EUGENE, Ore. – The Samford track and field program competed on the national stage this week as Bradley Franklin made it to the NCAA Championship in the 100-meter hurdles. Franklin finishes his NCAA season 15th in the nation, missing out on the finals by six spots.

The Bulldog freshman ran in heat two of three heats at the championship. He finished sixth overall in the fastest heat of the three, with a time of 13.57 seconds. The top two finishers from each heat and the next three fastest times qualified for the finals which were run tonight. Franklin was one of just two freshmen who made it to the NCAA championship event and his finish marks the highest for the Bulldogs in the 110m hurdles.

Franklin won the indoor Southern Conference championship in the 60-meter hurdles and qualified for nationals. He broke the school and SoCon record as he won the SoCon 110-meter hurdles title and ran a time of 13.46 at the East Region to qualify for the outdoor championship.

He will be back in action on July 31 when he returns to Eugene to compete in the USA Outdoor Championship.

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BUTTE — Montana Tech’s volleyball team wrapped up a busy week of camps on Friday.

After several stops on the eastern side of the state earlier this week, the Orediggers returned home to host a two-day camp for high school players that gave Tech an opportunity to see the game from a different vantage point.

“I think it helps a lot with how I talk to my teammates,” said junior setter Rhys Layton. “I know someone’s gonna take this piece of advice a lot of better if I’m saying something in this way versus this way. And then I think it helps with understanding why people do what they do.”

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Montana Tech volleyball camp gives Orediggers a different view of the game

“It’s one thing to learn it and hear it and it’s another to teach it,” said Tech head coach Brian Solomon. “And I think it’s a great chance for them to see some of the keys that we use. And as you teach them it really reaffirms what we’re working toward as a program.”

The Orediggers, who will be looking to advance to the national tournament final site for the third straight season in 2025, open the preseason at home on Aug. 21 as they host the Big Sky Volleyball Challenge.

The start of the World Championship was not good for young Montenegrin water polo players. Our U20 selection opened the planetary championship in Zagreb with a convincing defeat to Hungary – it was 18:10.

The question of the winner was not raised since halftime, as the Hungarians, with a furious game in the second half of the second quarter, escaped to an unattainable 11:5…

The opening half was goal for goal, with Montenegro taking the lead through Srđan Janović in a man-up attack. It was then 2:1 and 3:2 for Aleksandar Aleksić’s team, who allowed their rival to take a 3:0 series to reach plus two (5:3).

Janović later reduced the score to 5:4 and it was the last moment in which our national team was in the game, as Hungary reached a 10:4 lead in three and a half minutes. The rival had the biggest advantage with three and a half minutes left in the match, when they took a 17:8 lead.

Janović and Danilo Stupar were the most efficient in the Montenegrin team with three goals each, Milan Nikaljević scored two, and Ilija Kojičić and Nikola Petrović scored one each. The best individual for the Hungarians was Oliver Lejnweber with five goals.

On Sunday (19 pm), Montenegro will face a new derby against host Croatia, and on Monday (17.30:XNUMX pm) a match against the United States of America.

Montenegro is in Group A, while four teams make up Group B – Greece, Serbia, Italy and Spain. The other 12 national teams are divided into four groups of three teams each.

From Groups A and B, all teams advance – the top two teams from each group advance directly to the quarterfinals, while the third- and fourth-place teams will play for a place among the top eight with teams from Groups C, D, E and F.

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EUGENE, Oregon — Sir Jonathan Sims notched Honorable Mention All-American honors in the triple jump in the final day of the men’s competition of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships at Hayward Field on Friday.
 
For the second consecutive year, Sir Jonathan Sims earned Honorable Mention All-American honors in the men’s triple jump. He finished three spots ahead of his performance last year with a 20^th overall finish with a best leap of 15.07 meters. Last year he finished in 23^rd.
 
The Texan finish the event with four team points, second in the WAC, just a single point behind CBU. The Purple and White ranked among the top 55 schools in the nation. The Texans ranked 11^th of the non-Power Four schools to score. Out of the 72 schools to score at least one point only 24 hail from a non-Power Four Conference.
 
