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Jake Paul to face ex
Jake Paul has his next opponent following a win over Mike Tyson on Netflix this past fall. (Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images) (USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Connect / Reuters) Jake Paul will face a former boxing world champion for the second time in his career when he takes on Julio César Chávez Jr. on June 28 […]
Jake Paul has his next opponent following a win over Mike Tyson on Netflix this past fall. (Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images)
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Jake Paul will face a former boxing world champion for the second time in his career when he takes on Julio César Chávez Jr. on June 28 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Paul vs. Chávez will stream on DAZN worldwide.
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Paul (11-1, 7 KOs) won a one-sided unanimous decision over legendary former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson in November. A record 65 million households tuned in to the lackluster action on Netflix, as the 58-year-old Tyson landed just 18 punches in eight rounds. It was Paul’s fifth consecutive win since a split-decision loss to Tommy Fury in February 2023.
Chávez (54-6-1, 34 KOs) is the son of legendary Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Sr. Although Chávez Jr. has won a world title in boxing, his career in the sport has been underwhelming.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. brings a famous name but a somewhat lackluster reputation into this fight with Paul. (Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)
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He won the WBC middleweight title in 2011 and made three successful defenses of the belt before losing the championship to Sergio Martinez in 2012. Chávez lost a shutout to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in 2017.
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In his next significant outing against Daniel Jacobs, Chávez incited a small-scale riot at the PHX Arena in Phoenix. The Mexican was five pounds overweight at the official weigh-in for the contest and quit on his stool after five rounds, much to the disappointment of his father, who famously put his head in his hands after learning of his son’s decision.
Chávez, 39, ended a two-and-a-half-year layoff on the Paul vs. Michael Perry undercard in July, winning a decision over the former UFC fighter Uriah Hall.
Chávez and Jake Paul share one common opponent: Former UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva. Paul won a unanimous decision over Silva in October 2022, while Chavez Jr. lost a split decision to Silva the year before in Mexico.
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In the night’s co-feature, Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez will defend his unified WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles against mandatory challenger Yuniel Dorticos.
Ramirez (47-1, 30 KOs) beat Britain’s Chris Billam-Smith in November in Riyadh to unify the WBA and WBO belts. Dorticos (27-2, 25 KOs) is a former two-time cruiserweight world champion.
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Pace’s beach volleyball season ends in regional tournament
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High school scores for April 29
Baseball Addison Trail 8, Hinsdale South 7 Bartlett 11, Larkin 1 Deerfield 5, Maine South 2 Downers Grove North 9, Glenbard West 1 Elk Grove 6, Conant 2 Geneva 11, Glenbard North 8 Glenbard Eat 10, Elmwood Park 2 Glenbard South 10, Ridgewood 2 Grayslake Central 6, Antioch 1 Harvest Christian 18, Schaumburg Christian 0 […]
