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New talents shone in the spotlight on the DP World Tour in 2024. From there, he has reached new heights. After runner-up finishes in two of his first six starts on the 2024 Race to Dubai, the 28-year-old made his DP World Tour breakthrough with a play-off victory over Kiradech Aphibarnrat at the Porsche Singapore […]

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New talents shone in the spotlight on the DP World Tour in 2024.

From there, he has reached new heights. After runner-up finishes in two of his first six starts on the 2024 Race to Dubai, the 28-year-old made his DP World Tour breakthrough with a play-off victory over Kiradech Aphibarnrat at the Porsche Singapore Classic in March.A Swede was left celebrating being recognised as an award-wining rookie. A fellow Scandinavian joined him in accessing the PGA TOUR. And an unheralded Englishman went from delivering groceries to a return to the Major stage.Now, he can look ahead to continuing his career progression by playing on both the DP World Tour and PGA TOUR this year.

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Since turning professional in 2015, his rise in the professional ranks has been steady but he has emerged to wider prominence since winning his maiden DP World Tour title at the Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo in September.Victory at the start of the Back 9 lifted the 30-year-old’s confidence levels and he went on to record top 10 finishes on the Rolex Series – at the BMW PGA Championship and the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship – to seal a PGA TOUR card for 2025.From then, he almost won in his rookie season at the KLM Open, losing out to Guido Migliozzi in a play-off that also featured Marcus Kinhult.With us now into a Ryder Cup year, can Nørgaard continue to catch the eye of Captain Luke Donald and muscle his way into Team Europe at Bethpage?The latest in the line of Swedish talent to burst onto the scene and the newest recipient of the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award.During the time between earning his card through Qualifying School and making his debut in the 2024 DP World Tour season in Qatar, he worked as a delivery driver for UK supermarket Morrisons.Here, we take a look at three players who impressed with their performances on the 2024 Race to Dubai and have reason for optimism at the start of a new year…Writing in a Player Blog ahead of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Dean insisted he was taking nothing for granted as he looked ahead to the challenges of trying to build on his success in 2024.

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Age: 30 | 2024 Race to Dubai ranking: 11 | Official World Golf Ranking: 93With that comes more opportunities to compete on the biggest stages at Major Championships, while his performances in recent months mean he will form part of the Continental Europe side at the Team Cup in Abu Dhabi at the start of 2025.Known as one of the biggest hitters on the DP World Tour, ranking third for driving distance on the 2024 Race to Dubai, he has risen from outside the top 300 in the world to inside the top 100.Back-to-back top fives either side of the start of the Back 9 then solidified his standing as one of the leading performers on the Race to Dubai and he closed out his campaign with a top ten on his DP World Tour Championship debut. Jesper Svensson-2185233464

In his third season playing on the Challenge Tour, he won his first title at the B-NL Challenge Trophy in the Netherlands as he went on to graduate to the DP World Tour.

After fears over travelling and a lack of funds to support the costs that come with playing around the world, the Englishman changed his outlook by finishing joint second at the Magical Kenya Open.A former international amateur teammate of Ludvig Åberg, he turned professional in 2019 and won his first title in the paid ranks a year later on the Nordic Golf League.It’s not just landing silverware that can define progress in this game.Unknown aside from the most ardent observers of the game this time last year, Dean went from playing one-day events to reaching the lucrative DP World Tour Championship in a little over 12 months.But the result was good enough to secure a return to The Open Championship after seven years away at Royal Troon, where he finished tied 25th, before three top 20s in the Back 9 guaranteed his place at the season-ending double header in the United Arab Emirates.His early season form saw him earn an invite from the PGA of America to make his Major debut in the U.S. PGA Championship, going on to make the cut at Valhalla Golf Club.Another Scandinavian nation to produce an array of good golfers is Denmark, with Nørgaard taking his career to new heights in 2024.Age: 28 | 2024 Race to Dubai ranking: 10 | Official World Golf Ranking: 106

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CITY SECTION BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS FRIDAY’S RESULTS FINALS At Birmingham DIVISION I #1 Taft d. #2 Carson, 25-10, 25-20, 25-17 DIVISION III #1 East Valley d. #7 Maywood CES, 3-0 SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE FINALS At Birmingham OPEN DIVISION #3 El Camino Real vs. #1 Venice, 6 p.m. DIVISION II #1 Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences […]

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CITY SECTION BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

FINALS

At Birmingham

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#1 Taft d. #2 Carson, 25-10, 25-20, 25-17

DIVISION III

#1 East Valley d. #7 Maywood CES, 3-0

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#1 Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences vs. #2 Mendez, 3:15 p.m.

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#10 Port of Los Angeles vs. #8 Hamilton, 12:30 p.m.

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Azusa Pacific Women’s Volleyball Releases 2025 Season Schedule

Story Links AZUSA, Calif. — Azusa Pacific University’s women’s volleyball team has officially released its 2025 schedule, featuring 27 regular season matches, a pair of high-profile tournaments, and 14 contests at the Felix Event Center. The Cougars will look to build on a strong tradition of competitiveness in the PacWest Conference as […]

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AZUSA, Calif. — Azusa Pacific University’s women’s volleyball team has officially released its 2025 schedule, featuring 27 regular season matches, a pair of high-profile tournaments, and 14 contests at the Felix Event Center. The Cougars will look to build on a strong tradition of competitiveness in the PacWest Conference as they begin their campaign on September 4th.

