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Fort Wayne’s Empowered shines at AAU volleyball junior nationals | Recreation

The championship of the 16 Club division in the AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships went to a Fort Wayne outfit, Empowered Volleyball Academy, on Tuesday. Empowered 16 Elite Black went undefeated in the tournament, finishing 13-0, and beat Illini Elite, which was also unbeaten entering the match, 27-25, 25-19 to capture the title. The tournament […]

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The championship of the 16 Club division in the AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships went to a Fort Wayne outfit, Empowered Volleyball Academy, on Tuesday.

Empowered 16 Elite Black went undefeated in the tournament, finishing 13-0, and beat Illini Elite, which was also unbeaten entering the match, 27-25, 25-19 to capture the title.

The tournament was held in Orlando, Florida, at the Orange County Convention Center and was the 52nd annual iteration of what has become the world’s largest volleyball tournament, with more than 6,500 teams competing.

The victorious Empowered team was coached by Natasha Nestleroad, whose staff of assistants included former Carroll volleyball standout Kassandra Till.

On the roster were several players who have already made their mark on the local high school volleyball scene, including Darcy Ritchie, from West Noble, who was a high honorable mention selection on The Journal Gazette’s All-Northeast Indiana team, and Amelia Kesterke of Lakewood Park Christian who was an honorable mention pick.

Empowered finished first in a division that featured 159 entrants. The team played all 13 of its matches over a four-day span, including four matches each Monday and Tuesday. It lost just one set Tuesday on the way to the title.

The group from the Summit City prevailed in tightly contested clashes with EVA 16 Blue (24-26, 25-21, 18-16), VAQUERAS 16F Mario (25-18, 22-25, 21-19), and River City Jrs 16 Navy (23-25, 25-23, 15-11).

Hudson Lake affected by dredging project

Public access to Hudson Lake may be disrupted beginning in early July through the fall due to a dredging project aimed at improving boating access.

The project, funded by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Lake and River Enhancement program and Hudson Lake Conservation Association, will hydraulically pump sediment from the access channel and a navigation channel between the lake’s east and west basins to an upland area on the northwest end of the lake.

This may result in temporary blockage or restrictions near these sites due to dredging equipment or piping on the lake.

The DNR advises lake users to plan accordingly and boat responsibly near any obstacles until the completion of the project.

JG calling for more outdoor experiences

Fishing and hunting are enjoyed by young and old, but those are not the only pastimes for residents of northeast Indiana. Bird watching, hiking, camping, and all manner of sports activities are done daily.

The Journal Gazette would like to showcase all manner of recreational activities on the weekly Recreation page.

The Journal Gazette’s Outdoors experience feature lends a forum for readers to share their love of all things outdoors, or indoors, with their neighbors.

If you have an outdoor experience you’d like to share, email your stories and photos to The Journal Gazette at jgsports@jg.net. Please provide full names, ages, hometowns, type of animal and when and where caught.

Photos must be jpegs.



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Water polo women’s gold medal match at World Aquatics Championships 2025: Greece vs. Hungary-Xinhua

Players of Greece pose for photo during awarding ceremony for the women’s water polo match at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun) Players of Greece walk into the court before the water polo women’s gold medal match between Greece and Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in […]

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Players of Greece pose for photo during awarding ceremony for the women’s water polo match at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Players of Greece walk into the court before the water polo women’s gold medal match between Greece and Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Players of Hungary comfort each other after the water polo women’s gold medal match between Greece and Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Haris Pavlidis (Top, 3rd R), coach of Greece, instructs during the water polo women’s gold medal match between Greece and Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Sandor Cseh, coach of Hungary, reacts during the water polo women’s gold medal match between Greece and Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Athina Dimitra Giannopoulou of Greece shoots during the water polo women’s gold medal match between Greece and Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Eleni Xenaki of Greece celebrates after the water polo women’s gold medal match between Greece and Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Players of Hungary prepares before the water polo women’s gold medal match between Greece and Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Eszter Varro (L) of Hungary competes during the water polo women’s gold medal match between Greece and Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Dorottya Szilagyi (R) of Hungary competes during the water polo women’s gold medal match between Greece and Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Sandor Cseh, coach of Hungary, reacts during the water polo women’s gold medal match between Greece and Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Team members of Greece celebrate after the water polo women’s gold medal match between Greece and Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Eleni Xenaki of Greece celebrates after the water polo women’s gold medal match between Greece and Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Krisztina Garda of Hungary competes during the water polo women’s gold medal match between Greece and Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Eszter Varro (L) of Hungary competes during the water polo women’s gold medal match between Greece and Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Panna Tiba of Hungary celebrates scoring during the water polo women’s gold medal match between Greece and Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Christina Siouti (R) of Greece passes the ball during the water polo women’s gold medal match between Greece and Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Medalists celebrate during the awarding ceremony for the women’s water polo match at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Dora Leimeter of Hungary competes during the water polo women’s gold medal match between Greece and Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Haris Pavlidis (C), coach of Greece, celebrates after the water polo women’s gold medal match between Greece and Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Players of Greece pose for photo during awarding ceremony for the women’s water polo match at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore on July 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)



