Orange Coast Athletics Headlines
Demirbas takes gold in the high jump to pace Pirates at State Meet
May 20, 2024
MISSION VIEJO -- It was a very memorable final meet of the season for the Orange Coast College women's track and field team as the Pirates finished sixth overall with 39 points at the 2024 3C2A Track and Field State Championships on Saturday at Saddleback College.
Pirates earn several State Meet performances
May 18, 2024
MISSION VIEJO -- The Orange Coast College men's track and field team earned a pair of top-5 performances at the 2024 3C2A Track and Field State Championships on Saturday at Saddleback College.
Pirates wrap up solid 2024 beach volleyball campaign
May 17, 2024
COSTA MESA -- It's been another strong and impressive 2024 season for the Orange Coast College beach volleyball program.
Pirate women finish fourth overall at SoCal Finals
May 14, 2024
CERRITOS -- It was a solid top-five performance for the Orange Coast College women's track and field team as they finished fourth overall with 63 points at this year's Southern California Track and Field Finals on Friday at Cerritos College.
Pirate men finish fifth at SoCal Finals
May 10, 2024
CERRITOS -- The Orange Coast College men's track and field team took on the best Southern California had to offer and in the end, the Pirates finished fifth overall with a team score of 33 points at this year's Southern California Regional Finals on Friday at Cerritos College.
Tahvildari ends 2024 with solid performance at State Finals
May 14, 2024
GOLETA -- It was a magical season for Orange Coast College men's golfer, Tiger Tahvildari and the Pirate freshman capped off his 2024 campaign by shooting an even-par 72 on Day 2 of the 3C2A Men's Golf State Championships on Monday at Sandpiper Golf Club.
Tahvildari just two shots off the lead at State Finals
May 12, 2024
GOLETA -- Orange Coast College men's golf standout, Tiger Tahvildari battled the elements and an elite field and trails by just two shots after Day 1 of the 3C2A Men's Golf State Championships on Sunday at Sandpiper Golf Club.
Amazing season ends for Pirates with playoff loss at Cypress
May 11, 2024
CYPRESS -- A rise in success for the Orange Coast College softball program has been happening for years and for the 2024 season, the Pirate showed the rest of the softball world that they are here to stay after a 27-win season and a second-round trip to the playoffs.
Tahvildari wins SoCal Regionals and will battle for individual state championship
May 09, 2024
BAKERSFIELD -- Orange Coast College men's golf standout, Tiger Tahvildari, tamed Bakersfield's Rio Bravo Country Club last week and he looks to head to the coast this week for a showdown with legendary Sandpiper Golf Club this week after winning the Southern California Regional Championships, earning a right to play in the upcoming 3C2A Men's Golf State Championships this Sunday and Monday.
Pirates fall to Chargers in Super Regional opener
May 10, 2024
CYPRESS -- Good teams take advantage of opportunities and for the Orange Coast College softball team, the Pirates saw that firsthand as round second inning proved to be the difference in an 8-0 loss to the host Chargers on Friday in Game 1 of the Southern California Super Regional playoffs.
Pirates prep for Cypress in Super Regionals showdown
May 08, 2024
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College softball team is definitely in the rarest of air as the Pirates take on Cypress in the Southern California Super Regional playoffs, which kick off on Friday at 2 p.m. at Cypress College.
Pirate men earn state runner-up at 3C2A State Swim/Dive Championship; OCC women take 7th
May 04, 2024
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's and women's swim teams were proud hosts of this year's 3C2A Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving State Championships this past weekend and the Pirate men's team earned a state runner-up team finish, while the Pirate women placed seventh overall, capping off a busy, but fabulous weekend at the OCC Aquatics Pavilion.
Pirates push Bobcats to brink, but come up short in Regional Playoff
May 04, 2024
MISSION VIEJO -- The Orange Coast College baseball team nearly pulled off the upset of the year on Saturday after beating host Saddleback 9-8 on a walkoff, wild pitch in the 10th inning. But in the end, the walkoff giveth and in this case, the walkoff taketh away as the Bobcats returned the favor on the Pirates in the series finale, 7-6, to end OCC's 2024 season.
Pirates sweep past Bakersfield to advance in regional playoffs
May 04, 2024
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College softball team is partying like its 1992 all over again as the Pirates swept a doubleheader with Bakersfield College to advance to the second round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs on Saturday at the Pirate Softball Stadium.
Pirates blanked by Bobcats in playoff opener
May 03, 2024
MISSION VIEJO -- A rare pitching duel by a pair of familiar foes didn't turn out the way Orange Coast College wouldn't like as the Pirates lost to Saddleback, 2-0, in the opening game of the 2024 Southern California Regional Playoffs on Friday at Saddleback College.
Pirates stumble in playoff opener, fall to Bakersfield, 2-1
May 03, 2024
COSTA MESA -- The bats went quiet and one important bang-bang call at first didn't go the way of the Orange Coast College softball team, who lost to Bakersfield, 2-1, in the opening game of the 2024 Southern California Regional Playoffs on Friday at the Pirate Softball Stadium.