News and Press Release Archive

Glendora, CA (Football) -- Seven Citrus College football players were named to the All-Central Conference team yesterday. The seven nods dwarfs last year’s two, and included players from both the offensive and defensive units.

Glendora, CA (Men’s Basketball) -- Sophomore Keith Thompson was named the WSC South Player of the Week on Tuesday evening. It’s the first time in his two seasons with Citrus that Thompson has earned the honor.

Glendora, CA (Volleyball) -- Tuesday night’s match-up with #22 Canyons College was no different than any other match for the Lady Owls this season. It was the same old story. Citrus hung around with the Cougars, but never could quite get enough momentum to take down Canyons as they were swept in straight sets.

San Diego, CA (Men’s Basketball) -- For the third straight year, the Citrus College Men’s Basketball team has travelled down South to open their season tournament schedule. The Fighting Owls (ranked #5 in the State) have made San Diego their unofficial home away from home as they have won the tournament two years running. Things continued to go well for Citrus down in San Diego as for the third straight year they will come home as Champions of the Knight’s Invitational.

Glendora, CA (Football) -- It took nearly 33 minutes, but once the Citrus College offense got a full head of steam they were like a runaway locomotive and nearly impossible to stop. The Fighting Owls went on a 26-3 run over the final 27 minutes of Saturday’s season finale against Riverside, and went out on top with a 26-16 victory over the Tigers.

Glendora, CA (Volleyball) -- The Citrus College volleyball team had their worst hitting game of the season on Thursday evening. The Lady Owls posted a -.026 percent the worst kill percentage of the season for Citrus in a three set loss to Glendale College 25-17, 25-16, and 25-19.

Glendora, CA (Men’s Soccer) -- The Citrus College Men’s Soccer season came to a close on Thursday evening. The Fighting Owls were held winless in conference during their 2009 campaign as they fell to Moorpark College 3-1.

Glendora, CA (Women’s Soccer) -- The Citrus College Women’s Soccer team had a break out game in their final home contest of the season on Tuesday afternoon. The Lady Owls scored not once, not twice, but three times, their highest scoring out-put of the season since they dropped a three spot on the Eagles back on October 16th.

Glendora, CA (Football) -- When you try and compete with the best of the best, it’s tough to stay neck and neck when you give up big plays. Unfortunately for Citrus, that’s exactly what happened, as the Fighting Owls lost 35-12 to #5 El Camino on Saturday night.

Walnut, CA (Cross Country) -- The Citrus College Women’s Cross Country team is headed to the 2009 CCCAA State Championships in two weekends. The Lady Owls finished 15th out of the 28 participating teams at the Southern California Championships on Friday, earning a spot in the State Finals.

Valley Glen, CA (Women’s Water Polo)-- The Citrus College Women’s Water Polo team has advanced to the WSC Championship game, thanks to a 10-6 win over Cuesta College in the WSC semi-finals on Friday afternoon. Sophomore Brittany Orduno and freshman Megan Turner each had three goals a piece to lead the Lady Owls to victory.

Glendora, CA (Volleyball) -- It's been said of baseball and football that they are games of inches. That adage could also be applied to volleyball. The best example of that was in Citrus’ three set loss to Bakersfield on Friday night. All it was, was a few inches that separated Citrus from possibly upsetting the first place team in conference, instead the inches led to a wide chasm as the Lady Owls were swept in straight sets.

Glendora, CA (Women’s Soccer) -- The Citrus College Women’s Soccer to played host to Bakersfield College on Friday afternoon in a Western State Conference South Division match-up. Everything went the Renegades way, as they bounced Citrus 4-1.

Glendora, CA (Men’s Soccer) -- The Citrus College Men’s Soccer team had a tough task on Friday afternoon, as they hosted Canyons College and the conference’s leading scorer in Andres Bueno. Bueno was exactly what he was advertised as he rocked the Fighting Owls for four goals in a 5-1 loss for Citrus.

Glendora, CA (Men’s Basketball) -- What does 63 wins in two seasons and back to back WSC South Championships get you these days? Well if you are Head Men’s Basketball Coach Rick Croy and the Citrus College Men’s Basketball team, it gets you a lot of respect. That respect was shown this week, as the Fighting Owls were named the pre-season #1 team in the South for the second straight year.

Glendora, CA (Football) -- After taking a trip to the Twin Cities this weekend, sophomore defensive back Christyn Lewis has come back and decided to commit to the University of Minnesota where he has been offered a scholarship. Lewis becomes just the second Fighting Owl since 2002 to accept a scholarship offer from a Big 10 School.