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Men’s Cross Country Announces 2025 Schedule

Story Links SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara men’s cross country announced its 2025 competition schedule.   The season begins August 29 at the USF Invitational in San Francisco. The Broncos then head to the Kym Duyst Invitational September 13 followed by Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational and the Pacific Invitational October […]

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara men’s cross country announced its 2025 competition schedule.
 
The season begins August 29 at the USF Invitational in San Francisco. The Broncos then head to the Kym Duyst Invitational September 13 followed by Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational and the Pacific Invitational October 3.
 
Santa Clara hosts the annual Bronco invitational at Baylands Park in Sunnyvale on October 18. More info can be found here.
 
Pre Nationals on October 18 close out the regular season before the WCC Championships November 1. NCAA West Regionals are November 14 in Sacramento, and the NCAA Championships are November 22 in Columbia, Mo.



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American Opponents Set for 2025

HOUSTON – The American Conference has released home and away opponent pairings for the upcoming 2025-26 season, which will feature an 18-game conference slate with six opponents being played twice and six opponents only once. The Owls will host Charlotte, North Texas, Temple, Tulsa, USF, UTSA, Tulane, UAB and Wichita State. Rice will travel to Charlotte, North […]

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American Opponents Set for 2025

HOUSTON – The American Conference has released home and away opponent pairings for the upcoming 2025-26 season, which will feature an 18-game conference slate with six opponents being played twice and six opponents only once.
 
The Owls will host Charlotte, North Texas, Temple, Tulsa, USF, UTSA, Tulane, UAB and Wichita State.
 
Rice will travel to Charlotte, North Texas, Temple, Tulsa, USF, UTSA, East Carolina, Memphis and Florida Atlantic.
 
The Owls were 17-17 a season ago, making back-to-back appearances in the AAC Championship game. All-AAC Second Team selection Dominique Ennis returns to the team, along with All-Newcomer Team selection Victoria Flores and All-Freshman Team honoree Aniah Alexis.
 
Rice has already announced a trip to the Discover Puerto Rico Shootout over the Thanksgiving holiday, with the Owls facing UCF, Illinois State and Morgan State. The full nonconference schedule and American schedule will be released at a later time.
 

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NBCUniversal Considering Cable Channel Featuring Peacock Sports, NBA Content

Shutterstock image Erik Gruenwedel July 23, 2025 Cable TV might not be dead yet. NBCUniversal is reportedly considering launching a cable-themed channel that would include Peacock sports content, in addition to the NBA. The channel would launch in the fall to coincide with NBC Sports and Peacock assuming distribution rights to the NBA as part […]

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NBCUniversal Considering Cable Channel Featuring Peacock Sports, NBA Content

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Cable TV might not be dead yet. NBCUniversal is reportedly considering launching a cable-themed channel that would include Peacock sports content, in addition to the NBA.

The channel would launch in the fall to coincide with NBC Sports and Peacock assuming distribution rights to the NBA as part of the league’s 11-year, $75 billion license rights agreement with Disney (ABC Sports and ESPN), NBC, Peacock and Prime Video, according to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the move, citing sources familiar with the situation.

NBCUniversal has made no official comment on the situation.

The sports channel would be bundled with select third-party premium TV offerings rather than conventional pay-TV bundles.

The move comes as NBCUniversal is spinning off its cable assets into a separate standalone company called Versant, which includes CNBC, MSNBC, USA Network, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, Golf Channel and digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and SportsEngine.

