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COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Marquette University track & field student-athletes Danny Olsen and Annika Bynum competed in the NCAA West First Round this week. Olsen competed in the first round of the 400m on Wednesday night with a 46.48 second performance. Olsen had the 47th best time coming into the first round and finished 25th. […]

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Marquette University track & field student-athletes Danny Olsen and Annika Bynum competed in the NCAA West First Round this week.

Olsen competed in the first round of the 400m on Wednesday night with a 46.48 second performance. Olsen had the 47th best time coming into the first round and finished 25th.

“It was a fantastic year for Danny,” Rogers said. “I’m super proud of his drive and perseverance this year. Our athletic trainer Matt Martin deserves a huge shout out. He did a great job with Danny working through a couple tough injuries this season. We are all excited for what the future holds.”

Olsen qualified for the NCAA first round after he won gold and broke his own program record with a time of 46.21 seconds in the 400-meter at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships on May 17, becoming Marquette’s first ever conference champion in the event.

Bynum competed in the semifinals of the high jump for the second year in a row and no heighted on Saturday.

“It was a terrific season for Annika,” Rogers said. “Unfortunately, today wasn’t her day. She has been a tremendous leader on our team and made quite an impact on the program these past four years.”

Bynum qualified for the semifinals after tying the program record in the high jump, clearing 1.80 meters at the Uncaged Eagle Open on May 9.

Keep up with the Marquette men’s and women’s track and field programs through social media by following on X (@MUTFXC) and Instagram (@MUTFXC) and ‘liking’ on Facebook (/MUTFXC).

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The 2024-25 Herald Cup: No. 5 York

York’s Jimmy Conners is brought down by Loyola Academy’s Gavin King during the Class 8A state championship football game at Illinois State University in Normal. Mark Busch/Shaw Local News Network Editor’s note: Now that the 2024-25 high school sports year is over, it’s time to announce the top schools in the Herald Cup standings. We […]

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York’s Jimmy Conners is brought down by Loyola Academy’s Gavin King during the Class 8A state championship football game at Illinois State University in Normal.
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Editor’s note: Now that the 2024-25 high school sports year is over, it’s time to announce the top schools in the Herald Cup standings. We devised a points system based on team state finishes to measure which of the 80-plus high schools from the Daily Herald circulation area had the best athletic year. Last week we announced the top five small schools in the Herald Cup standings. This week we’re unveiling the top large schools, one per day, starting with No. 5 now through No. 1 on Friday.

There’s a theory about a high school football team’s level of success setting the tone for the entire school year.

At York High School, the entire fall season set the tone.

Both cross country teams and the girls tennis team posted top-five state finishes, leading up to the football team’s appearance in the state title game.

After more success in the spring, the Dukes finished fifth in the 2024-25 Herald Cup standings for large schools with 99 points that were calculated by weighing team finishes throughout the fall, winter and spring.

How they did it

The Dukes’ girls cross country team backed last season’s state title run with a second-place Class 3A finish in the fall. They fell one point short of a repeat. Freshman Karlin Janowski led the pack for York with a second-place individual finish.

The football team made history in November, beating Naperville Central 20-15 in the Class 8A semifinals to reach the first title game in program history. Unfortunately, the Dukes ran into a Loyola squad determined to win a third straight championship.

While the boys cross country team and girls tennis team finished in the top five at state, the boys and girls water polo teams reached the state semifinals. Girls soccer and girls lacrosse won sectional titles.

Who made it happen

Two-way senior lineman Joe Reiff, who’s headed to Notre Dame, was the big name on the Dukes’ football roster. But 5-foot-11, 190-pound senior quarterback Bruno Massel was the engine that made the team go.

Massel was the perfect dual threat in the backfield, rushing for 1,238 yards and 18 touchdowns while throwing for 1,542 yards and 11 scores.

Senior tennis player Lizzie Isyanov, after losing only six games in her first five matches at the state meet, battled Plainfield North senior Jessica Kovalcik in the final but ultimately fell 7-6 (8-6), 6-4.

Still, her effort helped the team finish fourth in the team standings.

