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Tuesday, July 6
General
Owens' Rickard and Sinclair's Giamabrone name Co-Athletic Directors of the Year
The OCCAC is proud to announce that Owens Community College Athletic Director Michael Rickard and Sinclair Community College Athletic Director Jack Giamabrone have been named Co-Athletic Directors of the Year.
Rickard led the Owens program that had every team reach the post-season. Owens also had two student-athletes were nominated for the NATYCAA Academic Scholar Athlete Award. The Express also had 24 athletes earn OCCAC academic award winners.
Giamabrone had two teams win conference championships this year and nine athlete win OCCAC academic award winners. As OCCAC Assistant Commissioner he has been key in improvements to the OCCAC.
The OCCAC congratulates both Michael and Jack on the award.
Tuesday, July 6
Academic
Sinclair announces academic award winners
The Sinclair Community College athletic department has announced that nine Tartan Pride athletes have earned OCCAC academic awards and one of them has also earned a NJCAA academic award. The list of award winners are below
NJCAA Academic All-American: 3.60 to 3.79 GPA with at least 45 credits
Women's Tennis
Jessica Purvis
OCCAC Academic Award
Women's Basketball
Karen Smith
Rachel Brun
Women's Tennis
Alexandra Myers
Jessica Purvis
Women's Volleyball
Elizabeth Gilbert
Kayla Bertke
Bethnay Messelman
Baseball
Ryan Groene
Jake Heckman
Tuesday, June 28
Academic
Owens announces academic award winners
The Owens Community College has announced that 24 Express athletes have earned OCCAC academic awards and that six of those athletes have earned NJCAA academic awards. The list of the award winners are below.
NJCAA Distinguished Academic All Americans: 3.80 to 4.0 GPA
Jahvan Russell (soccer player), 69 hours with a 3.91 GPA
Jonathon Moore (soccer player) 72 hours with a 3.88 GPA
NJCAA Academic All Americans: 3.60 to 3.79 GPA
Calvin Edwards (men's basketball player), 49 hours with a 3.75 GPA
Lorenzo Carrion-Bistolf (soccer player) 104 hours with a 3.74 second year Academic All American
Additionally Owens Community College has 24 student-athletes that meet the qualifications of 3.30 GPA or better for the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference All Academic Conference Team.
Listed below are the 24 individuals:
Baseball
Garret Busch, Michael Romano
Golf
Brooks Gradner, Lee Schmidlin
Men's Basketball
Calvin Edwards, Derrick Sanderfer Jr.
Soccer
Yadi Aliakbar, Jonathon Moore, Jahvan Russell, Lorenzo Carrion-Bistolf
Softball
Magan Gerding, Keri Seel, Ashleigh Whitacre, Bridget Wolfe
Volleyball
Amanda Drew, Maureen Kurtz, Alyssa LaVoy, Amanda Schuster, Shelby Schuster
Women's Basketball
Renee Bidlack, Kaila Corrothers, Jordan Floyd, Saige Meyers, Karrah Windau
Tuesday, June 28
Academic
Columbus State CC annouces OCCAC academic award winners
The Columbus State Community College athletic department has announced that nine of their athletes have earned OCCAC academic awards. The award winners are listed below.
Women's Volleyball
Rebecca Barger
Mogan Kohls
Jessica Householder
Women's Golf
Audrey Nelson
Shelly Post
Hee Soon Federico
Women's Basketball
Amy Hagen
Katherine Monnier
Tuesday, June 28
Academic
Cuyahoga CC Western Campus announces OCCAC academic award winner
The Cuyahoga Community College Western Campus athletic department has announced that four of their atheltes have earned OCCAC academic awards. The award winner are listed below.
Men's Soccer
Oumarou Oeudrago
Jamie James
Evgeny Kasperovich
Baseball
Robert Euerle
Tuesday, June 28
Academics
Lorian County CC announces OCCAC academic award winners
The Lorain County Community College athletic department has announced that three of their athletes have earned OCCAC academic awards. The award winners are listed below.