Baseball
Addison Trail 8, Hinsdale South 7
Bartlett 11, Larkin 1
Deerfield 5, Maine South 2
Downers Grove North 9, Glenbard West 1
Elk Grove 6, Conant 2
Geneva 11, Glenbard North 8
Glenbard Eat 10, Elmwood Park 2
Glenbard South 10, Ridgewood 2
Grayslake Central 6, Antioch 1
Harvest Christian 18, Schaumburg Christian 0
Lake Forest 3, Stevenson 2
Lake Park 11, St. Charles East 10
Lake Zurich 16, Zion Benton 0
Libertyville 16, Waukegan 0
Maine West 17, Maine East 2
Marmion Academy 9, Leo 3
McNamara 8, Timothy Christian 1
Mundelein 3, Warren 2
Naperville Central 12, DeKalb 3
Naperville North 10, Metea Valley 1
Round Lake 7, Grayslake North 5
South Elgin 8, West Aurora 1
St. Edward 5, Aurora Christian 4
St. Francis 7, Aurora Central Catholic 6
Streamwood 9, Elgin 1
Vernon Hills 2, Niles West 1
Waubonsie Valley 7, Neuqua Valley 2
Wauconda 12, Grant 6
Westminster Christian 13, Alden Hebron 0
Westmont 15, Families of Faith 4
Wheaton Academy 11, Woodstock Marian 3
Wilmington 10, Lisle 4
Willowbrook 12, Proviso East 2
Softball
Antioch 15, Round Lake 1
Aurora Central Catholic 2, Nazareth 1
Aurora Christian 6, Harvest Christian 4
Bartlett 19, Elgin 2
Buffalo Grove 13, St. Viator 1
Conant 12, Palatine 4
Downers Grove North 12, Benet 2
Elk Grove 6, Rolling Meadows 4
Glenbard East 3, Elmwood Park 0
Glenbard North 20, Geneva 4
Hiawatha 24, Christian Liberty 13
Huntley 3, Crystal Lake Central 1
Jacobs 7, Larkin 6
Maine South 10, Highland Park 0
Maine West 11, Niles North 0
Naperville Central 10, St. Charles East 8
Oswego 13, Naperville North 3
Prairie Ridge 2, Cary-Grove 1
Prospect 15, Wheeling 0
Riverside-Brookfield 10, West Chicago 2
Schaumburg 18, Hoffman Estates 0
South Elgin 25, East Aurora 0
St. Francis 4, IC Catholic Prep 3
Vernon Hills 5, Niles West 3
West Aurora 19, Streamwood 5
Westmont 20, Rosary 17
Wheaton North 14, Batavia 5
Wheaton Warrenville South 13, Glenbard West 5
Wilmington 9, Lisle 1
Boys tennis
Cary-Grove 7, Hampshire 0
Boys volleyball
Downers Grove North d. Lyons 27-25, 25-15
Glenbard East d. Riverside-Brookfield 22-25, 25-16, 25-20
Grant d. North Chicago 25-19, 25-18
Grayslake Central d. Round Lake 25-9, 25-7
Maine West d. Maine East 26-24, 18-25, 25-22
Marist d. Benet 25-17, 25-18
Marmion d. Mt. Carmel 25-20, 27-25
Metea Valley d. Naperville North 25-16, 25-16
Niles West d. Vernon Hills 20-25. 25-21, 25-16
Palatine d. Hoffman Estates 25-18, 25-18
Prospect d. Rolling Meadows 25-17, 25-19
St. Laurence d. Montini 25-11-, 25-20
Timothy Christian d. Chicago Christian 25-18, 25-17
Waubonsie Valley d. Neuqua Valley 25-22, 25-22,
Wheaton Warrenville South d. Wheaton North 25-16, 25-15
Boys lacrosse
Crystal Lake South 13, Boylan 4
Grayslake North 7, Antioch 6
Mt. Carmel 18, Marmion 2
Northside 6, Elk Grove 3
St. Viator 8, Glenbard West 3
Boys water polo
Highland Park 13, Leyden 7
Maine South 13, Waubonsie Valley 9
Palatine 10, St. Charles North 7
Schaumburg 13, Deerfield 0
Boys track and field
at Barrington: Barrington 90, Prospect 56, Buffalo Grove 36
at Elk Grove: Palatine 97, Elk Grove 42, Conant 32
at Glenbard East: Oswego East 194, Yorkville 105, Glenbard East 99, Benet 59, Nazareth 39, IMSA 36, Unity 16
at Lake Forest Academy: Lake Forest Academy 95, Northridge Prep 75, St. Edward 72, Amundsen 68, North Shore Country Day 55, Round Lake 36, Rochelle Zell 36, Christian Liberty 22, Chicago Academy 20
at Naperville Central: Naperville Central 92, Oswego 49, Neuqua Valley 37, DeKalb 10
at Notre Dame: Notre Dame 146, Carmel 137.5, St. Patrick 64.5, St. Viator 51
at Rolling Meadows: Schaumburg 75, Rolling Meadows 67, Hoffman Estates 40
