<![CDATA[El Don - Sports RSS]]> http://www.eldononline.org/se/el-don-sports-rss-1.3013 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:13:53 -0400 en <![CDATA[Year of wins and losses]]> http://www.eldononline.org/sports/year-of-wins-and-losses-1.1488000

By: By Allison Lujan


Santa Ana's sports overcome budget cuts to find success in their respective seasons

   The 2009-2010 Santa Ana College athletic season got off to a depressing start. Due to budget cuts, four sports were suspended including men’s cross country, men’s swimming, men’s track and field and women’s tennis.&nbs...

]]> 1.1488000 Wed, 2 Jun 2010 15:07:24 -0400 <![CDATA[Dons lose to Cuesta in Super Regionals]]> http://www.eldononline.org/sports/dons-lose-to-cuesta-in-super-regionals-1.1487997

By: By Hugo Pacheco


Santa Ana gets knocked out of regional playoffs despite a No. 1 seed and home field advantage

   Freshman pitcher Marcus Garrett made his second start of the year for the Dons in the most crucial game of the season.    Little did he know his inexperience would cost the Dons a return to the CCCAA State Championships.  &nb...

]]> 1.1487997 Wed, 2 Jun 2010 15:00:20 -0400 <![CDATA[Kurtz, Korzelius receive honors]]> http://www.eldononline.org/sports/kurtz-korzelius-receive-honors-1.1487996

By: By Hugo Pacheco



   During the 2010 Ed Arnold Golf Classic awards dinner, six Santa Ana College athletes were rewarded with student-athlete scholarships.     Proceeds from the golf tournament help provide funds for the scholarships geared towards...

]]> 1.1487996 Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:57:55 -0400 <![CDATA[Tournament raises HOF funds]]> http://www.eldononline.org/sports/tournament-raises-hof-funds-1.1487994

By: By Hugo Pacheco



   The SeaCliff Country Club in Huntington Beach hosted the 2010 Ed Arnold Golf Classic last Monday.    The tournament, put on by the SAC Athletic Hall of Fame, featured 144 golfers playing to support the development of the SAC Hall o...

]]> 1.1487994 Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:55:45 -0400 <![CDATA[Meza pitches Dons to No. 1 state seed]]> http://www.eldononline.org/sports/meza-pitches-dons-to-no-1-state-seed-1.1487993

By: By Hugo Pacheco


Santa Ana clinches OEC title for fourth straight year

   If you ask Dons’ pitcher Christian Meza, his reservation is made and his bags are packed for Fresno.    Fresno City College is the site of the CCCAA State Championships, the same place where Meza and the Dons lost to San Joaq...

]]> 1.1487993 Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:48:44 -0400 <![CDATA[Season ends with loss at OCC]]> http://www.eldononline.org/sports/season-ends-with-loss-at-occ-1.1487991

By: By Allison Lujan


A poor finish in Orange Empire Conference play puts Santa Ana in fifth place

   Down three runs, pinch hitter Taylor Martin stepped up to the plate as the possible tying run for Santa Ana. Her at-bat was the last chance to end the softball season on a high note after a 9-0 shutout loss to Riverside College in the previou...

]]> 1.1487991 Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:45:59 -0400 <![CDATA[Duran tops list of honored players]]> http://www.eldononline.org/sports/duran-tops-list-of-honored-players-1.1487990

By: By Hugo Pacheco



   Santa Ana’s baseball program received multiple honors after winning their fourth straight Orange Empire Conference championship.     Topping the list is sophomore Julian Duran, who was named the OEC Co-Player o...

]]> 1.1487990 Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:42:55 -0400 <![CDATA[Steinbeck named to All-OEC team]]> http://www.eldononline.org/sports/steinbeck-named-to-all-oec-team-1.1487989

By: By Allison Lujan



   Softball player Sarah Steinbeck was selected First-Team All-Orange Empire Conference.    Steinbeck led the team with a .404 season batting average. She totaled 34 runs scored and 14 RBIs. She also led the team with 42 hits and six ...

]]> 1.1487989 Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:41:27 -0400 <![CDATA[Fonseca sets personal best]]> http://www.eldononline.org/sports/fonseca-sets-personal-best-1.1487987

By: By Ray Pascual


Women's track and field team sends two athletes to the SoCal preliminaries

   Crossing the finish line in the 1500-meter conference-qualifying race, freshman Reyna Fonseca broke into tears as she realized she had shattered her personal record by 15 seconds.    “Everyone was cheering and I just let go,&...

]]> 1.1487987 Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:35:50 -0400 <![CDATA[Sanford leads Dons to first league win]]> http://www.eldononline.org/sports/sanford-leads-dons-to-first-league-win-1.1371657

By: By Ray Pascual


SAC shoots lowest score of the year winning one and losing two

   Four Santa Ana golfers shot their lowest rounds of the season including Jimmy Sanford’s 1-over par 73 that earned the Dons their first Orange Empire Conference victory of the year.    Santa Ana’s combined 377 strokes wa...

