RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s golf team has announced its 2025-26 season schedule on Wednesday, per head coach Pat Stephens.
 
The slate of competition will feature 10 regular-season competitions with five in the fall and five in the spring ahead of the ASUN Conference Championship (April 22-24) and the NCAA Regionals (May 12-14).
 
“I am very pleased and excited about our 2025-26 tournament schedule,” said Stephens. “We added several new events to the schedule this season.  The team will be tested against great competition and even better venues. Finishing the fall season in Hawaii and beginning the spring season in Puerto Rico will create a lot of excitement for the team and a motivating factor to make these trips.”
 
The Colonels will begin the season at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational (Sept. 8-9) at the Guyan Golf and Country Club in Huntington, West Virginia.
 
EKU will then host its lone home tournament of the season in the Colonel Classic (Sept. 20-21) at the University Club at Arlington, looking to defend its title from last season.
 
September action concludes in the Keystone State at the Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 29-30) hosted by West Virginia at the Pete Dye – Mystic Rock Golf Course.
 
They will return to action in the Bluegrass at the Cullan Brown Collegiate (Oct. 6-7) hosted by Kentucky at the Lexington Country Club, the Colonels’ lone tournament in October.
 
The fall slate wraps up with a return to the Kapolei Invitational (Nov. 4-6) hosted by Hawaii at the Kapolei Golf Course.
 
After two months off, the Colonels start the spring in Puerto Rico for the Palmas Del Mar Collegiate (Feb. 8-10) hosted by UNC Greensboro.
 
March will feature three tournaments beginning with the Babygrande Donald Ross Collegiate (March 9-11) hosted by George Mason, Seminole Intercollegiate (March 15-17) hosted by Florida State at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club in Tallahassee, and finally the Memphis Intercollegiate (March 30-31) at the Colonial Country Club.
 
The regular season ends with the Bluegrass Collegiate (April 13-14) at the University Club of Kentucky – Big Blue.
 
EKU then prepares for the ASUN Championship in Valdosta, Ga. at Kinderlou Forest Golf Course beginning on April 22.

MID-ATLANTIC TOP 10
(FINAL)

1. Calvert Hall (Md.), 16-2

Thrilling overtime wins over Lawrenceville (N.J.) and Malvern Prep (Pa.) early set the tone, and the season finished in similar fashion. Peyton Forte scored four goals and assisted on the game-winner as the Cardinals rallied for a 10-9 overtime win over Archbishop Spalding (Md.) in the MIAA A Conference championship. It’s the program’s sixth title. Calvert Hall avenged both of their losses on their way to the title, beating No. 2 seed McDonogh (Md.) in the semifinals before topping Spalding.

2. Archbishop Spalding (Md.), 18-2

The Cavaliers had an incredible season, yet were denied their first MIAA championship in a 10-9 overtime loss to Calvert Hall. Spalding led, 9-6, going into the fourth quarter but did not score again. They avenged their only other loss and advanced to the final with a 12-6 win over Boys’ Latin (Md.), their 11th straight win this season. Brady Mollot paced the offense with 34 goals and 44 assists, Joey Matassa was the top goal scorer with 47 goals to go with 15 assists and Robby Hopper was a beast at LSM with 71 ground balls and 33 caused turnovers while also scoring 13 goals and dishing out nine assists.

3. Lawrenceville (N.J.), 17-3

The Big Red captured the Prep Nationals in Greenwich, Conn., with a 12-4 win over Salisbury (Conn.) on May 18. They reached the final with a 14-9 semifinal win over Deerfield (Mass.). They also had big wins over Boys’ Latin (Md.) and Malvern Prep (Pa.) this year. They won their final six games. Jett Stake, who was incredible in cage, will return next year for his junior season. So will junior midfielder Jake Sturtevant, who led the team with 83 points on 46 goals and 37 assists. Alex Swinnie won 62 percent of faceoffs.

4. McDonogh (Md.), 12-6

Brendan Millon scored five goals and had two assists in the Eagles’ 12-10 season-ending loss to Calvert Hall in the MIAA semifinals. The loss ended their bid for a fourth straight conference crown. Bogue Hahn and Eli Schaller each had two goals and an assist, and Aidan Seibel made seven saves. McDonogh had wins over ranked teams Haverford School (Pa.), St. Paul’s (Md.), Calvert Hall, Boys’ Latin (Md.) and Loyola Blakefield (Md.). Millon graduates after a season with 50 goals and 34 assists, and Hahn, Schaller and Seibel will leave enormous holes to fill.

