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Spurned young pro says LIV Golf didn't deliver much for him besides money

“It’s frustrating, but I’m excited for the new opportunity and to see where my game takes me.” “I see what it’s like to win on the PGA Tour and how your life changes,” Chacarra said. “How you get major access and ranking points. On LIV, nothing changes, there is only money. It doesn’t matter if […]

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Spurned young pro says LIV Golf didn't deliver much for him besides money

“It’s frustrating, but I’m excited for the new opportunity and to see where my game takes me.”

“I see what it’s like to win on the PGA Tour and how your life changes,” Chacarra said. “How you get major access and ranking points. On LIV, nothing changes, there is only money. It doesn’t matter if you finish 30th or first, only money. I’m not a guy who wants more money. What will change my life is playing in Hawaii and qualifying for the majors, qualifying for the Masters, the Ryder Cup.

Spaniard Eugenio Chacarra, who is only 24, made a ton of money on LIV Golf for mostly mediocre performances over the last three years. The former Oklahoma State star got his pro career off with a bang, winning in Bangkok in only his fifth start. That ended up being Chacarra’s peak, because over the last two years, he’s notched two top-10 finishes in 27 starts and never sniffed another victory.

Chacarra, however, became expendable to LIV after average event finishes of 26th and 32nd in 48-man fields over 2023-24, and his contract was not renewed for 2025 on captain Sergio Garcia’s Fireballs GC. With no opportunity to play for one year on the PGA Tour after his last LIV event, per tour rules, he’s a man without a home tour at the moment, and it sounds like he may be regretting everything but the money.

Chacarra, who will play later this month in the Asian Tour’s International Series, on which he had two top-five finishes in 2024, and hopes for some exemptions on the DP World Tour, might have strayed a bit off point in the interview when he compared himself to Ludvig Aberg. The 23-year-old Swede already is a legitimate star on the PGA Tour, with a Ryder Cup appearance, one win each on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour and a rise to No. 6 in the World Ranking. (Chacarra is 325th.)

“When I joined LIV, they promised OWGR and majors. But it didn’t happen. I trusted them. I was the first young guy, then the others came after I made the decision. But OWGR and majors still hasn’t happened.

Chacarra contends that LIV’s leadership made him feel as if it’d only be a matter of time before the circuit was afforded Official World Golf Ranking points and the ability to qualify for the majors. But, fighting headwinds from OWGR, LIV withdrew its application in March 2024. Each major has handled inviting LIV players deemed worthy.

In an interview with the “Flushing It” podcast, Chacarra said, “I’m thankful for everything LIV has given me. I’m 24 years old, and my life is set. I don’t know if it will work out for the best or not, but I know this is what my heart tells me is right and it works for my motivation to wake up and grind and get better, and to say I can be a PGA Tour player one day.”

Still, his bank account swelled by more than million combined in those three seasons, aside from whatever original signing bonus he got. That pencils out to more than 5,000 per start. Nearly anybody in the game would take that kind of return.

“So this decision is what’s best for me. I’m very thankful for what they’ve done, but my mind is different now and I want to get to what I was dreaming about when I was little. Because obviously LIV didn’t exist when I was growing up. I was watching Tiger Woods winning on the PGA Tour, and I want to do that.”

“I’m a winner and I was never treated like a winner [on LIV],” Chacarra said. “On the PGA Tour, Ludvig Aberg has one win, and I have one win on LIV. He has one win on the European Tour, and I have one win on the International Series on the Asian Tour. So we have similar careers, but he has way more experience and plays way more big tournaments, but we have the same wins.

“We have performed similar. What tours I can play on, I have won. Same with him. But he’s the No. 6 player in the world and everyone talks about him. But on LIV, I’m the only young guy who’s won, and they never talk about me. They always talk about the same guys. I’m not blaming them, they probably know more, but they don’t really care about the young guys much.

