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Basketball: Ligon, Engeln earn all-conference honors
 
COSTA MESA -- A pair of Orange Coast College sophomore basketball standouts -- Will Ligon and Ashley Engeln -- have been selected onto this year's All-Orange Empire Conference teams, as selected by the conference coaches, this past week.
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Men's Basketball: Ligon ends Coast career in style as Pirates win
 
COSTA MESA -- For Will Ligon, a two-year career that featured several eye-popping performances, ended with a solid finish as he scored 31 points to lead the Orange Coast College men's basketball team to a 78-74 win over visiting Cypress on Sophomore Night inside the Peterson Gym.
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Men's Basketball: Rough start dooms Pirates in loss to Gauchos
 
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team watched visiting Saddleback come out firing on all cylinders, jumping out to a big lead and cruising to a 79-57 win over the Pirates on Friday night inside the Peterson Gym.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates hang tough but fall to Irvine Valley
 
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team put up a strong first-half fight, but in the end, the Pirates came up short down the stretch, losing to visiting Irvine Valley, 68-52, on Wednesday night inside the Peterson Gym.
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Basketball: Pirates host Gauchos in annual Coaches vs. Cancer Night
 
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's and women's basketball teams have joined in the fight against cancer by hosting their annual Coaches vs. Cancer Night, slated for Friday night against Saddleback College. The OCC women will play at 5:30 p.m. followed by the OCC men at 7:30 p.m.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates slip past Santa Ana, 71-69
 
SANTA ANA -- Jo Jo Trinidad's two made free throws with one second remaining in the game helped give the Orange Coast College men's basketball team a 71-69 Orange Empire Conference road win against Santa Ana on Friday night.
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Men's Basketball: Hornets use size, speed to wear down Pirates
 
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball ran into a tough matchup on Friday night as visiting Fullerton College came to the Peterson Gym and left with an 88-74 Orange Empire Conference win over the Pirates.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates find their offense in win over Cypress
 
CYPRESS -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team found the baskets inside the Cypress College Gym very accommodating as the Pirates notched a 93-78 Orange Empire Conference win over the host Chargers on Wednesday night.
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Men's Basketball: Tigers too much for Pirates to tame
 
COSTA MESA -- The size, speed and depth of the Riverside City College were too much to overcome for the Orange Coast College men's basketball team as the Tigers toppled the Pirates, 73-56, on Friday night at the Peterson Gym.
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Men's Basketball: Cold first half dooms Pirates against Saddleback
 
MISSION VIEJO -- A rough first half proved too much to overcome as the Orange Coast College men's basketball team lost to host Saddleback College, 86-68, on Wednesday night in an Orange Empire Conference matchup.
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Men's Basketball: Ligon's 37 points pace Pirates past Dons
 
COSTA MESA -- In the 914 games ever played in Orange Coast College men's basketball history, sophomore Will Ligon put forth a game for the ages, leading the Pirates past visiting Santa Ana, 85-63, on Wednesday night.
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Men's Basketball: Ligon's 30 points leads Pirates past Raiders
 
COSTA MESA -- Will Ligon found the Peterson Gym to his liking on Friday night, scoring a game-high 30 points to lead the Orange Coast College men's basketball team to a 64-57 nonconference win over visiting Moorpark College.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates drop 2-of-3 at Mt. SAC Tournament
 
WALNUT -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team dropped to 3-7 overall after going 1-2 this past weekend at the Mt. San Antonio College Tournament.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates drop three at Citrus Tournament
 
GLENDORA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team dropped to 2-5 for the season following three straight losses at the 2011 Citrus College Tournament this past weekend.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates take 2-of-3 at Ventura Tournament
 
VENTURA -- The Orange Coast College men’s basketball team opened its 2011-12 season with a loss to Oxnard, 83-70, but responded with back-to-back wins over L.A. Valley (84-79) and Pasadena City College (65-62) at the Ventura College Tournament this past weekend.

