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Lack of "Back to the Future" cars pushes up prices for the legendary DeLorean DMC sports car
The scarcity of examples of the pop culture car icon is pushing the prices of the DeLorean DMC sports car higher. Meanwhile, on the roads of European countries, one can encounter skilled craftsmen who use homemade copies of the devices in the DeLorean’s interior – just like in the popular film trilogy “Back to the […]

The scarcity of examples of the pop culture car icon is pushing the prices of the DeLorean DMC sports car higher. Meanwhile, on the roads of European countries, one can encounter skilled craftsmen who use homemade copies of the devices in the DeLorean’s interior – just like in the popular film trilogy “Back to the Future”.
Reported by UNN with reference to Bild and The Telegraph.
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The number of DeLorean DMC cars, famous worldwide thanks to the film “Back to the Future”, is decreasing every year. According to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), about 303 DeLorean cars are currently taxed for use on public roads in Great Britain.
Another 114 vehicles have a special ‘Sorn’ declaration, meaning they are likely gathering dust in garages or elsewhere away from public roads.
According to estimates by Collecting Cars, a fully restored DMC-12 can fetch over $106,000 at auction. But only two DeLorean cars have been sold since bidding began in 2019. The last one changed hands for just over $74,000 in 2022.
Prices for the iconic car continue to rise.
The DeLorean is a pop culture icon that still captures attention after all these years. The combination of their scarcity and the ‘Back to the Future’ phenomenon has pushed their prices higher than people might imagine. In 1981, the sticker price was about £18,000, making it more expensive than a Porsche 911. Today, a fully restored model that has undergone restoration to be a cinema-accurate replica of the car can fetch over £80,000.
The cinematic spectacle requires not only fun but also great discipline and hard work. In Hasloh, Germany (a community in Germany, in the state of Schleswig-Holstein), the legacy of the DeLorean Motor Company is being preserved by Michael Wagner, who is transforming the pop icon into a fully functional car. Anyone who buys a DeLorean is buying more than just a vehicle. “You are buying yourself a movie star,” Wagner analyzes and smiles.
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The DeLorean DMC-12, conceived as the sports car of the future, was intended to become popular in the USA as a small, safe, and more environmentally friendly alternative to standard American models with thirsty V8 engines. Built in the early 1980s at a state-of-the-art factory in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, it was both a ‘beacon’ of technological progress and a dream with gull-wing doors – but in retrospect, also an economic nightmare.
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Quality assurance problems associated with thousands of semi-skilled workers and liquidity issues broke the back of the ambitious brand. In October 1982, DeLorean faced a difficult bankruptcy. However, about 6,500 of the 9,000 cars once built still exist worldwide, automotive reviewers familiar with statistics write.
In the film “Back to the Future”, Michael J. Fox travels to the past in a DeLorean as Marty McFly. The central element of the time machine is the ‘flux capacitor’, constructed by Doc Brown (actor Christopher Lloyd).
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People come to Wagner’s workshop in Hasloh from all over Germany and Europe with wishes regarding the DeLorean, and he claims that he not only repairs cars but also cultivates the myth:
Many owners come not for repairs, but with wishes
A classic conversion option is a fully functional flux capacitor.
With sound and light, of course. And yes, it looks exactly like in the film
In his workshop in Hasloh, Wagner fully assembles cars to individual order and has ideas for improving performance.
In this sense, it’s not such a surprise that during a traffic check on “Carfriday” in the FRG, a real cult classic that had “traveled to the past” drove up to the police.
It is possible that the driver recently repaired the car and traveled to the past. “Because who knows how the check ended before the time jump,” a police representative winked.
The Telegraph mentions other famous cars from cult films whose numbers have decreased over time.
According to DVLA statistics, only 311 examples of James Bond’s iconic Aston Martin DB5 were registered in 2024. According to official data compiled on the How Many Left website, another 73 were written off.
Slightly more Lotus Esprit cars, which Bond drove in the film “The Spy Who Loved Me”, are on the road, with 330 registered with UK authorities.
But there are 950 classic Mini Coopers, famously featured in The Italian Job, in drivable condition across the country – while the number of roadworthy Ford Anglias used in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets stands at just over 2,400.