“Our men’s team had a phenomenal year,” said head coach Bobby Carter. “To come out of this meet with an All-American is something special. Also, to be ranked in the top 25 as a team throughout the year was great to see as well. As I always say, greater is coming! These young men will be back next year!”
 
Sims improved on each of his three jumps throughout the competition. After a 14.81-meter leap on his first attempt, he cracked 15 meters with a 15.04-meter leap. On Sims’ final attempt of the day, he leapt 15.07 meters to claim 20^th place overall.
 
Sir Jonathan Sims was the only Texan to compete at the NCAA National Championships for the second consecutive season. The Arizona transfer competed in both the long and triple jump last season in Oregon earning Honorable Mention All-American honors in each. Sims was one of just four male athletes at the national championships a year ago to compete in both the long and triple jumps.
 
Tarleton State will have one athlete compete on the final day on Saturday. Victoria Cameron will be racing in the women’s 100-meter finals slated for 6:52 pm PT / 8:52 pm CT on ESPN2. The sophomore is the only non-Power Four athlete in the finals and is vying for a top eight spot in the field of nine women to earn her first career First Team All-American honor. As a team, the Texans have scored one point and are among the 37 teams to have scored after the first six scored events.
 
 

By: Jeffrey Kauffman


Saturday, June 14, 2025 | 4:51 PM

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STATE COLLEGE — North Allegheny faced a determined Cumberland Valley team Saturday that was not going to go away without a state title.

The Eagles swept the Tigers with game scores of 25-21, 25-21 and 25-12 to win the PIAA Class 3A championship at Rec Hall on the campus of Penn State.

“I thought we played well, but fundamentally Cumberland Valley played better,” Tigers coach Daniel Long said. “They just did a solid job of keeping balls in play. Their libero (Hayden Ackley) just did an incredible job of keeping the ball in play — we had good hits, but others also stepped up. I am heartbroken for our seniors, who I will never get to coach again.”

WPIAL champion North Allegheny had defeated defeated Palmyra, Penn-Trafford and Central York in earlier state tournament rounds, the latter two 3-1 victories. The Tigers finish the season at 18-2.

The first game went back and forth for the first 19 points, with neither team scoring more than one point in a row. Derek Paul stepped to the service line and the Eagles (23-0) scored five points in a row to open a 15-10 lead, prompting a Tigers time out.

North Allegheny responded to cut the deficit to two points, but the Eagles ran off four in a row to take a 24-19 lead. The Eagles then won the first set 25-21.

“That five-point run was a turning point,” Long said. “We just didn’t answer well a few times.”

North Allegheny, making its state-record 20th appearance in the PIAA final, took an early 8-3 lead in the second game, prompting an Eagles time out. The Eagles regrouped and cleaned up their fundamentals, rallying to tie the game at nine. The Eagles limited mistakes and did not allow the Tigers to make a big run, winning the second game 25-21.

The District 3 champion Eagles rolled out to an 8-2 lead in the third game, prompting another Tigers time out to figure out some strategy. The Tigers made a late run, but the momentum was on the Eagles’ side as they rolled to a 25-12 victory and the sweep of North Allegheny.

“We played a very good game today; we made a few mistakes, but they were extremely limited,” Eagles coach Terry Ranck said. “Defensively, service and service-receive were solid. That is a credit to every one of these guys on the team. From practice, this team works hard and the guys behind the scenes are also keys. So proud of this group of seniors to go out on top and win a state championship.”

Senior Avery Reynolds led the way for the Eagles with 12 kills. Will Robertson had eight kills and an ace for North Allegheny.

It marked the final match for the Tigers’ 10 seniors — Brandon Goetz, Ryan Young, Caleb Chen, Dominic Laswell, James Zimmer, Elijah Braun, Aidan Mowry, Ryan Dyga, Matthew LaMay and Garen White.

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