Women’s soccer: Pirates honored for volunteer work

COSTA MESA - Members of the Orange Coast College women’s soccer

program were honored Friday at Airplane Park for their month-long

volunteer work.

Girls Incorporated, a national youth organization that has provided

educational programs for more than 1 million girls over the past 50 years

were affiliated with the soccer team in this endeavor.

The players and coaches spent the past month teaching basic soccer

skills and serving as positive role models for the campers.

The volunteers included sophomores Amanda Bell, Danelle Loftis, Diane

Meza, Lindsay Myers, Jill Jones, Katie Ogden and Blair Sperry, as well as

freshmen Lilly Lopez, Leslie McGregor, Jessica Siani and Sara Sheen. OCC

graduate Taylor Yurada, head coach Barbara Bond, assistant coach Brandee

Craig and Vanguard University student Shirley Blassman also contributed

to the effort.