at St. Laurence: St. Laurence 169, DePaul Prep 140, Marist 114, Aurora Central Catholic 103, Montini 38.5
at Westmont: Westmont 77, Clark 49, CICS/Northtown 43, Christ the King 16, C.Tech Academy 12
at Wheaton Academy: Wheaton Academy 109.5, Harvest Christian 58, Austin 28.5, McNamara 28
at Wheeling: Hersey 101, Fremd 44, Wheeling 17
at Wheaton Warrenville South: Wheaton Warrenville South 68, Wheaton North 64
Girls soccer
Batavia 4, Geneva 2
Crystal Lake Central 2, Crystal Lake South 0
Glenbard West 3, Downers Grove North 2
Harvest Christian 4, St. Edward 0
Huntley 5, Hampshire 0
Jacobs 3, Dundee Crown 1
Lake Zurich 2, Lake Forest 1
Lakes 8, North Chicago 0
Libertyville 2, Mundelein 0
Providence 3, Rosary 0
St. Charles East 1, St. Charles North 1
Timothy Christian 4, McNamara 0
Warren 7, Zion-Benton 0
Wauconda 6, Grant 0
Girls lacrosse
Lake Forest 13, Stevenson 1
Rosary 8, Resurrection 7
Girls water polo
Lincoln-Way Central 8, Naperville Central 5
Lyons 12, Naperville North 11
New Trier 9, Maine West 6
Rolling Meadows 11, St. Ignatius 3
St. Charles East 15, Palatine 6
Warren 14, Wheeling 4
Girls track and field
at Geneva: St. Charles North 88, Lake Park 53, Geneva 22.67, Aurora Central Catholic 3.33
at Hersey: Hersey 98, Fremd 43, Wheeling 10
at Lake Forest: St. Viator 121.5, Willows 96, Amundsen 82, Lake Forest Academy 81.5, St. Edward 52, Resurrection 31, North Shore Country Day 23, Roycemore 20, Chicago Academy 13, Rochelle Zell 5
at Naperville North: Naperville North 94, Metea Valley 57, Waubonsie Valley 24
at Neuqua Valley: Neuqua Valley 73.5, DeKalb 45.5, Naperville Central 45
at Prospect: Prospect 75, Barrington 62, Buffalo Grove 35
at St. Laurence: St. Laurence 132, DePaul Prep 124.2, Marist 98.2, Mother McAuley 75.2, Rosary 49.2, Montini 42.5, Aurora Central Catholic 40, Providence 9.2
at Westmont: Christ the King 50, Clark 48, CICS/Northtown 46, Westmont 41, C.Tech Academy 9
at Wheaton Academy: Wheaton Academy 148, Harvest Christian 26, Austin 24
at Wheaton Warrenville South: Wheaton Warrenville South 93, Wheaton North 48
Upcoming events
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Baseball
Barrington at Hoffman Estates, 4:45 p.m.
Benet at Marian Catholic, 4:30 p.m.
Buffalo Grove at Prospect, 4:45 p.m.
Carmel at Deerfield, 4:45 p.m.
CICS/Northtown at Westmont, 4:30 p.m.
Downers Grove North at Lincoln Way West, 4:30 p.m.
Elk Grove at Wheeling, 4:45 p.m.
Grayslake Central at Antioch, 4:45 p.m.
Grayslake North at Round Lake, 4:45 p.m.
Hampshire at Cary-Grove, 4:30 p.m.
Huntley at Crystal Lake South, 4:30 p.m.
Jacobs at Burlington Central, 4:30 p.m.
Kaneland at Sycamore, 4:30 p.m.
Marist at Maine South, 4:30 p.m.
Notre Dame College Prep at St. Viator, 4:30 p.m.
Palatine at Fremd, 4:45 p.m.
Prairie Ridge at Dundee Crown, 4:30 p.m.
Rolling Meadows at Hersey, 4:45 p.m.
Schaumburg at Conant, 4:45 p.m.
Somonauk at Westminster Christian, 4:30 p.m.
Warren at Lake Forest Academy, 4:25 p.m.
Wauconda at Grant, 4:45 p.m.
Softball
Aurora Christian at Wheaton Academy, 4:30 p.m.
Benet at Carmel Catholic, 4:30 p.m.
Burlington Central at Dundee Crown, 4:30 p.m.
Conant at Barrington, 4:45 p.m.
Crystal Lake Central at Cary-Grove, 4:30 p.m.
DeKalb at Naperville Central, 4:30 p.m.
Downers Grove North at Proviso West, 4:30 p.m.
Elk Grove at Buffalo Grove, 4:45 p.m.
Fremd at Hoffman Estates, 4:45 p.m.
Geneva at St. Charles East, 4:30 p.m.
Glenbard North at Wheaton North, 4:30 p.m.
Glenbard South at Addison Trail, 4:30 p.m.
Hersey at Prospect, 4:45 p.m.
Hinsdale South at Willowbrook, 4:45 p.m.
Jacobs at Hampshire, 4:30 p.m.
Lake Park at St. Charles North, 4:30 p.m.
McHenry at Huntley, 4:30 p.m.
