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A Costa Mesa man killed in a motorcycle accident in Long Beach has been identified, according to police. Thomas Hand, 26, died Sunday after his motorcycle hit a Toyota Yaris at Seventh Street and Redondo Avenue about 5:12 p.m., according to the Long Beach Police Department. An officer in the area reported that Hand was traveling at a high speed when he made a sudden lane change to enter the intersection on a red light. At the same time, a 42-year-old Long Beach woman was in the process of turning onto Redondo, and their vehicles collided.

LONG BEACH - The Newport Aquatic Center made the most of its inaugural Newport Spring Regatta Sunday and won six races at Marine Stadium in Long Beach. The NAC also claimed seven victories in the Long Beach Invitational Saturday. In the Newport Spring Regatta, Coach Rachel Rose's two varsity men's squad both emerged victorious. Brandon Dillman, Peter Sims, Nolan Rousset and Greg Everett won in 4:29.8, while Blake Lyon, Greg Schneider, Matt Siemonsma and Curtis Cook won their race in 4:38.

LONG BEACH - The Newport Beach Aquatics Club traveled to Long Beach State for their annual Holiday Classic swim meet last weekend and some local swimmers fared well. On the girls side, Laura Thomas placed in all six events, while Tivoli Hudson, Allison Lobel and Katie Petersen also brought home top-six finishes. On the boys side, Toury Adamowicz placed second in the 200-yard freestyle. The team practices five days a week at 4 p.m. at Corona del Mar High and the Newport Beach Aquatics Club is open to all swimmers ages 17 and younger.

A Costa Mesa man allegedly killed and dismembered an Orange Coast College student who lived in his apartment complex and then killed another student, throwing authorities off his tracks by trying to make the first victim look like a suspect, police said Friday. Daniel Wozniak, 26, is charged with two counts of murder with sentencing enhancements for doing it for financial gain. The events were described as a bloody scheme to cover up a trail in which he allegedly killed Samuel Herr, 26, and his friend Juri “Julie” Kibuishi, 23, who also attended the college.

LONG BEACH - Five match points saved, and the home crowd at Long Beach City College got very concerned. The Orange Coast College men's volleyball team came so close to forcing a deciding fifth set Saturday night in the California Community College Athletic Assn. men's volleyball state championship match. A 24-19 fourth-set deficit suddenly became 24-24, and the Pirates were pumped. Long Beach, the No. 1-ranked team in the state poll all season, did not panic. An OCC shot wide gave the Vikings their sixth match point, and they capitalized.

LONG BEACH - UC Irvine sophomore pitcher Andrew Thurman needed only six days to work out the kink. The Anteaters' right-hander polished off a no-hitter in a 4-0 Big West Conference baseball victory over Long Beach State on Friday in front of 1,266 at Blair Field. Just six days before, his no-hit bid against Cal State Fullerton ended with a bounding infield single behind the mound. Friday, Thurman hit the leadoff batter, then retired 23 straight, before issuing his only walk with two outs in the eighth.

Days after finding Samuel Herr's left arm and right hand, Costa Mesa detectives returned to a Long Beach park Saturday and found the Army veteran's severed head. The gruesome discoveries were part of a dramatic turn in local police's investigation into the fatal shooting of an Orange Coast College student. But for Herr's father, they were also a source of some relief: The veteran was briefly the primary suspect in the slaying of Irvine woman Juri "Julie" Kibuishi, 23. "We're devastated, of course.

LONG BEACH - Sage Hill School senior Ahmed Eltamami shot a one-under-par 71 at the CIF Southern Section Southern Individual Regional to qualify for the CIF individual finals at Victoria Club in Riverside. Eltamami, the Academy League champion, had four birdies and three bogeys during his round at Skylinks Golf Course on Monday. He will play this Monday at Victoria. - From staff reports

Newport Beach Fire Chief Steve Lewis asks himself questions every day. The rigorous self-evaluation he puts himself through runs five pages, raising issues including "Can you walk the talk?" and "Do you need to be told to do something and get punished if you do not do it, or do you choose to do something and take responsibility for it?" It's one sign of the energy and diligence he says he strives for.Lewis, 54, who was sworn in this week as Newport Beach's sixth fire chief, replaced popular Chief Tim Riley, who retired Monday after a 15-year term.

Orange Coast College dropped an 86-55 men's basketball decision to Long Beach City College Friday night in the semifinals of the Orange Coast Tournament. The loss drops the Pirates into today's third-place game at 5 p.m. Brice Buchanan (14) and Rich Oliver (10) scored in double figures for the Pirates, but Long Beach had too much firepower with four players in double figures, including Terry Hosendove and Donald Jones, each with 17. ORANGE COAST TOURNAMENT Long Beach 86, Orange Coast 55 Long Beach - Hosendove 17, Wright 10, Curry 8, Jones 17, Williams 12, Sargent 5, James 8, Phillips 1, Lee 2, Sahagun 6. 3-pt.

