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Girls wrestling may be coming to Whitehall High School

WHITEHALL, Pa. — Girls wrestling could be coming to Whitehall High School. Zephyrs Director of Athletics Bob Hartman on Monday asked Whitehall-Coplay School Board to approve a club team. “Club [teams] in PIAA language operates like having an interscholastic team,” Hartman told the board. “We’re not there yet; we want this for growth.” “Incrementally it […]

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WHITEHALL, Pa. — Girls wrestling could be coming to Whitehall High School.

Zephyrs Director of Athletics Bob Hartman on Monday asked Whitehall-Coplay School Board to approve a club team.

“Club [teams] in PIAA language operates like having an interscholastic team,” Hartman told the board. “We’re not there yet; we want this for growth.”

“Incrementally it will grow under a club designation. The boys wrestling coaches will coach them. It’s low-cost. This is a pragmatic approach. But it doesn’t grow, it doesn’t grow.”

Whitehall-Coplay Schools Director of Athletics Bob Hartman

Last fall, the school district approved a junior high school girls wrestling program.

“This year, two girls competed for us on the high school level,” Hartman said. “And a number of girls participate in our youth program.”

The number of schools with girls wrestling programs has grown rapidly locally and nationally. In the Lehigh Valley, 17 schools have wrestling programs.

Girls wrestling as a sport was officially sanctioned by the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association in May 2023, making Pennsylvania the 38th state to do so.

“Incrementally it will grow under a club designation,” Hartman said. “The boys wrestling coaches will coach them. It’s low-cost. This is a pragmatic approach. But it doesn’t grow, it doesn’t grow.

“But when we add a team, we’ll have to add coaches, a wrestling room and a budget.”

Lego Camp

A request to approve a Lego STEM camp was heard by the board.

The three-day LEGO STEM camp would be held at Gockley Elementary School on July 21-23.

Whitehall-Coplay School Board committee meeting

The three-day camp would be held at Gockley Elementary School on July 21-23.

Camp is free. The first 30 students who apply would attend the camp. Parents would be responsible for providing transportation to and from camp.

Lego Camps for young school children are programs that use Lego bricks and other materials to foster creativity, problem-solving, and STEM learning through hands-on activities.

The camps, often part of summer programs or after-school activities, engage students in building projects, exploring STEM concepts and developing essential 21st-century skills.

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College Coach of the Century #13

DUBUQUE, Iowa — Number 13 on our countdown of the best college coaches from eastern Iowa is former Loras soccer coach Dan Rothert. Coach Rothert was with Loras for 22 years, 18 of which were spent as both the men’s and women’s coach. He was a 14-time ARC conference coach of the year, and was […]

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Number 13 on our countdown of the best college coaches from eastern Iowa is former Loras soccer coach Dan Rothert.

Coach Rothert was with Loras for 22 years, 18 of which were spent as both the men’s and women’s coach. He was a 14-time ARC conference coach of the year, and was the 2012 national coach of the year.

He brought the Loras men’s team to five Final 4s, and was a DIII national runner-up in 2015.

This year we’re celebrating the best of the best from the sports world in Eastern Iowa over the last 25 years. The over-arcing theme of this series will be “The Stories of the Century”. During this year, we’ll count down the top 25 athletes, coaches, and teams from the past 25 years.

The year will be divided up into fourths, with the first portion of the year being dedicated to the best athletes (both high school and college) from the last 25 years.

Every Monday we’ll be releasing two more prep athletes, and every Wednesday we’ll announce two college athletes who will be added to the list.

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Kayla Treanor – Penn State

Kayla Treanor was named the 10th head coach in Penn State’s women’s lacrosse history in May 2025. Treanor, a highly decorated player at Syracuse, comes to Happy Valley after serving as the head coach at Syracuse for the last four years. “We are thrilled to welcome Kayla Treanor to our Penn State family as our […]

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Kayla Treanor was named the 10th head coach in Penn State’s women’s lacrosse history in May 2025. Treanor, a highly decorated player at Syracuse, comes to Happy Valley after serving as the head coach at Syracuse for the last four years.

