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Langley’s Pavle Mladenovic will be swimming for Canada

Langley’s Pavle Mladenovic will be swimming for Canada at the Pan American Games in Medellin, Colombia, from May 17-26. Mladenovic, a Grade 11 student from Walnut Grove, who plays for the Langley-based Fraser Valley Water Polo club, has again earned a spot on the U17 Men’s Water Polo National Team of Canada, to compete against […]

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Langley’s Pavle Mladenovic will be swimming for Canada at the Pan American Games in Medellin, Colombia, from May 17-26.

Mladenovic, a Grade 11 student from Walnut Grove, who plays for the Langley-based Fraser Valley Water Polo club, has again earned a spot on the U17 Men’s Water Polo National Team of Canada, to compete against some of the finest young athletes in the Americas.

“I feel deeply honoured to have been selected to represent Canada,” Mladenovic told the Langley Advance Times.

“This event is an important step for our team as we work towards qualifying for the World Championship next year.”

With the understanding and support of his teachers, he’s been able to undertake an accelerated learning program to complete his Grade 11 curriculum before he leaves.

“The journey to this point has been one of hard work and learning,” Mladenovic said.

“It has taken many hours of training, competition, and personal growth—physically, mentally, and tactically. I am grateful for the guidance of my coaches and, above all, for the unwavering support of my family. My parents have always been there for me, offering encouragement, making sacrifices, and supporting me in every possible way to help me pursue my dreams.”

A 2024 Langley Advance Times profile described how he began water polo when he was just three years old, in order to learn how to swim.

Hi father, Aleksandar, figured the sport would give his son a purpose to keep learning.

“He started out of a Langley pool,” Aleksandar explained. “There was a local community club. And he didn’t even know how to swim.”

As it turned out Pavle was very good at the sport.

By the time he was eight, he was swimming against bigger 15-year-old boys.

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Tufts Men’s Track Has 12 Athletes Receive All-Region Honors

Story Links MEDFORD, MA (May 21, 2025) – The Tufts University men’s track and field team picked up even more postseason honors this week as the USTFCCCA Division III All-Region honorees were announced on Tuesday, May 20. Leading off the list of award winners is Amokrane Aouchiche. Aouchiche was named to […]

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MEDFORD, MA (May 21, 2025) – The Tufts University men’s track and field team picked up even more postseason honors this week as the USTFCCCA Division III All-Region honorees were announced on Tuesday, May 20.

Leading off the list of award winners is Amokrane Aouchiche. Aouchiche was named to the All-Region team for both the 5,000m and 10,000m run. The distance runner set the second fastest time in Tufts history in the 10k, and broke his personal record in the 5k with a mark of 14:29.60.

First year Luke Benson picked up his first All-Region honors after a stellar debut to his career. The rookie jumper was named to the All-Region team in the triple jump following a spring season that saw him land a personal best jump of 14.72m.

Calvin Cummings picked up the first All-Region honors of his career as well. The junior shined in the 3000m steeplechase, setting a new personal record of 9:19.02 at the F.I.R.E Meet at Williams.

Martin Decker earned All-Region honors following a strong season at the hammer throw. His spring was highlighted by a personal record-breaking throw of 49.36m at the NESCAC Championships. Eric Meyer also earned All-Region honors in the hammer throw, coming after a season that saw him nearly match his personal best.

Quinn Hampson was extremely quick in the middle-distance events this season, and picked up All-Region honors for his efforts in the 1500m run. Hampson set new personal records week after week, culminating in a 3:51.21 for the fifth fastest time in Tufts program history.

Casey Lambert and Sahr Matturi were both named to the All-Region team for the long jump. Lambert set a new personal best of 7.19m, while Matturi qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships with his personal record-breaking mark of 7.34m. Matturi was also named to the All-Region team for the triple jump after also setting a personal record in that event with a 13.97m.