Key stats

With a fifth-place finish in the 2022 state tennis meet, Isyanov became the program’s first medalist since 2000. Her second-place finish marked the first time in program history a tennis player reached the final.

The girls cross country team has finished first or second in Class 3A for four straight seasons.

York’s football team had reached the state semifinals four times — including the previous two seasons in 2022 and 2023 — before breaking through to the title game.

Key fact

All five postseason matches played by York’s girls soccer team were decided in a shutout. The Dukes outscored playoff opponents 14-0 before losing 1-0 in penalty kicks to Lane in the Class 3A supersectional.

They said it

“I just wish I could have been out there more.” — running back Jimmy Conners, who scored on a 74-yard first-quarter run in the state title football game but went down with a second-quarter foot injury.

“Our only goal was to beat our score from the last game. We did that and I am very proud of our girls on how far we have come.” — girls lacrosse player Bricelyn Daniel after a 16-8 supersectional loss to Loyola — a team the Dukes lost to 20-1 only three weeks earlier.

“I wore a brace for two months. Pretty tough.” — Isyanov, who missed her junior season because of a stress fracture in her back.

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Tiffany Hayes scores 21 points as Valkyries run away from Storm for 84

SAN FRANCISCO — Tiffany Hayes scored 21 points, Veronica Burton contributed 15 points, five rebounds and five assists, and the Golden State Valkyries ran away from the Seattle Storm for a 84-57 victory Sunday night. Valkyries leading scorer Kayla Thornton headed to the locker room at the 9:22 mark of the third quarter appearing to […]

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Tiffany Hayes scores 21 points as Valkyries run away from Storm for 84

Valkyries leading scorer Kayla Thornton headed to the locker room at the 9:22 mark of the third quarter appearing to hold her neck, and the team said she was undergoing further evaluation without providing details of the injury. She shot 1 for 9 and missed all five of her 3-point tries, held to two points while grabbing five rebounds. Her teammates picked up the slack — on both ends of the floor.

Skylar Diggins had 18 points, six assists and five rebounds for Seattle, which came in leading the league in field-goal percentage at 47.0% but was limited to a season-low 27% (20 for 74) by the stingy Golden State defense. The Storm had only been held below 40% once, shooting 33.3% in the season opener at Phoenix on May 17.

Laeticia Amihere added 15 points and eight rebounds as the Valkyries jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead before Nneka Ogwumike’s shot at the 6:58 mark and made five of their first eight shots for a 13-4 advantage.

Ogwumike, who starred at nearby Stanford, finished with eight points on 3-of-10 shooting and seven rebounds. The Storm had won four of five.

Both teams struggled from 3-point range — Seattle went 6 of 28 and the Valkyries 8 of 27.

Golden State center Temi Fágbénlé played 20 minutes after resting for two games upon returning from a brief absence to play for Great Britain in the EuroBasket 2025 tournament.

The game attracted some famous fans among the sellout crowd of 18,064 — Golden State’s 10th in as many home games at Chase Center — including Warriors two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry, South Carolina women’s coach Dawn Staley, former Storm and U.S. star Sue Bird and U.S. soccer great Megan Rapinoe.

Valkyries guard Carla Leite missed her fourth straight game with a back injury.

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Seattle goes on a three-game East Coast trip beginning Thursday at Atlanta. The Valkyries play at Minnesota on Saturday.

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Croatia star Bojan Bogdanovic announces retirement

The official Women’s EuroBasket app Download Now ZAGREB (Croatia) – Bojan Bogdanovic has announced his retirement from basketball at the age of 36. Having made his senior team debut in 2010, he represented Croatia on the international level at two FIBA Basketball World Cups and five FIBA EuroBasket tournaments, as well as playing at the […]

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ZAGREB (Croatia) – Bojan Bogdanovic has announced his retirement from basketball at the age of 36.

Having made his senior team debut in 2010, he represented Croatia on the international level at two FIBA Basketball World Cups and five FIBA EuroBasket tournaments, as well as playing at the Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament in 2016.

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Above all, I had the honor of wearing the Croatian crest on my chest.

