropped out of two of my classes and one of mine was changed to something else - they changed the time on it - and I'm having to petition for three classes right now. What's the weirdest thing in your room and why do you have it?I have a bunch of dried out leis and flower laid out in my room. I have a branch/twig head wrap thing sitting in my room.Do you think you deserve more playing time or why do you deserve or not deserve it?I think I play a pretty good amount. I wouldn't mind playing a whole game, that wouldn't be to bad. I think I deserve it too. I work pretty hard out here, come to every practice, put forth a lot of effort on and off the field.
How many hours a day do you spend on Facebook, Myspace and/or Twitter and what else should you usually be doing instead?I probably take half an hour to an hour a day, maybe. I don't really go on the computer that often. Instead I should be probably doing homework or something or go outside. I hate being stuck inside.Complete this statement: If my coaches found out that I... they’d probably kill me.I didn't tell my coach this but I was in a cast for a week and I took it off early. I was supposed to have it for two weeks and I didn't say anything. It's perfectly fine now but I did take it off a week early.Questions you want answered by athletes can be submitted to coastreportsports@gmail.com and I would add it in the hat.[Photo by Tony Lee]