Women's Softball
Stacy Reid
Women's Basketball
Christa Wodarczyk
Men's Golf
Paul Srnis
Tuesday, June 28
General
Owens makes history twice this academic year
The Owens Community College athletic department made history twice this year.
First, two Owens Community College student-athletes were nominated for the NATYCAA Academic Scholar Athlete Award. This is the first time that any athlete has met the qualifications to be a nominee for this prestigious award. The Scholar Athlete award is based on two criteria. First, you must be nominated by the head coach and voted in as an all-conference selection. Second you must be an outstanding academic student with a GPA of 3.6 or better an minimum of 36 semester credit hours. The two nominees are men's soccer student-athletes Lorenzo Carrion-Bistolf and Jonathon Moore.
Lorenzo was nominated based on his OCCAC first team All Conference selection for 2009 and his distinguished academic qualifications of 67 hours with a 3.74 GPA.
Jonathon was also All Conference in the OCCAC and has distinguished academic honors with 60 hours and a 3.86 GPA.
The winner of the Scholar Athlete Award will be announce and recognized at the Annual NATYCAA Convention in June. Both student-athletes also qualify for the NJCAA Academic All American Award that will also be announced at the end of June.
Second, for the first time in Owens Community College Athletic history all seven intercollegiate teams qualified for the NJCAA post season. The last time that all the teams qualified for post season competition in the same year was back in 2003-04 and we only had six teams participate then. The college added Golf in the fall of 2005. The best finish for the post season was second place by the Women's Basketball and Softball teams. I'm extremely proud of all the Student-Athletes and the Coaches for their dedication to their sport's.
Saturday, June 12
Men's Golf
Cincinnati State T&CC finishes fifth at Division III Golf Nationals
The Cincinnati State Technical & Community College Golf Team finished fifth at the NJCAA Division III Golf Nationals held at Chautauqua Golf Course, Chautauqua, NY. Blake Harpeneau finished tied for 10th in the tournament after carding a 304. Brian Warken shot a 307 for the four round tournament to tie for 14th. Connor Stookey finished tied for 49th with a 323. Chris Endres and Adam Endres both shot a 325 and tied for 52nd.
Thursday, June 10
Men's Basketball
Sinclair Men's Basketball signs former Chaminade Julienne High School Standout
Dayton, OH - Jeff Price announced today that Sinclair Community College has signed Jonathan Bibbs (6-4/Chaminade Julienne H.S.) to a National Letter of Intent.
Jonathan is coming off a very success senior year in which he helped lead the C-J team to a share of the GCL (Greater Catholic League) regular season title. During his senior year, Bibbs earned 2nd team all GCL honors averaging 8.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. “We are very excited about having another local player from an outstanding high school program decide to join us for his freshman year.” Said Coach Price.
Jonathan joins an already strong recruiting class that includes two local signees Pat Crawford (6-0/Centerville H.S.) and Blake Davenport (6-1/Lebanon H.S.) in addition to current local returning players Jeremy Williams (6-3/Meadowdale H.S.) and Charles Winkfield (6-4/Wayne H.S.). Sinclair Men's Basketball team coming off three consecutive 20 wins seasons as well as being ranked simultaneously in the top 20 of the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) polls.
Monday, June 7
Men's Basketball
Sinclair Men's Basketball signs former Kentucky High School standout
Dayton, OH - Jeff Price announced today that Sinclair Community College has signed Trent Maddox (6-4/Gallatin Co. H.S. - KY) to a National Letter of Intent.
