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Randall's Tahlie Brandt highlights Texas Panhandle wheelchair athletes at UIL state track …
Randall wheelchair standout Tahlie Brandt won two medals during the UIL state track and field meet Friday at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin on Friday. [Joe Garcia III/ Press Pass Sports] AUSTIN – Tahlie Brandt showed Friday afternoon she knows all about perfect timing. The Randall High junior defended her girls Wheelchair shot put […]


AUSTIN – Tahlie Brandt showed Friday afternoon she knows all about perfect timing.
The Randall High junior defended her girls Wheelchair shot put state championship in dramatic fashion winning by ¾ of an inch on her final of six throws at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
Brandt heaved a personal best throw of 18 feet, four inches on her final attempt eclipsing Dripping Springs freshman Isabel Crew who led at the time with a throw of 18 feet, 3 ¼ inches.
Brandt and Crew were the lone competitors to surpass the 18-foot mark.
“This is such a great feeling,” Brandt said. “I was just trying to reach back and throw it as far as a I could.”
Brandt’s Randall High coach Joe Britten praised Brandt’s mental toughness and said, “I’m very proud of her. She was able to handle the adversity of the lightening delay and on that last throw just let it go.”
A lightening delay was issued during the third competitors’ throws. All fans and athletes were all told to leave Mike A. Myers Stadium.
About an hour later the shot-put competition resumed.

Britten said he and Brandt entered the state meet having worked on remaining positive during stressful situations.
Britten had presented Brandt motivational sayings and then showed her the movie For The Love of The Game, which in part sends the message how worrying about the consequences only adds stress so just go out and free up you mind and enjoy the sport you love.
It worked.
“I tried not to be frustrated with the lightening delay,” Brandt said as her field event was the final one of the day. “The break really kind of helped.”
Brandt was strong throughout her six throws continually improving over the final three as her tosses went 18-0 ½ inch, 18-1 1/4 inch and then the final gold medal heave of 18-4.
Finding heshotput where competitors make all six throws before leaving the ring. She had to wait out the final throwers, none coming close to her distance.
“Like I said I’m so proud of her and the way she has worked so hard,” Britten said. “That was fun to watch.”
Brandt threw 16-1 3/4 last year to take the gold so she improved more than two feet.
Before the Friday shot put competition Brandt finished third in the 100-meter race reaching the medal stand with a bronze, then was fourth in the 400 meters.
“I really tried for first or second (in the 100) but just couldn’t go fast enough,” Brandt said.

Also competing in the wheelchair competition from the Amarillo-area Friday was Caprock sophomore Triston West and Pampa junior Avery Ferguson.
West missed out on the medal stand in the 100-meter dash by an eyelash of 0.49 seconds finishing in fourth. He was also fourth in the 400-meter dash and ninth in the shot put.
“This was a good experience,” West said. “I was off my PRs by just a little bit. I really thought at the start of the 100 I was going to get on the medal stand. And the 400 I thought I could just start faster.
“I learned today they are getting faster down here,” West said. “It motivates me to get better.
“Being at the state meet is a really cool experience. Being in the top of Texas and all the people in the stands. This motivates me to push harder and medal.”
Ferguson had his moment in the sun as well finishing 7th in the 100 and 8th in the 400. He set a Harvester school record in the 400 a 1:38.40.
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Wyoming High School State Track and Field Meet: The first day of the Wyoming High School State Track and Field Meet in Casper is complete and Sheridan County High Schools have 3 state champions so far. Big Horn Freshman Lyla Marney set a new 2A record in the girls 3200 meter run, breaking the old […]


