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Ava Grace Wheaton looks back on sophomore season with Jaguars

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Ava Grace Wheaton made it to the NCAA track and field meet for the first time in her college career this season.


Wheaton, a Pace grad, competed in the javelin for South Alabama in the NCAA First Round at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville.

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Nicasio Paquiz Jr. – Volleyball Coach

Nicasio Paquiz, Jr. begins his second season working as an assistant coach for Kim Berrington during the 2014 campaign. Paquiz brings over 19 years of coaching experience at NCAA Division I, elite club and high school (both girls and boys) levels. Paquiz comes to Ypsilanti from Houghton, Mich. where he was the top assistant and […]

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Nicasio Paquiz, Jr. begins his second season working as an assistant coach for Kim Berrington during the 2014 campaign.

Paquiz brings over 19 years of coaching experience at NCAA Division I, elite club and high school (both girls and boys) levels. Paquiz comes to Ypsilanti from Houghton, Mich. where he was the top assistant and recruiting coordinator for the Huskies.

Prior to his time at Michigan Tech, the Chicago, Ill. native spent the 2011 season as an assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay as well as serving as a volunteer assistant coach at DePaul University, in 2008-09.

Outside of his collegiate coaching experience, Paquiz spent nearly five years as the head coach of the First Alliance Volleyball Club in Western Springs, Ill. He coached both 17-and 18-year old classes, leading both squads to multiple top-placing finishes in national tournaments. As the master coach of the First Alliance 18 Silver squad, Paquiz led his team to a first place finish in the Great Lakes Power League in 2012. His 2009 squad posted a bronze medal at the AAU Junior Nationals and a ninth place finish at the Junior Volleyball Directors Association Championships.

In 2011, his 17 Silver squad was ranked as high as eighth in the PrepVolleyball.com national poll, while earning a gold medal at the Junior Volleyball Association’s World Challenge. His 17 Silver team earned a top-15 finish in the Great Lakes Power League’s Under-18 division.

Before taking the reigns at First Alliance, Paquiz spent over eight years of coaching in Southern California an area known for its volleyball. Paquiz served as head coach of the boy’s and girl’s teams at the Brentwood School in Los Angeles, Calif. and the head coach of the Santa Monica Beach Volleyball Club.

A 1998 graduate of the University of Illinois-Chicago, Paquiz spent three years (1995-97) playing club volleyball as a defensive specialist for UIC. He is also an avid beach player.



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Jet Sports Training Female Athlete of the Month: All-American track standout Michelle Rushing

Share Tweet Share Share Email Tucsonan Michelle Rushing is a track star in the making (Rushing family photo) Local track standout Michelle Rushing, competing as part of the AZ Titans Track and Field Club, won the national USATF Junior Olympics 13-14 200 meter hurdles championship on […]

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Tucsonan Michelle Rushing is a track star in the making (Rushing family photo)

Local track standout Michelle Rushing, competing as part of the AZ Titans Track and Field Club, won the national USATF Junior Olympics 13-14 200 meter hurdles championship on July 25 at the USA Track and Field meet that took place in Savannah, Ga.

Competing for Arizona Titans, Rushing ran a personal record of 27.70 to win the event over Harmony Moore of Albany, Ga. (27.90) and Harper Fish of Central City, Neb. (28.10). Rushing is now the top-ranked in the nation at this age level.

That achievement and her overall performance in the prestigious meet earn her the Jet Sports Training Female Athlete of the Month honor for July. It is the second time Rushing, younger sister of former Salpointe standouts Cruz and Elijah Rushing of Oregon, has earned the athlete of the month honor. She was selected in July 2023 after she took home the silver medal in the 80-meter hurdles (11-12 age group) at the USATF National Junior Olympics Championships at Eugene, Ore.

Michelle came into the final this year ranked fifth after prelims with a time of 28.71. Rushing won the 100 hurdles at the state championships in June, along with a gold from the 4×100 Relays, and she followed that up with Region 10 championships in the 100 hurdles and the 200 hurdles in early July.

