Alexandra Eala becomes the first woman from the Philippines ever to break into the Top 100
Ranking Reaction And Coric rises from No. 112 to No. 96, his first time in the Top 100 since January—though he fell in the second round at a Challenger in Naples, Italy last week, he won a Challenger during the first week of Miami in Zadar, Croatia. That was actually his third Challenger title in […]
And Coric rises from No. 112 to No. 96, his first time in the Top 100 since January—though he fell in the second round at a Challenger in Naples, Italy last week, he won a Challenger during the first week of Miami in Zadar, Croatia. That was actually his third Challenger title in a row, having lifted trophies during two of the three previous weeks.
After reaching the semifinals of the WTA 1000-level tournament, she rises from No. 140 to No. 75 on the new WTA rankings today, soaring past her previous career-high of No. 134 to make her Top 100 debut.
Alexandra Eala reflects on biggest win of career over Iga Swiatek in Miami Open quarterfinals
Czech teenager Jakub Mensik also makes a huge move up the rankings, rising from No. 54 to No. 24, his simultaneous Top 40 and Top 30 debuts, after capturing the first Masters 1000 title of his career, capping it off with a historic straight-set victory over Novak Djokovic.The last time the Brit was in the Top 50 was at the 2022 US Open, when she was No. 11—after falling in the first round as defending champion she dropped to No. 83, and even fell out of the Top 300 after an injury-marred 2023 season. But she returned to the Top 100 in 2024.And now, after her run in Miami, she’s back in the Top 50.And last but not least, some feel-good news, as two of Croatia’s best—Marin Cilic and Borna Coric—both move back up the rankings.Over on the ATP rankings, a few rising stars make breakthroughs, starting with Arthur Fils, who rises from No. 18 to No. 15—his Top 15 debut—after reaching the quarterfinals in Miami. He actually became just the third Frenchman ever to reach the quarterfinals of Indian Wells and Miami in the same season, after Yannick Noah and Gael Monfils.
At 17 years and 10 months, @cilic_marin now holds the record for longest gap between Challenger Tour titles!#ATPChallenger | @atptourpic.twitter.com/UOcnvyGeHZCilic jumps 25 spots from No. 143 to No. 118 after winning the Challenger in Girona, Spain, his first Challenger title since 2007. The former No. 3 and 2014 US Open champion is working his way back up the rankings after having undergone right knee surgery last May.— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) March 30, 2025
Alexandra Eala made all kinds of history with her breakthrough run at the Miami Open over the last two weeks, but even though the tournament is now over, she’s not done breaking records.
Coric is a former No. 12 and the 2022 Cincinnati champion.A bit further up on the WTA rankings, former No. 10 Emma Raducanu makes her return to the Top 50, rising from No. 60 to No. 48 after reaching the first WTA 1000 quarterfinal of her career in Miami.
Mid Valley’s Thomas has top 10 finish at national championship meet – Scranton Times-Tribune
Mid Valley rising freshman Olivia Thomas soared past her personal-best distance and finished ninth in the long jump while competing in the girls middle school division at the New Balance National Championship meet at the University of Pennsylvania. Thomas landed at 17 feet, 1.5 inches, to finish ninth overall. Her leap came on her first […]
Mid Valley rising freshman Olivia Thomas soared past her personal-best distance and finished ninth in the long jump while competing in the girls middle school division at the New Balance National Championship meet at the University of Pennsylvania.
Thomas landed at 17 feet, 1.5 inches, to finish ninth overall. Her leap came on her first attempt, and she had a mark of 17-0 on her final attempt. Her previous best mark was a 16-5.5 at the Phil Tochelli Junior High Championships this past spring.
Mariah Dawson from Trailblazer in Nashville, Tennessee, won the gold with a distance of 18-9.75.
Thomas also ran in the 100 hurdles trials and had a time of 18.31 seconds to finish 57th.
Abington Heights’ Rachel Regan finished 51st in the 100 hurdles in the girls middle school division with a time of 17.82.
Marietta Track Club’s E’Mani Johnson won the final race in 14.51 seconds.
Abington Heights’ Distance Medley Relay team of Marley Gilboy, Maggie Coleman, Reese Morgan, and Anna Pucilowski set a school record with a time of 12:30.33 to finish 32nd at the New Balance meet. The Lady Comets broke the record of 12:43.20. Union Catholic set a meet record with a time of 11:12.20.
Abington Heights’ 3,200 relay team of Erin Bartell, Anna Pucilowski, Maggie Coleman, and Reese Morgan ran a time of 9:36.67 to finish 33rd in the girls unseeded division. Burnt Hills Track Club finished first in 9:00.44.
Lakeland’s Kaylyn Davis finished 40th in the javelin in the Championship Division with a throw of 103-9. Lebanon’s Eliana Schneider won the gold with a mark of 147.3.
