Abi Francisco‘s passion for athletics has never faded away — and only continues to strengthen.

Francisco has been the senior athletic trainer at El Camino College for almost ten years and the interim athletic director as of Monday, March 10.

Francisco grew up in Torrance, California and played soccer her whole life.

She competed in soccer heavily beginning at 8 years old and all throughout her time at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School.

“I lived, breathed and slept soccer until I went to undergrad,” Francisco said.

She attended San Diego State University knowing she wanted to get in its athletic training program.

“I like that my path took me back here. The South Bay is awesome,” Francisco said.

She holds a sense of honor in being a part of the athletics program at ECC.

Francisco said El Camino has always been one of the most competitive colleges in the state, not only in Southern California but in the state of California.

In terms of competition and success rate in the past 20 years, the Warriors athletics program has always been up there.

“To be a part of this program as an athletic trainer is awesome and now to be part of the administration part of it, I get to hold a deeper sense of pride with us, with the community, LA and the college itself and its athletic program,” Francisco said.

Francisco anticipated being in an administrative role later in life but took the opportunity once it was presented before her.

Warriors baseball coach Grant Palmer said his experience working with Abi has been exceptional.

“Her transitioning into this athletic director role, it’s been really a seamless transition,” Palmer said. “The biggest thing that she’s done for us, for our team and for our program is she really cares and it’s authentic.”

Palmer recognizes Francisco’s authenticity and shares that the baseball team members gravitate towards her, because of her passion and her wanting the best for them.

Francisco’s educational background consists of a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology with an emphasis in athletic training from San Diego State University, and a master’s degree in kinesiology from California Baptist University.

“At heart I’m a student. I love learning new things. Most of what I was learning was based on sports medicine and science and doing research on biomechanics and injury prevention,” Francisco said.

Throughout graduate school, she saw herself becoming an administrator in the near future.

“When I was in school finishing up my master’s degree, I knew that eventually I would want to be the athletic director of an institution,” Francisco said.

In her career, she has worked with various administrators, athletic trainers, institutions and mentors in California.

She’s been part of California Community College Committees and worked for Compton College aside from ECC.

She began her professional athletic training career at The Walt Disney Company.

She worked as an athletic trainer for four years primarily working on the medical side of prevention and injury with employees, performers, dancers, stage managers and acrobats.

Francisco enjoys learning and being able to see the other side of how an athletics program is run, being in her current position.

Francisco learns something new everyday and meets someone new everyday. Her administrative role forces her to speak to more people.

“As an administrator and I have to speak to way more people it’s all really fun and interesting to see this side of athletics, instead of exclusively the medical side which is still a very fun side,” Francisco said.

Her position as interim athletic director is a much bigger scale.

“I’ve worked with all of our 22 programs on a smaller scale and this is a bigger scale that I am now working with,” Francisco said.

Francisco has a good relationship with ECC’s coaches and student athletes. She describes her ability to build relationships as one of her greatest strengths.

“I think for me personally that’s probably one of my greatest strengths and what helped me get into this position is being able to cultivate really good relationships with anyone that I’m working with,” Francisco said.

CJ Arnold, athletics specialist said she has always brought the same work ethic to the program all throughout the job titles she’s held.

“Things that have remained the same are her hard work, her attention to detail, her passion and just her energy, you can pick up on that,” Arnold said.

Francisco hopes to continue to build upon the legacy ECC’s athletics program has.

“We have had a good amount of professional athletes that come from El Camino College I want to keep the reputation going, our legend going and whatever I can do to be a part of that, I’ll do it,” Francisco said.

(WHSV) – Week 10 for high school spring sports continued Thursday night in Virginia.

Check out highlights from the boys soccer game between Turner Ashby and Rocktown.

If you see a score missing and want to report it, send an email to sports@whsv.com.

Baseball

• Turner Ashby 13, Rocktown 0
• Riverheads 6, Staunton 4
• Fort Defiance 10, Waynesboro 4
• Page Co. 7, Stonewall Jackson 5
• Strasburg 2, Central 3

Softball

• Turner Ashby 15, Rocktown 0
• Broadway 7, Spotswood 2
• Fort Defiance 11, Waynesboro 0
• Alleghany 2, Wilson Memorial 12
• Strasburg 3, Central 2
• Page Co. 17, Stonewall Jackson 2
• Riverheads at Staunton (not reported)

Boys Soccer

• Turner Ashby 0, Rocktown 4
• Broadway 0, Spotswood 2
• Fort Defiance 0, Waynesboro 3
• Central 3, Strasburg 0
• Stonewall Jackson 0, Page Co. 3

Girls Soccer

• Strasburg 0, Central 4
• Page Co. 2, Stonewall Jackson 2
• Rocktown 0, Turner Ashby 5
• Fort Defiance 0, Waynesboro 8

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The third-ever Montana all-class high school baseball state tournament got underway in Hamilton on Thursday with opening round quarterfinals games.

Here’s a look at the highlights and results from those opening round games:

Game One: Billings Central defeats Columbia Falls 6-2

Not only was Rams sophomore Matteo Harris the winning pitcher on Thursday, scattering two runs (one earned) and three hits over 4.2 innings of work, but Harris was also Central’s driving force at the plate with three hits and three RBIs on the day.

