<![CDATA[The Olympian - Sports RSS]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/se/the-olympian-sports-rss-1.307324 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:32:46 -0400 en <![CDATA[Golf falls short in home tournament]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/sports/golf-falls-short-in-home-tournament-1.1486781

By: Kevin Doucette


The Olympic College Rangers Golf team hosted the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges’ tournament championship May 23 and 24. The Rangers have finished in sixth place nearly every tournament this year and were hoping to finish the s...

]]> 1.1486781 Mon, 31 May 2010 02:50:32 -0400 <![CDATA[Rangers softball ‘stripped’ of their chance]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/sports/rangers-softball-stripped-of-their-chance-1.1486780

By: Kevin Doucette


After a fourth place finish in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges north division the OC Rangers softball team clinched a birth to the NWAACC tournament for the fourth straight year. The Rangers were scheduled to play their first gam...

]]> 1.1486780 Mon, 31 May 2010 02:48:44 -0400 <![CDATA[Softball in the playoffs]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/sports/softball-in-the-playoffs-1.1481918

By: Kevin Doucette



For the fourth straight season the Rangers clinched a birth to the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges tournament in Portland. Because the Rangers finished the season in fourth place in the NWAACC North division, they have to play one ...

]]> 1.1481918 Mon, 17 May 2010 18:12:12 -0400 <![CDATA[Rangers baseball sees some ups and downs]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/sports/rangers-baseball-sees-some-ups-and-downs-1.1481915

By: Kevin Doucette


After a somewhat disappointing season for Olympic College, the Rangers were hoping to play spoiler against Skagit Valley on May 8 and 9, but in the four games the Rangers were only able to win once, a 1-0 win and a game where pitcher Josh Arnold pitched a...

]]> 1.1481915 Mon, 17 May 2010 18:08:08 -0400 <![CDATA[OC Baseball struggles against Douglas Community College]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/sports/oc-baseball-struggles-against-douglas-community-college-1.1470442

By: Kevin Doucette


The Olympic College Rangers baseball team started the weekend with a league record of 2-10....

]]> 1.1470442 Mon, 3 May 2010 00:14:03 -0400 <![CDATA[OC Rangers softball team tied for third in the NWAACC North]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/sports/oc-rangers-softball-team-tied-for-third-in-the-nwaacc-north-1.1470412

By: Kevin Doucette



1.1470412 Mon, 3 May 2010 00:06:32 -0400 <![CDATA[Softball team fights to stay in first]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/sports/softball-team-fights-to-stay-in-first-1.1371636

By: Kevin Doucette


The OC Rangers softball team is off to one of its best league starts in team history. The Rangers have won seven of their first eight league games, putting them in first place. The Rangers kicked off league play with a pair of away games against Shorelin...

]]> 1.1371636 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:51:19 -0400 <![CDATA[Baseball struggles despite strong effort]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/sports/baseball-struggles-despite-strong-effort-1.1371623

By: Kevin Doucette



The Olympic College men’s baseball team has recently ran into a bit of a slump. The Rangers are currently 2-10 in league and several of their more recent losses have been decided by four runs or less. The Rangers hoped to bounce back against the se...

]]> 1.1371623 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:47:19 -0400 <![CDATA[First round for team golf]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/sports/first-round-for-team-golf-1.1357033

By: Kevin Doucette


With a brand new coach the Olympic College golf team did well in their first league match of the season....

]]> 1.1357033 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:47:41 -0400 <![CDATA[Weather stops softball games]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/sports/weather-stops-softball-games-1.1305766

By: Kevin Doucette


After a not so impressive 2-5 start in non-league play, the Rangers softball team was hoping to see some other teams and get some more games in before the league play started. Unfortunately all four games on Friday and March 30 were cancelled due to rain...

]]> 1.1305766 Mon, 5 Apr 2010 18:40:02 -0400 <![CDATA[Rangers put up a fight against the Bulldogs]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/sports/rangers-put-up-a-fight-against-the-bulldogs-1.1305755

By: Kevin Doucette



The Olympic College Rangers men’s baseball team kicked off league play on Saturday with a home double-header against the Bellevue Bulldogs. The weather was very cold, windy and at times rainy. Nevertheless OC students still showed up to support the...

]]> 1.1305755 Mon, 5 Apr 2010 18:37:38 -0400 <![CDATA[Folkinga brings fire to the Rangers]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/sports/folkinga-brings-fire-to-the-rangers-1.1305746

By: Kevin Doucette



This season the Rangers have more returning players than they have had since Ryan Parker took over as head coach. Of the returning players, Bo Folkinga is one of the Rangers’ leaders and hardest working players. Folkinga was born and raised in Twin...

]]> 1.1305746 Mon, 5 Apr 2010 18:29:14 -0400 <![CDATA[Men's basketball finish near bottom]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/sports/men-s-basketball-finish-near-bottom-1.1258503

By: Kevin Doucette



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]]> 1.1258503 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 22:49:15 -0500 <![CDATA[Ladies end with a big win]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/sports/ladies-end-with-a-big-win-1.1258497

By: Kevin Doucette



After winning two of the teams first three games the OC women’s basketball team looked as though they were going to have a promising season, but hit a wall and were never really able to come back from that. The Rangers finished the season with a 4-1...

]]> 1.1258497 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 22:41:17 -0500 <![CDATA[New coach, new attitude]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/sports/new-coach-new-attitude-1.1258409

By: Brian Foley



With the resignation of former head coach Kaelea Makaiwi, Olympic College has hired Beth Donnelly to lead the Rangers volleyball team into next season....

]]> 1.1258409 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:48:07 -0500 <![CDATA[Lady Rangers hope to end season on a high note despite 10 game losing streak]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/sports/lady-rangers-hope-to-end-season-on-a-high-note-despite-10-game-losing-streak-1.1167829

By: Brian Foley



Despite the return of leading scorer Jodi Mitchell, the Olympic College Rangers women's basketball team lost consecutive games to extend their losing streak to 10 games....

]]> 1.1167829 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:51:08 -0500 <![CDATA[Men’s Basketball continues to fall just short of victory with just two games to go]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/sports/men-s-basketball-continues-to-fall-just-short-of-victory-with-just-two-games-to-go-1.1167808

By: Kevin Doucette



The Olympic College men's basketball team finally got a couple much needed wins to boost the team's confidence but have since lost the last four games....

]]> 1.1167808 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:44:40 -0500 <![CDATA[Baseball team rearing to go]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/sports/baseball-team-rearing-to-go-1.1167766

By: Kevin Doucette



The Olympic College Rangers baseball team, under head coach Ryan Parker has been improving every year since he has coached and hope to continue that this season....

]]> 1.1167766 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:29:02 -0500 <![CDATA[After rough start in league the men get their first win]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/sports/after-rough-start-in-league-the-men-get-their-first-win-1.1119468

By: Kevin Doucette



After starting off the season 0-8 in league play, and losing some very close games, the Olympic College men's basketball team has finally turned their game around and came up with some wins. ...

]]> 1.1119468 Mon, 8 Feb 2010 01:12:29 -0500 <![CDATA[Mitchell’s absence leads to eight straight losses]]> http://www.ocolympian.com/sports/mitchell-s-absence-leads-to-eight-straight-losses-1.1119456

By: Kevin Doucette



The Olympic College Rangers women's basketball team has lost eight consecutive games and one of its team leaders, Jodi Mitchell, recently suffered from an ankle injury....

]]> 1.1119456 Mon, 8 Feb 2010 01:04:34 -0500