Abington Heights’ Justin Lezinski finished 52nd in the boys middle school shot put with a distance of 37-3.25. West Jefferson, Ohio’s Colton Mannon set a meet record with a distance of 52-6.
Adidas Championship
Mid Valley’s Natalie Talluto ran a time of 15.46 and finished 30th in the National Elite division of the 100 hurdles and had a time of 1:11.57 in the 300 hurdles at the adidas National Championship meet in North Carolina. Kherington Johnson of Warner Robins had the top qualifying time for the 100 hurdles in 14.41 and ran 14.68 to win the final. Sharnise Wortham, from Mayfield, Ohio, won the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:02.84.
Montrose’s team of Carl Nolt, Jamier Robinson, Nicolo Christian, and Maximus Kuwaye finished 39th in the National Elite boys 400 relay with a time of 44.37 at the adidas National Championship meet. Run U Xpress A had the top time in qualifying at 42.25 and ran 41.48 to win the title.
Every year on 23 June, Olympic Day brings the world together in celebration of sport and the Olympic values of excellence, friendship, and respect. World Aquatics proudly joins the Olympic Movement in marking this occasion and in championing the power of sport to inspire and connect. The 2025 Olympic Day theme, “Let’s Move? Let’s Move.” […]
Every year on 23 June, Olympic Day brings the world together in celebration of sport and the Olympic values of excellence, friendship, and respect. World Aquatics proudly joins the Olympic Movement in marking this occasion and in championing the power of sport to inspire and connect.
The 2025 Olympic Day theme, “Let’s Move? Let’s Move.” encourages everyone to get active, bring someone with you and make movement part of your day. Aquatic sports are among the most accessible and inclusive ways for people of all ages to move. Whether you’re embracing water for the physical and mental benefits, competing at the highest level or supporting someone in their first experience of aquatics, it can be a celebration of movement and community. We are united by water for health, life, and sport.
Image Source: An Australian team member jumps in during warm-up before the Water Polo by the Sea match between Australia and the United States of America at the Bondi Icebergs in Sydney, Australia (Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
Today, World Aquatics encourages everyone to get active – in the pool, at the beach, in lakes or rivers – and enjoy the physical and mental benefits that aquatics brings.
That spirit of global movement and shared responsibility was on full display at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where 1,439 athletes from 191 countries competed across swimming, diving, water polo, artistic swimming and open water swimming, making aquatics one of the most internationally represented sports at the Games.
Image Source: Competitors dive into the River Seine for the Women’s 10k at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (Martin Bureau – Pool/Getty Images)
The Games also marked a breakthrough moment for World Aquatics’ digital presence, bringing together athletes and fans from around the world.
Compared to Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024 delivered a 1,800% increase in digital engagement, with 1.3 billion impressions, 621 million engagements and 609 million video views. It was the most successful digital event in the organisation’s history. The online global aquatics community grew by 1.1 million during the Paris Games alone.
Image Source: Team Mexico trains prior the Team Acrobatic final at the Artistic Swimming World Cup Super Final 2025 in Xi’an, China (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
Looking ahead, World Aquatics continues to build on this momentum. In just a few weeks, the world’s top athletes will gather for the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025, where history will be made and global audiences will once again come together, through movement.
As always, World Aquatics reminds everyone to enjoy aquatic activities safely. Whether you’re in open water or at your local pool, take appropriate precautions, follow local safety guidance and never swim alone.
Today on Olympic Day, let’s move, let’s connect, as we are united by water!
Update the books | Penn State track and field ends season in record-breaking fashion | Penn State Track & Field News
Hundreds of fans, athletes and coaches cheered on as the national championship banner was unveiled at the 2025 Penn State National Open, revealing Cheickna Traore’s 2024 NCAA Track and Field Outdoor National Championship 200-meter victory. Fast forward a year later, and while the Nittany Lions won’t have a new championship banner hung from the indoor […]
Hundreds of fans, athletes and coaches cheered on as the national championship banner was unveiled at the 2025 Penn State National Open, revealing Cheickna Traore’s 2024 NCAA Track and Field Outdoor National Championship 200-meter victory.
Fast forward a year later, and while the Nittany Lions won’t have a new championship banner hung from the indoor track, several athletes have pushed themselves one step closer to earning one.
The 2025 track and field season saw its share of highs and lows, from seven school records to a handful of Penn State’s top athletes being injured.
Freshman phenom Ajani Dwyer made his name known in the first meet of the indoor season, running the second-fastest 60-meter time in school history during his first collegiate race.
His 6.55-second personal best didn’t stand for long, as Dwyer soon tied the 6.54-second school record at the U.S. Championship where he finished sixth.
Sprinter Ajani Dwyer runs the 60-meter dash at the Nittany Lion Challenge.