“We are thrilled to welcome Kayla Treanor to our Penn State family as our women’s lacrosse head coach,” said Kraft. “Her unparalleled experience as both a player and coach make her the perfect leader for our program. I know Kayla will elevate our program to new heights after seeing firsthand her passion for developing student-athletes, championship mindset and commitment to excellence.”

As the head coach at Syracuse, Treanor compiled a 59-24 record and guided the Orange to four NCAA Tournament appearances, including back-to-back National Semifinal bids in 2023 and 2024. Treanor and the Orange played the No. 1 strength of schedule in the country in 2024 and 2025. Among the many accolades received by Syracuse student-athletes under Treanor, Meghan Tyrell was a two-time Tewaaraton Award finalist in 2022 and 2023.

This year, Syracuse advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and had a trio of US Lacrosse Magazine All-Americans. Under Treanor’s guidance, Emma Ward became SU’s all-time assists leader. In September 2024, Treanor was selected to be an assistant coach for the U.S. Women’s Senior National Team for the 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship in Japan.

In 2024, the Orange won their second-straight ACC regular-season title and advanced to the National Semifinals before falling to eventual National Champion Boston College. Syracuse finished with a 16-6 record after holding opponents to less than 10 goals in 11 games. She mentored four IWLCA All-Americans, including first-teamers Katie Goodale and Emma Tyrrell. Tyrrell became just the ninth Division I player to record 400 career points and finished her career ranked sixth on the NCAA all-time point list. In addition, Kate Mashewske set the NCAA single-season record for draw controls with 234.

Treanor’s 2023 squad won its first 15 games of the season for the best start and longest winning streak in program history. Syracuse finished the season with 18 wins, the fourth-most wins in program history. The Orange occupied the No. 1 spot in the Inside Lacrosse/IWLCA poll for five consecutive weeks and earned a share of the ACC regular-season title with an 8-1 record. In her first year at the helm, Treanor helped the Orange defeat eight ranked teams. Syracuse advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals and finished with a 15-6 record.   

Prior to returning to lead her alma mater, Treanor spent four years at perennial contender Boston College, serving as associate head coach in 2020 and 2021 and assistant coach in 2018 and 2019. In her four years at BC, the Eagles advanced to the championship game three times (2020 season was cancelled due to COVID) and won a national championship in 2021. Under her tutelage, Sam Apuzzo and Charlotte North won the Tewaaraton Award for the most outstanding American college lacrosse player. Treanor also spent one year as an assistant coach at Harvard in 2017.

As a player, Treanor led Syracuse to four consecutive Championship Weekend appearances from 2013-16, including a spot in the 2014 National Championship game. She is the only player in program history to earn IWLCA first-team All-America honors each of her four seasons. She was also a three-time finalist for the Tewaaraton Award and earned IWLCA Attacker of the Year three consecutive years. Treanor was the ACC Offensive Player of the Year in 2014, 2015 and 2016. She left Syracuse as the Orange’s all-time scoring leader.

Treanor also found success as a player with Team USA. She helped the U.S. win gold at the 2017 and 2022 World Championships and was selected to the All-World Team both years. Treanor retired after the 2022 championships as U.S. Lacrosse’s all-time leader in points (77) and goals (44). Treanor also played professionally from 2017-21.



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5 things to know about the 2025-26 Bulldogs women’s hockey schedule – Duluth News Tribune

DULUTH — The picture for 2025-26 at Amsoil Arena is now complete as the Minnesota Duluth’s women’s hockey program revealed next season’s schedule Wednesday in conjunction with the WCHA releasing its league schedule. The Bulldogs are coming off a fifth-straight NCAA tournament appearance in 2024-25 and will be entering their second season under head coach […]

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DULUTH — The picture for 2025-26 at Amsoil Arena is now complete as the Minnesota Duluth’s women’s hockey program revealed

next season’s schedule

Wednesday in conjunction with the

WCHA releasing its league schedule.

The Bulldogs are coming off a fifth-straight NCAA tournament appearance in 2024-25 and will be entering their second season under

head coach Laura Schuler

in 2025-26. The Sept. 20 start date is the earliest for a regular season game in program history.