Glendora, CA (Men’s Soccer) -- With 25 minutes left in their Western State Conference contest with Allan Hancock College, the Citrus College Men’s Soccer team looked as if they were on their way to their first conference victory of the season with a 2-0 lead. That’s when the Fighting Owls went Chernobyl and melted down giving up four goals in the final 25 minutes in a 4-2 loss to the Bulldogs.

Glendora, CA (Women’s Golf) -- Citrus College sophomore Rachel Vago shot back to back rounds of 81 and 91 at the WSC Championships this past weekend, good enough for a 12th place individual finish at the 2009 Finals.

Glendora, CA (Volleyball) -- Citrus freshman Danica Lawrence recorded a game and season (for three sets) 13 kills, and posted a dominating .476 kill percentage in leading Citrus in a three set sweep over visiting Santa Monica College on Friday evening.

San Luis Obispo, CA (Cross Country) -- For the second straight year, the Citrus College Women’s Cross Country team has qualified for the Southern California Championships, thanks to their performance at the Western State Conference Championships.

Glendora, CA (Volleyball) -- Needing a win to propel them to a strong finish in the second half of conference play, the Citrus College Volleyball team struggled on Tuesday night getting swept by LA Pierce 20-25, 14-25, and 23-25. The Lady Owls committed a season high seven reception errors, and never really contended in the three set sweep.

Glendora, CA (Women’s Soccer) -- There wasn’t a whole lot separating the Citrus College Women’s Soccer team from Glendale College on Tuesday evening. Both teams took 11 shots, and both teams fired off five shots on goal. Besides the final score corner kicks would prove to be the lone difference as Citrus earned three corners to Glendale’s one. One of those corners would prove to be the distinction as Citrus got a 1-0 victory.

Rancho Cucamonga, CA (Football) -- Quarterback Byron Ingram connected with Tyra Waits on a 41 yard strike with 3:52 left in the game to put Citrus up by three points, and that’s all the Fighting Owls would need as they stunned host Chaffey 20-17 on Saturday evening.

Glendora, CA (Women’s Soccer) -- When the Citrus College women’s soccer team first faced #6 Santa Monica back on September 29, it wasn’t pretty, as the Lady Owls were sent back home with their worst loss of the season 6-0. On Friday, the Corsairs came calling again, and while the Lady Owls were handed another defeat, this time Citrus played Santa Monica tough in a 1-0 loss.

Glendora, CA (Men’s Soccer) -- Upon first inspection of the stats from Citrus College’s men’s soccer match-up with Oxnard, it might seem like the Fighting Owls nearly defeated the Condors. Despite Citrus firing just two shots less than Oxnard, the Fighting Owls were still far away as the Condors more than doubled Citrus’ shots on goal and corner kicks in a 0-1 loss on Friday afternoon.

Glendora, CA (Men’s Basketball) -- Returning Sophomore Jose Rivera has been named the Citrus College Men’s Basketball program’s Team Captain for the 2009-2010 season. Rivera follows in the footsteps as such legendary Owls as Troy Payne, Darren Moore, and Phil Friesen.

Glendora, CA (Women’s Water Polo) -- With first place on the line in Citrus College’s Western State Conference match-up against Ventura on Wednesday, the Lady Owls struggled against the visiting Pirates giving up nine first half goals in a 13-8 loss.

Glendora, CA (Men’s Water Polo) -- Having won six of their last eight games, the Citrus College Men’s Water Polo team has been playing some of its best water polo of the season. Unfortunately for them though, the Fighting Owls ran into the #6 team in the State Ventura College in Wednesdays WSC match-up and were shutdown by the Pirates 15-8.

Glendora, CA (Women’s Soccer) -- In a tightly contested Western State Conference South Division match-up with visiting LA Valley College, the Citrus College Women’s Soccer team came up with the short end of the stick on Tuesday afternoon.

Santa Clarita, CA (Women's Golf) -- Citrus College Sophomore Rachel Vago shot a season best round of 85 at yesterday's WSC Match hosted by Canyons College.

Walnut, CA (Cross Country) -- The Citrus College Women’s Cross Country continued to run strong this past weekend as it participated in the Southern California Preview hosted by Mt. San Antonio College. The Preview hosted 39 teams, including five from out of state, as the Lady Owls finished 17th in Saturday’s competition despite missing their number two runner Melissa Granados.

Glendora, CA (Football) -- Freshman quarterback Byron Ingram completed a program record 29 passes and sophomore wide receiver Matthew Cheaney had 151 yards receiving (also a program record), but it wasn’t enough as the Fighting Owls failed in their upset bid of #3 Cerritos. The Fighting Owls struggled again in the red-zone going three for seven and falling to the Falcons 16-21.

Glendora, CA (Women's Water Polo) -- So far this season the Citrus College Women’s Water Polo team has entered six tournaments. In five of those six tournaments the Lady Owls have split their opening day games...

