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Cal Poly upsets No. 3 Stanford 3-1 to advance to NCAA Beach Volleyball Semifinals

No. 6 Cal Poly Beach Volleyball advances to their second straight NCAA semifinal after defeating No. 3 Stanford 3-1. The Mustangs will face off against No. 2 TCU at 11:30 p.m. in the semifinal match, premiering on ESPN2.  Cal Poly has beaten every team left in the tournament during the season except for TCU. The […]

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No. 6 Cal Poly Beach Volleyball advances to their second straight NCAA semifinal after defeating No. 3 Stanford 3-1.

The Mustangs will face off against No. 2 TCU at 11:30 p.m. in the semifinal match, premiering on ESPN2. 

Cal Poly has beaten every team left in the tournament during the season except for TCU. The Mustangs previously fell to the Horned Frogs 4-1 in the Center of Effort tournament.

Redshirt junior Ella Connor clinched the team victory on a block, taking the third point for the Mustangs in Gulf Shores.

No. 1 pair Piper Ferch and Erin Inskeep and No. 5 pair Abbey Reinard and Elise Lenahan took their matches in straight sets. 

The winner will face off tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. in the championship against No. 4 LMU, who took down the No. 1 seeded UCLA.

Ty Soria is a sports reporter for Mustang News and news reporter for KCPR. He edited sports for his high school paper and started reporting for Mustang News the summer prior to his freshman year. He joined…
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Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field ranks 11th in USTFCCCA Program of the Year Standings

Story Links NEW ORLEANS– The women’s cross country and track and field programs combined to finish 11th overall in the 2024-25 Deb Vercauteren Division III Women’s Program of the Year final standings released by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Tuesday, June 10.   The USTFCCCA Program of […]

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NEW ORLEANS– The women’s cross country and track and field programs combined to finish 11th overall in the 2024-25 Deb Vercauteren Division III Women’s Program of the Year final standings released by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Tuesday, June 10.
 
The USTFCCCA Program of the Year Award honors the institution that has achieved the most success in each academic year (spanning the cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field seasons) based on the institution’s finish at their respective Championships.
 

Wartburg finished 26th overall in the cross country championships, 36th overall at the indoor track & field championships and 10th overall at the outdoor track & field championships. This is the fourth-straight year the Orange and Black have been ranked in these standings.

The Knights have won the program of the year honor four times since the award was introduced during the 2008-09 season. 

 

In order to be eligible for the award, teams must qualify for each of the Championships. Scoring is based on the team’s finish at each Championship in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field (i.e. 1st = 1 point, 2nd = 2 points … 31st = 31 points) with the lowest total score for all three championships combined determining the award winner. Ties among schools split points for positions taken.

Wartburg’s complete all-time program of the year standings

2009 1st

2010 4th

2011 not ranked

2012 1st

2013 1st

2014 1st

2015 8th

2016 not ranked

2017 not ranked

2018 10th

2019 not ranked

2020 not awarded

2021 not awarded

2022 5th

2023 5th

2024 5th

2025  11th



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North Allegheny set for PIAA boys volleyball finals

By: Don Rebel Wednesday, June 11, 2025 | 1:35 PM Josh Rizzo | For TribLive North Allegheny’s Brendan Moore, center, gets a piece of the ball while attempting to block at the net with Ryan Dyga during a PIAA Class 3A quarterfinal Saturday at Peters Township High School. Two WPIAL boys volleyball champions reached the […]

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Two WPIAL boys volleyball champions reached the PIAA semifinals, but only one is moving on to play for state gold.

North Allegheny knocked out Central York in four games to reach the PIAA Class 3A title match for the first time in three years.

Meanwhile Shaler’s two-year run of playing for a boys volleyball state championship ended with a loss to Meadville in the Class 2A semifinals.

Here are the sites and times for the two PIAA boys volleyball championship matches Saturday, along with all the results from the first round, quarterfinals and semifinals match in the state playoffs.

2025 PIAA Class 3A championship

Saturday’s schedule

North Allegheny (18-1) vs. Cumberland Valley (21-0) at Recreation Building at Penn State University at 1:30 p.m.

