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“The relationships fostered during PMINT were seamless and highlighted the potential to grow and fight as a team,” said U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Christopher Connelly, assigned to the 22nd MEU and embarked with Fort Lauderdale. “Before this, our Marines and Sailors of the landing force were focused on our own mission(s), but now we have […]

“The relationships fostered during PMINT were seamless and highlighted the potential to grow and fight as a team,” said U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Christopher Connelly, assigned to the 22nd MEU and embarked with Fort Lauderdale. “Before this, our Marines and Sailors of the landing force were focused on our own mission(s), but now we have an integrated partnership where the Navy and Marine Corps will continue to work towards a common goal. We remain excited to foster these relationships as we continue to prep for deployment.”
During PMINT, more than 1,800 Sailors from Iwo Jima, amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, Assault Craft Unit Four, Fleet Surgical Team Two and 1,200 Marines from the 22nd MEU integrated to complete a series of exercises designed to enhance interoperability between Sailors and Marines.
For many onboard, this training event was the first time Marines and Sailors got the opportunity to work together while underway.
“PMINT is meant for the integration of the blue, green team just to get a feel of what ship life is for Marines and also how to work with our counterparts, the Sailors and just get to know them, the functions of what they do on the ship and what we can do while being on a ship,” said Cpl. Sharon Ruiz, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.
Another joint component of operations is flight operations, which the ARG demonstrated during PMINT.
“The intent was to get familiar with the ship,” said U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Michael Matott, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. “There’s been more integration and involvement with the MEU. We were able to bring in the Hueys from the Iwo and get reps and sets. It is really important that we understand the ship life and getting our [qualifications], working with the Navy has been a good introduction to the team.”
Iwo Jima’s force protection team also conducted security training with their Marine counterparts. This crucial joint training ensured more seamless integration of Navy and Marine multi-layered defense systems to protect ARG shipping. Sailors honed skills during evolutions like straits transits and Marines tested their ability to defend the amphibious task force with integrated capabilities such as the Light Marine Air-Defense Integrated System.
“We were able to conduct training over tactical combat casualty care procedures as well as close-quarter battle which enabled us to improve our skills while integrating with our Marine reconnaissance element of the 22nd MEU,” said Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Avery McManus. “I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and it was the most eye-opening training I have been a part of. It sharpened a lot of my skills in protecting the ship.”
Sailors were excited to engage and integrate with Marines that they will be deploying with in the future.
“I love having the Marines onboard, the ship is buzzing with excitement, keeping medical busy,” said Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Rahmeik Ross, assigned to San Antonio. “We’ve been getting along great with our green-side counterparts, integrating completely. It [has] been a good integration so far.”
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With Dino guiding their way, Brady and Trey Ebel inch closer to a professional baseball future
With more than 30 years as a coach in both the minor and major leagues, Dino Ebel has played a role in the development of hundreds of professional baseball players. He managed players such as Paul Konerko and Shane Victorino as minor leaguers, and coached Mike Trout and Howie Kendrick as young big leaguers. Last […]

With more than 30 years as a coach in both the minor and major leagues, Dino Ebel has played a role in the development of hundreds of professional baseball players.
He managed players such as Paul Konerko and Shane Victorino as minor leaguers, and coached Mike Trout and Howie Kendrick as young big leaguers. Last season, he won his second World Series title as the third base coach of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Yet, no role on or off the baseball field has been more important to Ebel than the role of dad to his two baseball-playing sons, Brady and Trey.
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On Sunday, Brady — ranked the No. 84 MLB Draft prospect by The Athletic’s Keith Law — has the opportunity to join his dad in making professional baseball a career. Trey, a rising senior who is a well-regarded draft prospect for 2026, could make it a trio next July. Whenever the two do turn pro, it will seem like old hat for kids who grew up taking ground balls with the likes of Mookie Betts.
Dino played six seasons professionally, but he was already coaching even before he hung up his playing spikes officially. He spent three seasons as a player-coach before moving into full-time coaching in 1995. He’s been teaching the game ever since, first as a minor-league coach and then as a member of the Angels and later Dodgers big-league coaching staffs.
Brady, 17, came along in 2007 when Dino was on Mike Scioscia’s Angels staff, and Trey followed a year later. (They have an older sister, Destiny, as well.) The two have been a regular presence in Dino’s big-league clubhouses ever since. Though Dino has been very involved in developing his boys’ games away from the field, he lets the current big leaguers do the teaching when Brady and Trey come to his workplace.
“I don’t coach them when they’re on the field with the players because the players coach them,” Dino Ebel said at Oracle Park before the Dodgers took on the Giants on Friday night. “In my mind, that’s the best way to do it, to let the players teach my sons.
“Coming up with the Angels with Trout and (Albert) Pujols and all the other guys, Torii Hunter, and then (Corey) Seager and Mookie and Freddie (Freeman) and Shohei (Ohtani). They’ve been around the elite players and learned the process, and now they’re putting it together.”
Both brothers played the last two seasons at Corona High School in Southern California, which has quickly turned into a powerhouse program. Brady is one of four legitimate draft prospects who suited up for the Panthers this year. Trey and others will have scouts continuing to flock to Corona games next year.
“I love being around them guys. I’m going to miss them,” Brady said of his Corona teammates. “But a lot of us got bigger and better things about to happen.”