Courtesy of Matt Rudisill | Penn State Athletics
In the outdoor season, Dwyer came within 0.01 seconds of breaking the 100-meter record, but after suffering an injury at the Big Ten championship, his postseason hopes were ruined.
However, he wasn’t the only freshman men’s sprinter to break a school record this season.
In the final meet of the indoor regular season, Jake Palermo took the track and carved more than one second off his 400-meter personal best. The Rochester, New York, native put himself atop the record books with a time of 45.65 — his best of the season.
Three months later at the NCAA East First Round, Palermo set an outdoor personal-best 45.88. Two days later in the finals, he ran another personal-best with a time of 45.75 seconds, but missed the NCAA championship by one place.
Collectively, the men’s sprint squad crushed expectations in the men’s 4x400m, running a season-best at the NCAA East First Round to advance to the NCAA championship.
Jake Palermo (5) runs on the track during the Penn State Tune Up event inside the Penn State Multi-Sport Facility on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025 in University Park, Pa.
Courtesy of Matt Rudisill Penn State athletics
The group followed with another season-best and No. 3 time in school history in the NCAA championship prelims, securing second team All-American status.
Graduate student Zoey Goldstein made the most of her fifth year at Penn State. She entered the NCAA East First Round seeded 45th, but ran sub-53 seconds for the first time in her career, setting a personal-best 52.56 and the fifth-best time in Penn State history to earn her spot in the finals.
During the indoor season, freshman Tayissa Buchanan made a name for herself, becoming the team’s go-to 600-meter runner following a seventh-place finish at the Big Ten championship.
At 800 meters, school record-holder Hayley Kitching extended her record, running 2:01.14. She also came within two seconds of a school record in the 1,000-meters. However, she sustained an injury prior to her outdoor campaign.
Allon Clay, Olivier Desmeules, Yukichi Ishii and Darius Smallwood were a force to be reckoned with during the indoor season, with Desmeules earning Penn State’s only Big Ten championship in the men’s 600m.
Smallwood set the No. 3 time in the 600m and the No. 2 time in the 800m, while Ishii set the No. 3 time and Desmeules the No. 4 time in the 800m.
In the outdoor season, Handal Roban, who was coming off an injury, Desmeules and Clay earned bids to the NCAA East First Round. Roban and Clay advanced to the NCAA championship, finishing in 14th and ninth place, respectively.
Senior Florence Caron continued to impress in just her second season in the NCAA, furthering her own records in the indoor and outdoor 5,000-meters and the 10,000 meters. Caron competed at the NCAA championship in each event.
Multi-event athlete Maddie Pitts dominated the pentathlon and heptathlon, competing in both at the NCAA championship, as she continued to climb the record books at Penn State, moving to No. 3 all-time in the pentathlon and No. 5 in the heptathlon.
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As part of the International Olympic Day celebrations, Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, hosted a series of aquatic sports competitions.
On June 20, “Ozen” sports complex featured a showcase of artistic swimming. Seventeen young athletes, coached by Ekaterina and Alexandra Nemich, performed a series of solo and group routines that captivated the audience. […]
As part of the International Olympic Day celebrations, Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, hosted a series of aquatic sports competitions.
On June 20, “Ozen” sports complex featured a showcase of artistic swimming. Seventeen young athletes, coached by Ekaterina and Alexandra Nemich, performed a series of solo and group routines that captivated the audience.
The following day, June 21, Astana hosted the final stage of the Astana Cup water polo tournament. Teams from four cities competed, with a total of 80 young water polo players participating. The home team from Astana claimed victory, while Semey secured second place and the team from Uralsk finished third.
Young swimmers who train at the Barys Arena pool also took part in swimming competitions. The event welcomed athletes born between 2008 and 2019, with 128 participants competing in various races.
“The main goal of Olympic Day is not to celebrate champions, but to engage as many people of all ages in sports as possible. For us, it’s not just about organizing competitions, but about creating an environment where sports enthusiasts can feel part of the Olympic movement and join in the global celebration of this important date,” stated the NOC Kazakhstan.
Earlier, the final rounds of the National School League in various sports were held as part of the festivities. Olympic-themed lessons featuring renowned athletes of Kazakhstan were organized for students in Almaty and Astana. Additionally, physical education teachers attending the “Summer School” participated in lectures delivered by experts from the Korea Institute of Sport Science.
On June 22, sports enthusiasts of all ages will test their skills in the ASTANA TRIATHLON Sprint competition, set to take place in the capital’s Central Park. On the same day, the “Oasis” pool in Astana will host open water swimming competitions for students of the iSwim school.
International Olympic Day is celebrated annually on June 23, commemorating the founding of the International Olympic Committee in 1894.