The season kicks off with the APU/CUI Tournament, hosted at home in Azusa, where the Cougars will face Montana State Billings, Texas Woman’s, Regis, and Western Oregon. Following that, the squad heads into a tough Biola-hosted tournament featuring top regional opponents like Cal State Dominguez Hills and Texas Permian Basin.

“This year’s schedule gives us a great mix of early challenges and key home matches,” said Head Coach Chris Keife. “We’re excited to compete in front of our fans and take our program to new heights.”

A key stretch includes the team’s annual trip to Hawai’i in early October and pivotal conference battles against rivals Biola, Point Loma, and Concordia. The season wraps up at home on November 15 against Dominican.

Below is the complete schedule for the 2025 season:

2025 APU Women’s Volleyball Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Location	Notes
Sept. 4 (Thu)	6:00 PM	Montana State Billings	Azusa, CA	APU/CUI Tournament
Sept. 5 (Fri)	10:00 AM	Texas Woman’s	Azusa, CA	APU/CUI Tournament
Sept. 5 (Fri)	2:00 PM	Regis	Azusa, CA	APU/CUI Tournament
Sept. 6 (Sat)	11:00 AM	Western Oregon	Azusa, CA	APU/CUI Tournament
Sept. 11 (Thu)	6:00 PM	Cal State Dominguez Hills	La Mirada, CA	Biola Tournament
Sept. 12 (Fri)	10:00 AM	Stanislaus State	Costa Mesa, CA	Biola Tournament
Sept. 12 (Fri)	4:00 PM	Texas Permian Basin	La Mirada, CA	Biola Tournament
Sept. 13 (Sat)	10:00 AM	Cal State Monterey Bay	La Mirada, CA	Biola Tournament
Sept. 17 (Wed)	6:00 PM	Menlo	Azusa, CA	—
Sept. 20 (Sat)	1:00 PM	Point Loma	Azusa, CA	—
Sept. 24 (Wed)	6:00 PM	Hawai’i Hilo	Azusa, CA	—
Sept. 26 (Fri)	1:00 PM	Chaminade	Azusa, CA	—
Oct. 2 (Thu)	TBA	Biola	La Mirada, CA	—
Oct. 3 (Fri)	6:00 PM	Vanguard	Azusa, CA	—
Oct. 8 (Wed)	TBA	Hawai’i Hilo	Hilo, HI	—
Oct. 9 (Thu)	TBA	Hawaii Pacific	Honolulu, HI	—
Oct. 14 (Tue)	TBA	Point Loma	San Diego, CA	—
Oct. 16 (Thu)	6:00 PM	Fresno Pacific	Azusa, CA	—
Oct. 23 (Thu)	TBA	Dominican	San Rafael, CA	—
Oct. 24 (Fri)	TBA	Jessup	Rocklin, CA	—
Oct. 29 (Wed)	6:00 PM	Westmont	Azusa, CA	—
Oct. 31 (Fri)	TBA	Concordia	Irvine, CA	—
Nov. 1 (Sat)	TBA	Vanguard	Costa Mesa, CA	—
Nov. 5 (Wed)	TBA	Westmont	Santa Barbara, CA	—
Nov. 7 (Fri)	6:00 PM	Biola	Azusa, CA	—
Nov. 12 (Wed)	6:00 PM	Concordia	Azusa, CA	—
Nov. 15 (Sat)	1:00 PM	Dominican	Azusa, CA	—

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VOLLEYBALL: Four years – Yale Daily News

Yale Athletics The Yale women’s volleyball team won their third straight Ivy League title this season. They cruised past their conference opponents during the regular season, only falling to Princeton in four sets and Cornell in five — both teams that they later crushed in the Ivy League Tournament. In the past four years, the […]

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The Yale women’s volleyball team won their third straight Ivy League title this season. They cruised past their conference opponents during the regular season, only falling to Princeton in four sets and Cornell in five — both teams that they later crushed in the Ivy League Tournament.

In the past four years, the squad has accumulated an impressive 48–8 Ivy League record and three NCAA Tournament appearances under Head Coach Erin Appleman, who was named the Ivy League Coach of the Year in 2022 and 2023.

This season, the Bulldogs fell to North Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Although they won the first set 25-18 with contributions from all hitters and a great service run from senior Cara Shultz ’25, known for her unique serve, they dropped the next three sets to the talented Tar Heels.

The five players in the class of 2025 — Shultz, Fatima Samb ’25, Bella Chan ’25, Mila Yarich ’25 and Carly Diehl ’25 — have earned American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Region, All-Ivy and All-Eastern College Athletic Conference accolades between them.

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Roseville track and field athlete Jayda Wilson looks to Minnesota record books

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“I can watch back, even when I PR, and I’m like, ‘Wow, it was a good jump, but there’s still so much room for improvement,’ ” Wilson said.

In addition to a fifth-place Class 3A finish in pole vault as a freshman and first place last year, Wilson placed second in long jump as a sophomore with a personal-best of 18-5½. Her track and field success has caught the eye of multiple Big Ten schools, including Minnesota, which has offered her a scholarship.

“I think what sets Jayda apart is she’s just fearless,” Ueland said. When Wilson is asked to make changes, “she’s willing to throw it all out for the big picture, which is really hard for a high school kid to do, hard for us adults to do.”

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High school volleyball: Southern Section boys’ playoff results

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