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Sandwich baseball made it a perfect 10 with their 10th win in a row after they blanked Rockland 8-0 on Monday. Joe Coughlan scattered three hits over seven innings to go with six strikeouts. Coughlan, Drew Peters, Ty Creighton and Luke Morrison(three stolen bases) each had two hits. Peters, Matt Taylor, Braylon Heatley and Tyler […]

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Sandwich baseball made it a perfect 10 with their 10th win in a row after they blanked Rockland 8-0 on Monday.

Joe Coughlan scattered three hits over seven innings to go with six strikeouts. Coughlan, Drew Peters, Ty Creighton and Luke Morrison(three stolen bases) each had two hits.

Peters, Matt Taylor, Braylon Heatley and Tyler Jones had a RBI each.

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Baseball 

Upper Cape 11, Norfolk Aggie 0 (5 inn.): The Rams (13-4) are straight back into the win column behind Matt Ansell, who pitched four shutout innings and allowed just one hit, while striking out three batters. Brady Sprague pitched a scoreless fifth inning with one strikeout. Logan Ewell, Matt Niemiec, Mitchell Kirkland, Robert Stacy and Jake Ewing each had RBI hits to lead the offense.

Carver 13, Mashpee 0: The Falcons (7-12) lost their fourth game in their last five outings.

Softball

New Bedford 5, Falmouth 1: The Clippers (9-8) saw their three-game win streak come to an end in a non-league matchup. Tenley Briggs hit a triple and scored a run, while Kaylee Shaw and Azaria Viall both had a hit.

Monomoy 16, Sturgis 4: In a battle of two of the top teams on the Cape and Islands, the undefeated Sharks (17-0) topped the Storm (11-5).

Ryley Mayo hit triples and scored a run, while Aubrey Flynn added two doubles and scored a run in the loss. Cassidy Conway had a hit and scored a run. Kaylee Koch scored a run.

Sandwich 1, Rockland 0: Sophia Farrington struck out 15 batters, while Capri Barber supplied all the offense with two doubles and the winning hit. The Blue Knights (11-8) have won four of their last five games.

Nauset 10, Nantucket 9: The Warriors (7-11) halted a four-game slide, while the Whalers (5-11) fell to a second straight defeat.

Old Rochester 11, Bourne 10: The Canlamen (0-17) were beaten in extra innings after coming close to picking up a first win on the season. The Bulldogs took the lead in the top of the seventh inning, but the Canalmen couldn’t respond as they stranded a runner on third base.

Olivia Meda went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and Maddie Mello was 2-for-5 with two RBIs in the loss.

Girls Lacrosse

Nauset 22, St. John Paul II 14: Julia Kipperman scored 14 goals and Zoe Labdon added six goals to lift the Warriors (10-5) to a fourth straight victory. Abby Powers and Laurel Ricard each tallied a goal. Norah Swanson (seven saves) and Maeve Kennally (five saves) combined to make 12 stops in goal.

The Lions (10-5), who won five straight games earlier in the season, have been unable to extend a win streak out past two games in two tries since then.

Nantucket 14, Monomoy 6: Mia Beaudette tallied three goals and four assists to lead the Whalers (11-4) to a fourth straight win. Suz Peraner added a hat trick of goals, and Dylan Damian had two goals and an assist. Louisa Beni and Mayson Lower both scored twice, and Carly Ray and Grace Hanlon each scored once. Ella Douglas made seven saves.

The Sharks (11-5) lost back-to-back games for the first time this season.

Sandwich 18, Abington 2: Abbie Reisig, Anya Kelsch and Kyla Darmon all scored a hat trick for the Blue Knights (12-4), who have won three straight games. Ella Murphy (two goals and one assist) and Maddie Ramsey (one goal and two assists) both had three-point games. Rae Enno and Addie Greene both tallied a goal and an assist. Elisabeth Stutzman, Avery Cobban, Lydia Katzenback and Quinn Anderson all had a goal.

Boys Lacrosse 

St. John Paul II 14, Monomoy 10: The Lions (9-7) have notched back-to-back wins, including victories in their last two meetings with the Sharks (10-6), and clinched a playoff spot in the process.

Tamer Khalil had four goals, and Brodie LaValley added two goals in the loss. Jed Zimmerman played well defensively.

Abington 10, Sandwich 9 (OT): Cole Rodgers led the way with three goals and an assist, and Nick Pearce added a hat trick for the Blue Knights (8-8), who haven’t won back-to-back games since their four game win streak ended at the end of April. Reece MacKinnon dominated on faceoffs and tallied two goals and two assists. Tommy Sutton added a goal. Than Hunt made 12 saves.

Girls Tennis

Sandwich 5, Rockland 0: The Blue Knights (8-9) notched their second straight win and a fourth via sweep this season.

Abby Binienda (first singles), Senja Kravitz (second singles),Tenley Rothera (third singles), Sadie Clarkin and Casey Pestilli (first doubles) and Izzie Bar and Lauren Meyer (second doubles) all won in straight sets.

Bourne 4, Fairhaven 1: The Canalmen (7-10) picked up a third win in their last five matches.

McKinley Wenzel defeated Mikayla Smith in first singles (6-4, 6-2), Ainsley Hopwood defeated EMily Giammalvo in second singles, Zoe Noonan defeated Madeline Gamelin in third singles (6-3, 7-5). Lily Russell and Sofia Halunen defeated Hazel Hochella and Emma Cabral in first doubles (6-0, 6-3).

Monomoy 5, Wareham 0; Monomoy 5, Wareham 0: The Sharks (14-4) swept two super sets to close out their regular season schedule.

