10-20-2009  2009-10 Pirate Opener Set at Glendale

The Pirate's 2009-10 season opener has been set.  They will play Los Angeles Southwest College at 3:00 pm in the first round of the Vaquero Shootout at Glendale College on Thursday November 20.  The last time the Pirates opened their season in Glendale, they lost to LA Southwest, 55-48, in 2004.  Tournament brackets have also been released for the VC-Kiwanis Tournament of Champions, with the Pirates hosting Laney College at 6:00 pm in their home-opener on Nov. 27.  Ventura will play Sacramento in the first game of the Tom Gilcrest Invitational at the College of the Sequoias in Visalia on Dec. 3.  See All VC 2009-10 Tournament Brackets

 

7-12-2009  Ventura #2 in Nation on WBCA Academic Honor Roll Top 20

ATLANTA - The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its winners for the 2008-09 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll. This award honors teams throughout the nation that carry the highest grade point averages (GPA) for the entire season based on the nomination submitted by WBCA-member head coaches.  The Ventura College Pirates placed second on the list in the Junior College/Community College category with a 3.352 overall GPA.  It is the sixth consecutive year VC has been honored nationally on the WBCA's Academic Honor Roll.  READ MORE...  See WBCA Press Release

 

7-12-2009  Rio Mesa JV and Varsity Teams Sweep Golden State Tournament

Both the Varsity and Jr. Varsity teams from Rio Mesa High School defeated Ventura High in the championship game of their respective divisions to sweep the titles of the 2009 Golden State Tournament held at Ventura College.  READ MORE...  See Results...

 

6-9-2009  Pirates Earn 3.34 GPA for Spring '09; 3.35 Team GPA for 2008-09 Year

The Ventura College Pirates women's basketball team continued it's academic success in the spring semester, posting a team grade point average of 3.34.  That combined with the fall's 3.37 made VC's GPA for the 2008-09 academic year 3.35, a notch above last year's 3.34 overall mark.  Freshman Lacey Escamilla and sophomore co-captains Donielle Griggs and Jessi Selleh led the way for VC with perfect 4.0 averages.  READ MORE...

 

5-29-2009  Heurung, Santizo Sign With CSU-Monterey Bay

All-American point guard Michelle Santizo and All-Conference forward Julie Heurung have become the first two members of the Pirate class of 2009 to commit to their new school for the 2009-10 season.  The pair have each signed national letters of intent to continue their academic and basketball careers at California State University, Monterey Bay.  They will join former Pirates Veronica Williams '07 and Lindsay Trout '08 on the Otters' roster.  The head coach at CSUMB is Rene Jemenez (VC class of 2001) and she is assisted by Tina Samaniego (VC '01).  READ MORE...  See CSUMB Web Site...

 

5-16-2009  Randi Hicks '08 Wins State Javelin Title  from the Ventura County Star

 

5-14-2009  Airing It Out  by Joe Curley from the Ventura County Star

Randi Hicks has been a power forward and an outside hitter.  She’s worked on her left-hand jab for the ring and her Muay Thai for the octagon.  Yet for a renaissance athlete like Hicks, nothing has felt quite like the Monday last March when she first picked up the javelin. READ MORE...