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TRACK: UCI recorded three first-place finishes, but LBSU and CSUN took the top overall spots.

NCAA: Men’s tennis ousted in the first round; water polo uses two wins to claim a fifth-place finish.

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UCLA’s legendary Al Scates, who is the men’s volleyball version of John Wooden, has announced that he will be retiring after next season — his 50th year of service with the Bruins.

UCI: Senior Madeline LeDuc recently broke a 24-year-old school record in the triple jump.

Duvall Hecht showed up at The Boathouse, home of UC Irvine crew, at Newport Back Bay last Thursday morning as if it were any other day. The 81-year-old man donned a floral Hawaiian shirt that protruded from under the zipper of a UCI Rowing jacket, suggesting that this was his paradise.

HOMER: Cleanup hitter Drew Hillman has made the best of his unconventional stint at UCI.

MOVE: The NBA’s Sacramento Kings would be much better off in Orange County.

I was born on April 22, 1991. It was Earth Day, and it was the day after Ian Woosnam won The Masters. Hence, my first name. While my pain in the ass was making my mom’s life a living hell during a 30 — yes, I said 30 — hour delivery, she found patience while watching golf’s most prestigious tournament and the green jacket ceremony.

BASEBALL: UCI had three solid pitching performances in taking two out of three games against Cal Poly.

CHANGE: David Kniffin spent seven years at UCI and will now move on to the University of Illinois.

Matt Summers has known what he has wanted to do since he was in elementary school – play Major League Baseball. When his career is all said and done, the 6-foot-1, 205-pound ballplayer might have to be dragged off the diamond, because he sure as hell won’t walk away.