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26th Annual IHSA Officials Conference Set For July 11-12 In Normal

  The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) will host its 2025 Officials Conference on Friday and Saturday, July 11-12, 2025, at Normal Community West High School in Normal. The annual conference provides professional development and networking opportunities for athletic contest officials from around the state who officiate 25 IHSA sports. IHSA officials can register […]

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The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) will host its 2025 Officials Conference on Friday and Saturday, July 11-12, 2025, at Normal Community West High School in Normal. The annual conference provides professional development and networking opportunities for athletic contest officials from around the state who officiate 25 IHSA sports.

IHSA officials can register for the event online via the IHSA Officials Center and walk-up registration is also welcome on the days of the event (for any questions on registration, please contact Melissa Burt at mburt@ihsa.org).

Each summer, the IHSA offers the opportunity for its 12,000-plus licensed athletic officials to attend the conference, providing training in all sports in a collegial atmosphere focused on empowering officials to grow in their craft.

“The high school officiating community in Illinois is a special group of people, and the success and longevity of this conference is a direct reflection of that,” said IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson. “These officials are driven by a passion for their sport and a desire to give back. This conference is a unique opportunity for them to gather together to celebrate their shared passion and to improve their skills by learning from each other’s experiences.”

The IHSA will have a community service piece to the conference once again in 2025, as the IHSA will team up with Donate Life Illinois to encourage attendees to become organ, eye, and tissue donors.

“Working in surgery I have seen both sides of organ donation,” said Joseph Meyer, a 25-year IHSA official who resides in Springfield. “The wonderful way the hospital does honorary walks for the person donating and their families. I have also seen how families get the chance to live normal lives after receiving a donation. That’s why all my family members are organ donors.”

Despite a national shortage in officials, the IHSA has seen an increase in the number of officials licenses it has issued in each of the past three school years.

“We are excited about the progress, but we can never have enough officials,” said IHSA Associate Executive Director Kurt Gibson. “We are striving to continue to find ways to recruit new officials while retaining our current officials. We hope that the uptick in licenses will correlate to greater attendance at the conference, as we believe this conference is an exceptional resource for officials to simultaneously celebrate officiating, improve their skills, and network with their peers.”

The conference will feature clinic opportunities, breakout sessions on specific officiating topics, a delegate meeting for all recognized officials’ associations, and an awards ceremony where the Officials of the Year and service awards will be presented.

National leaders in the officiating space, such as Arbiter, Referee Magazine, RefReps, and the YMCA will all have a presence at the conference as well.

Walk-up registration at the event is allowed, but interested individuals are strongly encouraged to register online in the IHSA Officials Center or by contacting Melissa Burt at mburt@ihsa.org.

The 2025-26 IHSA Officials of the Year include:

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Sport Official of the Year Hometown
Boys Soccer Pasquale “Pat” Mattera Arlington Heights
Girls Soccer Mike McDermott Lockport
Football Chris Terpstra Lisle
Boys Basketball Richard Doman Gibson City
Girls Basketball Thomas Strohl Neoga
Boys Lacrosse Nitin Rao Northbrook
Girls Lacrosse Elizabeth Demara Bloomington
Baseball Jim Urbanek Chicago Heights
Softball Dale McConnell Centralia
Girls Volleyball Jeffrey Crow Mt. Vernon
Boys Volleyball Kym McKay Batavia
Boys Swimming & Diving Emil Barbato Schaumburg
Girls Swimming & Diving Randy Clark Bloomingdale
Water Polo Joseph Trickey DeKalb
Cross Country Jesse Rocha West Chicago
Boys Track & Field Michael Gibbs River Forest
Girls Track & Field Tiffany Seay Chicago
Girls Gymnastics Betty Axelson-McClelland South Barrington
Competitive Cheerleading Amber Cruser Waterloo
Competitive Dance Allison Stewart Grayslake
Boys Wrestling Dave Fellinger Chicago
Girls Wrestling Dr. Dan McDonnell Morris
   
   

 

 



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CAC Releases 2025-26 Championship Postseason Sites

The Continental Athletic Conference has announced postseason championship tournament sites, dates and formats for its 13 sports during the upcoming 2025-26 athletic season. Planned championship events are: Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Date: Friday, November 7, 2025 Host School: Florida College Site: Holloway Park in Lakeland, Florida Women’s Volleyball (Six Teams) Dates: November 14-15, 2025 […]

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The Continental Athletic Conference has announced postseason championship tournament sites, dates and formats for its 13 sports during the upcoming 2025-26 athletic season.

