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Marcio 'Mad Dog' Freire (1975–2023)

What makes someone paddle into a wave that could kill them… and smile while doing it? That’s the question we ask as we uncover the haunting true story of Marcio Freire – the Brazilian big wave pioneer known as “Mad Dog.” On January 5, 2023, at the legendary Praia do Norte in Nazaré, Portugal, […]

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What makes someone paddle into a wave that could kill them… and smile while doing it?

That’s the question we ask as we uncover the haunting true story of Marcio Freire – the Brazilian big wave pioneer known as “Mad Dog.”

On January 5, 2023, at the legendary Praia do Norte in Nazaré, Portugal, Márcio paddled into one of the world’s biggest, most terrifying waves – and never came back.

In this powerful video, you’ll discover:
How Marcio redefined big wave surfing at Jaws
Why he risked everything to surf Nazaré – without a tow
What makes Nazaré the deadliest surf break on Earth
And how Marcio’s life became a legacy of soul, silence, and sacrifice

“You don’t beat the ocean. You learn to listen.” – Márcio Freire

Márcio wasn’t in it for fame. He didn’t chase sponsors. He chased truth. The raw, wild, unforgiving beauty of the sea. And in the end, it claimed him – but never broke him.

He became the first surfer to ever die at Nazaré, reminding the world: This wave may be surfed… but it is never conquered.

Watch now to feel the force, the meaning, and the legacy of a man who paddled into death – not because he had to, but because he was called to.

He didn’t surf to impress.
He surfed to feel free.

Marcio Freire (1975–2023)

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Chelsea Rose Named Assistant Volleyball Coach

Story Links LAS CRUCES, N.M. – With the 2025 season just a few months away, NM State Volleyball made a new addition to its coaching staff. Head Coach Mike Jordan announced Chelsea Rose will be joining the bench alongside him ahead of the fall campaign. Rose couples Lia Mosher as former Aggies on […]

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. – With the 2025 season just a few months away, NM State Volleyball made a new addition to its coaching staff. Head Coach Mike Jordan announced Chelsea Rose will be joining the bench alongside him ahead of the fall campaign. Rose couples Lia Mosher as former Aggies on the staff, with the two both gracing the Pan American Center floor in the 2010s.

Chelsea Rose, on returning to the Aggie bench as an assistant coach: “I’m incredibly excited to return to New Mexico State as an assistant. This university holds a special place in my heart, and coming back feels like a homecoming. The opportunity to work alongside Coach Jordan and contribute to the growth of our student-athletes is both a privilege and a responsibility I take seriously. I look forward to building on the strong traditions here and helping create an environment where our players can thrive both on and off the court.”

Chelsea Rose is a native of Bakersfield, Calif., attending Liberty High School and graduating in 2008. After two seasons at Bakersfield College that included a 20-7 campaign and a conference championship, she came to the City of Crosses to play under Jordan’s tutelage. In 2010, the club finished 18-13 overall, but impressed with a 12-4 mark in WAC play after wins in nine of its first 10 conference matches.

The setter graduated from NM State shortly after with a degree in psychology. In 2017, she returned as a volunteer assistant for Lia Mosher‘s first season with the Crimson & White. The following year, Rose spent the fall as an assistant coach at Lamar. The first-year Cardinal helped nearly double the program’s win total from 2017, guiding the club to a 7-5 home record.

In 2019, Rose returned to her alma mater, reuniting with Jordan as the director of player development. The California native spent three seasons in the role, overseeing academics, travel arrangements, personal development plans and recruiting for the program. In her time back with NM State, the Aggies claimed three regular-season WAC titles and made a trip to the 2019 NCAA Tournament after taking the conference tournament crown. All three campaigns, Rose assisted Mosher from the bench that the two will now share as assistant coaches.

Since her last season with the Aggies, Rose has been the head coach for Texas Performance Volleyball Club. She led the group to multiple national rankings and four Elite Eight finishes at USA Volleyball National Qualifiers, ensuring several Division I scholarships for her athletes across the nation.