Hanadi Rezk defeated Evelyn Francis in first singles (8-3, 8-1), dropping just three games across both matches. Ella Cutter defeated Nevaeh Smith in second singles (8-0, 8-1), where she lost just one game. Darcy Addison defeated Lan Tran in third singles (8-1, 8-4)

In the first match, Karina Khalsa and Madison Mahfouz defeated Riley Florindo and Juliana Statisus in first doubles (8-4), while Alexa Babaes-Deel and Olivia Rezk defeated Yvonne Pina-Monteiro and Julianna Frye in second doubles (8-4).

In the second match, Karina Khalsa and Cecelia Hand defeated Riley Florindo and Juliana Statisus in first doubles (8-2), and Madison Mahfouz and Lauren Da Selva defeated Yvonne Pina-Monteiro and Julianna Frye in second doubles (8-1).

St. John Paul II 3, Martha’s Vineyard 2: The Lions (19-1) handed the Vineyarders (13-1) their first loss of the season, extending their own win streak out to 19 games in the process.

Lily Walker beat Laina Dubin in first singles (6-1, 6-4), Bella Scioletti beat Charolette Marshard in second singles (6-1, 6-2), and Grace Walker beat Ellie Pennington in third singles (6-1, 6-2).

Leah Thomson and Zoe Treitman beat Ava Cai and Kayla Katziff in first doubles (6-3, 6-3), while Joey Duhamel and Emily Desriusseaux beat Ella Moran and Clementine Zeender in second doubles (7-6, 6-7, 10-5) for the Vineyarders.

Boys Tennis 

Cape Cod Academy 4, Falmouth Academy 1: The undefeated Seahawks (16-0) maintained that run with a victory over the Mariners (5-6).

Ben Catalano defeated Fletchers Parsons in first singles (6-0, 6-2), Ayden Naydenov defeated Luke Okoshi Michel in second singles (6-3, 6-4), and Declan Livingston defeated Genie Chang in third singles (6-4, 7-5). Connor Hall and Garrett Wilson defeated Nait Gartner and Matt Kellogg in first doubles. (6-3, 6-4)

Erik Gulmann and Ezra Ackerman defeated Henry Daigle and Rowan Lewison in second doubles (7-6(5), 6-2) for the Mariners’ only win.

Momomoy 5, Wareham 0: The Sharks (15-3) capped off the regular season with a fourth straight victory.

Ryan Casey defeated Landon Stewart in first singles (6-0, 6-0), Zach Shields defeated Tomas doCanto in second singles (6-4, 6-1), and Ethan Seufert defeated KJ Bonner in third singles (6-0, 6-2).

Tom Hereford and Blake Noonan defeated Brett Brophy/Ajani Bunting in first doubles (6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (10-3)), and Patrick McMahon and Nick Hadden defeated Matt Gordan/Mena Anwar in second doubles (6-3, 7-6 (8-6)).

Dennis-Yarmouth 4, St. John Paul II 1: The Dolphins stopped a three-match slide with a win over the winless Lions (0-15).

Collin Caron defeated Zach Jones in first singles (6-1, 6-0), Michael O’Reilly defeated Will Sutton in second singles (6-0, 6-1) and, in his first win as a singles player, Ryan Clarke defeated Alden Kreij in third singles (6-2, 6-0). Ben Soltis and Matt Anderson came out ahead versus Brian Cannon and Leon Kamberi in second doubles (6-1, 6-2).

The Lions had a dramatic come from behind victory in first doubles as Micheal Maynard and Ben Kowal outlasted Aidan Karras and Landon Richter in three sets (4-6, 6-1, 11-9).

Outdoor Track and Field

Girls Outdoor Track and Field

Mass State Track Coaches Association Division 5 Relays: The Dolphins, who scored in 15 out of 16 events for a total of 66 points, placed second overall out of 32 teams behind only the hosts, North Reading.

Ava Kivetok, Irleynn Shenk and Niamh Ryan combined for a discus throw of 264-feet-eight-inches to place first. The 4x100m relay team of Kerri Clark, Tiana Jacques, Kirsten Theloma and Breanna Braham ran 50.07, which came in first.

Braham then ran the anchor for Clark, Siena Lauze and Elise Brown in the 4x400m with a season best of 4:13.29 that was good for second place.

Vivian Castano, Niamh Ryan and Cami DePuy placed second in the shot put relay with a distance of 86-feet-and-eight inches.

Castano, Lauze and Patsy Newell placed third in the javelin (240’1″), while Kirsten Theloma, Leah Cogn. Katie Popovich and Helosia Ghiraldini finished third in the shuttle hurdles in a time of 113.66.

Olivia Pendleton, Elise Brown, Bella Alexander and Patsy Newell placed third in the 4x1600m in a time of 24:10.64. 

Allen Gunn covers high school sports for the Cape Cod Times. You can contact him at agunn@gannett.com and follow him on X at @allentgunn.

