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Four days of action-packed beach volleyball unfolded at a wet and windy Sandbanks, as over 400 students took part in the BUCS Beach Championships and more than 300 players competed in the UKBT Club Championships.

Four days of action-packed beach volleyball unfolded in wet and windy Sandbanks, as over 400 students took part in the BUCS Beach Championships and more than 300 players competed in the UKBT Club Championships.

Thursday and Friday saw BUCS Beach return to Bournemouth, with the University of Nottingham aiming to defend their men’s title from last year, while Durham looked to finish the season with some silverware in the women’s competition.

Nottingham topped their pool, led by Rob Morgan, who returned to the sand after winning gold last year alongside Slater Bird. This time, he partnered with Ben Gladstone. Both players have featured in the Super League throughout the season and brought their experience to the beach. They were tested in a thrilling pool match by the Heriot-Watt duo of Paterson and Paterson, who pushed them to a deciding third set, which the Nottingham pair edged 16–14.

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Paterson and Paterson also featured in the Club Championships, representing St Andrews, and were joined by Nottingham’s Cole Turnbul.

Morgan and Gladstone powered through the competition with wins on Thursday evening against Durham, followed by victories over Bath and Bournemouth on Friday morning, earning a place in the final. There, they faced UCL, the same university they met in last year’s final, though this time with a new pair: Saunders and Pugaet. UCL had gone unbeaten through the pool stages and claimed wins in the Friday knockout rounds against Newcastle, UEL, and a fiery London clash with King’s College.

The final proved to be a showstopper. UCL took the opening set before Nottingham responded to force a decider. In the end, it was the London side who broke their streak of near-misses and clinched the title after three consecutive years of falling just short.

On the women’s side, Durham aimed to defend both their BUCS Beach gold and earn their first top finish of the 2024–25 season.

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Their campaign began with a tough loss to Newcastle, where Boardman and Monterio secured a 2–0 win. Durham bounced back strongly, defeating Reading and then Bath to reach the quarterfinals, where they overcame Cardiff in a tight 2–1 match. That set up a familiar semifinal against Derby, their opponents at the same stage last year. Once again, Durham came through to reach the final.

There, they met Edinburgh’s pairing of Clark and Uslu. After a narrow opening loss to Bournemouth, the Scottish duo found their rhythm with impressive wins over UCL in the quarterfinals and a narrow victory over UEL in the semis.

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The final was a fierce battle. Both teams showed power and resilience, taking the match to a deciding third set. But it was Durham who prevailed, repeating their championship-winning performance and securing a strong finish to their season.

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Full results of the championship, trophy and shield can be viewed here. 

At the UKBT Club Championships, Deep Dish Crystal Palace aimed to make it three consecutive titles, while Fireball set their sights on reclaiming the men’s and women’s crowns.

On the women’s side, Richmond started strong, going unbeaten through the pool stages and dropping just one set to Deep Dish Bournemouth.

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In this competition format, each team fields two pairs, with each match win earning a point. The first team to reach two points wins the matchup. If both teams win one match each, a golden set is played to decide the winner, setting the stage for some high-stakes drama.

Fireball South West also had a solid pool performance, dropping only one set in their opener against Oxford, which went to a deciding third set. From there, they built momentum, knocking out last year’s champions Deep Dish Bournemouth in the quarterfinals and defeating the University of Nottingham in the semifinals to reach the final.

Richmond’s route to the final saw them take down Fireball London and Deep Dish St Albans in the quarters and semis, respectively. With both teams eyeing the women’s title, the final lived up to the hype, culminating in a nail-biting golden set. Richmond edged it 16–14, sending the crowd into celebration.

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In the men’s competition, Fireball South West looked to defend their crown, and did so in dramatic fashion.

They sailed through the pool stages with wins over St Andrews, Everton, Oxford, and Skyball. In the quarterfinals, they faced Cardiff, and once again, a golden set was required to separate the teams. Fireball prevailed, booking a place in the semifinals.

Their semifinal opponent was St Andrews, who had come through a tight quarterfinal against Richmond, also requiring a golden set. In another close match, Fireball South West emerged victorious, setting up an all-Fireball final against Fireball North Devon.

Fireball North Devon had impressed throughout, notching pool wins over EBVC, Richmond, and Aurora. Their most intense challenge came in the quarterfinals, where they faced elimination after Morgon and Pollock lost the first match. Lawson and Soczewka stepped up to win the second and clinched the golden set to send the team through. They followed that up with a semifinal win over SideOut, who had just battled past Skyball in another golden set.

