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Manheim Central gearing up for PIAA Class 2A volleyball semifinal showdown against familiar foe York Suburban | Boys’ volleyball

Manheim Central’s boys volleyball team is simply sizzling.  Caution: Flammable.  There has been no slowing down the Barons over their previous five matches, which have all ended with dominating 3-0 victories.  Three of those came in the District 3 Class 2A tournament, when Central slayed Northern Lebanon, Linville Hill Christian and York Suburban by a […]

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Manheim Central’s boys volleyball team is simply sizzling. 

Caution: Flammable. 

There has been no slowing down the Barons over their previous five matches, which have all ended with dominating 3-0 victories. 

Three of those came in the District 3 Class 2A tournament, when Central slayed Northern Lebanon, Linville Hill Christian and York Suburban by a combined 9-0 to nab their second district title, and first since 2019.

That district crown came on the heels of Central winning its third straight Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 2 championship, before the Barons reached the league finale for the third year in a row. But after winning two straight L-L crowns, they were tripped up by Cedar Crest in the title match this time around. 

That loss has motivated Central, which has been sharp in all facets since that setback against the Falcons. Defense in the back? Check. Setting prowess? Check. Serve game? Check. Front-row play, including piling up kills and blocking everything left and right? Check and check. 

The Barons bagged a pair of PIAA Class 2A playoff wins last week, both via shutout, over Academy at Palumbo and Dock Mennonite Academy. Saturday’s victory in the quarterfinals against Dock Mennonite served as some payback for the Barons, who were knocked out by the Pioneers in the state quarterfinals in 2022. 


Manheim Central breezes past Academy at Palumbo for spot in PIAA Class 2A boys volleyball quarterfinals


Manheim Central drops Dock Mennonite Academy, barrels into PIAA Class 2A volleyball semifinals

Central (22-1 overall) is set to square off against a familiar foe in Tuesday’s state semifinals; the Barons will clash with York Suburban for the third time this season, and for the second time in 13 days. The Barons and the Trojans will duke it out at 5 p.m. at Penn Manor in Millersville. 

Central held off Suburban 25-23, 27-25 and 25-22 in a hotly contested nonleague match back on May 5 in York. In the rematch, on May 29 in Manheim, the Barons scarfed up a 25-21, 25-17, 25-19 win for district gold.

“We’ll have a lot of confidence going into the game,” Central defensive wizard Colin Rohrer said. “You always want to be confident, and I’d say we’re pretty confident right now. As long as we can stay consistent — getting our serves in, playing good defense, hitting the ball — we feel like we can probably beat any team in the state.” 

In Central’s first encounter with Suburban this spring, Dylan Musser teed up 35 assists, Reagan Miller blasted 14 kills and Landon Mattiace had seven blocks to spearhead the Barons. 

In the district finale, Musser was everywhere with 34 assists, eight kills, five aces, five digs and a pair of blocks; Miller waffled 11 kills with 11 digs; Mattiace had 10 kills and a couple of blocks; Rohrer had 18 digs; and Weston Longenecker (8 kills, 9 digs) and Caleb Groff (5 kills, 8 digs) came up big from their outside hitter spots. 

That kind of balance has been the Barons’ calling card. 


Manheim Central serves up win against York Suburban, bags second District 3 Class 2A boys volleyball championship

MC-YS III will be for a spot in Saturday’s state championship match, set for 11 a.m. inside Penn State’s esteemed Rec Hall.

Central and Suburban are both 0-2 in PIAA championship matches. The Trojans bounced the Barons 3-1 in the state semifinals in 2019. 

Tuesday’s other Class 2A state semifinal is another dandy matchup, with District 10 winner and reigning PIAA champ Meadville taking on District 7 champ Shaler. 

Meadville, which features 6-foot-7 junior middle Luc Sorensen, a Team USA member and a Penn State recruit, beat Central 3-1 in last year’s state finale. Shaler won the PIAA Class 3A crown last spring compliments of a 3-0 win over Parkland — after the Titans eliminated Warwick in the semifinals.

Shaler dipped down to Class 2A this season, and finds itself right back in the state semifinals. 

Central is in the state playoffs for the eighth season in a row; the 2020 campaign was canceled because of COVID-19. Since 2017, the Barons are 15-7 in PIAA matches, with finals trips in 2018 (a loss to Northeastern York) and last spring (a loss to Meadville).

