Rio Hondo

WOMEN'S SOCCER Orange Coast 3, Rio Hondo 0 COSTA MESA - Jessica Amaral scored twice and Jenny Marler added a goal for the host Pirates in the nonconference game Wednesday. OCC (1-1-1) posted a 20-1 advantage in shots as the Roadrunners fell to 2-2-1. Katelyn O'Banion had one save for OCC. * MEN'S SOCCER Orange Coast 2, Rio Hondo 1 COSTA MESA - Takuma Hori had a pair of assists and goalkeeper Tyler Folkins had eight saves for the host Pirates in their nonconference seaon opener Wednesday.

COSTA MESA - Orange Coast College's women's basketball team continued its winning way with a 73-47 victory over Rio Hondo at home, on Saturday. Shauna Steward led the Pirates (11-1) with 16 points, and also had four assists. Karyn Fierst scored 14, and Erin Tomlinson and Kristen Urban each scored 11 points. NONCONFERENCE OCC 73, Rio Hondo 47 Rio Hondo: Villa Fana 2, De La Cruz 1, Flores 1, Odono 6, Villeda 0, Thompson 9, Nunez 18, Codd 10. 3-pt goals: Odono 2. Fouled Out: one. Technicals: None.

COSTA MESA - The Orange Coast College softball team swept in a nonconference doubleheader over visiting Rio Hondo Saturday. Coach Jim Bollinger's Pirates (6-2) overcame a 4-0 first-inning deficit to rally for a 7-6 victory to open the day. Freshman pitcher Charlotte Kraft earned her third win of the season. OCC then scored 12 runs in the first three innings and held off Rio Hondo (3-4) for a 13-10 win. Freshman pitcher Mijanou Pham recorded her third win of the season, as freshman Emilee Bodiford ripped two doubles and Pham belted a triple.

WHITTIER - Orange Coast College overcame a first-half surge by host Rio Hondo to pull out a 14-6 win Thursday in nonconference men's water polo action. After the two teams fought to a 5-5 tie at the half, the Pirates (10-3) outscored Rio Hondo, 9-1, in the second half for the win. Jeff Pratt and Kevin Becker each scored three times, while Steve Dugger and Scott Butler added two goals apiece for the Pirates, who will participate in the Citrus Tournament this weekend.

COSTA MESA ? The Orange Coast College women's basketball team set a school record for points in a game in a dominating 127-59 win over Rio Hondo in the OCC New Year's Crossover on Saturday. OCC's 127 points breaks the previous-best school record of 116 set in 1992. It also ties the OCC men's basketball record. Devin Hundley scored a team-high 24 points, including six three-pointers, for the Pirates (14-3), while Courtney Ford added 21 and Robin Smith contributed 20. Katie Kissee scored 18 points ?

WHITTIER -- The Orange Coast College men's soccer team started its season with a 2-0 loss to nonconference host Rio Hondo Thursday. The Pirates played strong defensively, OCC Coach Laird Hayes said, as Rio Hondo fired off only six shots. However, the Pirates had just four shots on goal. OCC freshman goalkeeper Josh Cotsenmoyer recorded five saves, including a stop on a penalty kick in the second half. Rio Hondo (1-1) scored with 30 seconds remaining in the first half, and, "took the wind out of our sails," Hayes said.

CYPRESS - Orange Coast College's mens water polo team went 2-2 at the Cypress Invitational, good enough for first place in its division. On Saturday, the Pirates defeated Rio Hondo, 9-5, to advance to the championship bracket. There, they lost to Golden West, 7-5, despite an outstanding defensive effort by OCC. CYPRESS INVITATIONAL OCC 9, Rio Hondo 5 Rio Hondo 1 2 1 1 - 5 OCC 3 2 1 3 - 9 Rio Hondo: Bresenden 2, Kozieki 2, Aquilar 1. Saves: Torres 5. OCC: Becker 4, McKinney 2, Alvarado 2, Lancellot 1. Saves: Oliver 4. Golden West 7, OCC 5 OCC 2 1 1 1 - 5 Golden West 1 3 2 1 - 7 OCC: Becker 3, McKinney 2. Saves: Oliver 4. Golden West: Praporski 2, Johnson 2, McDay 1, Ribic 1, Shaw 1. Saves: Lukac 4.

COSTA MESA - Orange Coast College women's water polo readies for this weekend's play at the Citrus Tournament, and if nonconference ventures against Rio Hondo and Palomar are any indication, it may be a very productive weekend. The Pirates are still basking in the recent twin victories, highlighted by goalie Erin Kennedy's work in the net at Palomar on Tuesday when the Newport Harbor High product recorded a pair of four-meter rejections. "Two in one game is really noteworthy," said OCC Coach Mike Giles.

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL Orange Coast def. Glendale GLENDALE — Sophomore Karlee Riggs had 10 kills to lead the Pirates to a 25-10, 25-22, 25-15 season-opening win Thursday. Sophomore Morgan Link had nine kills, sophomore Allison Lumsden had 30 assists and sophomore Andi Frisina had four service aces for OCC (1-0). Glendale is 1-3. The Pirates play at Citrus Friday at 5 p.m. * WOMEN'S SOCCER Orange Coast 1, Rio Hondo 0 WHITTIER — Sara Gomez knocked in a rebound in the 60th minute to propel the visiting Pirates in the nonconference game Thursday.