Brady Ebel at the plate for Corona. (Gia Cunningham / Courtesy of Corona High School)
A strong senior season has put Brady in position to hear his name called on Day 1 of the MLB Draft, which begins Sunday night. A left-handed hitter, Brady hit .341 this season with a .504 OBP. A natural shortstop who played a lot of third base this season with fellow top draft prospect Billy Carlson next to him in the infield, Brady impressed scouts with his arm strength and athleticism, as well as his contact skills at the plate. If he doesn’t turn pro, Brady has a scholarship offer to play for the defending NCAA champion LSU Tigers.
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For high school players, there is always a tough decision about whether to turn pro or go to college. Unlike most players in that position, Brady knows exactly what to expect from professional baseball life. What he doesn’t know, he can learn from his dad.
“He’s seen a lot of kids my age trying to work their way up,” Brady said at the MLB Draft Combine last month.
Dino believes the time Brady and Trey have spent hanging out with big leaguers has prepared them well for the next step in their careers. He says they are always asking questions and trying to get better.
“I look at it and go, ‘That’s pretty cool. Those are my two boys.’ And they fit right in. They look like they’re in the major leagues,” Dino said. “It’s a process. They’re young. But it’s special when I can kick back and, if I’m doing some outfield drills, and then I’ll peek in and the other day just watching them field the ball and throw the ball, hitting with the major-league stars. It’s pretty cool as a dad.”
Although his career took him away from home a lot, Dino was very involved in his sons’ baseball development. His wife, Shannon, would film their at-bats, and they were constantly on FaceTime, talking over their games.
“They know it’s part of what their dad has to do, and any time I can get out there and watch them, I never miss,” Dino said. “Even in the wintertime, practicing, fall ball games, I never miss. I’m always there.”
Brady says his dad has had a huge role in making him the player he is today. He also credits his mom for selflessly taking him and his brother to every baseball event and keeping them grounded.
On Sunday night, Brady will be with his family at home watching the draft. Dino hopes to be back from the Dodgers’ game in San Francisco in time to join them. If not, he will likely be watching on an airplane with some of the big leaguers who helped hone Brady’s game during those infield drills and trips to the cage. Then on Monday, the whole family will fly to Atlanta for the All-Star Game. Just a typical family weekend for the Ebels.
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Whether Brady turns pro this year or after three years at LSU remains to be seen. Trey will face a similar choice with Texas A&M next year. Regardless of timing, though, it seems inevitable that the Ebel boys will be joining their dad in pro ball. It will truly be a family affair.
(Top photo of the Ebels during the Dodgers’ World Series celebration parade: Kirby Lee / Imagn Images)
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Duke University
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Duke track and field featured 47 student-athletes – 29 men and 18 women – tapped to the 2024-25 All-ACC Academic Team for the outdoor season, the conference office announced Friday afternoon. Will Atkins, Aden Bandukwala, Michael Bennett, Stuart Bladon, Conor Bohrer, Eric Bottern, Scott Campbell, TJ Clayton, Joe DiDario, Max Forte, […]

