SALT LAKE CITY – The Big 12 Conference announced its all-conference team and season awards for Beach Volleyball today, and two Utah Utes were recognized by the conference. Senior Kylie Pitzak earned the prestigious Scholar-Athlete of the Year award while senior Bella Vezzani was named to the All-Conference Team. Pitzak is the first Ute […]
Benjamin Riley Benjamin Riley of Tracy graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science on May 29. Riley is now set to begin pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas in August. Riley is a 2020 graduate of Tracy High, where he […]
Benjamin Riley of Tracy graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science on May 29. Riley is now set to begin pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas in August.
Riley is a 2020 graduate of Tracy High, where he played soccer, water polo, baseball and volleyball and was in the Ag/Sci Academy. He also achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in 2020.
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) – Coach K’s volleyball camp is back for a twenty-eighth year at Marietta high school. Today marks the second day of action as athletes spanning grades three through twelve came to learn and compete. What started as a small camp has grown into a big event for the MOV with hundreds of […]
MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) – Coach K’s volleyball camp is back for a twenty-eighth year at Marietta high school. Today marks the second day of action as athletes spanning grades three through twelve came to learn and compete. What started as a small camp has grown into a big event for the MOV with hundreds of campers.
“It’s just. To me, I’m just amazed it’s been this long and we’ve stayed with Coach K’s camp for this many years and it just keeps getting, growing and growing,” Coack K said. “So I’m proud of it and all my assistants and all the helpers and the kids have come to camp. You know that’s important”
It’s been a positive first two days of camp as coach Kidder is happy with the attitudes of the campers and the progress they’ve made.
“All the campers did really, really well. There’s been, we’ve had a lot of kids here this week. In our first session we have about 80, 70 to 80 kids and our second session about 110 to 130 kids, about 40 or so in our third session. So there’s a lot of kids. But it’s well organized and I got a lot of help. That helps and I think the kids are learning and getting better. Fundamentals more than anything, the fundamentals and you know doing things the right way, having fun and enjoying the game. And again, I want the game to be fun for them. So that’s kind of what I wanted. I want them to learn the fundamentals.”
For John Glenn volleyball player Chloe Goff, this camp is a great opportunity to learn from a different set of coaches. She appreciates the fresh perspective Coach Kidder and his staff provide.
“This camp has been great,” says Goff. “It’s great to be out of my regular gym like get more perspective from different coaches and this is also where I play club, so it’s great to just be back in the gym with Coach Kidder and Fulton and the rest of the coaching staff. It’s great to just be in a new place like new perspective with different coaches. Just a different view on myself as a player and just to see my team again, it’s great. It’s definitely refreshing.”
As always, Coach K has a few of his Marietta players working the camp. They get to participate early and then do some coaching later on.
“I remember my first coach K camp. I was just so happy to be there and just really appreciative of all of like previous players getting to show me things that they can do and now being like on the other side and being older and being able to, you know, teach younger kids and like watch them make mistakes that I did when I was younger. It’s just super cool to be on the other side of it,” Wilkinson says.
At the conclusion of the camp, the players have a chance to win a plethora of prizes, so competition is sure to be high.
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The Mets’ starting rotation could be back to nearly full strength in just a few weeks, but there are questions about what right-hander Frankie Montas will look like when he finally makes his long-awaited season debut. Montas will make two more rehab starts, including one Friday night with Triple-A Syracuse, before the Mets activate him […]
The Mets’ starting rotation could be back to nearly full strength in just a few weeks, but there are questions about what right-hander Frankie Montas will look like when he finally makes his long-awaited season debut.
Montas will make two more rehab starts, including one Friday night with Triple-A Syracuse, before the Mets activate him off the injured list. In four starts so far, the veteran righty hasn’t posted great numbers, allowing 12 earned runs on 16 hits over 12 innings (9.00 ERA), with two starts in High-A and two in Triple-A. Montas has allowed six home runs, walked eight hitters and struck out nine.