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Iowa high school soccer: Schedule, results and highlights for 2025 boys state soccer tournament Updated: 10:36 PM CDT Jun 2, 2025 POWERED BY CARL’S AUTO GROUP. IT IS STATE SOCCER WEEKEND. IT’S GOING TO FEEL DIFFERENT NEW PLACES. AND WE’RE GOING TO ALTERNATE DAYS THIS WEEK. GIRLS WILL START TOMORROW IN AMES. BOYS OPEN TONIGHT […]

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Iowa high school soccer: Schedule, results and highlights for 2025 boys state soccer tournament

POWERED BY CARL’S AUTO GROUP. IT IS STATE SOCCER WEEKEND. IT’S GOING TO FEEL DIFFERENT NEW PLACES. AND WE’RE GOING TO ALTERNATE DAYS THIS WEEK. GIRLS WILL START TOMORROW IN AMES. BOYS OPEN TONIGHT AT HOST SITES BEFORE MOVING TO MEDIACOM STADIUM FOR THE SEMIFINALS AND FINALS. JOHNSTON IS GOING FOR THE THREE PEAT THIS YEAR. CAN ANYONE DETHRONE THE DRAGONS? OPENING MINUTES JOHNSTON IN BLACK ON THE ATTACK OFF THE DOWLING GOALIE. KYRON POPE IS GOING TO BE THERE FOR THE REBOUND AND HE BANGS IT THROUGH AND PUMPS HIS FIST IN THE AIR. STILL IN THE FIRST HALF, CADEN POPE NO. ENOCH BASSETT YES, HE CLEANS IT UP. THEY WERE RELENTLESS. IT’S TWO NOTHING STILL IN THE FIRST HALF. THE DOWLING GOALIE COMES OUT. KAYDEN NGUYEN GETS PAST HIM. THEN CAN HE TRACK IT DOWN IN TIME? YES. HE SLIDES AND GETS HIS FOOT ON IT JUST IN TIME BEFORE THE BARD WIN. WOULD ADD ANOTHER ONE AND JOHNSTON ROUTS DOWLING FIVE. NOTHING TO ADVANCE TO THE SEMIFINALS. EARLIER THIS SEASON KCCI TOLD YOU ABOUT VALLEY SOCCER COACH REACHING A WHOPPING 600 WINS. HE WANTS A SIX STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. TONIGHT, HIS TIGERS HOSTED PLEASANT VALLEY. EARLY FIRST HALF. CHECK OUT THE PLAY RIGHT HERE. ALEXANDER MURSKI STEALS THE BALL AWAY AND THEN HOOKS UP WITH PABLO MENDEZ, WHO STAYS WITH IT. WHAT A GOAL. MIRSKY ALSO SCORED ONE HIMSELF AS A CHRISTIAN. CATALON VALLEY ADVANCES WITH A THREE NOTHING WIN. ANKENY KNOCKS OUT ROOSEVELT OVER AT MEDIACOM STADIUM 3 TO 1, AND THE AMES LITTLE CYCLONES ARE ALSO GOING TO MEDIACOM NEXT WEEK FOR THE SEMIFINALS. ONE NOTHING OVER CITY HIGH IN THREE. A DEFENDING CHAMP, DCG, HOSTED CEDAR RAPIDS, WASHINGTON. SECOND HALF. 13 MINUTES TO GO DCG DOWN TWO ONE. OFF THE CORNER KICK. MATEO ZLOTO FEEDS LANDON ANDERSON WITH A GREAT HEADER AND TIES IT AT TWO. WE GO TO OVERTIME AFTER TWO SCORELESS OVERTIMES. WE GO TO PKS. WASHINGTON MADE THEIR FIRST ATTEMPT, SO IT WAS TIME FOR THE MUSTANGS AND THEY RESPOND. AMIN ISLAMOVIC SNEAKS IT PAST THE GOALTENDER, TYING IT UP AT ONE. WASHINGTON. UP NEXT, LOGAN BARTON IS GOOD. IT’S TWO ONE WARRIORS. THE ENSUING. DCG ATTEMPT, THEY NEED IT HERE AND IT’S STOPPED. WARRIORS WITH THE ADVANTAGE. AND THEY WOULD STOP THE NEXT TWO MUSTANGS ATTEMPT. THEY LEAD THREE ONE. ALL THEY NEED IS ONE GOAL TO PULL OFF THE STUNNER. AND THEY GET IT. HOLDEN SMITH SEALS THE DEAL IN CEDAR RAPIDS, WASHINGTON WINS THE PKS 4 TO 1 TO ELIMINATE THE DEFENDING CHAMPS. ALSO IN THREE. A URBANDALE TRYING TO WIN A STATE TITLE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2002, HOSTING SPENCER IN THE QUARTERFINALS. THESE TWO TEAMS EVENLY MATCHED. GREAT DEFENSE HERE IN A SCORELESS FIRST HALF. THE WALL OF JAYHAWKS KEEPS IT SCORELESS IN EARLY IN THE SECOND HALF. URBANDALE CAME ALIVE OFF AN EARLY CORNER KICK. AIDEN TROHA MAKES IT ONE NOTHING. JAYHAWKS WIN TWO ZERO. THEY ARE ON TO THE STATE SEMIFINALS. HOOVER’S QUEST FOR A STATE TITLE COMES TO AN END WITH A10 LOSS AT LIBERTY. NORWALK DOMINATES INDIANOLA 3 TO 1 TO ADVANCE TO THE SEMIFINALS ON WEDNESDAY IN TWO. A KNOXVILLE IN WHITE AT GILBERT. KNOXVILLE WAS DOWN ONE. NOTHING IN THE SECOND HALF WITH 25 MINUTES TO GO. KNOXVILLE’S EZRA SCHMIDT BOOMS IT FROM LONG RANGE, AND THAT’S GOOD. OVER THE GOALIE’S HEAD, WE ARE TIED. THE GAME GOES TO DOUBLE OT. IN THE FIRST SEQUENCE OF THE DOUBLE OT, WATCH THE TOP RIGHT OF YOUR SCREEN, SENIOR TYLER HOLTON IS NOT READY FOR HIS CAREER TO END. HOLTON TURNS AND FIRES AND THAT IS THE GAME WINNER. GILBERT ADVANCES TO THE SEMIS IN A THRILLING FASHION. TWO ONE. LOVE THE CELEBRATION, GUYS. THEY ARE AT MEDIACOM ON WEDNESDAY AS WELL AT DORDT UNIVERSITY IN TWO-A, WEBSTER CITY AND SIOUX CITY SCORELESS ALL THE WAY TO PKS. THE LYNX WIN IT THREE TWO IN PKS TO MOVE TO 17 ZERO, AND IN ONE A AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, VAN METER BEATS NORTH FAYETTE VALLEY ONE NOTHING. THESE TEAMS WILL B