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Youngsters begin their long journey to stardom
For 14-year-old Ava O’Malley, thoughts of making the Olympic team were far from her mind when she contested the national 16 and under championships as part of the 167-team Australian Youth Water Polo Championships in Perth last month. Daughter of team manager Bianca O’Malley, Ava was experiencing her first taste of national competition and her […]
For 14-year-old Ava O’Malley, thoughts of making the Olympic team were far from her mind when she contested the national 16 and under championships as part of the 167-team Australian Youth Water Polo Championships in Perth last month.
Daughter of team manager Bianca O’Malley, Ava was experiencing her first taste of national competition and her Geraldton team finished far from the medals.
“It was worth the training and effort that our team put in to get there. The games were tough, but it was good seeing the players from around the country and all the different skill levels. Being part of this team with these amazing girls and our coach Gilly was a really positive experience,” she said.
Image Source: Tournament rewards/Russell McKinnon/World Aquatics
Geraldton is a port city of 42,000 people, shipping iron ore, wheat, lupin, talc, zinc, mineral sands and the like to the world. It also boasts a water polo competition of about 500 players.
This year, Geraldton sent three teams to the national championships, 420km south — 16 and under and 18 and under girls and an 18 and under boys’ team. Several others players competed for composite teams. It was one team up on the previous two years when it sent a boys’ and a girls’ team.
Image Source: Jimmy Horsman (second left, front row)/Lizi Newman/World Aquatics
Jimmy Horsman is an older player at 17 with three years’ experience of the nationals and this year the team grabbed the bronze medal in the green division.
“For three years, most of us boys have played underaged in the 18s’ competition and for us to get bronze, it definitely shows how much we learnt and adapted to being in an older age group. Versing bigger bodies and smarter men definitely made us prepared for what was to come in the 2025 competition.
“I feel like the boys really stood up and grabbed the opportunity of being the older and bigger people in the competition this year. AYC is such a great competition to be a part of,” Hagan said.
Image Source: Australia v New Zealand men/Russell McKinnon/World Aquatics
It was a family affair with mother Amy Hagan refereeing across all age groups and younger sister Delta Hagan competing in the 16 & under age group.
These players are typical of what it means to travel vast distances in Australia and compete at the highest level in their age groups. Not all will go on to higher honours, but it typifies what our sport is delivering to players in regional centres.
In Western Australia, a boys’ team travelled from Port Hedland in the far north and two teams attended from Busselton in the south-west. It is showing the popularity of the sport and the urge to expose players to a higher level of play.
The AYC is the biggest water polo tournament in the southern hemisphere and the large number of teams travelling from the east coast made this the biggest of the two years it has been staged in Perth — a city with a glorious water polo past.
Image Source: Tom Hoad Aquatic Centre/Russell McKinnon/World Aquatics
There were a staggering 565 matches played and many of those were played in Australia’s premier water polo venue — currently called the High Performance Centre — which has staged two FINA World Championships, a women’s water polo World Cup, four youth water polo championships and a men’s Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Image Source: The outside 10-lane Pool/Russell McKinnon/World Aquatics
Water Polo Australia chief executive officer Tim Welsford said: “The Australian Youth Water Polo Championships is always a highlight on our annual calendar, and this year’s event has been no different.
“On behalf of Water Polo Australia, thank you to all the clubs, officials, volunteers and supporters for making the 2025 Australian Youth Water Polo Championships in Perth such a memorable event.
Image Source: A winning team/Russell McKinnon/World Aquatics
“Our AYWPC teams and players also had the opportunity to cheer on and support our Ord Minnett Aussie Sharks in the three-test series against New Zealand, which was a resounding success.”
There were 57 teams from New South Wales, 43 from Western Australia, 37 from Queensland, 10 from Victoria, seven from Australian Capital Territory and five each from South Australia and Tasmania. There were three overseas teams.
There were 565 matches in 10 days of competition in eight pools at four venues. There were two divisions in each age group, except 12 & unders, while 65 referees and delegates controlled the matches.
Image Source: Chief commentator Mike Westdorp/Russell McKinnon/World Aquatics
Live streaming played a big part in the promotion of the event with 250 matches covered with cameras pointed on to three pools each day.
Image Source: Thomas Whalan/Russell McKinnon/World Aquatics
Typical of the spectators were parents who had made their mark on the sport, including Olympic champions and other former internationals, including four-time Olympian Thomas Whalan, who manned the clock for his child’s match.
The next two editions will be staged in Queensland with Brisbane securing the rights.