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The final was a true showdown. Gleed and Bello defeated Morgon and Pollock in the first match for South West, but Dunbavin and Morgan lost to Lawson and Soczewka, pushing the championship into a deciding golden set.

South West started strong and never looked back. Bello and Gleed outpaced their English teammates, Lawson and Soczewka, to claim the men’s title and cap off a thrilling tournament run.

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Alongside the main events, trophy, mixed, and junior competitions contributed valuable points toward the overall club leaderboard. Richmond secured the top spot, thanks in part to dominant performances in the under-18 girls category and their women’s championship victory.

This meant Crystal Palace fell just short of retaining their Club Champions title for a third year in a row—and a new London side, Richmond, rose to the top.

With their victories, both Richmond and Fireball earned spots in the European Club Championships.

Full results can be found here.



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Fantin’s Late Goal Lifts No. 4 Nittany Lions over No. 10 Cornell – Penn State

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Matilde Fantin’s late third period goal lifted the No. 4 Nittany Lions over No. 10 Cornell on Tuesday evening to finish 18-1-0 in 2025.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • With under five minutes to go in the game and on the power play, Maddy Christian skated into the offensive zone after receiving a pass from Sophie Morrow and she dropped it off to Matilde Fantin who sent a rocket just under the bar to score.

GOALTENDERS

  • Senior goaltender Katie DeSa made a season-high 35 saves in the victory. She is now tied with Josie Bothun ’24 for the program’s all-time shutout.
  • Cornell goaltender Annelies Bergmann made 31 saves in the loss.

STATS AND NOTES

  • Penn State won their sixth game over a ranked opponent, their most wins over ranked opponents in a single season.
  • Katie DeSa’s 34 saves is the most by a Nittany Lion goaltender since she had 38 against Mercyhurst on Dec. 7, 2024.
  • Matilde Fantin scored her eighth goal of the season, to lead all rookie skaters on PSU.
  • Penn State improves to 2-4-1 against Cornell all-time, snapping a three-game losing streak dating back to Oct. 13, 2022.
  • Maddy Christian has points in back-to-back games to bring her season total to 20.

UP NEXT

  • Penn State hits the road to face No. 2 Ohio State in the program’s first ever top-five matchup in Columbus, Ohio this weekend. Friday’s game is set for 6 p.m. and Saturday’s puck drop slated 3:30 p.m.



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The Appalachian Newspapers’ 2025 All Mountain Volleyball Team is comprised of players from the 15th Region, Jenkins, Buckhorn, Knott Central, Perry Central, Hazard and Letcher Central.

The 2025 All-Mountain Volleyball Team was voted upon by the Appalachian Newspapers’ Randy White, Steve LeMaster and Adam Mahan.

All Mountain 

Volleyball Player of the Year nominees:

Kylie Kinner — Paintsville

Miley Riddle — Shelby Valley

Lindy Gearheart — Pikeville

Taylor Baker — Knott Central

 

All Mountain Volleyball 

Player of the Year

Miley Riddle — Shelby Valley: Riddle had an outstanding junior season. She led the state in kills with 838 (Paintsville’s Kylie Kinner finished second with 828). Riddle helped Shelby Valley to its most successful season in school history as the Lady Wildcats finished the season with a 34-6 record. Shelby Valley won the 15th Region All “A” Classic and advanced to the state All “A” Classic Bronze Division finals, the 59th District Tournament, their first-ever 15th Region Tournament championship, a win over Knott Central in the opening round of the KHSAA Volleyball State Tournament and an appearance in the state volleyball quarterfinals.

 

All Mountain Coach of 

the Year nominees:

Misty Riddle — Shelby Valley

Dawn Kinner — Paintsville

Shae Cornett — Knott Central

 

 

All Mountain Coach 

of the Year:

Misty Riddle — Shelby Valley: Riddle helped Shelby Valley to its most successful season in school history as the Lady Wildcats finished the season with a 34-6 record. Shelby Valley won the 15th Region All “A” Classic and advanced to the state All “A” Classic Bronze Division finals, the 59th District Tournament, their first-ever 15th Region Tournament championship, a win over Knott Central in the opening round of the KHSAA Volleyball State Tournament and an appearance in the state volleyball quarterfinals.