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Iowa high school soccer: Schedule, results and highlights for 2025 boys state soccer tournament

Iowa’s high school boys soccer state tournament is June 2-6. The quarterfinal round will be played at regional sites across the state, with the semifinals and finals being played at Mediacom Stadium in Des Moines. Here’s what you need to know about this week’s state tournament. Iowa high school boys state soccer tournament scheduleQuarterfinals – Monday, June 2: Class 4AWest Des Moines Valley 3, Pleasant Valley 0Johnston 5, Dowling Catholic 0Ankeny 3, Des Moines Roosevelt 1 Ames 1, Iowa City, City High 0 Class 3AIowa City Liberty 1, Des Moines Hoover 0 (PKs 5-4)Cedar Rapids Washington 3, Dallas Center-Grimes 2 (PKs 4-1)Norwalk 3, Indianola 1Urbandale 2, Spencer 0Class 2ABishop Heelan 2, Wahlert, Dubuque 1 (OT) Webster City 1, Sioux Center 0 (PKs 3-2) Williamsburg 2, Notre Dame, Burlington 1Gilbert 2, Knoxville 1 (2OT)Class 1AHudson 2, West Central Valley 0Regina, Iowa City 1, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 0 West Sioux 2, West Liberty 0 Van Meter 1, North Fayette Valley 0 Watch: West Des Moines Valley soccer coach Aziz Haffar celebrates 600th winSemifinals at Mediacom Stadium – Wednesday, June 4: Class 1ANoon: Regina, Iowa City vs. Van Meter2:30 p.m.: Hudson vs. West SiouxClass 2A5 p.m.: Bishop Heelan vs. Williamsburg7:30 p.m.: Gilbert vs. Webster City Semifinals at Mediacom Stadium – Thursday, June 5:Class 3ANoon: Norwalk vs. Urbandale2:30 p.m.: Iowa City Liberty vs. Cedar Rapids WashingtonClass 4A5 p.m.: Johnston vs. Ames7:30 p.m.: West Des Moines Valley vs. AnkenyFinals at Mediacom Stadium- Friday, June 6: Noon: Class 1A final – TBD vs. TBD2:30 p.m.: Class 2A final – TBD vs. TBD5 p.m.: Class 3A final – TBD vs. TBD7:30 p.m.: Class 4A final – TBD vs. TBD TicketsAdmission is $10. Click here for tickets.How to streamThe Iowa High School Sports Network will broadcast the semifinals and finals of the 2025 state tournament. Stream online here.» Subscribe to KCCI’s YouTube page» Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google PlayKCCI sports explains change in schedule, location of state high school soccer

Iowa’s high school boys soccer state tournament is June 2-6. The quarterfinal round will be played at regional sites across the state, with the semifinals and finals being played at Mediacom Stadium in Des Moines.

Here’s what you need to know about this week’s state tournament.

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Iowa high school boys state soccer tournament schedule

Quarterfinals – Monday, June 2:

Class 4A

  • West Des Moines Valley 3, Pleasant Valley 0
  • Johnston 5, Dowling Catholic 0
  • Ankeny 3, Des Moines Roosevelt 1
  • Ames 1, Iowa City, City High 0

Class 3A

  • Iowa City Liberty 1, Des Moines Hoover 0 (PKs 5-4)
  • Cedar Rapids Washington 3, Dallas Center-Grimes 2 (PKs 4-1)
  • Norwalk 3, Indianola 1
  • Urbandale 2, Spencer 0

Class 2A

  • Bishop Heelan 2, Wahlert, Dubuque 1 (OT)
  • Webster City 1, Sioux Center 0 (PKs 3-2)
  • Williamsburg 2, Notre Dame, Burlington 1
  • Gilbert 2, Knoxville 1 (2OT)

Class 1A

  • Hudson 2, West Central Valley 0
  • Regina, Iowa City 1, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 0
  • West Sioux 2, West Liberty 0
  • Van Meter 1, North Fayette Valley 0

Watch: West Des Moines Valley soccer coach Aziz Haffar celebrates 600th win

Semifinals at Mediacom Stadium – Wednesday, June 4:

Class 1A

  • Noon: Regina, Iowa City vs. Van Meter
  • 2:30 p.m.: Hudson vs. West Sioux

Class 2A

  • 5 p.m.: Bishop Heelan vs. Williamsburg
  • 7:30 p.m.: Gilbert vs. Webster City

Semifinals at Mediacom Stadium – Thursday, June 5:

Class 3A

  • Noon: Norwalk vs. Urbandale
  • 2:30 p.m.: Iowa City Liberty vs. Cedar Rapids Washington

Class 4A

  • 5 p.m.: Johnston vs. Ames
  • 7:30 p.m.: West Des Moines Valley vs. Ankeny

Finals at Mediacom Stadium- Friday, June 6:

  • Noon: Class 1A final – TBD vs. TBD
  • 2:30 p.m.: Class 2A final – TBD vs. TBD
  • 5 p.m.: Class 3A final – TBD vs. TBD
  • 7:30 p.m.: Class 4A final – TBD vs. TBD

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The Iowa High School Sports Network will broadcast the semifinals and finals of the 2025 state tournament. Stream online here.