“I just wanna say thank you to God for giving me the gift to run and compete, my parents for always being there for me, and the Arizona Titans and all my coaches for pushing me way past my comfort zone! This championship is coming home to Tucson!” Michelle mentioned to AllSportsTucson.com after her national title victory in the 200-meter hurdles.

Michelle’s performance (she also placed fourth in the 100-meter hurdles) merited her All-American status.

Deztany Toyota-Villalobos, of Sierra Vista, who attends Buena High School, also earned All-American status with Tucson Elite, finishing fourth in the 100 and 200 (15-16 Division).

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Saturday sports: Volleyball starts, Jordan debuts with Redbirds

Aug. 2, 2025 – Our Lady Academy (OLA) defeated Brandon 2-0 to win the Gold Bracket at the Mississippi Volleyball Invitational tournament at the Jackson Convention Center on Saturday. Meanwhile, Oak Grove defeated Hancock 2-0 to win the Silver Bracket title. After Friday’s pool play, the top two teams in each pool advanced to the […]

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Aug. 2, 2025 – Our Lady Academy (OLA) defeated Brandon 2-0 to win the Gold Bracket at the Mississippi Volleyball Invitational tournament at the Jackson Convention Center on Saturday. Meanwhile, Oak Grove defeated Hancock 2-0 to win the Silver Bracket title.

After Friday’s pool play, the top two teams in each pool advanced to the Gold Bracket and the other two teams in the four-team pool were placed in the Silver Bracket for Saturday’s action.

Four DeSoto County teams took part in the opening tournament of the high school volleyball season. Brandon defeated Lewisburg 2-1 in the semifinals of the Gold Bracket after the Lady Patriots had gone through pool play without losing a set.

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Lake Cormorant finished Friday’s pool play with a 2-1 record, losing to Gulfport but rallying to beat Clinton and Alcorn Central, each in three sets. On Saturday, the Lady Gators lost a three-set match to Madison Central in Saturday’s bracket action, but recovered with a 2-0 win in consolation action to Tupelo.

DeSoto Central on Saturday defeated George County 2-0 but lost to eventual Gold Bracket champion OLA 2-0.

Hernando lost to Ocean Springs to open the tournament but finished with three straight wins, straight set victories over Starkville, Warren Central and Tupelo, before losing to Madison Central 2-0.

Elsewhere in other volleyball action, Olive Branch defeated Walnut 2-0 but lost to Pontotoc 2-0.

JORDAN UNVEILED IN REDBIRDS ACTION: Blaze Jordan, recently traded to the St. Louis Cardinals by the Boston Red Sox, played his first game in a Memphis Redbirds uniform Saturday at Norfolk against the Tides.

Jordan was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the third round (89th overall) of the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft, starting his pro baseball career after a high school career that included a MHSAA 6A state championship in 2019 with DeSoto Central.

He was traded to the Cardinals from the Red Sox on July 31. The Cardinals received Jordan in exchange for left-handed pitcher Steven Matz and assigned Jordan to the Redbirds.

Saturday night, batting fifth and playing third base, Jordan went 0-for-4 with an RBI on a fielder’s choice groundout in the fourth inning. Jordan was also hit by a pitch.

The Redbirds lost to the Tides 9-8 in 10 innings and the series ends in Norfolk on Sunday. Jordan’s first game at home could be Tuesday night when the Redbirds start a week-long series with Durham at AutoZone Park, starting at 7:05 p.m.



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The 2025 Marquette Volleyball Season Preview!

Before we even really get to doing any season previewing for Marquette volleyball in 2025, we have FIFTEEN articles in our season preview thread! FIFTEEN! That’s a 1 followed by a 5! That’s what happens when you have some transfer action happen BEFORE the coach with the best winning percentage in program history takes a […]

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Before we even really get to doing any season previewing for Marquette volleyball in 2025, we have FIFTEEN articles in our season preview thread! FIFTEEN! That’s a 1 followed by a 5!

That’s what happens when you have some transfer action happen BEFORE the coach with the best winning percentage in program history takes a different job in the offseason, AND THEN the coach of the perennial favorite in the Big East ALSO leaves her job, too.