5. Haverford School (Pa.), 17-4

The Fords won two out of three contests against Malvern Prep (Pa.). including their final game for the PAISAA championship. Haverford won 10 of their final 11 games. Among their wins this year were victories against Loyola Blakefield (Md.), Landon (Md.) in overtime, St. Mary’s (Md.), St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) and Episcopal (Pa.). Conor Morsell had 38 goals and 31 assists in a super sophomore year. The Fords lose standout faceoff Griff Meyer to Duke and defender Gavin Cooper to Army.

6. Malvern Prep (Pa.), 18-8

The Friars challenged themselves with one of the toughest schedules in the country. They opened the year with wins over McDonogh (Md.), Boys’ Latin (Md.), Georgetown Prep (Md.) and Loyola Blakefield (Md.). They also picked up wins over Brunswick (Conn.) and Haverford School (Pa.). They closed with wins in five of their final six games, including wins over Salesianum (Del.), Academy of New Church (Pa.) and Episcopal (Pa.). Malvern will have to replace attackmen Mike Ortlieb (Duke) and Owen Mears (Duke), midfielder Jake Bickel (Georgetown) and SSDM Will Tantillo (Duke).

7. Boys’ Latin (Md.), 13-5

The Lakers’ season ended with a 12-6 loss to top-seeded Archbishop Spalding in the MIAA semifinals. Matt Higgins scored twice and had an assist and TJ Shaw had a goal and two assists. Boys’ Latin was the only team to beat Spalding in the regular season and they beat Loyola Blakefield (Md.) twice, St. Paul’s (Md.) and St. Andrew’s (Fla.). Higgins had a banner year, scoring 44 goals and supplying 39 assists as the lone returning starter from last year.

8. Landon (Md.), 18-1

The Bears became the first team since they did it in 2001 and 2002 to win the IAC regular season outright and the IAC tournament in back-to-back seasons. They won the championship game, 9-7, over Bullis (Md.). Their only blemish came in an overtime loss to Haverford School. They earned wins over Benjamin School (Fla.), St. Andrews (Fla.), Gonzaga (D.C.) and Georgetown Prep (Md.).

9. Seton Hall Prep (N.J.), 19-3

The third time was a charm for the Pirates. Seton Hall Prep won the non-public state championship, 12-6, over Don Bosco (N.J.) after falling in the previous two title games. Villanova commit Nolan Sabel scored five goals and had an assist. Joe DelMauro scored a hat trick and Clark Rich had two goals. Teddy Coyle won six of 10 at the faceoff X and Lucas Angel went 4 for 9. It was Seton Hall’s first state title since 2004.

10. Delbarton (N.J.), 19-3

Their first in-state loss of the season was a costly one. The Green Wave could not hold an early lead in a 10-7 loss to fourth-seeded Don Bosco in the semifinals of the non-public state tournament on June 6. Brandon Fodor scored twice and had an assist and Jared Baudin had a pair of goals. Delbarton had advanced to the semifinals with a hard-fought 9-7 win over eighth-seeded Pingry in the quarterfinals June 3. The Green Wave put together an impressive resume of wins with victories over St. Anthony’s (N.Y.), Malvern Prep (Pa.), Haverford School (Pa.), Seton Hall Prep (N.J.), Summit (N.J.) and Ridgewood (N.J.). They graduate some of their top players with LSM Will Pedicano (Duke), defender Bo Popham (Notre Dame) and attack Gavin Romweber (Middlebury).

Summer is officially here so it’s not surprising to see a slightly quieter month ahead for Netflix releases.

But that certainly doesn’t mean that there’s nothing exciting coming out in July.

Nearly 30 years after the original, the highly-anticipated Happy Gilmore 2 will finally be released on July 25.

You don’t have to be a sports fan to be looking forward to the iconic golf movie’s sequel, but sports fans might just be excited about season three of Quarterback coming out on July 8.

If you’re looking for non-sports, non-fiction content, there are quite a few documentaries coming our way and that includes continued weekly episodes from the streaming services Trainwreck series.