Planned championship events are:

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country

Date: Friday, November 7, 2025

Host School: Florida College

Site: Holloway Park in Lakeland, Florida

Women’s Volleyball (Six Teams)

Dates: November 14-15, 2025

Host School: Haskell Indian Nations University

Location: Lawrence, Kansas

Men’s and Women’s Soccer (Six Teams Each)

Dates: November 7-11, 2025

Host School: Georgia Gwinnett College

Location: Lawrenceville, Georgia

Men’s and Women’s Basketball (Eight Teams Each)

Dates: February 26-March 1, 2026

Host School: Georgia Gwinnett College

Location: Lawrenceville, Georgia

Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field

Date: Monday, April 20, 2026

Host School: Florida National University

Location: Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar, Florida

Softball (Five Teams)

Dates: April 29-May 2, 2026

Host School: Georgia Gwinnett College

Location: Lawrenceville, Georgia

Baseball (Five Teams)

Dates: April 29-May 3, 2026

Host School: Georgia Gwinnett College

Location: Lawrenceville, Georgia

Championship-winning teams and top individuals at the cross country and track and field events will represent the CAC in the NAIA national championships in their sports.

With 12-member institutions from across the country, the CAC promotes the education, development and welfare of student-athletes through their various experiences and participation in NAIA intercollegiate athletics.



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Emilia Guerra-Acuna Joins Beach Volleyball Staff

Story Links TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona beach volleyball head coach Steve Walker announced on Monday that Emilia Guerra-Acuna will serve as an assistant coach for the program after recently finishing her career four-year at Boise State.   “Emilia is a proven winner and team leader,” Walker said. “She is a great role […]

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TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona beach volleyball head coach Steve Walker announced on Monday that Emilia Guerra-Acuna will serve as an assistant coach for the program after recently finishing her career four-year at Boise State.  

“Emilia is a proven winner and team leader,” Walker said. “She is a great role model for aspiring young athletes, bringing high character, discipline and a strong work ethic to positively impact those around her. We are delighted to welcome her to the Arizona Beach Volleyball program and she will be a great addition to our staff.” 

Guerra-Acuna registered 86 career wins for the Broncos, the most in program history, and picked up all-conference honors three times in her career. She earned first team accolades in 2023 and 2025 and second team honors in 2024 in addition to being named to the Southland Conference All-Academic team on two occasions.  

“This is an incredible opportunity to begin my coaching career with Arizona Beach Volleyball,” said Guerra-Acuna. “I want to thank head coach Steve Walker and Director of Athletics Desiree Reed-Francois for believing in me and welcoming me to Arizona Athletics. I also want to thank head coach Allison Voigt and assistant coach Alex Venardos from Boise State University, for creating the relationships and the respect for this program during my playing career. I can’t wait to get to Tucson and get started.” 

A native of San Antonio, Guerra-Acuna attended Brandeis High School and was a four-year member of the indoor volleyball team. She played club volleyball for 210 Beach Volleyball Club in San Antonio, where her team won the inaugural BVCA Club National Championship in 2021.  

Guerra-Acuna graduated from Boise State in May 2025 with an undergraduate degree in Health Studies while minoring in Psychology and earning a certificate in Spanish.  



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Northwest Athletic Conference Honors BC Teams, Players | Culture + Life

The Northwest Athletic Conference recently honored two Bellevue College teams and two student athletes at its annual Hall of Fame event.   This is the first time Bellevue College has been honored in eight years. It’s also the first time women’s teams and players have been inducted, a release from the school noted.  Rhoda Bell, one […]

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The Northwest Athletic Conference recently honored two Bellevue College teams and two student athletes at its annual Hall of Fame event.  

