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For Thursday’s Dodgers minor league action, we have another promising start by Bobby Miller, rehab appearances by Michael Kopech and Edgardo Henriquez, and Ryan Ward’s career day among the highlights. Player of the day Usually, if a player leads the league in home runs and drives in over 100 runs at the highest minor league […]

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Player of the day

Usually, if a player leads the league in home runs and drives in over 100 runs at the highest minor league level, he might crack the top 30 prospect list of his team. Not so for Ryan Ward, who is 27 years old and playing for the Oklahoma City Comets for the third year in a row. The left fielder, DH, first baseman is doing everything he can to blow the door down to the major leagues, and on Thursday he had a career day, going five for five, with three homers and six RBIs. Ward is in the top five in the Pacific Coast League in batting average, home runs, RBIs, and OPS.

Triple-A Oklahoma City

Ward’s three home runs and six RBIs led the Comets to a 9-3 victory over the Las Vegas Aviators (Athletics). Bobby Miller had an efficient start, needing only 69 pitches to get through five and two-thirds innings, while giving up no runs, two hits, and one walk. Miller has now put together three good starts in a row, giving up only one run in 14 innings. With the Dodgers struggling with pitching injuries, he is positioning himself for another opportunity at the major league level.

James Outman, leading off in the batting order, hit his tenth double and tenth home run. While Outman was only 3-for-24 in his short major league stint this year, he has started to put up good numbers after a slow start in Triple-A.

Alex Freeland, continuing his excellent season, had three hits, including his 18th double.

Michael Kopech pitched for the second consecutive night, often the last box checked before a rehabbing pitcher gets called back up to the big leagues. He came in to close out the sixth inning, pitching to just two batters, giving up a hit, and getting a strikeout. Edgardo Henriquez made his first appearance of the year, after his broken foot, and got two outs while giving up one run.

Double-A Tulsa

The Drillers held off the Twins affiliate, the Wichita Wind Surge, 4-3. Dodgers consensus top pitching prospect Jackson Ferris pitched six innings, giving up three runs on five hits, and got credit with the win. The Drillers gave Ferris three runs to work with before he threw a pitch. The big hit was a two-out, two-run double by Chris Newell. They added a fourth run in the second on a single by Sean McLain, and that run would turn out to be the winning difference. Three relievers finished off the Wind Surge without giving up a hit.

High-A Great Lakes

Eriq Swan surrendered five runs in three innings, and the Loons fell short in their comeback attempt against the Fort Wayne TinCaps, falling 7-5. Zyhir Hope had two hits and his 35th RBI for the Loons. Hope is on a seven-game hitting streak that has raised his batting average from .280 to .305.

Low-A Rancho Cucamonga

The Quakes defeated the Modesto Nuts (Mariners) 8-4. The dynamic duo of Eduardo Quintero and Joendry Vargas, hitting one and two atop the lineup, combined for five hits, three runs, and three RBIs. Quintero, the Dodgers’ eighth-rated prospect (MLB Pipeline), is now hitting .321, and Vargas, their eleventh-rated prospect, is hitting .315. Jaron Elkins stole his 26th base, and Quintero stole his 24th. They are the leaders in stolen bases in the California League.

Thursday scores

Friday schedule

Fort Wayne (Miguel Mendez) at Great Lakes (Luke Fox), 3:05 PM PST
Tulsa (Chris Campos) at Wichita (Christian MacLeod), 5:05 PM PST
Rancho Cucamonga (Christian Zazueta) at Modesto (Walter Ford), 6:40 PM PST
Oklahoma City (Justin Jarvis) at Las Vegas (Jack Perkins), 7:05 PM PST

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Bonner, Burmester, Capece and Croteau Named CSC Academic All-District

Story Links WALTHAM, Mass. – Four members of the Bentley women’s track and field team were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team for their combined performances on the track and in the classroom. The quartet are Caitlin Burmester, Mia Bonner, Molly Capece and Hannah Croteau. Burmester advanced to […]

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WALTHAM, Mass. – Four members of the Bentley women’s track and field team were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team for their combined performances on the track and in the classroom.