There are several new series debuting in July, but the only notable returning show is The Sandman, as season two will be released in two parts at the start and end of the month.

Apart from Happy Gilmore 2, there are also a handful of other Netflix original films dropping in July that might pique your interest.

Here’s a full list of content coming to Netflix Canada in July 2025:

July 1

• Attack on London: Hunting The 7/7 Bombers — Netflix Documentary
• Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel — Netflix Documentary
• Cobweb
• Heat
• Legends of the Fall
• Moms’ Night Out
• The Random Hearts
• The Roommate
• Tom at the Farm

July 2

• The Old Guard 2 — Netflix Film
• Jaws
• Tour de France: Unchained: Season 3 — Netflix Documentary

July 3

• Countdown: Taylor vs. Serrano — Netflix Sports Series
• Get Rich or Die Tryin’
• The Mummy
• The Sandman: Season 2 Volume 1 — Netflix Series

July 4

• All the Sharks — Netflix Documentary
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

July 5

• Forrest Gump
• The Summer Hikaru Died — Netflix Anime

July 7

• Suicide Squad
• War Dogs

July 8

• Better Late Than Single — Netflix Series
• Nate Jackson: Super Funny — Netflix Comedy Special
• Quarterback: Season 2 — Netflix Sports Series
• Trainwreck: The Real Project X — Netflix Documentary
• What Men Want

July 9

• 1923: Season 1
• Building The Band — Netflix Series
• The Gringo Hunters — Netflix Series
• IF
• Under a Dark Sun — Netflix Series
• Ziam — Netflix Film

July 10

• 7 Bears — Netflix Family
• Brick — Netflix Film
• Leviathan — Netflix Anime
• Off Road — Netflix Series
• Sneaky Pete: Seasons 1-3
• Too Much — Netflix Series

July 11

• Aap Jaisa Koi — Netflix Film
• Almost Cops — Netflix Film
• Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 3 — Netflix Live Event
• Sideways
• Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Destination Wedding — Netflix Film

July 13

• WWE Evolution: 2025 — Netflix Live Event

July 14

• Apocalypse in the Tropics — Netflix Documentary
• Sakamoto Days: Season 1, Part 2 — Netflix Anime

July 15

• Black Hawk Down
• Trainwreck Balloon Boy — Netflix Documentary

July 16

• Amy Bradley Is Missing — Netflix Documentary

July 17

• Catalog Community Squad: Season 2
• Dawn of the Dead
• The Firm
• Untamed — Netflix Series
• Thanksgiving

July 18

• Almost Family — Netflix Film
• Delirium — Netflix Series
• I’m Still a Superstar — Netflix Documentary
• Superstar — Netflix Series
• Unbroken
• Vir Das: Fool Volume — Netflix Comedy Special
• Wall to Wall — Netflix Film

July 19

• Justice League

July 22

• Trainwreck: P.I. Moms — Netflix Documentary

July 23

• Critical: Between Life and Death — Netflix Documentary
• Letters From The Past — Netflix Series

July 24

• A Normal Woman
• Hitmakers — Netflix Series
• My Melody & Kuromi — Netflix Anime
• The Sandman: Season 2 Volume 2 — Netflix Series

July 25

• Happy Gilmore 2 — Netflix Film
• Trigger — Netflix Series
• The Winning Try — Netflix Series
• Yesterday

July 29

• Dusty Slay: Wet Heat — Netflix Comedy
• Trainwreck: Storm Area 51 — Netflix Documentary
• WWE: Unreal — Netflix Sports Series

July 30

• Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes — Netflix Documentary
• Unspeakable Sins — Netflix Series

July 31

• An Honest Life — Netflix Film
• Glass Heart — Netflix Series
• Leanne — Netflix Series
• Marked — Netflix Series
• The Sandman Season 2: Special Episode — Netflix

Here’s everything leaving Netflix Canada in July 2025:

• Grown Ups 2 (July 1)
• Loudermilk: Seasons 1-3 (July 1)
• New Amsterdam: Seasons 1-5 (July 1)
• She’s All That (July 1)
• Step Brothers (July 1)
• Call My Agent!: Seasons 1-4 (July 22)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran launched missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar on Monday, threatening to stoke a wider conflict in the Middle East, a region that supplies the world with about a third of the oil used globally every year. That same day, benchmark U.S. crude tumbled more than 7%, one of the biggest single day sell-offs this year. The following day, the same thing happened, driving crude prices down by double digits this week.

