EUGENE, Ore. – North Dakota track and field thrower Ethan Thomas competed in the shot put at the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships on Friday night and finished as the runner-up with a toss of 68-7 3/4 (20.92m). With that throw, Thomas currently ranks No. 9 in the United States all-time with the 6kg shot put weight. His second-place finish was also the best by any individual at the meet in UND’s Division I history.

In the shot put on Friday, Thomas recorded the runner-up finish with his opening throw of 68-7 3/4 (20.92m). Jackson Cantwell was the only competitor with a better mark than Thomas and won the crown with a toss of 69-8 (21.23m). Historically, both Thomas and Cantwell would have advanced and competed for the United States in the Pan American U20 Championships in July, but USA Track & Field announced 10 days ago that they would not be fielding a team for the meet due to logistical concerns. The Pan American U20 Championships will take place from July 11-13, in Villavicencio, Colombia.

Thomas also took part in the discus on Thursday evening but did not record a mark in the event. He is the first North Dakota student-athlete to compete in both the shot put and discus at the USATF U20 Championships in UND’s Division I era.

At the Triton Invitational at the beginning of April, Thomas qualified for the USATF U20 Championships with a shot put throw of 63-7 3/4 (19.40m) in the elite section and captured the title. With that throw, he obliterated the previous program record of 58-10 (17.93m), which was set by Chris Evenson at the 2021 Mizzou Spring Opener.

During the final week of the regular season, Thomas also qualified for the meet in the discus with a mark of 181-3 (55.24m) at the NDSU Tune-Up and won the crown. That throw currently sits No. 2 in UND history.

Most recently, Thomas finished 35th in the shot put with a throw of 57-11 1/4 (17.66m) at the NCAA West Preliminary Round. His throw gave him the longest throw at the NCAA West Regional in program history. By throwing the shot at the regional, he became just the fourth UND student-athlete on the men’s side to compete in the event at the meet in program history.

At the Summit League Outdoor Championships, Thomas was a two-time All-Summit League performer and was named the Newcomer of the Championship at the conclusion of the meet. He was the silver medalist in the javelin (201-10, 61.53m) and earned the bronze medal in the shot put (58-0 1/4, 17.68m).

During the regular season, Thomas set the school record in the shot put (63-7 3/4, 19.40m), is No. 2 in UND history in the discus (181-3, 55.24m), No. 5 in the javelin (201-10, 61.53m) and No. 10 in the hammer throw (175-8, 53.54m). He won nine event titles during the season, highlighted by four shot put crowns.

For more information on North Dakota track & field, visit FightingHawks.com or follow on social media @UNDtrackfieldXC.

Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, South Causeway, Jetty Park, Avalon, Gulfstream, John Brooks, Frederick Douglass, Kimberly Bergalis top the list.

Let’s go to the beach — in Fort Pierce and near Port St. Lucie.

Wednesday, June 25, Coronado Fire Station Venue (126 Orange Ave)

You’re invited to an evening of fun, community, and purpose as we come together to support the Alzheimer’s Association in the heart of Coronado. Enjoy a lively cocktail hour starting at 5:00 p.m., followed by a spirited game of Bunco from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Whether you’re a seasoned Bunco pro or brand new to the game, it’s all about rolling the dice for a cause that matters.

Enjoy raffles, prizes, signature cocktails, light bites, and surprises throughout the night. All proceeds benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.

Bring your friends, your lucky dice, and your heart for giving. Let’s roll for awareness, support families, and raise critical funds for Alzheimer’s care, support, and research. For more information and to purchase your ticket, please visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1393131938129?aff=oddtdtcreator.

VOL. 115, NO. 25 – June 19, 2025

SVG Europe together with event partner GRUP MEDIAPRO welcomed 200 people to Barcelona for last week’s inaugural Sports Production Innovation Summit.

Attendees were treated to insights from leading figures at organisations including Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), International Sports Broadcasting (ISB) MotoGP, Hexagon Cup, SailGP, Telefonica Broadcast Services, GRUP MEDIAPRO and more, with topics discussed including the latest innovations in AI-driven production, cloud-based workflows, content creation for emerging and challenger sports and the future of centralised and remote production.