Who should we have picked as SW FL Girls Team of the Year
Video as 2025 SW FL Sports Award winners receive their prizes on stage The 2025 Southwest Florida High School Sports Award ceremony was held Thursday, May 29 at Suncoast Arena. The News-Press and Naples Daily News held their annual Southwest Florida Sports Awards Show on May 29 at Suncoast Arena on the campus of Southwest Florida State College. […]
Video as 2025 SW FL Sports Award winners receive their prizes on stage
The 2025 Southwest Florida High School Sports Award ceremony was held Thursday, May 29 at Suncoast Arena.
The News-Press and Naples Daily News held their annual Southwest Florida Sports Awards Show on May 29 at Suncoast Arena on the campus of Southwest Florida State College. During the show, we announced the Seacrest Volleyball team as the 2024-25 Girls Team of the Year.
Did we get it right?
Here’s a chance to have your say. Here are all of our Girls Team of the Year nominees for the 2024-25 high school season. Who would you have selected to be the Southwest Florida Girls Team of the Year?
The poll will remain open at news-press.com and naplesnews.com until 10 a.m. on June 2o.
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE POLL AND VOTE. You can also scroll down to the bottom.
Here are the nominees:
Barron Collier Tennis
Led by Chelsea Casapu, the Southwest Florida Girls Tennis Player of the Year, the Cougars went 12-2, reaching the Class 2A state championship finals.
Community School of Naples Lacrosse
The Seahawks finished 16-5, advancing to the Class 1A Final Four, and were powered by Stella Lynch, the Southwest Florida Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year.
Evangelical Christian Basketball
The Sentinels went 22-8 and reached the Class 2A Final Four, losing to eventual state champion Miami Country Day, 37-35.
Evangelical Christian Softball
The Sentinels (28-3) won their second consecutive state championship, defeating Geneva 17-14 to claim the Class 1A title.
First Baptist Volleyball
The Lions finished 23-5 and advanced to the Class 2A Final Four, losing to eventual state champion Westminster Christian.
Fort Myers Beach Volleyball
The Green Wave went 15-3, going unbeaten against Lee and Collier foes. Fort Myers reached the Class 2A Final Four, falling to eventual state champion Gulf Breeze.
North Fort Myers Soccer
The Red Knights (21-3) reached the Class 5A Final Four, losing to eventual state champion Ponte Vedra, 2-1.
North Fort Myers Softball
The Red Knights went 20-8 and advanced to the Class 5A Final Four, losing to eventual state champion Winter Springs, 5-4.
Seacrest Volleyball
The Stingrays (20-5) defeated Boca Raton Christian to win the Class 1A state championship, the program’s fourth consecutive state crown.
International Olympic Day: Celebrations Planned Across Kazakhstan
International Olympic Day is celebrated annually on June 23—a day dedicated to inspiring people of all ages to engage in sports, lead active lifestyles, and embrace the values of the Olympic movement. In Kazakhstan, a variety of sporting events will be held to mark the occasion.
The celebrations will bring together sports enthusiasts […]
International Olympic Day is celebrated annually on June 23—a day dedicated to inspiring people of all ages to engage in sports, lead active lifestyles, and embrace the values of the Olympic movement. In Kazakhstan, a variety of sporting events will be held to mark the occasion.
The celebrations will bring together sports enthusiasts of all ages, with the main events taking place in Astana.
On June 20, the swimming pool at the “Ozen” sports complex will host an artistic swimming competition. The program will feature performances by 17 synchronized swimmers coached by renowned athletes of Kazakhstan – Ekaterina and Alexandra Nemich.
On June 21, the final matches of the Astana Cup water polo tournament will take place. Youth teams from Pervouralsk (Eurasia), Astana, Astana 2, Semey, and Uralsk will compete, with total of 80 young athletes registered to participate.
At the “Oasis” pool in Astana, open water swimming competitions will be held for students of the iSwim school. Children born between 2007 and 2018 will compete in a 25-meter freestyle race.
On June 22, sports enthusiasts of all ages are invited to take part in the ASTANA TRIATHLON Sprint, which will be held in Central Park from 5:30 AM to 10:30 AM. The event will feature both individual and team races over sprint distances.
On June 23, children training at the Barys Arena pool will participate in swimming competitions. A total of 128 swimmers, born between 2008 and 2019, will showcase their skills.
As part of a yearly tradition, Kazakhstan’s Olympians will extend their warm wishes to babies born on June 23. The “Olympian is Born” campaign is a cherished part of Olympic Day celebrations in Kazakhstan. Prominent athletes have prepared gift packages for the babies and their parents, which will be delivered to maternity hospitals across the country.
It’s worth noting that International Olympic Day is celebrated annually on June 23 in honor of the founding of the International Olympic Committee in 1894. The holiday is dedicated to promoting Olympic values, sports, and healthy living across all generations.
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