SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

SECOND ROUND

DIVISION 3

Tesoro d. Harvard-Westlake, 25-14, 25-14, 25-15

Los Alamitos d. Valencia, 29-27, 25-23, 25-21

San Marino d. Long Beach Poly, 13-25, 26-24, 17-25, 25-23, 15-11

North Torrance d. Samueli Academy, 3-2

Warren d. Keppel, 21-25, 25-19, 21-26, 25-20, 15-10

Santa Monica d. University, 25-23, 25-19, 25-21

Orange Lutheran d. San Marcos, 3-1

Mission Viejo d. Great Oak, 25-20, 25-20, 25-15

DIVISION 5

Newbury Park d. Paloma Valley, 25-18, 25-21, 25-22

Oak Park d. Bolsa Grande, 25-15, 25-21, 25-19

Wiseburn-Da Vinci at Rancho Verde, Monday at 6 p.m.

Esperanza d. Cypress, 3-2

California d. El Rancho, 25-23, 22-25, 25-21, 25-20

Rancho Alamitos d. Saugus, 3-2

Vista Murrieta d. Placentia Valencia, 25-16, 25-23, 25-16

La Palma Kennedy d. Redlands, 25-21, 25-17, 25-22

DIVISION 6

Rio Hondo Prep d. St. Monica, 25-16, 29-31, 23-25, 25-18, 15-13

Quartz Hill d. Leuzinger, 3-1

DIVISION 7

Lakewood d. Ocean View, 25-15, 25-21, 24-26, 26-24

Brea Olinda d. Vasquez, 25-22, 25-20, 25-20

San Jacinto d. Ventura, 25-23, 12-25, 15-25, 25-21, 15-13

La Serna d. Lancaster, 25-22, 25-19, 20-25, 26-24

Jurupa Valley d. Whitney, 25-22, 27-25, 14-25, 25-22

Brentwood d. Diamond Ranch, 17-25, 25-17, 19-25, 25-17, 15-9

Hawthorne MSA d. Garden Grove, 3-1

DIVISION 8

Alta Loma d. Trinity Classical Academy, 3-2

DIVISION 9

Heritage d. California Military, 3-0

CAMS d. Bassett, 3-0

Duarte at San Jacinto Valley, Monday at 6 p.m.

Firebaugh d. Bloomington, 20-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-15, 15-13

Downey Calvary Chapel d. Marshall, 3-2

Whittier Christian d. Ojai Valley, 25-21, 19-25, 25-23, 25-22

Beverly Hills at Legacy College Prep

Yeshiva d. Acaciawood, 3-1

SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE

(Matches at 6 p.m. unless noted)

SECOND ROUND

DIVISION 4

Corona Santiago at Woodcrest Christian

Crescenta Valley at Westlake

Western at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, 1 p.m.

Santa Barbara at Santa Ana Foothill

Fontana at Dos Pueblos, 2 p.m.

Thousand Oaks at Crean Lutheran

Sage Hill at Pasadena Poly, 4 p.m.

Long Beach Wilson at Royal

DIVISION 6

Corona Centennial at Village Christian

Westminster La Quinta at Oxford Academy

Rancho Cucamonga at OC Pacifica Christian

La Canada at Laguna Blanca, 4 p.m.

Yucaipa at Anaheim

El Toro at Norwalk

DIVISION 7

Aquinas at San Gabriel Academy, 8:30 p.m.

DIVISION 8

Miller at Lancaster Desert Christian, 3 p.m.

Montclair at Carpinteria

Highland at Katella, 4:30 p.m.

Nuview Bridge at Southlands Christian

Channel Islands at Magnolia

Century at Wildwood, 2 p.m. at Willows School

Orange Vista at Avalon

Here are the local athletes who have signed letters of intent in the spring signing period.

De Smet Jesuit

Baseball

Brayden Wakula to Rockhurst University

Basketball

Owen Duff to Quincy University

Cross country and Track & Field

Will Poelker to Mercer University

Soccer

Jack Saladin to Truman State University

Brady Smith to Bellarmine University

Sean Sossou to Quincy University

Landon Weber to Creighton University

Volleyball

Evan Strahlendorf to Southwest Baptist University

Water polo

Cooper Venneman to Mercyhurst University

Eureka

Softball

Brooke Belosi to Ellsworth Community College

Basketball

Jack Cubbage to Washington University

Lacrosse

Belle DeRennaux to University of Montevallo

Wrestling

Addison Neumann to Central Methodist University

Track & Field

Noelle Reed to Missouri Baptist University

Baseball

Michael Siebels to Jefferson County Community College

Incarnate Word Academy

Golf

Gia Moresi to Ava Maria University

Soccer

Khiyah Perkins  to McKendree University

Alyssa Beasly to Grand View University

Dance

Kaitlin Savage to Rockhurst University

Bowling

Meghan Fowlie to Central Missouri State University

Lafayette

Cross country and Track & Field

Michael D’Andrea to Missouri S & T

Daniel D’Andrea to Missouri S & T

Volleyball

Alexander Griffon to McKendree

Ethan Tran to Maryville University

Football

Jake Ference to Northern Illinois University

Wrestling

Hannah Henderson to Oklahoma State University

Aidan Schoen to Grand View University

Baseball

James Dolley to Gateway Community College

Dance

Lydia Werk to Iowa State University

Lacrosse

Drake Smola to Quincy University

Marquette

Baseball

Aaron Akin to Mineral Area Community College

Basketball

Sydney Bode to Hope College

Soccer

Keira Bumiller to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Zoe Bumiller to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Lacrosse