The quartet are Caitlin Burmester, Mia Bonner, Molly Capece and Hannah Croteau.

Burmester advanced to the ballot for Academic All-America consideration.

Burmester, a standout for both the track and cross country teams, majored in both accounting and liberal studies and was named the NE10 Female Scholar Athlete of the Year among a number of awards.

Bonner is an accounting major and competes in jumps for the track and field team. She earned an eighth place finish in the triple jump at the NE10 Outdoor Championships.

Capece was a sophomore in 2024-25 and majored in quantitative economics. She ran track this spring and cross country in the fall, which included finishing 17^th at the NE10 Championships.

Croteau majors in computer information systems and competes in hurdles. She earned a 12^th place finish in the 400 hurdles at the NE10 Outdoor Championships.

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Will Robertson Named Post-Gazette Boys’ Volleyball Player of the Year

Will Robertson Named Post-Gazette Boys’ Volleyball Player of the Year Posted on: June 25th, 2025 by Jonathan Spina By: Jared Barton After another tremendous season on the hardwood, junior Will Robertson has been named boys’ volleyball Player of the Year by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He becomes the second member of the family to receive the […]

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Will Robertson Named Post-Gazette Boys’ Volleyball Player of the Year

By: Jared Barton

After another tremendous season on the hardwood, junior Will Robertson has been named boys’ volleyball Player of the Year by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He becomes the second member of the family to receive the award, after his sister Molly took home the laurels this fall.

Robertson had a team-leading 260 kills in the 2025 campaign. He also notched 44 blocks, 263 digs, and 23 aces. He carries a career statline of 762 kills, 111 blocks, 584 digs and 68 aces.

Robertson was a first-team all-section and WPIAL all-star for the second time and, according to Ken Wunderley, will soon be recognized on the PVCA all-state team for the second time when it’s announced later this month.

Robertson and the Tigers earned the team’s 23rd WPIAL title this spring before taking home runner-up medals to Cumberland Valley in the PIAA State Championship earlier this month.

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Central Michigan University

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Head Coach Arielle Wilson has signed her first transfer athlete to the Central Michigan Volleyball program in Karla Sanchez. Sanchez comes to Mount Pleasant after spending her freshman season at Houston Christian where she was a beach volleyball player. The 6’1 setter, a native for Canovanas, Puerto Rico, attended […]

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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Head Coach Arielle Wilson has signed her first transfer athlete to the Central Michigan Volleyball program in Karla Sanchez.

Sanchez comes to Mount Pleasant after spending her freshman season at Houston Christian where she was a beach volleyball player.

The 6’1 setter, a native for Canovanas, Puerto Rico, attended Colegio Adianez High School in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico and played beach and indoor volleyball there for four seasons, 2018-2024. Sanchez was a top three setter for the U21 Women’s North, Central American and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORECEA) at an international level.

Sanchez, an Olympic Youth Gymnasiade and 2025 competitor with the Puerto Rican National Team in the Panamericana Cup, won the silver medal with the national team in 2024.

On making the move to CMU, Karla says “I chose Central Michigan University because it felt like the perfect balance between high-level athletics and strong academics.

From the moment I connected with the volleyball staff, I felt seen — not just as an athlete, but as a person. The coaches truly care about player development and long-term success.

As an international student-athlete from Puerto Rico, finding a place that felt welcoming and supportive was important to me, and CMU gave me that sense of home. I also loved that I could pursue a double major in Industrial Engineering and International Business, which is a rare and powerful combination for a future career.

One moment that confirmed CMU was right for me happened during my visit — I watched a practice where the team competed hard, laughed together, and had a culture of respect. That energy and unity stuck with me. I knew I wanted to be part of that.”

