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Five Bulldogs Stamped on 2025 All-MIAA Softball Awards Teams

Story Links FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) has released its honorees for the 2025 Softball All-Conference awards, naming five members of the Adrian College NCAA softball team across the First and Second All-MIAA teams. Taylor Gerhardt and Abbie Hoff were listed on the All-MIAA First Team after […]

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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) has released its honorees for the 2025 Softball All-Conference awards, naming five members of the Adrian College NCAA softball team across the First and Second All-MIAA teams.

Taylor Gerhardt and Abbie Hoff were listed on the All-MIAA First Team after notable offensive seasons. Making their way onto the All-MIAA Second Team were Hailey DeChalk, Genna Marasco, and Abbi Patton.

Gerhardt (Sophomore – OF) started all 16 conference games this season, batting .423 with 22 hits, 4 RBI, and 20 runs scored. The Pataskala, Ohio native also slashed a .577 SLG%, a .508 OB%, and a 1.085 OPS. Over 52 at-bats, Gerhardt collected 2 doubles, 3 triples, and 7 walks. In the outfield, Gerhardt registered a perfect fielding percentage while adding 29 catches, 26 put-outs, and 3 outfield assists.

Hoff (Junior, DH/1B) led the Bulldogs offensively in conference play, batting .500 over 46 at-bats which saw a team-lead 23 hits in 16 games. Hoff, a native of Auburn, Michigan, collected 8 doubles and a team-lead 3 home runs and 29 RBI. She crossed home plate 16 times and walked 9 times, reaching base .596% of the time and slashing a .870SLG% and a 1.466OPS. Highlighting her stellar season, on April 16 against Hope College, Hoff drove in a whopping 8 RBI to lead her squad to a crucial 16-7 win.

DeChalk (Senior, C) stood behind home plate as Adrian’s backstop for all 16 conference battles this season, while also illustrating her value at the plate. The Brighton, Michigan product slashed a .383% BA, .574SLG%, .455OB%, and a 1.029 OPS and in 47 conference play at-bats, DeChalk mustered 18 hits, including 9 doubles, and 13 RBI. She scored 15 runs and walked 6 times to help carry the Bulldogs to the No. 2 tournament seed.

Marasco (Senior, OF) had an impressive Senior season, batting .421 with 16 hits over 38 at-bats in conference play. The Ray, Michigan native showcased her speed on the base paths as well, going 7-8 on stolen bases. Marasco scored 13 runs, drove in 9 RBI, and walked 5 times while only striking out 5 times, the least by any starter. Marasco also reached base 50% of the time and registered a .447SLG% and a .947 OPS.

Patton (Senior, P) pitched a 5-2 record on the mound for the Bulldogs in conference play, posting an impressive 2.25 ERA. The Greenwood, Indiana native was instrumental in Adrian’s pitching effort all season, leading her team in opposing batting average, with a low of .233. Over 37.1 conference innings, Patton struck out 21 batters, while only giving up 18 runs, and carried a 1.27 WHIP. She also managed to throw 2 complete games over her 8 starts.

Adrian College congratulates these student-athletes on their well-deserved All-MIAA achievements.

The Bulldogs will begin MIAA Tournament play this afternoon versus No. 2 Hope College at 3:30 PM in Angola.

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Herb Brooks National Hockey Center to be renovated with state funds

SAINT CLOUD — The Huskies’ den is getting an upgrade. The Herb Brooks National Hockey Center is receiving $12.9 million from a bonding bill passed by the Minnesota Legislature on Tuesday, June 10 in a special session. The $700 million package addresses statewide projects using money from a state bond and general fund bill. Aside from […]

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SAINT CLOUD — The Huskies’ den is getting an upgrade.

The Herb Brooks National Hockey Center is receiving $12.9 million from a bonding bill passed by the Minnesota Legislature on Tuesday, June 10 in a special session. The $700 million package addresses statewide projects using money from a state bond and general fund bill. Aside from the historic Herb, some of the infrastructure projects are in water systems, transportation and housing.