Trent is coming off an outstanding high school career that saw him score over 1,200 points while earning 4 varsity letters and receiving All-State Honorable Mention honors his senior year. The 6-4 Shooting Guard is expected to bring immediate perimeter scoring as well as strength around the basket. While at Gallatin Co. H.S., Maddox was selected Class A Regional All Tournament 4 times as well as being named Class A Region MVP. “We are extremely excited about Trent joining us for his freshman year.” Said Coach Price
Trent will join an already strong recruiting class that includes two local signees Pat Crawford (6-0/Centerville H.S.) and Blake Davenport (6-1/Lebanon H.S.) in the backcourt. The Sinclair Men's Basketball team is coming off three consecutive 20 win seasons as well as being ranked simultaneously in the top 20 of the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) polls.
Friday, May 28
General
Cincinnati State T&CC celebrates successful 2009-10 sports year
After a year that included three of the four college sports winning conference championships and two appearances in the National Junior College Finals, Cincinnati State student athletes, faculty, and staff came together to celebrate, reflect, and honor those who made the past year so special.
Opening the night was guest speaker Terry Nelson, former UC starting forward from the 1992 Final Four team delivered to an audience of 300 members of Cincinnati State and the local community. Nelson provided the crowd with a message of triumph and overcoming the odds which College President John Henderson echoed in his address as he handed out engraved crystal trophies to the recipients of the President's Award (Best Leadership, Academic, & Athletic Success), Male Athlete of the Year, Female Athlete of the Year. Academic Advisors Julie McLaughlin and Joyce Rimlinger presented the Scholar Athlete of the Year.
The award recipients are as followed:
President's Award: Na'Tasha Farr -
http://www.cincinnatistate.edu/on-campus/athletics/athlete-spotlight
Male Athlete of Year: James Millen -
http://www.cincinnatistate.edu/on-campus/athletics/athlete-spotlight
Female Athlete of Year: Tamara Sneed - see below
Scholar Athlete of Year: Jake Jones - see below
Ending the night, Dr. Henderson praised all of the coaches and athletes, especially Director of Athletics and member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, Theresa Check, on revitalizing the Cincinnati State program in a short 2-year span. The President also made sure to recognize the job that Coach Andre Tate (men's basketball) and Coach Scott Webb (golf) on getting their teams to the National Finals and help gain more recognition for the program. Finally, Dr. John Henderson acknowledged the accomplishments of the 2009-2010 Cincinnati State Athletic program, the strides it has taken, and the overall success the teams have had earning three conference championships (men's basketball, women's basketball, and men's soccer) which should be considered as one of the most successful seasons of any program in the area.
Tamara Sneed - Sneed led the women's basketball team to back-to-back championships in the Ohio College Community College Athletic Conference. She led the Surge in scoring with 14 points per game. She also averaged 8 rebounds and 3 steals per game. Tamara Sneed received All-Conference honors and accepted a scholarship to play at Central State University, a D-II program in Wilberforce, Ohio.
"Tamara is a player that you need on your team." Coach Theresa Check said. "She wants to take the last shot, fight for the rebound, or make the extra pass. She wants to win."
Jake Jones - In his first year playing for Coach Mike Combs, Jones complimented a number of talented players as the Surge won their 5th OCCAC championship in seven years. Jones had 5 goals and 11 assists in his first season with the team. He excelled in the classroom making Dean's list and having the highest GPA of any athlete in the athletic program.
"Jake came to me and was upset and amazed he got a B in Honors Anatomy." Julie McLaughlin joked while presenting Jake with award. "Jake is an amazing student with an incredible work ethic and will no doubt be an All-Academic American next year."
Monday, May 24
Men's Basketball
Sinclair Men's Basketball signs Former Lebanon High School Standout
Dayton, OH - Jeff Price announced today that Sinclair Community College has signed Blake Davenport (6-1/Lebanon H.S.) to a National Letter of Intent.
Before transferring to Lebanon H.S., Blake spent his first two years at Oak Park (CA) High School where he earned two varsity letters on a team that finished 24-7 & 23-8 respectively. Blake’s final two seasons at Lebanon earned him 1st Team All-GWOC and District 15 All-Star honors both years as well as scoring 16 points per game both seasons. “We are extremely excited about adding Blake to our backcourt and will look to him for his experience and scoring.” Said Coach Price
Blake will join another Miami Valley prep standout Patrick Crawford (6-0/Centerville H.S.) in the backcourt as they join a Sinclair Men's Basketball team coming off three consecutive 20 wins seasons as well as being ranked simultaneously in the top 20 of the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) polls.