Semifinals

North Allegheny 3, Central York 1

Cumberland Valley 3, Governor Mifflin 1

Quarterfinals

North Allegheny 3, Penn-Trafford 1

Central York 3, Spring-Ford 0

Governor Mifflin 3, Northeastern York 2

Cumberland Valley 3, Abington Heights 0

First round

North Allegheny 3, Palmyra 0

Penn-Trafford 3, State College 0

Central York 3, Seneca Valley 0

Spring-Ford 3, Northeast 1

Abington Heights 3, Freedom 2

Northeastern York 3, Pennsbury 2

Governor Mifflin 3, Emmaus 2

Cumberland Valley 3, Unionville 0

2025 PIAA Class 2A championship

Saturday’s schedule

Meadville (18-0) vs. Manheim Central (22-0) at Recreation Building at Penn State University at 11 a.m.

Semifinals

Meadville 3, Shaler 0

Manheim Central 3, York Suburban 0

Quarterfinals

Shaler 3, Brandywine Heights 0

Meadville 3, Ambridge 0

Manheim Central 3, Dock Mennonite 0

York Suburban 3, Holy Redeemer 0

First round

Shaler 3, Saegertown 0

Brandywine Heights 3, West Shamokin 1

Ambridge 3, Obama Academy 0

Meadville 3, South Fayette 0

Manheim Central 3, Palumbo 0

Dock Mennonite 3, Crestwood 2

York Suburban 3, Lansdale Catholic 1

Holy Redeemer 3, Carver E&S 0





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Big Ten Recognizes Spring Academic All-Big Ten Honorees

Full 2025 Spring Academic All-Big Ten ListROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 2,824 students on spring sports rosters who have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team Wednesday.  The list of honorees includes 256 baseball students, 94 men’s and 79 women’s golf students, 174 men’s and 211 women’s lacrosse […]

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Full 2025 Spring Academic All-Big Ten List

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 2,824 students on spring sports rosters who have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team Wednesday. 

The list of honorees includes 256 baseball students, 94 men’s and 79 women’s golf students, 174 men’s and 211 women’s lacrosse students, 61 men’s and 358 women’s rowing students, 194 softball students, 73 men’s and 98 women’s tennis students, 359 men’s and 473 women’s track & field students, 20 acrobatics and tumbling students, six bowling students, 27 men’s fencing students, 49 women’s fencing students, six pistol and eight rifle students, 36 men’s volleyball students, 22 men’s and 63 women’s water polo students, 55 women’s ice hockey students, 20 women’s lightweight rowing students, 54 women’s beach volleyball students, 12 women’s artistic swimming students, and 16 women’s wrestling students. 

To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team (as verified by being on the official squad list as of May 1 for spring sports), have been enrolled full time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. 

Among the spring Academic All-Big Ten honorees, 102 had unblemished GPAs: 
 
Baseball 
Payton Hutchings, Illinois, Senior, Strategic Leadership & Management, Coal City Ill. 
Aden O’Donnell, Illinois, Sophomore, Business Undeclared, Bettendorf, Iowa 
Drake Westcott, Illinois, Senior/Graduate, Strategic Leadership & Management, Edwardsville, Ill. 
Jack Messina, Penn State, Sophomore, Data Sciences, State College, Penn. 
Brandon Anderson, Purdue, Senior, Communication & Leadership Graduate Certificate, Richmond, Ky. 
Albert Choi, Purdue, Graduate, Communication & Leadership Graduate Certificate, Downingtown, Pa. 
Aaron Manias, Purdue, Senior, Selling & Sales Management, Uxbridge, Ontario 

Men’s Golf  
Juds Langille, Penn State, Graduate Student, Finance, Ossining, N.Y. 
Matthew Yamin, UCLA, Junior, Political Science, New York, N.Y. 

Women’s Golf 
Lexanne Halama, Illinois, Graduate Student, BSLAS/MS Integrative Biology, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Arden Louchheim, Nebraska, Sophomore, Sports Media & Communication, Park City, Utah 
Faith Choi, Ohio State, Senior, Sport Industry, Frederick, Md. 
Lana Malek, Purdue, Sophomore, Biological Engineering, Hoce, Slovenia 
Emily James, Rutgers, Sophomore, Economics, Bury, England 
Krystal Li, Rutgers, Sophomore, Finance, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada 
Lucrezia Rossettin, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Health Administration, Genova, Italy 
 