For the latest news and updates on CMU Volleyball, follow the team in X (@cmuvolleyball) and on Instagram (@cmuvolleyball).

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Legendary Cloud County Track and Field Coach Harry Kitchener Announces Retirement

By Toby Nosker, CCCC SID Harry Kitchener, a legendary NJCAA track and field coach who won two national championships and turned Cloud County Community College into a consistent national title contender, announced his retirement after 48 years in Concordia. “I have been so proud to coach and work for Cloud County for 48 years,” […]

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By Toby Nosker, CCCC SID

Harry Kitchener, a legendary NJCAA track and field coach who won two national championships and turned Cloud County Community College into a consistent national title contender, announced his retirement after 48 years in Concordia.

“I have been so proud to coach and work for Cloud County for 48 years,” coach Kitchener said in a statement. “Serving as head women’s and men’s cross country coach, head men’s track and field coach, and director of cross country/track and field has been an amazing career. We have accomplished so much and have made so many connections with wonderful people, it is hard for me to end my coaching career.”

Kitchener, the longest-tenured coach in Cloud County history, was inducted into the Cloud County Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006 and the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2017. He was named Region 6 Coach of the Year five times (1999, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2019), and NJCAA Indoor Coach of the Year in 1994 and 2006.

Under Kitchener, Cloud County reached remarkable heights, winning twenty consecutive Prairie Junior College Conference championships, seventeen Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference – West Division championships, and eight Region 6 championships. Kitchener led the T-Birds to its first-ever NJCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship in 2019. Kitchener was named that year’s Region 6 Men’s Coach of the Year, Central Region Coach of the Year, and NJCAA Men’s Coach of the Year by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Kitchener also led Cloud County to a NJCAA Half Marathon National Championship in 2004.

Kitchener extended a heartfelt thank you to the student-athletes that chose to compete for him at Cloud County. In his 48 years with the T-Birds, Kitchener aided in the development of over 50 NJCAA national champions and nearly 350 national placers.

“I have had two team mottos in my overall 58 years of coaching,” Kitchener said. “‘Bigger is not always better!’ and ‘Make every finish line count for something!'”

Kitchener, whose original name was Harry Sargent, Jr, was born May 2, 1945 in Compton, California. From age four, Kitchener and two of his siblings were raised in children’s homes in Hutchinson, Kansas and Newton, Kansas. At the age of 12, Kitchener, his sister Sally Ann, and his brother Robert William were all adopted by their foster parents, Orville and Marcena Kitchener of Oak Hill, Kansas.

Kitchener graduated from Longford Rural High School as class salutatorian in 1963. He played quarterback on the high school football team, while he also excelled in basketball and track and field. Kitchener received many scholarship offers but elected to walk on the track and field team at Kansas State University. He lettered as a triple jumper and pole vaulter at KSU.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree in 1967 and his master’s degree in 1970, Kitchener coached at Wakefield High School for ten years. There he coached junior and senior high school football, basketball, and track and field. He later started the school’s high school cross country program and coached the team for many years. In one of Wakefield High School’s best years under Kitchener, the school qualified teams for the state playoffs in both football and basketball while winning the state championship in cross country and track and field.

But Cloud County is where Kitchener established himself as one of the greatest coaches in Kansas sports history. Coach Kitchener made the move to Cloud County in 1977, first becoming the men’s cross country and track and field coach. Besides his coaching position, he also served as the college’s Director of Student Activities and Student Senate sponsor for 23 years.

Kitchener led the T-Birds to eight top three national placings with more than 200 NJCAA All-Americans.