 

All-Mountain 

Volleyball Team

Shelby Valley

Sahnia Linton

Talynn Johnson

Ryleigh Perry

Makaya Price

Lindsay Baldwin 

 

Paintsville

Kylie Kinner

Mallory May

Ella Wells

Addison Helton

Annabelle Blankenship

 

Pikeville

Lindy Gearheart

Carly May

Sophie Woods

Catharine Walters

Kyla Lee

 

East Ridge

Savannah Baldridge

Lily Stacy

Savannah Wallace

Olivia Stanley

 

Pike Central

Layla Johnson

Sadie Vaughn

Alyssa Hess

Molly Reed

Claire Stacy

 

Belfry

Baylor Hall

Makaylin Meade

Abrielle Swain

 

Phelps

Aerionna Pigman

Charity Mounts

Cloey Bevins

 

Johnson Central

Chloe Reed

Macie Clark

Mia Estep

Madi Conn

Leah Hall 

 

Martin County

No stats listed on the KHSAA website

 

Magoffin County

Karlee Wallen

Kellen Simpkins

Jaylee Reed

Abby Barnett

 

Betsy Layne

Jayden Jarrell

Jania Isom

Harlyn Slone

Aubrey Williams

Miley Burchett

 

Prestonsburg

Addison Wright

Ally Hamilton

Katie Slone

Kennedy Dixon

 

Floyd Central

Chloe Howard

Lydia Wallace

Caidence Lafferty

Rylee Daniels

Miley Thornsberry

 

Lawrence County

Brylee Stafford

Aryn Huffman

Kailyn Stacy

 

Hazard

Savannah Combs

Mallory Mitchell

Rachel Allen

Adyson Jent

 

Perry Central

Laney Davis

Lylah Sullivan

Meghan Asher

Kinley McGraner

Chloe Campbell

 

Knott Central

Taylor Baker

Zoe Miller

Samara Bailey

Ava Waddell

Avery Conley

 

Buckhorn

Ashlynn Adams

Chasity Turner

Haylee-Drew Blank

 

Jenkins

Abbigail Lilly

Peyton Wilder

Kassidy Bolling

 

Letcher Central

Evany Pack

Kelsi Holbrook

Calissa Lowe

Hanna Eldridge



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KU signee Stanley set for All-America Game

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The new year will begin with a significant showcase for a player who could mean a lot to the Kansas volleyball team down the line.

Right-side hitter Taylor Stanley, a 2026 signee, will take part in the Under Armour All-America Game, an all-star match that purports to feature “the 28 best high school volleyball players in the country, hands down.” The event will take place at The Venue at UCF in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday and is set for livestreams on ESPN+ and the SportsCenter Next YouTube channel beginning at 3 p.m. Central Time.

Stanley will wear No. 23 for Team Roses, which is led by longtime Texas, USC and United States national team coach Mick Haley, as one of seven pin hitters on its roster. She is the only Kansan or KU pledge taking part in the event.

Stanley stands 6-foot-3 and has played for Blue Valley Southwest High School in Overland Park and the KC Power club team.

“Taylor definitely represents the best player in the area, and she’s choosing to be at her home school, and she wants to be a Jayhawk, KU coach Matt Ulmer said in a VBAdrenaline livestream for signing day, “and again hopefully people will want to follow that.”

She signed with KU in November and, according to her school newspaper, is set to enroll early, meaning she will join the Jayhawks not long after taking part in the All-America Game. VBAdrenaline.com ranks Stanley as the No. 12 overall player in the class and the No. 1 opposite.

“I don’t know what you don’t like about her,” Ulmer said on the livestream. “I really think there’s everything that you would want in an opposite. She can absolutely bring that. She can also score from the left, she can score from the back row, I mean, she’s going to be a six-rotation point scorer, and we know the names of the people that can do that at a high level, and I think that’s what she can bring.”

She has spent time representing the U.S. at the youth level, as she played with the under-19 national team, which competed above its age group at the 2025 FIVB Women’s U21 World Championship in Surabaya, Indonesia, in August. The U.S. went 7-2 with a ninth-place finish.

At KU, Stanley will be part of a six-player class that also includes pin hitters Tessa Dodd, Avery Poulton and Ryan Sadler and middle blockers Cydnee Bryant and Jaeli Rutledge. She may see significant action right away on the right side, in part because of the qualities Ulmer described and in part because of the offseason departure of all-conference opposite Jovana Zelenović.






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St. Cloud State Athletics Names Wolters Kluwer Athletes of the Month for December

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ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Athletics recognized two student-athletes as the Wolters Kluwer Athletes of the Month for December. Men’s Basketball sophomore guard Luke Winkel (Ankeny, Iowa) was named Male Athlete of the Month while Volleyball junior outside hitter Shelby Kimm (North Liberty, Iowa) was named Female Athlete of the Month for their performances during the month.
 
