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Halpern Named Gatorade Girls Soccer Player Of The Year

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Addison Halpern, a freshman forward/midfielder with the Virginia women’s soccer team, was named the 2025 Gatorade Girls Player of the Year it was announced by Gatorade with the release of its annual award. Halpern, who is rated the No. 5 overall recruit nationally, enrolled at Virginia in January and has been practicing […]

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Halpern Named Gatorade Girls Soccer Player Of The Year

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Addison Halpern, a freshman forward/midfielder with the Virginia women’s soccer team, was named the 2025 Gatorade Girls Player of the Year it was announced by Gatorade with the release of its annual award.

Halpern, who is rated the No. 5 overall recruit nationally, enrolled at Virginia in January and has been practicing with the women’s team through the spring. She is part of the fourth-ranked recruiting class in the nation.

Gatorade Player of the Year is the top honor in high school sports, celebrating the nation’s best high school athletes for their success on the field, in the classroom and in the community. Halpern was selected as the New Jersey state winner for 2024-25 and now claimed the national award.

As a senior, Halpern led the Argonauts to a 23-0 record and both the Prep B and Non-Public B state championships this past season. Halpern scored 44 goals and passed for 14 assists, setting up Rutgers Preparatory School’s 3-0 win over DePaul High School in the Non-Public B state final. Halpern missed the first six games of the season while participating in the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup with the U.S. National Team. Also the 2024 United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Year, she is a two-time NJ.com State Player of the Year honoree. Ranked as the nation’s No. 5 recruit in the Class of 2025 by TopDrawerSoccer.com, she concluded her prep soccer career with 180 goals—second in state history—and 68 assists.

Halpern has volunteered locally with Rise Against Hunger and as an elementary school mentor and tutor. She has also donated her time as a youth soccer coach and as part of multiple community service initiatives through her church.

The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states across 12 different high school sports – football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, baseball, softball, and boys and girls track & field – and awards one National Player of the Year in each sport. The selection process is administered by the Gatorade Player of the Year Selection Committee, which leverages experts including coaches, scouts, media and others as sources to help evaluate and determine the state winners in each sport.

As part of Gatorade’s commitment to breaking down barriers in sport, every Player of the Year also receives a grant to donate to a social impact partner. To date, the Gatorade Player of the Year program has provided more than $5.6 million in grants to winners across more than 2,000 organizations.

Halpern and the Cavaliers open the 2025 season on the road at West Virginia on August 14 and will play the first home game of the season against Xavier on August 21. The Hoos host DC Power FC of the USL in an exhibition match on August 9.

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Moore, Wilson, Steinforth Repeat as Academic All-Americans – University of Nebraska

Three Nebraska men’s track and field student-athletes repeated as Academic All-Americans, College Sports Communicators announced on Wednesday.  Micaylon Moore and Tyus Wilson were named to the Academic All-America First Team, while Till Steinforth was selected to the Academic All-America Second Team. The Husker men’s three selections brings their all-time total to 45 Academic All-Americans.  Wilson […]

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Three Nebraska men’s track and field student-athletes repeated as Academic All-Americans, College Sports Communicators announced on Wednesday. 

Micaylon Moore and Tyus Wilson were named to the Academic All-America First Team, while Till Steinforth was selected to the Academic All-America Second Team. The Husker men’s three selections brings their all-time total to 45 Academic All-Americans. 

Wilson earned his second straight All-America First Team accolade. He holds a 3.96 GPA majoring in elementary education. Moore earned first-team honors after being named to the second team last year. Moore graduated with a 3.86 GPA majoring in biological sciences and is currently an early childhood and family policy graduate program student with a 4.0 GPA. Steinforth, who was a first-team honoree in both 2023 and 2024, earned second-team honors this year with a 3.86 GPA majoring in architectural studies. He is the first Husker men’s track and field athlete to be a three-time Academic All-American since Kevin Cahoy (2019-21). 

Wilson finished his Husker career as a five-time All-American, capping it off with the NCAA indoor high jump national title with a personal-best 7-5 3/4 (2.28m). Wilson was a four-time Big Ten high jump champion and was the Big Ten Field Athlete of the Year and of the Big Ten Championships during the indoor season, and he was the Midwest Region Field Athlete of the Year as well. 

Moore was the NCAA silver medalist in the triple jump at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships with a personal-best mark of 54-2 1/2 (16.52m), earning his second straight All-America honor. He was also the Big Ten runner-up. 

Steinforth is a four-time All-American and two-time Big Ten champion, and he holds the school record in both the heptathlon and decathlon. He redshirted during the 2025 indoor season before withdrawing from the NCAA Outdoor Championships decathlon with an injury. 



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Dawson County Lady Tigers – BLITZ

SUBSCRIBE FOR ACCESS TO BLITZ EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ($5.99/month)Submitting form It’s been three straight seasons for Dawson with playoff appearances and over 15 wins. After a Sweet 16 run, Audrey Goode is looking for her team to be strong yet again with so many returning players. PRESEASON INFO 2024 Record: 15-23; State Sweet 16Head Coach: Audrey […]

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It’s been three straight seasons for Dawson with playoff appearances and over 15 wins. After a Sweet 16 run, Audrey Goode is looking for her team to be strong yet again with so many returning players.

PRESEASON INFO

2024 Record: 15-23; State Sweet 16
Head Coach: Audrey Goode (3rd Season)
Returning Starters: 5
Eight total varsity players are back, including five starters and four new to the varsity level.
Key Departures: Reese Herring
Key Players: Aspen Rooke, Hope Selzer
Strengths: Experience and talent/depth

“As the new season kicks off, the team is poised for success thanks to the return of several experienced players who bring a wealth of skill and leadership,” says coach Audrey Goode. “With their consistent performance and deep understanding of the game, our veterans are set to make a significant impact both on the court and in the locker room. Their experience, combined with fresh talent, promises an exciting and competitive season ahead. We can’t wait to see what they do one the court.”