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Basketball: Five OCC hoopsters earn all-conference honors
 
COSTA MESA -- Four members of the Orange Coast College women's basketball team and one from the men's program earned spots on this year's All-Orange Empire Conference teams for their outstanding play in 2010-11.
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Pirates, Tigers to play at Poly HS on Friday night
 
RIVERSIDE -- The 2010-11 regular season finale for the Orange Coast College men's and women's basketball teams will be played at Riverside Poly High School on Friday night against the Riverside College Tigers, according to RCC.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates drop heartbreaker to Fullerton
 
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team closed out the home portion of the 2010-11 schedule with a 69-65 loss to Fullerton College on Wednesday night at the Peterson Gym.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates come up short against Chargers
 
CYPRESS -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team dropped its ninth straight game on Friday night, losing to Cypress College, 73-68, in an Orange Empire Conference matchup.
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Basketball: Pirates to host Hornets in "Coaches vs. Cancer" Night
 




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Men's Basketball: Pirates fall to Gauchos, 77-60
 
MISSION VIEJO -- A strong opening of the second half proved to be the difference as the Orange Coast College men's basketball team fell on the road to Saddleback College, 77-60, on Wednesday night in an Orange Empire Conference matchup.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates struggle early, fall to Lasers
 
IRVINE -- A rough first half was too much for the Orange Coast College men's basketball team to overcome during Wednesday night's 82-55 Orange Empire Conference road loss to Irvine Valley College.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates fall to Santa Ana, 80-73
 
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team dropped its sixth straight game with an 80-73 Orange Empire Conference loss to visiting Santa Ana College on Friday night.
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Men's Basketball: Tigers too much for Pirates, 74-59
 
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team hung around with the bigger Riverside College Tigers, but in the end, the Pirates came up short, losing, 74-59, on Wednesday night at OCC's Peterson Gym.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates struggle in second half, fall to Hornets
 
FULLERTON -- A close game got away from the Orange Coast College men's basketball on Friday night as the Pirates fell to host Fullerton College, 70-45, in Orange Empire Conference action.
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Basketball: Pirates play host for "Coaches vs. Cancer Night" on Feb. 16
 
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's and women's basketball teams have joined up in the fight for a cure for cancer. On Feb. 16, the OCC men's and women's teams will take part in the "Coaches vs. Cancer" night as the Pirates host the Fullerton College Hornets in the home finale for both teams.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates falter in second half, lose to Cypress
 
COSTA MESA -- A strong first half by the Orange Coast College men's basketball team was washed away by the red-hot shooting in the second half by the Cypress Chargers in Wednesday's 69-62 Orange Empire Conference loss.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates fall to Gauchos
 
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team fell to 5-13 overall, 1-2 in the Orange Empire Conference following Friday night's 94-54 loss to Saddleback College, played at OCC's Peterson Gym.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates falter late to Lasers, 73-61
 
COSTA MESA -- For 31 minutes, the Orange Coast College men's basketball team hung tough with one of the top teams in the Orange Empire Conference, but in the end, the Pirates came up short, losing 73-61 to visiting Irvine Valley on Friday night at OCC's Peterson Gym.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates open OEC play by topping Dons
 
SANTA ANA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team opened Orange Empire Conference play with a 74-65 road win over Santa Ana College on Wednesday night.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates drop pair at Canyons tourney
 
SANTA CLARITA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team dropped its final two games of 2010 with losses to College of the Canyons (78-60) and Palomar (101-69) at the Cougar Holiday Classic.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates go 2-1 at LASW Tournament
 
LOS ANGELES -- After a rough one-point loss on Friday, the Orange Coast College men's basketball team responded nicely with a pair of wins over East Los Angeles and El Camino at the L.A. Southwest Basketball Tournament this past weekend.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates come close, but fall to L.A. Harbor
 
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team battled down to the last minute, but came up short on Friday night, losing its home opener to L.A. Harbor, 64-61.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates drop 2-of-3 at Citrus tourney
 