Game Two: Billings West defeats Frenchtown 11-4

Five different Golden Bears had multi-hit efforts and seven different players drove in a run for West, making it a total team effort on offense. On the mound for West it was starting pitcher Carson Steinmetz who picked up the win, allowing just two runs (non earned) on one hit over five innings of work.

Game Three: Billings Skyview vs Hamilton (4:45 PM DELAYED)

Game Four: Missoula Big Sky vs Belgrade (TBD)

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) – The final regular season tennis matches are scheduled for this upcoming Tuesday.

Teams have just a few matches left before the playoffs begin.

Presque Isle hosted Fort Kent High School on the tennis courts at UMPI.

For the girls singles, Alice Korzekwa won her match, Sabine Wells-Puckett and Kapri Griffeth each earned a point for the Lady Wildcats.

Madeleine Martin and Emma Cyr picked up a point for Fort Kent.

Taylor Walton and Avery Dickson won a fourth point for Presque Isle, the girls win 4-1.

The Presque Isle boys also won all three of their singles matches, Isaac Staples winning first singles, Jacob Bennett wins second singles, and Garrett White on the court here, he would go on to win as well.

Similarly to the girl’s tennis match Fort Kent won one of two doubles matches.

Quinn Michaud and Finley Marquis pair up to pick up one point for the Warriors.

Duke Deschaine and Cam Locke were Presque Isle’s doubles winners.

Presque Isle has two matches to go, a home match against Mount Desert Island on Saturday and an away match against the Caribou Vikings next Tuesday.

The Central Aroostook Panthers made the quick trip North to face the Fort Fairfield Tigers.

Tigers up 3-0, they continue to put themselves in a position to score, Cayden Ala takes third base with an out in the bottom of the third inning.

Graedon King batting with two runners in scoring position, a hard hit ball and Ala will score, 4-0, King beats the throw to first and Levi Cole reaches third.

Bases juiced for Nick O’Neal at the plate, a ground ball and the Panthers defense tightens up for an out at second, one run scores and the Tigers are back to runners at the corners.

In the top of the 4th the Panthers scored their first run, the Tigers go on to win 11-3.

The Lady Tigers hosting one of the hottest teams in Class D softball.

Senior Cassie Codrey base hit to right field, Lily Clair comes home to score for Central Aroostook, Codrey approaching second and not slowing down, she reaches third for the Lady Panthers and drives in the go ahead run.

Fort Fairfield has struggled in many games this season, but they were keeping it close.

Olivia York holding the Tigers to no runs through the 4th inning.

The Lady Tigers scored their first run of the game in the 6th.

Then Addison Cole provides a much needed base hit to bring home two Lady Tigers, Cole is up on second base and it’s just a one run game in the 6th inning.

Last chance for the Panthers to add some comfort runs, Clair with a double in the top of the 7th inning.

It was the Lady Panthers seniors stepping up when the team needed them most, Callie Thomas will drive home two more runners.

Fort Fairfield has one of their best battles of the season, Central Aroostook wins their 8th game of the year, 9-3.

The Beavers vs the Owls on Washburn’s field.

The Beavers scored 3 in the first, Madawaska playing some tough defense, Ni-Ni Conde-Silva makes the snag on the hot corner.

Brielle Taveras had a base hit for them in the second, but Conde-Silva made another big snag to end the bottom of the second.

The Lady Owls struggling to create some offense, but Conde-Silva comes through for Madawaska, she is racing around the bases and will dirty her pants for the two out triple.

Payton Pelletier making things happen for Madawaska, this would be the only run the Owls had in the contest, Washburn wins 17-1.

It was the same matchup on the baseball fields in Washburn, the away team leading 1-0.

Bottom of the first, Blake King reached first after being hit by the pitch, he would then take second and third, the tying run just 90 feet from home plate, he would come home to score just a few pitches later.

Brayden Barnard also reached first after getting hit by a pitch, Damien Dumont has hit well for Washburn this season, the Owls defense will get Barnard at second and Dumont replaces him on first.

Easton’s King was also on the mound for Washburn.

This game was close, 9-9 heading into the 7th and final inning, but Madawaska scored 8 in that inning and won 17-10.

Katahdin played a double header against Wisdom on their home field.

In game one the Lady Cougars won 21-1.

Polly Cullen only gave up one hit on the mount, she also singled and doubled.

Her sisters were great on offense as well, Avery Cullen had two singles and a triple, Piper Cullen had a single and triple.

Mickenzie Landry had a single and a double, Dakota Stevens had two singles and a double, and Emily McNally hit two doubles.

In game two, Katahdin won 5-0.

Jayden Stevens pitcher a no hitter, hit two doubles, and hit a two run home run.

Polly Cullen hit two doubles, Dakota Stevens had a single and atriple, and Avery Cullen hit two singles.

Katahdin’s baseball team also won both games against Wisdom.

In the first game the Cougars won 12-2 behind a great pitching performance from Wesley Pipes.