Metea Valley at Naperville North, 4:30 p.m.
Montini at St. Viator, 4:30 p.m.
Morton at Downers Grove South, 4:30 p.m.
Mundelein at Zion-Benton, 4:45 p.m.
Neuqua Valley at Waubonsie Valley, 4:30 p.m.
Niles West at Antioch, 4:45 p.m.
Oak Park-River Forest at Glenbard West, 4:45 p.m.
Ottawa at Kaneland, 4:30 p.m.
Palatine at Schaumburg, 4:45 p.m.
Prairie Ridge at Crystal Lake South, 4:30 p.m.
Proviso East at Leyden, 4:45 p.m.
Rosary at Aurora Central Catholic, 4 p.m.
St. Edward at Timothy Christian, 4:30 p.m.
Stevenson at Libertyville, 4:45 p.m.
Warren at Lake Forest, 4:45 p.m.
Waukegan at Lake Zurich, 4:45 p.m.
Wheaton Warrenville South at Batavia, 4:30 p.m.
York at Lyons, 4:30 p.m.
Boys tennis
Fenton at Timothy Christian, 4:30 p.m.
Glenbard West at Wheaton North, 4 p.m.
Grant at Zion-Benton, 4:30 p.m.
Hinsdale Central at Naperville Central, 4:30 p.m.
Lake Park at Bartlett, 4:30 p.m.
Marmion Academy at Sycamore, 4:30 p.m.
McHenry at Grayslake Central, 4:30 p.m.
Naperville North at Wheaton Warrenville South, 4:30 p.m.
Schaumburg at Elgin, 4:30 p.m.
St. Charles East at West Aurora, 4:15 p.m.
Boys volleyball
Addison Trail at Elmwood Park, 5:30 p.m.
Benet at Metea Valley, 5:30 p.m.
Fremd at Conant, 6 p.m.
Glenbard East at Naperville Central, 5:30 p.m.
Glenbard North at Larkin, 5:30 p.m.
Grant at Lakes, 6 p.m.
Hinsdale Central at Neuqua Valley, 6 p.m.
Lake Forest at Stevenson, 6 p.m.
Lyons at Hinsdale South, 5:30 p.m.
Maine East at Elk Grove, 6 p.m.
Maine South at Evanston, 5 p.m.
Naperville North at Downers Grove North, 5:30 p.m.
Sandburg at Wheaton Warrenville South, 5:30 p.m.
Schaumburg at South Elgin, 6 p.m.
Vernon Hills at Wheeling, 6 p.m.
Warren at Mundelein, 6 p.m.
Waukegan at Libertyville, 6 p.m.
Wheaton North at Bartlett, 5:30 p.m.
Yorkville at Geneva, 5:30 p.m.
Zion-Benton at Lake Zurich, 6 p.m.
Boys lacrosse
Antioch at Grayslake Central, 6 p.m.
Hinsdale Central at Latin, 4:30 p.m.
Lake Forest at Stevenson, 6:30 p.m.
Lake Park at Wheaton North, 7 p.m.
Libertyville at Lake Zurich, 6:30 p.m.
Maine South at Vernon Hills, 5:30 p.m.
Metea/Waubonsie Valley Coop at Naperville Central, 6:30 p.m.
Naperville North at Neuqua Valley, 6:30 p.m.
St. Charles East at South Elgin, 5 p.m.
Warren at Mundelein, 5:30 p.m.
Wheeling at Lake Forest Academy, 4:30 p.m.
Boys water polo
Buffalo Grove at Elk Grove, 5:45 p.m.
Conant at Barrington, 5:45 p.m.
Fremd at Palatine, 5:45 p.m.
Hersey at Rolling Meadows, 6:45 p.m.
Lake Forest at Vernon Hills, 5 p.m.
Maine South at Niles West, 6 p.m.
Sandburg at Neuqua Valley, 6 p.m.
Schaumburg at Hoffman Estates, 5:45 p.m.
Waubonsie Valley at Lincoln Way Central, 5 p.m.
Wheeling at Prospect, 5:45 p.m.
Boys track and field
Aurora Central Catholic, East Aurora at West Aurora, 4:30 p.m.
Glenbard South at Evergreen Park Invite, 4:30 p.m.
Round Lake at Antioch Quad, 4:30 p.m.
Timothy Christian CCC Meet, 4:30 p.m.