The seemingly illogical tumble in energy prices highlighted a new global reality: the world is awash in oil.

Gasoline prices barely moved this week, but experts say motorists will likely see prices at the pump begin to fall, perhaps as early as this weekend.

With the situation in the Middle East still volatile, Iran could try to block the Strait of Hormuz off its coast, through which 20% of the world’s oil passes daily. While few expect Iran to do that because it would cripple the ability to move its own oil, the fact remains that there have been drastic changes in the 50 years since an Arab oil embargo hobbled the U.S. economy and sent energy prices skyrocketing.

Following is a quick rundown of the new forces on supply and demand that have reshaped the global energy landscape, and what you can expect to see as far as prices at the pump this weekend.

PRICES AT THE PUMP

Technical innovation in the last two decades has upended global energy markets and made the U.S. the world’s top oil producer, surpassing even Saudi Arabia in 2018. It’s contributed to an extended surplus of oil, and that has consistenly driven prices lower.

Gas prices have been in broad decline for roughly three years. That has remained true even during traditional periods of high demand, like the summer travel season just now kicking into high gear.

Part of the reason, according to Patrick De Haan, the head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, is that the U.S. announced aggressive tariffs against its trading partners at around the time of year that U.S. gas prices usually begin to rise. That suppressed demand, for both households and businesses, due to anticipation of economic fallout from a broader trade war.

And prices are likely to begin falling again, and fast. Gas stations bought their fuel supplies before crude prices slumped this week, so motorists have not seen gas prices decline due to a typical lag between oil and gasoline prices.

“I think that the national average will probably cease to increase in the next 24 to 48 hours,” Patrick De Haan, the head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy said Tuesday. “Then it should stabilize for maybe a day or two and then we should start to see prices — at least the national average — to start falling this weekend.”

On Wednesday, the average retail price for a gallon of gas in the U.S. was $3.23, down from $3.47 a year ago. In June of 2022, the average U.S. price for a gallon of gas eclipsed $5, an all-time high, according to the auto club AAA.

SUPPLY & DEMAND

The U.S. is producing record volumes of natural gas and crude. Production has reached such high levels that energy companies are shutting down drilling operations because pulling crude from the ground with prices so low doesn’t make financial sense.

The odds of a U.S. oil company taking action after President Donald Trump’s this week implored them in a social media post to “drill, baby, drill,” is slim to none.

U.S. drilling activity began to slow last year and the number of active oil and gas rigs in the U.S. fell last week to 554, the lowest level since November of 2021. That’s a decline of about 19% from a year ago at this time.

That might lead to short supply and higher prices if it weren’t for producers outside of the U.S. that are currently boosting production. The type of drilling operations run outside of the U.S. can be less nimble and harder to shut off, and revenue demands much greater.

The OPEC+ alliance of oil producing nations this month announced that it was increasing production. This week, S&P Global Commodity Insights raised its 10-year production forecast for the Canadian oil sands, expecting production to reach record levels this year.

Yet these supply forces are colliding with the reality of weakening global demand for oil.

According to the International Energy Agency, oil’s share of global energy demand in 2024 fell below 30% for the first time ever. Overall energy demand has increased, but more so for natural gas and other energy sources, the IEA said in its most recent annual report published in March.

Oil demand grew a meager 0.8% last year, according to the IEA.

Part of the reason is new technology in transportation.

Global sales of electric cars climbed 25% last year, according to the IEA, just the most recent example of the mainstreaming of EVs. One of every five vehicles sold last year was electric. That’s one of the reasons demand for crude is falling, while demand for alternative forms of energy continues to rise. Additionally, fossil fuel powered engines are becoming increasingly efficient, whether they are traveling through the air, by sea, or on the road.

And right now, the same anxiety that has led households to cut down on trips in the car is also impacting airlines, which have reduced their projections for air travel this year due to potential trade wars and the economic unease that comes with them. That has added further downward pressure on oil prices.

RISE OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

New energy technology of course reaches beyond transportation.

According to the IEA, 80% of the increase in global electricity generation last year was provided by renewable sources such as wind and solar.

