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The Royals signed veteran Rich Hill to a minor league deal. They would be his 14th team if called up

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Florida’s Lily Hayes and U.S. U19 Team Earn Silver at FIVB Girls World Championships

Florida’s incoming freshman Lily Hayes and the U.S. Girls U19 National Team earned the silver medal at the 2025 FIVB Girls U19 World Championships on Sunday in in Osijek, Croatia.   Hayes finished with 14 digs in the gold medal match against Bulgaria, as the U.S. fell 3-1 (25-21, 16-25, 17-25, 27-29). Throughout the nine […]

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Florida’s incoming freshman Lily Hayes and the U.S. Girls U19 National Team earned the silver medal at the 2025 FIVB Girls U19 World Championships on Sunday in in Osijek, Croatia.
 
Hayes finished with 14 digs in the gold medal match against Bulgaria, as the U.S. fell 3-1 (25-21, 16-25, 17-25, 27-29). Throughout the nine matches played, the Tampa, Fla. native totaled 108 digs and averaged 12.00 digs per set over the nine matches played.  
 
The U.S. has medaled in the last four World Championships for the age group. The 2023 World Championship, where the team won gold, was the first one contested as a U19 championship. Previously, FIVB held Worlds as a U18 event, and the U.S. won bronze in 2021 and gold in 2019.
 
Hayes is one of three Gators to make a 2025 U.S. National Team roster. Sophomore Jaela Auguste and Taylor Parks were two of 18 athletes named to the U.S. Women’s U21 National Team for the 2025 NORCECA U21 Pan American Cup in San Jose, Costa Rica. The two will train from July 13-19 at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where 12 athletes will be selected to represent the United States in Costa Rica from July 20-28.
 
2025 FIVB Girls U19 World Championship Results:
July 2: USA def. Spain, 3-1 (22-25, 25-16, 25-12, 25-23) –
July 3: USA def. Peru, 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-18)
July 4: Poland def. USA, 3-2 (25-23, 23-25, 25-17, 25-27, 16-14)
July 6: Bulgaria def. USA, 3-2 (25-15, 16-25, 27-25, 13-25, 15-5)
July 7: USA def. Türkiye, 3-1 (25-19, 20-25, 25-22, 25-23)
July 8: Round of 16: USA def. Germany, 3-2 (25-18, 26-28, 17-25, 25-15, 15-13)
July 11: Quarterfinals, USA def. Italy, 3-2 (31-29, 23-25, 20-25, 30-28, 15-8)
July 12: Semifinals, 12:15 p.m.: USA def. Poland, 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-19)
July 13: Final: Bulgaria def. USA, 3-1 (21-25, 25-16, 25-17, 29-27)
 
2025 U19 National Team Roster for World Championship
(Name, Pos., Birth Year, Height, Hometown, School, Region)
3 Jordan Taylor (MB, 6-5, 2007, Houston, Texas, University of Minnesota, Lone Star)
Lily Hayes (L, 5-9, 2007, Tampa, Fla., Berkeley Prep HS, Florida)
6 Suli Davis (OH, 6-1, 2007, Euless, Texas, Brigham Young University, North Texas)
8 Abbey Emch (MB, 6-3, 2007, New Waterford, Ohio, University of Pittsburgh, Ohio Valley)
10 Isabelle Hoppe (S, 5-8, 2008, Gibsonia, Pa., Pine Richland HS, Ohio Valley)
11 Kelly Kinney (OH/OPP, 6-2, 2007, West Palm Beach, Fla., The Kings Academy, Florida)
12 Genevieve Harris (S, 5-11, 2007, Raleigh, N.C, Cardinal Gibbons HS, Carolina)
13 Gabrielle Nichols (MB, 6-3, 2007, Winston Salem, N.C., Penn State University, Carolina)
16 Cari Spears (OH, 6-3, 2007, Dallas, Texas, University of Texas, North Texas)
17 Lameen Mambu (OH, 6-0, 2007, Chantilly, Va., Georgia Tech, Chesapeake)
19 Henley Anderson (OPP/OH, 6-3, 2007, Dripping Springs, Texas, Dripping Springs HS, Lone Star)
20 Devyn Wiest (OH, 6-3, 2007, Peoria, Ariz., University of Utah, Arizona)
 