Head Coach Mike Jordan, on the addition of Chelsea Rose to the coaching staff: “Chelsea is obviously in a different role than before, and I’m very happy to have her back. She is going to have a lot more responsibility now, but I know that she is more than capable. I’m excited to have her back in Las Cruces.”

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York-Adams League coaches select 2025 boys’ volleyball all-stars

York Suburban wrestler lives out childhood dream of wrestling York Suburban wrestler Angela Imorhoa wrestles to claim her spot at the state level tournament in March at the Giant Center, Hershey. The York-Adams League has announced its boys’ volleyball all-stars for the 2025 season. League coaches selected a Player of the Year, a seven-player first […]

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The York-Adams League has announced its boys’ volleyball all-stars for the 2025 season.

League coaches selected a Player of the Year, a seven-player first team and an eight-player second team. Including honorable mentions, a grand total of 35 players from nine different programs were recognized for their stellar campaigns, some of which are still ongoing.

Red Lion senior outside hitter Tyler Good was named the league’s Player of the Year after starring in all facets of the game for the Lions. He frequently reached double digits in both kills and digs, headlined by a 23-kill, 16-dig performance in Red Lion’s five-set win over rival Dallastown on May 6. The Lions beat the Wildcats again in the league tournament before falling to Central York in the semifinals. They finished 10-7 overall, missing the 16-team District 3 Class 3A tournament after finishing 17th in the power rankings. Good previously helped steer the program to its first-ever state playoff berth in 2024.

Northeastern’s George Miller received Coach of the Year honors in his second season at the helm for the Bobcats. Miller’s team battled injuries early in the season and finished third in the YAIAA standings, but ran the table in the league tournament and swept Central York on May 14 to capture its first county title since 2019. Northeastern is now 16-4 after dropping its District 3-3A semifinal bout at Cumberland Valley on Tuesday; the Bobcats will visit Governor Mifflin in the third-place match Friday, then prepare for their first PIAA tournament appearance since 2021.

Central York and York Suburban will both compete for district titles this week before joining Northeastern at states. All three programs had two selections to the league’s all-star first team, with Central’s John He — the 2024 Player of the Year — and Lance Shaffer earning repeat selections. Northeastern’s Hugh Rogers is a first-teamer for the second time after making the list in 2023, while teammate Jared Shirk was also selected. York Suburban is represented by Trent Weinstein and Truett Miller. Dallastown’s Gordon Campbell rounds out the first team.

York Suburban will visit Manheim Central for the District 3-2A title at 7 p.m. Thursday, while Central York will travel to Cumberland Valley for the 3A final at 1 p.m. Saturday. Both teams will then turn their focus to the state tournament, which begins Tuesday, June 3.

YORK-ADAMS LEAGUE 2025 BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL ALL-STARS