As legendary as Kitchener’s coaching career has been, so too is the number of former student-athletes who became coaches themselves. He is proud of the number of former Cloud County student-athletes that also went on to become college and university track and field coaches, including Keith Blackwill (assistant cross country and track and field coach at Odessa College), Moses Dirane (graduate assistant at Fort Hays State University), Eugene Frazier (assistant coach at the University of Northern Colorado), Randy Hasenbank (associate head coach at the University of Iowa), Kirk Hunter (associate coach at Wichita State University), David Kaiser (head coach at University of Texas at Tyler), Mike Kirkland (former head coach at Southwestern College), the late-Mark Phillips (distinguished head track and field coach at Cowley College), and Kirk Wren (head coach at Ottawa University), among others.

One of Kitchener’s most meaningful relationships is with current Cloud County assistant track and field coach, Ted Schmitz. Schmitz was a walk-on turned standout track athlete at Cloud County for Kitchener from 1977-1979. After finishing his academic career at Kansas State, Schmitz returned to Cloud County where he served as the head women’s track and field coach for 37 years and volunteer assistant men’s track and field coach for 40 years. He was inducted into the Cloud County Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008 and the NJCAA Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2021.

“I have been truly blessed with a coach like Ted Schmitz, who has been with me for 46 years as an athlete and coach,” said Kitchener.

With Kitchener retiring, Schmitz is now the longest-tenured coach at Cloud County.

“I have been so proud and fortunate to coach Kansas high school athletes and athletes from all over the world and develop so many All-Americans in Concordia, Kansas,” Kitchener added. “Thanks to all that have supported Cloud County track and field in our community.”

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Dylan Hamilton Named Associate Head Coach for Indoor Volleyball

Story Links PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Pilots Volleyball assistant coach Dylan Hamilton has been promoted to associate head coach, head coach Megan Burton announced on Wednesday. “I’m incredibly honored and excited to accept the position of Associate Head Coach for Volleyball at the University of Portland,” Hamilton said. “A heartfelt thank you […]

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PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Pilots Volleyball assistant coach Dylan Hamilton has been promoted to associate head coach, head coach Megan Burton announced on Wednesday.

“I’m incredibly honored and excited to accept the position of Associate Head Coach for Volleyball at the University of Portland,” Hamilton said. “A heartfelt thank you to our head coach, Megan, for her trust, mentorship and continued support. I’m grateful to be a part of a program led with such vision and integrity. I also want to thank our amazing administrators, Scott and Karen, for their confidence in me and their dedication to the success of our student-athletes and staff. I’m looking forward to continuing to grow with this team and contribute to the program’s future. Go Pilots!”

“It’s with great pride & gratitude that we are able to promote Dylan to the title of Associate Head Coach for Portland Volleyball,” Burton said. “He is more than deserving of this promotion after years of dedication, loyalty and commitment to UP Indoor and Beach Volleyball. Dylan has been with me since the start of my head coaching tenure and is such a valued member of my team and our program at UP. His daily grind to make our program better cannot be understated and we have appreciated all his work to grow this program, especially our beach team, to new heights. With the help of Dylan we were able to recruit a full beach-only roster, build a beautiful beach facility and improve in the WCC standings. Dylan is a great teacher, a constant student of the game and a passionate competitor. We are grateful for all his hard work over the many years and are looking forward to many more years of him being a part of our UPVB family. Congrats Dyl!”

Hamilton has been a key contributor to both the indoor and beach programs during his time on The Bluff. Hamilton helped lead the Pilots through a milestone 2024 campaign, with the indoor team finishing with its highest win total since 2018 and earning three All-WCC honors and an AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention in the Northwest Region. On the sand, he guided the beach volleyball team to its most successful season in program history, finishing 11-13 overall and continuing a trend of growth for the young program.

Hamilton began his time at Portland as an indoor assistant in 2018, and immediately helped the Pilots make history. That fall, the team opened with a 12-match win streak and finished with 20 wins, the most in a single season in program history. He was later named head coach of the beach volleyball program, where he has steadily built the team’s profile in the West Coast Conference, including earning the program’s first multiple WCC wins in 2019.