Below is a combined men’s and women’s schedule for 2025-26, plus five things to know about the Bulldogs 2025-26 women’s hockey schedule.

You can read five things to know about the men’s schedule here.

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UMD only has 14 home games

The Bulldogs will play 20 of their 34 regular season games in 2025-26 on the road, including the first six games. Four of the six nonconference games are road games while two are at a neutral site.

UMD plays four games in seven days to start the season, opening with a Saturday-Sunday series at Mercyhurst on Sept. 20-21 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Then they travel four hours east through New York to Syracuse to play the Orange in a Thursday-Friday series Sept. 25-26.

UMD opens WCHA play Oct. 10-11 at defending league and national champion Wisconsin at LaBahn Arena in Madison.

The Bulldogs are heading to Ireland

Two of the Bulldogs’ six nonconference games will take place across the pond, and that doesn’t mean Lake Superior.

UMD will take part in the 2026 Friendship Series

on Jan. 2-3 in Belfast, Northern Ireland — part of the United Kingdom — along with Boston University, Harvard and Quinnipiac. UMD is the first WCHA member to take part in the event.

This will be the first overseas trip for the Bulldogs women’s hockey program. UMD said

in its schedule announcement

more details about the Friendship Series will be available in the coming weeks. The official travel partner of the Friendship Series, Cara Travel Group,

has packages available now on its website for fans.

There’s only three doubleheader weekends

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Minnesota Duluth forward Mary Kate O’Brien (3) celebrates after Minnesota Duluth forward Caitlin Kraemer (11) scored the game-winning goal against Syracuse on Jan. 3 at Amsoil Arena in Duluth.

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It’s actually more like two-and-a-half doubleheader weekends for UMD men’s and women’s hockey during the regular season at Amsoil Arena in 2025-26.

The only doubleheader of the first half is on Saturday, Oct. 18, when the women host Minnesota State and the men have Bemidji State.

The Bulldogs men are at the Beavers on Friday night

, while the Mavericks are in Duluth all weekend for a WCHA series.

The other two doubleheader weekends at Amsoil Arena are Jan. 9-10 when the women return from Ireland to host Wisconsin, while the men have a nonconference series against Lindenwood (St. Louis, Missouri). The women host Bemidji State and the men have North Dakota on Feb. 6-7.

Another doubleheader is possible if the women secure home ice for the WCHA quarterfinals. That best-of-three series would be played when the men are hosting Colorado College on Feb. 27-28.

Bulldogs will miss time for the Olympics

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Minnesota Duluth defenseman Ida Karlsson (24) skates with the puck against St. Cloud State during the first round of the WCHA tournament on Feb. 28 at Amsoil Arena in Duluth.

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UMD could be without four players for the final 6-8 games of the 2025-26 regular season because of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Feb. 6-22 in Italy.

Senior forward

Thea Johansson

and junior defenseman Ida Karlasson of Sweden, senior defenseman

Krista Parkkonen

of Finland and junior goaltender

Eve Gascon

of Canada are all candidates for their respective country’s Olympic women’s hockey teams. They could also miss additional time during the season for pre-Olympic camps.

UMD is scheduled to play series against Bemidji State, St. Thomas and Minnesota during the Olympics — which coincide with the final three weeks of the regular season. UMD also travels to Ohio State on Jan. 30-31. That’s the weekend before the Olympics begin.

No countries — not even the United States and Canada — will be centralizing their national/Olympic teams in 2025-26 because of the PWHL, so UMD won’t lose a player like Gascon for the entire season. That also means Gascon cannot take an Olympic redshirt season like Ashton Bell did in 2021-22 or Maddie Rooney in 2017-18.

UMD, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio State and St. Cloud State will all likely be missing players to the 2026 Winter Olympics over the final month of the regular season.

Is the WCHA Final Faceoff getting a new look?

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Wisconsin celebrate defeating Minnesota during the WCHA Final Faceoff championship game on March 8 at Amsoil Arena in Duluth.