Central reached the quarterfinals in all eight trips, with semifinal appearances in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024 and this spring. The Barons are a chiseled bunch, piloted by a veteran coach, Craig Dietrich, who knows how to steer a team through a playoff bracket. 

“It’s an exciting time,” Central middle Blake Neiles said. “We got to play in the state finals last year, and not many people get to experience that. Now we want to go back.”

It is chalk across the board in the PVCA Class 2A state rankings; Meadville is first, Central is second, Shaler is third and York Suburban is fourth. 


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TRIPLE TROUBLE IN TRIPLE-A

Three of the four teams still standing in the PIAA Class 3A bracket call District 3 home. That’s pretty impressive.

Tuesday’s semifinals will pit undefeated District 3 champ Cumberland Valley against District 3 third-seed Governor Mifflin, and District 3 runner-up Central York against WPIAL kingpin North Allegheny, which is angling for its 10th state crown.

Central York, which has captured 25 District 3 and seven PIAA titles, KO’d Governor Mifflin, the Berks County champ, in the district semifinals. 

North Allegheny was tripped up by Warwick in the first round last spring, so the Tigers are plenty motivated to get back in the winner’s circle this time around. 

It is also chalk in the PVCA Class 3A state rankings; Cumberland Valley is first, North Allegheny is second, Central York is third and Governor Mifflin is fourth. 



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Meet the 2025 athletes of the year, first team, honorable m – Butler Eagle

Freeport’s Mackenzie Magness won gold at the WPIAL and PIAA championships this season. Magness has been named Butler Eagle Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year. Jason Malmont/Special to the Eagle Excelling as a freshman brings with it expectations. Mackenzie Magness did not wilt under that pressure — she flourished. In 2024, Magness won […]

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Freeport’s Mackenzie Magness won gold at the WPIAL and PIAA championships this season. Magness has been named Butler Eagle Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year. Jason Malmont/Special to the Eagle

Excelling as a freshman brings with it expectations. Mackenzie Magness did not wilt under that pressure — she flourished.

In 2024, Magness won a WPIAL Class 2A title in the pole vault. This spring, the Freeport sophomore raised the bar even higher, winning another district crown before earning a state championship May 24 at Shippensburg University with a height of 12 feet.

The campaign yielded a pair of school records for Magness — 12-4 in the pole vault, which won her WPIAL gold, and 17-8¾ in the long jump. Her collective effort made Magness a unanimous pick for Butler Eagle Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.


Related Article: Track and field honor roll: See Butler County’s all-time girls results, updated after 2025 season


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“It was a lot for me to handle at once,” Magness said regarding the flurry of achievements. “But I’m extremely happy with what I was able to do.

“There’s so many talented girls in the county, and I am super-appreciative for this honor.”

Her desire for continued improvement is evident this summer. She recently returned from a pole vault camp at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, will attend a similar camp in Louisville in July and is training for a decathlon, scheduled for August in Ohio.

The pole vault is obviously her best event, but Magness also has potential in the jumping events. She earned WPIAL medals in the long and triple jump this year.

“I got a lot of work in for the jumps during the indoor season over the winter,” she said. “It helped me become more explosive.”


Related Article: PIAA track championships: North Catholic 4×100 girls relay wins gold; Butler boys relays ends with 2 medals


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Butler’s boys 4×400-meter relay team (from left: Jace Gratzmiller, Carter Ekas, Aaron Stebick and Regan Peth) set a school record this season with an all-time Butler County-best effort of 3 minutes, 17.49 seconds. The quartet won a WPIAL Class 3A title with a district-record time and placed sixth in the state and is this year’s Butler Eagle Boys Track and Field Athletes of the Year. Submitted Photo

Boys Athletes of the Year

With one performance, Butler’s 4×400-meter relay team reached legendary status.

The scene was the WPIAL Class 3A Championships at Slippery Rock University in May. Up until then, the Golden Tornado had turned in very good times in the event.

Regan Peth, Aaron Stebick, Jace Gratzmiller and Carter Ekas teamed up to rewrite three record books. Their time of 3 minutes, 17.49 seconds broke the school standard, district meet record and Butler County’s all-time record.

The team went on to place sixth at the state meet, the only squad from Western Pa. to medal in the event.