Player of the Year: Tyler Good, senior, outside hitter, Red Lion

Coach of the Year: George Miller, Northeastern

First Team

John He, senior, outside, Central York

Lance Shaffer, senior, setter, Central York

Truett Miller, sophomore, outside, York Suburban

Trent Weinstein, junior, outside, York Suburban

Hugh Rogers, senior, outside, Northeastern

Jared Shirk, senior, libero, Northeastern

Gordon Campbell, junior, outside, Dallastown

Second Team

Patrick Siewert, senior, opposite, Central York

Aden Thompson, senior, middle, Central York

Billy Doyle, junior, middle, York Suburban

Lincoln Wertz, senior, middle, Northeastern

Jacob Zambito, junior, setter, Northeastern

Jacob Shaffer, senior, outside, Red Lion

Rylan Hahn, senior, middle, New Oxford

Luke Bair, junior, setter, Spring Grove

Honorable Mentions

Shivesh Jethwa, sophomore, libero, Central York

Robert Berry, sophomore, middle, York Suburban

Turner Hare, senior, setter, York Suburban

Drew Wilt, senior, setter, York Suburban

Koltin Forry, senior, outside, Northeastern

Carson Hershey, sophomore, middle, Dallastown

Cameron Stambaugh, sophomore, setter, Dallastown

Scotty Zorn, senior, outside, Dallastown

Levi Crowe, freshman, setter, Red Lion

Noah Good, junior, middle, Red Lion

Lucas Jackson, senior, libero, Red Lion

Jacob Helt, junior, libero, New Oxford

Noah Laughman, senior, outside, New Oxford

Evan Strausbaugh, senior, setter, New Oxford

Caleb Dinges, junior, outside, Spring Grove

Luis Garcia, junior, middle, Spring Grove

Zane Lawrence, junior, outside, Spring Grove

Aaron Hildebrand, junior, outside, Eastern York

Riley Krantz, senior, outside, York High

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Wake Forest Women's Golf Carolina Chacarra Announced as 2025 Juli Inkster Award Recipient

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Announced on Tuesday, May 27 at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, Wake Forest women’s golf senior Carolina Lopez-Chacarra has been awarded the Inkster Award presented by Workday, which recognizes the highest-ranked women’s collegiate golfer in her final year of NCAA eligibility. Named after Juli Inkster, a three-time All-American at […]

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Wake Forest Women's Golf Carolina Chacarra Announced as 2025 Juli Inkster Award Recipient

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Announced on Tuesday, May 27 at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, Wake Forest women’s golf senior Carolina Lopez-Chacarra has been awarded the Inkster Award presented by Workday, which recognizes the highest-ranked women’s collegiate golfer in her final year of NCAA eligibility.

Named after Juli Inkster, a three-time All-American at San Jose State, the award highlights and rewards collegiate athletes who have spent all four years at their respective institution prior to beginning their professional career. Inkster opted to finish out four years at her institution before turning pro in 1983. The 1982 Broderick Award recipient won three consecutive US Women’s Amateur championships from 1980 to 1982, becoming the first woman to do so since 1934.

“It is an unbelievable honor for Carolina to be selected for the Juli Inkster Award,” said Wake Forest women’s golf head coach Kim Lewellen. “Juli Inkster not only won 31 times on tour, but ALSO showcases professionalism and a willingness to give back to the game, especially for those young ladies who made the decision to stay the four years and graduate with a degree instead of turning professional early. That is the spirit of this award, and Carolina embodies that. It is perfect timing in her golf career for all the opportunities that the Juli Inkster Award presented by Workday provides, including two LPGA starts, as well as financial support in her transition to professional golf. This award is a true honor.”

As a recipient of this distinguished award, Chacarra will receive the following:

Sponsor invitations to compete in the 2025 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give (June 12-15) at Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Mich.; and The Standard Portland Classic, (Aug. 14-17) at Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Ore.

She will automatically advance to the Qualifying Stage (Second Stage) of 2025 LPGA Qualifying Series (Q-Series), Oct. 15-18 at Plantation Golf and Country Club in Venice, Fla.

As a presenting sponsor of the Inkster Award, Workday will provide $50,000 to the Juli Inkster Foundation to help support Lopez-Chacarra’s transition to her professional golf career. The $50,000 will support Lopez-Chacarra’s mentorship retreat with Inkster and assist with her travel expenses.

She will join Inkster on a two-day mentorship retreat in Northern California.

“I’m thrilled to be the recipient of this year’s Juli Inkster Award presented by Workday and to receive this award,” Chacarra said in a release by the Inkster Award. “Juli has had an incredible career on tour and I aspire to follow in her footsteps. Thank you to Workday and Juli Inkster for this mentorship and opportunity to kick-start my professional career.”

Chacarra wrapped her collegiate career with an individual and team title at the NCAA Lubbock Regional in Lubbock, Texas, where she shot six-under par (204) and helped the Deacons punch their ticket to the 2025 NCAA Championships in Carlsbad, Calif.

