EUGENE, Ore.– Imani Moore, competing in the long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, capped off her senior season by finishing 17th in the event with a jump of 6.02m / 19’9″.

The first Eagle to advance to Eugene since joining the Sun Belt, Moore competed in both the long jump and triple jump at NCAA Regionals, and her jump of 6.54m in the LJ placed her second and clinched her a trip to Oregon.

This caps off an outstanding senior season for Moore, who was an All-Sun Belt First Team member and Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year.

This season alone, she set the school and facility record in the long jump and earned the second-best school performance in the triple jump.

This concludes the 2025 outdoor season for Georgia Southern Track and Field, which had a season to be proud of.

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Chris Acker and the Men’s Basketball staff at Long Beach State have added an exciting international prospect in Leopold Levillain to the 2025-26 roster.
 
Leopold Levillain | Forward | 6-9, 230 | Montpellier, France
 
Playing for Cholet Basketball in France, Levillain had a strong season in 2024-25 as an amateur playing at the U21 level. Playing in 19 games, Levillain averaged 9.8 points per game and 5.9 rebounds per game while also averaging over a block per game as a rim protector. He also played in 10 games as an amateur with the professional senior team, recording three blocks and 11 rebounds in just under 8 minutes per game.
 
Acker on Levillain:
“I’m excited to have Leo join our program. His international experience and toughness from years of playing both basketball and rugby will be a welcome addition. He is another player with a very high basketball IQ who is excited to be a part of what we are building here at the Beach. We can’t wait to begin to work with him.”
 
Levillain is another impact addition to a stacked frontcourt that features returning starter Derrick Michael Xzavierro, Division I transfers Petar Majstorovic and Demarshay Johnson Jr., as well as incoming freshman standout Dallas Washington.
 

Former Coronado High School Water Polo Coach David Throop will return for the 2025-26 school year as the new head coach of both the boys’ and girls’ varsity teams. 

Throop previously led CHS water polo programs and served in various coaching and administrative roles from 1991 to 2015 and again from 2019 to 2021.

“We are happy to welcome back Coach Throop,” said Coronado High School Athletic Director Aaron Brooks. “He has the resume, and has the background, as both a coach and as a player. He is someone who is a community member. We are excited to bring him in and see what we can do with the team. His commitment to honoring the program’s legacy and continuing its growth is a great fit for our student-athletes.”

Throop’s coaching career began in 1987. He has been instrumental in coaching other high school programs throughout his career, such as Mount Miguel and Granite Hills. Along with his experience at the prep level, Troop’s coaching experience spans both the collegiate and national levels. In 2012, he served as the assistant head coach at the University of Hawaii. 

Throop has also been heavily involved with USA Water Polo. From 2001 to 2007, he served as Development Coach. His work with ODP has been recognized on three different occasions. He was awarded the Regional Development Coach of the Year honors in 2003, 2004, and 2010.

“I’m excited to rejoin the Coronado Aquatics community and to be part of the rich history and tradition of water polo here,” said Throop in a press release from the Coronado Unified School District. “Working with talented and dedicated student-athletes is an honor, and I look forward to helping them grow not only as competitors but as individuals prepared to navigate life’s challenges.” 

According to the press release, Coach Throop emphasizes the importance of a collaborative approach to long-term athlete development. He will work closely with junior varsity coach Matt Finley and support youth water polo programs to strengthen the water polo pipeline that begins with the youngest swimmers and builds through high school.

“I am very excited about who he is as an individual. He is a smart person, he can dissect situations very well, he is a great communicator,” Brooks said. “He understands the sport and knows what it means to be a full student athlete at the high school level. We’re just really excited to have Dave be a part of our Islander staff.”

Throop’s coaching philosophy focuses on holistic athlete development, emphasizing individual growth, team culture, and character. He also values the role of community support and booster engagement. “Collaboration with parents, administrators, and groups like ISF helps create a support system that allows our teams to thrive,” he said.

Throop will take over the head coaching duties from Jesse Smith, the former CHS water polo coach and five-time Olympian, who is departing the program after two years. In that time frame, he won two CIF titles as head coach of the girls’ and boys’ water polo programs. 

“Jesse was with us for two years and four seasons total. He won two CIF titles during that time. I fully support him. We hope to see him be successful, see him around the pool, and develop future Islanders that can be on the high school team, with CAC (Coronado Aquatics Club),” said Brooks.