As more alternative energy sources are established, including natural gas, the demand for crude falls. Demand for natural gas grew 2.7% in 2024, while oil demand rose just 0.8%, down from a 1.9% increase in 2023.

Major U.S. technology companies have begun investing heavily in nuclear power to meet their energy needs for artificial intelligence and data centers.

Facebook parent company Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and Google have all announced investments in and partnerships with nuclear power companies in the past year.

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By COLLEEN BARRY and LUCA BRUNO

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Multi-billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez arrived in Venice on Wednesday ahead of their star-studded weekend wedding, an event that has galvanized a wide assortment of activist groups protesting it.

Bezos waved from a water taxi as he and Sanchez arrived at the dock of the Aman Hotel, a five-star hotel on the Grand Canal, with two security boats in tow.

The event has drawn protests by groups who view it as a sign of the growing disparity between the haves and have-nots, while residents complain it exemplifies the way their needs are disregarded in the era of mass tourism to the historic lagoon city.

About a dozen Venetian organizations — including housing advocates, anti-cruise ship campaigners and university groups — have united to protest the multi-day event under the banner “No Space for Bezos,” a play on words also referring to the bride’s recent space flight.

They have staged small-scale protests, unfurling anti-Bezos banners on iconic Venetian sites. They were joined Monday by Greenpeace and the British group “Everyone Hates Elon,” which has smashed Teslas to protest Elon Musk, to unfurl a giant banner in St. Mark’s Square protesting purported tax breaks for billionaires.

On Wednesday, other activists launched a float down the Grand Canal featuring a mannequin of Bezos clinging onto an Amazon box, his fists full of fake dollars. The British publicity firm that announced the stunt said it wasn’t a protest of the wedding “but against unchecked wealth, media control, and the growing privatisation of public spaces.”

There has been no comment from Bezos’ representatives on the protests.

The local activists had planned a more organized protest for Saturday, aiming to obstruct access to canals with boats to prevent guests from reaching a wedding venue. They modified the protest to a march from the train station after claiming a victory, asserting that their pressure forced organizers to change the venue to the Arsenale, a more easily secured site beyond Venice’s congested center.

“It will be a strong, decisive protest, but peaceful,’’ said Federica Toninello, an activist with the Social Housing Assembly network. “We want it to be like a party, with music, to make clear what we want our Venice to look like.”

Among the 200 guests confirmed to be attending the wedding are Mick Jagger, Ivanka Trump, Oprah Winfrey, Katy Perry and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Venice, renowned for its romantic canal vistas, hosts hundreds of weddings each year, not infrequently those of the rich and famous. Previous celebrity weddings, like that of George Clooney to human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin in 2014, were embraced by the public. Hundreds turned out to wish the couple well at City Hall.

Bezos has a different political and business profile, said Tommaso Cacciari, a prominent figure in the movement that successfully pushed for a ban on cruise ships over 25,000 tons traveling through the Giudecca Canal in central Venice.

“Bezos is not a Hollywood actor,’’ Cacciari said. “He is an ultra-billionaire who sat next to Donald Trump during the inauguration, who contributed to his re-election and is contributing in a direct and heavy way to this new global obscurantism.’’

Critics cite Amazon’s labor practices, ongoing tax disputes with European governments and Bezos’ political associations as reasons for concern.

Activists also argue that the Bezos wedding exemplifies broader failures in municipal governance, particularly the prioritization of tourism over residents’ needs. They cite measures such as the day-tripper tax — which critics argue reinforces Venice’s image as a theme park — as ineffective. Chief among their concerns is the lack of investment in affordable housing and essential services.

City officials have defended the wedding. Mayor Luigi Brugnaro called the event an honor for Venice, and the city denied the wedding would cause disruptions.

“Venice once again reveals itself to be a global stage,’’ Brugnaro told The Associated Press, adding he hoped to meet Bezos while he was in town.

Meanwhile, a Venetian environmental research association, Corila, issued a statement saying Bezos’ Earth Fund was supporting its work with an “important donation.”

Corila, which unites university scholars and Italy’s main national research council in researching Venetian protection strategies, wouldn’t say how much Bezos was donating but said contact began in April, well before the protests started.