Luke Winkel’s December Highlights

  • Averaged 22.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 1.5 assists.

  • Shot 44.7% from the field, 43.6% from three, and 74.2% from the free throw line.

  • Tallied his first career double-double with 27 points and 11 assists against Wayne State.

  • Scored a then career-high 29 points against Concordia-St. Paul to go with six assists.

  • Totaled a new career-high of 30 points with seven rebounds and five steals against Sioux Falls.

  • Helped lead the Huskies to a 5-0 start in the NSIC for the first time since 2008-09.

  • SCSU went 4-2 in December and are tied for third in the NSIC with a 5-2 conference record.

  • Currently fourth in the NSIC in scoring and assists.

Shelby Kimm’s December Highlights

  • 3 MP: 3.38 digs/set, 2.69 points/set, 2.38 kills/set, 0.46 blocks/set, one double-double

  • Produced 19 digs and seven kills in the Huskies 3-1 win over No. 17 Missouri Western in the NCAA Round of 64/Central Region Quarterfinals. Her 19 digs were tied for the second most in a single match this season and it was her sixth straight match with double digit digs.

  • Recorded 11 kills and eight digs in SCSU’s 3-1 win over No. 2 and Central Region Host, Nebraska Kearney in the NCAA Round of 32/Central Region Semifinals. It was her 21st match with 10+ kills.

  • Notched an 18-dig, 13-kill double-double with three block assists in the Huskies five-set loss to No. 6 Concordia-St. Paul in the NCAA Sweet 16/Central Region Championship. It was her 17th double-double of the season. It was also her fifth match with 18+ digs and her 13th match with 13+ kills.

  • Named to the AVCA All-America Second Team, AVCA All-Central Region Second Team, D2CCA All-Central Region First Team and NCAA Central Region All-Tournament Team.

  • Named to CSC Academic All-District® Team, NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence and NSIC All-Academic Team.

  • Helped the Huskies earn a No. 5 ranking in the final AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Poll for the second consecutive season and third time in program history.

  • Helped SCSU tie its program record for NCAA Tournament wins in a season with two and advance to the NCAA Round of 16/Central Region Championship for the second consecutive season and third time in the past four seasons.

 

2025-2026 Wolters Kluwer Athletes of the Month
September

October

  • Austin Burnevik (Men’s Hockey)

  • Ellie Primerano (Women’s Soccer)

November

  • Dominic Ducato (Wrestling)

  • Jaylee Strickland (Women’s Soccer)

December

For all the latest on St. Cloud State Athletics, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the Huskies on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.





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Three Husker Newcomers Set for Under Armour Next All-America Match – University of Nebraska

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Three incoming Nebraska volleyball student-athletes will compete in the 2026 Under Armour Next All-America Match on New Year’s Day at The Venue on the campus of UCF in Orlando.

 

Gabby DiVita will play on Team Pearls, while Jayden Robinson and Keoni Williams will be on Team Roses. 

 

The Under Armour Next All-America Match will be streamed live on the SCNext YouTube Channel at 3:30 p.m. CT on Jan. 1, with ESPNU re-airing the event at 6 p.m. CT on Jan. 4.

 

The Under Armour Next All-America match features some of the nation’s best high school seniors as they prepare to join some of the top college volleyball programs in the country. This elite class has committed to 16 different colleges.



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2025 All-Westbank Volleyball Team – Crescent City Sports

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  • December 31, 2025
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Name School Position Class
Adelynn Creath Academy of Our Lady MB Senior
Lillian Daviss Academy of Our Lady OH Senior
Zhoey Johnson Academy of Our Lady MB Sophomore
Kaitlynn Riley Academy of Our Lady OH Sophomore
Raya Dickinson Belle Chasse S Junior
Brelan Fremin Belle Chasse L Junior
Illeana Austin Edna Karr L Senior
Morgan Ellis Edna Karr S Senior
Laikyn Sabio Fisher OH Senior
Sophia Briscoe John Ehret L/DS Senior
Kiley Davis John Ehret OH Sophomore
Jes’Unique Murdock John Ehret MB Freshman
Dakota Sylve L.B. Landry MB Senior
Addison McGuire South Plaquemines MB Junior
Ny’Jae Barnes Thomas Jefferson MB Senior
Devin Hubbard Thomas Jefferson MB Junior
Kyra Harriet Young Audiences MB Senior

Individual Honors

Offensive MVP:
Lillian Daviss, Senior — Academy of Our Lady

Defensive MVP:
Brelan Fremin, Junior — Belle Chasse



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