Women’s Lacrosse 
Megan Kielbasa, Johns Hopkins, Graduate Student, Global Innovation and Leadership through Engineering, Aquebogue, N.Y. 
Jaylen Rosga, Northwestern, Junior, Learning and Organizational Change, Saint Paul, Minn. 
Claire Snyder, Northwestern, Graduate Student, Leadership for Creative Enterprises, Surrey, British Columbia 
Cassidy Eckert, Oregon, Graduate Student, Advertising and Brand Responsibility, Burlington, Ontario 
Madysyn Sweeney, Oregon, Graduate Student, Applied Behavior Analysis, Pleasanton, Calif. 
Maeve Simonds, Ohio State, Sophomore, Health Sciences, Milton, Ga. 
Katie Buck, Rutgers, Junior, Biological Sciences, Moorestown, N.J. 
Kimberly Greenblatt, Rutgers, Junior, Journalism and Media Studies, Massapequa, N.Y. 
 
Women’s Rowing 
Niamh Coffey, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Kinesiology, Kerry, Ireland 
Anya Hardwick, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Indianapolis, Ind. 
Maidson Cancro, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Environmental Sciences, Brielle, N.J. 
Madeline Galesi, Rutgers, Sophomore, Criminal Justice, Wayne, N.J. 
Ruby Hatfield, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Global Sports Business, Bantam, Conn. 
Sydney Lehrer, Rutgers, Senior, Sociology, Flemington, N.J. 
Campbell Dunn, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Geoscience, Madison, Wis. 
Jadyn Schensky, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Athletic Training, Watertown, Wis. 
 
Softball 
Paige Berkmeyer, Illinois, Graduate Student, Animal Sciences, Wadsworth, Ohio 
Lauren Wiles, Illinois, Graduate Student, MS: Management, Grimesland, N.C. 
Reili Gardner, Minnesota, Graduate Student, Integrative Biol & Phys MS, Dyersville, Iowa 
 
Men’s Tennis 
Zach Viiala, Illinois, Sophomore, Undeclared, Perth, Australia 
Max Bengtsson, Northwestern, Senior, Applied Mathematics, Winnetka, Ill. 
 
Women’s Tennis 
Kida Ferrari, Illinois, Senior, Strategic Business Development & Entrepreneurship, Fairhope, Ala. 
Megan Heuser, Illinois, Senior, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Lindenhurst, Ill. 
McKenna Schaefbaue, Illinois, Junior, Political Science, Normal, Ill. 
Alice Xu, Illinois, Sophomore, Computer Engineering, Vienna, Va. 
Matilde Morais, Michigan State, Junior, Advertising Management, Cascais, Portugal 
Natalie Stasny, Michigan State, Sophomore, Human Biology, Woodrige, Ill. 
Patsy Daughters, Oregon, Freshman, Environmental Studies, Eugene, Ore. 
Taylor Cataldi, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Law JD, Corona, Calif. 
 
Men’s Track & Field 
Hunter Smith, Indiana, Senior, Accounting, New Carlisle, Ind. 
Duke Faley, Iowa, RS Sophomore, Finance, Dubuque, Iowa 
Miles Wilson, Iowa, Sophomore, Finance, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 
Aiden Felty, Michigan, Senior, Sport Management, Billercia, Mass. 
Owen MacKenzie, Michigan, Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering, Mountainview, Calif. 
John McNeil, Michigan, Graduate Student, International and Regional Studies, Medfield, Mass. 
Kyle Eberhard, Michigan State, Sophomore, Aquatic Ecology & Management, Linden, Mich. 
Gabe Nash, Nebraska, Sophomore, International Business, Sioux City, Iowa 
Seth Schnakenberg, Nebraska, Junior, Biochemistry, Superior, Neb. 
Tanner Piotrowski, Penn State, Graduate Student, Cybersecurity Analytics & Operations, Gambrills, Md. 
Gavin Richards, Rutgers, Junior, Exercise Science, Annandale, N.J. 
Jonathan Scalia, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Political Science, Westfield, N.J. 
Mark Viggiano, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Social Studies Education, Ocean, N.J. 
Rowen Ellenberg, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Design & Innovation, Appleton, Wis. 
 