All four runners have been voted Boys Track and Field Athletes of the Year.


Related Article: Track and field honor roll: See Butler County’s all-time boys results, updated after 2025 season


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“The guys had been running so well throughout the year, but you still want to see improvement every time out,” Butler coach Mike Seybert said. “We were hoping to break the school record, but to get the WPIAL record, too, they exceeded our hopes.”

Gratzmiller was injured for part of the year.

“When he came back, it was good to see and I knew he was going to be strong for us,” said Stebick, the one senior of the group who is headed to compete at Westminster College. “We had a great time this season. It felt amazing to achieve something big with my friends.”

Butler had a bevy of runners to choose from for the relay.

“We had nine kids under 51 seconds in the open 400, which is unheard of,” Seybert said. “It’s the deepest group we’ve ever had at Butler. You literally could have flip-flopped our 4×1 and 4×4 teams.”

Butler’s 4×100 team of Grayden Brown, Logan Ekas, Chris Rubcic and Kevin Shriver also won a WPIAL title with a school-record and all-time Butler County-best effort of 41.85.

Following are the other athletes who made the Eagle’s first team, followed by honorable mentions, listed alphabetically.

Girls First Team

North Catholic’s girls 4×100 relay team (from left: Anna Lazzara, Audra Lazzara, Seava Cresta and Daphne Flerl) won Class 2A gold during the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University. All four have been named Butler County all-stars. Derek Pyda/Butler Eagle

Seava Cresta, sr., sprints, North Catholic

Returned from a torn hamstring suffered during the indoor season to run on North’s 4×100-meter relay team that won WPIAL and PIAA Class 2A titles. The state crown came with a school and Butler County record time of 48.06 seconds. She also earned district medals in the 100 and 200 dash.

College: Duquesne

Mars’ Morgan Duker takes third place in the girls 100-meter dash with a time of 12.95 during the Butler County Track and Field Classic on Saturday, April 05, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Morgan Duker, sr., sprints, Mars

Qualified for the state meet in the 400 by placing fourth in the WPIAL, then earned a PIAA medal in the event with an eighth-place finish. Also medaled in the 200 dash at WPIALs. Finished the season with Butler County’s best time in the 400 at 57.01 seconds and graduated with school records in the 400 and 200 (25.90).

North Catholic’s Daphne Flerl was part of the district and state champion 4×100 team and medaled in the triple jump at WPIALs. Derek Pyda/Butler Eagle

Daphne Flerl, sr., sprints/jumps, North Catholic

A member of the Trojanettes’ 4×100 relay team that won district and state titles, closing the season with a Butler County all-time best effort of 48.06 seconds. Qualified for states by placing fifth in the WPIAL in the Class 2A triple jump. Also helped North place second in the 4×400 relay at WPIALs and fourth in the state.

College: Davidson

North Catholic’s Anna Lazzara won three individual WPIAL medals this season. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Anna Lazzara, so., sprints/jumps, North Catholic

Earned a berth in the state meet in three individual events after WPIAL efforts in the 100 (fifth), 200 (fourth) and long jump (third).

Placed third in the state in the long jump and was the anchor of North’s 4×100 relay team that won WPIAL and state titles. Had Butler County’s top time this season in the 100 (12.31) and 200 (25.27).

North Catholic twin sisters, track and field stars Anna Lazzara, left, and Audra Lazzara. Audra won the WPIAL Class 2A 100 hurdles title this season. Derek Pyda/Butler Eagle

Audra Lazzara, so., sprints/hurdles, North Catholic

Won a WPIAL Class 2A title in the 100 hurdles before finishing second in the state. Also qualified for the state meet by placing fifth in the district in the 300 hurdles. Ran a leg on the WPIAL and PIAA championship 4×100 relay. Finished the season with the county’s best time in the 100 hurdles at 14.93.

Seneca Valley’s Jordan Monteleone won the WPIAL Class 3A high jump title and medaled at states. Jason Malmont/Special to the Eagle

Jordan Monteleone, jr., jumps, Seneca Valley

Her best event is the high jump, and she delivered with a WPIAL Class 3A title and fourth place in the state. Finished the year with Butler County’s top height in the event at 5-6. Also earned a WPIAL medal in the long jump.