WHITTIER - The Orange Coast College men's basketball team has won four overtime games to forge its best start in recent memory. But, with two seconds left against nonconference host Rio Hondo Tuesday, OCC freshman Ryan Earl decided to save the Pirates any extra work. Earl, fouled while attempting a 15-foot jumper, hit one of two free throws to provide the difference in a 70-69 Pirates victory. The win, the fifth straight for first-year coach Mark Hill's squad, ups the Pirates record to 9-3. Sophomore David Castleton scored a game-high 22 points, including a trio of three-pointers, despite missing several minutes of the second half with a gash over his eye. Chad Hagedorn added 11 points, while Dave Elliott (nine rebounds)

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL Orange Coast def. Glendale GLENDALE — Sophomore Karlee Riggs had 10 kills to lead the Pirates to a 25-10, 25-22, 25-15 season-opening win Thursday. Sophomore Morgan Link had nine kills, sophomore Allison Lumsden had 30 assists and sophomore Andi Frisina had four service aces for OCC (1-0). Glendale is 1-3. The Pirates play at Citrus Friday at 5 p.m. * WOMEN'S SOCCER Orange Coast 1, Rio Hondo 0 WHITTIER — Sara Gomez knocked in a rebound in the 60th minute to propel the visiting Pirates in the nonconference game Thursday.

BAKERSFIELD - Only seven times in 44 games this season did Orange Coast College baseball Coach John Altobelli have to address his players after a loss. But when it came time to speak from the heart after being eliminated from the California Community College Athletic Assn. State Championship on Saturday, the words he delivered to his team were as obvious as they were true. "I told them that we loved them," Altobelli said of the aftermath of a 5-4 defeat in 12 innings to Rio Hondo in the four-team, double-elimination tournament at Bakersfield Community College.

WOMEN'S SOCCER Orange Coast 3, Rio Hondo 0 COSTA MESA - Jessica Amaral scored twice and Jenny Marler added a goal for the host Pirates in the nonconference game Wednesday. OCC (1-1-1) posted a 20-1 advantage in shots as the Roadrunners fell to 2-2-1. Katelyn O'Banion had one save for OCC. * MEN'S SOCCER Orange Coast 2, Rio Hondo 1 COSTA MESA - Takuma Hori had a pair of assists and goalkeeper Tyler Folkins had eight saves for the host Pirates in their nonconference seaon opener Wednesday.

SCORE BY QUARTERS FIRST QUARTER RHP – Llamas blocks punt and recovers in end zone (Preciado kick), 9:40. RHP – Alaniz 45 run (Preciado kick), 6:56. RHP – Esguerra 35 punt return (Preciado kick), 5:47. RHP – Esguerra 4 run (Preciado kick), 1:03. RHP – Quintero 12 punt block return (kick failed), 0:03. SECOND QUARTER RHP – Quintero 26 run (Cowell kick), 9:04. RHP – Cowell 16 pass from Parker (kick failed)

NEWPORT COAST — Getting into the Sage Hill School football team’s backfield was easy enough Friday night for the visiting Rio Hondo Prep Kares. Almost as easy as getting into the end zone. Rio Hondo Prep scored five touchdowns in the first quarter and cruised, 53-0, in the nonleague game at Sage Hill. The Lightning (1-2) could do little offensively in the first half, but it was special teams play that also hurt against Rio Hondo Prep (2-1), ranked No. 6 in the CIF Southern Section Northeast Division.

Deanna Schnabel prepared herself for a shock when she flew to Louisiana to assist victims of Hurricane Gustav. The biggest shock, though, was one she hadn’t anticipated. That was the heat. In the wake of the hurricane, which slammed the Gulf Coast last week, a number of areas lost electricity — which, at the tail end of a muggy Louisiana summer, meant no air conditioning. When Schnabel, a Newport Beach resident, arrived with 29 other Orange County volunteers to assist the American Red Cross, she saw residents lined up around the street to buy generators and ice. In the shelter where she stayed with other volunteers, she had to take care not to slip, since the humidity in the air dampened the floors.

WOMEN’S TENNIS Orange Coast 6, Rio Hondo 0 COSTA MESA — The Pirates swept to win the first round of the Southern California regional playoffs Tuesday. No. 1 singles player Brittany Bass dropped just one game, while Brittnie Furuvald and Jasmine Mathieson both won in three sets for OCC (17-0).   MEN’S TENNIS Cerritos 8, Orange Coast 1 CERRITOS — Kevin Tran earned the Pirates’ lone win at No. 5 singles in their quarterfinal loss of the Southern California Regional playoffs Tuesday.

COSTA MESA ? The Orange Coast College women's basketball team set a school record for points in a game in a dominating 127-59 win over Rio Hondo in the OCC New Year's Crossover on Saturday. OCC's 127 points breaks the previous-best school record of 116 set in 1992. It also ties the OCC men's basketball record. Devin Hundley scored a team-high 24 points, including six three-pointers, for the Pirates (14-3), while Courtney Ford added 21 and Robin Smith contributed 20. Katie Kissee scored 18 points ?

Bryce Alderton Matt Larson can stop dreaming of making it into professional baseball. The former Corona del Mar High standout is there now, even after an arm ailment tried to stall his progress. The 23-year-old right-hander, who didn't pitch for a year following two seasons as a starter for Cal State Northridge, struck out one in two innings of no-hit relief for the Princeton Devil Rays, the rookie-ball affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, on July 29 in his professional debut in Princeton, W.Va.