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...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and northeast Missouri,
including the following areas, in central Missouri, Audrain MO,
Boone MO, Callaway MO, Cole MO, Moniteau MO and Osage MO. In east
central Missouri, Montgomery MO. In northeast Missouri, Knox MO,
Lewis MO, Marion MO, Monroe MO, Pike MO, Ralls MO and Shelby MO.

* WHEN...From Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
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25 Sports High School Monday

(25News Now) – Super Monday was indeed a super day for Heart of Illinois Conference teams. The Eureka and Lexington baseball teams, and the LeRoy softball team, all won Super-Sectionals to advance to the State Final Four. You can watch 25News – any newscast, anywhere – streaming LIVE on 25NewsNow.com, our 25News mobile app, and […]

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(25News Now) – Super Monday was indeed a super day for Heart of Illinois Conference teams.

The Eureka and Lexington baseball teams, and the LeRoy softball team, all won Super-Sectionals to advance to the State Final Four.

You can watch 25News – any newscast, anywhere – streaming LIVE on 25NewsNow.com, our 25News mobile app, and on our WEEK 25News SmartTV streaming app. Learn more about how you can get connected to 25News streaming live news here.

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PIAA playoffs baseball and softball first round roundup

The PIAA baseball and softball playoffs got underway with teams from across the Beaver Valley looking to take their first steps in the journey to the PIAA championships at Penn State in two weeks. Here is a look at how the area teams faired in the opening round.PIAA Baseball First RoundRiverside 9, Huntingdon 0Riverside ace […]

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The PIAA baseball and softball playoffs got underway with teams from across the Beaver Valley looking to take their first steps in the journey to the PIAA championships at Penn State in two weeks. Here is a look at how the area teams faired in the opening round.PIAA Baseball First RoundRiverside 9, Huntingdon 0Riverside ace Christian Lucarelli made his return to the mound in the first round of the PIAA Class 3A playoffs after not pitching for two and a half weeks because of an injury. The senior Duke signee shined pitching a complete game shutout allowing just three hits and two walks while striking out seven. John Bowser, Hunter Garvin, Dylan Meyer and Logan Young all tallied multi-hit games.Central Valley 3, Cathedral Prep 2Central Valley’s back was against the wall in the seventh inning but thanks to a squeeze bunt by Antonio Perri with no outs in the inning, the team advanced to the PIAA 4A quarterfinals. Daniel McIntosh pitched the first 5⅔ innings allowing just one earned run on four hits while setting down seven. Will Ciucci closed the door pitching the final 1⅓ innings, striking out four.Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Freedom Area 5, Bishop McCort 3

Freedom Area’s magical season continues with a comeback victory down three runs in the fourth inning. Despite being out-hit 7-3, the team got run production from its top four hitters in the order who each drove home a run using a big three-run fifth inning to give the team the lead.

Quaker Valley 22, Bedford 6

After falling 1-0 in the WPIAL title game to Riverside on May 28, Quaker Valley’s offense exploded in the first round of the PIAA Class 3A playoffs. Third baseman Todd Kagle went 3 for 4 with nine RBIs, including two home runs. Nolan Wagoner also went deep in the win for his lone hit of the game. Along with the power surge from Wagoner and Kagle, Oscar Roig, Kolton Johnson and Kyle Radar each drove in multiple runs. The team will now face the winner of Forest Hills and South Park in the quarterfinals on June 5.

OLSH first baseman Dean Douglass (3) celebrates after hitting an RBI double during the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinal game between New Brighton and OLSH at North Allegheny High School in Wexford, Pa. on May 20, 2025.

Tussey Mountain 7, OLSH 6

OLSH’s season came to an end in the first round of the PIAA tournament, falling to Tussey Mountain. Dean Douglass provided the team with an offensive spark going 2 for 3 with three RBIs. Both Sean Hudac and Iseia Schulz pitched in the contest with Schulz throwing the final 2⅓ innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits and striking out six.

PIAA Softball First Round

Blackhawk 9, Bellefonte 3

The team shook off their WPIAL championship loss and handled their business on the road. Keira Rodu and Addy Ramer each recorded multi-hit games with Rodu and Brynn Hysong each driving in a pair of runs. Kylie Prisuta shined on the mound pitching a completed game allowing two earned runs and setting down 13.

West Allegheny shortstop Savanna Benish (8) looks to make contact with a pitch during the WPIAL Class 5A Section III game between Montour and West Allegheny at West Allegheny High School in Imperial, Pa. on April 16, 2025

West Allegheny 10, Solanco 4

West Allegheny’s top of the order was dominant combining for 10 of the team’s 13 hits in its opening-round game against Solanco. Both catcher Ava Henke and Alaina Pass had three hits apiece with Pass driving in two runs. Savanna Benish was 2 for 4 with four RBIs, which included a pair of home runs.

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2025 boys state soccer

The boys got things kicked off Monday night with quarterfinals. IOWA, USA — 2025 state soccer is officially here, and outside of the product on the field, it looks a lot different. Both the boys and girls will no longer be at Cownie Park in Des Moines.  The boys got things kicked off Monday night […]

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The boys got things kicked off Monday night with quarterfinals.

IOWA, USA — 2025 state soccer is officially here, and outside of the product on the field, it looks a lot different. Both the boys and girls will no longer be at Cownie Park in Des Moines. 

The boys got things kicked off Monday night with quarterfinals. 

Here’s the big difference: All quarterfinals will take place at regional sites spread across the state. Then, semis and finals will take place at Mediacom Stadium from Wednesday through Friday.

Tickets to attend games can be purchased here, and quarterfinal games can be livestreamed here.