SVG Europe’s Sports Production Innovation Summit took place in Barcelona with event partner GRUP MEDIAPRO

James Ransome of title sponsor Ross Video delivers his welcome remarks

Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) chief technology officer Sotiris Salamouris, in conversation with SVG co-executive director of editorial services Ken Kerschbaumer

Laura Llames, LiveU, Country Manager, South Europe, speaking as part of the Capturing the Action panel

Mads Astrup Rønning, Green Producers Club, Founder & Head of International Operations, Steve Knee, Cloudbass, Managing Director, Ursula Romero, ISB, Managing Director, Judith Fernandez, Grup Mediapro, Head of Sustainability speak about sustainability in sports production

Fernando Pinto Jez, TVU Networks, Head of Solutions, EMEA, speaks about how how Mediapro and TVU Networks helped CONCACAF centralise VAR operations

GRUP MEDIAPRO CEO and President Tatxo Benet welcomes attendees

SVG Europe’s George Bevir, with Victor Casanovas, SevenMila Sports Agency, General Manager, Jose Garnes, Hexagon Cup, Head of Content and Chris Carpenter, SailGP, Exec Producer speak about creating content for new and challenger sports

David Jaouen, Haivision, Senior Sales Director, Broadcast Europe, on innovation in cost-effective content creation

Moderator Paco Garcia with Laia Espuny Planelles, Automatic.TV (Part of Grup Mediapro), Product Manager Sergi Sendra, MotoGP, Head of Global Technology, Fernando Pinto Jez, TVU Networks, Head of Solutions, EMEA discuss innovation and AI in sports production

SVG Europe’s George Bevir with Ursula Romero, ISB, Managing Director, Greg Breakell, ISB, Senior Coordinating Producer / Director and Sofia Zhuang, ISB, Coordinating Producer The World Games speak about the upcoming World Games 2025

Emili Planas, Grup Mediapro, CTO and Operations Manager on a panel discussing remote production, along with Roberto Jimeno Jiménez, Telefonica Broadcast Services, CTO, Donald Sievewright, Matrox, EMEA Sales Director, Dirk Thometzek, LucidLink, Solutions Architect

ISTANBUL – Canada’s women’s team lost its third match in three days with a 3-0 defeat to No. 2 Brazil in the 2025 Volleyball Nations League on Friday.

VNL rookie Abby Guezen led the Canadians with 13 points, all off the attack. Nyadholi Thokbuom tallied 12 points — nine off the attack, two off blocks and one off a serve.

Set scores were 25-20, 25-23 and 25-23.

Canada (2-5) also lost 3-2 to South Korea on Wednesday and 3-0 to host Turkey on Thursday.

The Canadians rank 15th in the 18-country round robin with five preliminary phase matches remaining.

Canada will have a day off before facing Belgium on Sunday.

“I’m very happy to see the team getting better each day,” head coach Giovanni Guidetti said. “Today we had a chance to win two sets against Brazil, that means the team is performing well because we played at the same level as Brazil, so we should be proud of that. We need to be better at the end of the sets, but again, we had a chance against Brazil, which is a good sign.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 20, 2025.

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In a vote that ended June 20, Cincinnati.com readers selected the Enquirer/Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Athletes of the Year for the 2024-2025 fall season.

The Enquirer placed the athlete of the week winners from all fall sports into one ballot per category. Here are the readers’ choices for winners.

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The winter athletes of the year voting will begin Monday, June 23, and the spring vote will be Monday, June 30.

Ohio football team of the year: Batavia

Northern Kentucky/Indiana football team of the year: Bishop Brossart

Boys fall team of the year: Villa Madonna cross country

Girls fall team of the year: Villa Madonna volleyball

Ohio boys cross-country athlete of the year: Caden Winship, Mason

Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys cross-country athlete of the year: Mark Antrobus, Villa Madonna

Ohio girls cross-country athlete of the year: Sophia France, Little Miami

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls cross-country athlete of the year: Ellie Frey, Conner

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Boys golfer of the year: Cayse Morgan, Elder

Girls golfer of the year: Eva Becerril, Sycamore

Field hockey athlete of the year: Chloe Castellini, Summit Country Day

Ohio big-school football player of the year: Caden Piening, Anderson

Ohio small-school football player of the year: Elijah Guttman, Cincinnati Country Day

Ohio big-school boys soccer player of the year: Brody Sucher, Kings

Ohio small-school boys soccer player of the year: Clemente Volk, Summit Country Day

Ohio big-school girls soccer player of the year: Emma Hartmann, Little Miami

Ohio small-school girls soccer player of the year: Ayla Jodrey, Bethel-Tate

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Northern Kentucky/Indiana boys soccer player of the year: Parker Monson, Simon Kenton

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls soccer player of the year: Rachel Shewmaker, Bishop Brossart

Ohio girls tennis player of the year: Lucy Glassmeyer, Mariemont

Ohio big-school girls volleyball player of the year: Malia Brinkman, Mount Notre Dame

Ohio small-school girls volleyball player of the year: Savanna Stacey, McNicholas

Northern Kentucky/Indiana girls volleyball player of the year: Victoria Sebald, Villa Madonna

Water polo player of the year: Marco DiLoreto, Mason

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati Enquirer fall high school athletes of the year 2024-2025