Monday, May 24
Women's Golf
Columbus State Women's Golf finishes 15th at the NJCAA Women's Golf Nationals
The Columbus State Community College women's golf team finished 15th out of 23 teams at the NJCAA Women's Golf Nationals at Daytona Beach, FL that was held May 17 through the 20. The Cougars were led by Audrey Nelson who shot a 264 for the three rounds of the tournament and finished 56th. Rachel Nelson shot a 280 and finished 71st. Shelly post finished 88th with a 296 and Hee Soon Federico shot a 342 which placed her 111th.
Thursday, May 13
Softball
Rain washes away first day of District Softball Tournaments
Overnight heavy rains have washed out the first day of the NJCAA District G and H softball tournament. Rains have left the fields in an unplayable condition. The tournament will start tomorrow at 9:00 AM and conclude on Saturday morning.
Thursday, May 14
Columbus State golfer Dalgarn earns All-Region honors at rain shortened tournament
The NJCAA Region XII golf championship was cut to 36 holes due to heavy rain that fell on Battle Creek, MI on Tuesday. The golfers tried their best to get the third round in but the rain halted the tournament after most had completed 9 holes. Oakland (MI) Community College won the tournament with a two round total 604. Columbus State Community College golfer Jay Dalgarn earned All-Region honors and is the first alternate to go to the National Tournament if one of the six individuals that qualified can not make it. Dalgarn shot 152 for the 36 holes.
Tuesday, May 11
Golf
Cincinnati State T&CC wins Region XII Division III Regional Tournament
The Cincinnati State Technical & Community College golf team won the 2010 NJCAA Division III Region XII golf tournament by one stroke this last weekend. The Surge shot a three round total of 947 beating Vincennes (IN) University, who posted a 948 for the three rounds. OCCAC medalist Blake Harpenau lead the Surge with a 231 for the tournament, while Adam Endres shot 232 for the 54 holes. Conner Stookey had a three round total of 241, while Brian Warken shot 243 for the tournament. Vincennes' Zach Manley was the tournament medalist with a three round total of 228. Manley, Harpenau, Endres, Preston Robinette of Lorain County Community College and Stookey were named to the All-Region team. Cincinnati State now moves on to the NJCAA Division III National Tournament at Chautauqua Country Club in Chautauqua, New York on June 7-11, 2010.
Wednesday, May 5
Baseball
Sinclair's Stewart and Kerns named OCCAC player and pitcher of the week
Sinclair Community College's infielder Zach Stewart and pitcher Jeremiah Kerns earned the final OCCAC player and pitcher of the week honors. Stewart hit .538 with a double, four home runs and 13 runs batted in, including three homers and 9 RBI in the OCCAC tournament.
Kerns appeared in two games, including winning the championship game, pitching six innings, allowing two hits, no earned runs and striking out five batters.
The OCCAC congratulates Zach and Jeremiah on the award
Wednesday, May 5
Golf
Columbus State CC wins OCCAC Golf Title, Cincinnati's Harpeneau medalist
Columbus State Community College broke a three way tie in the golf standings by win the OCCAC Championship meet at Belmont Country Club in Perrysburg, OH on Monday. Columbus State shot 637 to beat Owens Community College by three strokes for the 36 hole event. Cincinnati State finished third in the tournament and the conference standings.
