County Championship history to lose a match by 500 runs or more. At Old Trafford, Lancashire, who swapped divisions with Yorkshire at the end of last season, were having a trying day against Northamptonshire. After a hard-fought morning, they lost three wickets in 19 balls just before lunch, one of them the steadfast Keaton Jennings, […]
County Championship history to lose a match by 500 runs or more.
At Old Trafford, Lancashire, who swapped divisions with Yorkshire at the end of last season, were having a trying day against Northamptonshire. After a hard-fought morning, they lost three wickets in 19 balls just before lunch, one of them the steadfast Keaton Jennings, caught magnificently by Saif Zaib at midwicket, the third player in the match to get out in the 90s. Lancashire were soon following on in the chill of an April wind. Jennings once more strode out, this time making 49, and for the second evening in a row Anderson Phillip found himself drafted in as nightwatchman – he survived.
Spectators at Canterbury rubbed their eyes as audacious centuries by Tawanda Muyeye and Ben Compton sped Kent to an eight-wicket win over Middlesex. A chase of 316 to win had looked a challenge on paper but Zak Crawley pushed the launch button, making 58 off 66 balls, albeit after being dropped at third slip on nought. After he was bowled by Zafar Gohar, Daniel Bell-Drummond fell next ball, but Compton and Muyeye had it in the bag.
Nottinghamshire’s Haseeb Hameed made 92 in the absorbing game against Essex at Trent Bridge, while another hundred from Dom Sibley ensured Surrey are on top at the Oval, despite a debut five-wicket haul for Hampshire’s Sonny Baker.
Sean Hunt, having a match to remember at Hove, took all four Somerset wickets to fall as they chased 595 for victory against Sussex. Ben Raine (81) and the tail rescued Durham’s second innings against Warwickshire at Chester-le-Street. Rehan Ahmed pancaked 77 off 59 balls in his experimental opening position, getting Leicestershire’s second inning off to a cracking start against Derbyshire, while Glamorgan were forced to follow on by Gloucestershire.
Hampshire 219 and 35-3
Hove: Sussex 294 and 501-7 v Somerset 201 and 125-4
Headingley: Yorkshire 456 and 315-4 BEAT Worcestershire 162 and 105 by 504 runs
DIVISION TWO
Bristol: Gloucestershire 546 Glamorgan 385 and 106-0
Canterbury: Kent 218 and 316-2 BEAT Middlesex 222 and 311 by eight wickets
Old Trafford: Lancashire 228 and 126-2 v Northamptonshire 496
Grace Road: Leicestershire 484 and 291-8 v Derbyshire 393
beat Surrey at the Oval in June 1982, by 3 runs, Malcolm Marshall taking 7 for 38 to bowl them out for 101 in the fourth innings.”
Would love to jump in the time machine to see that. And Greenidge’s 84.
Headingley: Yorkshire 456 and 315-4 BEAT Worcestershire 162 and 105 by 504 runs
Victory by 22 yards. YJB’s first triumph as captain. Hill 4-23.
Hampshire 219 rain stopped play
Hove: Sussex 294 and 501-7 v Somerset 201 Somerset need 595 to win
Headingley: Yorkshire 456 and 315-4 v Worcestershire 162 and 72-3 Worcs need 538 to win
DIVISION TWO
Bristol: Gloucestershire 546 Glamorgan 363-8
Canterbury: Kent 218 and 154-2 v Middlesex 222 and 311 Kent need 162 to win
Old Trafford: Lancashire 228 and 45-1 v Northamptonshire 496
Grace Road: Leicestershire 484 and 228-5 v Derbyshire 393
Hampshire 219
Hove: Sussex 294 and 334-4 v Somerset 201
Headingley: Yorkshire 456 and 243-4 v Worcestershire 162
DIVISION TWO
Bristol: Gloucestershire 546 Glamorgan 251-5
Canterbury: Kent 218 v Middlesex 222 and 311 Kent need 316 to win
Old Trafford: Lancashire 217-8 v Northamptonshire 496
Grace Road: Leicestershire 484 and 86-0 v Derbyshire 393
Cricket in April is here: beanies, cloud cover, hot coffee, floodlights and umpires in gloves, and who can blame them?”