“Brisbane has proven itself time and again as a premier sporting destination. We’re thrilled to be returning for two more years, especially as we continue to grow momentum on the green and gold runway to the Brisbane Olympics,” Wellsford said.
“Since the AYWPC launched in Brisbane in 2018, it has grown year on year and is now the pinnacle event for our clubs on the national water polo calendar and also has attracted interest internationally with clubs from New Zealand, and the USA also taking part,” he said.
The 2026 edition will be staged on April 8-18 and contain more players with Olympic aspirations.
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Singapore water polo teams relishing opportunity to play world’s best at home world c’ships
SINGAPORE – The Singapore water polo teams’ mission will be to “learn and inspire” as they look forward to facing the world powers in the game at the July 11-Aug 3 World Aquatics Championships in home waters. Singapore men’s captain Lee Kai Yang said: “Everyone starts at 0-0, so we will still go into every […]

SINGAPORE – The Singapore water polo teams’ mission will be to “learn and inspire” as they look forward to facing the world powers in the game at the July 11-Aug 3 World Aquatics Championships in home waters.
Singapore men’s captain Lee Kai Yang said: “Everyone starts at 0-0, so we will still go into every match with the intention to win, no matter how slim that probability is.”
“We relish the challenge to play against these high-level teams. Win or lose, there will be lessons to take away from these matches,” the sports business consultant with Deloitte told The Straits Times at the launch of the first community roadshow for the world meet at ION Orchard on May 9.
“Having played at the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore, I know the atmosphere will be incomparable to playing elsewhere as there will be family, friends and other Singaporeans cheering for us.
“It’s not just about us, we also hope a kid in the stands seeing water polo for the first time can get inspired to play and hopefully one day don national colours.”
The men’s team, who will make their world championship debut, are drawn into Group C alongside 2024 Olympic bronze medallists United States, as well as Brazil and Canada.
Meanwhile, the Singapore women’s team, who made their world meet bow at Doha 2024, will meet Paris silver medallists Australia, Italy and New Zealand in Group A.
In preparation for the formidable challenges, the Singaporeans have ramped up their training intensity – they train six days a week, with the men’s team increasing the number of sessions from eight to 14, while the women’s team have upped theirs from eight to 11.
They also played in the Feb 25-March 2 Asian Water Polo Championships in which the men’s team finished sixth and the women’s team finished fourth.
During their training sessions, the men had been trying out new tactics and working on their chemistry and synergy, said player Dominic Chan, a third-year National University of Singapore biomedical engineering undergraduate.
“We will continue to work on improving our game in upcoming training camps in Japan, Australia and China.”
For the women’s players, they are eager to test their mettle against teams with different styles during their training trips to Portugal, Greece and Serbia.
Captain Abielle Yeo, who is training full-time, added: “We were well-challenged in our debut (at the world championships in 2024), so this time we are bringing with us the experience we have about the physicality and speed of the game that we witnessed in Doha.”
With no other South-east Asian teams involved in the world championships, Singapore are hoping the experience of playing against the world’s best will give them a leg up during the Dec 7-19 SEA Games. The men’s team are aiming to retain the gold while the women’s side will hope to leapfrog hosts and defending champions Thailand.
Yeo said: “We will definitely be using this as one of our milestone checks and as a stepping stone to improve our game leading into the SEA Games in December.”
During the roadshow, the public will be able to experience what it is like to stand on a 27-metre diving platform via virtual reality, and test their speed and reflexes at the water polo reaction wall.
Singapore’s Olympic swimming champion, Joseph Schooling taking part in the Vasa Trainer Experience activity at World Aquatics Championships Community Roadshow in ION Orchard on May 9.ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
Eight other malls will host similar roadshows to offer opportunities to experience the aquatic sports.
Additionally, eight new partners – ION Orchard, CapitaLand, Singapore Airlines, Fullerton Health, Jewel Changi Airport, Kin Productions, Sistic and Westpoint Transit – were also announced as sponsors, taking the total value of deals for the event to more than $16 million.
Mark Chay, co-chair of the organising committee, said: “These roadshows bring the excitement and experience of the World Aquatics Championships directly to the community through interactive stations that allow us to try out some variation of the sports featured at the championships.
“It is also a good chance for us to familiarise ourselves with these sports before we watch the world’s best aquatics athletes execute their craft in Singapore.