Bojan Bogdanovic

He was named to the FIBA EuroBasket 2013 All-Star Five, having led Croatia to the Semi-Finals of the competition.

During his NBA career, he played for the Brooklyn Nets, Washington Wizards, Indiana Pacers, Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons and, most recently, New York Knicks.

Bojan Bogdanovic shared the following message on his social media channels:

Sometimes in life, you don’t choose the moment. The moment chooses you.

After 14 months of battling a foot injury, two surgeries, and countless efforts to get back on the court, the time has come to close a chapter.

After more than two decades in the game, the moment has arrived to say goodbye to basketball. Not just as a sport, but as a part of who I am.

It’s hard to put into words everything this game has given me. It shaped me as an athlete, but even more as a person.

From my childhood in Mostar and my early steps in football and water polo, this journey has been anything but ordinary.

I’ve had the privilege of playing for clubs that left their mark on both European and NBA basketball.

From Mostar and Zrinjski, to Real Madrid and Murcia, then to Cibona and Fenerbahçe, I wore every jersey with pride.

The NBA brought a whole new level of challenge and experience. I had the honor of wearing the jerseys of the Brooklyn Nets, Washington Wizards, Indiana Pacers, Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons and finally the New York Knicks.

Every stop left a mark. Every jersey carried its own weight.

Above all, I had the honor of wearing the Croatian crest on my chest.

Playing for the national team was never just a responsibility. It was pride, emotion and identity.

Representing my country from youth levels all the way to the senior team was the greatest honor of my career.

Thank you to all the coaches, teammates, medical staff, fans and clubs who were part of this journey in any way.

A special thank you to my family. You were the foundation through every high and every doubt.

I’m closing this chapter, but my love for the game remains.

I didn’t reach the end. I’ve reached the other side of the beginning…

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Vermillion County-based volleyball team wins national championship in Florida

A Vermillion County volleyball team is national champions. Stateline Pride, an AAU 17 program, traveled down to Florida, and took home first place. “Those girls are a tremendous group of girls that made history for Vermillion County and really just themselves,” said head coach Emily Franklin. Despite being in Orlando, Florida, this was a business […]

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A Vermillion County volleyball team is national champions.

Stateline Pride, an AAU 17 program, traveled down to Florida, and took home first place.

“Those girls are a tremendous group of girls that made history for Vermillion County and really just themselves,” said head coach Emily Franklin.

Despite being in Orlando, Florida, this was a business trip for the volleyball program.

“The girls do long hours in the gym, even if they’re in the afternoon wave, they will only probably get a little bit of time out in the sun before they got to come in and they got to get rest and get acclimated to the gym and preparing,” said Franklin.

The team was loaded with talent.

Franklin said, “We had three all Americans named which is a big accomplishment for nationals in your volleyball career, and those would be Gwendolyn Bennett, she’s from Westville, Illinois. Madeline Doggett, she’s from Westville, Illinois, and Reese McFarland was the tournament MVP.”

But the talent isn’t top heavy — it’s loaded top to bottom.

And they could be even better next season if there’s retention.

“I hope all of them return. They’re all 17 or younger. We have a couple 16 year olds on the team,” said Franklin. “

“You know, when an NFL team wins a Super Bowl, they say, ‘We’re going to Disney World!” I said. “Is that going to happen for your volleyball team?”

Coach said, “I think maybe some families are doing it, but I think some of the other families are deciding to either travel back or just relax, because it is a lot to commit to, and so I appreciate all the family’s commitment as well.”

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Agadir Police Arrest Two Interpol-Flagged British Men for Homicide, Parole Violations

Police in Agadir, in coordination with the Territorial Surveillance Agency (DGST), arrested two British nationals, on Saturday in the city’s Anza district on international arrest warrants issued by UK authorities, a security source reported. After verifying the Interpol database, police found that one of the men was wanted for suspected involvement in a homicide. The […]

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After verifying the Interpol database, police found that one of the men was wanted for suspected involvement in a homicide.

The second suspect was the subject of an Interpol Red Notice for allegedly failing to appear in court and violating parole conditions.

The Interpol Bureau in Rabat notified the relevant UK authorities of their detention before initiating extradition procedures.

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