Last year’s results can be found here on the Iowa High School Athletic Association website.

Check out scheduling and highlight recaps below

Monday, June 2 — Regional Sites

7:00—Pleasant Valley at Valley, W.D.M.

7:00—Dowling Catholic, W.D.M. at Johnston

7:30—Ankeny vs. Des Moines Roosevelt

  • at Mediacom Stadium

7:30—Ames vs. Iowa City, City High

  • at University of Iowa

7:00—Cedar Rapids Washington at Dallas Center-Grimes

7:30—Spencer at Urbandale

Iowa City Liberty 1, Des Moines Hoover 0 (PKs 5-4)

7:00—Indianola at Norwalk

7:30—Knoxville at Gilbert

7:00—Notre Dame, Burlington at Williamsburg

Bishop Heelan 2, Wahlert, Dubuque 1 (OT)

7:00—Webster City vs. Sioux Center

  • at American State Bank Sports Complex

Hudson 2, West Central Valley 0

Regina, Iowa City 1, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 0

West Sioux 2, West Liberty 0

Van Meter 1, North Fayette Valley 0

June 4-6, Mediacom Stadium

Wednesday, June 4 Semifinals

12:00—Regina, IC vs. Van Meter

2:30—Hudson vs. West Sioux

5:00—Class 2A Semifinal

7:30—Class 2A Semifinal

Thursday, June 5 Semifinals

12:00—Class 3A Semifinal

2:30—Class 3A Semifinal

5:00—Class 4A Semifinal

7:30—Class 4A Semifinal

Friday, June 6 Finals

12:00—Class 1A Final

2:30—Class 2A Final

5:00—Class 3A Final

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The 2024

The 2024-25 Volusia-Flagler High School Sports Awards, Presented by Halifax Health, were on Monday night at the Ocean City Center. More than 300 athletes from across the area were honored, including Players of the Year in 27 sports and the area’s overall winners for boys athlete of the year, girls athlete of the year, boys […]

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The 2024

The Volusia-Flagler High School Sports Awards are part of the USA Today High School Sports Awards program.

The 2024-25 Volusia-Flagler High School Sports Awards, Presented by Halifax Health, were on Monday night at the Ocean City Center.

More than 300 athletes from across the area were honored, including Players of the Year in 27 sports and the area’s overall winners for boys athlete of the year, girls athlete of the year, boys team of the year, girls team of the year, boys coach of the year, girls coach of the year, Kayne Finley Courage Award and USA TODAY Studio IX Trailblazer Award.

Former Miami Marlins star Dee Strange-Gordon was the guest speaker.

Here’s a list of all the award winners:

Kayne Finley Courage Award, Presented by Halifax Health – Leah Stevens, Matanzas High School

For the last two seasons, Leah Stevens has been one of the best softball players in the region. The same can be said of her freshman year in 2022. But there’s a gap. The Matanzas standout missed all of the 2023 season — and initially feared she might have to walk away from softball entirely — after suffering a stroke and being diagnosed with a blood clot in her brain. But Stevens fought back. Not only did she return to the field, she dominated and signed to play collegiately at the University of Florida.

Boys Team of the Year, Presented by SMA Healthcare – Seabreeze High School bowling

The Sandcrabs were the lone Volusia-Flagler area boys team to capture a state title this school year. Their boys bowling championship was the first in school history, and the first by any local club since 2009. During the regular season, district tournament, which it won, and state tournament, Seabreeze never dropped a Baker match. It defeated defending champ Leesburg 3-2 in the state finals, snatching the deciding fifth game by the score of 204-200.

Girls Team of the Year, Presented by SMA Healthcare – New Smyrna Beach High School basketball

Fresh off their first district title in nearly a decade, the Barracudas built on their momentum under second-year coach Aisha Patrick. They spent much of the season as the state’s top-ranked team in Class 5A and backed it up once postseason time arrived. Again, they grabbed the district title. They continued on, securing the first state championship in program history by knocking off Gainesville. They saved their best ball for last, stringing together a 15-game winning streak to finish 27-5.

Boys Athlete of the Year – Colby Cronk, Flagler Palm Coast High School

Cronk was the area’s Defensive Player of the Year in football, collecting a local-best 120 tackles and 27 sacks as a senior. Then, in the spring, he repeated as a state shot put champion for the second season  in a row with a throw of 19 meters, making the successful case for boys track and field athlete of the year, too. Cronk will play football for North Carolina State.

Girls Athlete of the Year – Mackenzie Roy, Spruce Creek High School

For the second consecutive year, Roy claims this award after her cross country and track and field domination. Last fall, she won the Volusia-Flagler area’s first girls cross country state championship in 25 years and was voted Gatorade Florida Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year. The Auburn commit finished more than 34 seconds ahead of the runner-up with a state-winning time of 17 minutes and 19 seconds. She then added some more hardware at the Class 4A track and field meet in May. She posted a PR of 4 minutes and 49 seconds in the 1,600-meter run, which clinched an individual title and also helped Spruce Creek to the first team title in program history.

USA TODAY Studio IX Trailblazer – Bridgette Gordon

Gordon is one of the best athletes to ever attend a local high school. She led DeLand to the first girls basketball state championship by a Volusia-Flagler area program in 1984. But since graduating, her resume has only gotten stronger. She went to the University of Tennessee where she became a two-time NCAA basketball champion, an NCAA Tournament MVP, a two-time All-American and the SEC Female Athlete of the Year. She represented the United States at the 1988 Olympic Games and brought home a gold medal. Gordon also played for the Sacramento Monarchs of the WBNA during the league’s first two seasons in existence in 1997 and 1998. Since the early 2000s, she has coached women’s basketball at the college level, beginning as an assistant at Stetson with subsequent stops at Tennessee, SMU, Cincinnati and other schools before rising to Florida A&M’s top role in 2023.