Blake Harpenau of Cincinnati State Technical & Community College shot a 76 to win the conference medalist honors by .57 of a stroke over Jay Dalgran of Columbus State Community College. Harpeneau averaged 76.00 strokes per event, while Dalgarn averaged 76.57. Harpenau and Dalgran earned First Team All-Conference. The were joined on the First Team by, Dan Martina of Columbus State CC, Jesse Szopczak, Lakeland Community College and Preston Robinette of Lorain County Community College. The five members of the OCCAC second team were Torey Brummett of Owens CC, Paul Farler of Columbus State CC, Adam Endres of Cincinnati State T&CC, Connor Stookey of Cincinnati State T&CC and Brooks Gardner of Owens CC.
Columbus State CC and Owens CC advance to the NJCAA Region XII Division II Golf Championship at Bedford Valley Golf Club on May 10-11. Also advancing are Jesse Sopczak, Ron Ritner and Nick Morocco of Lakeland Community College. Cincinnati State T&CC and Lorain County Community College advance to the NJCAA Region XII Division III at Weatherwax Golf Club in Middletown, OH on May 9-10.
Wednesday, May 5
Owens wins OCCAC softball title, Lakeland and Owens advance to Regionals
Owens Community College went 8-0 and won the OCCAC Softball Championship for the second straight year. The Express advance to the NJCAA District G Softball Tournament on May 13-14 at Bailey Park in Battle Creek, MI. Lakeland Community College finished second in the OCCAC and will advance to the NJCAA District H Softball Tournament on May 13-14 at Bailey Park in Battle Creek, MI.
Wednesday, May 5
Baseball
Region XII Sub-Regional Set for Friday and Saturday
Lakeland Community College Baseball will travel to Vincennes, IN to take on Vincennes (IN) University this weekend in a best of three series for the last southern berth in the NJCAA Region XII Tournament. The first game will be played Friday at 12:00 PM. The second game will be played 40 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. If a third game is necessary, it will be played on Saturday at 12:00 PM. The NJCAA Region XII Baseball tournament is May 14-17 at Bailey Park in Battle Creek, MI.
Monday, May 3
Baseball
Sinclair wins OCCAC Championship tournament, them and Owens qualify for Regionals
Sinclair Community College won the OCCAC baseball tournament without losing a game and became back to back OCCAC champions. The Tartan Pride went went 3-0 to win the tournament and qualify for the NJCAA Region XII Baseball Tournament. Owens Community College finished second in the tournament and went 2-2. The Express also qualified for the NJCAA Region XII Baseball tournament in Battle Creek, MI on May 14-17.
Wednesday, April 28
Baseball
Sinclair's Ragland and Kerns named OCCAC players for the week
Sinclair Community College sophomore outfielder Clay Ragland and freshman pitcher Jermiah Kerns have been named OCCAC player and pitcher of the week. Ragland batted .385 (5-13) for the week with a double and six runs batted in. Kerns went 1-0 with a complete game win. He pitched five innings, allowing three hits and striking out nine. The OCCAC congratulates Clay and Jermiah on the award.
Monday, April 26
Golf
OCCAC title still in doubt after four of six tournaments
The OCCAC golf title is still up for grabs after four of the six tournament have been played. Columbus State Community College has 17 points after winning the last two tournament at Lorain County Community College at Lakeland Community College. Owens Community College is in second with 16 points winning their own tournament and finishing second at Columbus State and Lakeland. Cincinnati State Technical & Community College is third with 15 points, winning Columbus State and finishing second at Lorain County CC.
On the individual side Cincinnati State T&CC golfer Balke Harpenau is leading the with an average of 75.25 after four tournaments. He shot at 68 at Columbus State. Jay Dalgarn of Columbus State with a 76.00 average. His best round was a 73 at Lorain County CC. Jesse Sopczak of Lakeland CC is third with 76.50 average. His best round was a 74 at Columbus State CC. Dan Martina of Columbus State CC is in fourth with a 77.00 aveage. His bes score was 75 at Lorain County CC. Preston Robinette of Lorain County CC is holding down fifth, which is the last first team OCCAC spot, with an average of 77.75. His best round was a 76 at Columbus State CC.