“We are also grateful for the tremendous support from our new partners. Hosting an event as prestigious as the World Aquatics Championships is an endeavour that requires cooperation from all areas of the community and we are heartened to have received so much support from the various stakeholders.”
- David Lee is senior sports correspondent at The Straits Times focusing on aquatics, badminton, basketball, cue sports, football and table tennis.
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Aaron Judge arrives in Sacramento, just as A's owner John Fisher dreamed
Want the latest Bay Area sports news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to receive regular email blasts, plus “The Dime,” our twice-weekly sports newsletter. Aaron Judge has been hitting at a record clip in major-league parks across the nation. Now we’ll see what he can do in a minor-league park. The New York […]


Aaron Judge has been hitting at a record clip in major-league parks across the nation.
Now we’ll see what he can do in a minor-league park.
The New York Yankees are in California’s capital for a three-game weekend series against the Sacramento-based A’s — meaning Judge will take his mighty hacks at tiny Sutter Health Park as undoubtedly the biggest attraction to visit the restructured facility since the A’s debuted there six weeks ago.
“I miss Oakland,” Judge told The Standard last month at his Yankee Stadium locker. “I always enjoyed going to Oakland and playing at the Coliseum, with all the history there. So it’ll be a little different going to Sacramento.
“But it’s still Major League Baseball. There’s still a game to be played. It doesn’t matter where we play and what the situation is. You have to be ready to go.”
The situation is this: The Yankees flew to Sacramento instead of the Bay Area because A’s owner John Fisher pulled the team from Oakland after a 57-year run that featured four World Series championships, six pennants, 21 postseason appearances, and countless memories for generations of fans.
Throughout the series, all eyes will be on Judge, the most dominant hitter in either league. The 6-foot-7 right fielder got off to a historic start by posting some whopping numbers that rank him first in the majors in several categories — .400 batting average, .491 on-base percentage, and 1.241 OPS — and he’s tied for the major-league lead in home runs (12) and RBIs (34).
Now it’s time to swing away at Sutter Health Park. Judge grew up in Linden, two hours east of the Coliseum, and made many trips to the Bay Area to watch A’s and Giants games. In that regard, he was not keen on the A’s leaving the East Bay.
“Growing up in California, a big San Francisco Giants fan, a big A’s fan as well, also knowing the history of what the A’s did, and my dad telling good stories of going to the Coliseum back in the day, it’s tough to see,” Judge said. “They had some good teams my first few years in the big leagues and some really good players that are still in this game and scattered around the league now, especially Matt Chapman at third base for the Giants. It’s definitely sad, but we’ll see what the future holds for them.”
Sacramento is closer to Linden than Oakland, and Judge isn’t unfamiliar with the A’s temporary stadium, which will be in use if and when construction is underway in Las Vegas. He visited as a kid on a school field trip when it was known as Raley Field and played there with Fresno State against Sacramento State. On March 26, 2013, he collected two hits in a 3-2 Bulldogs victory.
“There are quite a lot of baseball fans in the Central Valley, especially in Sacramento,” Judge said. “They’ll get a chance to see some big-league baseball a little closer to them. That’s pretty exciting for some of the kids with San Francisco or L.A. maybe a little too far, so now they get a chance right there in Sacramento to see some of their favorite players come through.”
A’s crowds haven’t been as large as anticipated. In 18 home dates, the team is averaging 9,839 fans per home game, fewest in the majors. Capacity is 14,014, and the team announced one sellout, on opening night: 12,119 (plus comps).
It’s a far cry from the Coliseum, where an A’s-Yankees regular-season game in 2004 attracted 54,613. In the A’s final playoff game at the Coliseum, they drew 54,005 in 2019 with the Rays in town.
The organization was scrapped in recent years under Fisher, who downsized the product on many fronts, turning away A’s fans who refused to support an owner who wouldn’t support them.
Fisher grew tired of the disenchanted fanbase and skeptical East Bay politicians and escaped to the comfort of Sacramento, where his buddy, Vivek Ranadivé, owner of the Triple-A River Cats and NBA Kings, cut a sweet deal for the A’s to use his facility for three or four seasons. Fisher is still able to pocket TV money from his NBC Sports California deal.
