https://www.occac.org en-us https://www.occac.org/DropTheJ A plethora of student-athletes which competed within the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference during the past two seasons have signed on to join NCAA-sponsored athletics programs in 2019-20. Sat, 24 Aug 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/DropTheJ https://www.occac.org/ScholarAthletes1819 Rebekah New and Micah Swartz are the 2018-19 Ohio Community College Athletic Conference’s Scholar-Athletes of the Year. New competes for the Edison State women’s basketball program while Swartz runs cross country at Lorain County. Swartz is now a back-to-back winner of this award, earning the honor in 2017-18 as well. Wed, 26 Jun 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/ScholarAthletes1819 https://www.occac.org/Sportsmanship201819 Five student-athletes earned 2018-19 OCCAC Sportsmanship of the Year Award accolades, one from each of the conference’s sponsored sports. This represents the third year of the award’s existence. Tue, 11 Jun 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/Sportsmanship201819 https://www.occac.org/BKB_Postseason19 Keep up with OCCAC representatives competing in the NJCAA basketball postseason. Tue, 12 Mar 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/BKB_Postseason19 https://www.occac.org/BKB_Awards_1819 The 2018-19 OCCAC basketball season is nearing its conclusion and the votes are in for the annual conference awards and all-conference honors. Fri, 08 Mar 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/BKB_Awards_1819 https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_3-4-19 The 2018-19 OCCAC D-II regular season comes to an end with two familiar faces as the league’s Basketball Players of the Week. Amanda Schroeder (Sinclair) snagged her fourth weekly honor this season (ninth career) and John Dawson (Lakeland) won the men’s award for the second time (also on Dec. 3). Mon, 04 Mar 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_3-4-19 https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_2-25-19 Alicia Sephus (Lakeland) and Sean McNeil (Sinclair) stood out above all the rest from Feb. 18-24 and their efforts were recognized by the conference office on Feb. 25, announced as the OCCAC Basketball Players of the Week. Mon, 25 Feb 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_2-25-19 https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_2-18-19 In a week which saw 13 nominations submitted to the conference office, four student-athletes rose above the rest to claim Feb. 18’s OCCAC Basketball Player of the Week awards. Amanda Schroeder (Sinclair) and Taylor Works (Owens) are the women’s recipients while Lacey Watson (Edison State) and Azende Johnson (Hocking College) brought home the men’s accolades. Mon, 18 Feb 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_2-18-19 https://www.occac.org/POTW_BKB_2-11-19 With the race for OCCAC regular season basketball championships heating up, three student-athletes stood out above the rest from Feb. 4-10 to earn OCCAC Player of the Week accolades. This week’s recipients are Hattie Murphy (Cuyahoga), Whitney Thames (Owens) and Sean McNeil (Sinclair). Mon, 11 Feb 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/POTW_BKB_2-11-19 https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_2-4-19 A handful of OCCAC hoopers have been recognized for their superb performances on the hardwood last week (Jan. 28-Feb. 3), named the conference’s Players of the Week. Kierre James (Sinclair) and Clair Schmitmeyer (Edison State) split the D-II women’s votes to earn co-accolades while Owens’ Moreina Moore picked up the D-III honors. For the men, Sean McNeil of Sinclair and Lorain County’s Thomas Hronis brought home the D-II and D-III laurels, respectively. Mon, 04 Feb 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_2-4-19 https://www.occac.org/BKB_POWT_1-21-19 First-time recipient Jarrell Giles (Hocking College) joins three repeat winners as the OCCAC Basketball Players of the Week for Jan. 14-20. While Giles brings home the men’s D-III honor, Cuyahoga’s James Anderson, Jr., earns the D-II nod. Sarah Pothast from Edison State corrals her second straight D-II recognition and Whitney Staggs of Columbus State is the women’s D-III winner. Mon, 21 Jan 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/BKB_POWT_1-21-19 https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_1-14-19 Edison State’s Sarah Pothast and Lacey Watson are the latest OCCAC D-II Basketball Players of the Week while Melia Walder (Columbus State) picked up D-III women’s honors for the week of Jan. 7-13. Mon, 14 Jan 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_1-14-19 https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_1-7-19 A pair of first-time recipients were named the OCCAC’s Basketball Players of