A lot happened.

But we’ve got a season to preview, so there’s even more coming down the pike at you between now and Marquette’s season opener against Hawaii very late at night on August 29th. We’ll talk about the Big East preseason awards and picks when those are released, we’ll talk about who’s coming back from last year, we’ll talk about who’s new on the roster, and we’ll ask some big question for Tom Mendoza’s first season in charge of the Golden Eagles.

Keep swinging on back for new stuff over the next three weeks!



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210 fall athletes to watch over 70 days – Monterey Herald

Heinrich Vetter, Palma water polo: One of the area’s top swimmers during the spring, Vetter earned all-league honors last fall in water polo for Palma. A three-year starter, Vetter led the Chieftains in scoring and assists for the second consecutive year, and is among the team’s top defenders. Nylah Mirshafiei, CSUMB women’s soccer: Having started […]

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Heinrich Vetter, Palma water polo: One of the area’s top swimmers during the spring, Vetter earned all-league honors last fall in water polo for Palma.

A three-year starter, Vetter led the Chieftains in scoring and assists for the second consecutive year, and is among the team’s top defenders.

Nylah Mirshafiei, CSUMB women’s soccer: Having started 14 matches between the pipes as a sophomore last year, Mirshafiei finished with 48 saves in goal.

Mirshafiei helped the program set a single-season record for shutouts, compiling five by herself, and combining for one for CSUMB. She allowed 10 goals in 1,235 minutes of action.

Hugo Acero, Alisal football: Stopping the run starts with Acero, who will line up as a defensive tackle this fall for the Trojans.

A returning starter in the trenches, Acero is explosive off the snap, providing a nastiness to his game, adding stability to a defense that had a knack for the dramatic last fall.



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Wisconsin volleyball to hold match against Florida at Kohl Center

Badgers aim to sell out 17,000-plus-seat Kohl Center against SEC opponent Wisconsin volleyball coach Kelly Sheffield on coaching staff changes Wisconsin volleyball head coach Kelly Sheffield discusses coaching staff changes for the 2025 season. Provided by Big Ten Conference Wisconsin volleyball’s match against Florida on Sept. 21 will be held at the Kohl Center. The […]

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  • Wisconsin volleyball’s match against Florida on Sept. 21 will be held at the Kohl Center.
  • The move aims to sell out the 17,071-seat arena, building on the success of previous Kohl Center matches.
  • The Kohl Center will also host the Opening Spike Classic featuring Wisconsin, Kansas, Texas and Creighton in August.

Wisconsin volleyball will play one of its signature nonconference matches at the Kohl Center instead of the UW Field House.

The Badgers’ Sept. 21 match against Florida will be in the 17,071-seat Kohl Center in a return of the Kohl Center Classic. UW announced the location in a press release with the stated goal of trying to sell out the arena.

The first Kohl Center Classic — a 2022 Wisconsin-Florida match — drew 16,833 fans, which set an NCAA indoor attendance record at the time. When the Badgers faced Marquette at the Kohl Center in 2024, they drew 15,084 fans.

The marquee venue will feature a marquee opponent. Florida has advanced to at least the second weekend of the NCAA tournament in seven of the last eight seasons. SEC coaches picked the Gators to finish sixth in the conference this year, however, amid an offseason coaching change.

Florida’s new coach, Ryan Theis, has plenty of familiarity with Wisconsin. He previously was the head coach at Marquette for 11 seasons and went 1-7 against the Badgers. (The one win was the Golden Eagles’ first ever against their in-state rival.)

The match is set to begin at 12 p.m. and will air on Big Ten Network. Single-match tickets are scheduled to go on sale on Aug. 7.

The Wisconsin-Florida match will not be the only opportunity to see volleyball at the Kohl Center. The Opening Spike Classic, which already has tickets available, will feature Wisconsin, Kansas, Texas and Creighton on the Kohl Center on Aug. 29-31. UW will face Kansas on Aug. 29 and Texas on Aug. 31.



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