Meantime, Fisher’s dream could come true this weekend. When he announced at an April 2024 news conference that Sacramento would be the A’s interim site, he continued to turn off fans when mentioning how “some of the greatest players in baseball” will “launch home runs out of the most intimate ballpark in all of Major League Baseball.” He mentioned Judge by name but no A’s players.
At the same news conference, Ranadivé played up the anticipation of Judge — “you’re going to see Aaron Judge hitting home runs out there” — and mentioned Shohei Ohtani, though the Dodgers don’t play in Sacramento this season.
As for how he anticipates the A’s ballpark to play, Judge said he noticed “the ball flying out of there” in early-season games but added, “It’s tough to say until we actually get there and get a chance to hit on the field.”
The A’s aren’t the only big-league team playing in a minor-league park. The Rays are based this season at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa in the wake of Hurricane Milton destroying Tropicana Field. It’s the Yankees’ spring training ballpark, which made it odd for the Yankees to be the visiting team in a mid-April series.
“We played in London, we played in a cornfield in Iowa, a lot of different places,” Judge said. “So I think going to a minor-league park isn’t going to be much different.”
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A dynamic mix of athletes, including three Olympians, comprise the 30-player long-list roster for the U.S. Women’s National Team as it prepares for the 2025 Volleyball Nations League (VNL), the world’s premier annual international tournament. Former Minnesota Golden Gopher Stephanie Samedy was one of the 30 players to make the roster. The Clermont, […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A dynamic mix of athletes, including three Olympians, comprise the 30-player long-list roster for the U.S. Women’s National Team as it prepares for the 2025 Volleyball Nations League (VNL), the world’s premier annual international tournament.
Former Minnesota Golden Gopher Stephanie Samedy was one of the 30 players to make the roster. The Clermont, Fla., native earned four AVCA First Team All-America honors during her career (2017-21) and was named Big Ten Player of the Year in 2020 and 2021. Samedy helped the Gophers win a Big Ten title while making three Sweet 16’s, a Final Four and an Elite Eight during her tenure in Dinkytown.
The VNL brings together the world’s top 18 teams for three action-packed weeks of preliminary play, with each team competing in four matches per week. Only the top eight teams will earn a spot in the Final Round, where a VNL title will be on the line.
From the long list, U.S. coaches will select 14 athletes to compete at each of the three preliminary round stops: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (June 4-8), Belgrade, Serbia (June 18-22), and a highly anticipated home appearance in Arlington, Texas (July 9-13). The Final Round is set for July 23-27 in Łódź, Poland.
“We’ve had an incredible group of athletes in the gym so far — they’re bringing great energy, a strong work ethic, and a real commitment to getting better every day,” U.S. Women’s National Team Head Coach Erik Sullivan said. “This roster brings together a lot of exciting skill sets, and it’s been fun to see how quickly they’re connecting and pushing each other. Our more experienced athletes have done a great job setting the tone and sharing their experience, which has been huge for our younger athletes. As we head into VNL, I’m looking forward to seeing this group grow and take on the challenge of international competition together.”
Three players return from the 2024 team that won silver at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: setter Jordyn Poulter, who also won gold with the team in 2020; outside hitter Avery Skinner and middle blocker Dana Rettke.
Several athletes have competed for the senior U.S. National Team in NORCECA events, including libero Lexi Rodriguez, opposites Olivia Babcock, Taylor Mims and Stephanie Samedy, setter Ella Powell, outside hitters Logan Eggleston and Sarah Franklin, and middle blockers Serena Gray, Amber Igiede, Molly McCage and Tia Jimerson.
Six athletes have yet to compete for the senior U.S. National Team: setters Rachel Fairbanks and Saige Ka’aha’aina-Torres, middle blocker Anna Dodson, outside hitter McKenzie Adams, opposite Logan Lednicky and libero Lauren Briseño.
Sullivan, who is in his first year coaching the U.S. Women’s National Team, is assisted by Tayyiba Haneef-Park, Brandon Taliaferro and Mike Wall.
The U.S. Women are the reigning Olympic silver medalists and ranked No. 3 in the world. They have won the VNL three times (2018, ’19, ’21) since its inception in 2018. In 2024, they lost in the quarterfinals to eventual Olympic champion Italy.