Women’s Track & Field 
Olviia Campbell, Illinois, Senior, Psychology, Barry, Ill. 
Isabella Daley, Illinois, Sophomore, Political Science, Oak Park, Ill. 
Allison Bookin-Nosbisch, Iowa, Senior, Sport and Recreation Management, Ottumwa, Iowa 
Grace Bookin-Nosbisch, Iowa, Senior, Sport and Recreation Management, Ottumwa, Iowa 
Leah Hill, Michigan, Junior, Organizational Studies, Denver, Colo. 
Brooke Johnston, Michigan, Sophomore, LSA Undeclared, Hawthorn Woods, Ill. 
Aasia Laurencin, Michigan, Graduate Student, Interpersonal Practice in Integrated Health, Mental Health, & Substance Abuse, Southfield, Mich. 
Emily Bardwell, Michigan State, Junior, Integrative Biology (MS), Brunswick, Ohio 
Natalie Blake, Michigan State, Junior, Human Biology, Holland, Mich. 
Sophia Lucki, MIchigan State, Senior, Human Biology, Toronto, Canada 
Val Pallett, Michigan State, Senior, Genomics & Molecular Genetics, Farmington, Mich. 
Madison Price, Michigan State, Graduate Student, Sport Coaching (Graduate), Trenton, Mich. 
Charlottte Lange, Minnesota, Senior, Kinesiology B S, La Grange Park, Ill. 
Ali Weimer, Minnesota, Senior, Sociology B S, Saint Michael, Minn. 
Ali Bainbridge, Nebraska, Sophomore, Nutrition & Health Sciences, Sioux Falls, S.D. 
Emanuela Casadei, Nebraska, Junior, Management/Marketing, Cesena, Italy 
Barbiorve Deebom, Nebraska, Sophomore, Nutrition & Health Sciences, Fargo, N.D. 
Cammy Garaian, Nebraska, Graduate Student, Applied Science, Seekonk, Mass. 
Alea Hardie, Nebraska, Junior, Psychology, Sioux Falls, S.D. 
Katie Clute, Oregon, Senior, Psychology, Olmsted Township, Ohio 
Ryann Porter, Oregon, Graduate, Educational Policy and Leadership, Janesville, Wis. 
Florence Caron, Penn State, Senior, Linguistics, La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada 
Paige Hazelrigg, Purdue, Sophomore, Biomedical Health Sciences, Noblesville, Ind.  
Charlee Crawford, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Social Work, Newark, Del. 
Alianna Eucker, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Communication, Information, and Media, Charlotte, N.C. 
Chloe Lindeman, Wiscosin, Graduate Student, Sports Leadership, Fulton, Ill. 
Maggie Munson, Wisconsin, Senior, Legal Studies & Political Science, Plymouth, Wis. 
Carolyn Shult, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Nutrition & Metabolism (PhD), Augusta, Wis. 

Acrobatics and Tumbling 
Nicole Jackson, Oregon, Junior, Physics, Lawrenceville, Ga. 
 
Bowling 
Ashtyn Yoches, Nebraska, Sophomore, Child, Youth, & Family Studies, Prairieville, La. 

Men’s Fencing 
Arewen Borowiak, Penn State, Graduate Student, Business Analytics, Tauberbischofsheim, Germany 
 
Men’s Rowing 
Alexander Beer, Wisconsin, Junior, Business – Finance, Eden Prairie, Minn. 
Daniel Hintzman, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, New Berlin, Wis. 
 
Women’s Ice Hockey 
Audrey Wethington, Minnesota, Graduate Student, Biological Sciences M B S, Edina, Minn. 
Madelyn Wheeler, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Sports Coaching, Erinsville, Ontario 
Kiara Zanon, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Kinesiology, Fairport, N.Y. 
Makenna Webster, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Sport Management, St. Louis, Mo. 
Casey O’Brien, Wisconsin, Fifth-Year Senior, Marketing, Milton, Mass. 
 
Women’s Lightweight Rowing 
Emilie Rochon, Wisconsin, Junior, Biochemistry, Muskego, Wis. 
Rianne Wagner, Wisconsin, Senior, Agronomy, Wilmette, Ill. 
 
Women’s Beach Volleyball 
Isabel Patterson, Oregon, Sophomore, Pre-Global Studies, Portland, Ore. 



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Catch Steve Dittmore on the Nashville Baseball Podcast

If you’re into baseball history, this is a chat for the ages: On his Nashville Baseball Podcast, local expert Skip Nipper interviews Steve Dittmore about his new book on the Nashville native, Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger. In the first book-length biography of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers great, Steve Dittmore tells the story of Jim […]

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Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten DodgerIf you’re into baseball history, this is a chat for the ages: On his Nashville Baseball Podcast, local expert Skip Nipper interviews Steve Dittmore about his new book on the Nashville native, Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger.