Hampshire 219
Hove: Sussex 294 and 246-1 v Somerset 201
Headingley: Yorkshire 456 and 61-1 v Worcestershire 162
DIVISION TWO
Bristol: Gloucestershire 546 Glamorgan 146-3
Canterbury: Kent 218 v Middlesex 222 and 222-6
Old Trafford: Lancashire 139-4 v Northamptonshire 496
Grace Road: Leicestershire 484 v Derbyshire 346-8
Good morning! Palm Sunday dawns dull but fine, at least in the north west. Saturday felt like a transition day, with things primed to spark into life today. Big tests in store particularly for Kent, Lancashire and Glamorgan. Play starts at 11am, do drop by for some Sunday chuntering.
Track and Field Earns Three Top-Eight Finishes on Final Day of SEC Outdoor Championships
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Missouri track and field capped off the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships with three top-eight finishes on Saturday at UK Track & Field Complex. Ames Burton was the first scorer for the women’s team on the final day of competition, adding three points […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Missouri track and field capped off the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships with three top-eight finishes on Saturday at UK Track & Field Complex.
Ames Burton was the first scorer for the women’s team on the final day of competition, adding three points from a sixth-place finish in discus after a 54.40m (178-6) mark. On the men’s side, Skylar Coffey and Sterling Scott earned eighth-place finishes, with Coffey adding a point from discus with a season-best throw of 57.71m (189-4) and Scott’s 15.65m (51-4.25) in triple jump.
Tarique George joined Coffey in the top-10 finishers in men’s discus, taking ninth with a throw of 57.58m (188-11), a personal-best result. Kobi Walker and Mirriam Chepkirui posted individual records in the women’s 5000m, finishing 27th in 16:33.66 and 28th in 16:34.99, respectively.
In the men’s 5000m, Tyler Freiner closed out the day with a personal-record time of 14:08.81 to take 14th, just behind the team’s top finisher in the event, Drew Rogers, who earned a 12th-place result in 14:02.04.
UP NEXT
The Tigers continue postseason action at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships West Region Preliminary Round at E.B. Cushing Stadium in College Station, Texas, on May 28-31. Competitors will receive a berth to the competition if they are ranked among the top 48 marks in the region in each event.
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Kennedy volleyball relies on survival skills to beat Esperanza in D5 final – Orange County Register
Kennedy volleyball players win the volleyball CIF Southern Section Division 5 Championships against Esperanza in Norwalk on Saturday, May 17, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Kennedy volleyball players win the volleyball CIF Southern Section Division 5 Championships against Esperanza in Norwalk on Saturday, May 17, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County […]
Kennedy volleyball players win the volleyball CIF Southern Section Division 5 Championships against Esperanza in Norwalk on Saturday, May 17, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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NORWALK – Kennedy’s boys volleyball team beat Esperanza in four close and entertaining sets, 23-25, 27-25, 25-20, 26-24, in the CIF Southern Section Division 5 championship match Saturday at Cerritos College.
As Fighting Irish senior libero Karl Narshall said afterward, “We survived.”
The athleticism and quality of play from both teams showed the depth of talent of Southern California high school boys volleyball. The match featured explosive kill shots, seemingly impossible digs and sharp serving from both teams.
It is the second boys volleyball championship for the Fighting Irish, who won their other title in 2017.
The Fighting Irish (20-10) continue their season in the CIF Southern California Regional playoffs that begin Tuesday. Regional brackets will be released Sunday. Six teams from CIF-SS Division 1 and the champions of Division 2-9 are invited to play in the regional.
Esperanza finished the 19-14.
Kennedy senior opposite hitter Logan Benda had 17 kills. Senior middle blocker Seth Sainz had 15 kills and sophomore outside hitter Kaiden Kim had seven kills.
Jaden Baena had 19 assists and Jason Narike had 16 assists.
Narike scored the match’s final two points with service aces.
Esperanza senior outside hitter had a match-high 22 kills. Senior outside hitter Tyler Lemmon added 16 kills for the Aztecs.
Travis Walker, in his 20th year coaching Kennedy’s boys volleyball team, said his team was close to self-destructing in various matches during the season.
“We knew we’ve had the most talent on the floor any time we’re out there,” Walker said. “It’s just a matter of, ‘Can we get through those three or four errors we’re going to make.’ That’s been our Achilles’ heel all year.”
Esperanza led for much of the first set and won it 25-23.
“If you play a team like Esperanza,” Walker said, “they’re going to take advantage of your errors and they did.”
Kennedy led most of the way in the second set. Esperanza caught up at 25-25 but the Irish won it 27-25.