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Edlund earns CSC Academic All-America honors

AUSTIN, Texas – Oskar Edlund was named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America team Wednesday afternoon, the organization announced. Edlund was named to the Third Team. The full list of honorees can be found HERE. Edlund finished second at the Big 12 outdoor meet in the 400m hurdles before wrapping up his season […]

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AUSTIN, Texas – Oskar Edlund was named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America team Wednesday afternoon, the organization announced. Edlund was named to the Third Team.

The full list of honorees can be found HERE.

Edlund finished second at the Big 12 outdoor meet in the 400m hurdles before wrapping up his season in fourth place at the NCAA Championships – his second-straight First Team All-America honor in the event.

The Sweden native capped off the semester with a 3.60 GPA in Finance.



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Granger hosts youth volleyball camp

(Above) Granger High School volleyball coaches led serving drills during the district’s annual summer youth volleyball camp. (Left) Granger ISD recently hosted its annual summer youth volleyball camp, where Granger High School coaches led sessions focused on foundational skills, including spike, passing and hitting drills. . Photos courtesy of Granger ISD Link 0

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(Above) Granger High School volleyball coaches led serving drills during the district’s annual summer youth volleyball camp. (Left) Granger ISD recently hosted its annual summer youth volleyball camp, where Granger High School coaches led sessions focused on foundational skills, including spike, passing and hitting drills. . Photos courtesy of Granger ISD



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Huskers Sign Head Coaches to New Deals – University of Nebraska

Nebraska Athletics has finalized new contracts with head coaches of four programs coming off highly successful seasons. Director of Athletics Troy Dannen announced today that softball head coach Rhonda Revelle, head track and field coach Justin St. Clair, women’s bowling head coach Paul Klempa and men’s gymnastics head coach Chuck Chmelka have all signed their new […]

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Nebraska Athletics has finalized new contracts with head coaches of four programs coming off highly successful seasons. Director of Athletics Troy Dannen announced today that softball head coach Rhonda Revelle, head track and field coach Justin St. Clair, women’s bowling head coach Paul Klempa and men’s gymnastics head coach Chuck Chmelka have all signed their new deals.

The new contracts for Revelle and St. Clair will both run through June 30, 2030, Klempa’s deal extends through April 30, 2029, and Chmelka’s new contracts is through April 30, 2028.

“We are proud at Nebraska that we just finished our most successful all-sports athletic season in 15 years,” Dannen said. “That is not possible without great leadership. We are blessed with outstanding head coaches who not only win at a high level, but who also value the experience their student-athletes have during their time at Nebraska. When you have coaches with that type of character, you keep them, and we are proud that Rhonda, Justin, Paul and Chuck will all be Huskers well into the future.”

Revelle guided the Huskers to a Super Regional appearance in 2025, and she is the winningest coach in any sport in Nebraska history guiding her teams to 1,170 victories. Revelle is entering her 34th year at her alma mater and has been a part of 37 of Nebraska’s 50 seasons of softball. Revelle has led Nebraska to three Women’s College World Series appearances and entering the 2026 season she owns the third-most wins of any active Division I head coach.

St. Clair just completed his third season as the Huskers’ track and field coach, and he has guided Husker men to a pair of Big Ten outdoor titles (2023, 2024). Overall, St. Clair’s men’s and women’s teams have combined for six top-three finishes at the Big Ten meets over the past three years, while posting five finishes among the nation’s top 12 at the NCAA Championships.

Klempa concluded his sixth season as the Huskers’ head coach in 2025 and has kept the women’s bowling program among the best in the nation. His 2025 team placed third at the NCAA Championships. He led the Huskers to the 2021 NCAA Championship, and three of his teams have finished third or better nationally.

Chmelka has led the Nebraska men’s gymnastics program since 2010 and has been on the coaching staff since 1986. Chmelka has led Nebraska to top-five finishes at the NCAA Championships in each of the past seven national meets, including a fourth-place finish in 2025. His teams have also finished in the top three at each of the last five Big Ten Championships.

Nebraska placed 21st in the 2024-25 Division I Learfield Director’s Cup standings, marking its best finish since a 17-place showing in 2010. It is Nebraska’s second straight top-25 finish in the Director’s Cup.



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Andrew Nolan Garners CSC Academic All-America Honors

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State track & field athlete  Andrew Nolan was named College Sports Communicators first-team Academic All-American on Wednesday.  This is the second-straight season that the Spartan men have had a first-team All-American following Olympian Heath Baldwin, who earned a first-team nod in 2024. He was the first Spartan man to capture […]

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EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State track & field athlete  Andrew Nolan was named College Sports Communicators first-team Academic All-American on Wednesday. 

This is the second-straight season that the Spartan men have had a first-team All-American following Olympian Heath Baldwin, who earned a first-team nod in 2024. He was the first Spartan man to capture first-team honors.

Four Spartans earned CSC All-District honors in Nolan and Tyler Pritchett on the men’s side and Kate Stewart-Barnett and Valadian Pallett on the women’s side.

Nolan was named all-district for the second-straight year. Last season, he became one of six Spartan men to ever be named CSC Academic All-America, when he was named to the second team.

On the track, Nolan broke the school record in the 3000m steeplechase in the NCAA First Round with a time of 8:37.83. He also captured All-American honors in the steeplechase at the NCAA Championships. 

During the cross country season, he earned All-Big Ten honors, finishing eighth with a time of 22:59.3. Nolan ended the cross country season at the NCAA Championships with All-Region honors at the Great Lakes Regional finishing 23rd with a personal-best time of 29:45.7 in the 10k.



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