Izzy Homfray to Drury University

Football

Malik Johnson to Missouri Baptist University

Cameron Kossmann to University of Florida

Witt Tatum to Truman State University

Softball

Aubrey Watson to Maryville University

Water polo

Nevaeh Kerber to Wagner College

Parkway Central

Volleyball

William Biggs to Wentworth College

Parkway South

Basketball

Ava McCulla to Missouri S&T

Josie Portell to University of Illinois

Noah Barnes to St. Louis Community College

Football

August Johansen to Carroll University

Mansa Lyons to Culver-Stockton College  

Priory

Football

Davis Weas to DePauw

Tennis

John Varley to Saint Louis University

Esports

Andrew Broder to Maryville

Baseball

Connor Stone to Rockhurst

Westminster Christian Academy

Softball

Paige Branstetter to Truman State University

Soccer

Landon Cassidy to Eastern Illinois University

Cross country and Track & Field

Anna Drochelman to Truman State University

Stunt

Jadyn Mueller to Maryville University

Golf

Sophie Nall to Evangel University

Lacrosse

Lauren Pollack to Calvin University

Volleyball

AJ Snyder to Greenville University

Beach volleyball

Rebekah Thoenen to Arizona Christian University

Baseball

Asher Waitkus to Rockhurst University

Football

Isaiah Warren to University of Central Missouri 

Japan: Japan is all set to make a new and interesting arrangement for the athletes at the next edition of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. A floating village will be the home of athletes at the 20th edition of the continental showpiece which is scheduled to be held from September 19 to October 4, 2026. During the Asian Games, more than 4600 people which includes athletes, coaching staff and hospitality professionals will stay on a cruise ship.

The decision to accommodate the visiting contingents has been looked upon as a cost-effective alternative to building permanent accommodation. A cruise ship docked at Kinjo Pier in Nagoya Port will be leased to convert into residential arrangements for the participating athletes.

23 Sports are part of the Asian Games. The athletes will compete across archery, basketball 3×3, canoe/kayak (sprint), cycling – mountain bike, cycling – BMX Racing, football (men), gymnastics, handball, judo, kabaddi, kurash, mixed martial arts, rowing, rugby, sepak takraw, sport climbing, squash, tennis, weightlifting, wrestling, and wushu. All the athletes will stay on on cruise ship at Nagoya Port which is closer to the venue where all the games will be held.

“It is always good to have something unique. This has never been done before in the Asian Games – to have a cruise ship docked in the port as the Asian Games Village,” said Max Mager, Technical Delegate for BMX Racing.

“I think it will be very exciting for the athletes – a once in a lifetime experience, maybe. It will be very interesting, and I fully support the idea.”

The cruise ship will also have a lot of services such as catering, a gymnasium, and storage for equipment.

“The cruise ship housing 4,600 people and Asian Games Villas (temporary container homes) for 2,400 participants at Garden Pier will form the two elements of the Asian Games Athletes’ Plaza, connected by a 15-minute shuttle bus ride over 6.5 km,” said the Olympic Council of Asia.

The concept of the cruise ship was implemented in the Paris Olympics where 48 surfers were accommodated on five cruise ships.

The 2025 boys volleyball regional tournaments determine the qualifiers for the state tournament.

These regional tournaments run May 2-3.

Regional champions are listed below. The list will continue to be updated as more champions are determined.

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The second-seeded Hawaii men’s volleyball team finally knows its opponent for the quarterfinals of the NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship.

The Rainbow Warriors will face a familiar foe in EIVA champion Penn State, which swept Northeast Conference champion Daemen 25-23, 25-21, 25-22 in a first-round, play-in match on Friday in Amherst, N.Y.

HawaiI (26-5) will play the Nittany Lions (15-15) in the second quarterfinal match at Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday at 7:30 a.m.

The Rainbow Warriors needed just 1 hour, 40 minutes, to sweep the Nittany Lions during the Outrigger Invitational in March, 25-13, 25-23, 25-12.

Freshman outside hitter Adrien Roure hit .636 — a season high for a match in which he took more than two swings — and finished with 15 kills, seven digs and four block assists.

The Nittany Lions were 11-15 and seeded third entering the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association tournament before sweeping all three of their opponents, including Princeton in the final, to earn the league’s automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

Penn State has won 15 consecutive sets since suffering a four-set loss to Princeton on April 18.

Sophomore pin hitter Matthew Luoma had 13 kills and hit .310 to lead Penn State in its win over the Wildcats on Friday.

Lioma hit minus-.111 in the loss to the ’Bows.

Hawaii returns to the Ohio State campus for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since it won its first national championship in 2021.

Head coach Charlie Wade was named the Big West Coach of the Year this week after three of his players — Roure, setter Tread Rosenthal and opposite Kristian Titriyski — were named to the All-Big West Conference first team.

UH is making its 10th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Hawaii advanced to four straight NCAA national finals before missing the tournament outright last season.

The semifinals will take place a week from today and the championship match is set for May 12 at 1 p.m.