Originally Published: June 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM MDT

It wasn’t as great as the fall sports, but honestly, it would be hard to match the amazing fall season by Journal-area prep sports teams.

The winter sports season still had some champions, but more individual compared to team titles.

Check back next week for the conclusion of this series with a look at the spring sports season that recently wrapped up.

Here’s a look back at top winter sports highlights in the Journal-area: 

Girls Basketball:

State Runner-Up: Fremd (lost 65-44 to Kenwood in Class 4A title game)

Fourth Place at State: Loyola Academy (lost 54-44 to Alton in Class 4A third place game)

Sectional Champions: Fremd (4A), Loyola Academy (4A), Willows Academy (1A)

Regional Champions: Prospect (4A), Fremd (4A), Maine South (4A), Loyola Academy (4A), Rolling Meadows (4A), Hersey (4A), Glenbrook South (4A), St. Viator (3A), Regina Dominican (2A), Willows Academy (1A)

Boys Basketball:

Highlights: Rolling Meadows advanced to the supersectionals, falling to eventual state runner-up Warren 60-48 to finish in the top eight at state in Class 4A. Fremd and Loyola Academy each fell in the sectional finals.

Sectional Champion: Rolling Meadows (4A)

Regional Champions: Rolling Meadows (4A), Loyola Academy (4A), Fremd (4A), Hersey (4A), Stevenson (4A), St. Viator (3A)

Boys Bowling:

Highlights: Rolling Meadows is new in boys bowling, but Jayden Ramel has been bowling for a while and it showed at state as he finished third overall individually. Only Notre Dame’s Justin Sanetra (2010; 3rd place), Notre Dame’s Tom Ochal (2015; 2nd), Stevenson’s Zach Singer (2016; 1st), Stevenson’s Richy Zenner (2016; 2nd) and Stevenson’s Lucas Pinkus (2018; 5th) have finished top five at state before. Stevenson’s Jude Snider finished 82nd at state this year as well. No Journal-area team qualified for state.

Girls Bowling:

Individual State Champion: Elk Grove’s Julia Korzen won the wheelchair division at state for her first career state title.

State Team: Hersey finished 22nd with Annalyse Johnson, Abby Stonequist, Lizzie Waltz, Audrey Neill, Freedom Toll and Angela Colletti.

Also of note: Hersey won a regional title and a sectional title, the only Journal-area team to do so in 2025 for girls bowling.

Boys Wrestling:

Individual State Champions: Niles Notre Dame’s Ray Long won the 106 lbs. state title in Class 2A. Fremd’s Evan Gosz (47-2 record) won the Class 3A title at 144 lbs.

State Team Trophy: Hersey finished a program-best fourth at state in the dual competition (Hersey won state in 1970-71 and 1971-72 under the old format that ran from 1936-83). Hersey beat Edwardsville 40-27 in the state quarterfinals for their first ever dual state win, before falling 55-15 in the semifinals to eventual state champion Marmion. In the third place match, Joliet Catholic won 46-22 over Hersey.

Team Sectionals: Northridge qualified for the team sectionals for the first time ever in Class 1A. Niles Notre Dame qualified for sectionals in Class 2A, while Hersey qualified in Class 3A.

State Individual Medalists: Loyola Academy’s Niko Ordiotti (2nd at 106 lbs.), Loyola’s Kai Calcutt (2nd at 215 lbs.), Hersey’s Elijah Garza (4th at 132 lbs.), Buffalo Grove’s Oleksandr Havrylkiv (4th at 113 lbs.), Maine South’s Tyler Fortis (4th at 485 lbs.), Hersey’s Maksim Mukhamedaliyev (5th at 144 lbs.), Fremd’s Owen Jakubczak (5th at 285 lbs.) and Fremd’s Drew Fifield (6th at 138 lbs.) in Class 3A. Notre Dame’s John Sheehy (4th at 126 lbs.) also medaled in Class 2A. Northridge’s Adam Haddad (3rd at 165 lbs.) in Class 1A became the first Knights’ wrestler to medal in program history.

Also of note: There were additional individual state qualifiers from Elk Grove, Fremd, Hersey, Maine South, Maine West, Niles Notre Dame, Northridge, Prospect, Rolling Meadows, Stevenson and Wheeling.