However, from the Mets’ perspective, numbers aren’t necessarily the best determination of what Montas is capable of doing. With the lat strain occurring so early during spring training, his rehab starts are essentially the equivalent of spring training games. Pitchers use early spring training games to work on specific pitches and situational aspects of the game before moving on to things like sequencing and execution in preparation for the regular season.
“I think he’s still feeling his way back,” Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns said Friday. “This was a fairly significant lat injury. He did a good job working through his progression, and I think he’s still searching a little bit. So we’ve got another one tonight, and then we’ll have another one, likely, I think next week. And those are two big, big outings for him.”
One of the reasons the Mets signed Montas to a two-year, $17 million contract over the winter was because of his health in 2024. After making only nine starts with the Yankees from the middle of the 2022 season to 2023, he was able to make 30 starts and pitch 150 2/3 innings in 2024 for the Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers. His injury history naturally leads to more questions about his health, especially at 32.
The Mets have quickly become known for their ability to take injury-riddled pitchers and pitchers who have underperformed with other teams and turn them into All-Star caliber arms. They did it with Luis Severino last season, who made all of his starts with the Mets. Sean Manaea was a good example of this as well before he tweaked an oblique during spring training.
Still, with the success the pitching group has had in converting Clay Holmes to a starter and getting Griffin Canning to go from a 5.00+ ERA pitcher to one with a 3.22 ERA nearly halfway through the season, the Mets are confident they can work their magic on Montas as well.
“They have good stuff, they’ve had success at the major league level, and maybe there are things that they got away from, or maybe there were things that we noticed that we’ve helped them get a little bit better at,” Stearns said. “But the underlying commonality among all of them is that they’re talented. They’ve come in here and they’ve worked hard, and for the most part, we’ve had some decent results out of it.”
Center fielder Jose Siri had a setback in his recovery from a fractured tibia. New imaging showed the bone has not healed as the Mets had expected, which will require Siri to “back off” baseball activities. Siri has been hitting outside, going through a running progression and taking outfield jumps for about a month with the hope of returning by the end of the month. That timeline is no longer possible, and Stearns did not give an updated target date.
Tyrone Taylor will continue to get the bulk of the innings in center field, with Jeff McNeil seeing time there as well.
Outfielder/DH Jesse Winker (strained oblique) isn’t any closer to a return either. Stearns said Winker is still “weeks” away from a rehab assignment.
However, there is good news on the bullpen front for the Mets. They could get another leverage left-hander down the stretch if Brooks Raley continues to progress through his rehab from ulnar collateral reconstruction surgery at the current rate. Raley is currently throwing to hitters and could get a minor league rehab assignment as soon as next week.
The Mets won’t rush him back. Given the nature of the surgery the lefty underwent last April, Stearns expects them to use all 30 days allotted for a rehab assignment. But it could alleviate the need for the Mets to find a left-handed reliever at the trade deadline.
Currently, Jose Castillo is the only southpaw in the ‘pen, with A.J. Minter (lat surgery) and Danny Young (Tommy John surgery) both out for the season.
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Preparations are well underway for the event, which will present different conditions for the athletes to those they experienced during the first two stops in Somabay and Ibiza. Five swimmers who are hoping to play a big part in Setúbal give us an insight into what we might expect. Kristóf Rasovszky – Hungary Image Source: […]
Preparations are well underway for the event, which will present different conditions for the athletes to those they experienced during the first two stops in Somabay and Ibiza. Five swimmers who are hoping to play a big part in Setúbal give us an insight into what we might expect.
The reigning Olympic champion is no stranger to racing at this venue, having first competed here back in 2017. Although his sights are set on the World Aquatics Championships, the Hungarian open water stalwart says that a podium finish in Setúbal would be a great signifier before Singapore.
On how he’s feeling coming into this event:
“I’m feeling really good, we had the European Championships two weeks ago which went really well so I hope I can do the same here and have a good race in the 10km and the knockout as well. I hope I can be on the podium; that would be a great sign before the Worlds.