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One notable date missing from the league’s schedule release Wednesday was the 2026 WCHA Final Faceoff. The league has yet to make an official announcement about the 2026 league semifinals and final

after Amsoil Arena hosted in 2025.

The event is expected to begin rotating again after spending nine consecutive seasons at Minnesota’s Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. St. Thomas announced this week its new rink in St. Paul, Anderson Arena, will open on Oct. 24, making it a prime candidate to be the next host.

To broaden the pool of Final Faceoff sites and accommodate rinks that host men’s and women’s hockey — such as Anderson Arena and Amsoil Arena — the WCHA’s championship weekend will likely take place over three days instead of two in the future with semifinals on Thursday and championship on Saturday.





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Illini Soccer Bolsters Roster with Pair of Transfers

Story Links CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois soccer head coach Katie Hultin announced the additions of Cayla Jackson (Clermont, Fla.) and Lauren Smith (Frisco, Texas) to the Fighting Illini roster for the 2025 season.  CAYLA JACKSON | FORWARD | CLERMONT, FLA. | GEORGIA // EAST RIDGE HS // TAMPA BAY UNITED ABOUT JACKSON Made 16 appearances, seven starts, in her freshman season […]

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois soccer head coach Katie Hultin announced the additions of Cayla Jackson (Clermont, Fla.) and Lauren Smith (Frisco, Texas) to the Fighting Illini roster for the 2025 season. 

Cayla Jackson Signed

CAYLA JACKSON | FORWARD | CLERMONT, FLA. | GEORGIA // EAST RIDGE HS // TAMPA BAY UNITED

ABOUT JACKSON

Made 16 appearances, seven starts, in her freshman season at Georgia
Scored the game-winning goal on her collegiate debut vs. Illinois on Sept. 5, 2024
Played for Tampa Bay United ECNL and East Ridge High School
Ranked in IMG Top 150 rankings
Named to First Team ECNL in 2021-22 and Second Team ECNL in 2022-23
Selected to ECNL Girls National Training Camp in 2022
Helped lead Tampa Bay United to ECNL U16 Final Four
Selected to ODP and USYNT U-14, U15, and U-16 player pools
Twice named to Orlando Sentinel First Team All-Central Florida
Named to three All-Area First Teams
Set school records for most goals in season and career
Captained East Ridge for two seasons
Scored 46 goals with 22 assists in junior season
Scored 38 goals with 17 assists in sophomore season and earned district championship.

Jackson joins the Illini after spending 2024 at Georgia. During her freshman campaign with the Bulldogs, Jackson scored one goal, on her collegiate debut vs. Illinois on Sept. 5, in 10 appearances, all coming off of the bench.

HULTIN’S TAKE: “We’re excited to welcome Cayla Jackson to our Fighting Illini famILLy. After a solid year at Georgia and a standout youth career, Cayla has proven herself to be a smart, technical and dynamic player. She brings a high level of skill and creativity to the field, but just as importantly, she’s a person of strong character, with an incredible work ethic, a positive attitude, and natural leadership qualities that will make an immediate impact.” 

WHY ILLINOIS: “I chose Illinois because it felt like home. My father went to Illinois State and this is the second time I’ve been recruited by the University with a completely different staff. I also scored my first collegiate goal versus Illinois and I feel as though God’s purpose was for me to be here.”

Lauren Smith Signed

LAUREN SMITH | DEFENDER | FRISCO, TEXAS | TEXAS TECH // MEMORIAL HS // STING DALLAS BLACK 06

ABOUT SMITH

Was a mid-year enrollee at Texas Tech…did not feature in a game with the Red Raiders
Two-time all-district selection at Memorial HS
Was named team’s defensive player of the year as a freshman
Attended elementary and middle school with current Illini Bella Zanoni

  • Mom and aunt played college soccer at Texas Tech and Houston, respectively
  • Smith joins the Illini after spending the spring at Texas Tech as an early enrollee. She was a two-time all-district selection at Memorial HS, where she tallied 10 goals in her high school career. She was also named the team’s defensive player of the year as a freshman.