Wyoming High School State Track and Field Meet: The first day of the Wyoming High School State Track and Field Meet in Casper is complete and Sheridan County High Schools have 3 state champions so far.
Big Horn Freshman Lyla Marney set a new 2A record in the girls 3200 meter run, breaking the old record set back in 2005, by about 13 seconds.
Trace Nelson of BH is the state champ in the 2A boys long jump.
As for Sheridan, the boys 1600 sprint medley relay team finished 1st.
In the team standings through the end of Day 1, it’s Big Horn and then everyone else in 2A Boys.
Sheridan is in 2nd place in the 4A Boys standings, behind Star Valley.
Competition today and tomorrow starts at 9am.
Click here to see results from the state track and field meet
Wyoming High School State Soccer Tournament: The Sheridan boys won their first round game in the 4A State Tournament, 3-2 over Rock Springs.
The Broncs will play Kelly Walsh in the semi-finals today at 4pm at Thunder Basin High School.
The other semi-final is between Cheyenne Central and Jackson.
The Sheridan girls lost their first game of the season yesterday, as they fell against Kelly Walsh in a shootout.
The Lady Broncs will take on Laramie in a consolation round elimination game today at 9am at Campbell County High School.
The Buffalo boys shut out Powell 3-nil in the 3A State Tournament yesterday and will play Lander today in the semi-finals at 4pm.
The other semi-final is between Torrington and Cody.
The Buffalo girls lost against Cody 8-zip, and will play Worland today in a consolation round elimination game at 9am.
Click here to see results from the state soccer tournament.
Wyoming High School State Softball Tournament: Sheridan dropped their first round game vs. Cheyenne Central 20-17 at the State Tournament in Cheyenne.
The Lady Broncs will take on Laramie today at 12-noon in an elimination game.
The team can still play its way to the state championship, but to do so, they will have to win 3-games back-to-back-to-back with a short break in between games, both today and tomorrow.
Click here to see results from the state softball tournament.
Sheridan Troopers Legion Baseball: The Sheridan Troopers play a non-conference game today at Gillette starting at 7:30pm.
The team will be in Gillette tomorrow to take on Evanston at 9:30am and Jackson at 12-noon.
Sunday is an off day for graduation.
The Troopers will play 2 more at Gillette on Memorial Day Monday, starting at 12-noon against Powell, followed by a 2:30pm game vs. Laramie.
High School Rodeo: Cowboys and cowgirls will be competing at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Buffalo tomorrow, Sunday and Monday.
Competition starts at 10am both tomorrow and Sunday and at 9am on Monday.
The Wyoming High School State Rodeo Finals will also be in Buffalo in 2 weeks.
Colorado Rockies Baseball: The Colorado Rockies were swept in a 4-game series at home vs. Philadelphia, losing yesterday 2-zip.
The Rocks start a 3-game home series vs. the New York Yankees today.
First pitch is scheduled for 6:40pm.
Tomorrow’s game will start at 2:10pm, and Sunday’s game at 1:10pm.
On Monday, the Rocks will start a 9-game road trip, beginning with a 3-game series at the Chicago Cubs.
NBA Playoffs: Oklahoma City won Game 2 of their best of 7 western conference finals series at home last night vs. Minnesota 118-103.
The Thunder lead the series 2-zip.
Game 3 is tomorrow at Minnesota.
Tonight is Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals between Indiana and New York.
NHL Playoffs: The Florida Panthers won on the road again, as they shut out Carolina 5-zip, to take a 2-nothing lead in their best of 7 Eastern Conference finals series.
Game 3 is tomorrow at Florida.
Tonight is Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals between Edmonton and Dallas.
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Junior High Rodeo Athletes Blaze A Trail to National Competition, High School Season …
The Nebraska Rodeo Update is a weekly radio program designed to highlight Nebraska rodeo and western events. The program sheds light on the success of Nebraska athletes, rodeos, and cowboy culture in the Cornhusker state. Listen to the update, or read highlights from the program below! Program Overview: Schrunk Brothers Qualify for National Junior High […]


The Nebraska Rodeo Update is a weekly radio program designed to highlight Nebraska rodeo and western events. The program sheds light on the success of Nebraska athletes, rodeos, and cowboy culture in the Cornhusker state. Listen to the update, or read highlights from the program below!
Program Overview:
- Schrunk Brothers Qualify for National Junior High Finals Rodeo
- Hudson Redman Takes Junior High Tie Down Roping Title
- Gracey Rodocker Peters Finds Success in Barrel Racing at Thedford and Stapleton High School Rodeos
- Pro Rodeo Trail Highlights
Listen to the Nebraska Rodeo Update here:
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Arizona State’s Preston Summerhays is among a group of golfers raised in Arizona who will be competing in the NCAA Division I men’s golf championships in Carlsbad, Calif. (Photo courtesy of Tommy Fernandez/Sun Devil Athletics) PHOENIX – Memorial Day weekend for many means fueling up boats, loading up coolers and celebrating with family and friends. […]