The four-time All-American capped off her collegiate career ranked No. 6 on Scoreboard and with a 70.88 scoring average for the 2024-25 season, the lowest of her career. During her time at Wake Forest, she recorded four individual titles, 15 top-five finishes, and a 71.38 scoring average through 122 rounds.

A member of the 2023 NCAA National Championship team, Chacarra received multiple accolades during her time at Wake Forest. She was named to the all-conference team every year of her collegiate career as well as earning ACC Freshman of the Year in 2022.

This past May, she was one of 10 collegiate golfers named as an ANNIKA award finalist, an award given annually to the top female US collegiate golfer. Chacarra also competed for her fifth and final time at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, where she earned a ninth-place finish.

This upcoming summer, the Madrid, Spain native will make her second appearance for Team International at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup on June 5-7 at Congaree Golf Club.

Previous Winners

Carolina Lopez-Chacarra, 2025, Wake Forest

Ingrid Lindblad, 2024, LSU

Jenny Bae, 2023, Georgia

Natasha Andrea Oon, 2023, San Jose State

Jaravee Boonchant, 2021, Duke

Natalie Srinivasan, 2020, Furman

About the Inkster Award presented by Workday

The Inkster Award presented by Workday shines a light on an NCAA Division I senior who commits a full college career to her team in a climate where leaving school early to turn professional has become more enticing for the game’s top college players. Workday, a presenting sponsor, is proud to support the next generation of women athletes going above and beyond in their sport and communities. The award is administered by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association and managed by Outlyr, a global sports marketing and event management company.

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Charlie Polinger & Joel Edgerton Discuss ‘The Plague’

TITLE: The Plague Section: Un Certain Regard Director: Charlie Polinger Panelists: Charlie Polinger (director/screenwriter), Joel Edgerton (actor/producer) Logline: At an all-boys water polo camp, a socially awkward 12-year-old is pulled into a cruel tradition targeting an outcast with an illness they call “The Plague.” As he endures the ruthless hierarchy, his anxiety spirals into psychological turmoil […]

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TITLE: The Plague

Section: Un Certain Regard

Director: Charlie Polinger

Panelists: Charlie Polinger (director/screenwriter), Joel Edgerton (actor/producer)

Logline: At an all-boys water polo camp, a socially awkward 12-year-old is pulled into a cruel tradition targeting an outcast with an illness they call “The Plague.” As he endures the ruthless hierarchy, his anxiety spirals into psychological turmoil while the lines between game and reality blur, and he fears the joke might be hiding something real.

Cast: Joel Edgerton, Kayo Martin, Everett Blunck, Kenny Rasmussen

Key quotes: Polinger on the film’s themes: “What happens when being part of a group… is at odds with your belief system or your empathy or your values? I think that that applies on all scales, politically, culturally. You definitely see that happening right now in the world, not just with kids… The way that people can enable a certain voice that is maybe not a voice towards positive, but that there’s the person who has the most charisma or the most assuredness, there is a sense that people will follow that even if they don’t agree.” In the movie, “You see how behind the scenes some of the kids are kind of dissenting with Jake’s philosophy on ‘The Plague’. But when they’re with them together, everyone has to conform because they’re too scared to risk alienation.” Edgerton on blurred lines: “There’s a culture where the mythology of an idea or something that’s not real actually becomes real with enough belief if it becomes the culture… You know it’s not true, and yet it becomes mythology that enters a truth because it becomes important to where you stand in the pecking order. I just think this is a really potent idea.” On “the unruliness” and “savagery” of children in the film: “It felt to me like I was watching some like Full Metal Jacket for 12-year-olds. I have kids and I’m like I don’t know how I’m going to face that period of their lives… It’s the accidental cruelty, it’s the cruelty in pursuit of a laugh or it’s the cruelty in pursuit of belonging, but it’s not cruelty for the sake of cruelty which is unfortunate, but understandable.”

