SEAN BLACKWELL – The Corsair November 24, 2010 Pensacola State College’s women’s basketball team are ranked third in NJCAA national ranking. In the pre-season poll they were ranked No. 14. This jump comes as no surprise for Head Coach Chanda Rigby. “We are humbled by it, but still in all we will not be satisfied until...
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New face of Pensacola State men’s basketball
JASON BASS – The Corsair The Pensacola State Pirates Men’s Basketball program has a new face this year, Head Coach Pete Pena. I sat down with Coach Pena earlier this week to get some insight on his expectations for the coming season. “Whether we deal with success or whether we deal with adversity, we want...
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A New Season…A New Coach
JIM ADAMS- THE CORSAIR Corrected version New head volleyball coach Chris Laird can finally call Pensacola home. He coached under former volleyball coach Pete Pena in 2002, and spent two years as assistant coach at the University of South Alabama. But much of his coaching career has been spent in Mississippi and Louisiana. “I’ve always...
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Pensacola State finalizes deal with Marriot/Hampton
On Tuesday, September 7th, Pensacola State College president, Dr. Ed Meadows, finalized a $7,500 deal with Marriot/Hampton Director of Sales, Patti Mohan. This relationship saves Pensacola State College money on lodging and recruiting while the Marriot/Hampton parent company, LBA Hospitality, gets free advertising. The deal will make available to Pirate recruits up to 75 rooms...
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Same court, different sport
I’ve always heard buried treasure is found where “X” marks the spot, but finding a head basketball coach on a volleyball court sounds a bit more farfetched. However, PJC athletic director Bill Hamilton did just that, filling the men’s basketball head coaching vacancy with current Pirate volleyball coach Pete Pena. Now, if you know...
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Pete Pena is PJC’s new basketball coach
Pensacola Junior College selects one of its own, Pete Pena, to head the men’s basketball program. He replaces head coach Paul Swanson, who stepped down March 11. “We are glad to announce the hiring of Pete Pena as the new men’s basketball coach,” said PJC Athletic Director Bill Hamilton. “Although Pete is not really ‘new,’...
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John Wood College couldn’t score a run against PJC softball
Ker-Seh Dahn–The Corsair The PJC Lady Pirates came out with a massive softball swing shutting out John Wood College March 10 in a double header. “Everyone got to play and got some experience out there on the field,” Head Coach Brenda Pena said. The first game ended at 7-0. There wasn’t a chance for...
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Lady Pirates end season with loss in state semis
Madelain Tigano – The Corsair One point. Just one point was the difference in going to the finals or going home. The Pensacola Junior College Lady Pirates lost the semi final round in the FCCAA/NJCAA Region VIII State Championship Basketball Tournament 61-60 against Tallahassee Community College March 5 in Marianna. All-State guard and University of...
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Lady Pirates sail past Indian River
Robert Klawitter – The Corsair The PJC Lady Pirates showed they’re not ready to go home yet, pulling out a narrow 56-52 victory over Southern Conference Champion Indian River State College (21-5) in the first round of the FCAAA/NJCAA Region VIII State Championship at Chipola College in Marianna. PJC (24-5) came to life after halftime...
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Pirates sweep weekend series against Pearl River
Robert Klawitter–The Corsair The PJC Pirates baseball team heated up this past weekend, despite Pensacola seeing snow for the first time in years. The Pirates swept a four game series, which included doubleheaders on Feb. 6 and 7, from Pearl River Community College. PJC won the first game 6-3, behind “very competitive,” pitching from sophomore...