Slippery Rock’s Aiva Reich, middle, won District 10 Class 3A 100 hurdles gold and medaled in the 300 hurdles. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Aiva Reich, sr., hurdles, Slippery Rock

Captured a District 10 Class 3A title in the 100 hurdles with a time of 16.40, which put her in Butler County’s top five for the season. Also medaled at districts with a fourth-place finish in the 300 hurdles and helped the Rockets’ 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams medal in D10.

College: Grove City

Butler’s Aubrey Rock won WPIAL Class 3A gold in the long jump and pole vault. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Aubrey Rock, sr., jumps/pole vault, Butler

Closed her high school career with a banner season, winning WPIAL Class 3A titles in the long jump and pole vault. Placed seventh in the state in the pole vault. Her 19-2.5 in the long jump broke the Butler County-area’s all-time record by 4 inches. Was a member of the 4×100 relay team that set a new school standard at 48.92.

College: Westminster

Girls Honorable Mention

Adraya Baxter, sr., hurdles, Butler; Phoebe Brandon, so., sprints/jumps, Karns City; Karlee Buterbaugh, sr., throws, Knoch; Autumn Christie, so., javelin, Slippery Rock; Aubrey Erdos, sr., pole vault, Seneca Valley; Kara Fennell, sr., jumps/pole vault, Knoch; Maddee Fischer, sr., sprints, Seneca Valley; Aubrey Popp, jr., sprints, Seneca Valley; Jocie Slesinski, sr., sprints, Butler; Augelina Williams, fr., sprints, Seneca Valley; Izzy Yuhouse, so., sprints, Seneca Valley

Boys First Team

Karns City’s Griffin Booher won the District 9 Class 2A title in the 800. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Griffin Booher, sr., middle distance, Karns City

Won a District 9 Class 2A title in the 800 run, then capped his high school career by going 1:59.96 to crack Butler County’s top five this season. Was named first team all-conference in the event.

Freeport’s Michael Braun finished with two WPIAL silvers in the 1,600 and 3,200, then did the same at the PIAA championships. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Michael Braun, sr., distance, Freeport

Was runner-up in WPIAL Class 2A in the 1,600 and 3,200. Placed second in the state in the 3,200 and third in the 1,600. Broke his own school record in both events this year and ranks third and fourth on Butler County’s all-time honor roll with times of 9:02.25 and 4:11.97, respectively.

College: Penn State

Moniteau’s Ashton Grossman won the pole vault at the District 9 championships. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Ashton Grossman, sr., pole vault, Moniteau

Broke his own school record in the pole vault several times this season, graduating with a best effort of 15-3. Won a District 9 Class 2A crown in the event and placed runner-up in the state. Was named first team all-conference.

College: Slippery Rock

Seneca Valley’s Dakari Payne won medals in all three jumping events at the WPIAL championships, including high jump gold. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Dakari Payne, jr., jumps, Seneca Valley

For the second straight year, he finished the season ranked in Butler County’s top five in all three jumps, including tops in the high jump at 6-7. Earned three WPIAL medals, including first place in the high jump.

Seneca Valley’s Gavin Skarbek won gold in the 400 in the WPIAL Class 3A championships. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Gavin Skarbek, sr., sprints, Seneca Valley

Earned a WPIAL Class 3A title in the 400 with a time of 48.99, the best effort in Butler County this spring. Also placed second in the WPIAL in the 200 and had the county’s best finish in that event at 22.11.

College: Slippery Rock

Boys Honorable Mention

Nicco Baggetta, so., javelin, Butler; Grayden Brown, sr., sprints, Butler; Logan Ekas, jr., sprints, Butler; Austin Friedline, jr., sprints/hurdles, Knoch; Dustin Joyce, sr., jumps, Slippery Rock; Chris Rubcic, sr., sprints, Butler; Kevin Shriver, so., sprints, Butler; Logan Skibinski, jr., sprints, Union/A-C Valley; Zachary Slear, sr., middle distance, Butler; Jack Steineman, fr., distance, North Catholic; Alex Wilson, so., pole vault, Karns City





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Women's Basketball Announces 2025

Story Links WILMINGTON, N.C. – UNCW women’s basketball head coach Nicole Woods and staff have finalized the Seahawks’ 2025-26 roster, featuring eight returners and five newcomers for the upcoming season. In her second season at the helm in 2024-25, Woods led the Seahawks to a 14-18 record, improving their win total by nine to reach the second […]

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WILMINGTON, N.C. – UNCW women’s basketball head coach Nicole Woods and staff have finalized the Seahawks’ 2025-26 roster, featuring eight returners and five newcomers for the upcoming season.