VOL. 115, NO. 24 – June 11, 2025

After 23 years at Cumulus Media Sports “1260 The Score” WSKO Syracuse NY, Jim ‘The Manchild’ Lerch and co-host Paul ‘Boy Green’ Esden Jr. will depart the station on Friday, June 27 and then relaunch the show on YouTube.

Lerch co-hosted the show with former co-host Bud Poliquin as “Bud & The Manchild” from 2002 to 2019. Following Poliquin’s 2019 retirement, Esden rose from producer to co-host. The show aired in afternoon drive before moving to its current 10am-12pm timeslot.

Lerch commented, “When I started this back in 2002, I never thought I’d last nearly a quarter of a century on the radio. It’s been my life’s pleasure entertaining and interacting with our incredible listeners over two decades of Syracuse sports history and I look forward to my new journey as a digital sports content host.”

Cumulus Syracuse VP/Market Manager Beth Coughlin said, “Jim’s legacy is second to none in CNY sports radio. His contributions brought all of the game day action, and belund the scenes coverage to listeners every day!”

• Colorado State University track and field star Mya Lesnar won the Division I shot put national title at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
• This is Lesnar’s second national title, adding to her 2024 indoor shot put championship.

Mya Lesnar embraced the grind of becoming an elite thrower.

It wasn’t about any glitz and glamour.

Just hard work, technical excellence fine-tuned by a great coach and natural talent.

And now she’s an NCAA champion in outdoor track and field.

The Colorado State star won the Division I shot put national title during June 12 competition with a top mark of 62-feet, 4 1/2 inches during the NCAA Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Lesnar is CSU’s first outdoor national title winner in 20 years. Loree Smith won the hammer throw in 2005. Lesnar is CSU’s sixth outdoor champion overall.

Lesnar took care of business quickly to win. Each of the 24 participants gets three attempts in the round. Lesnar fired her first throw well past 60 feet to take a lead.

Abria Smith of Illinois finished second. Her third throw of the first round was closest, landing at 61-feet, 10 1/4 inches. Still, Lesnar’s second-best throw (61-11) gave her the top two throws of the meet’s first round.

After starting her college career at Arizona State, Lesnar transferred to CSU. She slowly blossomed into a dominant force.

She lauded coach Brian Bedard (both CSU’s head coach and throws coach) for his work, plus the competitive spirit within the group of throwers.

It’s all about competition for them and it fuels excellence.

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Despite a smaller budget than many “bigger” programs, CSU has sent more women’s throwers (11) to nationals over the last three seasons than any program in the country.

“We don’t have a ton of money, like an SEC school, a Big Ten school. I’m going into this thing ranked No. 1 and we don’t have all the resources,” Lesnar said in a news conference before nationals.

“You don’t need fancy things to throw. You need one old shot put and a great coach. None of us need fancy equipment to throw far. We just have a coach that’s all-in, that trusts us and teammates that trust us and we like to have fun and push each other.”

Now Lesnar has her name in the history books. She won a 2024 shot put national title in indoor track and field and now has the outdoor one to match. She’s the first to win an indoor and an outdoor national championship in program history and joins Mostafa Hassan as the program’s only two-time national champion.

And just how good is Lesnar? If the title itself isn’t convincing enough, her mark to be first would have placed sixth at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Her career-best mark set earlier in the 2025 season (64-feet, 3 3/4 inches) would have been a bronze medal mark at the last Olympics.

Kajsa Borrman named honorable mention All-American

CSU’s Kajsa Borrman, a Loveland High School graduate, also competed at the NCAA Championships on June 12.

Borrman, a redshirt sophomore, finished 21st out of 24 competitors in the hammer throw. Borrman scratched on her first two throws before registering a mark of 207-feet, 3-inches.

She was named honorable mention All-American. It was her first appearance at the national meet.

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This story has been updated with additional results, context and photos.

Nearly two dozen boys volleyball players from Adams, Lebanon and York counties were named to the District 3 all-star teams.

Coaches selected players and coaches of the year for Class 2A and 3A and first, second and honorable mention teams.

Manheim Central, which defeated York Suburban 3-0 to win the Class 2A title, had the top player and coach. Dylan Musser was named the player of the year and Craig Dietrich was named the coach of the year.