York at Lyons, 5 p.m.
Girls badminton
Lyons at Glenbard West, 4:30 p.m.
Girls soccer
Buffalo Grove at Prospect, 6:45 p.m.
Elk Grove at Rolling Meadows, 4:45 p.m.
Fremd at Schaumburg, 6:45 p.m.
Hersey at Wheeling, 5 p.m.
Hoffman Estates at Barrington, 6 p.m.
Leyden at Taft, 6:30 p.m.
Marian Central Catholic at Westminster Christian, 4:30 p.m.
Metea Valley at Wheaton Warrenville South, 6:30 p.m.
Montini at Willowbrook, 6:30 p.m.
Palatine at Conant, 7 p.m.
Sycamore at Kaneland, 4:30 p.m.
Girls lacrosse
Fremd at Fenwick, 4:30 p.m.
Hinsdale Central at Latin, 4:30 p.m.
Huntley at Burlington Central, 6:30 p.m.
Lake Zurich at Libertyville, 6:45 p.m.
Maine South at St. Viator, 6 p.m.
McHenry at Cary-Grove/Crystal Lake Coop, 6:30 p.m.
Mundelein at Warren, 6:30 p.m.
Naperville Central at Metea/Waubonsie Valley, 6:30 p.m.
Neuqua Valley at Naperville North, 6:30 p.m.
Rosary at St. Francis, 5:30 p.m.
St. Ignatius at Montini, 5 p.m.
Stevenson at Lake Forest, 6:45 p.m.
Wheaton Coop at Sandburg, 6:30 p.m.
Girls water polo
Barrington at Conant, 5:45 p.m.
Elk Grove at Buffalo Grove, 4:45 p.m.
Hoffman Estates at Schaumburg, 5:45 p.m.
Libertyville at Glenbrook North, 5 p.m.
Maine East at Loyola, 5 p.m.
Metea Valley at Hinsdale Central, 6 p.m.
Neuqua Valley at Sandburg, 5 p.m.
Palatine at Fremd, 5:45 p.m.
Prospect at Wheeling, 5:45 p.m.
Rolling Meadows at Hersey, 6:45 p.m.
Vernon Hills at Lake Forest, 5 p.m.
Waubonsie Valley at Bremen, 5:30 p.m.
Girls track and field
Batavia, Glenbard North at St. Charles East, 4:30 p.m.
Lyons at Downers Grove North, 4:30 p.m.
Timothy Christian CCC Meet, 4:30 p.m.
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Palomino Hosts Volleyball Tournament | Independent Voice
The Reverse-coed tournament was comprised of four divisions based on skill level: B, BB, A and AA. Players of all varieties competed, including University of California at Davis students and Dixon retirees. DIXON, CA (MPG) – On April 27, 48 teams competed in the 2025 Season Opener Revco Doubles Blast at Northwest Park. The […]
The Reverse-coed tournament was comprised of four divisions based on
skill level: B, BB, A and AA. Players of all varieties competed, including University
of California at Davis students and Dixon retirees.
DIXON, CA (MPG) – On April 27, 48 teams competed in
the 2025 Season Opener Revco Doubles Blast at Northwest Park.
The grass volleyball tournament is held annually for
the love of the game, according to Palomino founder Mike Feury.
“I set up open play games all the time, usually in
Davis. We have seven to eight nets most nights and a lot of people come out
from Sacramento to play after work,” Feury said. “Once a year, we run a
tournament in Northwest Park to compete, have fun and get new players to engage
with volleyball.”
Palomino’s Volleyball was founded in 2020 in response
to the COVID-19 pandemic. Volleyball tournaments were no longer being held due
to social distancing restrictions. Thus, once quarantine ended, Feury got to
work. To him, volleyball represents community.
“All my friends are not just volleyball friends; they
are family,” said Feury. “Volleyball gets people together through competition
and a fervor for the game.”
The tournament ended at 2 p.m. April 27 with four teams entering the
playoffs as first seeds. For more information on the next tournaments, visit
palomino.volleyballlife.com or join the Palomino’s Volleyball Facebook group.
The Revco Doubles Blast began at 10 a.m. April 27 at
Northwest Park, West H St. and Parkgreen Drive. Captains met at 9 a.m., with
first serves at 9:30 a.m. Revco is short for reverse-coed, implying that, in
doubles competition, each team is comprised of one man and one woman, and games
utilize a women’s height for the volleyball net. Men remained behind the
10-foot line marker and were not allowed to block.