“I’m really looking forward to racing here again because it’s one of my best venues where I compete. My first ever result here was sixth place last year. I’ve been on the podium almost every time so I’m really happy to be here and hopefully going to continue with this series being in the top six and maybe on the podium.”
On race tactics:
“The water is going to be a bit chilly but it’s good for me so I’m happy with that. A big wind could come and make it a bit choppy so I’m preparing for a hard race. I think most of the best are going to stay together until the end but maybe there’s going to be a little pack on the front, like 10-12 swimmers that could get away from the big pack.”
On knockout sprint racing:
“It’s a new format, I’ve done it already twice at Ibiza and the Europeans and it went quite well. In Ibiza I was fourth and in the Europeans I won. It’s really tactical and you have to prepare for everything. You have to focus on the places and in the 500 you have no time to be tactical, you just have to push it as hard as you can.
“The [new course] is not really a big change but hopefully it gives a better view for the audience to see the race results, especially for the knockout on Sunday. I hope a lot of spectators will be there and it’s going to be a great event this year as it has been.”
Enjoyment over pressure:
“I’m just trying to enjoy it and be as good as I can. Right now I’m feeling like I don’t have too much pressure on me to win all the medals because I already got an Olympic gold so for my career, it’s my biggest achievement so far. Anything else that comes is a plus.”
Having carried her success as a junior into the senior ranks, Fabian admits that her first visit to Setúbal some three years ago came at a time when she considered stepping away from open water altogether. Now, the former world junior champion has six World Cup medals to her name, most recently taking silver and bronze in the 3km knockout and 10km at the previous stop, and says that Setúbal offers the perfect backdrop for learning.
On her growth in Setúbal:
“When I was here for the first time it was the European Junior Championships and I was about to stop open water swimming. But after I came here one year later, I got fourth at my third World Cup so I would say that I’m getting better year by year here and I’m starting to like this venue and this place more and more. I’m actually very excited for tomorrow and hope that I will achieve an even better result than two years ago.
“Tomorrow, there are specific girls who can reach the podium, and I really hope that I can be one of them. I won’t say names because all of the athletes are so good here.”
On the racing conditions:
“I’m excited for the conditions, it’s a very hard venue. I think this is the perfect place to teach people how to swim open water. I developed so much in the past few years by competing here so I’m just glad that I can race here every year and improve more and more during the years.
On looking ahead to Singapore:
“[This race] is the perfect time slot because we are weeks before the World Champs and this is the last race that we wanted to participate in. After this race, we are going to a training camp and just focus on the preparation for the World Champs so that we can perform our best there.”
Fresh from his silver medal-winning performance in the 10km at the Ibiza leg of the World Cup, Verani is gearing up for a challenging weekend of racing; one that will also mark his debut in the 3km knockout sprint event this Sunday.
On racing in Setúbal:
“I feel good, I love this place and every year we come here so I’m very happy to do the race. It will be a hard race because there are waves and cold water so it will be a good challenge.”
On the Italian podium clean sweep in Ibiza:
“I felt good in Ibiza, I had a good race with my teammates Andrea and Giuseppe so I hope that here will be the same, but the race changes every time so we will see. My tactic is to stay on the group and then the last kilometre is a real race because the race pace is faster.”
On his 3km knockout sprint debut:
“I will do it on Sunday for the first time because in Ibiza after the 10km I didn’t feel good. For this new race, it’s my first time and we will see the result but I hope it will be good. It’s a good way to change the sport because it’s important that more swimmers from the swimming pool come to our sport so it will be a good challenge and a good race.”
Open water veteran Jouisse has eight World Cup medals to her name, stretching back to the Lac St-Jean stop in 2019. Having come home sixth in the 10km event in Ibiza, she arrives in Setúbal with back-to-back racing under her belt, most recently doing the triple (10k, 5k, knockout) at the French Open Water Swimming Championships in Martigues last weekend.
On her preparation for this weekend:
“My preparation had a lot of ups and downs because I didn’t go to the Europeans, but then I did the triple last week in our championships, so I’m pretty happy about that; I didn’t expect to win the knockout so that’s pretty cool.