Alternates
1 Izzy Mogridge (S, 5-11, 2007, Lutz, Fla., Berkeley Prep HS, Florida)
2 Charlotte Vinson (OPP, 6-2, 2007, Muncie, Ind., Yorktown HS, Hoosier)
4 Kalyssa Blackshear (MB/OPP, 6-4, 2007, Torrance, Calif., University of Louisville, Southern California)
7 Ayanna Watson (OH/OPP, 6-3, 2007, Henderson, Nev., Bishop Gorman HS, Southern California)
9 Natalie Wardlow (MB/OPP, 6-5, 2007, Lincoln, Neb., Lincoln Southeast HS, Great Plains)
15 Logan Bell (L, 5-11, 2007, Beech Grove, Ind., Roncalli HS, Hoosier)
18 Aniya Warren (L, 5-8, 2007, Lockport, Ill., Benet Academy, Great Lakes)
 
Coaches
Head Coach: Keegan Cook (Minnesota)
Assistant Coach: Alyssa D’Errico (Utah)
Assistant Coach: April Sanchez (New Mexico)
Performance Analyst: Jon Wong (Florida State)
ATC: Cherryl Bueno (Coast to Coast AthletiCare)
Team Lead: Courtney Smith (NTDP)

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Beach Volleyball Teams Finish 9th In Fourth Stage

Bermuda’s national beach volleyball teams have concluded the fourth stage of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, with both the men’s and women’s pairs securing ninth-place finishes. In the men’s division, Kyle Hamilton and Connor Somerville were defeated in their final match against Edgar Maldonado and Luis García Penagos of Guatemala. The Guatemalan team won the […]

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Bermuda’s national beach volleyball teams have concluded the fourth stage of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, with both the men’s and women’s pairs securing ninth-place finishes.

In the men’s division, Kyle Hamilton and Connor Somerville were defeated in their final match against Edgar Maldonado and Luis García Penagos of Guatemala. The Guatemalan team won the contest for ninth place 2-0 [21-10, 21-13] in a match that lasted 35 minutes.

The women’s division team of Megan Hands and Natalie Gazzard also earned a ninth-place finish.

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Vote on Palm Beach County high school volleyball state champions 2000-25

The Palm Beach Post is hosting a summer celebration featuring the best of Palm Beach County high school athletics from the first 25 years of the 21st century. Starting the first week of June, the Post will roll out content highlighting every state champion and Player of the Year winner from 2000-25, including photos, reader […]

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The Palm Beach Post is hosting a summer celebration featuring the best of Palm Beach County high school athletics from the first 25 years of the 21st century.

Starting the first week of June, the Post will roll out content highlighting every state champion and Player of the Year winner from 2000-25, including photos, reader polls and premium content. A full publication schedule can be found at the bottom of this page.

We’ll continue this week with the 13 state championship winners from Palm Beach County girls volleyball teams.

2000: Olympic Heights, Class 6A

Record: 33-1

Head coach: Virginia Kelly

Key players: Julia Caner (12 kills per game), Michelle Piantadosi (9 kills per game), Mary Ellen Caner, Amanda Sterner, Kim Harper.

2001: Olympic Heights, Class 6A

Record: 31-1

Head coach: Virginia Kelly

Key players: Julia Caner (336 kills), Kim Harper (520 assists), Amanda Sterner (168 kills, 61 blocks), Summer Weissing (196 kills), Emily Downing, Jessica Lennon, Paige Goss, Brooke Robinson.

2002: Olympic Heights, Class 6A

Record: 35-1

Head coach: Virginia Kelly  

Key players: Summer Weissing (300 kills, 380 digs), Emily Downing (210 kills, 38 blocks), Amanda Sterner (264 kills, 225 digs), Kim Harper (682 assists), Jessica Lennon.

2003: Spanish River, Class 6A

Record: 29-2

Head coach: Mariela Lee 

Key players: Madison Robelen (18.7 assists per match), Mercedes Thompson, Marie Sirounis, Laura Parker, Gina Iacona.

2005: Suncoast, Class 4A

Record: 28-3

Head coach: Gina Jacobellis

Key players: Lydee Benoit (310 kills, 204 digs), Lecia Brown (180 kills, 252 blocks), Rachel Olds (597 assists, 155 digs), Christie Hagen, Sarah Iles, Katie Folmar, Dominique Ouellette.

2006: King’s Academy, Class 2A

Record: 32-2

Head coach: Alicia Hobson  

Key players: Rachel Goosens (145 kills, 149 digs), Emily Kirk (130 kills, 40 blocks), Kaitlyn Lawrence (417 assists), Hillary Neal (154 kills), Kim Hobgood.

2011: Lake Worth Christian, Class 2A

Record: 22-10

Head coach: Terri Kaiser

Key players: Kristen Reid, Kristin Kintz, Amanda King, Elizabeth Owens.

2012: Boca Raton, Class 8A

Record: 31-1

Head coach: Amanda Angermeier

Key players: Ruth Harrington, Sydney Kantor (419 digs), Libby Vilmar (1,104 assists), Cassidy Hughes (154 digs) Katie Laporte (189 kills, 49 blocks), Charlotte Earnhardt, Jayci Fischer, Brittany Goldschmidt, Haley Little, Kara Mason.

