The final stretch of Southern California girls high school beach volleyball hits the sand in Long Beach this weekend for the CIF-SS championships.

It was a great weekend for the Naperville North boys water polo team as the Huskies competed in the very powerful Stevenson Invitational.

No. 2-ranked Naperville North beat York 16-8 and Lyons 13-8 on Friday before rolling past Lincoln-Way East 13-5 in its first game on Saturday.

Due to prom commitments for both No. 1-ranked New Trier (25-2) and the Huskies (25-4) the title game consisted mainly of junior varsity players. And the Trevians swam away with the team title 8-5 over Naperville North.

Senior Mason Hoffmann was the leading scorer for the Huskies in the tournament with strong support from senior teammate Jack Reif. Junior Caden Tsao scored 2 goals against New Trier, but the Huskies were missing six seniors in the championship game.

“We were really happy with the tournament, and plus this is a really competitive tournament with the top four teams in the state here,” said Naperville North assistant coach George Horn. “Caden (Tsao) stepped up, but New Trier just had a little more experience out there than us.”

Third-ranked York (20-6) toppled the No. 4-ranked host Patriots 12-8 in the third-place game as sophomore Ethan Allen had a game-high 5 goals for the Dukes. York sophomore Teddy Kamenica scored 3 goals as the Dukes led 9-7 heading into the fourth quarter.

“They (Stevenson) are one of the top teams in the state, they have a lot of experience, and they’re well coached so to beat them is a confidence booster,” said York coach Brian Drumm, whose team beat Lincoln-Way East 14-3 on Friday. “C.J. Prodoehl had a nice defensive performance. He was kind of our anchor, and he had two shot blocks in the fourth quarter.”

The Patriots (20-9) had balanced scoring as Armeet Gill, Wes Linnenburger, Kenny Weisner, and Jared Carollo scored 2 goals each. Sophomore goalie Anthony Cardone was under heavy fire from York throughout the contest.

“We’re missing our starting center (Ben Tosyali), but our other guys really stepped up and played well,” said Stevenson coach Sean Wimer, whose team lost 15-10 to New Trier on Friday. “They were focusing on Armeet Gill and some of the other guys got opportunities and they made the most of them.”

The fifth-place game was a real shootout with Naperville Central (20-7) holding off defending state champion Lyons 15-13 for the win. Tied 7-7 at halftime, the Lions (13-10) could not contain James Behrend, who scored 6 goals for the Redhawks, and A.J. Landorff (5 goals). Junior Ben Kozak led Lyons with 4 goals. New Trier beat the Redhawks 13-6 Saturday.

“This has been one of the better tournaments in the state since I’ve been coming here, and all eight teams are ranked in the top 10 in the state,” said Naperville Central coach Bill Salentine, who is in his final season as head coach. “It was a high-scoring game. We played a very good team-oriented game, and the assists were coming from all over.”

After winning the state title, Lyons lost 16 seniors to graduation. “I thought we played well last night in our two games, and we usually don’t give up this many goals,” said Lyons coach Doug Eichstaedt, whose team beat Lincoln-Way East 9-4 and lost to York 7-4 on Friday. “We just couldn’t convert on some opportunities, but our defense wasn’t good enough to win.”

On Friday, the Redhawks beat No. 9 Palatine 10-7, and lost 15-8 to Stevenson. On Saturday, the Pirates (22-7) fell 11-7 to the host Patriots, 14-2 to No. 1-ranked New Trier, and 13-9 to LWE in the seventh-place game.

Danzy was victorious in the men’s 400-meters, moving up three spots on the all-time list with the third-fastest time in FSU history and career best of 45.0.

Tyson Williams placed second in the men’s 110 hurdles with a time of 13.71. Kyvon Tatham recorded his third straight top three finish in the men’s triple jump, placing second with a mark of 16.22m (53-02.75). LaQuan Ellis followed in sixth at 14.94m (14.94m (49-00.25).

Suus Altorf led the women’s mid-distance in the 800, placing third with a time of 2:04.56. Kaelyaah Liburd led the women’s sprints in the 400, placing second with a time of 52.10.

The Seminoles will begin postseason action at the ACC Championship on May 15-17 in Winston Salem, North Carolina hosted by Wake Forest.