There are two tournament left on the conference schedule. Friday at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College and the OCCAC 36 hole Championship on Monday, May 3 at Owens Community College. The OCCAC Championship is worth double points in the standings.
Monday, April 26
Baseball
Sinclair's Schultheiss and Stewart commit to four year schools
Pride sophomore Justin Schultheiss has committed to play for Coach Asalon and the Northern Kentucky Norse next season. Schultheiss is 3-0 this year with a 2.70 ERA.
Pride Sophomore Outfielder Zach Stewart has committed to play baseball next season at the University of Dayton. Stewart has been a mainstay in the Pride lineup this season hitting .380 with 8 2B's, 4 3B's, 6 HR's, & 43 RBI's. Zach becomes the 1st player since Bryan Chandler (2003) to continue his playing career at Dayton.
Monday, April 26
Soccer
Cincinnati State T&CC soccer players moving on to the next level
Mike Brizzi, a standout defender on the Cincinnati State men's soccer team in 2009, has accepted an offer to continue his career at the University of Cincinnati.
During his one year at Cincinnati State, Brizzi was named a team captain and helped lead the Surge to the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference championship. Brizzi was named to the 1st Team All-OCCAC and the 2nd Team All-Region. He also earned numerous "OCCAC Player of the Week" honors throughout the 2009 season, though his season was cut short by an injury just before the team entered the playoffs.
"Mike is a great leader,'' said Cincinnati State head coach Mike Combs. "UC is getting a great player and a great person."
Brizzi is one of nine Cincinnati State players to be recruited by Division 1 programs over the past decade.
Meanwhile, second-year midfielder Taron Jordon has committed to Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Savannah, Georgia.
SCAD is an NAIA soccer program that competes in The Sun Conference. The 2009 soccer team finished the regular season ranked 24th nationally with an overall record of 12-3-3. In the Sun Conference, SCAD finished 7-1-1.
While at Cincinnati State, Taron helped the soccer program reach its fifth OCCAC championship in the past seven years and a Top 15 national ranking in both major polls. In Taron's two seasons at Cincinnati State, the soccer program recorded an overall record of 32 wins, 5 losses and 2 ties.
Most importantly, Taron will be graduating from Cincinnati State in Spring 2010 with an Associate's Degree in Fine Arts.
Wednesday, April 21
Baseball
Sinclair Stewart and Schultheiss earn OCCAC player and pitcher of the week
Sinclair Community College infielder Zach Stewart and pitcher Justin Schultheiss have been named OCCAC player and pitcher of the week respectifully. Stewart, a 6-0, 205 pound sophomore, batted .471 (8-17) with two doubles, two triples, seven runs batted in and two stolen bases. Schultheiss, a 6-5, 197 pound sophomore, went 1-0 allowing 3 hits, two walks and two strikeouts in a five inning complete game shutout of Lakeland CC. The OCCAC congratulates Zach and Justin on the award
Wednesday, April 21
Lakeland Hicks named OCCAC women's basketball coach of the year
Lakeland Community College women's basketball coach Gary Hicks has been named OCCAC women's basketball coach of the year. Hicks led the Lakers to a 21-8 overall record and a 10-4 record and a third place finish in the OCCAC. The OCCAC congratulates Gary on the honor.
Wednesday, April 14
Softball
Cuyahoga's Hess and Whitmer name OCCAC Player/Pitcher of the week
Cuyahoga Community College designated player Jessica Hess and pitcher Ashley Whitmer have been named OCCAC softball player and pitcher of the week. Hess, a freshman from Streetsboro, OH, batted .750 (9-12) with three runs scored, three doubles, five RBI and one walk. Whitmer, a freshman from Springfield, OH, went 1-1 on the week in three games. She pitched 16 innings, allowing 23 hits, 12 runs, nine earned runds, and five strikeouts. The OCCAC congratulates Jessica and Ashley on the award.
