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Alvarez, Ullmark Named To U.S. Soccer Concacaf Championship U

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – University of North Carolina women’s soccer defender Aven Alvarez and midfielder Linda Ullmark have been named to U.S. Soccer’s Concacaf Championship U-20 squad, the organization announced on Friday. The 21 players named to the team will compete in Costa Rica starting on May 30 in a quest for a berth to […]

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Alvarez, Ullmark Named To U.S. Soccer Concacaf Championship U

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – University of North Carolina women’s soccer defender Aven Alvarez and midfielder Linda Ullmark have been named to U.S. Soccer’s Concacaf Championship U-20 squad, the organization announced on Friday. The 21 players named to the team will compete in Costa Rica starting on May 30 in a quest for a berth to the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
 
Alvarez, a rising sophomore from New Hill, N.C., was one of three freshmen to appear in all 27 games, starting 13, and appeared in every minute of the College Cup. She helped anchor a back line that limited opponents to 8.0 shots per game and 3.8 shots on goal per game. The group only conceded one goal throughout the NCAA Tournament with zero goals allowed in the College Cup.
 
A Buffalo, N.Y. native, Ullmark was the one of five Tar Heels and the only freshman to start all 27 games last season. She was named to the College Cup All-Tournament Team, TopDrawSoccer’s Freshman Best XI and the ACC All-Freshman Team. Ullmark tallied six goals and five assists on the season, which ranked fourth and second on the team, respectively.
 
The USA will face Guyana on May 30 (1 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. local), Puerto Rico on June 1 (1 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. local) and host Costa Rica on June 3 (4 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. local) in Group A play at the tournament, which will run from May 29-June 8 in Alajuela, Costa Rica. The top four finishers in the tournament will advance to represent the region in Poland in the fall of next year.

Stay up to date with UNC women’s soccer by following the Tar Heels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
 

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Is a Texas Takeover About to Hit the SEC, On and Off the Field?

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Eagles forward makes move to Massachusetts, Division III

NEWS RELEASE NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE *********************** The Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League have announced that forward Drew Dellies has committed to Anna Maria College in Paxton, Mass., where he’ll further his education as well as play NCAA Division III hockey in the fall. Hailing from Marquette, Mich., the 20-year-old […]

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The Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League have announced that forward Drew Dellies has committed to Anna Maria College in Paxton, Mass., where he’ll further his education as well as play NCAA Division III hockey in the fall.

Hailing from Marquette, Mich., the 20-year-old Dellies saw action in parts of the three seasons in the NOJHL with the Eagles.

He’s coming off a 2024-25 campaign where he set personal single-season bests in games played (45); goals (10); assists (13); points (23); power play markers (4) and game-winning tallies (2).

Appearing in 86 career contests in the league, he scored 17 times and helped set-up 19 others along the way.

“Drew had an unmatched work ethic and drive that made him a very hard player to compete against,” said Eagles’ general manager Bruno Braganolo.

“His offensive ability as well as his tenacity and heart made him popular with our fans, as did his volunteer work within the community,” added the Michigan Soo GM.

Discussing his NCAA commitment, Dellies offered: “My time with the Eagles allowed me to grow as a player and a person. My teammates, coaches and management staff, plus a great billet family, made it possible for me to achieve my goal of furthering my education and playing college hockey.”

Dellies becomes the sixth member of the Eagles to commit to a college program from this past season.

The Anna Maria AMCATS are members of the 10-school Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference.

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Miami golf commit Kai Trump inks NIL deal with Accelerator Active Energy

Miami golf commit Kai Trump has become the latest high-profile athlete to ink an NIL deal with Accelerator Active Energy. The granddaughter of President Donald Trump touts over five million social media followers across TikTok, Instagram and X, and over 1.1 million YouTube subscribers. Trump joins LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne as athletes to sign endorsement deals with Accelerator. Kansas City tight end […]

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Miami golf commit Kai Trump has become the latest high-profile athlete to ink an NIL deal with Accelerator Active Energy. The granddaughter of President Donald Trump touts over five million social media followers across TikTokInstagram and X, and over 1.1 million YouTube subscribers.

