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Oregon boys volleyball’s growth on display with Parkrose and Franklin success

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Published 10:35 pm Saturday, May 24, 2025

Surrounded by fellow boys volleyball squads at the 2025 state tournament Saturday, May 24 at Olympus Sports Center in Hillsboro, the Parkrose High School squad kept things light.

Big points against quarterfinals opponent Hood River Valley were met with a little dance move as the team came together for a huddle, smiles on all six players faces.

Playing loose is where the Broncos are at their best according to head coach Joseph Porche, and they’ve been that way for most of the season with a now 19-2 record. Those losses both came against 6A opponents.The No. 1 seed in the 5A tournament, Parkrose swept HRV 25-17, 25-12, 25-14 and followed it up with a 3-1 win (18-25, 25-16, 25-14, 25-20) over Silverton in the semifinals.

Now they’ll have a chance to keep the party going for the whole summer when the Broncos matchup against Summit in the 5A state title game set for 6 p.m. Sunday, May 25 in Hillsboro.

“We’re a very emotionally driven team, we’re playing around, having fun, serious but not too serious,” Porche said. “We’re engaged but we’re light about it, and it helps make it easier for the kids.”

Most of the Broncos, like every club at the state tournament, are still relatively new to the sport as its growth in Oregon and the whole country continues to boom.

The OSAA approved boys volleyball to be an emerging activity back in October of 2023, providing a little more structure for the sport to operate within schools but still missing the full backing from the association and member schools.

Now finishing up its second season as an emerging activity, the sport has completed its two-year provisional period and could be sanctioned by the OSAA next fall.

Boys volleyball had 68 teams participate this season with teams from up and down Interstate 5, central Oregon and out to the coast.

They all came together for the state tournament, creating an environment for the sport in Oregon that hasn’t been matched.

“When I grew up, there were literally four club teams,” Parkrose senior captain Finn Sathrum said. “To see all these boys come out and a lot of athletes, it’s amazing, I can’t express it enough.”

Sathrum is the boys volleyball veteran of his Broncos crew, using his dominant serve game to help win points, diving for spiked balls and putting away a few kills.

But most importantly, him and fellow senior captain Jonas Ankrum are the two who the team plays through emotionally.

“Those two, we go where they go,” Porche said of Sathrum and Ankrum. “If they’re loud, having fun, being loose, our team feeds off that energy. … (Sathrum) has been playing ball a long time, so he’s able to lock in and also regulate his emotions pretty well.

“(Ankrum) has come a long way. It was instilling confidence in him to be himself as well.”

The rest of the squad is made up of Korey McKeaver, Alex Shichalin, Truman Martino, Zander Huhnholz, Masi Lolo, Noah Tancuan, King Ozier and Juni Napaa.

This group has provided plenty of pride for The Rose this year as athletics has been a bit of a tough lane to find success in recent years.

Being on the state stage to rep the Broncos is another source of pride and a reason why the sport has become so important for the Northeast Portland community.

“I think that my school is often underrepresented,” Sathrum said. “To come out here and be the No. 1 seed, it feels great to represent my school and have some Bronco pride.”

They’re not alone in that vein as the co-op Franklin/McDaniel team has been another Portland standout, grabbing the No. 4 seed in the 6A state tournament.

The Lightning had a slow start but shook it off to sweep No. 5 South Salem in the quarterfinals on Saturday at 25-22, 25-23, 25-22. They took on No. 1 Central Catholic in the semifinals and pushed the Rams to the limit, dropping the match 3-2 (20-25, 25-11, 25-17, 26-28, 15-8).

Still, the 2025 season has been an excellent coming out party and the fun isn’t over as they’ll take on Nelson at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 25 for third place.

“It’s been really fun, it’s a great group of guys and I have my setter Archer (Mist), he plays on my club team so we already had that chemistry,” junior outside hitter Given Unwin, who is a student at McDaniel but plays for Franklin, said. “We went 16-0 in the regular season, so that’s pretty cool and it was really fun.”