U.S. Women’s Preliminary Roster for 2025 VNL
No. Name (Pos., Ht., Hometown, College, USAV Region)
2 Jordyn Poulter (S, 6-2, Aurora, Colo., Univ. of Illinois, Rocky Mountain)
3 Avery Skinner (OH, 6-1, Katy, Texas, Univ. of Kentucky, Lone Star)
5 Ali Frantti (OH, 6-1, Spring Grove, Ill., Penn State, Great Lakes)
6 Morgan Hentz (L, 5-9, Lakeside Park, Ky., Stanford Univ., Pioneer)
7 Lexi Rodriguez (L, 5-5, Sterling, Ill., Univ. of Nebraska Great Lakes)
8 Brionne Butler (MB, 6-4, Kendleton, Texas, Univ. of Texas, Lone Star)
9 Madisen Skinner (OH, 6-2, Katy, Texas, Univ. of Kentucky and Univ. of Texas, Lone Star)
11 Taylor Mims (Opp, 6-3, Billings, Mont., Washington State, Evergreen)
10 Jenna Gray (S, 6-1, Shawnee, Kan., Stanford Univ., Heart of America)
13 Amber Igiede (MB, 6-3, Baton Rouge, La., Univ. of Hawaii, Delta)
14 Anna Dodson (MB, 6-5, Fort Collins, Colo., UCLA, Rocky Mountain)
15 Rachel Fairbanks (S, 6-0, Tustin, Calif., Pitt, Southern California)
16 Dana Rettke (MB, 6-8, Riverside, Ill., Univ. of Wisconsin, Great Lakes)
17 Zoe Jarvis (previously Fleck)(L, 5-6, Granada Hills, Calif., UCLA and Univ. of Texas, Southern California)
18 Asjia O’Neal (MB, 6-3, Southlake, Texas, Univ. of Texas, North Texas)
19 Khalia Lanier (OH, 6-2, Scottsdale, Ariz., Univ. of Southern California, Arizona)
20 Danielle Cuttino (Opp, 6-4, Indianapolis, Ind., Purdue, Hoosier)
21 Roni Jones-Perry (OH, 6-0, West Jordan, Utah, BYU, Intermountain)
22 Sarah Franklin (OH, 6-4, Lake Worth, Fla., Univ. of Wisconsin, Florida)
23 Lauren Briseño (L, 5-7, San Antonio, Texas, Baylor, Lone Star)
24 Olivia Babcock (Opp, 6-4, Los Angeles, Calif., Pitt, Southern California)
25 Tia Jimerson (MB, 6-3, Sugar Hill, Ga., Ohio University, Southern)
27 Ella Powell (S, 6-0, Fayetteville, Ark., Univ. of Washington, Delta)
28 Logan Lednicky (Opp, 6-3, Sugar Land, Texas, Univ. of Texas A&M, Lone Star)
29 Molly McCage (MB, 6-3, Spring, Texas, Univ. of Texas, Lone Star)
30 McKenzie Adams (OH, Schertz, Texas, Univ. of Texas at San Antonio, Lone Star)
32 Saige Ka’aha’aina-Torres (S, Honolulu, Hawaii, Univ. of Texas, Aloha)
33 Logan Eggleston (OH, 6-2, Brentwood, Tenn., Univ. of Texas, Southern)
34 Stephanie Samedy (Opp, 6-2, Clermont, Fla., Univ. of Minnesota, Florida)
43 Serena Gray (MB, 6-2, Temple City, Calif., Pitt, Southern California)
Head Coach: Erik Sullivan
Assistant Coach: Mike Wall
Second Assistant Coach: Brandon Taliaferro
Second Assistant Coach: Tayyiba Haneef-Park
Second Assistant Coach: Joe Trinsey
U.S. Women’s Schedule for the 2025 Volleyball Nations League
Matches will be shown live and on-demand on VBTV.