Trump joins LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne as athletes to sign endorsement deals with Accelerator. Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce is also a brand ambassador for the brand. A senior at The Benjamin School in North Palm Beach, Florida, Trump signed her first NIL deal in January with Leaf Trading Cards. The pack of cards sells for $199.99 and each contains one random autograph card, per the description.

Trump will be featured in Accelerator campaigns and the energy drink will be woven into her social media. She joins Accelerator as an equity partner alongside Dunne.

“An energy drink with natural caffeine like Accelerator is so important to ensuring I stay focused and have extra energy when I’m in the gym, on the golf course, studying, traveling or as part of my daily routine,” Trump said in a statement. “Accelerator has an inspiring group of athlete partners that I look up to and it’s an honor to join the team. I can’t wait to jump in with Accelerator and I’m looking forward to what the future holds in our partnership.”

With a rising social media profile and commitment to Miami, the 18-year-old golfer has a $1.2 million On3 NIL Valuation. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets the standard market NIL value for high school and college athletes. The valuation calculates an athlete’s NIL value using dynamic data points targeting three primary categories: performance, influence and exposure.

The eldest daughter of Donald Trump Jr., Kai Trump’s On3 NIL Valuation is No. 1 in women’s high school golf and No. 98 in the On3 NIL 100, the first of its kind and de facto NIL ranking of the top 100 high school and college athletes ranked by their On3 NIL Valuation.

At the Florida Class 1A state championship last November, she shot a 75 (4-over) in the second round to finish the two-day tournament at 13-over and 49th place overall. Trump ranked inside Florida’s top 200 girls varsity golfers for the 2024 season with a stroke average of 39.1 across 15 rounds.

“We are honored to have Kai join the Accelerator team as she becomes an NIL superstar ahead of her collegiate golf career,” Accelerator CEO Andrew Wilkinson said. “Kai has a very busy schedule, including golf, content creation, travel and much more and Accelerator is the perfect solution to providing her the sustained energy without sugar while she’s on the go. We are excited to see all she is going to accomplish in the years ahead as she becomes a leading voice in NIL and beyond.”





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Field Hockey Unveils 2025 Schedule

Story Links BABSON PARK, Mass.—Coming off a fourth consecutive New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament championship and a fifth straight NCAA Tournament second round appearance, Babson College field hockey 19th-year head coach Julie Ryan announced her program’s 2025 schedule on Tuesday. The nine-time defending NEWMAC regular season champs, Babson will play […]

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BABSON PARK, Mass.—Coming off a fourth consecutive New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament championship and a fifth straight NCAA Tournament second round appearance, Babson College field hockey 19th-year head coach Julie Ryan announced her program’s 2025 schedule on Tuesday.

The nine-time defending NEWMAC regular season champs, Babson will play a 19-game slate that includes nine conference matchups and four contests against teams that reached the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

The Green and White, which went unbeaten (9-0) in league play a year ago for the eighth consecutive season and finished 19-4 overall, opens the 2025 campaign at Endicott in Beverly, Mass., on August 29. The first two home games at MacDowell Field will be against Swarthmore on August 31 and NCAA Tournament foe Williams on September 7. 

After a trip to Saint Joseph’s (Maine) on September 10, the Beavers will play back-to-back contests against the two teams that met in the 2024 NCAA championship game, at defending champion Middlebury on September 14 and home against runner-up Tufts on September 17.

The first two NEWMAC games will be on the road at crosstown rival Wellesley on September 20 and Mount Holyoke on September 27. The Beavers finish out the month with a clash at Trinity on September 28 and begin the new month at home against NCAA Tournament foe Roger Williams on October 1.

Six of the next seven games will be conference matchups, beginning with home tilts against WPI on October 4 and four-time NEWMAC runner-up MIT on October 7, followed by a home contest vs. Smith on October 11. The Green and White will host Bowdoin for a tough test on October 14 leading into three straight league games, home encounters vs. Clark on October 18 and Salve Regina on October 25 sandwiched around a road trip to Springfield on October 21.

The regular season winds up with a non-conference clash at the University of New England on October 28 and a NEWMAC meeting vs. Wheaton on November 1. The six-team NEWMAC Tournament will get underway with quarterfinal contests on November 4. The top two seeds will host semifinal matches on November 6 and the highest remaining seed will host the tournament final on November 8. The NEWMAC champion receives an automatic berth in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament.

