WOMEN’s SOCCER. Game date: Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Viking’s forward Claudia Toledo netted two goals while assisting on another, helping Long Beach City overpower the Dons 4-1 at home. The Vikings scored
FOOTBALL. This year the coaching staff aims to turn quantity into quality. QUARTERBACK COMPETITION Two Division 1 bounce-back quarterbacks are competing for the starting job. Andrew McDonald, the Dons 2010 starter, transferred
FOOTBALL. Game date: September 2, 2011. Dons drop season opener, key to the County game, against rival Fullerton College. Down 14-6 in the fourth quarter, Dons quarterback Andrew McDonald could have played
BASEBALL: In a year full of changes, Dons maintain status quo. Most coaches agree that it’s hard to get a team to gel when they are all new to the program. However,
SOFTBALL: A 12-win April helped the Dons reach the postseason for the first time since 2006. The Dons are the fifth Orange Empire Conference team selected for regional play, seeding them seventh
BASEBALL PROFILE: Thomas Solowynsky. Thomas Solowynsky felt the nudge of his interpreter. It would be his first opportunity this season to pitch for the Santa Ana College baseball team. Solowynsky jogged out
BASEBALL ATHLELE PROFILE: In 2010, Gary Apelian carried 190 pounds on his lanky 6-foot 4-inch frame. By any stretch, he was one skinny dude. Since then, he has transformed his physique, and
BASEBALL: Pitcher Seth Smith came up big for the Dons in his first start this year. The sophomore gave up two runs in five innings of work and the Dons defeated Cypress,
FOOTBALL: The football team volunteered April 9-10 in two charity events promoting children’s health. The Children’s Hospital of Orange County teamed up with the SAC Health Center to put on the Air
SOFTBALL: Pitcher Shelly Tait led the Dons out of a five-game losing slump with a scorching hot bat and a blazing fastball, winning seven of the eight games in SAC Softball’s longest