Arizona State’s Preston Summerhays is among a group of golfers raised in Arizona who will be competing in the NCAA Division I men’s golf championships in Carlsbad, Calif. (Photo courtesy of Tommy Fernandez/Sun Devil Athletics)
PHOENIX – Memorial Day weekend for many means fueling up boats, loading up coolers and celebrating with family and friends. For a select group of amateur golfers, however, they’ll be seekig drier ground and competing in the 2025 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Golf Championship in Carlsbad, Calif.
Thirty college golf teams, including Arizona State, and six individual golfers have qualified to tee off at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa, starting with 54 holes of stroke play starting Friday and finishing up Sunday. Representing the Sun Devils are 2024 U.S. Amateur champion and three-time All-American senior Josele Ballester, junior Michael Mjaaseth, sophomore Connor Williams, freshman Peer Wernicke, sophomore Fifa Laopakdee and senior Preston Summerhays.
Additionally, from San Diego all the way to Auburn, Ga., former Arizona high school athletes will compete in the final matchup of the 2024-2025 season with the hope of bringing home the ultimate prize in college golf.
Trey Moore
Team: Utah Utes
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Scottsdale
High School: Desert Mountain
Highlights: As one of the youngest competitors in the field, Moore has made a name for himself within the Utes program in just a short amount of time. He earned his high school team’s MVP award in 2023, and he secured two junior tournament titles during his time at Desert Mountain, including the Prescott City Junior Championship. Upside defines Moore’s game, but he’ll need to dig deep into his tool belt to secure a win against the more experienced competitors on the course this weekend.
Davis Johnson
Team: Utah Utes
Class: Junior (Redshirt)
Hometown: Scottsdale
High School: Scottsdale Preparatory Academy
Highlights: From being ranked in the Top 100 for the 2021 recruiting class to recording the team’s lowest stroke average last season (71.7), consistency is the name of Johnson’s game. He is currently ranked 331st according to the World Amateur Golf Ranking, but he’s risen as high as 175th on the list at his best. He’s had three top 10 finishes in the past 104 weeks, and he’ll look to add to that total this weekend.
Henry Dall
Team: San Diego Toreros
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Phoenix
High School: Brophy College Preparatory
Highlights: Yet another freshman on our list, Dall competed as a varsity golfer for Brophy Prep all four years of his high school career. During that time, the program appeared in three Arizona state championships, including securing the state title in 2021 and 2022. Dall’s current index maintains a +3.5, Amateurgolf.com reports, an admirable statistic at any level of golf. Though he has had quite a bit of success in high school, more is expected as he continues to pursue his collegiate golf career.
Mahanth Chirravuri
Team: Pepperdine Waves
Class: Junior
Hometown: Chandler
High School: Hamilton
Highlights: Though his college career started at USC, Chirravuri is now comfortably a part of the Pepperdine program, boasting a scoring average of 71.44 through his first 34 rounds of golf with the program. In more than half of those rounds (18 to be exact), Chirravuri shot below par, and placed second at the Saticoy Showdown earlier this season.
Johnnie Clark
Team: Oklahoma State Cowboys
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Mesa
High School: Arizona Connections Academy
Highlights: At 6-feet-5, he stands out above much of the competition he sees on the course, literally and figuratively. As a freshman during the 2023-2024 season, Clark was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, and he tied for 13th at The Spring Indy at WinStar that very same season. He was also named a second-team AJGA All-American in 2022 and 2023.
Tyler Spielman
Team: Auburn Tigers
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Cave Creek
High School: Brophy College Preparatory
Highlights: The third and final freshman on this list is the 2022-2023 Arizona High School Player of the Year for the Arizona Republic, who was also ranked number one in national high school scoring averages for that season as well. Spielman is no stranger to pressure at a high level, having shot a combined 17-under to win the 2023 AIA state championship. Arizona State expressed interest, but he decided to take his talents down south to Alabama instead.
Tucker Clark
Team: Colorado Buffaloes
Class: Senior
Hometown: Paradise Valley
High School: Arcadia High School
Highlights: Clark has had a storied career at Colorado, showcasing his talents in several tournaments each season during his time swinging his clubs for the Buffaloes. As a true freshman, he helped lead his team to the NCAA regionals for the first time since 2012, and finished fourth on the team with a 72.52 stroke average over 21 rounds of golf (while playing at Notre Dame before transferring). Junior Golf Scoreboard ranked him as the number 15 player in the class of 2020 coming into college.
Preston Summerhays
Team: Arizona State Sun Devils
Class: Senior
Hometown: Scottsdale
High School: Chaparral
Highlights: Summerhays is only one of two seniors on the condensed Sun Devils roster, and with a father who is a Golf Digest Top 50 instructor, it’s clear success on the golf course is in his blood. Summerhays has had a standout career playing golf in Arizona, even earning a sponsor’s exemption for the 2022 WM Phoenix Open. Summerhays shot a career low 62 10-under at the Las Vegas Regional in 2023, and is expected to do much of the same this weekend in Southern California.
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Last Updated on May 23, 2025 by Derek Levendusky Pound-for-Pound USA Wrestling, FloWrestling and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum has published the National Rankings for high school girls wrestlers for April 2025. This national ranking evaluates all girls enrolled in grades 8-12, and athletes from all 50 states are eligible for selection. […]