At the same time, live sports remains a pay-TV staple, while Fox and Disney in the fall plan to launch standalone streaming services — Fox One and ESPN — targeting TV sports viewers.

Peacock, which ended March with 41 million paid subscribers, currently streams NBC’s “Sunday Night Football,” and an exclusive NFL game, in addition to PGA Tour golf, college football, the WNBA, Olympics and Premier League Soccer.

Comcast ended the quarter with more than 12 million Xfinity premium TV subscribers.

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Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Award

Story Links Center Valley, PA (July 23, 2025) – The DeSales University volleyball team was honored with the AVCA Team Academic Award as announced by the organization this week. Teams were awarded the academic award by maintaining a year-long GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale as 1,450 collegiate and […]

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Center Valley, PA (July 23, 2025) – The DeSales University volleyball team was honored with the AVCA Team Academic Award as announced by the organization this week.

Teams were awarded the academic award by maintaining a year-long GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale as 1,450 collegiate and high school volleyball programs earned the award.

“It is very exciting to see that the record-setting, on-court successes during the 2024-25 season have extended to the classroom,” says AVCA CEO Jaime Gordon. “The fact that more programs earned the Team Academic Award than ever before is evidence of how committed our coaches are when it comes to helping their players reach their goals as both students and athletes.”

Head coach Michele Zabinski just finished her 20th season in charge of the volleyball program leading the Bulldogs to a 14-17 overall record and a spot in the MAC Freedom postseason tournament last season. Thirteen Bulldogs earned MAC Fall Academic Honor Roll honors and first-year Allison Reimer was named to the MAC Volleyball Academic All-MAC Team.

 



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Women’s Golf Adds Three For 2025-26

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Women’s Golf Head Coach Alyssa Waite has announced the addition of two Division I transfers and a freshman who will join three returning players and three high school signees to make up the team’s roster for 2025-26.   Alyson Sor | Long Beach, Calif. | Wilson HS | UC Irvine   […]

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LONG BEACH, Calif. – Women’s Golf Head Coach Alyssa Waite has announced the addition of two Division I transfers and a freshman who will join three returning players and three high school signees to make up the team’s roster for 2025-26.
 
Alyson Sor | Long Beach, Calif. | Wilson HS | UC Irvine
 
Alyson Sor will transfer to Long Beach State after a pair of successful seasons with Black and Blue rivals UC Irvine. Last season, Sor had a 74.29 scoring average and recorded four Top 20 finishes, including a fifth-place finish at the Soboba Classic at Soboba Springs Golf Club last spring, helping UC Irvine win the team championship. She has a career Division I low of 68 and had a Top 10 finish at the Utah Tech Trailblazer Invitational as a true freshman. “Aly is our Long Beach local,” said Waite. “We wanted to bring the Wilson High School star back home. She is a long hitter who has big aspirations with golf, and we are excited to help get her to the next level with her game.”
 
Emma Kang | Torrance, Calif. | South Torrance HS | Idaho
 
Emma Kang comes to Long Beach State by way of Idaho, where she spent the last two seasons as a regular part of the lineup. A two-time All-Big Sky selection, she was the Big Sky Player of the Week after winning the Tri-State Invite hosted by Eastern Washington, and she had the lowest scoring average last season for the Vandals at 74.4. “It was time for Emma to come back home,” said Waite. “Her Dad is a Long Beach State alum and she’s from Torrance, so we took the opportunity to welcome her into the team and back to Southern California. She brings great collegiate experience and has the eagerness to learn.”
 
Chloe Park | Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. | Palos Verdes Peninsula HS
 
Chloe Park has an extensive junior golf record and will join Long Beach State as a freshman in 2025. The 2021 Southern California Junior Tour Player of the Year, Park was a winner earlier this year at the Two-Day Spring Series at Morongo, carding a 75 and a 76, and shot a 71 at Bear Creek Golf Club in the TTC Cantlay Series. “We are excited to bring in Chloe as a freshman,” noted Waite. “She is a fierce competitor who knows how to compete.”
 
Former All-Big West golfers Madison Le and Erin Lee are joined by Isabelle Olivas-Lowell in returning to the program, while Olivia Chappell, Summer Schafer, and Kailey Yoon committed to the program in November.

 



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