Before coming to Portland, Hamilton served as interim head coach and assistant coach at Academy of Art University in San Francisco, overseeing everything from practice planning to recruiting. He also spent time at Washington, working with both the indoor and beach programs. During his time with the Huskies, the team captured two Pac-12 titles and made a Final Four run in 2013.

A native of Ulupalakua, Maui, Hamilton started coaching while still in high school and competed as an outside hitter on the first Maui team to win a Hawaii Division II state title. He’s also competed on the AVP Tour and coached with several top youth clubs, including Aloha Volleyball Club and City Beach Volleyball Club.

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2025 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field National Honors

Story Links The following Big 12 programs and student-athletes earned national honors during the 2025 Outdoor Track and Field Season. USTFCCCA National Awards National Men’s Track Athlete of the Year Nathaniel Ezekiel, Baylor USTFCCCA Regional Awards Men’s Track Athlete of the Year Nathaniel Ezekiel, Baylor (South Central Region) James Corrigan, […]

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The following Big 12 programs and student-athletes earned national honors during the 2025 Outdoor Track and Field Season.

USTFCCCA National Awards
National Men’s Track Athlete of the Year
Nathaniel Ezekiel, Baylor

USTFCCCA Regional Awards
Men’s Track Athlete of the Year
Nathaniel Ezekiel, Baylor (South Central Region)
James Corrigan, BYU (Mountain Region)
Brian Musau, Oklahoma State (Midwest Region)

Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year
Drew Fucci, Houston (South Central Region)

Women’s Track Athlete of the Year
Joy Naukot, West Virginia (Mid-Atlantic Region)
Rachel Joseph, Iowa State (Midwest Region)

Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year
Cliff Felkins, Texas Tech (Mountain Region)

2025 Academic All-District® Men’s and Women’s Track & Field teams, selected by College Sports Communicators
Esther Akinlosotu, Arizona
Olivia Dillon, Arizona
Zach Extine, Arizona
Sam Hala’ufia, Arizona
Richard Legarra, Arizona
Diego Marquez, Arizona
Kara Mickelson, Arizona
Mackenna Orie, Arizona
Tyler Michelini, Arizona
Hollan Powers, Arizona
Alexis Brown, Baylor
Hayden Gold, Baylor
Molly Haywood, Baylor
Sima Lucero, Baylor
Ben Barton, BYU
Rebekah Erikson, BYU
Casey Clinger, BYU
Maren Garnett, BYU
Meghan Hunter, BYU
Jenna Hutchins, BYU
Trey Jackson, BYU
Alysa Keller, BYU
Joey Nokes, BYU
Creed Thompson, BYU
Riley Beach, Iowa State
Kiki Connell, Iowa State
Bella Heikes, Iowa State
Rachel Joseph, Iowa State
Quinton Orr, Iowa State
Maella Porcher, Iowa State
Gable Sieperda, Iowa State
Pierson Carlisle, K-State
Nate Collier, K-State
Jourdin Edwards, K-State
Tommy Hazen, K-State
Safhia Hinds, K-State
Taylor Mayo, K-State
Tesia Thomas, K-State
Emil Uhlin, K-State
Tavon Underwood, K-State
Sivan Auerbach, Oklahoma State
Kade Benjamin, Oklahoma State
Adisu Guadie, Oklahoma State
Saara Hakanen, Oklahoma State
Sam Mason, Oklahoma State
Annie Molenhouse, Oklahoma State
Emma Robbins, Oklahoma State
Zac Robbins, Oklahoma State
Ryan Schoppe, Oklahoma State
Madi Surber, Oklahoma State
Mckenzie Bailey, TCU
Maria Bienvenu, TCU
Kashie Crockett, TCU
Elise Dobson, TCU
Destin Drummond, TCU
Graydon Morris, TCU
Shelby Frank, Texas Tech
Oskar Edlund, Texas Tech
Lily Haught, West Virginia
Ceili McCabe, West Virginia
Kishay Rowe, West Virginia
Sarah Tait, West Virginia
Madison Trippett, West Virginia