Rio Hondo

Rio Hondo College scored six times in the second inning to take a commanding lead and pounded out 16 hits on its way to a 15-3 victory over host Orange Coast in a nonconference game shortened to five innings Monday. Third baseman Toni Porrazzo had the only run batted in for the Pirates, who fell to 6-9 this season. OCC committed seven errors in the game, leading to five unearned runs. -- Nonconference Rio Hondo 15, Orange Coast 3 Score by Innings Rio Hondo 361 50 -- 15 16 0 OCC 201 00 -- 3 3 7 Stern and Sundberg, Jimenez; Bell, Diaz (3)

Steve Virgen If one game is an indication of what type of season the Orange Coast College men's soccer team could have, then the Pirates' 2003 season could be a special one. The Pirates, who were in control for the majority of the game, scored three goals in the second half en route to a 3-0 season-opening nonconference victory over visiting Rio Hondo Wednesday. Throughout the first half, OCC missed on several opportunities, yet still managed to show glimpses of the type of talent it has. "We have the potential to be a great team, but we just look at this as one game," said Kevin Smith, the OCC assistant coach.

It's billed as the Coast-Cerritos New Year's Classic, but the only item which appeared to be in the "Classic" category was a classic blowout as Orange Coast College's women's basketball team destroyed visiting Rio Hondo Saturday night, 81-23. Reserves led the way in scoring as Liz Mendoza and Amy Shaw came off the bench to score 14 and 12 points, respectively. Lauren Murray was the only starter in double figures with 10 points. Starters Nancy Hatsushi and Lindsey Galasso had nine and eight points, respectively.

COLLEGE MEN Cal Poly Pomona 86, Vanguard 61 Vanguard -- Moreau 5, Pierson 15, Cotter 9, Adamczak 7, Burnette 8, Barney 2, Seekins 0, Hartman 0, Rosborough 12, Enns 0, Egkan 3. 3-pt. goals -- Pierson 3, Cotter 1, Rosborough 1. Fouled out -- none. Technicals -- none. Cal Poly Pomona -- Williams 8, Bonds 17, Sybesma 9, Lambert 5, Ridgway 2, Etemadi 7, Marshall 2, Peterson 5, Boyd 5, Malone 9, Beahm 4, Strange 13. 3-pt. goals -- Malone 2, Williams 1, Sybesma 1, Etemadi 1, Peterson 1. Fouled out -- none.

Freshman forward Alisa Carrillo connected on 9 of 14 from the floor and finished with game highs of 22 points and 12 rebounds to claim MVP honors of the Coast Christmas Classic on the OCC campus. The Pirates used their height advantage to its fullest, pounding the ball inside to Carrillo, Liz Mendoza and Lauren Murray throughout the game. The trio combined for 43 points and knocked down 18 of 35 shots to help the Pirates pull away in the second half. The Gauchos raced out of the gate with the first seven points of the game, but the Pirates answered with a 10-2 run to take their first lead of the game just two minutes later.

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.

THURSDAY Soccer College women -- Cal State Dominguez Hills at Vanguard University, 7 p.m. Community college men -- Orange Coast at Rio Hondo, 4 p.m. FRIDAY Soccer College men -- Vanguard University at Cal State San Bernardino, 4 p.m. College women -- Vanguard University at Cal State San Bernardino, 2 p.m. Community college women -- Mt. San Antonio College at Orange Coast, 3 p.m....

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.

GLENDORA - The Orange Coast College women's water polo team opened the Citrus College Tournament with two dominating victories Friday. In the first round, the Pirates (19-0), the top-ranked team in the state by the Community College Water Polo poll, blew past Rio Hondo, 15-1, as Neisha Hoagland and Tia Montalvo scored four goals each. OCC outscored Rio Hondo, 7-0, in the third period, extending its lead to 12-0. Hoagland led the Pirates again in the second round with seven goals in a 17-1 victory over College of the Canyons.

COSTA MESA - The Orange Coast College men's soccer team remained searching for its first home victory of the season as the Pirates lost 3-0 to visiting San Diego Mesa, in nonconference action, Wednesday. Coast was 4-1 winners at El Camino Friday, in its only road game. Although the Pirates (1-3) have been saddled with losses early, they have come against a trio of teams that made it to postseason play last year -- San Diego Mesa, Cerritos and Rio Hondo.