Game two went into extra innings.

Before then, Josh Martin recorded his 300th career strikeout for the team.

Calvin Richardson earned the save and Connor Schmidt drove in the game winning run, the Cougars remain undefeated with a 2-1 extra innings win.

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NEW MIDDLETOWN, OH- The D3 Springfield District meet kicked off with fire on the track and big throws in the ring as schools from all over the region battled for spots to move on.

McDonald’s distance squads were cooking—both the boys and girls grabbed gold in the 4×800. The girls (Flere, Krumpak, N. Sheesley, S. Sheesley) clocked a sharp 9:42.69 to win it. The boys (Klase, Cappuzzello, Baldwin, Deluga) dropped an 8:14.28, showing off some serious anchor leg grit.

Mineral Ridge showed depth across events, with the girls finishing second in the 4×800 and picking up more heat in prelims. Ava Hulett torched the 100m hurdles prelims with a 15.04, leading all qualifiers. Ridge also saw standout runs in the boys 4×800 (8:25.64) and field success with Jurnee Jordan and Gianna Wilson scoring in high jump. Jocelyn Traw and Kate Cross threw down in shot put for major points too.

Columbiana’s girls got big points from Kelsey Cameron, who cleared 5-01 to win high jump, while their relays looked sharp with top-three prelim finishes in both the 4×100 and 4×200. Danica Halas and Camille Jeffries also made waves in the sprints.

Mooney had a solid all-around showing, led by Sammy Rotunno and Talecia Huff tearing up relays and hurdles. On the boys’ side, the Cards brought speed with De’Andre Riley and Tyon Flowers pushing both the 100m dash and relays into the next round.

United’s sprinters looked locked in, grabbing prelim wins in the girls and boys 4×100 and 4×200, plus Taylor Simmons and Brinsley Hiscox lighting it up in the short hurdles and jumps.

Wellsville’s Clayten Kersey and Jaren Jackson went 2-3 in long jump, grabbing a crucial 14 points to put the Tigers on top of the early boys leaderboard with 14.

South Range’s Taylor Dado looked smooth in the 400, qualifying with the fastest time (1:01.30), and their girls’ 4×100 and 4×200 both advanced after strong prelims. Cassandra Habeger added points with a top-8 finish in shot put.

On the field, McDonald’s Cierra Shiley launched a 40-10 to win girls shot, with teammate Emma Bundy finishing third. Maddy Jones from Southern Local was runner-up with a throw of 38-07.

With only a handful of finals scored so far, McDonald leads the girls’ race with 34 points, while Mineral Ridge trails closely at 24. On the boys’ side, Wellsville edges out McDonald and Ridge with 14 points, thanks to that long jump double punch.

The meet continues through May 23 with finals across all sprint and field events. Buckle up—things are just heating up.

Hip Hop was king in the Nineties and Noughties, with some of the most infamous albums of the rap genre emerging during this time from the likes of Biggie Smalls and Jay-Z to Mary J Blige and Usher. But, if you flip any of those album covers over, the likelihood is you’ll see the same name over and over again – Sean Combs (aka Diddy), a rapper and music producer who generated countless hip-hop hits under his Bad Boy Records label, which he founded in 1993.

Now though, the man who once ruled the music industry finds himself behind bars awaiting trial, accused of sex trafficking, transportation for prostitution and racketeering conspiracy.

The documentary – essential watching in light of the first day of his abuse trial – maps out his ascension to power and the allegations of violence and abuse that were kept quiet for years. The Fall of Diddy is a five-part documentary and comes from the same producers as Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV – a documentary series that went viral last year for exposing child abuse allegations from Nickelodeon TV sets in the 90s and early 00s.

The Diddy documentary, which is available to stream right now, includes testimonies of alleged victims and those who have worked closely with the rapper over the years, including his personal assistant. The series also shows and investigates security footage of Combs physically abusing his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura, whose lawsuit against the mogul led to his ultimate arrest in September 2024.

To catch the full story of Diddy’s rise to power and the details of his alleged crimes, here’s how to stream the entire series now.

Where to watch ‘The Fall of Diddy’ in the UK?

The documentary series began streaming in the UK on 28 January, releasing all five episodes immediately onto Discovery+.

Discovery+ is an American streaming service that UK audiences can access by attaching it to an existing Amazon account for £3.99 per month or £39.99 annually. Included in your Discovery+ subscription you will also have access to live channels, including Animal Planet, Discovery, Discovery History, Discovery Science, DMAX, Food Network, HGTV, Quest, Quest Red, TLC, Turbo and ID.

A subscription to Discovery+ is also free for any Sky Q, Sky Glass and Sky

Watch the trailer for ‘The Fall of Diddy’:

The documentary can be watched through Discovery+ in the UK, where a description of the documentary reads: “Pull back the curtain on music mogul Sean Combs, and the allegations of violence and abuse kept quiet for years. This chilling chronicle redefines the music mogul and business titan everyone thinks they know.” Many of the interviews featured are from those who claim to have experienced the violence and manipulation of Diddy firsthand, including rappers and singers within the music industry and former employees of his record label.

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