GLENDORA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team went 1-2 this weekend at the Neil Edwards Tournament, held at Citrus College, this past weekend. OCC topped Chaffey in the opener, 68-57, but lost to El Camino (68-66) and East L.A. (67-58) over the final two games.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates drop three of four to start season
 
MOORPARK -- After opening the 2010-11 season with a win over Chaffey, the Orange Coast College men's basketball team has lost three straight, including an 87-83 setback at Moorpark College on Saturday night.
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Men's Basketball: Curtis to play at Chaminade
 
COSTA MESA -- Orange Coast College sophomore men's basketball player Chris will continue his athletic and academic careers to Hawaii, where he will attend Chaminade University.
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Men's Basketball: Curtis, Delaney earn all-conference honors
 
COSTA MESA -- A pair sophomores earned a spot on this year's All-Orange Empire Conference team for men's basketball, thanks to first-team selection Chris Curtis and honorable mention selection Chad Delaney.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates' season ends with loss at Fullerton
 
FULLERTON -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team closed out the 2009-10 season with a 97-92 Orange Empire Conference loss at Fullerton College on Friday.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates end home schedule with loss to Lasers
 
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team came up just short in Friday's home finale, losing to Irvine Valley College, 86-81, Friday night in Orange Empire Conference action.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates lose lead late, fall to Cypress
 
CYPRESS -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team lost a second-half lead late in the game and fell to host Cypress College, 91-89, on Wednesday night in Orange Empire Conference action.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates finish season sweep of Dons
 
SANTA ANA -- Thanks to a barrage of 3-pointers, the Orange Coast College men's basketball team opened strong and cruised to an 87-70 Orange Empire Conference win over Santa Ana College on Friday.
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Men's Basketball: Gritty Pirates fall short to Saddleback
 
COSTA MESA -- Another tough competitor, another gritty performance and unfortunately for the Orange Coast College men's basketball team, another tough defeat.
 
The Pirates again pushed one of the state's top teams to the brink, but in the end, could not put them away in a 73-68 loss to visiting Saddleback on Wednesday night at the Peterson Gym.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates fall behind early, lose to Riverside
 
RIVERSIDE -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team saw way too much of Riverside center Kevin Bradshaw on Friday as the Pirates fell to Riverside College 83-59 on Friday night in Orange Empire Conference action.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates hold off Hornets, 65-58
 
COSTA MESA -- Led by the steady play of Chris Curtis and Jake Fedro, the Orange Coast College men's basketball team picked up its third win in four games with 65-58 victory over visiting Fullerton College on Wednesday night.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates hang tough, but fall to Lasers in OT
 
IRVINE -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team pushed the favored Irvine Valley College Lasers to the limit before eventually falling 81-75 in overtime Wednesday night at IVC.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates open hot, hold off Chargers, 86-81
 
COSTA MESA -- Despite losing most of a 22-point first-half lead, the Orange Coast College men's basketball team did not lose it all and held off visiting Cypress, 86-81, on Friday night in Orange Empire Conference action.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates start hot early, hold off Dons, 66-57
 
COSTA MESA -- A big run early and a convincing run late proved to be the right formula for the Orange Coast College men's basketball team in Wednesday's 66-57 Orange Empire Conference win over the visiting Santa Ana College Dons at the Peterson Gym.
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Men's Basketball: Cold start does in Pirates
 
MISSION VIEJO -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team fell behind early and could not come back on Friday night, falling to Saddleback College, 91-75, in Orange Empire Conference action.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates fall short to Riverside
 
COSTA MESA -- In a game that won't be featured on either team's end-of-season highlight DVDs, the Orange Coast College men's basketball team dropped Wednesday's Orange Empire Conference opener to defending state champion Riverside College, 80-62, at OCC's Peterson Gym.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates pick up a pair of wins at Citrus Tournament
 
GLENDORA -- By picking up a pair of hard-fought wins, the Orange Coast College men's basketball team finished in third place in the eight-team Citrus College Tournament this past weekend.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates rally, but fall to Moorpark
 