This is the first time Bellevue College has been honored in eight years. It’s also the first time women’s teams and players have been inducted, a release from the school noted. 

Rhoda Bell, one of the appointees, was a women’s track and field student athlete from 1980 to 1981. She still holds the fastest two times in the 400-meter race in the NWAC.  

Lisa Kinderlan, a fellow appointee, also played for women’s track and field as well as women’s cross country from 1980 to 1982. She was the only woman from Bellevue College to compete in three Olympic trials. 

“This was a great way to honor the rich sports history at Bellevue College,” Jeremy Eggers, Bellevue College’s athletics director, said in the press release. “There’s a lot of history here that is undocumented on our side … And what they did back then is what we’re continuing to strive to do in the sports that we do currently have.” 

The 1981 Women’s Cross Country Team was the No. 1 ranked team in the nation for community colleges. The 1983 Women’s Track and Field Team set four conference records — three of which are still standing 41 years later, the release said.



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LSU strength and conditioning coach has leg amputated after Fourth of July jet ski accident

BATON ROUGE — Former LSU softball player Katie Guillory is recovering after her leg was amputated following a Fourth of July jet ski accident, her family said. The Carencro native is currently an assistant strength and conditioning coach at LSU for both beach volleyball and gymnastics. Guillory suffered a severe injury to her lower left […]

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BATON ROUGE — Former LSU softball player Katie Guillory is recovering after her leg was amputated following a Fourth of July jet ski accident, her family said.

The Carencro native is currently an assistant strength and conditioning coach at LSU for both beach volleyball and gymnastics.

Guillory suffered a severe injury to her lower left leg on Friday, her mother Cindy Guillory said in a Facebook post Saturday. Doctors were unsuccessful in restoring blood flow to the beach volleyball and gymnastics coach’s leg.

“She is stable otherwise,” her mother said, noting that her leg was amputated below the knee.

On Sunday, Guillory’s mother gave an update on her condition, saying she was in “severe pain after the surgery, but they were able to do an additional block.”

“She is resting comfortably right now. Thanks for all the concerns, well wishes and prayers,” Cindy Guillory said.

The younger Guillory played softball at LSU before joining the university’s strength and conditioning team in 2022 after several years of coaching at the University of Illinois and Liberty University.

Guillory was a team captain for the LSU Tigers’ softball team and helped lead that team to the Women’s College World Series in 2012.

On Friday, the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office told WBRZ that they responded to a jet ski accident caused by a boat wake that resulted in a “serious injury to her lower leg.”

A spokesperson said that the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries was working on the case, but WBRZ has not been able to confirm whether this incident near Blind River Bar involved Guillory.



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Track and Field Alum Brooke Ury Earns Fullbright Award

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A former school record holder and Ivy medalist has been presented with a prestigious award by the University. Brooke Ury ’24 is one of 36 recent Brown alumni or graduate students who have been presented with a Fullbright Scholarship.   Overseen by the U.S. Department of State, the Fullbright U.S. Student Program […]

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A former school record holder and Ivy medalist has been presented with a prestigious award by the University. Brooke Ury ’24 is one of 36 recent Brown alumni or graduate students who have been presented with a Fullbright Scholarship.
 
Overseen by the U.S. Department of State, the Fullbright U.S. Student Program promotes peace through intellectual and cultural exchange. They are presented each year to individuals to help conduct research or teach English in locations around the world, and are selected for their professional and academic records, as well as their potential to engage culturally with their host communities. Over the last decade, Brown has consistently been one of the nation’s top Fullbright producers.
 
Ury was selected for a Fullbright Research Award to conduct environmental health research in Munich, Germany, specifically studying the health impacts of air pollution, temperature and climate change.
 
Ury graduated from Brown in 2024 as the school record holder in the 60 meter hurdles (8.49) and the 100 meter hurdles (13.83).
 


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