Cameron McLeod was named to the All-Region team for the 400m hurdles. He set a new personal record at the NESCAC Championships with a time of 53.81. Josh Wilkie joins his teammate with the All-Region 400m hurdles honors, as he qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships with his personal best time of 52.35. Wilkie also picked up All-Region honors for his efforts in the 110m hurdles.

Jonah Reisner picked up All-Region honors in the 5000m run, joining Aouchiche in the distance event award. His personal best time of 14:16.67 came in his last meet of the season at Williams.

Noah Turner is the final Jumbo to earn All-Region honors, and did so in both the 100m and 400m dashes. His personal best time in the 100m (10.61) came in the NEICAAA Championships, while his personal best time in the 400m (48.66) came in the NESCAC Championships.

–JUMBOS–

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Masuk volleyball team earns No. 2 seed in tourney

MONROE, CT — Masuk High’s boys volleyball team earned the No. 2 seed in the South-West Conference Tournament. The Panthers will have a bye and face the winner of No. 3 Pomperaug and No. 2 Brookfield in the semifinals on Tuesday at home at 6 p.m. Masuk ended the season with a 3-0 win at […]

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May 22, 2025

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Masuk ended the season with a 3-0 win at Bunnell on Tuesday. Set scores were 25-17, 25-18, 25-14.

On Friday, the Panthers lost to visiting Shelton 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-18). Daniel Ferris had 10 kills, 3 digs, and 2 aces; Nathan Kurkoski had 21 assists and 3 digs; and Jack Hanna had 8 digs and 5 assists.

Last Thursday, Masuk defeated visiting Kolbe Cathedral 3-0 (25-15, 25-23, 25-20). Michael Majersky had 9 kills and 12 digs; Kurkoski had 21 assists and 5 digs; and Hanna had 9 assists, 2 aces and 8 digs.

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Cal Elects Eight to Athletic Hall of Fame, Including a Swimmer

Eight accomplished Golden Bears have been elected into the Cal Athletics Hall of Fame. The Class of 2025 features: Layshia Clarendon (women’s basketball, 2009-13) – Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year led the Bears to the only Final Four appearance in program history Hana Cutura (volleyball, 2006-09) – Pac-12 Player of the Year is the program’s all-time kills […]

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Eight accomplished Golden Bears have been elected into the Cal Athletics Hall of Fame.

The Class of 2025 features:

Layshia Clarendon (women’s basketball, 2009-13) – Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year led the Bears to the only Final Four appearance in program history
Hana Cutura (volleyball, 2006-09) – Pac-12 Player of the Year is the program’s all-time kills leader
Damir Dugonjic (men’s swimming & diving, 2007-11) – Seven-time NCAA champion swam in three Olympic Games for Slovenia
Donna Fong (field hockey head coach, 1976-94) – Program’s first-ever head coach was a three-time conference Coach of the Year
Alex Mack (football, 2005-08) – All-American center went on to 13-year NFL career
Ivan Rackov (men’s water polo, 2008-11) – National player of the year and three-time All-American led Cal to the NCAA title match in 2010
Jeff Tedford (football head coach, 2002-12) – Program’s all-time wins leader led the Bears to seven straight bowl games
Michael Weaver (men’s golf, 2009-14) – All-American was Cal’s first men’s golfer to play in The Masters

The Class of 2024 and 2025 will be formally inducted together during the Cal Athletics Hall of Fame weekend Oct. 17-18. The classes will be honored during the Bears’ home football game against North Carolina on Oct. 17 followed by the Hall of Fame Gala the following evening on Oct. 18. Tables for the gala can be reserved here. Single tickets go on sale Aug. 1.

The Cal Athletics Hall of Fame now has 355 individuals and seven rowing teams. The school’s Hall of Fame, which is located on the west side of California Memorial Stadium, is open to all ticket holders after each home football game.

