Robert Newcomb dies longtime UC Irvine volleyball advocate
Robert Newcomb, a UCI volleyball booster and professor, died July 10. He helped create the UCI men’s volleyball program in the 1970s and served as commissioner of the Western Intercollegiate Volleyball Association from 1975 to 1992. He founded UCSB’s men’s volleyball program in 1963 and directed UCI statistics programs, earning a lasting legacy in athletics and academia. The Newcomb family asks donations to The Robert Newcomb Student Award supporting UCI men’s volleyball.
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UCI unveils 2014 15 schedule for Anteaters
UC Irvine announces a 2014 15 men s basketball schedule featuring 14 home games and a challenging nonconference slate. The team coached by Russell Turner opens with Simon Fraser exhibition and faces Arizona Saint Mary s Fresno State and Oregon among others, aiming to build on last season 23 win total and Big West title. The roster includes seniors Will Davis John Ryan Travis Souza and standout Luke Nelson and Mamadou Ndiaye who set season blocks records.
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Wally Wong honored at Irvine funeral Mass
Thousands gathered at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Irvine for the funeral of Wally Wong a longtime Irvine youth baseball coach who died at 56. Bishop Pham urged living as Wong did and the community discussed dedicating a field in his memory during the 2015 season with Irvine PONY planning the tribute. Former UC Irvine star Scott Brooks noted his golf tournament supporting UCI athletics and Woodbridge coach Rick Gibson credited former players Austin DeFreitas and Philip Hong with college football plans at Golden West College.
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