Wednesday, April 14
Baseball
Sinclair's Marrero and Dunfee name OCCAC player and pitcher of the week
Sinclair Community College catcher Justin Marrero and pitcher Michael Dunfee have been named OCCAC player and pitcher of the week. Marrero, a sophome, batted .435 for the week (23-10) with nine runs, ten hits, two doubles, ten RBI, with a .783 slugging percentage and a .519 on base percentage. Dunfee, a freshman, went 1-0 with a save in 8 1/3 innings pitch with four hits, one run, one earned run, seven strikeouts and a 1.08 ERA. The OCCAC congratulates Justin and Mike on the award.
Wednesday, April 14
Baseball
Sinclair baseball team moves up to number five in this week's poll
The Sinclair Community College baseball team moved up four spots this week to number five in this week's NJCAA Division II Baseball poll. The Tartan Pride are 32-6 overall and 7-1 in the OCCAC. The fifth place ranking is the highest ranking ever for Sinclair's baseball team.
Tuesday, April 6
Softball
Owens Whitacre and Susor named OCCAC Player/Pitcher of the week
Owens Community College freshman outfielder Ashleigh Whitacre and sophomore pitcher Aerica Susor have been named OCCAC Player and Pitcher of the week for the week ending April 4. Whitacre hit .571 for the week in 14 at bats, with eight hits, six runs, two doubles, a home run, two walks and four RBI. She also stole four bases in four games this week.
Susor went 2-0, pitching 12 innings, four hits, no runs, 15 strikeouts and one walk in two games this week.
The OCCAC congratulates Kaleigh and Aerica on the awards.
Tuesday, April 6
Baseball
Sinclair's Marrero and Pressley named OCCAC Player/Pitcher of the week
Sinclair sophomore catcher Justin Marrero and freshman right handed pitcher Austin Pressly have been named OCCAC pitcher and player of the week for the week ending April 4. Marrero batted .538 in 26 at bats with 14 hits, four doubles, a triple, five home runds and 19 RBI. He had a 1.346 slugging percentage and a .571 on base percentage for the week.
Pressley went 1-0 in two games with 5.2 innings pitched, allowing eight hits, six runs, one earned run and struck out three batters. His ERA for the week are 1.59.
The OCCAC congratulates Justin and Austin on the Award.
Thursday, April 1
Baseball
Sinclair baseball ranked in top 10 for the first time in school history
Awaiting the NJCAA II Baseball Polls today Coach Dintaman felt confident but still uncertain. "We have played a very challenging schedule up to this point," said Dintaman. "Were 21-5 & our five loses all came against very good programs. We lost three out of four at DI #13 Young Harris College, lost in extra innings to Genesee NY and lost to #4 Parkland 5-4. This is a tremendous honor to be ranked in the top 10 but our guys know what our goal is this season. Being ranked puts a target on our backs and I'm looking forward to see how they will respond."
The #9 Tartan Pride will be back in action Friday as they host Cuyahoga CC for the OCCAC Conference Opener.
Monday, March 22
Men's Basketball
Cincinnati State T&CC men's basketball finishes second at Nationals
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College went 3-1 at the NJCAA Divsion II Men's Basketball Nationals to finish second. The Surge finished the season 27-9 and won the OCCAC Men's Basketball and NJCAA District 10 titles. In the opening game, Cincinnati defeated the number one seed in the tournament, Monroe (NY) Community College 83-72. The Surge were led by Quentin Williford with 25 points, while Rayshawn Goins had 18 points and 12 rebounds. James Millen had 14 points, whil Illya Glover had 10 points.
In the second game, Cincinnati State defeated Brown Mackie (KS) College 75-65. The Surge were led by Goins with 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Jamarien Paul-Brown had 14 points, five rebounds and seven steals. James Millen had 13 points and five rebounds, while Illya Glover had 11 points and 9 rebounds. Quentin Williford had 11 points, four rebounds and four assist.
In the semi-final, Cincinnati State defeated Lewis & Clark (IL) College 87-85 in overtime. Goins led the Surge with 20 points and 17 rebounds, while Melvyn Little had 21 points. Millen added 16 points, five rebounds and four steals. Glover had 10 points and eight rebounds.
