Hawaii men’s volleyball advances to Big West final
1/2 Swipe or click to see more GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM Hawaii’s Finn Kearney took his swing agamst UC Irvine’s Nolan Flexen. 2/2 Swipe or click to see more GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM Hawaii’s Justin Todd was at the net against UC Irvine’s Maxim Grigoriev. Hawaii’s Adrien Roure and Finn Kearney combined for […]
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Hawaii’s Justin Todd was at the net against UC Irvine’s Maxim Grigoriev.
Hawaii’s Adrien Roure and Finn Kearney combined for 29 kills and seven blocks each from Kurt Nusterer and Louis Sakanoko helped the second-seeded Rainbow Warriors punch their ticket to the final of the Outrigger Big West Men’s Volleyball Championship with a 25-21, 15-25, 25-21, 25-23 win over No. 3 seed UC Irvine tonight at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.
Middles Nusterer and Justin Todd added six kills apiece for Hawaii (25-5), which advances to play top seed Long Beach State on Saturday night at 7.
Roure finished with a match-high 18 kills and hit .441. He had eight kills in 11 swings in the fourth set.
Kearney had two of Hawaii’s four aces in the first set. UCI hit .538 with 14 kills and no errors in the second set to even the match.
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Two tough serves from Nusterer led to Kearney kills for the final two points of the third set to put UH back in front.
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Hawaii led 20-18 in the fourth set and the two teams sided out the final 10 points with a service error on match point giving Hawaii the win.
High school boys’ volleyball: Playoff results and pairings
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SunLive – Tauranga’s quest for four water polo titles starts
The top Tauranga men’s water polo team are gunning to defend their national league title – which they’ve held for the last three years – in the two-month 2025 competition that began in early May. Tauranga Water Polo Club chairman Mark Edgecombe said the Division 1 men’s team had snatched the Suzuki New Zealand National […]
The top Tauranga men’s water polo team are gunning to defend their national league title – which they’ve held for the last three years – in the two-month 2025 competition that began in early May.
Tauranga Water Polo Club chairman Mark Edgecombe said the Division 1 men’s team had snatched the Suzuki New Zealand National Water Polo Club League crown in 2022, 2023 and 2024 – so have started the competition this year as the team to beat.
“This year would be the first for any club to get four titles if we were to be fortunate enough to win,” said Edgecombe.
The National League runs from May 3-June 22 with six teams competing in Division 1 – Tauranga, Canterbury, Hutt, Marist, North Harbour and a new men’s side for 2025, Sea Wolf.
Edgecombe said the Division 1 men will be looking to set the tone early and remind everyone why they’ve been so dominant.
“We’ve only just started this year, so I guess it remains to be seen who the other strong teams are, but it has been teams like Marist or Hutt [that] have been pretty strong last year as well.”
Tauranga men’s water polo team coach Joe Kayes with the team before practice. Photo / Mark Edgecombe
Edgecombe said teams will play each other home and away in a double round-robin format. “Then it all wraps up with finals weekend in Tauranga on June 28 [to] 29, where every team will be in the mix.”
This Saturday, May 10, spectators can enjoy all the action as Tauranga take on the North Harbour Turtles, who will battle it out from 1pm at Baywave in Mount Maunganui.
“This league gives squad members a platform for up-and-coming players to test themselves at the highest domestic level,” said Edgecombe, who said his club also have a Division 2 men’s team and a women’s team competing in their respective categories in the competition.
“The women’s is a round robin that’s going to be played around the country over different weekends,” said Edgecombe.
“The men’s Division 2 is something similar, they move between different pools and different clubs during the season and at the end of June there’s a playoff series here at Baywave, which will consist of semifinals and finals.”
The National League includes competitions for age groups – Under-12s, U16s, U18s and US21s, before the senior categories.
Tauranga rep Anton Sunde (No 8) marking the centre forward at training this week. Photo / Mark Edgecombe
Bay Venues’ head of aquatics Matthew Strange said his staff were really looking forward to hosting the upcoming National League games at Baywave. “Tauranga Water Polo has been performing strongly on the national stage, and we are proud to be their home pool.
“We love the energy these events bring to our aquatic centre and the positive flow-on effects they have for the city.”
Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships Sat. May 10th and Sun. May 11th | New Haven, Conn. Live Results | ESPN+ | Schedule PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton men’s track and field team will compete for its 12th all-time Triple Crown at the Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships this weekend in New Haven, Conn. […]
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PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton men’s track and field team will compete for its 12th all-time Triple Crown at the Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships this weekend in New Haven, Conn.
After winning both the 2024 cross country and 2025 indoor Ivy championship titles, Princeton will seek another outdoor title which would complete the program’s second-consecutive Triple Crown.
Outdoor Season in Review
The Tigers have had a strong outdoor season so far, setting new program records in four events, including the 1500, the 10000, the 4×400 relay and the discus.
Most recently, the Tigers hosted the Larry Ellis Invitational at home in Weaver Stadium last weekend. Karl Dietz, Kavon Miller, Joey Gant and Xavier Donaldson ran the record-breaking 4×400 relay, clocking in at 3:04.85 to clear the previous school record of 3:05.86 set in 2011.
For their efforts, the group was named Ivy Athlete of the Week.
Harrison Witt also had a standout weekend at home, setting a new Princeton record in the 1500 with a time of 3:37.22 to break the previous record of 3:37.60 set by Sam Ellis in 2022.