Pound-for-Pound
USA Wrestling, FloWrestling and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum has published the National Rankings for high school girls wrestlers for April 2025. This national ranking evaluates all girls enrolled in grades 8-12, and athletes from all 50 states are eligible for selection.
These rankings have heavily impacted by two major USA Wrestling events, the Women’s Nationals in Spokane, Wash., along with the National Girls High School Recruiting Showcase in Las Vegas, Nev., In addition, all of USA Wrestling’s Regional competitions were evaluated, as well as a number of other national and state-level competitions.
With the Women’s Nationals serving as a World Team Trials event at the U15, U17, U20 and U23 levels, a number of athletes changed weight classes in order to try out for Team USA.
With the addition of weight classes in the post-season competition, the committee has brought back the 95-pound weight class (which is not included in most state high school seasons). The #1 wrestler in this month’s ranking at 95 pounds is Madison Healey of Pennsylvania.
Those who have remained ranked #1 but at different weight classes are Jaclyn Bouzakis of Pennsylvania (100), Morgan Turner of Illinois (105) and Everest Leydecker of Arizona (120).
Four other new #1 athletes in this ranking are Heather Crull of Indiana (110), Emma Bacon of Pennsylvania (125), Daniella Nugent of Massachusetts (140) and Tilisa Matakaiongo of Utah (235).
The athletes who remained at #1 at the same weight class are Epenesa Elison of California (115), Aubre Krazer of Pennsylvania (130), Taina Fernandez of Maryland (135), Violette Lasure of Pennsylvania (145), Piper Fowler of Tennessee (170) and Brooke Huffman of Wisconsin (190).
The Pound-For-Pound (P-4-P) rankings had significant changes, including a new #1 athlete, Everest Leydecker of Arizona, who has qualified for Senior-level Final X, won the Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament, and earned a spot on the U.S. U20 World Team.
Rounding out the top five of the Pound-For-Pound rankings are #1 Leydecker, #2 Fernandez, #3 Bouzakis, #4 Crull and #5 Fowler. Athletes who have moved up into the top 25 in the P-4-P are #13 Abbi Cooper of California, #14 Daniella Nugent of Massachusetts, #19 Tilisa Matakaiongo of Utah, #21 Cassandra Gonzales of Minnesota, #23 Taylor Whiting of Wisconsin and #24 Harlee Hiller of Illinois.
The final ranking for the year will be posted in early July prior to the annual USMC Junior and 16U Nationals in Fargo, N.D. The final ranking will include assessment of USA Wrestling’s Women’s National Duals in Westfield, Ind. in June, as well as the rest of the major national-level competitions organized by a variety of wrestling organizations.
Coaches, parents and athletes are encouraged to provide information about specific athletes and their achievements throughout the year for the committee to consider. If they have information on specific girls who should be considered for ranking or updates on their achievements, please send it by email to girlsrankings@usawrestling.org. The quality of these rankings continue to improve as people choose to share updated information.
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CANNES, France — Much of the cinema world has descended on the Cannes Film Festival as the French Riviera extravaganza holds its 78th edition. This gallery features daily highlights from the festival curated by Associated Press photo editors. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. 2


CANNES, France — Much of the cinema world has descended on the Cannes Film Festival as the French Riviera extravaganza holds its 78th edition.
This gallery features daily highlights from the festival curated by Associated Press photo editors.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
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