Boys Coach of the Year – Travis Norfolk, Atlantic High School

In only his second season as Atlantic’s boys basketball coach, Norfolk led the Sharks to a district championship and their first trip to the Class 4A region finals since 2007. They finished with a 22-8 record, the most wins by a local program this season and an eight-win improvement over Norfolk’s first campaign in charge. The Sharks were also the highest-ranked local squad in the final FHSAA poll of the year.

Girls Coach of the Year – Aisha Patrick, New Smyrna Beach High School

After New Smyrna Beach notched its first girls basketball playoff appearance since 2017 during Patrick’s first season as head coach, her Barracudas went all the way in her second season. They sprinted through the Class 5A bracket, beating Gainesville for the first state crown in program history. New Smyrna Beach tallied a record of 27-5. It ended the season on a 15-game winning streak.

Defensive football, Presented by John’s Appliances – Colby Cronk, Flagler Palm Coast High School

After committing to North Carolina State as a junior, Cronk backed up his Power Conference status with a monstrous senior year. He didn’t just lead the Volusia-Flagler area in sacks with 27 — he led the entirety of Florida’s Class 7A. He also topped the local leaderboard with 120 tackles. The Bulldogs went 9-2 and made the playoffs. Cronk is the first Power Four football signee in school history.

Offensive football, Presented by John’s Appliances – Hayden Hayes, Flagler Palm Coast High School

In just one year at Flagler Palm Coast, Hayes basically rewrote the school record book. He threw for 3,068 yards and 34 touchdowns, which each set new high marks, after transferring from Seabreeze before his senior season. He also ran for seven touchdowns. Hayes boosted the Bulldogs from a 3-7 record two years ago to 9-2 and a playoff appearance last fall. Along the way, his offense topped the 50-point threshold in five games.

Baseball, Presented by the Daytona Tortugas – Garrett Grant, Spruce Creek High School

Grant earned this award for the second year in a row. As a senior, the right-handed pitcher put up crazy numbers before heading to Florida Atlantic for the upcoming school year. He had a 13-0 record with a 0.93 earned run average. He struck out 96 batters and walked only nine in 75 innings for the region finalist Hawks.

Softball, Presented by the Daytona Tortugas – Leah Stevens, Matanzas High School

Stevens committed to the Florida Gators in January, signed in February and then backed it up on the field during the rest of her senior spring. During Matanzas’ run to the region finals, Stevens pitched 108 innings and maintained an earned run average of 0.32. She struck out 249 batters and walked just 11. At the plate, she hit .500 in 32 at-bats and drove in 12 runs with six extra-base knocks.

Boys Basketball – Cris De La Pena, Atlantic High School

De La Pena did a lot of everything for the Sharks, who stayed alive until the state’s elite eight, farther than any other local boys team this year. He led them in points, assists and steals and has an elite ability to dictate the pace of play. His junior averages: 14.7 points, 5.3 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game.

Girls Basketball – Olivia Olson, New Smyrna Beach High School

During her lone season at New Smyrna Beach, Olson helped to deliver the program’s first state championship, dropping 30 points in the finals against Gainesville. Overall, the senior who is signed to play at Marshall University averaged 21.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.

Boys Soccer – Hugues Iguaran, New Smyrna Beach High School

New Smyrna Beach High School As a senior, Iguaran led the area in assists for the second straight season with 16, as the Barracudas again advanced to the region finals as the area’s last team standing. He chipped in 13 goals.

Girls Soccer – Skya Horth, New Smyrna Beach High School

Horth was at the front of New Smyrna Beach’s best season ever, when it set new program records for wins and goals. She scored 25 times and added 16 assists as a versatile center midfielder. The senior is signed to play Division I soccer at the University of North Florida.

Boys Track & Field – Colby Cronk, Flagler Palm Coast High School

Cronk worked his way back from offseason shoulder surgery and missed the start of his senior campaign. But he shook off the rust quickly, winning Five Star, district and regional titles on his  way to repeating as the Class 4A shot put champion. His state-winning heave traveled 19 meters. He also placed second at regionals and states in the discus event.

Girls Track & Field – Mackenzie Roy, Spruce Creek High School

Roy recorded the fastest local times in the 800-meter, 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter runs during her senior season. And after winning a state title in cross country last fall, she captured another in the 1,600-meter at the Class 4A meet, turning in a person-best time of 4 minutes and 49 seconds. The Auburn signee also finished second in the state in the 3,200-meter event, and Spruce Creek secured the first FHSAA team crown in program history.

Boys Cross Country – Blaine Vogel, Matanzas High School

Vogel was part of an elite trio of runners in Flagler County along with Flagler Palm Coast’s Jevin Luna and Braedyn Wormeck. During his junior season, Vogel peaked at the right time, putting forth the best local time of any boys competitor at the state meets. He crossed the finish line in 16 minutes and 40 seconds in the Class 3A race. Vogel also secured times under 16 minutes and 55 seconds at districts and regionals.

Girls Cross Country – Mackenzie Roy, Spruce Creek High School

Roy was the best runner in the state last fall. She earned the Gatorade Florida Girls Cross Country Runner of Year award and was named Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Cross County after her senior season. Roy captured the Volusia-Flagler area’s first individual girls cross country state championship in 25 years. She won Five Star Conference, district and regional titles along the way. Roy is committed to run track and cross country with her twin sister, Arianna, at Auburn University.