In her second season at the helm in 2024-25, Woods led the Seahawks to a 14-18 record, improving their win total by nine to reach the second round of the Coastal Athletic Association tournament. 

UNCW also won eight conference games during the 2024-25 season, matching the previous total from the past four seasons combined.

Five guards return to the roster in 2025, including senior Kate Hollifield, who led the CAA by shooting 43.5% from 3-point range in conference games, and sophomore Tia Dobson, who led all freshmen in the CAA last season with 65 assists.

Kylah Silver, a redshirt sophomore guard, will return to the court after missing the 2024-25 campaign with an injury. Silver averaged 11.2 points and 4.6 rebounds as a freshman in 2023-24. 

Senior guards Mary Ferrito and McCall King return to bring veteran experience to the backcourt. King played in all 32 games last season, making 14 starts. 

UNCW will return three post players for the 2025-26 season. Corrie McLaughlin, a junior, played in 26 games last season, while redshirt freshman Angelina Pelayo and redshirt junior Torin Rogers return after dealing with injuries last season. 

Five newcomers, Rori Cox (Virginia Union), Sarah Oduro (George Mason), Paige Smith (CCBC Essex), Icyss Storm and Ebbony Wilson join the Seahawks for the 2025-26 season.

2025-26 UNCW Men’s Basketball Roster

# Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown
0 Ebbony Wilson G Fr. 5-10 Los Angeles, Calif.
1 Mary Ferrito G Sr. 5-10 Plain City, Ohio
2 Paige Smith        G Jr. 5-7 Hagerstown, Md.
3 Kate Hollifield G Sr. 5-10 Shelby, N.C.
4 Tia Dobson G So. 5-7 Daytona Beach, Fla.
5 Rori Cox G Gr. 5-7 Brooklyn, N.Y.
7 Sarah Oduro C R-Fr. 6-3 Gainesville, Va.
10 McCall King G Sr. 5-10 Easley, S.C.
11 Torin Rogers F R-Jr. 6-1 Brasstown, N.C.
13 Corrie McLaughlin F Jr. 6-2 Raleigh, N.C.
21 Kylah Silver G R-So. 5-10 Greenville, N.C.
23 Icyss Storm F Fr. 6-1 Durham, N.C.
24 Angelina Pelayo C R-Fr. 6-3 Louisville, Ky.
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Gamecocks in Minor League Baseball

Another month is in the books for former South Carolina Gamecocks who have taken their talents to the MiLB. Here’s how they performed in June. Garrett Gainey – Bowling Green Hot Rods With the Hot Rods, Gainey has managed to improve his overall ERA from 7.36 to 5.91 after adding 21 innings of work. Gainey’s strikeout […]

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Another month is in the books for former South Carolina Gamecocks who have taken their talents to the MiLB. Here’s how they performed in June.

Garrett Gainey – Bowling Green Hot Rods

With the Hot Rods, Gainey has managed to improve his overall ERA from 7.36 to 5.91 after adding 21 innings of work. Gainey’s strikeout number has increased from 11 to 36 as he continues to grow on the mound.

Cole Messina – Spokane Indians

Through 70 at-bats in June, Messina scraped together 13 runs off of 20 hits with nine RBI. Messina had a month-high three hits and two runs on June 24. The South Carolina native continues to take reps at designated hitter and catcher for the Indians.

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Eli Jones – Fort Myers Mighty Mussels

The 6-foot-1 righty Jones took the mound four times in June for the Mighty Mussels, during which his ERA increased from 3.74 in May to 5.65 in June.

In addition, Jones pitched fewer innings in June at just 13.2 compared to 21.2 in May and 22 in April. In June, Jones had 10 strikeouts and walked 9 batters.

Braylen Wimmer – Spokane Indians

It was a busy month for Wimmer as he took 101 at-bats in 25 games. At the plate, he produced 14 runs off 30 hits with four homers and 17 RBI.

As a utility man for the Indians, Wimmer was named NWL player of the week during the first week of June.