After the regular season, Princeton leads the Ivy League in seven events. Jadon Spain ranks first in the 100 (10.22), Joey Gant leads the 200 (20.88), Myles Hogan leads in the 5000 (13:37.56) and Jackson Shorten leads in the steeplechase (8:40.45).
In the field events, Greg Foster leads the league in the long jump (8.11m/26′ 7.25″), while Casey Helm leads in the discus (63.37m/207-11″) and Joe Licata leads in the shot put (19.24m/63-1.5″).
National Notice
Several Tigers currently rank high up on the NCAA Qualifying list.
Foster holds onto third in the long jump, while Helm ranks sixth in the discus. Licata ranks 20th in the shot put.
Witt ranks 17th nationally in the 1500.
The Tiger 4×400 squad from Larry Ellis comes in at 30th on the list.
Last Time Around
At last year’s Outdoor Heps, the Tigers achieved their 10th all-time Triple Crown at home in Weaver Stadium, winning Ivy Outdoor Heps for the 22nd time after compiling 204.5 points. The Triple Crown was also the first under Head Coach Jason Vigilante.
In the fall, Princeton won its fourth-consecutive cross country Ivy League championship on its home course at Meadows campus. In the Winter, the Tigers followed up their success by winning their 11th-consecutive indoor Ivy League title.
Now, Princeton will look to complete the Triple Crown in New Haven on Saturday and Sunday.
Wodonga Waterpolo Club among recipients of Victorian Government ‘Change Our Game’ sport funding
The Wodonga Dolphins Waterpolo Club is among the recipients of Victorian Government grants as part of The Change Our Game Community Activation Grants program, benefitting more than 11,500 individuals. The Wodonga Dolphins Waterpolo Club will deliver the Funfit Ladies Water Polo Program, a 10-week program with modified rules catering to beginners with all levels of […]
The Wodonga Dolphins Waterpolo Club is among the recipients of Victorian Government grants as part of The Change Our Game Community Activation Grants program, benefitting more than 11,500 individuals.
The Wodonga Dolphins Waterpolo Club will deliver the Funfit Ladies Water Polo Program, a 10-week program with modified rules catering to beginners with all levels of fitness.
The Change Our Game Community Activation Grants program delivers grants of up to $10,000 to community sport and recreation clubs to help inspire women and girls to take part – including new women’s programs, opportunities for club leadership roles and other on and off field options.
Since 2018, The Change Our Game Community Activation Grants program has provided more than 700 grants totalling more than $3.7 million for community sport and active recreation clubs and organisations across the state.
Another recipient, Broadmeadows Basketball Association, will provide 60 multicultural women from three junior clubs access to a nine-week program featuring closed basketball sessions and the opportunity for formal coaching accreditation.
Community leaders are also backed through the program – among them Warrnambool Wolves Football Club’s U14 Girls Coach Melissa Francis, who will undertake the Football Australia/AFC C-Diploma to further her coaching journey and support the club’s junior teams.
Through the Fair Access Policy Roadmap, launched in August 2022, and the Community Activation Grants Program, the State Government is helping community sporting organisations achieve more equitable access and increase the number of women and girls actively taking part in their club.
Victorian Director of the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation Sarah Styles noted “Community sport is a powerful vehicle to create positive change. We are dedicated to breaking down barriers and fostering a level playing field for women and girls in community sport.”
Warrnambool Wolves Club President Jeff Morland-Hunt added “as part of our strategic plan, one of our key goals is to invest in opportunities for both new and experienced coaches, with a strong focus on supporting junior and girls’ coaching pathways. This grant brings us one step closer to achieving that vision.”
For more information about Change Our Game programs, visit changeourgame.vic.gov.au.
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INDIANOLA — Three of the four Central College track & field athletes entered in the men’s decathlon and women’s heptathlon are in position to score after the first day of competition at the American Rivers Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships Thursday. Reid Pakkebier (senior, Cedar Rapids, Kennedy HS) is […]
INDIANOLA — Three of the four Central College track & field athletes entered in the men’s decathlon and women’s heptathlon are in position to score after the first day of competition at the American Rivers Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships Thursday.
Reid Pakkebier (senior, Cedar Rapids, Kennedy HS) is currently second in the men’s decathlon with 3,606 points and teammate Gage Huyser (junior, Pella) is third with 3,387 points. In the women’s heptathlon Sage Austin (Carlisle) has 2,179 points to sit in eighth place. Jessica Larson (freshman, Britt, Garner-Hayfield HS) is in 12th with 1,813 points.
“They all competed well and set themselves up for success tomorrow,” assistant coach Aaron Fuller said.
Pakkebier had new personal-best marks in the 400-meter dash (51.01 seconds) and shot put (42 feet, 6.75 inches). He also had the fastest 100-meter dash time in 11.09 seconds. Huyser also ran the fastest 400 meters of his career in 51.20 seconds.
Austin’s best event was the 200-meter dash, running the fourth-fastest time in 26.77 seconds. Larson had a new personal-best in the 110-meter hurdles (18.11 seconds) and a season-best shot put (22-9.75).
Day two of the decathlon and heptathlon starts at 10 a.m. Friday in Indianola. The meet will start in earnest at 1 p.m. with field events followed by track events at 2:30 p.m.