COSTA MESA -- After a sluggish first half, the Orange Coast College men's basketball fought back against Moorpark, but it wasn't enough as the Pirates fell to the Raiders, 69-64, on Friday night at OCC's Peterson Gym.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates split first two at Ventura Tournament
 
VENTURA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team will take on Oxnard College at 2 p.m. on Sunday following their 1-1 start to the "We Play Hard" Tournament, held at Ventura College.
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Men's Basketball: Home campaign ends with loss to Fullerton
 
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team closed out its home schedule with an 80-62 Orange Empire Conference loss to visiting Fullerton College on Friday night.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates come up short against Cypress
 
COSTA MESA -- Playing without standout forward Martin Whitmore (ankle sprain), the shorthanded Orange Coast College men's basketball team put up a strong fight, but came up short against visiting Cypress, 84-77, on Wednesday night at the Peterson Gym.
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Men's Basketball: Late rally comes up short for the Pirates
 
MISSION VIEJO -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team nearly came all the way back from a late double-digit deficit, but fell just short to Saddleback College, 79-78, on Friday night.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates tagged by Lasers, 85-73
 
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team watched the visiting Irvine Valley College Lasers put on a shooting display in the Pirates' 85-73 Orange Empire Conference loss on Wednesday night.
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Men's Basketball: Whitmore, Hellmuth lead Pirates past Santa Ana
 
COSTA MESA -- In a game that saw 11 lead changes, the 11th and final advantage went to the Orange Coast College men's basketball team as the Pirates held on for a 68-65 Orange Empire Conference win over visiting Santa Ana on Wednesday.
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Men's Basketball: Riverside cruises past Pirates
 
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team did everything it could to stay close with powerhouse Riverside College, but in the end, the Tigers prevailed, 84-64, on Friday in Orange Empire Conference action.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates watch Hornets come alive in second half
 
FULLERTON -- A hard-fought first half of basketball was lost in the second half as the Orange Coast College men's basketball team fell to Fullerton, 79-64, on Wednesday at Fullerton College's Hornets' Nest.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates struggle early, fall to Cypress
 
CYPRESS -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team fell behind early and could never recover as the Pirates fell to host Cypress College, 109-82, on Friday.
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Men's Baseketball: Pirates come close, but Gauchos prevail
 
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball gave the No. 4 ranked Saddleback Gauchos all they could handle on Wednesday, but the visiting Gauchos managed to slip out of the Peterson Gym with a 68-65 Orange Empire Conference win over the Pirates.
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Men's Basketball: Second-half surge lifts Pirates past Lasers
 
IRVINE -- An impressive shooting night from Martin Whitmore helped the Orange Coast College men's basketball team open its Orange Empire Conference schedule on a winning note.
 
Whitmore's 27 points (10-of-15 shooting), eight rebounds and six steals helped the visiting Pirates topple Irvine Valley, 86-83 on Friday night.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates go 1-3 to end nonconference
 
COSTA MESA -- After an 83-80 win against Monterey Peninsula, the Orange Coast College men's basketball team closed out the San Jose Tournament with losses to Consumnes River 83-79 and Santa Rosa 73-71 before falling to West Los Angeles 79-68 on Friday in a nonconference matchup.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates drop 2-of-3 at Glendale Tournament
 
GLENDALE -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team went 1-2 over the weekend at the Vaquero Classic, held at Glendale College, losing to College of the Canyons, 99-90, topping Cerritos 77-60 and falling to host Glendale, 87-81.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates split pair at LASW tourney
 
LOS ANGELES -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team split a pair of games at the Intensity Classic last weekend, topping host L.A. Southwest College, 77-71, on Friday, before falling to El Camino, 75-67, on Saturday.
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Men's Basketball: Strong second half propels Pirates past Jaguars
 
COSTA MESA -- A 15-2 run in the game's final four minutes of play was the difference-maker for the Orange Coast College men's basketball team in Wednesday's 72-62 nonconference win over visiting Southwestern College.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates drop a pair to Miramar, Pasadena
 
COSTA MESA -- There was no "home cooking" for the Orange Coast College men's basketball team after the Pirates dropped back-to-back home games to Miramar on Thursday (96-70) and Pasadena (64-56) on Friday.
 