(All times PDT)
Week 1: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
June 4 at 10 a.m. vs. Italy
June 5 at 5 p.m. vs. Brazil
June 6 at 5 p.m. vs. Czechia
June 8 at 1 p.m. vs. Korea
Week 2: Belgrade, Serbia
June 18 at 11 a.m. vs. Serbia
June 19 at 7:30 a.m. vs. Poland
June 21 at 7:30 a.m. vs. Netherlands
June 22 at 7:30 a.m. vs. France
Week 3: Arlington, Texas
July 9 at 5:30 p.m. vs. Thailand
July 10 at 5:30 p.m. vs. Dominican Republic vs. USA
July 12 at 5:30 p.m. vs. Canada vs. USA
July 13 at 5 p.m. vs. China
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High school boys’ volleyball: Playoff results and pairings
THURSDAY’S RESULTS DIVISION I QUARTERFINALS #1 Taft d. #8 Cleveland, 25-14, 23-25, 25-16, 25-14 #5 Marquez d. #4 South East, 14-25, 23-25, 25-14, 25-23, 19-17 #3 Marshall d. #6 Kennedy, 25-20, 25-18, 25-23 #2 Carson d. #7 Van Nuys, 25-18, 26-28, 20-25, 25-18, 19-17 DIVISION II SECOND ROUND #1 VAAS d. #17 LACES, 25-7, 25-13, […]

THURSDAY’S RESULTS
DIVISION I
QUARTERFINALS
#1 Taft d. #8 Cleveland, 25-14, 23-25, 25-16, 25-14
#5 Marquez d. #4 South East, 14-25, 23-25, 25-14, 25-23, 19-17
#3 Marshall d. #6 Kennedy, 25-20, 25-18, 25-23
#2 Carson d. #7 Van Nuys, 25-18, 26-28, 20-25, 25-18, 19-17
DIVISION II
SECOND ROUND
#1 VAAS d. #17 LACES, 25-7, 25-13, 25-23
#8 Roosevelt d. #9 North Hollywood, 25-19, 25-22, 21-25, 25-17
#5 Poly d. #12 Panorama, 25-16, 23-25, 25-21, 25-18
#4 Fairfax d. #13 Reseda, 25-22, 25-21, 25-20
#3 Banning d. #14 San Pedro, 3-1
#6 Sylmar d. #11 Diego Rivera, 25-22, 25-16, 25-20
#10 Legacy d. #7 Vaughn, 30-28, 13-25, 24-26, 25-20, 19-17
#2 Mendez d. #18 Bravo, 25-16, 25-14, 25-13
DIVISION III
SECOND ROUND
#1 East Valley d. #16 Animo Robinson, 25-18, 25-18, 25-18
#8 Foshay d. #9 Central City Value, 3-0
#5 Downtown Magnets d. #12 Manual Arts, 25-16, 25-20, 25-19
#4 SOCES d. #20 King/Drew, 3-0
#19 San Fernando d. #3 Larchmont Charter, 22-25, 25-16, 25-22, 22-25, 15-8
#6 Angelou d. #11 Chavez, 23-25, 23-25, 27-25, 25-20, 15-13
#7 Maywood CES d. #10 Orthopaedic, 3-1
#2 Gardena d. #15 Animo Bunche, 25-21, 25-11, 24-26, 25-21
DIVISION IV
SECOND ROUND
#1 Garfield d. #17 Sotomayor, 25-18, 23-25, 25-15, 25-14
#8 Hamilton d. #9 Rise Kohyang, 25-11, 15-25, 16-25, 25-20, 15-5
#5 Animo Venice d. #12 LA Leadership, 25-9, 23-25, 25-21, 25-18
#20 Belmont d. #4 Burton, 22-25, 22-25, 25-16, 25-18, 15-12
#3 Sun Valley Magnet d. #19 Animo Watts, 25-22, 25-17, 23-25, 25-18
#11 University Prep Value d. #6 Magnolia Science Academy, 25-19, 25-17, 23-25, 25-18
#10 Port of LA d. #7 Contreras, 25-22, 25-19, 24-26, 25-15
#2 Huntington Park d. #15 West Adams, 25-14, 25-23, 25-23
DIVISION V
SECOND ROUND
#1 Wilson d. #17 USC-MAE, 25-9, 25-15, 25-9
#9 Magnolia Science Academy d. #8 Bert Corona, 25-17, 25-20, 25-21
#12 Arleta d. #5 Animo Brown, 25-21, 26-24, 25-17
#4 Animo South LA d. #13 Community Charter, 25-17, 28-26, 20-25, 27-25
#3 Harbor Teacher d. #14 New West Charter, 25-18, 25-17, 25-22
#6 New Designs University Park d. #11 University Pathways Medical, 25-0, 25-6, 25-14
#10 Washington at #7 University Pathways Public Service Academy
#2 Dorsey d. #15 Academia Avance, 25-14, 25-18, 25-10
MONDAY’S SCHEDULE
(Games at 7 p.m. unless noted)
QUARTERFINALS
DIVISION II
#8 Roosevelt at #1 VAAS
#5 Poly at #4 Fairfax
#6 Sylmar at #3 Banning
#10 Mendez at #2 Mendez
DIVISION III
#8 Foshay at #1 East Valley
#5 Downtown Magnets at #4 SOCES
#19 San Fernando at #6 Angelou
#7 Maywood CES at #2 Gardena
DIVISION IV
#8 Hamilton at #1 Garfield
#20 Belmont at #5 Animo Venice
#11 University Prep Value at #3 Sun Valley Magnet
#10 Port of LA at #2 Huntington Park
DIVISION V
#9 Magnolia Science Academy Reseda at #1 Wilson
#12 Arleta at #4 Animo South LA
#6 New Designs University Park at #3 Harbor Teacher
#7 University Pathways Public Services/#10 Washington at #2 Dorsey
TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE
(Games at 7 p.m. unless noted)
SEMIFINALS
OPEN DIVISION
#4 Granada Hills at #1 Venice
#3 El Camino Real at #2 Chatsworth
DIVISION I
#5 Marquez at #1 Taft
#3 Marshall at #2 Carson
Note: Semifinals in Division II-V, May 14 at 7 p.m. at higher seeds; Finals in all divisions May 16-17 (sites and times TBD).