Will Atkins, Aden Bandukwala, Michael Bennett, Stuart Bladon, Conor Bohrer, Eric Bottern, Scott Campbell, TJ Clayton, Joe DiDario, Max Forte, Simen Guttormsen, Jonathan Horn, Grant Janish, Gage Knight, Andres Langston, Jeremiah Lauzon, Nathan Levine, Phillips Moore, Sean Morello, Riley Newport, Liam O’Hara, Matthew Prebola, Callum Robinson, Alexander Rosenthal, TJ Rowan, Michael Scherk, Jack Stanley, Joseph Taylor and Christian Toro comprised the honorees for the Duke men.
On the women’s side, the Blue Devil contingent included Braelyn Baker, Iris Downes, Mia Edim, Aliya Garozzo, Abby Geiser, Ally Gomm, Elise Heddens, Julia Jackson, Kyla Krawczyk, Julia Magliaro, Megan McGinnis, Allison Neiders, Birgen Nelson, Addie Renner, Hattie Reynolds, Jill Roberts, Meredith Sims and Gemma Tutton.
Academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0-grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career. In addition, student-athletes must compete in at least 50 percent of their team’s contests.
The Blue Devils enjoyed an incredible outdoor season that saw the Duke men capture its first ACC Outdoor Championship, while the men’s and women’s teams combined for 10 program records and 42 top-five program marks across individual and relay events.
The ACC Honor Roll, which recognizes all conference student-athletes with a grade point average of 3.0 for the current academic year, will be released later in July.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils cross country and track & field, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching “DukeTFXC.”
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PT Assistant Track & Field Coach in Cupertino, CA for De Anza College
Located in the heart of the Silicon Valley. • De Anza College has a comprehensive, highly regarded athletics program, known for its success in both academics and sports. The college fields 17 sports programs, with 9 for women and 8 for men, and has a large number of Student-Athletes who consistently achieve high academic […]

Located in the heart of the Silicon Valley.
• De Anza College has a comprehensive, highly regarded athletics program, known for its success in both academics and sports. The college fields 17 sports programs, with 9 for women and 8 for men, and has a large number of Student-Athletes who consistently achieve high academic standards. De Anza’s athletic program is a significant contributor to the college’s positive reputation in the region and statewide
• Tops in Transfer – De Anza has the highest transfer rate of all Silicon Valley community colleges, and is always at or near the top statewide in community college transfers to the University of California, California State University and private universities, as confirmed in research by the Public Policy Institute of California
De Anza College offers
• Nearly 200 associate degrees and credit certificates, plus 30 noncredit certificates, and more than 1,800 courses.
• State-of-the-art facilities, equipment and technology – thanks to the generosity of local community members
• 112-acre campus with murals, fountains, trees, green space and a vast amount of trails along the foothills near the campus.
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Five Newberry College Track & Field athletes earn CSC Academic All-District honors
NEWBERRY — Five Newberry College track and field athletes were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Track and Cross Country Team. Irma Watson-Perez, Andrea Pascual Rivera, ShaNadia Marshall, Drew Benson and Addison O’Cain all earned the honor. Student-athletes must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) […]

NEWBERRY — Five Newberry College track and field athletes were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Track and Cross Country Team.
Irma Watson-Perez, Andrea Pascual Rivera, ShaNadia Marshall, Drew Benson and Addison O’Cain all earned the honor.
Student-athletes must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and must rank in the top-50 regional ranking in single event to earn academic all-district honors.
Watson-Perez (Biology), Pascual Rivera (Psychology) and Marshall (Exercise Science & Human Performance) all graduated in May.
Benson (Nursing) and O’Cain (Exercise Science) are both undergraduates.
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K-State volleyball prioritizes roster retention, head coach says
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) – The K-State volleyball team is one of two Division I programs nationwide that didn’t have a single player enter the transfer portal at the end of last season. “We’re really proud of that and I think it speaks to their love for K-State,” Mansfield said. “It really speaks for how much […]

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) – The K-State volleyball team is one of two Division I programs nationwide that didn’t have a single player enter the transfer portal at the end of last season.
“We’re really proud of that and I think it speaks to their love for K-State,” Mansfield said. “It really speaks for how much they love each other. I think they really, genuinely like being around each other.
“You gotta believe in kids, you know?” Mansfield continued. “I think in this transfer portal phase there’s a lot of, oh, we could’ve gotten a better player or there’s someone better out there. For us it’s always about development.”
Mansfield said when you show loyal to players, they’ll pay it back.
“We’re trying to coach kids for four or five years and stay on the path that they’re on and help them grow and get better,” he added. “Loyalty is a big deal to me, I want them to know we care about them and want to see them get better and continue to grow.”
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