Jack Mahoney – Hartford Yard Goats

Taking the mound five times in June, Mahoney pitched to a 5.14 ERA across 21 innings. As a starter, Mahoney allowed 12 runs off 27 hits with 12 strikeouts and 10 walks. Mahoney has improved from last month’s 7.88 ERA, as his ERA now sits at 6.45.

Will Sanders – Iowa Cubs

On June 19, the Iowa Cubs moved Sanders to the Development List. Sanders had previously pitched to a 4.32 ERA in June after being transferred to the Cubs from the Knoxville Smokies. During his three starts in June, Sanders pitched 16.2 innings with 13 strikeouts.

James Hicks – Corpus Christi Hooks

Hicks remains on the 60-injury list after being transferred on May 12. The last time he took the mound was on April 24.

Noah Hall – Brooklyn Cyclones

Hall continues to dominate on the mound for the Cyclones, pitching to a 2.45 ERA in June. His ERA is down from 2.96 in May, with 23 strikeouts and just five runs allowed.

Cade Austin – Tampa Tarpons

As a strong relief pitcher for the Tarpons, Austin pitched to a 2.79 ERA in 9.2 innings across June. Allowing just seven runs and eight hits, Austin produced a 1-1 record with 12 strikeouts.

Brady Allen – Erie SeaWolves

Allen’s batting average improved slightly from .138 in May to .171 in June. Taking only 18 at-bats, Allen struck out seven times with five hits and two runs scored.

Julian Bosnic – Greensboro Grasshoppers

Bosnic’s ERA continues to improve as 2025 passes. After pitching to a 4.63 ERA in May, he got down to a 2.53 ERA in June. Across 10.2 innings of relief, Bosnic threw nine strikeouts, allowing just three runs off seven hits.

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Colin Burgess – Augusta Green Jackets

With the Green Jackets, Burgess batted .265 in June with eight RBI and left the yard twice. He produced 13 hits with six runs scored and slugged .429 with a .308 OBP in 49 at-bats.

Wes Clarke – Corpus Christi Hooks

Big changes came for Clarke in the month of June. On June 17, the Nashville Sounds transferred Clarke to the Development List.

Then, on June 19, the Milwaukee Brewers traded Clarke to the Houston Astros in exchange for cash. The Astros assigned Clarke to the Hooks the same day.

With both the Hooks and the Sounds, Clarke batted .357 in June with eight runs scored and 15 hits. Clarke also produced five homers with 12 RBI in 42 at-bats.

Carlos Cortes – Las Vegas Aviator

In June, Cortes batted .369, improving from .257 in May. His strong month included him hitting eight homers and driving in 36 runs in 103 at-bats.

Thomas Farr – Chattanooga Lookouts

After being assigned to the Dayton Dragons from the Chattanooga Lookouts on May 30, Farr was sent back to the Lookouts on June 3. From there, Farr was placed on the seven-day injured list on June 5.

Farr pitched one inning on June 25 but recorded no stats.

Brett Kerry – Salt Lake Bees

The Bees activated Kerry from the seven-day injured list on June 3. However, during June, Kerry struggled and pitched to a 9.85 ERA across five games. With four starts, Kerry had a 1-3 record and allowed 27 runs off 35 hits.

Daniel Lloyd – Chesapeake Baysox

In June, Lloyd pitched to a season-high 3.38 ERA, allowing six runs off eight hits. With 11 strikeouts in 10.2 innings, Lloyd made seven relief appearances for the Baysox.

TJ Shook – Binghamton Rumble Ponies

From May to June, Shook’s ERA increased from 0.69 to 4.38. Across seven starts, he threw 12.1 innings and allowed 9 runs off 15 hits. Shook also had just two walks compared to 14 strikeouts.

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A look at all of the men’s events

Safety improvements at Eugene’s Prefontaine Memorial complete Some of the changes include adding a railing to protect visitors from the road, along with an expanded sidewalk and a viewing area. Register-Guard Oregon’s Olympic gold medalist is coming home. Cole Hocker, in his first race at Hayward Field since his thrilling and unexpected victory in the […]

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Cole Hocker, in his first race at Hayward Field since his thrilling and unexpected victory in the men’s 1,500-meter final in Paris last summer, is among the headliners in a stacked field of competitors entered in the Bowerman Mile – the signature event in the annual Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meet at Hayward Field July 5.

