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May 11, 2004 Information on Ned Mircetic's We Play Hard Basketball Camp is now available! Click here for details.

April 14, 2004 Courtney Young has chosen to attend the University of California-Santa Barbara and play for the Gauchos next season. READ MORE...

March 30, 2004 The Pirates' post-season Awards Banquet is scheduled for Sunday April 25, 2004at the Wedgewood Banquet Center. Social hour is at 5:00 pm and dinner is at 6:00pm. READ MORE...

March 18, 2004 Ventura's Courtney Young has been named to the WBCA-Kodak All-American team. READ MORE...

March 16, 2004 Ventura's Courtney Young and Kristine Gleisberg have been named to the all-state team for the 2003-04 season. READ MORE...

March 3, 2004 The last time Ventura College lost a home playoff game was 1994 against the Cypress College Chargers, 19 games ago. On Wednesday night history repeated itself as the Chargers (19-11) defeated the Pirates 72-67 to advance to the regional finals of the state playoffs. READ MORE...

March 2, 2004 Courtney Young was named the Western State Conference North MVP for the second year in a row. Three other Pirates were named all-conference. READ MORE...

Feb. 27, 2004 They say that offense wins games and defense wins championships. In that case, opponents of the Pirates should look out as VC used a stellar defensive effort in defeating Chaffey College 81-45 in the opening round of the Southern California Regionals of the state playoffs. READ MORE...

Feb. 23, 2004 After a 26-3 season, winning their final 19 games, the Pirates have been awarded the #2 seed in the Southern California Regional Playoffs. They will host Chaffey College (20-8) on Friday night Feb. 27 at 5:30 pm. READ MORE...

Feb. 20, 2004 Ventura College used another career night from Shannon Antunez (24 points and 9 rebounds), and Kristine Gleisberg returned from injury to grab 12 rebounds as the Pirates defeated Moorpark 81-68. READ MORE...

Feb. 18, 2004 Courntey Young scored 24 poinst, and Shannon Antunez added a career-best 21 as Ventura clinched outright its 14th consecutive WSC championship with a 108-64 win at Santa Barbara Wednesday night. READ MORE...

Feb. 13, 2004 Ten minutes and fifty seconds into Friday night's game, Oxnard held a 12-7 lead on Ventura. The Pirates regained the lead for good nine minutes later, taking control and cruising to a 72-46 victory. The win was the 100th consecutive WSC North triumph for the Pirates dating back to 1995, and also secured at least a share of their 14th consecutive conference title. READ MORE...

Feb. 11, 2004 Karly Castro took advantage of her first career start, scoring 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting to help lead the Pirates to a 99-51 win at Allan Hancock College. READ MORE...

Feb. 7, 2004 Ventura used an exceptional performance from its front-line of Kristine Gleisberg, Rachael Kolbeck, and Lottie Kanama in downing 17th-ranked L.A. Valley 90-68 Saturday night. READ MORE...

Feb. 7, 2004 More updates to the website! Coaches Page, Mentors Page, and Ship's Crew Page are now complete. Also see updated player bios for all team members.

Feb. 4, 2004 The game was not a masterpiece, but the result will work just the same for the Pirates as they defeated L.A. Pierce 82-34 Wednesday evening at the Athletic Event Center. READ MORE...

Jan. 30, 2004 The Pirate defense forced six Cuesta turnovers in the Cougars' first six possessions, helping VC jump out to an 8-0 lead early in their 91-52 conference victory. READ MORE...

Jan. 28, 2004 VC sophomore Kristine Gleisberg played arguably her best game as a Pirate with 20 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks, four steals, and three assists as Ventura ran away from Moorpark 77-46. READ MORE...

Jan. 24, 2004 Ventura used a stingy defense to force 37 turnovers in a 65-53 win over Santa Barbara Saturday night at the Athletic Event Center. READ MORE...

Jan. 21, 2004 The Pirates survived a poor shooting night and an inspired Oxnard team with a 63-56 WSC North victory at the Condors' Nest. READ MORE...

Jan. 17, 2004 On a night when VC honored its 1951 and 1952 men's state championship teams, and the 1996 and 1997 women's state championship teams, the VC women played like champions in their 108-56 rout of visiting Allan Hancock College. READ MORE...