the Week (Dec. 31-Jan. 6) as Kierre James (Sinclair) and Dakota Prichard (Edison State) earned the weekly accolades. Mon, 07 Jan 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_1-7-19 https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_12-31-18 Lorain County Basketball’s Marquita Thompson and Jovon Jones closed out 2018 by earning OCCAC Player of the Week accolades (Dec. 24-30) following standout performances on the road at Wayne County. Mon, 31 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_12-31-18 https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_12-24-18 Kaylesha Broyles (Edison State) and Ronnell Turner (Sinclair) received another gift during the holiday season, picking up OCCAC Basketball Player of the week honors for Dec. 17-23. Mon, 24 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_12-24-18 https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_12-17-18 Sean McNeil (Sinclair) and Lacey Watson (Edison State) split the conference voting committee for the second straight week and will be named co-OCCAC D-II Men’s Basketball Players of the Week while Lakeland’s Selah Richardson earned the women’s honor unanimously. Mon, 17 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_12-17-18 https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_12-10-18 Four OCCAC student-athletes were awarded for their outstanding efforts on the hardwood this past week, each earning D-II Co-Player of the Week (basketball) accolades. Clair Schmitmeyer (Edison State) and Amanda Schroeder (Sinclair) were the female winners while Sean McNeil (Sinclair) and Lacey Watson (Edison State) brought it home as the men’s recipients. Mon, 10 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_12-10-18 https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_12-3-18 Three student-athletes have been selected as Basketball Players of the Week for Nov. 26-Dec. 2 by the OCCAC conference office. Danyah Barnes (Clark State), Marquita Thompson (Lorain County) and John Dawson (Lakeland) are the honorees. All three are first-time recipients. Mon, 03 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_12-3-18 https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_11-26-18 The OCCAC has selected three student-athletes to receive Basketball Player of the Week laurels after a Thanksgiving week with limited on-court action. Sinclair’s Tre’maine Gray and Thomas Hronis of Lorain County were awarded the men’s D-II and D-III accolades while Clair Schmitmeyer (Edison State) is the women’s D-II recipient this week. Mon, 26 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_11-26-18 https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_11-19-18 Sinclair Community College swept the OCCAC D-II Basketball Player of the Week awards for Nov. 12-18 with Amanda Schroeder and Sean McNeil earning the honors. Shyah Wheeler of Owens Community College picked up D-III Player of the Week distinction. Mon, 19 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_11-19-18 https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_11-12-18 Week Two of the 2018-19 basketball season saw student-athletes from four different conference institutions earn Player of the Week honors. Lauryn Gray (Edison State) and Whitney Staggs (Columbus State) were selected for the women’s D-II and D-III accolades, respectively, while Sinclair’s San McNeil and Azende Johnson of Hocking College came away as the men’s recipients. Mon, 12 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_11-12-18 https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_11-5-18 The 2018-19 college basketball season arrived and the OCCAC has selected its first Player of the Week honorees. The D-II winners are Keeara Nared (Sinclair) and James Anderson, Jr. (Cuyahoga) while Taylor Works (Owens) and Justin Newman (Lorain County) earned the D-III laurels. Mon, 05 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_11-5-18 https://www.occac.org/WBB_Preseason_Poll_18-19 Sinclair Community College comes in atop the 2018-19 OCCAC Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll after receiving five of nine first-place votes and being slotted no worse than second by any of the other head coaches across the conference. Owens Community College is ranked second and corralled three first-place tallies while Cuyahoga sits third overall, including a show of confidence by selecting itself as the top squad. Tue, 16 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.occac.org/WBB_Preseason_Poll_18-19 https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_1-28-19 Three student-athletes received OCCAC Basketball Player of the Week distinction on Monday (Jan. 28). Delesha Jackson (Lakeland) and Whitney Thames (Owens) are the female honorees while Tre’maine Gray of Sinclair snagged the D-II men’s accolade. https://www.occac.org/BKB_POTW_1-28-19