Unwin is another player with some experience coming into high school, and his love for the sport has grown to the rest of his teammates who continue to grow, despite most of them being at another school.

“(Unwin) is definitely the breadwinner of the team in terms of scoring and he does a great job of getting the attention away from our other hitters,” Franklin head coach Mykel Caruso said. “It’s not just on the court that he’s performing. Off the court and as a leader he’s doing really well.”

At the heart of it, that’s what high school sports is all about: Having fun and building characteristics in student-athletes that they can take with them for the rest of their lives.

If the OSAA needed any more proof on what the sport is doing for high schoolers, whether they come from an athletic powerhouse school or not, the state boys volleyball tournament provides an excellent example.

Whether or not Parkrose or Franklin win on Sunday doesn’t really matter. They’ve displayed what the sport can do for any student looking to get active in a new experience or help keep them active when their other sports aren’t in season.

Sunday will be the culminating moment of 2025, but it could also be the launchpad for years of boys volleyball to come as a possible sanctioned sport in Oregon.

“There were 68 teams this year, that’s really cool, it’s by far the fastest growing sport in the U.S.,” Unwin said. “I think that, especially if the club players come back and keep showing them what’s up, it’ll just keep growing. People will be more interested and I think it’s just going to keep growing exponentially.”



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NCAA Volleyball Regional Schedule Set

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The fourth-seeded Indiana volleyball team (25-7, 14-6 B1G) will play in the Sweet 16 for just the second time in program history. The NCAA announced start times and dates for next week’s regional semifinals on Sunday (Dec. 7) afternoon. The Hoosiers will play top-seeded Texas at Gregory Gymnasium on Friday (Dec. 12) afternoon at Noon ET on ESPN.

 

Following the greatest regular season in program history, IU was awarded a top-16 national seed and the chance to host the opening two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers made quick work of their first two matchups, sweeping Toledo and fifth-seeded Colorado in Bloomington to advance to the Sweet 16.

 

IU is one of five Big Ten programs remaining in the NCAA Tournament. Of the 16 schools left in the big dance, IU is one of two teams (Cal Poly) that didn’t make the big dance last year. The Hoosiers have already set a single-season program record for wins (25) and will attempt to advance to the regional final for the first time in program history.

 

The other matchup in the Austin Regional will pit second-seeded Stanford and third-seeded Wisconsin against each other. Their match will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of IU’s. The winners of both regional semifinals will meet on Sunday (Dec. 14) afternoon for a spot in the national semifinals in Kansas City.



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Louisville volleyball NCAA Tournament bracket, Texas A&M vs UofL game

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Dec. 6, 2025Updated Dec. 7, 2025, 6:08 a.m. ET

After defeating Marquette 3-2 in the second round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament on Saturday night, No. 2 Louisville will travel to Lincoln, Nebraska, and take on No. 3 Texas A&M in the Sweet 16 at 7 p.m. Friday.

This will be the Cardinals’ seventh consecutive regional appearance but first with Dan Meske as head coach.

Here’s everything you need to know to keep up with the match from home:

No. 2 seed Louisville versus No. 3 seed Texas A&M will be broadcast live on ESPN or ESPN2.

Authenticated subscribers can access ESPN2 via TV-connected devices or by going to WatchESPN.com or the WatchESPN app.

Those without cable can access ESPN2 via streaming services, with Fubo offering a free trial.

Buy Louisville volleyball tickets here

After defeating Marquette, UofL will play Texas A&M in the Lincoln, Nebraska, Regional Friday at 7 pm. Here’s a look at the tournament schedule:

  • First and second rounds: Dec. 4-6
  • Regionals: Dec. 11-14
  • Semifinals: Dec. 18 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri
  • Championship: Dec. 21 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri



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Men’s T&F Opens Season at Diplomat Open

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Lancaster, PA (December 6, 2025) – The DeSales University men’s track & field team opened the 2025-26 indoor T&F season competing at the Diplomat Open at Franklin & Marshall College on Friday.

