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Both teams stretched their respective winning streaks with UCLM tightening their grip of Group B’s top spot with their 3-0 (win-loss) record, while CIT-U improving to a 3-1 slate tying with UC Main Webmasters in Group A.
CEBU CITY, Philippines — As expected, the Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CIT-U) Wildcats and the University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu Mandaue (UCLM) Webmasters snagged victories in the Mobile Legends Bang Bang (MLBB) tournament of the Cesafi Esports League (CEL) Season 3 on Saturday, March 15, at the CIT-U Campus.
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BVB5/25/2025 4:37 PM | By: Cal Athletics Bear Pair Bring Home Hardware For Team USA JUAN DOLIO, Dominican Republic – Third-seeded Portia Sherman and Emma Donley of the California beach volleyball team took home the gold medal this weekend at the U23 NORCECA Continental Tour in Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic. Representing […]
Bear Pair Bring Home Hardware For Team USA
JUAN DOLIO, Dominican Republic – Third-seeded Portia Sherman and Emma Donley of the California beach volleyball team took home the gold medal this weekend at the U23 NORCECA Continental Tour in Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic. Representing Team USA, the two Golden Bears went 5-0 and did not lose a single set.
The tournament, which featured 15 pairs from 11 different countries, began on Friday with pool play. Sherman and Donley took down the host nation’s team of Zoe and Turdi in the opening match 21-8, 21-8 and followed with a 21-14, 21-12 win over Guatemala’s Aguilar and Monney to win the pool and advance to the quarterfinals.
On day two of the tournament, Cal’s court-one pair knocked off Rivera and Bruhier from Honduras 21-15, 21-9 to move on to the final four on Sunday.
On Sunday Sherman and Donley kicked off the morning with 21-12, 21-12 win over Silva and Brenes from Nicaragua to advance to the championship round where they would face the tournament’s top seed – Hancock and Cudmore of Canada. Pitted against the only other pair that had not lost a set all weekend, the Bears won in dominant fashion defeating the Canadian duo 21-14, 21-12 to claim the gold medal.
The Cal duo’s new hardware adds to an already historic 2025. During the collegiate season Sherman and Donley posted a 28-7 record on court one and became the first Bears in program history to be named AVCA First Team All-Americans. Their 28 wins were the most in a single season and both Bears reached the career milestone of 50 wins.
This was Sherman’s first international experience while Donley was named to the US Beach Collegiate National Team last season. The Bears were joined by assistant coach Dancer Styles.
MISSOULA — If the University of Montana is looking for a jumper or sprinter to join its track and field program, consider this Montannah Piar’s pitch. “I’m going to attend the University of Montana as of right now, and I would love to do track and field there,” Piar said Saturday at the conclusion of […]
MISSOULA — If the University of Montana is looking for a jumper or sprinter to join its track and field program, consider this Montannah Piar’s pitch.
“I’m going to attend the University of Montana as of right now, and I would love to do track and field there,” Piar said Saturday at the conclusion of the Class C state track and field meet at Missoula County Public Schools Stadium, where she scored 30 points over the two-day event. “Hopefully my marks (Saturday) will push to get me on the team. If they don’t, then I’ll just come back stronger and prove to them that, yeah, I should have been on in the first place.
“And if, I mean, maybe if Montana State randomly comes out of nowhere, I’d go for that, too. But, I’d love to go run track for the Griz.”
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Piar got her first name from her parents’ love of the Treasure State — “I don’t know why it’s spelled like that, I’m going to be honest with you,” she quipped — and she moved here from Missouri when she was in middle school.
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If the Griz do end up reaching out to Piar, they’ll be contacting the Class C record-holder in the long jump. Piar, a senior at Granite County High School in Philipsburg, jumped 17-9½ on Friday to win the event.
On Saturday, she added second-place finishes in the triple jump (35-10¼) and 100-meter dash (12.73 seconds) and a fourth-place finish in the 200 (26.74 seconds). Piar’s performance helped Philipsburg, which had only four girls go out for track this spring, tie for second in the Class C team standings.