In the Championship game, the Surge fell to Lincoln (IL) College 71-60 to finish runner-up in the tournament. The Surge were led by Glover with 17 points, while Goins added 15 points and ten rebounds. Williford chipped in nine points. Rayshawn Goins and James Millen were named to the All-Tournament Team. The OCCAC congratulates the Surge on their successful tournament run.
Saturday, March 13
Men's Basketball
Lakeland's Calhoun and Cooper named Co-Newcomers of the Year
Lakeland Community College basketball players Tevin Calhoun and Brendan Cooper have been named OCCAC Co-Newcomers of the Year for the 2009-10 season. Calhoun averaged 10.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks during the conference season. He shot 41.0 percent from the floor, Cooper averaged 14.0 points per game, 6.0 rebounds per game and 1.1 blocks per game. Brendan shot 53.7 percent from the floor for the Lakers on the conference season.
Saturday, March 13
Men's Basketball
Lakeland's Bowe named OCCAC men's basketball Coach of the Year
Lakeland Community College men's basketball coach Terry Bowe has been voted OCCAC Coach of the Year for the 2009-10 season. Bowe led the Lakers to a 9-5 conference record and a 19-11 overall record. The Lakers finished tied of second in the OCCAC this year.
Saturday, March 13
Women's Basketball
Lakeland's Williams named OCCAC women's basketball Player of the Year
Lakeland Community College Aslea Williams has been named the OCCAC Women's Basketball Player of the Year. Williams was the leading scorer in the conference averaging 19.0 points per game in the OCCAC. She average 12.5 rebounds per game which was good for fourth in the conference. She had nine assists on the season and averaged 2.2 steals per game. Aslea had 17 blocks on the season which was good for 1.3 blocks per game. She shot 48.9 percent from the field and 56.7 from the charity stripe.
Saturday, March 13
Women's Basketball
Owens CC Blanton named OCCAC Women's Basketball Newcomer of the Year
Owens Community College Jasmine Blanton is the OCCAC women's basketball Newcomer of the Year. Blanton was the third leading scorer in the OCCAC this year averaging 16.0 points per game in the conference. She was 18th in the confernce in rebounding averaging 5.4 rebounds per game and was 11th in assists in the conference with 2.7 assists per game for the Express. Blanton averaged 2.5 steals per game, which was seventh in the OCCAC. She shot 40.3 percent from the floor, 35.7 from the three point arc and 75 percent fromthe free throw line on the conference season.
Saturday, March 13
Men's Basketball
All-OCCAC men's basketball team announced
Six OCCAC men's basketball players have been named to the First Team All-OCCAC post season honors. Keith Lowe of Edison CC, Jonathon Dunn of Owens CC, Rayshawn Goins of Cincinnati State Technical & CC, Nate Barnes, Lakeland CC and James Millen of Cincinnati State Technical & CC were named First Team All-OCCAC and earned All-Region honors. British Alexander of Sinclair CC was also named to the First Team All-OCCAC.
Six more players were named to the Second Team All-OCCAC for the 2009-10 season. Darrell Lampley of Lakeland CC, Rod Hurst of Columbus State CC, Josh Eichelberger, Columbus State CC, Kevin Vest, Sinclair CC, Tevin Calhoun, Lakeland CC adn Brendan Cooper of Lakeland CC were named to the Second Team.
Nine more players were named to the Honorable Mention All-OCCAC team. Ilya Glover, Cincinnati State Technical & CC, Earl Hardison, Owens CC, Derek Ober, Sinclair CC, Lawrence Bridges, Columbus State CC, Delante Heard, Owens CC, Jamerien Paul-Brown, Cincinnati State Technical & CC, Josh Robinson, Owens CC, Ace Holmes, Edison CC and Jason Clardy of Sinclair CC were named to the Honorable Mention Team.