Kennedy led all the way in the third set, a 25-21 win that ended with one of Sainz’s many high-velocity kills. The fourth set was a great back-and-forth battle, with Narike’s two aces to the back left corner providing the match-winning points.
Narshall said Kennedy has struggled with consistency at times.
“Volleyball is a momentum sport,” said Narshall, who had a team-leading nine digs Saturday. “It’s not all about huge plays and huge aces. It’s all about playing the game, winning the rally.
“We made a lot of errors in that last set, and we barely made it out alive.”
No. 8 Baseball Blasts Old Dominion 12-1 to Cap Weekend Sweep
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HAMPTON, Va. — No. 8 Coastal Carolina flexed the offense again on Saturday, routing Old Dominion 12-1 in seven innings at War Memorial Stadium to complete its sixth-straight weekend sweep and extend its winning streaks to 14 games overall and 18 games in […]
HAMPTON, Va. — No. 8 Coastal Carolina flexed the offense again on Saturday, routing Old Dominion 12-1 in seven innings at War Memorial Stadium to complete its sixth-straight weekend sweep and extend its winning streaks to 14 games overall and 18 games in Sun Belt Conference play.
The Chanticleers (44-11, 26-4 SBC) scored 11 runs over their final three at-bats and got a long-awaited home run from Ty Barrango, whose three-run blast to deep center in the sixth inning broke the game wide open. It was Barrango’s first home run since Opening Weekend and the exclamation point of a six-run frame.
Sebastian Alexander and Blake Barthol also homered for Coastal, while Chad Born and Colby Thorndyke combined for five RBIs. Barthol went 2-for-5 with his 11th long ball of the season and added a stolen base, while Alexander reached base four times and scored three runs.
Freshman Jaxon Appelman made his second career appearance and struck out five of the six batters he faced to close the door. Starter Riley Eikhoff, along with Luke Jones and Matthew Potok, held the Monarchs (21-29, 15-15 SBC) to just one run on six hits.
The Chants plated four runs in the fifth to take control before breaking it open with the six-run sixth. Barrango added a sacrifice fly in the fifth to finish with a career-high four RBIs.
NOTEBOOK
Series Sweep Streak Grows to Six: Coastal’s three-game sweep of Old Dominion marked its sixth consecutive weekend sweep and its 14th win in a row overall. The Chants have now won 18 consecutive Sun Belt Conference games and finish the regular season with a league-best 26-4 conference record.
Barrango Breaks Out: Shortstop Ty Barrango delivered a towering three-run homer to center field during the Chants’ six-run sixth inning. It was his first round-tripper since Feb. 15 against Kansas State. Barrango finished with four RBIs — the most in a game during his collegiate career — including a sacrifice fly in the fifth.
Appelman Dominates in Relief: Freshman right-hander Jaxon Appelman was electric in his second outing of the season. The 6-foot-5 reliever struck out five of the six batters he faced over two perfect innings, throwing 25 pitches and needing just 16 strikes to carve through the Monarchs.
Offensive Firepower Continues: The Chants have now scored 10 or more runs in 19 games this season. Saturday’s effort was powered by nine hits and six free passes. Coastal took advantage of six hit-by-pitches and three ODU errors to plate runs in bunches.
Top Performers:
Blake Barthol: 2-for-5, HR (11), 2 RBI, 2 R, SB
Sebastian Alexander: 2-for-3, HR (9), 2B, BB, 3 R, SB
Chad Born: 1-for-3, 3 RBI, HBP
Ty Barrango: 1-for-3, HR (2), 4 RBI
Jaxon Appelman: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
Up Next: Coastal Carolina will enter the Sun Belt Championship in Montgomery, Alabama, as the No. 1 overall seed. The tournament begins Tuesday.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Macalester College first year Ariella Rogahn-Press (Albuquerque, N.M./Bosque School) is set to compete at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 400 meters, the NCAA announced. The top 22 athletes who declare in each event qualify for the […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Macalester College first year Ariella Rogahn-Press (Albuquerque, N.M./Bosque School) is set to compete at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 400 meters, the NCAA announced. The top 22 athletes who declare in each event qualify for the NCAA Championships, which will be held May 22-24 at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio.
This is already the second NCAA national meet for Rogahn-Press, who placed sixth in the 400 meters to earn All-American honors at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in March. At the MIAC Outdoor Championships, held at Macalester Stadium May 9-10, she placed second in the 400 with Division III’s second-fastest time this season. Her time of 53.89 also is the 11th-fastest time ever run at the Division III level. Rogahn-Press also finished second in the 200 meters and helped the Scots’ 4×100 and 4×400-meter relay teams take fifth and fourth, respectively. Her performances earned her MIAC Outdoor Track & Field Rookie of the Year after receiving the same award for the indoor season.