]]> 1.1371657 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:19:01 -0400 <![CDATA[Duran and Miller key to success]]> http://www.eldononline.org/sports/duran-and-miller-key-to-success-1.1371653

By: By Hugo Pacheco



   Sophomores Julian Duran and Chris Miller have played in every game for the men’s baseball team the past two seasons playing in a combined 158 games, 79 straight games each.    Aside from their durability, they’ve com...

]]> 1.1371653 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:14:53 -0400 <![CDATA[Kleidon sets track record]]> http://www.eldononline.org/sports/kleidon-sets-track-record-1.1371650

By: By Hugo Pacheco



   Freshman thrower Cortnee Kleidon threw her way into Santa Ana’s record books April 10 at the 52nd annual Mt. SAC relays held in Walnut, Calif.    The 37’ 10.5” record setting throw placed her third all-time in Sa...

]]> 1.1371650 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:11:44 -0400 <![CDATA[Dons offense shut down in loss ]]> http://www.eldononline.org/sports/dons-offense-shut-down-in-loss-1.1371510

By: By Daniel Lujan


Sarah Steinbeck sets a record for most hits in consecutive games despite the Dons’ loss to SCC

   The Dons’ softball team lost their final home game by a score of 5-1 to rival Santiago Canyon College, April 14.    With the win, the Hawks avoided a season sweep to Santa Ana.    SCC got on the board in the thir...

]]> 1.1371510 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:45:16 -0400 <![CDATA[Bullpen offers no relief]]> http://www.eldononline.org/sports/bullpen-offers-no-relief-1.1371505

By: By Hugo Pacheco


Santa Ana’s eight-game conference winning streak ends with loss to Golden West

   The last thing pitcher Sean Slettvet thought of the morning of April 13 was giving up the go-ahead run by comitting a cardinal pitching mistake.    His relief appearance in the latter innings of a tied game saw him do just that. ...

]]> 1.1371505 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:43:47 -0400 <![CDATA[King of the Hill]]> http://www.eldononline.org/sports/king-of-the-hill-1.1287064

By: By Jermaine Ruvalcaba


Conference Pitcher of the Year Christian Meza wants a State Championship with the Dons before becomi

   The pitcher stands atop the mound. Everyone’s eyes are on him. He concentrates on one thing: the mitt. He has one goal in mind: throw the ball for a strike.    Christian Meza has been throwing his whole life. Like every young...

]]> 1.1287064 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:55:44 -0400 <![CDATA[Dons’ defense sinks Pirates]]> http://www.eldononline.org/sports/dons-defense-sinks-pirates-1.1287035

By: By Allison Lujan


Pitcher Katlyn Harp leads team to a 3-1 victory, gaining her ninth win

   Pitcher Katlyn Harp got her ninth win of the season as the Dons’ defeated the visiting Orange Coast College Pirates 3-1 Monday.    Harp got off to a shaky start in the first inning as Pirates’ catcher Katrina Gaar singl...

]]> 1.1287035 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:42:22 -0400 <![CDATA[Apelian leads offensive assault in 12-7 victory over Saddleback]]> http://www.eldononline.org/sports/apelian-leads-offensive-assault-in-12-7-victory-over-saddleback-1.1287029

By: By Jermaine Ruvalcaba



   Dons’ right fielder Gary Apelian stepped up to the plate in the fifth inning with his team holding on to a tight lead. He stared the pitcher down, then delivered a three-run home run to put the game away, giving Santa Ana a 12-7 win ove...

]]> 1.1287029 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:40:04 -0400 <![CDATA[Golf swinging for OEC win]]> http://www.eldononline.org/sports/golf-swinging-for-oec-win-1.1287026

By: By Allison Lujan



   Men’s golf lost 371-406 at Cypress College on Monday. The round also included Santiago Canyon College and Palomar College who ended the day with team scores of 377 strokes and 384 strokes, respectively.    The loss drops the ...

]]> 1.1287026 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:37:27 -0400 <![CDATA[Players named Scholar-Athlete]]> http://www.eldononline.org/sports/players-named-scholar-athlete-1.1287019

By: By Allison Lujan



   Dons’ quarterback Jordan Thomas and linebacker Sean Kurtz were named Scholar-Athletes at the 40th Annual National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Awards Dinner held in Anaheim.    The NFF honors athletes who have...

]]> 1.1287019 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:36:00 -0400 <![CDATA[Fonseca places first in track]]> http://www.eldononline.org/sports/fonseca-places-first-in-track-1.1259526

By: By Hugo Pacheco



   Freshman Reyna Fonseca was the lone first-place finisher for the Women’s Track & Field team, winning both the 800 and 1500 meter runs in the Feb. 26 meet against visiting Fullerton College and Golden West College.    Fell...

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