“It means a lot. We won (the Western C divisional meet) last weekend. We haven’t won divisionals in any sport in so very long — maybe football, but I don’t keep up with that,” Piar said. “I went into this week and also knowing that we have so much potential of placing, and I knew in order to get a plaque at the end of the weekend, I knew I’d have to finish higher than where I was ranked. … I mean, it’s a big thing for us to even go to state. It means a lot.”
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Philipsburg also got points from Addi Lilyquist, who placed second in the 3,200-meter run and third in both the 800- and 1,600-meter runs. The Prospectors totaled 50 points, good enough to tie with Scobey for second and only two points behind team champion Richey-Lambert.
The Fusion got a big meet from Jolee Klempel, who won the 100-meter hurdles in 15.5 seconds and tied with Piar in the long jump. Klempel added a third-place finish in the shot put (35-11¼) and fourth-place effort in the triple jump (35-2½).
Brynne Hill won the triple for Richey-Lambert, marking a jump of 35-11¾ to edge Piar, and placed fourth in Friday’s long jump (16-6½). The Fusion also got an important third-place finish in the 400-meter relay, which Fort Benton won in a Class C-record time of 49.82 seconds.
Savage, which tied for the team championship last year, finished fourth with 40 points, 30 of which came from Cambry Conradsen on the track. The senior took the Warriors’ sprinting baton from former teammate Brooke Reuter, who won seven state championships in the 100 and 200 during her high school career from 2021 to 2024. Reuter is now competing at Montana State University.
Conradsen swept the 100- and 200-meter dashes Saturday, finishing in 12.64 and 25.64 seconds, respectively. She also won the 400 on Friday in 59.17 seconds.
“It’s just so great. I mean, I did not expect it, but I was hoping my year would be a little bit of a step up when (Reuter) would leave,” Conradsen said. “But she did so amazing, and she’s just a great sprinter, so I’m really proud of her. But I’m glad that I’m able to take over and just still take on what she put in and just be able to just keep going with it.”
“(Reuter) did a lot. She was my inspiration through track. She did amazing things and she helped me,” Conradsen added. “There’s just a lot she helped me with, just always being there and supporting me, and just making me feel like I’m a part of her team.
“I don’t know how to say it, but, like, she made me feel like I could do a lot more than I was putting in. And so coming into this year, I thought about that a lot, and just how Brooke would push me. Even if I did get second and she would get first, I was so proud of her. … She helped me want to do better and just be able to get to where she was at.”
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Other girls winners on the track Saturday included Roberts’ TJ Chirrick in the 800 (2:19.18), Whitewater’s Shelbi LaBrie in the 3,200 (12:03.78) and Turner’s Ali Doyle in the 300 hurdles (45.26), while Belt won the 1,600-meter relay.
In the field, Seeley-Swan’s Lillian Boyd won the discus with a throw of 147 feet, 9 inches, and Kennedy Simonson of Whitewater won the javelin with a heave of 124-02.
On the boys side, Chester-Joplin-Inverness’ Dane Grammar picked up double gold medals in the throws. He won the shot put on Friday with a throw of 47-11 and followed it up with a discus win Saturday.
“It feels pretty good. That’s kind of been the goal all year,” Grammar said of winning both throwing events. “It started a little shaky, but it was kind of after later in the season I started realizing that I could probably do it, hopefully. And I ended up doing it, so it’s pretty cool.”
Grammar, who PR’d in the shot put on Friday, had some impressive discus throws in warmups but admitted he got in his head a little during competition. He still managed to mark a throw of 157-11, which was just four inches off his personal-best throw from a few weeks ago.
“I had a couple good ones. Some of them were kind of shaky, but, you know, they weren’t bad, so I can’t be mad about winning, I guess,” said Grammar, who is just a sophomore.