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NCAA women’s water polo bracket 2025: Schedule, TV channels, live streams, scores for college championship
When it comes to water polo championships, California is unrivaled. The 2025 NCAA women’s water polo tournament will give eight programs a shot at a title this week. Historically, only three schools have won the tournament — Stanford, UCLA and USC. Unsurprisingly, all three are back in the running this year. The Cardinal snagged the […]

When it comes to water polo championships, California is unrivaled. The 2025 NCAA women’s water polo tournament will give eight programs a shot at a title this week.
Historically, only three schools have won the tournament — Stanford, UCLA and USC. Unsurprisingly, all three are back in the running this year. The Cardinal snagged the No. 1 seed, with the Bruins and Trojans in the No. 2 and No. 3 spots.
Rounding out the rest of the bracket are California, Hawaii, Wagner, LMU and Harvard. The tournament will be a single-elimination format, with competition taking place over three days this weekend.
Who will become 2025 champions?
Here’s everything you need to know about the NCAA women’s water polo championship, including TV channel and streaming options for the annual tournament.
NCAA women’s water polo bracket 2025
The full seeding, bracket and team records for the 2025 NCAA women’s water polo tournament are below.
Place | Team | Record |
---|---|---|
1 | Stanford | 22-1 |
2 | UCLA | 19-5 |
3 | USC | 23-6 |
4 | Hawaii | 21-4 |
5 | California | 19-5 |
6 | Harvard | 26-6 |
7 | LMU | 20-11 |
8 | Wagner | 22-8 |
NCAA women’s water polo tournament schedule 2025
The 2025 NCAA women’s water polo tournament will start on Friday, May 9, and end on Sunday, May 11. All games will be played at the Indiana University Natatorium in Bloomington, Indiana.
Thursday, May 8: Quarterfinals
Game | Time (ET) | Watch |
---|---|---|
Game 1: No. 1 Stanford vs. Wagner | Noon | NCAA.com |
Game 2: No. 4 Hawaii vs. California | 2 p.m. | NCAA.com |
Game 3: No. 2 UCLA vs. LMU | 4 p.m. | NCAA.com |
Game 4: No. 3 USC vs. Harvard | 6 p.m. | NCAA.com |
Friday, May 9: Semifinals
Game | Time (ET) | Watch |
---|---|---|
Game 5: Semifinal 1 | Noon | NCAA.com |
Game 6: Semifinal 2 | 2 p.m. | NCAA.com |
Saturday, May 10: Championship
Game | Time (ET) | TV channel |
---|---|---|
Winner of Semifinals | Noon | ESPNU, Fubo |
NCAA women’s water polo tournament TV channel, live streams
- TV channel: NCAA.com, ESPNU
- Live stream: Fubo
The first two rounds of the NCAA women’s water polo tournament will air on NCAA.com. The championship will air on ESPNU.
Fans can also stream the final matchup on Fubo, which is currently offering a free trial.
Fubo offers a free trial for new subscribers, so you can try the service before you buy. Stream ESPN, ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and 200+ top channels of live TV and sports without cable. (Participating plans only. Taxes and fees may apply.)
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