Jan. 9, 2004 VC jumped out to a 19-0 lead on L.A. Pierce in the opening seven minutes of the game, and never let up en route to the 104-28 victory. READ MORE...

Jan. 7, 2004 Ventura jumped out to a 19-0 lead on visiting Cuesta College, and the fast start was enough. VC and the Cougars played even the rest of the way, with the Pirates (14-3, 1-0) earning a 68-45 victory to open WSC play. READ MORE...

Jan. 3, 2004 After a long winter's break, the Pirates took a while to get going, but warmed up to cruise past #12 Saddleback 74-50. READ MORE...

Jan. 3, 2004 VC to host Saddleback College tonight at the Athletic Event Center (from the Ventura County Star). READ MORE...

Dec. 21, 2003 Ventura continued its offensive hot streak in defeating #19 Cypress College 83-50 in the second day of the Oxnard Crossover. READ MORE...

Dec. 20, 2003 VC hit a 3-pointer five seconds into the game, and the Pirates hit seven of their first nine shots en route to a 83-62 victory over College of the Sequoias. READ MORE...

Dec. 16, 2003 The Pirate Photo Gallery is now open. Check here often to see the latest action photos by team photographer Rene Ponce.

Dec. 14, 2003 The Pirates shoot 66% from the floor in the first half in defeating Moorpark 86-65 to win the Moorpark Tournament for the 4th year in a row. READ MORE...

Dec. 13, 2003 Ventura overcame a slow start to gain a measure of redemption by defeating Antelope Valley College 71-62 in the semi-finals of the Moorpark Tournament. READ MORE...

Dec. 12, 2003 Ventura defeated Citrus College 81-48 in the first round of the Moorpark Tournament. READ MORE...

Dec. 8, 2003 VC placed second in the Tom Gilcrest Invitational in Visalia, the most prestigeous tournament in the state outside the state championships. The Pirates posted a 3-1 record for the weekend, defeating Fresno, Riverside, and Cerritos before falling to top-ranked Mt. San Antonio in the championship game. READ MORE...

Dec. 3, 2003 The Pirates will be playing in the Tom Gilcrest Invitational Tournament at the College of the Sequoias Dec. 4-7, 2003. READ MORE...

Nov. 30, 2003 The fifth-ranked Pirates were defeated by the top-ranked Mt. San Antonio College Mounties 102-76 in the finals of the VC-Kiwanis Tournament of Champions. READ MORE...

Nov. 29, 2003 In a classic battle between two heavyweights in California's community college women's basketball circles, #5 Ventura defeated #3 Contra Costa 68-66 in the semi-finals of the VC-Kiwanis Tournament of Champions. READ MORE...

Nov. 28, 2003 The Pirates defeated a team of VC alumnae 87-34 in the opening round of the VC-Kiwanis Tournament of Champions in their home opener for the 2003-04 season. READ MORE...

Nov. 24, 2003 The pairings are set for the VC-Kiwanis Tournament of Champions. The Pirates open with a VC Alumnae team at 7:00 pm on Friday, Nov. 28 at the Athletic Event Center. Other games include Taft vs. Orange Coast (3:30 pm), Mt. SAC vs. Lassen (5:15 pm), and Contra Costa vs. Imperial Valley (8:45 pm). SEE BRACKET...

Nov. 16, 2003 The Pirates overwhelmed Victor Valley 89-32 in the consolation championship of the Glendale Tournament. READ MORE...

Nov. 15, 2003 VC earned its first victory of the young season by a 67-49 score over San Diego Mesa in the consolation semi-finals of the Glendale Tournament. READ MORE...

Nov. 14, 2003 The Pirates fall in their season opener, 77-72, to Antelope Valley College in the opening round of the Glendale Tournament. READ MORE...

Nov. 12, 2003 The Pirates have changed some defensive tactics to get back to the top. (from the Ventura County Star) READ MORE...

Nov. 3, 2003 Tournament Brackets for all of VC's non-conference games now available, as is

an updated schedule and team roster.

Sept. 14, 2003 VC sophomore, Courtney Young narrows her choices of schools she may

transfer to next year. (from the Ventura County Star) READ MORE...

Aug. 22, 2003 Pirate center Kristine Gleisberg has received clearance to play another year at

Ventura College. (from the Ventura County Star) READ MORE...