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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Orange Coast 59, Fullerton 45 FULLERTON - Dayanara Armenta scored 18 points to lead the Pirates in the Orange Empire Conference win Friday. Jenna Arnett had nine points for OCC (11, 2-4). Fullerton is 6-14, 2-4. * MEN'S BASKETBALL Fullerton 76, Orange Coast 73 FULLERTON - Jordan Pellum scored 17 points for the Pirates in the Orange Empire Conference game Friday. Marquis Ransom had nine points for OCC (10-11, 1-5 in conference)

Officials Thursday charged a man with lighting fires at apartment complexes in Irvine and Fullerton so he could distract residents and break into their homes. Prosecutors say that after he started the blazes, Jose Baca Jr., 36, would run through the buildings yelling that there was a fire. He would then allegedly break into the homes and steal items like wallets and jewelry. Fullerton police arrested Baca, of Santa Ana, Tuesday on suspicion that he lit a fire in the carport of an apartment complex in Fullerton two days earlier.

FULLERTON - It was billed as a clash of styles, but the Big West Conference men's basketball matchup between visiting UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton was more like classic role reversal. And it was the UCI offense that just seemed to keep on rolling to help forge a surprisingly lopsided 92-65 victory Thursday night. It was, in fact, the Anteaters' largest victory margin in 96 games against their cross-county rivals. UCI (10-9, 4-2 in the Big West) came in leading the conference in every defensive category, while the Titans (10-7, 3-2)

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL Orange Coast def. Fullerton FULLERTON - Karlee Riggs recorded 30 kills to lead the Pirates to a 25-19, 21-25, 25-15, 23-25, 15-10 Orange Coast League win Wednesday. Allison Lumsden amassed 69 assists, Dana Nicholson had 21 digs and Allie Stone added 13 digs for OCC (14-0, 8-0 in conference), which plays host to Saddleback Friday night at 7. Fullerton is 7-8, 3-5. * WOMEN'S SOCCER Vanguard 9, San Diego Christian 0 EL CAJON - Lindsey Kelly-Holman scored a hat trick and Lauren Skachenko had two goals and one assist for the No. 9-ranked Lions in the Golden State Athletic Conference game Wednesday.

Jason Dietrich, pitching coach the last two seasons for the UC Irvine baseball program, has been hired in the same position at Cal State Fullerton, he said Wednesday. Dietrich will replace Kirk Sarloos, who left after one season as the pitching coach with the Titans to take the same job at TCU. "It was a whole whirlwind thing that came out of nowhere," Dietrich said of the offer from Titans Coach Rick Vanderhook, which he accepted Tuesday night. "There was no one specific thing [behind the move]

3-D Theatricals' production of "A Chorus Line" celebrates the unsung heroes of the ensemble by breathing new life into a singular sensation that transcends time. The show is playing through Sunday at Fullerton's Plummer Auditorium. "A Chorus Line" was an instant success when it first opened on Broadway in 1975. The production won nine Tony Awards, including "Best Musical," the Pulitzer Prize for drama, and is credited as the longest running American-produced Broadway musical.

IRVINE - There are 24 games remaining in the UC Irvine baseball team's regular season. But after dropping the rubber game of a three-game Big West Conference series against Cal State Fullerton on Sunday, the Anteaters, for the first time since missing the postseason in 2005, may simply be playing out the string. "We're all disappointed, of course we are," UCI Coach Mike Gillespie said after a 5-3 setback to the No. 12-ranked Titans (23-12, 7-2 in conference), who are tied with Long Beach State atop the conference standings after three weeks of Big West play.

COSTA MESA - Orange Coast College sophomore Brandon Brennan outdueled Fullerton counterpart Richard Lucas in a combined pitching gem so rare Thursday, both teams elected to seal it with a handshake. Brennan, who was bettered by Lucas and the Hornets, 5-3, on March 8 to absorb his only loss in eight decisions this season, bested Lucas this time, 1-0, in Orange Empire Conference action at the Pirates' diamond. Both pitchers allowed just three hits in complete-game efforts.