St. Cloud representative Dan Wolgamott (DFL-14B) advocated for the funding as co-chair of the house higher education committee.

“I’m proud of all we accomplished for St. Cloud during the most bipartisan session in Minnesota House history,” Wolgamott said in a statement. “Our key achievements will get more police officers on our streets, tackle the healthcare workforce shortages, attract and incentivize developers to downtown St. Cloud, and provide much-needed renovations to the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.”

St. Cloud Technical and Community College also received $1.3 million in infrastructure funding as part of the bonding package, passed the same day as the remainder of the state budget.

The SCSU athletic department will release a statement on its plans for the investment by the end of the week, according to athletics communications director Andrew Melroe.

The Herb Brooks National Hockey Center was built in 1989 to facilitate the SCSU men’s and women’s teams’ move to NCAA Division I. It now hosts the Huskies, the Division III St. John’s University Johnnies, youth teams and community events. Last summer, it hosted then-presidential candidate Donald Trump for a rally that sat an estimated 8,000 people.

“I think that it’s a humongous victory not just for Husky hockey, not just for St Cloud State University, not just for downtown St Cloud, but for our whole community (considering) the economic benefits that the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center provides for our local economy,” Wolgamott said in an interview.

For several years, St. Cloud State officials have campaigned for state funding to upgrade the original refrigerant system for its two ice sheets from R-22, which has been outlawed for its damage to the ozone in the atmosphere. The Municipal Athletic Complex is upgrading its system to ammonia this summer, part of a $16 million project that includes roof work, new locker rooms and more training and mechanical space.

One difference between the sheets at the MAC and the National Hockey Center is the size of the ice — SCSU plays on the larger Olympic rink compared to NHL dimensions. Most teams, including all of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, play on the smaller ice. Two rinks in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association are bigger than NHL and smaller than Olympic.

The arena had been upgraded recently. Before last season, the video boards and sound system were upgraded thanks to $1.3 million in gifts. In 2019, the school added a new workout room connected to the nearly $20 million addition in 2013 that built a new atrium, suites and locker rooms.

Contact reporter Reid Glenn at rglenn@gannett.com

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SEC communications staff members honored with College Sports Communicators 25-Year Awards

The Southeastern Conference is proud to recognize two of its communications staff members, Jill Skotarczak and Tammy Wilson, who have been honored by College Sports Communicators (CSC) with the prestigious 25-Year Award. The award is presented to CSC members who have completed 25 years in the athletics communications profession and is vetted and voted on […]

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RPI Engineers women’s hockey schedule released – Troy Record

DANBURY, Conn. — ECAC Hockey unveiled its 2025-26 women’s league schedule, setting the stage for another thrilling season of collegiate hockey battles. The quest for the ECAC Hockey regular season title will take place over the league’s traditional 132-game slate, beginning on October 24 and concluding with the ECAC Hockey Women’s Championships from February 20 […]

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Union Men’s Hockey Unveils 2025-26 Schedule

Story Links Men’s Hockey 2025-26 Schedule SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The Union College men’s hockey team unveiled its 2025-26 schedule on Wednesday afternoon, highlighted by 18 regular-season games and one exhibition contest at the brand-new M&T Bank Center as well as the program’s second trip […]

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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The Union College men’s hockey team unveiled its 2025-26 schedule on Wednesday afternoon, highlighted by 18 regular-season games and one exhibition contest at the brand-new M&T Bank Center as well as the program’s second trip across the pond for the annual Friendship Four in Belfast.

“We are incredibly excited for the 2025-26 season and cannot wait to be back in front of our fans at our new home,” said head coach Josh Hauge. “The M&T Bank Center is a huge step forward for the future of Union Hockey, and we look forward to getting into the building and taking to the ice for the first time. We also have an incredible opportunity to head to Northern Ireland for the Friendship Four, which will be a great experience for our student-athletes and staff as well as our fans.”

The 2025-26 schedule comprises 34 regular-season games and two exhibitions, with the team’s 22 ECAC Hockey matchups complemented by 12 competitive non-conference contests – including seven of the 12 to be played in Schenectady.