The Bulldogs posted 10 MAC qualfying times/marks in the meet.

Among the qualifying times were junior Bryce Guthier taking second in the 400-meters with a time of 52.08. It is the fifth fastest time in indoor history.  Senior Davis Trump also qualified in the 5K with a time of 16:20.32.

In the field events, DSU posted eight qualfying marks. Junior Weston Simak qualified for the MAC Championships in both the long jump (6.52m) and triple jump (13.72m). His triple jump mark was the second best in team history.  First-year Luke Heimann also qualfied in the triple jump (11.86m).

Junior Jonathan Castronovo took home first place in the long jump with a mark of 6.58m, the second best long jump in team history.

First-year John Amoretti qualified in the shot put (12.33m), seniors Jonathan Eudja and Giovanni Wellington qualified in the weight throw with marks of 14.85m and 14.23m. First-year Ryan Rodriguez also quallified in the weight throw (11.89m).

The Bulldogs won’t return to action till the New Year at the Blue and Grey Invitational on Jan. 17th.

 



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Women’s Track & Field Turns in Multiple High Marks to Begin Season at Cornell

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ITHACA, N.Y. –

The Ithaca College women’s track & field team opened its 2025-26 season over the weekend as the Bombers made the short trip across town to compete in the Greg Page Relays hosted by Cornell University on December 5-6.

Lola Gitlin posted a time of 10:25.57 in the 3000-meter run to finish third overall.

Rachel Larson was a fourth place finisher with a time of 8.58 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles. That time is currently No. 1 in Division III after the opening weekend of the season.

Aynisha McQuillar took fifth in the 200-meter dash in a time of 26.61 seconds. McQuillar also ran in the 60-meter dash and posted the 11th fastest time in DIII during the prelim with a performance of 7.78 seconds.

Lyla Powers was fifth in the 500-meter dash with a time of 1:21.75.

Lily Seyfert claimed fifth in the shot put with a heave of 12.78 meters, which is currently ninth in the nation.

Bree Boyle and Erin Eastwood each cleared 3.54 meters in the pole vault, which is tied for 11th on the Division III performance list.

Alexis Brown turned in a leap of 11.02 meters in the triple jump for the 17th best mark in the country.

Ithaca is off for the remainder of 2025 and will return to Cornell on January 10 for the Southern Tier Invitational.

 



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Men’s Track & Field Opens Indoor Season at Cornell Greg Page Relays

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RESULTS

ITHACA, N.Y. –

The Ithaca College men’s track & field team opened its 2025-26 season over the weekend as the Bombers made the short trip across town to compete in the Greg Page Relays hosted by Cornell University on December 5-6.

Anik Vossschulte claimed third in the 200-meter dash in a time of 23.32 seconds, while Jacob Antilety was seventh at 23.71 seconds.

Matt Lokshin posted a time of 8.65 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles to place third in the event. Aidan Irwin took fourth in the high jump with a mark of 1.70 meters.

Quinten Lewis posted a mark of 13.73 meters in the triple jump to place fourth and Sebastien-Oliver Lacrete was sixth at 12.68 meters, while Evan Cherry secured fifth in the long jump with a leap of 6.84 meters.

IC’s 4×400-meter relay team of Damian Simmonds, Griffin Lupes, Noah McKibben and George Nilson placed sixth in 3:34.49.

Luke Ellor finished sixth in the shot put with a mark of 14.40 meters.

Three Bombers finished within the top eight in the 500-meter dash as Brad Kellogg was sixth in 1:09.73, Peter Tysiak followed in seventh with 1:10.74 and Matthew DeJulio was next at 1:11.59.

Kaiden Chandler and Luke Ferrer posted times of 4:41.29 and 4:53.44 in the mile to finish in seventh and eighth.

Raf Campanile was seventh in the pole vault with a clearance of 4.25 meters.

Ithaca is off for the remainder of 2025 and will return to Cornell on January 10 for the Southern Tier Invitational.

 



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