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University of New Hampshire

DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire volleyball program, led by head coach Christopher Feliciano, announced Tuesday the addition of eight newcomers to the defending America East conference championship team for the 2025 season. The newcomers – all freshmen – hail from six states and two European countries. “My staff and I […]

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DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire volleyball program, led by head coach Christopher Feliciano, announced Tuesday the addition of eight newcomers to the defending America East conference championship team for the 2025 season.

The newcomers – all freshmen – hail from six states and two European countries.

“My staff and I are beyond excited to welcome the 2029 class to Durham,” said Feliciano, who will enter his seventh year at UNH’s helm in 2025. “We feel this class will have an immediate impact on the success of our program both on and off the court. Our team culture is the driving force to our success, and these young women with the guidance our outstanding returners will thrive.”

Name	Class	Pos.	Ht.	Hometonw/high School
Lucy Certock	Fr.	OH	6-2	Danville, Calif. / San Ramon Valley
Evey Jurden	Fr.	RS/OH	6-2	Springfield, Va. / West Springfield
Raya Evlogieva	Fr.	OH/OPP	6-1	Sofia, Bulgaria / Sports School General Vladimir Stoychev
Dylan Hunt	Fr.	OH/DS	5-11	Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington North
Jannelize Perez	Fr.	L/DS	5-3	Orlando, Fla. / Lake Highland Prep
Elena Chappel	Fr.	MB	6-0	Zionsville, Ind. / Zionsville Community
Milan Curl	Fr.	OH/RS	6-0	Chesapeake, Va. / Hickory
Varya Zvereva	Fr.	MB	6-2	Korolev, Russia / The Grammar School Limassol

Chertock is a 6-foot-2 outside hitter out of San Ramon Valley High School, where she was named MVP of the Wolves and East Bay Athletic League All-Tournament Team as a junior in 2023. She also received East Bay Athletic League Honorable Mention in 2022.

Chertock also plays for the NorCal Volleyball Club and was named an All-NorCal Player in 2023.

She has been named to the AVCA Phenom Watchlist and the Junior Volleyball Association Watchlist, as well as to the Volleyball mag Dream Team.

Jurden is a 6-2 right side hitter/outside hitter from West Springfield High School, where she recorded more than 1,200 career kills and 300 career assists. She led the Spartans to the semifinals in 2024, when she was the District Player of the Year and the Region Player of the Year.

She was also named both the district and region Player of the Year as a junior in 2023. Jurden garnered All-State First Team and Washington Post All-Metro Team recognition that season. As a sophomore, she received All-District Team honors.

Jurden was named to the Junior Volleyball Association Watchlist as well as the American Volleyball Coaches Association Phenom Watchlist and the PrepVolleyball.com Watchlist for the Class of 2025.

Jurden was selected to the USA Volleyball High Performance Program as a hitter (in 2019) and as a setter (2020) in separate years.

She has played for the Virginia Elite Volleyball Club for seven seasons. In 2023-24, Jurden led the team in both kills and hitting percentage as the team finished 13^th in the nation at the USAV National Championship.

Evlogieva is a 6-1 outside hitter/opposite who plays for the VC SCKA club team. She led the team to second place in both the Bulgarian league and the Bulgarian Cup in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, as well as third place this past season.

Evlogieva has competed on a Bulgarian national team each of the past four years: 16 and under (2022), 17 and under (2023), 18 and under (2024), and 21 and under (2025).

Evlogieva competed in both basketball and swimming at Sports School General Vladimir Stoychev.

Hunt is a 5-11 outside hitter/defensive specialist from Pickerington North High School, where she was an All-State Team honoree in both volleyball and basketball. She recorded 1,150 career kills to finish as the Panthers’ all-time leader.

Hunt garnered All-State First Team accolades as a senior. She is a two-time conference Player of the Year (2023, 2024) who was also named All-District First Team and All-Conference First Team both those years. Hunt was All-Conference Second Team in 2021 and 2022. Her team awards include MVP and two-time Offensive Player of the Year.

Hunt also plays for the Mintonette Sports club team.