The new season gets underway on October 3 with an exhibition at Colgate University, followed the next day by the first men’s game at M&T Bank Center against Army West Point on Saturday, October 4 at 5 p.m.

Following a weekend series at Mercyhurst University on October 10-11, Union will not leave the Capital Region for over a month thanks to seven home games and the back-end of a weekend home-and-home with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The home stretch starts with two games against Niagara University on October 17-18 before a home date with RPI to end October and an away matchup in Troy to start November. ECAC play continues the following weekend with North Country rivals Clarkson University and St. Lawrence University on November 7-8 before closing out the time at home with non-conference games against UMass Lowell (November 14) and the University of New Hampshire (November 15).

The Garnet Chargers will be away from home for the next two weekends, albeit with greatly varying distances from Schenectady. The team heads to Cornell University and Colgate University on November 21-22 before crossing the pond to take part in the annual Friendship Four event in Belfast, Northern Ireland on November 28-29. Union will battle with Sacred Heart University, Miami (Ohio) University and Rochester Institute of Technology for control of the Belpot Trophy, as Union looks to become the first team to win the event twice since its inception in 2015.

Union closes out 2025 with four more games on home ice, getting back into conference play on December 5-6 against Princeton University and Quinnipiac University before a pair of non-conference games against the University of Alaska Fairbanks on December 12-13.

After a bevy of home games in the opening half of the season, the Garnet Chargers will play only seven games in Schenectady over the season’s final two months. The second half kicks off with an exhibition against the Royal Military College of Canada on January 3, followed by a road weekend at Quinnipiac and Princeton on January 9-10.

The team plays its first games of the year with Brown University and Yale University at home on January 16-17, followed by a season-long stretch of five straight games away from home. A tentatively scheduled Monday night matchup at Harvard University on January 19 would finish a busy stretch of three games in four days, followed by the annual Mayors’ Cup game against RPI on January 24, as the Garnet Chargers look for a fifth-straight win in the annual matchup in Albany. A solo game at Dartmouth College comes up next to end the month of January, and February begins with a trip to the North Country to face St. Lawrence and Clarkson on February 6-7.

The team finally returns home for two against Colgate and Cornell on February 13-14. The squad then closes out the home portion of the regular season with games against Harvard (February 20) and Dartmouth (February 21), highlighted by Senior Day on Saturday against the Big Green. The regular season finishes up at Yale and Brown on February 27-28.

Season tickets for the 2025-26 season are available now by visiting UnionAthletics.com/tickets. Benefits of season tickets include the ability to renew the same seats on an annual basis; tickets to the Women’s Ice Breaker Tournament in October and the annual Mayors’ Cup games at MVP Arena; access to special events only for season ticket holders, including a preseason meet-and-greet with the men’s and women’s teams at M&T Bank Center; as well as other perks. Single-game tickets will be made available for purchase later in the summer.

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Netflix has had a slew of successes translating the world of sports into compelling series with emotional storylines. Check out the very best titles across a wide range of professional leagues and competitions below. [embedded content] This 40-minute documentary is a high-stakes snackable dose of sports drama that picks up in the wake of Lewis […]

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This 40-minute documentary is a high-stakes snackable dose of sports drama that picks up in the wake of Lewis Hamilton’s shocking departure from the Mercedes F1 team after twelve years and six world champions, and follows 18-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s promotion to the most prestigious racing league in the world.

It’s a great supplement to Netflix’s Formula 1: Drive to Survive series which exploded the league’s popularity, and proved that the elite racing community could deliver as much drama as the Real Housewives. An excuse to see Mercedes Team Principal and F1 zaddy Toto Wolff in his crisp white button down is reason enough to queue this title up.

The riveting story of one woman’s journey to overcome gender stereotypes in rural Nepal and follow her dreams of becoming a professional mountaineer, achieving historic success summiting Mount Everest ten times, the current record for female climbers.