The former NCAA champion and a two-time U.S. outdoor champion, had an Olympic- and personal-record finish in Paris with his win in 3 minutes, 27.65 seconds to take down a field that also included Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who was fourth in the 1,500 final but won gold in the 5,000, and American Yared Nuguse, who claimed bronze.

Nuguse is also entered in the Bowerman Mile, but Ingebrigtsen – who won three straight Bowerman Miles from 2021-23 – has recently pulled out of the meet.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Bowerman Mile, named in honor of legendary former Oregon track and field coach Bill Bowerman in 2000.

Ingebrigtsen is the meet record-holder from his 2023 win in 3:43.73, which is also a Diamond League record. The slowest winning time since 2000 is 3:51.84.

The 16-man field also includes 2024 U.S. Olympian Hobbs Kessler, who was fifth in the Paris final, and Grant Fisher, who became the first American to medal in the 5,000 and 10,000 at the same Olympics when he won bronze in both last summer.

Also entered are 2024 Olympic 1,500 finalists Niels Laros (sixth) and Stefan Nillessen (ninth) of Netherlands, Neil Gourley (10th) of Great Britain, and Kenya’s Timothy Cheruiyot (11th), who was the silver medalist in Tokyo in 2021 and the 2019 world champion.

Here’s a look at the other Pre Classic men’s events as of July 1, keeping in mind the list of entries are fluid and the participants could change right up to the start of the meet.

Prefontaine Classic men’s program

100 meters – Kishane Thompson won silver in Paris after missing out on gold in a photo finish with Noah Lyles. The Jamaican will bring a PR of 9.79 to Hayward Field, making him second-fastest among entries to American Trayvon Bromell, who has run 9.76. Great Britain record-holder Zharnel Hughes is also entered, as is American Christian Coleman.

200 meters – Letsile Tebogo, the 22-year-old sprinter from Botswana who was once committed to running collegiately for Oregon, is the reigning Olympic champ. American Kenny Bednarek is the reigning Olympic silver medalist and Diamond League champion. They’ll go head to head for the eighth time on Saturday. Also entered is former Duck Kyree King.

400 meters – American Quincy Hall returns to Hayward Field as the Olympic champion and will face a field that will also include Paris bronze medalist Muzala Samukonga of Zambia and Grenada’s Kirani James, a three-time Olympic medalist and one of the event’s all-time greats.

International mile – Current Ducks Simeon Birnbaum and Elliott Cook are entered in this mile race, as is former Duck Sam Prakel.

10,000 meters – American Conner Mantz, the 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials winner in 2024 and U.S. half-marathon record-holder, is entered in a 20-man field that includes 14 Kenyans in a race that is doubling as the Kenyan national championships.

400-meter hurdles – Five-time Olympic medalist and American record-holder Rai Benjamin is the headliner. Benjamin already has two wins this season at Diamond League meets and has won 11 straight 400 hurdles races beginning with his victory during the Diamond League final in Eugene in 2023 and including the Olympic final in Paris. His competition will include Brazil’s Alison Dos Santos, the Paris bronze medalist.

Para 100-meter mixed classification – Reigning Paralympics gold medalist Noah Malone is entered. The American is a five-time Paralympic medalist and the 2023 Pre Classic champion.

Para 200-meter T62/T64 – Hunter Woodhall is a three-time Paralympic medalist in the 400, including gold in Paris in the 400 T62. He is also the American record-holder in the 100 T62 and 400 T62.

Shot put – Oregon native, three-time Olympic champ and world record-holder Ryan Crouser was expected to compete but has pulled out of the meet. Fellow American, three-time Olympic silver medalist and four-time Pre Classic champion Joe Kovacs is entered, however, as is Olympic bronze medalist Rajindra Campbell of Jamaica.

Discus – World record-holder and Paris silver medalist Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania will get another chance to defeat Roje Stona, who made history last summer when he won Jamaica’s first Olympic gold in the discus. Also entered is reigning world champion Daniel Stahl of Sweden.

Hammer – Canada’s Ethan Katzberg has been a big-meet performer the past two years, winning Olympic gold in 2024 and World Athletics Championship gold in 2023. Mykhaylo Kokhan of Ukraine was the bronze medalist in Paris.