In the first book-length biography of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers great, Steve Dittmore tells the story of Jim Gilliam’s rise in the baseball world, from rough times in the Negro Leagues to more glamorous times in the majors. Gilliam’s story parallels the many changes in Major League Baseball, from segregated rosters to the first Black stars, as told in this deeply researched account of the forgotten Dodger.

As Nashville’s preeminent baseball historian, host Skip Nipper is the perfect host for this discussion of Gilliam, local baseball lore and the Negro Leagues. We’d highly recommend downloading this podcast. You can download the Nashville Baseball Podcast on your favorite podcast network, including:

Speaking of Nashville: Steve will be signing copies as part of the Nashville Sounds’ The Nine celebration on June 20-21. The Nine, a Black-community focused outreach platform specifically designed to honor and celebrate the historic impact numerous Black baseball pioneers made on the sport, provide new opportunities for youth baseball and softball participation, further diversify the business of baseball and embrace millions of passionate fans throughout Minor League Baseball’s communities nationwide. We’ll pass along specifics of Steve’s signing early next week and in Monday’s August Publications newsletter. If you’re not a subscriber, sign up for the free weekly newsletter here.

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Foundation’s record-breaking girls volleyball player, Geiliany Del Valle, commits to Embry-Riddle

Foundation Academy’s record-breaking girls volleyball player, Geiliany Del Valle, has announced she will continue her academic and athletic career on Florida’s east coast at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. “I want to thank my parents, my brother, my teammates and my friends for always supporting me,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “I also want to thank […]

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Foundation Academy’s record-breaking girls volleyball player, Geiliany Del Valle, has announced she will continue her academic and athletic career on Florida’s east coast at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

“I want to thank my parents, my brother, my teammates and my friends for always supporting me,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “I also want to thank all of my coaches at Top Select and F.A. for shaping me into the player I am today. … I also want to thank Coach Gallop and Rafu for this amazing opportunity! Most of all, I want to thank God who made this all possible! … Go Eagles!”

The junior setter is not only a four-year starter for the Lady Lions but she has also been one of Foundation’s top players and one of the biggest reasons the team finished 17-5 last season. In 2024, Del Valle racked up 783 assists, 234 digs and 40 aces. Across her four seasons, she has 2,328 total assists and 795 total digs.

Beyond her season- and career-long statistics, Del Valle had a pair of record-breaking single-game performances in 2024, breaking the program’s single-game assists record twice. In the first game of the season, Del Valle dished out 55 assists against The Master’s Academy, then, less than a month later, in a 3-1 win over Dr. Phillips High, she bested her own mark by recording 57 assists.

 



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All GameCube Games #68: Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball

Posted 11 Jun 2025 at 06:04 by Dean Jones Beach volleyball video games are made to appeal to men who want to see women bounce around in bikinis. Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball even has that as its main plotline, with a sleazy guy inviting just the girls over for a tournament, only for […]

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Beach volleyball video games are made to appeal to men who want to see women bounce around in bikinis. Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball even has that as its main plotline, with a sleazy guy inviting just the girls over for a tournament, only for it to be volleyball and not fighting. The advertising and tagline of Beach Spikers certainly seems like it’s going for that approach, but ends up coming across as simply a fun version of the sport once you get into the game, with more focus on gameplay and no focus on things like “jiggle physics”.

And, in doing so, Sega have made volleyball into an enjoyable videogame, with lots of different shots you can make based on where you aim, a power bar that requires precision for strong shots and just being a very strong sports game. The biggest issue is working with the CPU player, as sometimes they aren’t quite where you’d wish them to be.

On top of the standard arcade mode, there’s a fun training mode that lets you practice every part of the game alongside learning the controls, and a career mode where you get to design your team, with a surprising amount of options to customise them. It provided a decent amount to do as you learn the mechanics of the game – a great example of an arcade conversion. Sega could have easily made a game that was a slightly different version of Virtua Tennis (which, sadly, did not get a GameCube version), but decided on doing a proper job instead.

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Beach Spikers, by its very nature, is truly refreshing. A typical game requires a number of wildly different skills depending on whether you’re hitting or receiving – despite being quite overwhelming at first, it soon becomes very intuitive.

Geraint Evans, NGC Magazine #72

Remake or remaster?

A collection of Sega’s arcade sports games would be great.

Official Ways to get the game

There is no official way to get Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball.



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