Spanning Sherpa’s life from childhood to motherhood, an abusive marriage, and her immigration to the United States, we see her perseverance and determination impact her life on and off the mountain. Thoughtful attention is paid to her Nepalese roots and the Sherpa culture, and her effort to impart both to two daughters as they grow up in Connecticut.

Following the massive success of Formula 1: Drive To Survive, Netflix took a stab at humanizing the world of professional golf. By following major names like Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Scottie Scheffler and others on and off the course, the series was able to generate compelling suspenseful storylines around a sport without the fights, fouls, or impact of the NHL, NBA, or NFL.

The series explores player friendships and rivalries, the expanding diversity of the league, and the growing tension between the PGA-Tour and Saudi-funded LIV Golf league to provide a modern, nuanced, and evocative view on one of the world’s oldest modern sports.

A household name that simultaneous represents an international soccer career, a high-profile marriage, fashion icons, and pop culture sensations, this documentary literally has something for everyone familiar with the family whether you’re a sports fan or not.

The journey through Beckham’s career from childhood to present day was especially riveting for an American viewer like me who grew up in during his rise to fame and didn’t have previous knowledge of highs and lows, wins and losses. The game clips and interviews with Victoria Beckham and Sir Alex Ferguson felt like experiencing 30 years of sports and pop culture suspense at once.

The Drive To Survive team strikes once again with another behind the scenes series, this time focused on the world of international tennis. Featuring participation from ATP and WTA pros like Nick Kyrgios, Frances Tiafoe, Alexander Zverev, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Świątek, and Coco Gauff, the series not only exhibited balanced coverage of men’s and women’s sports, but the physical and mental tolls of training.

Like it’s sister F1 and PGA series, Break Point focuses on the interpersonal relationships between pros, career highs and lows, as well as the immense pressure fame and media attention bring to competing at such an elite level.

The epic 10-part series covering the Chicago Bull’s 1997-98 NBA season as they pursued their sixth championship during Michael Jordan’s final season with the team, brought together over 500 hours of unseen footage, along with in-depth interviews with players, coaches, and other commentators.

The film also covers Jordan’s journey to super-stardom, along with his first retirement after his father’s murder, and pivot to pursue a career in baseball. As with the Beckham documentary, it provided an incredible opportunity for younger sports fans to relive the magic of not just an epic career, but an entire era of basketball.

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Memphis football coach Ryan Silverfield fires back at UTSA’s Jeff Traylor after NIL comparison

The rivalry between Memphis football and UTSA has stretched into 2025. Ahead of the Memphis-UTSA football game in 2024, UTSA coach Jeff Traylor said Memphis had six times more NIL money than UTSA and that the Roadrunners needed to invest more money in their program. The Tigers set their pregame hype video to “Got Money” […]

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The rivalry between Memphis football and UTSA has stretched into 2025.

Ahead of the Memphis-UTSA football game in 2024, UTSA coach Jeff Traylor said Memphis had six times more NIL money than UTSA and that the Roadrunners needed to invest more money in their program. The Tigers set their pregame hype video to “Got Money” by Lil Wayne.

Then the Tigers lost 44-36. It was a damaging loss that knocked Memphis out of contention for the AAC title game.

Memphis football coach Ryan Silverfield appeared on Grind City Media’s “Chris Vernon Show” on June 11 and addressed the situation.

“That head coach signed a $27 million contract,” Silverfield said of Traylor. “He should probably give some of that money back to the school, right? But hey, they beat us so I can’t say much. He’s a good coach, he’s done a good job with that program.”

UTSA went 7-6 in 2024, while Memphis went 11-2.

The two teams don’t play each other in 2025. But both will be expected to compete at the top of the conference.

UTSA brought back starting quarterback Owen McCown and is positioned to have one of the top offenses in the AAC. Memphis has had significant roster turnover, but the Tigers brought in a strong transfer class and should be competitive on both sides of the ball.

Reach sports writer Jonah Dylan at jonah.dylan@commercialappeal.com or on X @thejonahdylan.

This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Ryan Silverfield fires back at Jeff Traylor after NIL comparison

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