Here is more on the aquatics members:

DAMIR DUGONJIC – Men’s Swimming & Diving (2007-11)

Dugonjic won seven NCAA championships, including three consecutive individual titles in the 100-yard breaststroke. His final breaststroke crown contributed to the Bears’ team championship in 2011. Dugonjic set the NCAA record in the 100 breast as a sophomore and was an eight-time All-American. He represented his native Slovenia in the Olympic Games in 2008, 2012 and 2016 and registered a pair of top-20 finishes in the 100 breaststroke.

IVAN RACKOV – Men’s Water Polo (2008-11)

Rackov was named the 2010 winner of the Peter J. Cutino Award, given annually to the top player in NCAA water polo. He was also named the 2010 ACWPC National Player of the Year. Rackov ranks fourth on the program’s all-time scoring list with 235 career goals and fifth on Cal’s single-season list with 79 goals in 20120. Rackov led the Bears to the NCAA championship game in 2010.

— The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with Cal Athletics. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com.

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I Suck at Fantasy Football—So I Might Have to Go to a Minor League Baseball Game

I’ve been playing fantasy football since 2002—and I specifically remember that magical season thanks to one Clinton Portis. Y’see, I took a flyer on the University of Miami rookie running back in the final round of my maiden draft, and C.P. did right by me, racking up 1,508 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns. The […]

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I Suck at Fantasy Football—So I Might Have to Go to a Minor League Baseball Game

I’ve been playing fantasy football since 2002—and I specifically remember that magical season thanks to one Clinton Portis.

Y’see, I took a flyer on the University of Miami rookie running back in the final round of my maiden draft, and C.P. did right by me, racking up 1,508 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns. The U of M Hall of Famer all but single-handedly won me the league, which is why he’ll always have a special place in my heart.

A great start, no doubt, but here we are, 23 years later, and I can count on one hand how many leagues I’ve won since Portis Fest ‘02. (We’re talking five league championships. That, some quick math tells me, is, indeed, one hand’s worth of trophies.) Does that make me a sucky fantasy football owner, as alluded to by the above headline?

I mean, I couldn’t be that bad. After all, Fantasy Sports on SI thinks I know what I’m talking about. So there’s that.

But if we’re talking league championships, I’ m not great.

Which is why on here on May 21, I might have to take a trip down to Sugar Land, Texas, home of the Sugar Land Space Cowboys.

The Space Cowboys are the Houston Astros’ Triple AAA affiliate, and as witnessed by their team moniker, they’re an irreverent franchise. This is why we can’t be surprised that this evening, they’re running a promotion called I Suck At Fantasy Football Night.

The evening is geared, for all practical purposes, towards embarrassing your league’s bottom-dwellers…which, as we all know, is one of the great joys of playing fake gridiron.

The good news for me is that I don’t actually have go, because in my two-plus decades of fantasy footballing, I’ve never finished last.

So maybe I don’t suck.

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Track and Field Competes on Day One of NAIA National Championships

Story Links MARION, Ind. – The Lindsey Wilson track and field team battled the wind and the rain on day one of the NAIA Men’s and Women’s Outdoor National Championships Wednesday at the Wildcat Track & Field Complex. The women’s 4×100-meter relay team of Kayly Guthrie, Hannah Reid, Jermani Morris […]

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MARION, Ind. – The Lindsey Wilson track and field team battled the wind and the rain on day one of the NAIA Men’s and Women’s Outdoor National Championships Wednesday at the Wildcat Track & Field Complex.

The women’s 4×100-meter relay team of Kayly Guthrie, Hannah Reid, Jermani Morris and Jozlen Brisbon got the day started for the Blue Raiders. The quartet finished fifth in their heat and 14th overall with a time of 47.25 seconds.

Justin Stearns competed in the 1,500-meter finishing in 20th with a time of 4:08.00.

Reid and Guthrie returned to the track later in the afternoon for the 200. Reid posted a 10th-place finish with a time of 24.65 missing out on the finals by .12 seconds. Guthrie finished in 17th with a time of 25.01.