NOLE SUMMARY: 

-Men’s discus throw: 

Jackson Hamilton | 12th | 44.86m (147-02.00)

Ryan Driscoll | 13th | 44.36m (145-06.00)

-Men’s discus throw: 

Zianna Curtis | 9th | 42.6

Ryan Driscoll | 13th | 44.36m (145-06.00)

-Women’s triple jump:

Kayla Pinkard  | 5th | 12.68m (41-07.25)

Oluwadara Soremi | 9th | 12.12m (39-09.25)

-Men’s triple jump: 

Kvyon Tatham | 2nd | 16.22m (53-02.75)

LaQuan Ellis | 6th | 14.94m (49-00.25)

-Men’s 110-meter hurdles: 

Tyson Williams | 2nd | 13.71

-Women’s 100-meters: 

Joella Lloyd | 6th | 11.51

Liana Tyson | 6th | 11.51

-Men’s 100-meters 

Neo Mosebi | 3rd | 10.13

-Women’s 800-meters:

Suus Altorf | 1st | 4:14.74

Brooke Mullins | 2nd | 4:18.69 (PB)

Nicole Dinan | 3rd | 4:22.34

Bike Schipperen | 4th | 4:22.46 (PB)

Emily Brown | 5th | 4:23.58

Elizabeth Barlow | 10th | 4:30.68

Lauren Mahan | 26th | 4:45.60

-Men’s 800-meters:

Zach Trotter | 17th | 1:52.37

Anthony Herrera | 28th | 1:53.48

-Men’s 400-meters:

Micahi Danzy | 1st | 45.0 (PB)

-Women’s 400-meters:

Kaelyaah Liburd | 2nd | 52.10

Alyia Green | 5th | 53.80

Takiyah Ferguson | 27th | 54.27

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GULF SHORES, Ala. – Another banner season for Cal Poly came to a close in the semifinal round of the 2025 National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship, battling to the end before falling to TCU, 3-1. 

 

Entering the bracket as the No. 6 seed, the Mustangs close the year with a 31-8 overall record matching the program’s highest total win tally. Cal Poly swept through No. 11 seed LSU and upended third-seeded Stanford, 3-1, on Saturday morning to advance to a second-straight semifinal appearance.  

Their luck ran out against No. 2 seed TCU, who earned a 3-1 win to advance to their first-ever National Collegiate Championship final. The Horned Frogs (31-5) are set to meet up with No. 4 seed LMU (38-6) on May 4 at 7:30 a.m. PT for the trophy. Whoever wins will be a first-time champion as only UCLA and USC have claimed the crown, historically.  

In Saturday’s semifinal round, TCU took first-set wins on four of five courts, despite the Mustangs finding themselves knotted late in the frame at both the No. 1 and 4 flights. The tight battle saw three courts go to a decisive third set 

At the 2s, Logan Walter and Izzy Martinez were able to cruise to the 21-15 win in the first set. In the second, the Cal Poly pair found themselves up 15-14 before TUC’s Hailey Hamlett and Maria Gonzalez rallied to take the lead and force a third with the 21-17 win. In the final frame, Cal Poly went up early in the set, but back-to-back points for TCU cut the margin to one at 7-6. However, Walter and Martinez were able to maintain the lead throughout and get on the board after a 15-13 final score.  

The point for the Mustangs still had the team looking for the rally, after TCU jumped out to the 2-0 lead in the match.  TCU’s Olympian pairing of Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno were able to win in straight sets at the 1s and also needed just two sets at Court 4 despite both first sets being extra point affairs.  

At Court 3, the TCU duo was able to secure a 21-13 win in the first, but Quinn Perry and Lindsey Sparks regrouped and responded to extend the match after a 21-18 win in the second. The frame was knotted at eight apiece before the Horned Frogs edged out to the lead. Sparks and Perry were able to stay within two points for the rest of the set, but TCU’s final point to the back line to win 15-12 sent the Horned Frogs into a frenzy to secure the semifinal win.  

TCU’s route to the championship match includes sweeps over No. 15 Georgia State and No. 7 Texas, with Cal Poly the only side to take a point from the Horned Frogs.  