Girls Wrestling:

Individual State Champion: Loyola Academy’s Harlee Hiller won her second career state title, claiming the 115 lbs. championship two years after winning the 105 lbs. title.

Also of note: Wheeling’s Elise “Leaf” Burkut (125 lbs.) and Prospect’s Viola Pianetto (135 lbs.) were state runner-up finishers this season. Maine West’s Lillian “Lilly” Garrett (34-7) picked up the first IHSA state medal for the program with a fifth place finish at 170 lbs. Leyden’s Zoey Dodgers (5th at 105 lbs.) and Sabrina Bono (5th at 120 lbs.) earned the first state medals ever for the Eagles. There were also state qualifiers from Elk Grove, Conant, Stevenson and Fremd.

Competitive Cheerleading:

State Runner-Up: Buffalo Grove (coed division)

Also of note: Stevenson finished fourth in the coed division, while Hersey grabbed seventh. Elk Grove finished 11th, while Palatine (15th) and Conant (17th) also competed at state in the coed division. Prospect finished 15th and Maine South was 16th in the large division at State. St. Viator was 24th in the medium division.

Competitive Dance:

State Runner-Up: Stevenson placed second in Class 3A with 95.88 points.

Other State Teams: Fremd (6th; 93.48 score), Maine South (11th; 90.26), Glenbrook South (18th; 85.16), Loyola Academy (21st; 84.12), Conant (24th; 82.72) and Prospect (26th; 82.47) in Class 3A. Buffalo Grove (19th; 81.41) and Maine East (25th; 79.1) both competed in Class 2A, while St. Viator finished 22nd in Class 1A.

Boys Swimming:

Individual State Champions: Glenbrook South’s Ryan Eidelman won the 50-yard free for Athletes with Disabilities (AWD), 100-yard free for AWD, 200-yard free for AWD and 100-yard breaststroke for AWD. Conant’s Trevor Hanson was competing in a different level for AWD events and he won the three events he competed in, winning the 50-yard free AWD, 100-yard free AWD and 100-yard breaststroke AWD.

State Teams: Loyola Academy (5th place; 133.5 points), Stevenson (6th; 127 pts.), Glenbrook South (7th; 124 pts.), Niles West (14th; 74 pts.), Buffalo Grove (18th; 35 pts.), Maine South (24th, 18 pts.), Maine East (26th; 16 pts.), Fremd (31st; 9 pts.), Hersey (33rd; 7 pts.), Prospect (35th; 6.5 pts.), Conant (36th; 6 pts.) and Rolling Meadows (40th; 4 pts.).

Individual/Relay State Highlights: Loyola’s Velizar Filipov, Devon Bone, Gus Koh and Luke Helm finished third in the 200-yard medley relay, while Glenbrook South (5th) and Stevenson (6th) also finished in the top 10. Glenbrook South’s Taylor Isaac was runner-up in 1-meter diving, while Maine South’s Caleb Lakin (4th), Buffalo Grove’s Michael Surowaniec (8th) and Hersey’s Nathan Mabry (10th) all finished in the top 10 behind Isaac. Niles West’s Ethan Chung was third in the 100-yard fly, while Loyola’s pair of Velizar Filipov (5th) and Gus Koh (6th) also finished top 10 at state. Glenbrook South’s Lucas Fernandez-Geddes was fourth in the 100-yard free and he was part of the 200-yard free relay team that finished fourth, just ahead of Stevenson (5th) and Niles West (6th). The Journal-area had five swimmers in the top 10 in the 100-yard back with Stevenson’s Kasper Lee (3rd), Loyola’s Filipov (4th), Loyola’s Koh (6th), Niles West’s Chung (8th) and Fremd’s Marcus Wirkowski (10th). Glenbrook South’s Noah Chen finished fifth in the 100-yard breast. Loyola also picked up a third place finish in the 400-yard free relay. Maine East’s David Rozenbergas finished 10th in the 200-yard IM and ninth in the 100-yard free to earn the Blue Demons their first state medals in 53 years.

Girls Gymnastics:

Highlights: Palatine’s Jolee Waddington finished sixth in all-around at state with a 36.975 score. Waddington was runner-up at state in parallel bars (9.55) and fifth on floor (9.4). Hersey’s Maria Reyes took third on floor. Prospect, Stevenson and Glenbrook South were among the schools with state qualifiers as well.

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