Perez is a 5-3 libero/defensive specialist out of Lake Highland Prep, where she led the team to a state championship as a senior in 2024 and a state championship appearance in ’23. Perez also attended Lake Nona High School and was the only freshman on the varsity team in 2021.

Perez played for the Team Florida Girls Future Select Team in 2019 and won gold. She also plays club for OTVA and lettered in beach volleyball.

Chappell is a 6-0 middle blocker from Zionsville Community High School. She led the Eagles to a 26-7 record as a junior in 2023 and then was sidelined by injury in the ’24 season.

Chappell also plays for the Circle City Volleyball Club, where she placed fifth at the USAV Nationals in 15 American (2021-22 season) and 19^th place at the USAV Nationals in 16 USA (2022-23). She was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Presidents’ Day Classic in both the 2021-22 and 2023-24 seasons.

Curl is a 6-0 outside hitter/right side hitter at Hickory High School, where she was a four-year letterwinner and won the state championship as a freshman. Curl also plays for the East Coast Volleyball Club.

Zvereva is a 6-2 middle blocker out of The Grammar School Limassol. She led her team to a Pancyprian Championships qualification selection two of the last three years, and to an ISF sectional championship in 2023-24.

She also plays on the AEL volleyball club team.

Zvereva was awarded a Gold GTO badge stage 3 (Ready for Labor and Defense), which is a Russian sports award given for achieving specific physical fitness standards in the GTO program.

These eight student-athletes join a UNH volleyball program that won the 2024 America East tournament championship to advance to the NCAA tournament for the eighth time.

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Volleyball unveils its 2025 schedule

Story Links HOUGHTON, Mich. – The Michigan Tech volleyball team announced its 2025 schedule on Wednesday (May 28). Under first-year head coach Cindy Pindral, the Huskies will play 27 matches in the fall with 16 GLIAC contests and nine games at the SDC Gym. Six of their opponents went to the […]

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HOUGHTON, Mich. – The Michigan Tech volleyball team announced its 2025 schedule on Wednesday (May 28). Under first-year head coach Cindy Pindral, the Huskies will play 27 matches in the fall with 16 GLIAC contests and nine games at the SDC Gym. Six of their opponents went to the NCAA Tournament last season and five were ranked in the final 2024 AVCA Top 25.

Tech begins the season with a tournament hosted by McKendree. The Huskies will face Missouri-St. Louis to open the schedule on September 5, with their second match of the day against Southwestern Oklahoma State. The trip wraps up against the host Bearcats on September 6.

The Huskies play in the Minnesota edition of the Up North Tournament the following weekend. Tech travels to St. Cloud to take on Barry on September 11 and Adelphi and SCSU on September 12. All three of those opponents played in the national tournament last season. The Up North weekend wraps up with a trip up to Minnesota Duluth on September 13.

The GLIAC portion of the schedule gets underway the following weekend with a pair of road matches at Ferris State (Sept. 19) and Davenport (Sept. 20). Tech then hosts Roosevelt (Sept. 26) and Parkside (Sept. 27) at the SDC Gym in the home-opener where it will also be Alumni Weekend and a 50th Team celebration.

The Black and Gold head back on the road to Lake Superior State (Oct. 3) and Saginaw Valley State (Oct. 4) to begin October. The Huskies host Northern Michigan in a non-conference match on October 9 and then travel to Purdue Northwest (Oct. 12) before the annual Midwest Region Crossover on October 17-18. Tech will play three non-conference opponents at the 17th annual tournament.

The Huskies host Wayne State (Oct. 24) and Grand Valley State (Oct. 25) and then play their final three road matches of the regular season at NMU (Oct. 28), Parkside (Oct. 31), and Roosevelt (Nov. 1).

The season wraps up with four straight home matches against Davenport (Nov. 7), FSU (Nov. 8), SVSU (Nov. 14), and LSSU (Nov. 15)

The Huskies advanced to the GLIAC semifinal for the eighth consecutive time last season, with a 10-7 GLIAC record and a fifth-place finish in the conference. Tech finished the 2024 season with a 17-12 overall record.