Pole vault – Armand “Mondo” Duplantis, the U.S.-born sensation who competes for his mother’s native Sweden, first broke the world record in 2020 and has since reset that mark 11 times. Two of those have come at Hayward Field during the World Athletics Championships in 2022 and during the 2023 Pre Classic. Among those trying to top him this weekend are American Sam Kendricks, who won Olympic silver in Paris, and Renaud Lavillenie of France.

Chris Hansen covers University of Oregon football, men’s basketball, track and field, cross country and softball for The Register-Guard. You can reach him at chansen@registerguard.com and you can follow him on X @chansen_RG



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Digital ads extend lead over traditional media, set to hit Rs 728 billion in 2025: MAGNA

Digital advertising (51% share) overtook traditional advertising in 2024. In 2025 Digital adex will rise +12%, INR 728 billion ($8.4 billion) while traditional media revenue is forecast to increase by +3.4%, INR 643 billion ($7.5 billion), as per MAGNA. Social advertising is advancing to be the largest format and is expected to overtake Television in […]

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Digital advertising (51% share) overtook traditional advertising in 2024. In 2025 Digital adex will rise +12%, INR 728 billion ($8.4 billion) while traditional media revenue is forecast to increase by +3.4%, INR 643 billion ($7.5 billion), as per MAGNA. Social advertising is advancing to be the largest format and is expected to overtake Television in the next 5 years.

Hema Malik, Chief Investment Officer, IPG Mediabrands India, said: “MAGNA predicts above average ad spend resilience in 2025 neutralizing the impact of ad spend on cyclical events in 2024 led by National Elections & T20 World Cup. In 2025 MAGNA expects dynamic ad spend in Finance, Media, Pharma, Technology, Gaming and Retail, while Automotive and Electronics might lag. The trio of Video, Social and Retail will once again lead the Adex growth. Live sports, which were the only Linear TV mainstays, have been upended with more people streaming sports content. Ad-supported streaming experience rapid growth in access, consumption, and advertising sales, as nearly all streaming TV platforms offer more affordable ad-supported plans. Long-form video is growing at a blistering pace of over +25% and is 6% of the total video forecast, estimated to gain double digit share in the next three years.”

Overall, India’s economic outlook remains positive, with robust growth potential supported by a combination of domestic demand, government investment, and a thriving services sector. In a high-stake election year (2024), the market grew +6.5%. IMF in its April 2025 report, projects a slight contraction in activity with a growth forecast of +6.2% in 2025 and a marginal recovery with +6.3% expansion in 2026.

Monetary tightening of the past is now being rolled back by the central bank, paving way for recovery. With the inflation cooling from 4.7% in 2024 to estimated 4.2% in 2025 and 4.1% in 2026, central bank is signalling staunch support for economic revival with front loading interest rate cuts and injecting liquidity into the market.

Evolving global trade landscape is expected to influence India’s growth trajectory and potential trade headwinds could have an impact on the economy. However, India is well placed to manage the effects of trade disruptions because of domestic growth drivers and low dependence on exports. Nonetheless, the key sectors that drive both trade and domestic adex such as CPG, Auto, Textiles, Electronics & Tech face challenges and India maintains an extremely cautious stance.

The Media Owners revenue outlook in 2025 is positive across both linear and digital formats. 2025 H1 will see an increase of +6% and the latter half of the year will grow +9%. Any impact of trade is likely to be felt in the second half of the year and though our full-year forecast accounts for this challenging environment, the situation is still forming shape and there is uncertainty.

An, YOY growth of +7.8% in 2025 with total revenue increasing by INR 99 billion taking the total adex from INR 1272 billion ($14.7 billion) to INR 1371 billion ($15.9 billion). Digital Pure Player formats valued at INR 680 billion ($7.9 billion) are driving the advertising economy, which is estimated to grow at +11.4%. Video (INR 413 billion, $4.8 billion) which is the second largest format is estimated to grow +4%. While Digital Video growth is +17%, overall video spends are weighed down by linear television which is forecast to grow +2.5%. Digital Pure Play and Video accounts for 80% of the total adex. Publishing (INR 205 billion, $2.4 billion) will grow +3.5% with the digital version of the format growing at twice the rate. Audio & Experiential, which is 5% of the adex, will be growing at +5.9% and +12.9% respectively. In 2026, the growth is expected to be +7.7%.



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