Sports

We fly high, U-C-I, you know it! Now that I have the cheese out of the way, let me get even straighter to the point. UC Irvine sports have never been better. I repeat, never been better!

What do tight short-shorts, cut-off jerseys and big balls remind you of? Well, for me, only one thing comes to mind: a game in an old man softball league.

Track And Field: UCI upstart team collectively shares the work ethic, mentality and the arms to go far.

Flying through the air is normally associated with a few things, including superheroes and anything with wings. Well, add one more to that list: red-shirt freshman volleyballer Carson Clark. You might as well call him Carson Clark "Kent" because when the offensive machine's jersey comes on and the scoreboard lights up, he has the tendency to get his flight on.

After riding on a five-game winning streak and its last win against 16th-ranked California State University Long Beach just two days before, the ninth-ranked UC Irvine women's water polo team fell 7-5 to 13th-ranked California State University Northridge at the Anteater Aquatics Complex on Saturday. With the loss, UCI failed to grab sole poession of the regular season conference title, but will share that distinction with UC Davis and CSUN. The Anteaters now drop to a record of 4-1 (20-9 overall) in the Big West Conference.

Volleyball: Top-ranked Anteaters sweep fourth-ranked Stanford and Pacific en route to MPSF title.

Baseball: Baseball is 3-1 on the week to improve to 26-10. Bats get hot at the Riverside Sports Complex.

Track and Field: UCI men's and women's squads are making names for themselves.

In its first competitive year the UC Irvine Equestrian Team ranked 10th in Zone 8, Region 2 of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. However, more exciting than the team's placement was the journey getting there.

I am the voice of our Anteater, because all he can do is say ZOT. This is my "conversation" with Peter the Anteater.

volleyball: Men's team looks scary good as they toy with top-ranked Pepperdine University at the Bren.

Tennis: Women's tennis team dominates Cal State Fullerton at home 7-0, looks ahead to Big West Championships.