The tournament had four divisions based on skill level
rather than age. Divisions included B, BB, A and AA. Players of all varieties
attended, ranging from University of California at Davis students in their
early 20s to Dixon retirees in their 50s and 60s.
Samantha Wheeler, a participant in the Coed A
division, has been playing volleyball for years.
“For Palomino’s, I have played for eight to 10 years but
I have been playing volleyball since I was a small kid and in college,” said
Wheeler. “I also coached volleyball for a couple of years and wanted to keep
playing. With Palomino’s, getting games is so accessible now.”
On April 27, 48 teams competed in the 2025 Season
Opener Revco Doubles Blast at Northwest Park, West H St. and Parkgreen Drive.
Palomino’s Volleyball, a tournament organizer from Sacramento, sponsors the annual
event in Dixon.
The tournament ended at 2 p.m. April 27 with four
teams entering the playoffs as first seeds. For Coed B, Franchesca Finnigan and
Eric Long went undefeated in pools. For Coed BB, Jordan Fukui and Brianna
Nguyen had two wins and three losses but ended pools as the first seed for
their division. For Coed A, Pardeep Sandhu and Nagisa Villa-Ignacio finished
with three wins and one loss, and in Coed AA, Edward Falefa and Skyler Takeda
were on top.
According to Feury, volleyball is a fountain of youth
that keeps players young and brings them together. Palomino’s mission is to
bring volleyball to the masses.
For more information on the next tournaments, visit
palomino.volleyballlife.com or join the Palomino’s Volleyball Facebook group.
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Alvarez named to AVCA All-American First Team
Story Links FORT WORTH – Daniela Alvarez received First Team AVCA All-America honors for her performance this season at the No. 1 spot (25-6), followed by teammates Tania Moreno (14-4) and Hailey Hamlett (23-5), who received second team recognition. It was Alvarez and Moreno’s fourth All-America accolade and Hamlett’s second. Under Head […]
FORT WORTH – Daniela Alvarez received First Team AVCA All-America honors for her performance this season at the No. 1 spot (25-6), followed by teammates Tania Moreno (14-4) and Hailey Hamlett (23-5), who received second team recognition.
It was Alvarez and Moreno’s fourth All-America accolade and Hamlett’s second. Under Head Coach Hector Gutierrez, TCU has seen 15 selections all-time.
In 2021, Alvarez and Moreno become just the second all-freshmen duo to be named All-American in award history, dating back to 2012. They are the first Horned Frog duo to be named first-team All-American and the first duo from a Texas school to receive such a recognition.
Hamlett has played in the deciding match for TCU’s three conference titles, including the most recent Big 12 Championship.
All three Horned Frogs hit their 100th career win milestone this season. Heading into the NCAA tournament, Alvarez has posted 123 career wins during her time at TCU, making her the most winningest individual in the program’s history. With partner Moreno, the two-time AVCA Pair of the Year (2022, 2023) became the winningest pair for TCU after they hit 100 wins together on April 18.