On Setúbal as a favourite:
“Coming here to Setúbal, I’m really happy about it because this is one of my favourite races. I know a lot of people hate it because there are waves and it’s cold and everything but I just love it. I always do good here so fingers crossed it’s going to happen again.
“The first time I ever competed here I finished sixth and that was my best result ever in a World Cup, so I always come in kind of confident because I did sixth, first and fourth. So I just have something special with this race, it’s always in my favour.”
On her unlikely love for knockout sprint:
“I mean, I love it to be honest, coming from the 25km I would not expect myself to like that kind of race but I think for the public and the people to watch it, it’s really good to see the swimmers actually coming out of the water, seeing our faces, it’s really good for the people.
“I tried one strategy in Ibiza that didn’t work out, I didn’t make it to the final. I did another strategy last week at Nationals, which has less people of course. I’m going to try something else again this week so we’ll see.”
On back-to-back racing:
“I was tapered for last week, not too much but I’m still in good shape. I did some big kilometres this week so we’ll see how I react but I think it’s okay; I’ve always been good at doing races back to back to back. I always perform doing that so I know I need that. Having Nationals last week, the week before another competition in the week and this week Setúbal will be fine.
“I loved cold water when I started open water but the older I get, the less I like it. It’s still fine for a race, I can put it aside like if it’s too hot or too cold, I can try to focus on something else but if I had to choose between Setúbal or Singapore, that’s Setubal 100%.”
21-year-old Martinez Guillen cemented herself as a serious contender over this distance in Ibiza where she took home gold in front of a home crowd. Despite it being her first time racing in Setúbal, the former European Junior silver medallist is hoping to emulate that performance.
On competing in Setúbal:
“I’m very excited to compete here, it’s my first time and I hope to do the same like in Ibiza. I didn’t prepare especially for this competition so it will be a surprise for me.”
On her sprint finishes:
“That’s always my tactic, sometimes I do it better or worse and I hope it will be better this weekend. I will swim the 3km knockout sprint and for me it’s new, I hope I will learn in that race.”
In July 1963, Jan and Dean’s Surf City spent two weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the first surf rock song to top the charts. Co-written by Brian Wilson, the tune describes a halcyon place where there’s always a party brewing and the romantic odds are in the narrator’s favor […]
In July 1963, Jan and Dean’s Surf City spent two weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the first surf rock song to top the charts. Co-written by Brian Wilson, the tune describes a halcyon place where there’s always a party brewing and the romantic odds are in the narrator’s favor – two girls for every boy!
In this rock’n’roll era just before the Beatles shook up the US, surf culture had gone mainstream via films (the Annette Funicello-Frankie Avalon vehicle Beach Party) and music (the ferocious guitarist Dick Dale, quirky hits like the Surfaris’ Wipe Out). Wilson’s own Beach Boys were arguably the driving force behind this movement, having debuted in late 1961 with Surfin’, a single that doubled as an early mission statement: “Surfin’ is the only life, the only way for me.” The fresh-faced band members struck wholesome poses in magazine ads, wearing matching plaid shirts while standing in a line clutching a surfboard, as they sang pristine, intricate harmonies that radiated warmth.
By summer 1963, the Beach Boys’ second album, Surfin’ USA, was perched at number four on the album charts. The title track had been a top five hit several months before, thanks to hip-swiveling riffs, references to hip fashion and shout-outs to various California locales (eg, Redondo Beach, La Jolla). For Wilson and the Beach Boys, the Golden state was the place to be for anyone who wanted to be cool. But California wasn’t exclusionary: in Surfin’ USA, the lyrics note that everybody’s there in the water, meaning if you show up, you belong too.