The Blue Raiders return to the track for day two of the NAIA National Championships on Thursday at the Wildcat Track & Field Complex.

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2025 Marshall Volleyball Camps Website HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Under first-year head coach Heather Stout, Marshall Volleyball is set to offer several camps this summer for young volleyball enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels. Camps are scheduled to take place throughout July and spots are filling up, so it is advised to go ahead and […]

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2025 Marshall Volleyball Camps Website

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Under first-year head coach Heather Stout, Marshall Volleyball is set to offer several camps this summer for young volleyball enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels.

Camps are scheduled to take place throughout July and spots are filling up, so it is advised to go ahead and lock in a spot for you or your team today.

The following are the listings of 2025 Marshall Volleyball camps:

– July 7-9: Marshall Volleyball Little Herd Camp

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This camp highlights training of all basic volleyball skills at the beginner level in an engaging and encouraging environment. Little Herd Camp is designed for beginner volleyball athletes and modified for success at any skill level with an emphasis on fun.

o Ages: 8-12 years old

o Times: Check-in – 8:30 a.m.; Camp 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

o Price: $135 for full camp; $45 per day

o T-Shirt included

– July 11-12: Marshall Volleyball All Skills Camp

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All Skills Camp is an immersive multi-day volleyball experience to enhance volleyball skills in serving, passing, attacking, setting, blocking and defense. This camp serves to enhance skill-set and level of play for each individual athlete best suited for them. Campers are responsible for their own lunch accommodations.

o Ages: 12-18 years old

o Times: Check-in – 8:30 a.m.; Camp – 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Lunch from 12-1p)

o Price: $225 for full camp admission per participant

o T-Shirt included

– July 14: Marshall Volleyball Serve & Pass Clinic

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This clinic specializes on the breakdown of passing and serving techniques to enhance the skill-set of each athlete. Through a focus of ball control improvement, serving technicalities and serve/receive fundamentals, this camp provides new skills for athletes to practice and great learning opportunities for all volleyball players. Campers are responsible for their own lunch accommodations.

o Ages: 12-18 years old

o Times: Check-in – 8:30 a.m.; Camp – 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Lunch from 12-1p)

o Price: $125 per participant

o T-Shirt Included

– July 15: Marshall Volleyball Hitter & Setter Clinic

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This clinic highlights the proper hitting and setting techniques for each individual athlete’s own skill level. The hitter and setter clinic provides live opportunities to enhance hitting and setting skill-sets and to learn techniques to improve their volleyball knowledge. Campers are responsible for their own lunch accommodations.

o Ages: 12-18 years old

o Times: Check-in – 8:30 a.m.; Camp – 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Lunch from 12-1p)

o Price: $125 per participant

o T-Shirt Included

– July 19-20: Marshall Volleyball Elite Camp

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This camp is a multi-day immersive opportunity for elite level training that gives an inside look on a college program training experience. Through accelerated drlls and live gameplay, each athlete is provided with fine tuning of position-specific volleyball technique and advanced aspects of the game. Campers are responsible for their own lunch accommodations.

o Ages: 12-18 years old

o Times: Check-in – 8:30 a.m.; Camp – 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Lunch from 12-1p)

o Price: $250 for full camp admission per participant

o T-Shirt Included

– July 25-26: Marshall Volleyball Team Camp

To register, E-mail marshallvolleyballcamps@gmail.com

Through collegiate player and coach-led experience, your high school teams will join us for training, coaching and competing in a Division I collegiate environment. A tournament offers competition for all teams attending with the championship match taking place on Marshall Volleyball’s own home court. Campers are responsible for their own lunch accommodations.

o Ages: H.S. teams

o Times: Check-in – 8 a.m. (More schedule & detail info provided closer to camp date

o Price: $642 per Varsity team; $428 per JV and Freshman team

o T-Shirt Included

For all the latest information about Marshall Volleyball, follow @HerdVolleyball on Twitter and Instagram.

To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.

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