2012: Lake Worth Christian, Class 2A

Record: 28-3

Head coach: Terri Kaiser 

Key players: Meagan Milligan (362 kills), Amanda King (580 assists, 202 kills), Kristen Reid (521 digs, 241 kills), Elizabeth Owens (157 kills), Missy Reid (295 digs, 62 aces), Emily Lampman (572 digs), Devin Rohack, Britt Smith.

2015: Lake Worth Christian, Class 2A

Record: 28-4

Head coach: Terri Kaiser

Key players: Madelyne Anderson, Cassie Anderson, Shedd Morgan, Emily Lampman, Hannah Tannone.

2016: Boca Raton, Class 9A

Record: 24-2

Head coach: Amanda Angermeier 

Key players: Christine Jarman (340 kills, 246 digs), Tatiana Rivas (912 assists, 198 digs), Taylor Garcia (187 kills), Lili Henderson, Shiloh O’Leath, Laura Stevenson, Vittoria Sottani Hannah Alfieri.

2019: Lake Worth Christian, Class 2A

Record: 27-4

Head coach: Terri Kaiser

Key players: Sarah Franklin (630 kills, 88 blocks), Abigail Toeniskoetter (153 kills, 81 blocks), Parker Folino (600 assists), Kelly Franklin (149 kills, 414 assists), Alexis Jacobs (147 kills),

2020: Lake Worth Christian, Class 2A

Record: 18-2

Head coach: Terri Kaiser

Key players: Kelly Franklin, Abigali Toeniskoetter, Emily Caputo, Alexis Jacobs, Sofia Aguilera.

Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at ejwallace@gannett.com.



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LIVE Another derby in Singapore, “Sharks” against Croatia for a place in the quarterfinals

11h00PM After their feat against Greece at the start of the World Championship, the Montenegrin water polo team is dreaming of another big “scalp”. Dejan Savić’s team will face an Adriatic derby against Croatia at 11.35:XNUMX a.m., and a possible victory would secure first place and a direct berth in the quarterfinals. “We know each […]

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After their feat against Greece at the start of the World Championship, the Montenegrin water polo team is dreaming of another big “scalp”.

Dejan Savić’s team will face an Adriatic derby against Croatia at 11.35:XNUMX a.m., and a possible victory would secure first place and a direct berth in the quarterfinals.

“We know each other very well with Croatia. We almost did part of the preparations for the World Cup in Makarska together, and we also met in April in Podgorica at the World Cup final tournament,” said center Savo Ćetković, one of the debutants at the World Cup.

Montenegro played a very good match against Greece on Sunday, leading the entire time and defending itself in the end – showing that it can handle the favorites. And not only that, it showed that it can beat them…

“I believe we will play even better than against Greece and that we will win three more points,” emphasized Ćetković.





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Every venue for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and Paralympics

The 2028 Games will be the largest in modern Olympic history. L.A. will host the Paralympics for the first time. The proper stage for the more than 15,000 athletes competing in 2028 requires more than just Hollywood’s most iconic landmarks. From the Pacific Ocean to the San Gabriel Mountains to the great plains in Oklahoma, […]

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The 2028 Games will be the largest in modern Olympic history. L.A. will host the Paralympics for the first time. The proper stage for the more than 15,000 athletes competing in 2028 requires more than just Hollywood’s most iconic landmarks.

From the Pacific Ocean to the San Gabriel Mountains to the great plains in Oklahoma, the L.A. Olympics will use more than 30 venues to host 36 sports and 52 disciplines in the largest Games program in modern Olympic history. While the Olympic footprint sprawls across multiple states, the Paralympics will take place in a compact 35-mile radius encompassing L.A., Carson, Long Beach and Arcadia.

Olympic venues for mountain biking, race walking and soccer preliminaries have yet to be announced, along with sites for para weightlifting, para cycling road and the course and finish line of the para marathon. Soccer group-stage games will be played in stadiums across the country before the tournament returns to the Rose Bowl for the medal games.

As the final plan takes shape, here’s a look at where the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in 2028.



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WWE Evolution 2025

WWE Evolution 2025 took over the State Farm Arena on Sunday evening in Atlanta for the promotion’s second-ever all-women card. Naomi stole the show with an unlikely Money in the Bank cash-in, Trish Stratus showed she still has what it takes to compete at the highest level, and Stephanie Vaquer’s stock is at an all-time […]

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WWE Evolution 2025 took over the State Farm Arena on Sunday evening in Atlanta for the promotion’s second-ever all-women card.