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Men's Basketball: Pirates top Victor Valley, 77-66
 
GLENDORA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team wrapped up the Neil Edwards Classic on the right foot, posting a 77-66 win over Victor Valley on Sunday at Citrus College.
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Men's Basketball: Hellmuth's bucket at the buzzer lifts OCC past Cuyamaca
 
GLENDORA -- Sophomore Brian Helmuth's three-pointer at the buzzer helped lift the Orange Coast College men's basketball team past Cuyamaca 79-77 on Saturday in the consolation round of the Neil Edwards Classic, held at Citrus College.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates fall in Citrus Tournament opener
 
GLENDORA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball gave the 12th ranked San Diego City Knights all they could handle on Friday night, but the Pirates came up just short, 74-70, in the opening game of the Neil Edwards Classic, at Citrus College.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates start hot, topple L.A. Harbor
 
COSTA MESA -- Some familiar rims made for some hot shooters for the Orange Coast College men's basketball team as the Pirates cruised past L.A. Harbor 91-70 on Wednesday at OCC's Peterson Gym.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates drop opening pair in Ventura
 
VENTURA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team lost its opening two games at the 2008 We Play Hard Tip-Off Tournament, held at Ventura College last weekend.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates end season with win over Santa Ana
 
COSTA MESA -- Playing hard and coaching hard right down to the final whistle, the Orange Coast College men's basketball team ended the 2007-08 season with a solid 75-65 Orange Empire Conference win over Santa Ana on Friday at the Peterson Gym.
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Men's Basketball: Second-half surge lifts Pirates past Gauchos
 
MISSION VIEJO -- Thanks to a long-range shooting display in the second half, the Orange Coast College men's basketball team broke away from host Saddleback and defeated the Gauchos 94-70 on Wednesday in Orange Empire Conference action.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates fall to Riverside
 
RIVERSIDE -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team gave host Riverside all it could handle on Friday night, but in the end, it was the Tigers who prevailed, 81-72.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates run into hot Hornets, fall 86-59
 
COSTA MESA -- While the Orange Coast College men's basketball team did a good job at limiting the number of shots taken by visiting Fullerton, the Hornets simply solved that problem by making nearly everything they threw towards the basket.
 
Hitting 73.9 percent of their shots (17-of-23), the Hornets jumped ahead and cruised to an 86-59 Orange Empire Conference win over the host Pirates on Friday night at the Peterson Gym.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates fall to Cypress
 
CYPRESS -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team dropped a 73-69 decision to host Cypress on Wednesday in Orange Empire Conference action.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates fall to Irvine Valley
 
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team watched the visiting Irvine Valley College Lasers scorch the nets as the Pirates fell 89-62 on Friday in Orange Empire Conference action.
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Men's Basketball: Helmuth, Pirates topple Santa Ana
 
SANTA ANA - Brian Hellmuth had 28 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Orange Coast College men's basketball team to a 79-69 Orange Empire Conference road win over Santa Ana on Wednesday.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates gain extra win after L.A. Southwest announces five forfeits
 
The South Coast Conference announced today that Los Angeles Southwest will forfeit 5 games due to a clerical error on its Form 1. Los Angeles Southwest self-reported the infraction, and plans to appeal the forfeits. Included in those five forfeits is a game against Orange Coast College back on Dec. 8.
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Men's basketball: Shorthanded Pirates fall short to Riverside
 
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team put up a strong fight against bigger and deeper Riverside, but in the end, it was the visiting Tigers who left the Peterson Gym with an 84-76 win over the shorthanded Pirates on Monday night.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates' snap skid by stopping Gauchos
 
COSTA MESA -- Much like the Durham Bulls in the movie "Bull Durham", all the Orange Coast College men's basketball team needed to snap their losing streak was a rainout -- not an easy task to accomplish inside a gymnasium.
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Basketball: Wednesday games with Riverside postponed
 
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's and women's basketball teams had to postpone their games against Riverside on Wednesday night due to a leaky roof in the Peterson Gym.
 