Boys Weightlifting – Isaiah McCloud, New Smyrna Beach High School

For the third straight year, Isaiah McCloud earned a state championship. He captured the traditional title at the Class 2A meet, lifting a 725 total with a 405-pound bench press and a 320-pound clean and jerk. McCloud also finished fourth in the state in the Olympic category with a 575 total.

Girls Weightlifting – Asha-Mahri Manzueta, New Smyrna Beach High School

Manzueta repeated as a double state champion, winning Class 2A gold in the Olympic and traditional categories in the 199-pound weight class. She dominated the state competition with a 545 traditional score and a 420 Olympic score.

Boys Wrestling – Jonathan Bruner, New Smyrna Beach High School

Bruner won New Smyrna Beach’s first state wrestling championship since 1998 with an overtime victory in the Class 2A, 144-pound finals. Along the way, he captured district and regional titles and finished his senior year with a 48-3 record.

Girls Wrestling – Christina Borgmann, Flagler Palm Coast High School

Borgmann did not lose a match during the final two years of her high school career. After winning a national championship in the spring of 2024, she made her senior season her best yet. She went 33-0 and claimed a state title, her second in a row, at 130 pounds.

Boys Tennis – Zane Ensminger, Spruce Creek High School

Ensminger is now a three-time Volusia-Flagler Player of the Year. He closed his high school career with a 27-1 singles record as a senior after a sprint to the finals of the Class 4A individual singles bracket. He added a 21-3 mark in doubles. In his four seasons, Ensmimger served as Spruce Creek’s No. 1 singles player for each of them and concluded each one with an appearance in the state tournament.

Girls Tennis – Giselle Adekunle, Spruce Creek High School

Now a two-time Player of the Year, Adekunle’s junior season was her second as the Hawks’ Line 1 singles ace. She finished with a 13-8 record in singles and a 19-5 record in doubles, helping the Hawks to the Class 4A state tournament as a group.

Boys Golf – Gabriel Hull, Spruce Creek High School

Hull claims his second straight Volusia-Flagler Boys Golfer of the Year award. He posted the top 9-hole and 18-hole averages in the area as a senior and won the Five Star Conference championship and a district championship. After tying for fourth in his region, Hull was the lone Volusia-Flagler representative at the Class 3A boys state tournament. He finished 23rd.

Girls Golf – Riley Fletcher, Riley Fletcher Seabreeze High School

Fletcher closed her high school career on a high note. During her senior season, she won the Five Star Conference Tournament and a district championship before tying for fourth in her region. She represented the Volusia-Flagler area at the Class 2A state tournament, where she shot a 152 during the two-day event and tied for 10th. On average, Fletcher shot a 37 during 9-hole rounds and a 76 on 18-hole rounds last fall.

Boys Swimming & Diving – Cole Conlan, Seabreeze High School

Conlan repeats as the Volusia-Flagler Boys Swimmer of the Year after also winning the award as a junior. During his senior season, he sped to the fastest local times in the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke. He won Five Star Conference championships in each event and added a district backstroke title. At the Class 3A state meet, he finished his butterfly race in 51 seconds and his backstroke event in 54 seconds. At regionals, he was on the 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay teams.

Girls Swimming & Diving – Piper Jemison, DeLand High School

As a junior, Jemison turned in the fastest 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke times among all locals. She made it to the Class 4A state meet in each of those events and finished each race in under a minute, placing her in the top 14. Jemison won a district butterfly championship and claimed the Five Star Conference titles in the butterfly and backstroke. As a member of the 200-yard freestyle relay team, she also collected a seventh-place finish at regionals.

Boys Bowling – Dalton Boice, Seabreeze High School

Boice wrapped up Seabreeze’s state championship in the final frame of the finals against Leesburg. Needing to knock down seven pins, he bowled a strike. That’s nothing new for Boice. Across 30 games during his sophomore season, he averaged a score of 217. He rolled a 669 as the Sandcrabs won their district, and he posted a four-day total of 847 at states.

Girls Bowling – Katelyn Miller, Seabreeze High School

Miller enjoyed a standout 2024 during which she averaged a score of 182 across 37 games. At districts, she fired a 583 to qualify for the state tournament as an individual. Finally, at states, she collected a four-day total of 715 pins.

Flag Football – Chloe Waldo, Spruce Creek High School

On offense, Waldo was the area’s top receiver, racking up 111 catches for 1,425 yards and 20 touchdowns. On defense, the junior was among the best local receiver-stoppers. She grabbed an area-leading 15 interceptions for the Hawks, who finished as state runners-up.

Girls Volleyball – Alison Bierwagen, DeLand High School

As a senior, Bierwagen helped the Bulldogs to a 25-3 record and an appearance in the region finals. She served as one of the area’s most versatile players, leading all locals with 306 kills on a high percentage while also contributing nearly 400 assists and 300 digs. She is committed to study and play volleyball at Liberty University.

Beach Volleyball – Gabrielle Bissell and Bailey Jones, New Smyrna Beach High School

The Barracudas made their third run to the state finals in four years, and Bissell and Jones were right in the middle of it. During their first season as partners, they rattled off a perfect 18-0 record. Bissell, a senior, also claimed this award last year. As just a junior, Jones will have a chance to go back-to-back next year, too.

Florida Power Play Award, Presented by Florida Power & Light – Sophia Mendoza, University High School

Best Band Fan Favorite Award, Presented by Gary Yeomans Ford – University High School

Best Mascot Fan Favorite Award, Presented by Gary Yeomans Ford – University High School

Best Cheerleading Team Fan Favorite Award, Presented by Gary Yeomans Ford – DeLand High School

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