I'll say it again. I would not have anything to write about or take pictures of without the Orange Coast College athletics program and everyone involved in it. I'm having a great time covering you guys this semester. Thank you.

I want to thank Tony Altobelli (Coast's Sports Information Director) for providing me with a small desk behind the team benches to update the results on this blog live. And I need to apologize for the mess I left back there. My bad.

He also wrote a game summary quicker than I finished this blog. [Click here to read Altobelli's game summary of tonight's match]

I also want to thank head coach Travis Turner for all the telling me I've been doing a great job all season long. I can say the same thing back at you coach. Thanks for letting me attend practices and always finding time to talk to me after winning or losing a game.

And here's something that's never happened to me before tonight. Jake Melone shaked my hand after the interview. This is the first time a Coast athlete has done that to me. I just wanted to say thank you for that.

I also talked to Palomar College's Dylan Vessell after the game by pure luck. I commented earlier that he looked like NBA player Charlie Villanueva in the blog.

Vessell is also a sophomore and it was his last collegiate game. He said he applied for a highway patrol job and didn't talk about transfering to another school.

He added the team was all freshmen and two sophomores so the Comets will be good next year.

Good luck to you Vessell and it was great meeting you.

Finally, I want to comment on the support from fellow OCC athletes. The women's volleyball, softball, track and field and basketball team members came out today to support their fellow athletes.

Head women's crew coach Laura Behr was also at the game.

It's nice to know that even though we're at a two-year school, we have a family-esk atmosphere in the athletics department.