Another multiple-event winner for the boys was Johnslee Pierre of Lustre Christian. The junior won the long jump on Friday and then added a win in the triple jump on Saturday, just before he won the 300-meter hurdles.
“I’ve put in a lot of work before state — a lot of running, a lot of jumping during practice, and it shows,” said Pierre, who won the long jump with a mark of 21-11, the triple with a jump of 44-5¾ and the 300 hurdles in 39.55 seconds.
“It feels just like a 400, it hurts,” Pierre said of the grueling 300 hurdles, which he also won in 2023 as a freshman. “But I like the hurdles. Ever since I came (to Lustre Christian), my coach told me she thinks I should do the hurdles. Ever since then, I’ve been doing them.”
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Manhattan Christian cruised to the boys team championship, scoring 75 points to outpace the field. Cascade was second with 57, and Valley Christian was third with 44.
The Eagles got another win from Shaphan Hubner on Saturday, as he took first in the 800-meter run after winning the 1,600 on Friday. Hubner clocked a time of 1:56.63 in the 800 and then ran a leg on Manhattan Christian’s winning 1,600-meter relay team. The Eagles finished in 3:26.93.
Plentywood’s Henry Kukowski swept the 100 and 200, winning in 11.29 and 22.29 seconds, respectively. Drummond’s Dawson Parke won the 3,200 in 10:11.40, Hot Springs’ David Chapman won the 110-meter hurdles in 14.8, and Valley Christian won the 400-meter relay in 43.98.
Since the advent of television, a profound transformation has quietly unfolded across the United States: the increasing privatization of “free time.” Americans — once defined by their commitment to local organizations, churches and civic life — have seen that participation decline by every conceivable measure since the mid-20th century. Is it any wonder, then, that […]
Since the advent of television, a profound transformation has quietly unfolded across the United States: the increasing privatization of “free time.”
Americans — once defined by their commitment to local organizations, churches and civic life — have seen that participation decline by every conceivable measure since the mid-20th century.
Is it any wonder, then, that only 23% of Americans feel that most people can be trusted?
In 2025, we are more digitally connected than ever but have never felt more alone. Americans spend, on average, six or more hours per day on digital media, yet are some of the least likely globally to feel close to others in their country or community. Digital platforms provide unprecedented access to information and virtual interaction, but they often serve as a substitute, rather than a supplement, to real-world engagement. Public spaces that once served as “third places” — informal socialization spots like cafés, parks, and community centers — are increasingly abandoned in favor of digital spaces that fail to provide the same depth of social interaction.
The result? A nation of isolated individuals, “connected” through screens but disengaged from the people around them.
In 2023, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared loneliness a public health crisis, warning that social disconnection poses greater risks to individual health than heavy smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and obesity. A lack of community engagement isn’t just bad for society — it’s also affecting individual health and happiness.
How do we mend the fraying social fabric of American society, and prevent the loss of American lives? The solution, at its core, is simply showing up. To increase our social capital and rebuild our communities, we must choose to engage, interact and say “yes” to the real people around us — rather than defaulting to nights alone with our phones. Civic groups, churches, and non-profit organizations are eager to welcome your involvement, or you can try what I did: start your own.
Five years ago, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, my family moved to Utah. With two young children and a world shut down, my mental health deteriorated, and I struggled to feel like myself. When pandemic conditions improved, it occurred to me that I had stopped doing what I loved: playing volleyball. After failing to find a local team, I decided to start my own.
I received permission to use the church gym on Wednesday nights, posted an invitation to a community Facebook page and hoped for the best. The response was slow at first, but within a few months, we had a full court. Word spread, and within a few years, we outgrew the space.
What began as a chance to exercise and break out of the dishes-and-diapers routine became something far more meaningful: a community. In between serves, strangers became friends, lifting one another in triumph and in hardship. It wasn’t just volleyball that kept us coming back. It was something that many American communities are missing — a sense of true belonging.
The volleyball court taught me that meaningful connection doesn’t require grand gestures. It just requires presence. You can build community even if you’re tired, busy or can only give an hour. What matters is showing up, again and again.