The Beach Boys favored bucolic imagery in many of their songs, imagining California as a mythical place full of fancy cars (Little Deuce Coupe; the drag race chronicle Shut Down) with the best-looking women (California Girls) and tastiest surf reports (Catch a Wave). These lyrics captured charming – and innocent – scenes that resembled colorful postcards mailed to the rest of the world: joyriding to the beach, spending the day surfing and dreaming of romance. Wilson brought sophistication to these sun-kissed pop songs, elevating the music with virtuosic insights; for example, he later demonstrated to a journalist how Bach inspired California Girls. But the Beach Boys’ songs also positioned California as a place of its consistency; the state represented a respite from turbulent politics and shifting cultural norms.
That’s not to say Wilson ignored the outside world. But The Warmth of the Sun, which was written and recorded in the wake of the 1963 assassination of John F Kennedy, doesn’t touch on the tragedy; instead, it’s a breakup song where the heartbroken protagonist finds a silver lining by turning to sunshine. In dark times, the sun is never far away; it’s always guaranteed to rise again or provide comfort.
In ways big and small, Wilson established California as a place of possibility, where songs often possessed twinges of melancholy, but never lost their optimism. Surfer Girl nodded to When You Wish Upon a Star from Disney’s Pinocchio – a fitting reference for lyrics that wonder wistfully if the titular character will reciprocate a crush – while Wilson associated In My Room with teaching his brothers Carl and Dennis how to harmonize growing up. The title character of Noble Surfer survives oceanic uncertainty and triumphs over nature, a resilient and heroic figure on the water.
Perhaps even more, Wilson viewed California as a place of sonic possibility. He produced the Beach Boys’ third album, 1963’s Surfer Girl, incorporating instrumentation from session icons the Wrecking Crew or flourishes like a trilling harp on Catch a Wave. And his magnum opus, Pet Sounds, while not explicitly about California, built on Phil Spector’s lush, Los Angeles-recorded creations and created a blueprint for the kaleidoscopic pop productions, including the Beach Boys’ own 1968 LP Friends.
Yet the beachy early days remained a touchstone, a nostalgic place to revisit in song. The dewy California Feelin’, written in the early 1970s, notes: “Sunlight chased my cares away / The sun dances through the morning sky.” Decades later, Wilson released the solo album That Lucky Old Sun, a “concept album” that’s “about LA, and life in LA and the different kind of moods of LA. Call it the heartbeat of LA,” Wilson said.
One of the most poignant songs on the album was Southern California, with a chorus that stresses that anything is possible: “In Southern California / Dreams wake up for you / And when you wake up here / You wake up everywhere.” Fittingly, the lyrics describe an idyllic day: a lazy, sunny day by the ocean capped by a cinematic night that resembles a romantic movie. But in the first verse, Wilson reminisces about something far more personal: hearing Surfin’ on the radio, and how that reminded him of singing with his brothers, his dream coming true.
Wilson last toured with the Beach Boys in 2012 and retired from the road as a solo act in 2022. And while his musical influence is heard on a global scale – among other things, the Elephant 6 collective from Athens, Georgia, and the New York City punks the Ramones cite the band as an influence – the Beach Boys’ sound had an enormous impact closer to home. Think the gauzy California love letters of Best Coast; ambitious pop of Fleetwood Mac; surf-rock of Wavves; and the melodic chamber-pop of the Wondermints, the group that backed Wilson for years. Countless hip-hop artists have sampled the Beach Boys, while Beyoncé interpolated Good Vibrations on Cowboy Carter’s Ya Ya, and the French duo Air sampled Do It Again for Remember on Moon Safari.
On a broader scale, Wilson’s songs have permeated pop culture in comedy and drama films (Happy Feet, Good Morning, Vietnam, The Big Chill) and TV shows (The Bear, WandaVision, Ted Lasso). On a TV show like Full House, Wilson and the Beach Boys became synonymous with an idealized version of sunny California.
Fittingly, the Surf City Wilson once wrote about in 1963 now literally exists – Huntington Beach, California, officially became known as Surf City USA in 2006 – and the Beach Boys still tour consistently, keeping Wilson’s California chronicles alive. “Together, we gave the world the American dream of optimism, joy, and a sense of freedom,” the band wrote on Facebook upon Wilson’s death. “Music that made people feel good, made them believe in summer and endless possibilities.”
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