The Pirates and Tigers have agreed to reschedule their games for Monday, Jan. 28 at 5:30 p.m. (men's) and 7:30 p.m. (women's).
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Men's Basketball: Pirates fall to Hornets
 
FULLERTON -- Another hot-shooting first half by the opposition helped keep the Orange Coast College men's basketball team on the wrong end of Wednesday's 92-61 loss to host Fullerton College.
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White-hot Chargers zap Pirates, 97-72
 
COSTA MESA -- It may have been Orange Coast's home court, but it was the Cypress College men's basketball team who felt right at home early on in Friday's 97-72 conference win over the Pirates.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates lose OEC opener at Irvine Valley
 
IRVINE -- An icy-cold night of shooting in the second half turned a close game into a blowout as the Orange Coast College men's basketball team fell to host Irvine Valley 72-39 on Wednesday night.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates fall at Pasadena
 
PASADENA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team opened the 2008 calendar year with an 82-78 nonconference road loss to host Pasadena City College on Friday night.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates drop pair at L.A. Southwest Tournament
 
LOS ANGELES -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team went 0-2 at the L.A. Southwest Intensity Classic, losing to El Camino 80-65 on Friday and host L.A. Southwest 68-59 on Saturday.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates fall to Chaffey in tournament finals
 
GLENDORA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team advanced to the championship game of the Neil Edwards Tournament last weekend at Citrus College with wins over Cuyamaca (82-77) and Chaffey (98-87).
 
But in the title game, the Pirates were topped by the host Owls, 114-92, ending their modest two-game winning streak.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates go cold in loss to West L.A.
 
COSTA MESA -- The Peterson Gym rims were not friendly to the hosts as Orange Coast College lost to visiting West Los Angeles, 64-59 on Friday in nonconference action.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates come up short against Moorpark
 
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's basketball team fell to 0-3 on the season with an 87-81 nonconference loss to visiting Moorpark on Tuesday in the Pirates' home opener.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates drop pair at Ventura Tournament
 
VENTURA - Nothing like jumping right into the deep end of the pool if you're the Orange Coast College men's basketball team.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates top L.A. Southwest in Regional opener
 
COSTA MESA - The last time the Orange Coast College men's basketball team won a playoff game, Def Leppard's "Hysteria" was soaring up the charts, "Dirty Dancing" was making the world sweaty and the American League Rookie of the Year went to a skinny, but powerful slugger named Mark McGwire.
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Men's Basketball: Coast to host L.A. Southwest in playoff opener
 
COSTA MESA - The Commission on Athletics announced the men's basketball playoff brackets and for the Orange Coast College men's basketball team, it's home sweet home in the first round.
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Men's Basketball: Cornett earns first-team, All-OEC honors
 
COSTA MESA - Steve Cornett, a sophomore center on the Orange Coast College men's basketball was a first-team selection on this year's All-Orange Empire Conference team.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates shock No. 2 Tigers in OEC finale
 
COSTA MESA - The playoff hopes for the Orange Coast College men's basketball got one gigantic boost in the right direction on Friday night as the Pirates stunned No. 2 Riverside 73-68 in the Orange Empire Conference finale.
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Men's Basketball: Pirates edged by Saddleback
 
MISSION VIEJO - A strong second-half surge gave the Orange Coast College men's basketball team an opportunity for another big-time road win, but down the stretch, the "big shot" could not be hit. 
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Men's Basketball: Pirates stun Dons on the road
 
SANTA ANA - Apparently, the Orange Coast College men's basketball team wasn't impressed with Santa Ana's big win on Wednesday against No. 3 Riverside.
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Pirates tagged by Toney, Lasers 77-71
 
COSTA MESA - The Irvine Valley Lasers found their hot hand in the second half and rode him all the way to the finish line.
 