Isaiah Sibbitt and Terry Ranck of Cumberland Valley, which defeated Central York 3-1 to win the Class 3A title, were named the player and coach of the year, respectively.

Here are the Class 2A and 3A all-star teams, as determined by District 3 coaches.

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Class 3A

First team

• Angel Bermudez, Governor Mifflin, sr., setter
• Aidan Dunwoody, Cumberland Valley, sr., outside
• Tyler Good, Red Lion, sr., outside
• John He, Central York, sr., outside
• Brodie Heshler, Central Dauphin, jr., middle
• Thomas Mejia, Warwick, jr., opposite
• Avery Reynolds, Cumberland Valley, sr., middle
• Hugh Rogers, Northeastern, sr., outside
• Lance Shaffer, Central York, sr., setter
• Bryson Walsh, Cumberland Valley, sr., outside
• Carter Weyant, Governor Mifflin, sr., outside
• Jack Wolgemuth, Cedar Crest, sr., outside

Second team

• Hayden Ackley, Cumberland Valley, jr., libero
• George Agadis, Hempfield, jr., outside
• Armani George, Governor Mifflin, sr., middle
• Johny Moran, Palmyra, sr., setter
• Derek Paul, Cumberland Valley, sr., opposite
• Chase Piazza, Red Land, jr., opposite
• Anden Sadler, Red Land, sr., outside
• Sutton Scoutleas, Central Dauphin, sr., outside
• Patrick Siewert, Central York, sr., opposite
• Aidan Vukovich, Cedar Crest, sr., opposite
• Ashton Wilson, Exeter, sr., outside
• Jacob Zambito, Northeastern, jr., setter

Honorable mention

• Evan Barrick, Central Dauphin, sr., libero
• Marcel Boyreau, Hempfield, jr., setter
• Tyler Campbell, Exeter, sr., setter
• Corey Fitzpatrick, Carlisle, sr., outside
• Dean Holbrook, Mechanicsburg, sr., middle
• Mason Koehler, Hempfield, jr., outside
• Nathan MacDonald, Mechanicsburg, sr., libero
• Cade Palmer, Palmyra, sr., outside
• Henry Smullen, Lower Dauphin, sr., middle
• Tate Tadajweski, Cedar Crest, sr., outside
• Lincoln Wertz, Northeastern, sr., middle
• Harry Whited, Penn Manor, jr., outside

Class 2A

First team

• Austin Ambruster, Brandywine Heights, jr., setter
• Billy Doyle, York Suburban, jr., middle
• Gavin Geiger, Brandywine Heights, jr., outside
• Jackson Harbaugh, Lancaster Mennonite, sr., middle
• Aaron Hildebrand, Eastern York, jr., outside
• Landon Mattiace, Manheim Central, sr., middle
• Reagan Miller, Manheim Central, sr., outside
• Truett Miller, York Suburban, so., outside
• Colin Rohrer, Manheim Central, sr., libero
• Dylan Stoltzfus, Linville Hill, sr., setter
• Jackson Walker, Trinity, jr., outside
• Trent Weinstein, York Suburban, jr., outside

Second team

• Robert Berry, York Suburban, so., middle
• Kieran Finegan, Trinity, sr., setter
• Caleb Groff, Manheim Central, sr., outside
• Evan Guyer, York Suburban, jr., libero
• Blake Heck, Daniel Boone, sr., middle
• Cooper Hohenadel, Schuylkill Valley, sr., outside
• Derick Jerez, Berks Catholic, sr., opposite
• Nik Martiny, Lancaster Mennonite, sr., outside
• Yoniel Moronta, Berks Catholic, sr., middle
• Blake Neiles, Manheim Central, sr., middle
• Bergen Smeltz, Brandywine Heights, sr., middle
• Reece Stoltzfus, Linville Hill, sr., outside

Honorable mention

• Turner Hare, York Suburban, sr., setter
• Noah Newswanger, Berks Catholic, sr., setter
• Brendan Palmer, Trinity, sr., libero
• Zac Perryman, York Suburban, jr., opposite
• Cooper Robison, Daniel Boone, so., outside
• Josh Slade, York Suburban, jr., opposite
• Caden Thompson, Schuylkill Valley, sr., outside