Nervous to put yourself out there? Start small. Even short social interactions with strangers at the store or other “third places” can improve overall well-being. Incredibly, these interactions create a short-term boost in happiness for both the person initiating and the person receiving. Our diverse, modern democracy depends on this “bridging” social capital.
As new threads of social connection bind America back together, our individual and collective health will improve. The surgeon general warned, “If we fail to do so . . . we will continue to splinter and divide until we can no longer stand as a community or a country. Instead of coming together to take on the great challenges before us, we will further retreat to our corners—angry, sick, and alone.”
Let us resolve to seek real connection within our communities and together weave a renewed America.
See you on the volleyball court.
Hunter Tarry is a juris doctorate candidate at J. Reuben Clark School of Law in Provo, Utah and has a background in history and statistical research.
ADRIAN ― Four teams from Lenawee County traveled to Hillsdale College looking to punch their respective tickets to the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Boys Track and Field Division 4 state finals. Here is a list of those athletes that qualified for the MHSAA State Finals in Division 4. More: Division 4 Girls Track: […]
ADRIAN ― Four teams from Lenawee County traveled to Hillsdale College looking to punch their respective tickets to the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Boys Track and Field Division 4 state finals.
Here is a list of those athletes that qualified for the MHSAA State Finals in Division 4.
Lucas Morse, Sr. – Morse is the lone Panther to qualify for the state finals, doing so in the pole vault where he took third place with a vault of 11 feet, 6 inches.
Brenner Powers, Sr. – Powers is the lone individual athlete representing Lenawee Christian, taking first place in the long jump with a jump of 20 feet, 7 inches, a new personal best.
3,200-meter relay team – Lenawee Christian will be represented at the state finals by the 3,200-relay team of Landon Chadek, Joel Lange, Kaleb Richardson, and Brenner Powers, who finished in third place in a qualifying time of 8 minutes, 45.19 seconds.
Cayden Allshouse, Soph. – Allshouse will represent Britton Deerfield at the state finals after taking third place in the 100-meter dash in a qualifying time of 11.38 seconds, a personal best.
Jameson Watson, Sr. – Watson finished in second place in the high jump at regionals, qualifying for the state finals with a jump of 5 feet, 11 inches.
Andrew Bunker, Jr. – Bunker qualified in the discus for Britton Deerfield without actually earning a medal. Bunker finished in eighth place overall with a throw of 120 feet, 7 inches. What is interesting is that the MHSAA only medals to sixth place. However, despite not winning a medal, Bunker still qualifies for the finals based on his distance.
400-meter relay team – The team of Watson, John Johnson, Kaiden Lidster, and Cayden Allshouse finished in second place in a time of 45.50 seconds to qualify on to the state finals.
Kylan Lester, Soph. – Lester qualified for the state finals in the 100-meter dash after winning the gold medal in a time of 11.11 seconds.
Kevan Kaufman, Sr. – Kaufman will head to the state finals thanks to his efforts in the 300 hurdles where he finished in second place in a time of 42.88 seconds. Kaufman also earned a trip to the finals in the pole vault, clearing a state qualifying height of 11 feet, 0 inches in his sixth-place finish.
Wyatt Berger, Sr. – Berger qualified for the state finals in the discus with a throw of 131 feet, 9 inches, good enough for second place.
400- and 800-meter relay teams move on to state finals – Morenci’s 400 relay team consisting of Lester, Van Ekins, Kaufman, and Wyatt Berger brought home the gold medal in a time of 45.49 seconds. In addition, the 800-relay team of Kaufman, Ekins, Michael Rising, and Zachary Martinez finished in third place in a time of 1 minute, 35.48 seconds to qualify for the finals.
The Division 4 state finals will take place on May 31 at Baldwin Middle School in Hudsonville.