Naomi stole the show with an unlikely Money in the Bank cash-in, Trish Stratus showed she still has what it takes to compete at the highest level, and Stephanie Vaquer’s stock is at an all-time high with a championship match right around the corner. As we round out WWE’s weekend residence in the deep south, here’s seven big takeaways from a monumental evening in Atlanta.

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1. Naomi trades in her briefcase for championship gold

Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley put on an absolute war in a match that lived up to the expectations established when it was first announced. Sky and Ripley are two women who have incredible chemistry any time they’re in the ring together, and Sunday night was no exception. A well-timed referee bump led to the action spilling onto the floor before Naomi’s stunning cash-in.

Naomi’s cash-in was legitimately shocking and it totally transforms the landscape of the women’s roster. Naomi seemed firmly planted in her rivalry with Jade Cargill and I assumed that was the direction for her eventual cash-in. Instead, she opens the door atop the mountain to the Women’s World Championship picture, with the likes of Sky and Ripley suddenly looking up. How WWE moves from here will be fascinating.

2. Jade Cargill seems destined for the title

Jade Cargill is now 2-0 against Naomi in singles matches, winning for the second time after previously defeating her at WrestleMania in April. Their No Holds Barred match was brutal and involved some great spots, with much of the action being spent with Naomi on the receiving end of a beatdown. Cargill looked like an absolute monster and continues to seemingly be groomed to be a future world champion and world-beater.

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It felt like the direction this was going meant Naomi would get her comeuppance sooner rather than later, and quite possibly at SummerSlam when Cargill fights for the WWE Women’s Championship at SummerSlam. Before the main event, I predicted that Naomi’s days holding the Money in the Bank briefcase would be numbered — I just didn’t anticipate she’d cash in on the very same night, which seems to separate Cargill and Naomi for the foreseeable future.

The move could allow their rivalry to cool down, Cargill to inch closer to holding championship gold, and for WWE to eventually circle back to Naomi in the future.

3. Stephanie Vaquer is riding huge momentum

When Stephanie Vaquer signed with WWE and immediately landed in NXT, it wasn’t clear what her path to the main roster and superstardom would look like. She’s taken the WWE by storm though, quickly rising up the ranks in NXT and capturing both the NXT Women’s Championship and the NXT Women’s North American title less than six months into her tenure.

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With her move to the main roster, her rise has followed a similar trajectory. More than a month after she dropped the NXT Women’s Championship to Jacy Jayne, Vaquer has competed in the Money in the Bank match, the Queen of the Ring tournament, and now she’s earned a world championship match at Clash in Paris. If there were betting odds for this one, they would favor Vaquer holding one of WWE’s women’s world championships by the end of next year’s WrestleMania 42 weekend.

4. Becky Lynch retains, but Lyra Valkyria belongs

When it became clear which match was going to close Sunday’s show, there was almost no question this one should open it. Between three absolute workhorses, Becky Lynch, Bayley and Lyra Valkyria were almost guaranteed to put on a show-stealer. Yet somehow they over-delivered in a match that set the tone for the evening.

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Valkyria has been one of the more consistent performers in WWE since her arrival, and she’s only upped her game since jumping into this program after WrestleMania 41. What was projected to be a sink-or-swim moment for her has been exactly that — she swam. She’s stepped up in a big way with this feud, both in the ring and on the mic, to match the levels with Lynch and Bayley. Sunday night was no different as Valkyria looked the part of a main-eventer alongside two of the most consistent women in WWE.

5. Trish Stratus passes the baton to Tiffany Stratton

Trish Stratus and Tiffany Stratton was everything we imagined Stratton and Charlotte Flair would be when they first locked up. The match very much felt like a passing of the guard from the former face of the women’s division to the current.

Stratus played all the hits and at times appeared on the verge of becoming the new WWE Women’s Champion. My assumption was Stratus would walk out champion to set up a passing of the guard moment against Jade Cargill at SummerSlam. Instead, Stratton is the one receiving the push in the right direction, keeping the course as she continues to build momentum on what is a pretty decent title run.

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6. No surprises with The Judgment Day retaining their Women’s Tag Team titles. Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss gel really well as a tag team and it’s fresh to move Flair from on her own to the support of a tag team. She received a huge response in Atlanta and this unlikely team feels like the perfect opposition to the Judgement Day. I can understand why Sunday’s match wasn’t a 2 vs. 2, but that should ideally be where we’re headed.

7. Blake Monroe’s alignment with Jordynne Grace was deservedly short-lived, as she was flying a bit too close to becoming a character she just spent more than a year building and subsequently tearing down in AEW. A right-out-of-the-gate rivalry with Grace is going to be hard-hitting though, and offers what could be a signature program incredibly early into her WWE tenure.

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