Community College Roundup : Orange Coast Women Win Conference Title

Patti Read won the 50-yard and 500-yard freestyle races to lead Orange Coast College to a 71-18 victory over Saddleback as OCC clinched the Orange Empire Conference women’s swimming title Friday at Orange Coast. It was the sixth consecutive conference title for OCC, which also has won the last five state community college titles.

Read won the 50 free in 26.59 seconds and the 500 in 5:18.32.

In Orange Empire Conference softball:

Cypress 3, Rancho Santiago 2 (8 innings)--Sandy Alvarino singled to score Dee Shephard with the wining run in the eighth inning.

Saddleback 1, Citrus 0 (9 innings)--Patti Taylor (28-2) threw a six-hitter, striking out nine, and drove in the winning run for Saddleback (29-3) at Alicia Park in Mission Viejo.

In South Coast Conference volleyball:

Orange Coast 3, Westmont 0--Alan Knipe had 20 kills to lead host Orange Coast (8-7 in conference play) to a 15-4, 15-1, 15-6 sweep at OCC.