Tag: Cougars

First Year Promise at COC

By Tiese White Did you know that you can get your first year at College of the Canyons absolutely free if you’re a full-time student, it will include a book…

Homelessness relief efforts in Santa Clarita

When you’re driving down the street in Awesome Town you are likely to notice the beautiful homes, clean streets, lush landscapes and white picket fences. However, if you drive over…

How one coach is changing the athletics landscape at COC

By Tim Strong “He is amazing, he helps out so much.” “Coach Crater, love that guy.” Matt Crater is an assistant football coach at College of the Canyons, but his…

Valencia photographer recalls his journey

Seventeen years ago Brandon Bernier and his Canon 7D burst onto the track to capture the Long Beach Grand Prix. Now at 21-years-old, he revisited the course with sharper developed skills…

Opinion: College Voters

People say that the youth vote is our future. So the question is, how much do our local youth actually know about the upcoming election and politics?

Behind in the Count

In statistics, we are taught that numbers tell a story, and those numbers tell it like it is, because numbers never lie. However, sometimes the numbers on the surface don’t…

College of the Canyons debuts new Athletics website

College of the Canyons Athletics created a new website that focuses just on COC’s athletics department. This is the first time in school history that COC has created a new website that focuses just on their athletics department.

Cougars face toughest test to date

On Saturday night the College of the Canyons Cougars will put their five game win streak on the line against the Ventura college Pirates.

The best surprise is no surprise: COC golf remains undefeated

The COC golf team is 18-0, and no one is surprised.

Cougar Softball tears apart Reedley Tigers in battle of the Cats.

The lady Cougar softball team dominated the Reedley Tigers on Tuesday in a preseason doubleheader at College of the Canyons.

COC baseball loses off extra inning heroics by Glendale, 6-4.

SANTA CLARITA — COC baseball falls to Glendale Thursday, as the Vaqueros not only tied the game the ninth inning, they scored three more in the 10th inning to beat COC…

6 COC players commit

Six College of the Canyons football players have committed to 4-year universities:

Inside Look at COC Basketball

COC lost 9 games in 2011 and missed the playoffs, so expectations of a state championship this season may seem unrealistic. However with this amount of talent, anything is in range.

Cougars tie in women’s soccer home opener

On a rainy Tuesday night the lady Cougars tied Fresno City 1-1 in home opener.

Naming COC football’s all-time team

College of the Canyons Football has been a roller coaster ride of up and down seasons, but it has never had a shortage of great players. We name COC’s best players.

Cougar Club serves up a victory in the money game

In a time where Southern California Colleges are cutting many sports teams due to financial strains being placed on their programs, College of the Canyons has found ways to help support it’s teams.

Jessie Jones’ road to COC paved with hard work

Jessica Jones plays for the Hart High School Indians and is their center fielder. She started playing softball 12 years ago and has had a love for the game ever since.

Shay Romero – Mother, Athlete, Student.

A prestigious 3.8 GPA, taking 15 units, a dedicated star-athlete of the COC softball team, and a loving single mother of two adorable boys – not to mention that she is 31–years-old.

Cougars fall short

College of the Canyons Ice Hockey team fell short of their goal going into the National Championships, in New Jersey.

COC’s Fisher and Cougars basketball encourage youth athletics

COC Head Basketball Coach Howard Fisher and players spent part of their day interacting with children at a local elementary school.

Baseball: Pirates sink Cougars

The Cougars under Chris Cota started off the season 3-0 at home and winning four of the last five with a tie against Golden West, but their season hit a bump in the road as they faced Orange Coast and lost early 9-1.

Post-Season Hoops

The Cougar Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams both clinched a playoff berth by winning in their final contest against Glendale Community College.

Cougars Devour Hawks

The Cougar Softball team started their year off on the right note sweeping the Santiago Canyon Hawks in their season opening double header.

Latu Signs With Sooners

College of the Canyons sophomore tackle Will Latu, the nation’s No. 1 junior college offensive lineman, signed a letter of intent today to play for the Oklahoma Sooners.

COC Mens Hoops vs. Saddleback

National Champions Walk Amongst Us

Currently undefeated, the Cougars are dominating the Pacific division and even beating division 2 schools such as San Diego State along the way.

Cougars Season Ends in Disappointment

The Cougars went into Saturday’s game hoping to salvage their season with a win over their bitter rivals, the Bakersfield College Renegades. The rain had stopped and the skies cleared, everything pointed towards a great night of football.

Vaqueros Sneak By Cougars

Glendale snuck past the Cougars on Tuesday afternoon by posting a 1-0 win.

Mounties Deal Cougars First Loss

COC limited Mt. SAC to just 321 yards of total offense, but it was Cameron Dean’s 15 yard touchdown pass to Alonzo Agwuenu early in the 4th quarter that gave the Mounties an insurmountable 17 to 3 lead.

Lasers slice through the Cougars in home opener

Photography and Reporting by Jenna Contreras This Wednesday the cougars hosted Irvine Valley College. In the fist set the cougars started off strong getting a early lead and never…

Cougar Second Baseman Drafted

Cougar sophomore second baseman Juan Perez was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds Tuesday afternoon. He was picked with the 805th selection in the 26th round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

Cougar Swim Team Gets Sunk Against Bakersfield

COC could not get past Bakersfield in their meet Friday.

COC Volleyball Digs The New Season

With the College of the Canyons fall sports season underway, attention is not just on the football team. The women’s volleyball team is also looking for redemption. Despite coming off a year in which the team went 16-7, the Cougars missed the playoffs for the first time in four years. Head Coach Lisa Hooper is confident that the streak will end.

COC Soccer Teams Kick The Season Off on a High Note

It only took the Lady Cougars three minutes to get rid of the bad taste of last season as they scored early to beat the Victor Valley Rams 1-0 Friday in their first game of the new year. The Cougar men’s Soccer team got off to a strong start towards another successful season by demolishing the Victor Valley Rams 4-0 Friday.

Cougars Finish Season In Walk Off Style

COC baseball ended their regular season at home today with a thrilling walk-off single to beat Citrus College 15-14.

Cougars Ground Owls

The Cougar bats came alive Saturday as they destroyed the Citrus Owls 19 to 8 in a battle for first in the Western State Conference.
COC started the game off with a bang, hitting four homeruns and scoring eleven runs in the first two innings alone. Cougar Center Fielder Cal Vogelsang added two more homeruns with a grand slam in the bottom of the third inning and another solo shot in the bottom of the seventh.

Cougars Knock Off Pierce To Capture Share Of Conference Lead

After losing four games in the last week, the College of the Canyons Cougars baseball team finally found their bats and recaptured a share of the Western State Conference lead…

Cougars Fighting Cancer Fundraiser

Thank you all for your support of the Cougars Fighting Cancer fundraiser Monday at Baja Fresh. Today, we have another chance to help our Relay team while enjoying really good food.