    HULTIN’S TAKE: “We’re excited to add Lauren Smith to our program. She had a strong youth career and gained valuable experience this spring that has prepared her well for the college level. Lauren will be a great addition to our back line. She’s athletic, dominant in the air and brings a relentless mentality when it comes to protecting our goal. We’re looking forward to the impact she’ll make in our defensive unit.” 

    WHY ILLINOIS: “I chose Illinois because I feel it is the best fit for me and will give me the best opportunity both athletically and academically.”

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    Chicago Blackhawks’ Frank Nazar scores twice for US at worlds

    STOCKHOLM — Chicago Blackhawks forward Frank Nazar scored twice to help the United States rally for a 5-2 victory over the Czech Republic and hand the titleholder its first defeat at the ice hockey world championship Tuesday. The victory lifted the Americans to second place in Group B in Herning, Denmark. Switzerland won the group […]

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    STOCKHOLM — Chicago Blackhawks forward Frank Nazar scored twice to help the United States rally for a 5-2 victory over the Czech Republic and hand the titleholder its first defeat at the ice hockey world championship Tuesday.

    The victory lifted the Americans to second place in Group B in Herning, Denmark. Switzerland won the group with the Czechs finishing third.

    “I loved our effort and how we played to our identity,” U.S. coach Ryan Warsofsky said. “Give our power play credit too. Overall, great team effort and a good step forward as we continue to build.”

    Nazar deflected a shot into the net to tie the score at 2 on a power play 1:35 into the third period. He scored on another power play for the 21-year-old’s sixth goal in the tournament.

    Logan Cooley roofed a shot from close range to make it 4-2 with 6:31 to go, and Andrew Peeke finished it off with a goal into an empty net.

    Josh Doan gave the Americans a 1-0 lead 9:25 into the game on a rebound with a backhand between the pads of goalie Karel Vejmelka.

    The U.S. dominated the first period, outshooting its opponent 23-8. The Czechs came back in the second as David Pastrnak tied the score on a breakaway 41 seconds into the period by beating his Boston Bruins teammate Jeremy Swayman for his sixth goal of the tournament.

    Pastrnak then set up Martin Necas in the left circle to one-time a shot that put the Czechs 2-1 up 8:33 into the second period.

    Earlier, Austria reached the playoffs for the first time in 31 years by defeating Latvia 6-1 to become the fourth and final team to advance to the quarterfinals from Group A.

    Sweden and Canada face each other later Tuesday for the top spot in the group. Finland, another qualified team, beat Slovakia 2-1.

    Switzerland beat Kazakhstan 4-1 in Herning and moved to the top of Group B before later games.

    Kazakhstan was relegated after five years in the top division.

    Switzerland finished with 19 points, two ahead of the Americans and Czechs

    The winner between Germany and Denmark later Tuesday will determine the fourth and final team from Group B to advance.

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    Eleven Carson High athletes sign national letters of intent at college level

    Eleven Carson High athletes have signed national letters of intent with colleges. Those players, which were provided by the school’s athletic administration, include: Division I * Sawyer Macy, cross country and track, Lehigh University * Dominic Porter, wrestling, Mercyhurst University * Aurora Giurlani, cheerleading, Nevada Division II * Sergio Villanueva, football, Wooster College Division III […]

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    Eleven Carson High athletes sign national letters of intent at college level

    Eleven Carson High athletes have signed national letters of intent with colleges. Those players, which were provided by the school’s athletic administration, include:

    Division I

    * Sawyer Macy, cross country and track, Lehigh University

    * Dominic Porter, wrestling, Mercyhurst University

    * Aurora Giurlani, cheerleading, Nevada

    Division II

    * Sergio Villanueva, football, Wooster College

    Division III

    * Ewan Kalley, men’s swimming, University of Redlands

    * Johan Lizarraga, men’s soccer, Concordia College

    * Joshua Lopez, men’s soccer, Concordia College

    NAIA

    * London Bishop, cheerleading, Carroll College

    * Angelo Macias, football, University of St. Mary

    Junior college

    * Alondra Carrillo, women’s soccer Truckee Meadows Community College

    * Danika Presswood, softball, Northeast Iowa Community College

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