LONG BEACH - Sage Hill School senior Ahmed Eltamami shot a one-under-par 71 at the CIF Southern Section Southern Individual Regional to qualify for the CIF individual finals at Victoria Club in Riverside. Eltamami, the Academy League champion, had four birdies and three bogeys during his round at Skylinks Golf Course on Monday. He will play this Monday at Victoria. - From staff reports

UC Irvine sophomore Andrew Thurman, who produced the school's fifth no-hitter on Friday against Long Beach State, was named Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week and the National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball. Just six days after taking a no-hitter into the ninth inning against Cal State Fullerton, Thurman completed the feat against the Dirtbags at Blair Field. He struck out five, walked one and hit a batter. He threw 110 pitches, 67 for strikes, to post his first complete game.

LONG BEACH — The UC Irvine baseball team lost a 4-1 lead and lost, 5-4, to host Long Beach State in the rubber game of the three-game Big West Conference series on Sunday at Blair Field. The Dirtbags (18-19, 9-3 in conference), who are tied with Cal State Fullerton for first place, scored three in the fifth inning to finalize the scoring and hand UCI (20-16, 5-7) its third straight conference series setback. UCI falls to seventh place in the Big West and has lost three conference series for the first time since 2005.

BASEBALL Long Beach State 4, UC Irvine 3 LONG BEACH - The Anteaters squandered a 3-1 lead, giving up three runs in the final two innings in the Big West Conference game Saturday. The Dirtbags' Matt Duffy lined a full-count pitch to centerfield to score Johnny Bekakis for the game-winning hit. UCI (20-15, 5-6 in conference) took the early lead in the first inning on an RBI single from Connor Spencer and a steal of home base by Jordan Fox. Christian Ramirez hit a clutch, two-out single up the middle to score Scott Gottschling from second to give UCI a 3-0 lead.

LONG BEACH - Five match points saved, and the home crowd at Long Beach City College got very concerned. The Orange Coast College men's volleyball team came so close to forcing a deciding fifth set Saturday night in the California Community College Athletic Assn. men's volleyball state championship match. A 24-19 fourth-set deficit suddenly became 24-24, and the Pirates were pumped. Long Beach, the No. 1-ranked team in the state poll all season, did not panic. An OCC shot wide gave the Vikings their sixth match point, and they capitalized.

LONG BEACH - UC Irvine sophomore pitcher Andrew Thurman needed only six days to work out the kink. The Anteaters' right-hander polished off a no-hitter in a 4-0 Big West Conference baseball victory over Long Beach State on Friday in front of 1,266 at Blair Field. Just six days before, his no-hit bid against Cal State Fullerton ended with a bounding infield single behind the mound. Friday, Thurman hit the leadoff batter, then retired 23 straight, before issuing his only walk with two outs in the eighth.

Newport is set to get even sweeter this summer with the opening of Sweet and Saucy Shop at the Crystal Cove Promenade. "We're shooting for the beginning of June and it looks like we're on track for that to happen," said Eileen Francabandera, who co-owns the shop along with her daughter Melody Brandon. It's the second location for the Long Beach-based bakery, known for its beautiful, modern, custom cakes, cupcakes, cake lollipops, cookies and mini desserts that are a favorite with celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, Miley Cyrus, LeAnn Rimes and Tori Spelling.

With one deadline missed, Newport Beach officials now have until June to get the next phase of the city's harbor dredging project underway. Material scooped from areas near the south side of Lido Isle, the north side of Balboa Island, West Coast Highway, the Coast Guard Station and other areas was to be transported for disposal to the Port of Long Beach by March 14. However, that deadline was missed due to complications, Harbor Resources Manager...

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL UC Irvine def. Long Beach State IRVINE — Junior outside hitter Kevin Tillie finished with a match-high 16 kills, a career-high eight digs and four blocks assists to lead the fourth-ranked Anteaters to a 25-23, 25-23, 25-22 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation sweep of ninth-ranked Long Beach State on Friday. Outside hitter Jeremy Dejno recorded 10 kills and two aces for UCI (12-3, 8-3 in MPSF). Middle blocker Scott Kevorken had six kills.

COSTA MESA - Life is good for Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli. His Pirates improved to 6-0 Friday with an 8-2 nonconference home win against Long Beach and OCC is now 27-5 in February the last three seasons. So embarrassing are Altobelli's riches, he can give most of his starters a day off without tendering a similar respite to opposing pitchers. So it was that a lineup including only four regulars pounded out 12 hits to improve the Pirates' season batting average from .323 to .330.