Jason Toney scored 36 points, 26 in the second half as the Lasers defeated the host Pirates 77-71 in Orange Empire Conference action Wednesday night.
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Icy second half does in Pirate men, 89-75
 
COSTA MESA - Fifty percent from the field, 46 percent from 3-point land, 75 percent from the free-throw line. As good as those first-half numbers were for the Orange Coast College men's basketball team, the second half's numbers didn't quite carry over to that high a level on Friday night against Fullerton.
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Pirates snap losing streak with win over Cypress
 
CYPRESS - The Orange Coast College men's basketball team jumped out early, then held on for dear life as a late Cypress charge came up short in Wednesday's 70-64 conference win.
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Pirate men drop third straight, 70-59
 
RIVERSIDE - A tough first half on both sides of the court was too much to overcome as the Orange Coast College men's basketball team dropped its third straight, 70-59, at Riverside on Wednesday in Orange Empire Conference action.
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Pesky Pirates hang tough, but fall to Gauchos
 
COSTA MESA - The Orange Coast College men's basketball overcame an early 13-point run by the Saddleback Gauchos to take a lead late in the first half.
 
It was the 13-point run in the second half that did them in as the bigger and vertically-gifted Gauchos used that last scoring outburst to outlast the pesky Pirates 75-61 on Friday in Orange Empire Conference action.
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Dons use second-half run to top Pirates, 99-93
 
COSTA MESA - With 15 minutes left in the game, the Orange Coast College men's basketball team held a 65-51 lead and appeared to be on its way to a 4-0 record in the Orange Empire Conference.
 
The Santa Ana Dons had other ideas.
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Relentless Pirates defense suffocates Irvine Valley 59-51
 
IRVINE - Orange Coast's gameplan is simple -- find the guy with the ball and make his life miserable until he gets rid of it. Then, find the next guy with the ball and make his life even worse.
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Men's hoops topple Hornets, 81-59
 
FULLERTON - Thanks to some hot shooting from the outside and some hard work down low, the Orange Coast College men's basketball team improved to 2-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with an 81-59 win over the host Fullerton Hornets on Wednesday night.
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Pirates open conference with win over Cypress
 
COSTA MESA - It wasn't the type of game that a coach would cram their highlight reel with, but for the Orange Coast College men's basketball team, every win is a thing of beauty.
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Pirates win third straight by topping L.A. Harbor
 
COSTA MESA - The Orange Coast College men's basketball team will head into holiday season extra cheerful following Thursday night's 85-59 nonconference win over L.A. Harbor at the Peterson Gym.
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Pirates drop pair at L.A. Southwest tourney
 
LOS ANGELES - The Orange Coast College men's basketball team expected some unpleasant "learning experiences" along the way as the young squad prepares for Orange Empire Conference play in a couple of weeks. 
Two such experiences took place this past weekend as the Pirates dropped a pair of heartbreaking games at the 2006 L.A. Southwest Intensity Classic.
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Pirates split two in weekend action
 
COSTA MESA - The Orange Coast College men's basketball team continued its nonconference action this past weekend, topping Miramar at home 85-69 before falling on the road against San Diego City, 66-62, on Saturday.
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Pirates split first two at Citrus Tournament
 
GLENDORA - The Orange Coast College men's basketball road show made its way to Glendora for the Neil Edwards Tournament, held at Citrus College.
 
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Men's basketball tops Moorpark, 79-67
 
MOORPARK - Steven Cornett scored a game-high 29 points to lead the Orange Coast College men's basketball team to its first win of the season -- a 79-67 road victory over Moorpark on Wednesday night.
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Davis set to attend Vanguard University in the fall
 
COSTA MESA - Orange Coast College sophomore standout Matt Davis will continue his athletic and academic careers at Vanguard University in the fall.
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OCC's Brown set to play at Cal State San Bernardino
 
COSTA MESA - Reggie Brown, sophomore guard for the Orange Coast College men's basketball team, will attend Cal State San Bernardino in the fall, according to Pirates' head coach Steve Spencer.
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