 



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McKenna will be ‘really fun to watch,’ Penn State coach says

He dominated junior hockey last season, finishing second in the Western Hockey League with 129 points (41 goals, 88 assists) in 56 games with Medicine Hat, and was third in the WHL playoffs with 38 points (nine goals, 29 assists) in 16 games to help the Tigers win the league championship. McKenna won the Four […]

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He dominated junior hockey last season, finishing second in the Western Hockey League with 129 points (41 goals, 88 assists) in 56 games with Medicine Hat, and was third in the WHL playoffs with 38 points (nine goals, 29 assists) in 16 games to help the Tigers win the league championship.

McKenna won the Four Broncos Trophy as WHL Player of the Year and the CHL David Branch Player of the Year Award, and helped Medicine Hat reach the championship game at the Memorial Cup, a 4-1 loss to London where McKenna scored the Tigers’ only goal.

“He’s done very, very well in the CHL,” Gadowsky said. “I think he’s looking for a new challenge. I think he loves the fact that he would be the very first. And I think he’s seen the support that Penn State hockey gets and Penn State University gets, and I think that fits him very well.”

Gadowsky is preaching patience for McKenna, who won’t turn 18 until Dec. 20.

“College is different, so there’s a transition,” Gadowsky said. “And there’s not only a transition to college hockey, there’s a transition to college, there’s a transition, albeit a very exciting, fun one, to State College. … I think that we have really good players on this team, really good people, and I think they’re looking forward to helping him navigate and enjoy all of those things.

“So what can we do? I think we can be a little patient. You can’t just expect anybody to come in and just pick things up from a college hockey perspective, a college perspective, or a State College/Penn State perspective. It takes some time. I think it’s something he’s very much looking forward to, and it’s going to be fun. But I think what we can do is to remember that no one gets it all right away and take some time.”

McKenna won’t be alone in making the adjustment. Joining him in the incoming freshman class is defenseman Jackson Smith, selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets with the No. 14 pick of the 2025 NHL Draft, and Calgary Flames forward prospect Luke Misa; each of them starred in the CHL last season, Smith with Tri-City in the WHL and Misa with Brampton of the Ontario Hockey League.

Penn State also is coming off the first Frozen Four appearance in the history of the program, which moved to the NCAA Division I level in 2012.

However, only McKenna had his college decision shown on national television.

“His trajectory is generational because when you compare where he is at the same age to some of these other players to get to the NHL as 18-year-olds and have an impact, he’s on that same path,” NHL Central Scouting associate director David Gregory said. “When you think of the key skills you have to have in the NHL … you have to be smart, you have to be able to skate and you have to be able to compete. Those three important skills are maybe his three best skills, so we’re not even talking about how great his hands are.

“We don’t use the term ‘five-tool player’ in hockey as much as you hear it used in other sports, but McKenna’s one of those guys. He’s got it.”



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GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings and American Hockey League’s Ontario Reign, announced that forward Ryan O’Reilly has signed a contract for the 2025-26 season, his first full campaign as a professional. O’Reilly comes to the Swamp Rabbits after suiting up for his first […]

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GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings and American Hockey League’s Ontario Reign, announced that forward Ryan O’Reilly has signed a contract for the 2025-26 season, his first full campaign as a professional.

O’Reilly comes to the Swamp Rabbits after suiting up for his first professional action with the Orlando Solar Bears at the end of last season. He turned professional last season after completing his fifth and final NCAA season with Providence College, earning 15 points (6g-9a) in 26 contests with a finish in the NCAA Tournament. He made his professional debut on April 2 at Atlanta at earned his first professional goal in the last game of the regular season on April 13 at Jacksonville. After appearing in six regular-season games, O’Reilly then skated in seven games in the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs.

A native of Southlake, Texas, O’Reilly played an additional four college seasons with the Arizona State Sun Devils, and completed his college career with 64 points (32g-32a) in 153 games. Prior to pursuing college hockey, he played four United States Hockey League seasons with the Madison Capitols, Fargo Force and Green Bay Gamblers, finishing with 98 points in 152 games. In 2018, he garnered USHL All-Rookie Second Team recognition and was selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the fourth round (98th overall) of the NHL Entry Draft.



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