Rogahn-Press is scheduled to run the 400 meters at 3:15 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, May 23. The top nine finishers in the prelims advance to Saturday’s final at 2:20 p.m. Eastern. The meet will be held at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio.
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District 2 boys volleyball capsules – Scranton Times-Tribune
CLASS 3A Dates: Quarterfinals, Wednesday and Thursday; Semifinals, May 27; Final, May 29 at Scranton High School at 5 p.m. Advance to states: 1. Defending champion: Delaware Valley. Seeds: 1-Delaware Valley (9-3); 2-Abington Heights (12-4); 3-Wilkes-Barre Area (10-4); 4-Wyoming Valley West (5-7); 5-West Scranton (5-5); 6-Scranton (4-6); 7-Hazleton Area (2-12). Players to watch: Luke Peereboom […]
Dates: Quarterfinals, Wednesday and Thursday; Semifinals, May 27; Final, May 29 at Scranton High School at 5 p.m.
Advance to states: 1.
Defending champion: Delaware Valley.
Seeds: 1-Delaware Valley (9-3); 2-Abington Heights (12-4); 3-Wilkes-Barre Area (10-4); 4-Wyoming Valley West (5-7); 5-West Scranton (5-5); 6-Scranton (4-6); 7-Hazleton Area (2-12).
Favorite: Delaware Valley. The Warriors have won the last two District 2 Class 3A championships, and despite suffering heavy losses of star players to graduation in 2024, the team is well coached and gaining momentum. Delaware Valley’s only loss in the WVC season came against undefeated Holy Redeemer.
Sleeper team: Wilkes-Barre Area. The Wolfpack did lose to Delaware Valley, 3-0, in the WVC regular-season finale. However, they have enough talent on the roster to fight their way into the final. An anticipated showdown against second-seeded Abington Heights could be one of the top matches of the season. In March, Abington Heights defeated Wilkes-Barre Area, 3-1.
Bottom line: Delaware Valley played a challenging schedule in the WVC and against District 11 powers Parkland and Bethlehem Freedom. Abington Heights went undefeated against Lackawanna League opponents and, like Delaware Valley, played teams from District 11 in its nonleague schedule. Delaware Valley and Abington Heights share common opponents in Bethlehem Freedom, Holy Redeemer, Wilkes-Barre Area, Crestwood, and Hazleton Area. Delaware Valley went 3-2, while Abington Heights went 2-3. Delaware Valley has an advantage due to its 3-1 victory over Crestwood, while Abington Heights suffered a 3-0 loss to the same team.
CLASS 2A
Dates: Quarterfinals, Tuesday; Semifinals, May 22; Final, May 29 at Scranton High School, 30 minutes after conclusion of Class 3A final.
Players to watch: Josh Rocha (HR) 772 kills, 108 digs; Jack Wasiakowski (HR) 87 kills; 793 assists; JJ Stec (CRE) 323 kills; Thomas McLaughlin (CRE) 222 kills; Zach Koons (CRE) 623 assists; Luke Joseph (CRE) 325 digs; Vinny Silon (WW) 284 kills, 127 digs; John Pyatt (WW) 191 kills; Theo Black (WW) 514 assists; Carlos Guzman (BER) 128 kills; Jackson Matash (BER) 323 assists; Parker Glasgow (BR) 156 kills; Owen Martin (BR) 85 kills; Bryce Conklin (BR) 321 digs; Riley Phillips (BR) 397 assists; Zachary Zubritski (NAN) 98 kills; Luke Stevens (VV); Jagger Roe (VV); Carter Brunn (DAL) 173 kills.
Favorite: The Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association ranks Holy Redeemer fifth in the state for Class 2A. This dominant team powered through the regular season and lost only one set. Counting invitational tournaments, the Royals are 27-5 overall.
Sleeper team: Western Wayne is a team that could advance to the final. The Wildcats have a talented group and have won four straight matches to close the regular season. They also did battle with Crestwood in the season opener but lost 3-1.
Bottom line: It would be a monumental upset of epic proportions for a team to knock off Holy Redeemer. That is just a fact. The Royals are a powerhouse this season and proved so by dominating in the Wyoming Valley Conference. They have played and beaten five of the teams in the tournament and won each match, 3-0.