Glendora, CA (Volleyball) -- After losing back to back matches against ranked teams in the State the Citrus College Volleyball team got things back on track on Friday night with a three set sweep over West Los Angeles College. The Lady Owls combined to post a .452 kill percentage, their best mark of the season, in the win.

Glendora, CA (Men’s Soccer) -- The Citrus College Men’s Soccer team continued their struggles on Friday afternoon when they played host to Glendale College. The Fighting Owls out-shot the visiting Vaqueros by nearly a 3 to 1 margin, but still came up empty handed in a 3-1 loss.

Glendora, CA (Volleyball) -- On Friday night October 16th, the Citrus College Volleyball team will be hosting their “Dig for the Cure” night during their Western State Conference match with West Los Angeles College. The Lady Owls will be raising funds and awareness as October serves as Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Glendora, CA (Football) -- Freshman corner back Kevin Puckett Jr. was named the Central Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Citrus’ game against Mt. SAC on Saturday. Puckett picked off two passes, broke up another two, and led the game with nine tackles (eight solo).

Valley Glen, CA (Cross Country) -- The Citrus College Women’s Cross Country team continued to dominate like few Citrus squads have done before this past weekend, as they placed 5th at the WSC Preview hosted by LA Valley College. The 5th place finish was the best finish by a Citrus team in recent memory.

Walnut, CA (Football) -- Mt. San Antonio College, ranked #6 in the latest SCFA Southern California Coaches Poll, racked up almost seven hundred yards of offense, and held Citrus to under 150 in a 55-0 defeat of the Fighting Owls.

Glendora, CA (Women’s Soccer) -- The Citrus College Women’s Soccer team played right along side Canyons College in the first half of Friday afternoon’s WSC South match-up. After the first 45 minutes things went downhill, as the Cougars scored three unanswered goals in the second half to take a 4-1 win at the behest of the Lady Owls.

Glendora, CA (Women’s Water Polo) -- Freshman Meghan Turner and Sophomore Brittany Orduno combined to score seven goals and lead the Lady Owls Water Polo team past WSC rival Cuesta College 11-7 on Thursday afternoon.

Glendora, CA (Men’s Water Polo) -- Missing three of their top players the Citrus College Men’s Water Polo team struggled in the second and third periods against Cuesta College in their Western State Conference opener. Citrus was out-scored 9-1 in those two quarters, something that proved to be the difference in their 8-13 loss.

Glendora, CA (Football) -- If all you did was look at the stat sheet following Saturday afternoon’s football game between Citrus College and College of the Desert, you might assume that Citrus would have won.

Glendora, CA (Men’s Water Polo) -- It had been two weeks since the Citrus College Men’s Water Polo team had been in the water, and at times it showed in Friday afternoon’s meeting with Miramar. Luckily for Citrus, they were just the better team as Sophomore Josh Rodriguez scored a game high four goals in a 16-7 win for the Fighting Owls.

Glendora, CA (Men’s Soccer) -- Over the past three seasons there has been no greater nemesis to the Citrus College Men’s Soccer team than LA Mission College. In six meetings, the Eagles have beaten the Fighting Owls five times. After Friday afternoon, that number went up to six times in seven meetings, as Mission outplayed Citrus with a 2-0 win.

Glendora, CA (Football) -- After suffering their third loss of the season at Allan Hancock on Saturday night, the Citrus College football team received some good news yesterday when Christyn Lewis and Brandon Stansell were both named Central Conference Players of the Week.

Glendale, CA (Women’s Golf) -- Citrus College sophomore Rachel Vago highlighted the Lady Owls play on Monday at the WSC Event hosted by Glendale College at Oakmont Golf Course. Vago shot a round of 98 for Citrus, the 14th best individual round of the day.

Huntington Beach, CA (Cross Country) -- Through four weeks of the cross country season, three things have remained the same for the Citrus College Women’s Cross Country team. Those three things have been the consistency of Sophomores Vanessa Esquivel and Cynthia Acedo and freshman Melissa Granados. The trio kept doing what they do best as they led Citrus to a season best fifth place finish at the Golden West Invitational this past weekend.

Glendora, CA (Volleyball) -- Freshman Lindsey Mitchell recorded a season high 20 kills, the most by a Lady Owl since November 6th 2007, and the Citrus College volleyball team picked up its second win in as many games on Tuesday night in a three set sweep of Allan Hancock.

Santa Maria, CA (Football) -- The Citrus College football team went into Saturday’s contest with the 9th ranked Allan Hancock Bulldogs expecting a vicious ground attack from the South’s #3 ranked rushing attack. Instead, the Fighting Owls were blitzed by the Bulldogs passing attack which racked up 354 yards in the air in a 23-48 loss for Citrus.