https://www.occpirateathletics.com en-us https://www.occpirateathletics.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260528t0v49a COSTA MESA -- Orange Coast College men's volleyball player, Victor Loiola and women's tennis athlete. Mebuki Kitakuni were named this year's OCC Athletes of the Year, as voted on by the coaches and staff. Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260528t0v49a https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mcrew/2025-26/releases/20260518qznfre OAK RIDGE, Tenn. -- Two national titles and four best-ever results capped off a spectacular weekend of rowing for the Orange Coast College men's crew as the Pirates capped off a historic 2026 season at the American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA) National Championships this past weekend. Thu, 14 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mcrew/2025-26/releases/20260518qznfre https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/wcrew/2025-26/releases/20260518q7jp9r OAK RIDGE, Tenn. -- The Orange Coast College women's crew earned NATIONAL recognition on Sunday, taking home the nation's fastest time in the Novice 4 race, capping off a stellar weekend of racing at the American College Rowing Association (ACRA) Championships. Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/wcrew/2025-26/releases/20260518q7jp9r https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mtrack/2025-26/releases/20260518p5x2ac WALNUT -- Orange Coast College men's track and field standout, Josh Santos, made quite a first-year impression, earning a spot in two events at the 3C2A Track and Field State Championships on Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College. Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mtrack/2025-26/releases/20260518p5x2ac https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/wtrack/2025-26/releases/20260518ogykfn WALNUT -- It was a wonderful ending for Orange Coast College women's track and field standouts, Nikki Witana and Jasmin Trujillo, as the Pirate duo qualified and competed in last weekend's 3C2A Track and Field State Championships on Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College. Mon, 18 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/wtrack/2025-26/releases/20260518ogykfn https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/beachvball/2025-26/releases/20260512r51gcw WALNUT -- A remarkable run by the Orange Coast College beach volleyball duo of Kayla Ihrig/Sophie Vienna came up just one win shot of its goal as the Pirate sophomore duo lost in the finals of the 2026 3C2A Beach Volleyball Pairs State Championships on Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College. Tue, 12 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/beachvball/2025-26/releases/20260512r51gcw https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mgolf/2025-26/releases/20260512ppa0jx LA QUINTA -- The Orange Coast College men's golf team may have been well over 100 miles away from campus, but school was definitely in session for the Pirates as they freshmen-heavy squad capped off a fantastic 2026 season with an eighth-place team finish at the 3C2A Men's Golf State Championships on Monday at the SilverRock Resort Golf Course. Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mgolf/2025-26/releases/20260512ppa0jx https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/beachvball/2025-26/releases/20260508pyfk3s WALNUT -- Orange Coast College beach volleyball's dynamic duo of Sophie Vienna and Kayla Ihrig go through Friday's pool play a perfect 3-0 as they advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 3C2A Beach Volleyball Pairs Championships, hosted by Mt. San Antonio College. Fri, 08 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/beachvball/2025-26/releases/20260508pyfk3s https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/beachvball/2025-26/releases/20260506oerh2b TORRANCE -- The fun continues for two Orange Coast College beach volleyball pairs as the duos of Kayla Ihrig/Sophie Vienna and Nika Safavi/Brynn Bisher earned spots at this weekend's 3C2A Beach Volleyball Pairs Championships after their strong performances at the Southern California Regional Tournament. Wed, 06 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/beachvball/2025-26/releases/20260506oerh2b https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mgolf/2025-26/releases/20260505svfxsu VENTURA -- The Orange Coast College men's golf team is picking the best time to play its best golf as the Pirates earned a fourth-place slot at Monday's Southern California Regional playoffs, earning themselves a trip to this weekend's 3C2A Men's Golf State Championships. Mon, 04 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mgolf/2025-26/releases/20260505svfxsu https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/wswimdive/2025-26/releases/20260504ni24cr COSTA MESA -- There was plenty of hardware to go around for the Orange Coast College women's swim team as the Pirates earned a fifth-place team finish at the 3C2A Men's and Women's Swim/Dive State Championships this past weekend at the OCC Aquatics Pavilion. Mon, 04 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/wswimdive/2025-26/releases/20260504ni24cr https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mswimdive/2025-26/releases/20260504mq90l8 COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's swim team capped off a successful 2026 season with an eighth-place team finish at last weekend's 3C2A Swim/Dive State Championships this past weekend at the OCC Aquatics Pavilion. Sat, 02 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mswimdive/2025-26/releases/20260504mq90l8 https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mgolf/2025-26/releases/20260428w9jqwn VICTORVILLE -- The Orange Coast College men's golf team needed a solid, final-round performance and the Pirates found that magic during the final 18 holes of the 36-hole Orange Empire Conference Championships on Monday at Bear Valley Country Club. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mgolf/2025-26/releases/20260428w9jqwn https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260428vqy5yx COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College softball team saw its 2026 season come to an end with a 9-3 loss to visiting Ventura College in the play-in game of the Southern California Regional playoffs on Tuesday at the OCC Softball Stadium. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260428vqy5yx https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/wtrack/2025-26/releases/20260427she61h RIVERSIDE -- The orange and blue were well represented on Friday as the Orange Coast College women's track and field team earned a second-place team finish at the 2026 Orange Empire Conference Championships, hosted by Riverside City College. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/wtrack/2025-26/releases/20260427she61h https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mtrack/2025-26/releases/20260427rszno8 RIVERSIDE -- The Orange Coast College men's track and field team earned a second-place team finish with 113 points at the 2026 Orange Empire Conference Track and Field Championships on Friday at Riverside City College. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mtrack/2025-26/releases/20260427rszno8 https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mcrew/2025-26/releases/20260427pnevwc SACRAMENTO -- It was a historic weekend of rowing for the Orange Coast College men's crew as they put up some of their best-ever times at the 2026 Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA) Championships at Lake Natoma. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mcrew/2025-26/releases/20260427pnevwc https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/beachvball/2025-26/releases/20260427ol46h9 IRVINE -- The Orange Coast College beach volleyball duo of Kayla Ihrig and Sophie Vienna battled a tough field and captured the Orange Empire Conference pairs title on Saturday at Irvine Valley College. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/beachvball/2025-26/releases/20260427ol46h9 https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/wten/2025-26/releases/20260427mp92nq OJAI -- It was a solid way to cap off the 2026 season for Orange Coast College women's tennis standout, Mebuki Kitakuni, who advanced all the way to the semifinals of this year's 3C2A Women's Tennis Singles/Doubles State Championships this past weekend at the Ojai Tennis Center. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/wten/2025-26/releases/20260427mp92nq https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260421vmnvc9 COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College softball team has been quite the wildcard all season long and Tuesday's 13-8 come-from-behind win over visiting Cypress College on Sophomore Day at the OCC Softball Stadium was excellent proof of that. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260421vmnvc9 https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260420tc920d COSTA MESA -- It was a loud and impressive start of this week's three-game series for the Orange Coast College softball team as the Pirates rolled past visiting Cypress College in a 13-5, five-inning win on Monday at the OCC Softball Stadium. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260420tc920d https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/wtrack/2025-26/releases/20260420mg64xv RIVERSIDE -- The Orange Coast College women's track and field team had themselves a solid opening day of competition at prelims of the 2026 Orange Empire Conference Track and Field Championships on Friday at Riverside City College. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/wtrack/2025-26/releases/20260420mg64xv https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mtrack/2025-26/releases/20260420m6y1va RIVERSIDE -- The Orange Coast College men's track and field team picked up some early points at the Orange Empire Conference Track and Field Championships with some opening-week success this past weekend at Riverside City College. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mtrack/2025-26/releases/20260420m6y1va https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/wswimdive/2025-26/releases/20260420kuuxxw COSTA MESA -- It was a solid three days of competition for the Orange Coast College women's swim team as the Pirates battled all the way to a team runner-up finish at the 2026 Orange Empire Conference Swim/Dive Championships this past weekend, held at the OCC Aquatics Pavilion. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/wswimdive/2025-26/releases/20260420kuuxxw https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mswimdive/2025-26/releases/20260420kfq69b COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's swim team earned a third-place team finish this past weekend at the 2026 Orange Empire Conference Championships, held at the OCC Aquatics Pavilion. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mswimdive/2025-26/releases/20260420kfq69b https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260418rjn49p COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College baseball team came through when it needed to, scoring three runs in the bottom of the ninth to rally for a 10-9 win over visiting Saddleback College on Saturday at OCC's John Altobelli Ballpark. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260418rjn49p https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mvball/2025-26/releases/202604180u5iz3 COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's volleyball team picked the absolute worst time to have their only two-match losing streak for the 2026 season as the Pirates were stunned by visiting Fullerton College in five sets in the opening round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs on Friday inside OCC's Peterson Gym. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/mvball/2025-26/releases/202604180u5iz3 https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260416vt7l8u COSTA MESA -- It was the bat AND the glove of Kayla Vargas down the stretch that proved to be the difference for the Orange Coast College softball team as the Pirates rallied from a 6-2 deficit to beat Saddleback College, 7-6, on Thursday at the OCC Softball Stadium. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260416vt7l8u https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/wten/2025-26/releases/20260414w0sgtk COSTA MESA -- It was another dominating performance for the Orange Coast College women's tennis team as the Pirates rolled to a 5-0 win over visiting Santa Barbara City College in the second round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs on Tuesday at the OCC Tennis Complex. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/wten/2025-26/releases/20260414w0sgtk https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20260414uikm4o In a decision focused on the long-term success of its football program and the well-being of its student-athletes, Orange Coast College (OCC) will not compete in football during the Fall 2026 season... Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occpirateathletics.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20260414uikm4o