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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

BASEBALL: Ruben Orosco stood on the mound with history at his fingertips. The scoreboard read OCC 3, visitors 4. It was the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs and the

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD: The Santa Ana College women’s track and field team is heading down the home stretch of the season. Third-year coach Miriam Mitzel has worked with a roster of

SOFTBALL: The Dons are riding a six-game winning streak into the playoffs following a five game losing streak. While the team has had a good season overall with a record of 20-11,

Dons outfielder Gary Apelian was taking batting practice during winter when balls he knew in the past would leave the field were dying on the warning track. It wasn’t as if Apelian,

BASEBALL: The Dons defeated Orange Empire Conference rivals Orange Coast College 4-3 Saturday giving Head Coach Don Sneddon his 1,000th career win. Sneddon is the first coach in California Community College baseball

BASEBALL. Santa Ana College vs. Golden West College Saturday, March 5, 2011 Andy Peterson’s seventh inning RBI double plated the deciding run as the Dons’ narrowly escaped a late inning Golden West

WOMEN’s SWIMMING. On a cold and windy afternoon, two women on the Dons swim team dive into the pool knowing that their work will not pay off this season. The team opted

MEN’s BASKETBALL. Following his eighth season coaching the Dons, Head Coach David Breig is confronted with rebuilding the team after suffering through their worst season since the Eisenhower administration. The Don’s finished

SOFTBALL ATHLETE PROFILE: The best possible catching mate for a pitcher would be their identical twin. For freshmen Kaitlyn and Kristen Hooper it is a reality. “We read each others’ minds,” Kristen