   2025 National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship – Semifinals   

No. 2 seed TCU 3, No. 6 seed Cal Poly 1 

No. 1 – Daniela Alvarez/Tania Moreno (TCU) def. Piper Ferch/Erin Inskeep (CP), 27-25, 21-12 

No. 2 – Izzy Martinez/Logan Walter (CP) def. Hailey Hamlett/Maria Gonzalez (TCU), 21-15, 17-21, 15-12 

No. 3 – Allanis Navas/Sofia Izuzquiza (TCU) def. Quinn Perry Lindsey Sparks (CP), 21-13-18-21, 15-13 

No. 4 – Ana Vergaara/Anhelina Khmil (TUC) def. Ella Connor/Madi Nichols (CP), 25-23, 21-18 

No. 5 – Abbey Reinard/Elise Lenahan (CP) vs. Stacy Reeves/Denie Konstantinova (TCU), 14-21, 21-18, 11-13 (unfinished) 

Order of finish: 1, 4, 2, 3* 

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Caitlin Burmester won gold in the 800 meter race on the final day of the Northeast 10 Women’s Track and Field Outdoor Championship.

Burmester clocked a 2:13.49 to finish almost two seconds ahead of the silver medalist from Southern Connecticut. It’s the second fastest 800 time in the East Region in the outdoor season so far.

It was the second gold and third medal of the meet for Burmester, who won the 1500 and won a silver medal with the 4×800 relay team on Friday.

Burmester also won the 800 at the NE10 indoor championship in February.

In the 5000, Samantha Doran and Brooke Neri scored for Bentley with sixth and eighth place finishes, respectively.

Mia Bonner scored in the triple jump.

 

After eight NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship tournaments, the queens of the sand have resided in Southern California. And that might continue this year, but if so, it will be a new local team reigning supreme.

Loyola Marymount will play for its first national championship Sunday in Gulf Shores, Alabama, after taking out four-time defending champion USC in the quarterfinals Saturday, followed by a 3-2 upset of top-seeded UCLA in the semifinal.

In doing so, LMU ensured that, for the first time since the tournament began in 2016, the national championship would not feature a team from UCLA or USC. The tournament was not played in 2020 due to COVID-19.

Coached by John Mayer, who is in his 10th season, fourth-seeded LMU (38-6) will take on second-seeded Texas Christian (31-5), which is also playing for its first national crown, at 7:30 a.m. PT Sunday (ESPN). The Horned Frogs advanced to the final with a 3-1 victory over sixth-seeded Cal Poly after blanking rival Texas, seeded seventh, 3-0 in the quarterfinal.

The Lions’ path was far from easy as they won three consecutive points to knock off the Bruins (32-7), who were seeking their third title and first since 2019.

Kenzie Brower and Jessie Smith got UCLA on the board with a 21-17, 21-12 win on court three over Lisa Luini and Abbey Thorup. Maggie Boyd and Sally Perez then defeated Anna Pelloia and Michelle Shaffer 25-23, 21018 on court one to put the Bruins within a point of their sixth national-title appearance.

LMU wouldn’t be denied. Chloe Hooker and Vilhelmiina Prihti took down Peri Brennan and Natalie Myszkowski 22-20, 21-16 on court two, followed by Isabelle Reffel and Magdalena Rabitsch rallying on court four for a 16-21, 21-14, 15-12 triumph over Alexa Fernandez and Kaley Mathews.

That meant all eyes on court five, where LMU’s Giuliana Poletti Corrales and Tanon Rosenthal were locked in a battle with Ensley Alden and Harper Cooper. The Lions opened with a 21-18 win, but the Bruins responded to win 21-19. The third and final set ended 15-12, with Poletti Corrales tapping a winner down the left side to kick off the celebration.

The Lions advanced to the semifinal by ousting USC, in search of its seventh trophy, by a 3-1 count.

LMU opened the quarterfinal by winning the first sets at all five positions against the fifth-seeded Trojans (27-11). Luini and Thorup helped pave the way to victory on court three with a 21-17, 21-18 defeat of Maya Gessner and Mabyn Thomas, followed by Poletti Corrales and Rosenthal putting LMU up 2-0 with a 22-20, 21-16 win over Madison Goellner and Kaileigh Truslow on court five.

USC’s Delaney Karl and Ella Larkin cut the lead in half by knocking off Rabitsch and Reffel by a 15-21, 21-14, 15-9 score on court four. The Trojans’ rally and hopes were dashed soon after when Pelloia and Shaffer posted a 21-13, 14-21, 15-7 top-court win over Zoey Henson and Madison White.

UCLA kicked off the day with a 3-0 dispatching of eighth-seeded Florida State. The team of Brower and Smith earned the first point with a 21-10, 21-12 victory on court three.

Minutes later on court two, Brennan and Myszkowski won 21-15, 21-15 to get the Bruins within one. Boyd and Perez needed three sets on the top court but wrapped it up 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 to propel the Bruins to the semifinals.