(Editor’s Note: There is a separate write-up for the girls that qualified out of the Hillsdale College Regionals)
The sports department at The Daily Telegram is in transition right now, so our deepest apologies for the gaps in coverage this spring. Please be assured we are working on our next steps regarding coverage. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the stories regarding track and field regionals please email The Daily Reporter Sports Editor Troy Tennyson at ttennyson@thedailyreporter.com.
Latrobe boys volleyball coach Drew Vosefski said he was concerned about playing Penn-Trafford for a third time. Even though Latrobe had won the previous two section matches, the Wildcats faced a different Penn-Trafford squad in the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals May 15 and Vosefski’s worries became reality. The sixth-seeded Warriors rallied to stun the third-seeded […]
Latrobe boys volleyball coach Drew Vosefski said he was concerned about playing Penn-Trafford for a third time.
Even though Latrobe had won the previous two section matches, the Wildcats faced a different Penn-Trafford squad in the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals May 15 and Vosefski’s worries became reality.
The sixth-seeded Warriors rallied to stun the third-seeded Wildcats, 3-2, by the scores of 21-25, 28-26, 25-18, 18-25 and 16-14.
The Warriors (12-7), who lost twice to the Wildcats (16-2) in section play, faced second-seeded Seneca Valley in the semifinals and gave the Raiders a scare before falling 3-2.
They were scheduled to play fifth-seeded Pine-Richland for third place May 23 for a berth in the PIAA playoffs.
Schall said the Latrobe match swung in the second game when his team started to serve better.
“Once we did that, we put them on their heels,” Schall said. “I am really proud of how we played. It was a tough match, and we put everything we had into it. I guess I did too.
“In Game 1, we did not give them much trouble with our serves. We served better starting in Game 2. We had some guys who really served well. We started putting them in some tough spots.”
Latrobe dominated the first game. Penn-Trafford swung the momentum its way in Game 2 early, but Latrobe battled back and tied the score at 25-all.
The Wildcats actually took a 26-25 lead before the Warriors, behind a kill by Caiden McDonald and Nick Laskey, rallied to tie the match, 1-1.
Schall felt Owen Gisi played well up front in all five games with his blocking ability.
The teams split the next two games, Penn-Trafford winning 25-18 and Latrobe answering 25-18, to set up the thrilling Game 5.
“This is playoff volleyball,” Vosefski said. “We had beaten them twice, but there is an old saying is when you get punched to the face, how much do you punch back? They punched back.
“Beating a team for a third time bothered me, but I am not going to make excuses. They played well.”
In the final game, the winner is the first team to 15, win by two. The game was close and went back and forth.
Penn-Trafford took a 12-10 lead, but the Wildcats tied it 12-12. Penn-Trafford went back up 14-12 as Gisi, McDonald and setter Natheniel Rugh started making plays.
Latrobe senior Luke Fiore tied the score 14-all with a service ace, but the next serve sailed long, setting up the final point, and McDonald finished it with a block.
“That was a tremendous team we beat,” Schall said. “They have an excellent setter and hitter. But we stepped up. I knew we would have to be really good, and I thought we’d be in the ballgame.”
Seneca Valley held off a ferocious effort from Penn-Trafford, picking up a 25-20, 22-25, 25-20, 20-25, 15-3 win to reach the WPIAL title game for the fourth time in the past 10 years.
Schall said he was happy with the Warriors’ effort.
“I’m really proud of the guys,” Schall said. “We were a third-place team in our section. I thought we were pretty good. I’m proud of the guys for the way they fought hard through the match. Unfortunately, we needed to get through that stretch in the fifth set still in the ballgame.”
Penn-Traffird’s biggest challenge was to find a way to handle Seneca Valley’s middle blockers, 6-foot-9 Brandon Suski and 6-5 Jordan Hoover.
Owen Gisi and Nick Laskey hit well for the Warriors.
“We handled their middle guys OK,” Schall said. “(Hoover) had a fantastic fifth game hitting and blocking. We did well enough to take their big guy (Suski) out. They had to put another guy in. We had to serve well.”
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