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Paul Wright Award Winners Headline 2025 WESPY's
Story Links GUNNISON, Colo. The Western Colorado athletics department on Monday, April 28, hosted its annual WESPY’s awards celebration, sponsored and produced by the Mountaineers’ Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).Among the highlights of the evening was the announcement of the 2024-25 Paul Wright Award winners, presented annually to the top female and male senior athletes based […]
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GUNNISON, Colo. The Western Colorado athletics department on Monday, April 28, hosted its annual WESPY’s awards celebration, sponsored and produced by the Mountaineers’ Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).Among the highlights of the evening was the announcement of the 2024-25 Paul Wright Award winners, presented annually to the top female and male senior athletes based on a combination of athletic accomplishments, scholarship, and character.The evening’s awards schedule culminated with the naming of women’s basketball’s Rachel Cockman and men’s wrestling’s Dean Noble as the 2024-25 Paul Wright recipients.Emcees Emily Jauch (women’s swimming and diving) and Logan Butterfield (men’s track & field), the SAAC secretary and president, respectively, led their peers through a parade of award recipients, beginning with the awarding of the 2024-25 SAAC Olympics trophy to the men’s basketball team.Jauch and Butterfield then brought to the stage the 10 Mountaineers that through the winter sports season have been voted Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference All-Academic First Team selections:
Ricky Freymond, Drew Nash and Chance Wiening from football
Natsuki Murakami from women’s soccer
Kade Juelfs of men’s basketball
Cockman from women’s basketball
Allison Beasley from women’s indoor track
Makenna Lambert and Morgan Nielson from women’s swimming and diving, and
Sage Harrison from men’s wrestling
Next honored were Western’s All-Americans through the winter sports season. That list included Leah Taylor and Lauren Willson from women’s cross country, and Oliver Diaz of men’s cross country; Freymond and Nash from football; and Noble from men’s wrestling.Director of Sports Performance Kim Allen was brought to the stage next, to present the Sports Performance department’s Stone Mason awards:
Jevon Young, football
Grace Helzer, volleyball
Ellie Kubena, women’s soccer
Peyton Weiss, women’s cross country
Colin Johnson, men’s cross country
Rylee Blanton, women’s track & field
Butterfield, men’s track & field
Lambert, swimming and diving
Cockman, women’s basketball
Juelfs, men’s basketball
Hunter Richardson, men’s wrestling
Angel Hernandez-Galindo, men’s cheerleading, and
Katalena Lott, women’s cheerleading
Interspersed throughout the evening was a crowd-participation Jeopardy game, led by game-show host Drea Thompson.Following the first Jeopardy break, Jauch and Butterfield began the award presentations, a list of honors voted on by each of Western’s sports teams.The awards list rundown included:
Newcomers of the Year: Grace Devall (volleyball), Oliver Diaz (men’s cross country)
Maddest Jack Spirit Award: Ainsley Rosenow (women’s track & field), Logan Butterfield (men’s track & field)
Clutch Performers of the Year: Sammie Bretz (women’s track & field), Dean Noble (men’s wrestling)
Comeback Athletes of the Year: Allison Beasley (women’s track & field), Cole Gray (men’s wrestling)
Best Team Performance: women’s basketball
Top Academic Performers: Beasley (women’s track & field), Caden Peters (men’s cross country)
Top Academic Teams: women’s basketball and men’s basketball, and
Most Valuable Performers: Cockman (women’s basketball), Freymond (football)
In addition, Exercise & Sports Science professor Kanae Haneishi was named the recipient of the annual Jay Peck Spirit Award.The penultimate presentation of the evening was the honoring of the graduating senior student-athletes with their commencement ceremony stoles, meant to be visible recognition of their dedication to Mountaineer athletics throughout their careers.
Butterfield then closed the evening with the announcement of the SAAC officers for the 2025-26 academic year:
President: Lindsey Osterfelt (women’s track & field)
Vice-President: Ethan VanMeter (men’s track & field)
Secretary: Sarah Connolly (women’s soccer)
Treasurer: Jamie Pearson (women’s cross country/track & field)
Communications and Marketing Coordinator: Owen Wentz (men’s track & field), and
Mental Health Awareness Ambassador: Karly Morkunas (women’s soccer)
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Samaya Morin Receives All-America Nod
Story Links 2025 Beach VB Milestones 2024-25 Sun Devil Athletics Awards and Honors LEXINGTON, Ky. – Redshirt junior Samaya Morin earned AVCA Second Team All-America honors after a strong season with Sun Devil Beach Volleyball, the third Sand Devil in […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Redshirt junior Samaya Morin earned AVCA Second Team All-America honors after a strong season with Sun Devil Beach Volleyball, the third Sand Devil in program history to be named an All-American.
For the second year in a row, Arizona State has had at least one All-American after having two last season (Daniella Kensinger and Ava Williamson). Morin is the third to receive the honor and third to be on the second team. This is her first All-America award in her career.
After missing her first season with ASU in 2024 due to injury, Morin came back strong in 2025, compiling a 17-9 record. She played mostly between the No. 1 and 2 courts, earning an 11-6 mark on the top court. She had five wins over pairs from ranked teams, including two top-10 wins over No. 7 Florida State (helping the team get the dual upset) and against No. 2 TCU. The win over the Horned Frogs’ top pair came in the Big 12 Championship Finals. Morin and Ava Kirunchyk swept TCU’s No.1 duo, the first time they had been swept all season. For her efforts, Morin and Kirunchyk were named to the Big 12 All-Tournament Team.
For the complete list of All-Americans this season, head to the AVCA’s website.
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