CITY SECTION BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS

TUESDAY’S RESULTS
SEMIFINALS

OPEN DIVISION
#1 Venice d, #4 Granada Hills, 24-26, 29-27, 25-16, 25-21
#3 El Camino Real d. #2 Chatsworth, 25-23, 25-16, 25-22

DIVISION I
#1 Taft d. #5 Marquez, 25-15, 25-19, 25-22
#2 Carson d. #3 Marshall, 3-2

WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
(Matches at 7 p.m. unless noted)
SEMIFINALS

DIVISION II
#4 Fairfax at #1 VAAS
#3 Banning at #2 Mendez

DIVISION III
#4 SOCES at #1 East Valley
#7 Maywood CES vs. #19 San Fernando

DIVISION IV
#8 Hamilton at #5 Animo Venice
#11 University Prep Value at #10 Port of Los Angeles

DIVISION V
#4 Animo South Los Angeles at #1 Wilson
#3 Harbor Teacher at #2 Dorsey

Note: Open Division final 6 p.m. Saturday. May 17 at Birmingham; Finals in all other divisions May 16-17 (sites and times TBD)

GREENWOOD, Ind. – Luca Bohlen and Denise Torrealba of Austin Peay State University women’s tennis team were named to the College Sport Communicators Academic All-District Women’s Tennis team, Tuesday. 

A sophomore from Berlin, Germany, Bohlen has a 3.95 GPA and is pursuing a degree in Finance. 

Bohlen had a 12-7 singles record this season, going 11-7 from the fourth court and 1-0 from the third court. She and doubles partner Pauline Bruns were ranked #22 in ITA doubles on Dec. 5, which is the highest ranking of a pair in program history. In addition to CSC honors, Bohlen was named to the Academic-All Atlantic Sun Conference team. 

A Neu-Isenburg, Germany native, Torrealba has a 3.87 GPA and received a Master’s of Business Administration. 

Torrealba had a 13-5 singles record from the second court with a 7-1 record in ASUN play. She has eight doubles wins this season with three wins in conference play. She was also named the Second Team All-ASUN

For news and updates follow the women’s tennis team on X (@GovsWTN) and Instagram (@GovsTennis) or check back at LetsGoPeay.com. 

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Women’s water polo junior Ruby Hodge and baseball senior George Cooper are the Student-Athletes of the Week, presented by The COOP for the period of May 6-13. 

Ruby Hodge, Women’s Water Polo

Junior Ruby Hodge netted a hat-trick in the NCAA tournament against USC on Friday.

George Cooper, Baseball 

Senior George Cooper went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored in Harvard’s 5-3 win over Princeton in its regular season finale. He notched his 49th and 50th hits of the season.

For all the latest on Harvard Athletics, follow us on Twitter (@harvardcrimson), Instagram (@harvardcrimson), and Facebook (/HarvardCrimson).

 

 AWARDS PROGRAM

ALL-TIME AWARD WINNERS

The 52nd Annual Athletic Awards Banquet took place on Tuesday evening, May 13, to honor the teams and student-athletes for their accomplishments during the successful 2024-25 season.

The Bearcats again gave out many awards and honors in the large banquet room 14-220 of the Vertical Campus Building.

Ava Deguzman (Women’s Tennis) and Youssef Elkhouly (Men’s Swimming) were named the Athletes of the Year.

Ashley Leal (Women’s Swimming) and Trevon Coppin (Men’s Basketball) were named the Newcomers of the Year.

Danial Levent ’09, who played for the men’s volleyball (2007-2009) and won three CUNYAC Championships, was tonight’s Alumni Reflection Speaker.

2024-25 AWARDS

Female Athlete of the Year

Ava Deguzman, Women’s Tennis

Male Athlete of the Year

Youssef Elkhouly, Men’s Swimming  

Female Newcomer of the Year

Ashley Leal (Women’s Swimming)

Male Newcomer of the Year

Trevon Coppin (Men’s Basketball)

Baruch Scholar-Athletes of the Year

Bridget Campanelli, 3.962 GPA, Softball

Liam Cooper, 4.0 GPA, Men’s Tennis

CUNYAC Scholar-Athletes of the Year – Honorable Mention

Dylan Minnick, Men’s Basketball, GPA 3.511

Ryan Oommen, Men’s Volleyball, GPA 3.619

Mia Castillo, Women’s Basketball, GPA 3.619

CUNYAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Ava Deguzman, Women’s Tennis, GPA 3.5

Burt Beagle Loyalty Awards

Julia Cuttone, Softball

Joseph Cocozza, Baseball

Helen Belden Sportsmanship Awards

Angela Bacarella, Women’s Basketball

Jackenson Edme, Men’s Basketball

Ira Zasloff Service Awards

Bridget Campanelli, Softball

Delaney Killeen, Women’s Volleyball

Esther Monzon, Physical Education Class – Fitness

SAAC Leadership Award

Caroline Gallagher, Softball

Distinguished Service Award

Chester John, Public Safety

Fall Sports

Women’s Tennis 

MVP – Ava Deguzman

Coaches Award – Aishika Yadav



Men’s Soccer

MVP – Arman Celebi

Rookie of the Year – Ardin Cobovic



Men’s Cross Country

MVP – Jose Perez

Rookie of the Year – August Guerra



Women’s Cross Country

MVP – Paz Moran

Rookie of the Year – Aerin Bernardo

Women’s Volleyball

MVP – Dibjot Kaur

Rookie of the Year: Karolina Lundqvist

Winter Sports

Men’s Basketball

Coaches Award – Dylan Minnick

Coaches Award – Jackenson Edme

Women’s Basketball

MVP – Mia Castillo

Coaches Award – Angela Bacarella

Women’s Swimming

MVP – Allyse Alexander

Rookie of the Year – Ashley Leal

Men’s Swimming

MVP – Youssef Elkhouly

Rookie of the Year – Lucas Vasquez

 

Spring Sports 

Baseball

Frank Dursi Pitching Award – John Kim

MVP – Joseph Cocozza

Coaches Award – Andrew Page

Softball

MVP – Bridget Campanelli

Rookie of the Year – Ava Lavery

Men’s Volleyball

MVP – Noah Pak

Rookie of the Year – Kory Lingenfelter

Men’s Tennis

MVP – Juan Mendoza

Coaches Award – George Arteaga

After several stops and starts, Airbnb is once again trying to expand beyond short-term rentals: It said Tuesday it is relaunching its experiences product and debuting a services offering that adds hotel-style amenities like chefs and massage therapists.

Users will be able to book services in 10 categories: Chefs‬‭,‬‭ photography‬‭, massage‬‭, spa treatments‬‭, personal training‬‭, ‬‭hair‬‭, makeup‬‭, nails‬‭, prepared meals‬‭, and catering‬. It is launching in 260 cities, with more offerings and cities coming.

The updated experiences offering is relaunching in 650 cities. Examples include:

• A tour of the newly reopened Notre-Dame with Axelle Ponsonnet,‬ an architect from the restoration team‬‭
• Ramen cooking class in Japan with Michelin-recognized chef Saburo Ishigōka
• The company is also introducing Airbnb Originals, curated experiences exclusive to the company: Baking lessons with French Bastards chef Raphaelle Elbaz; a beach volleyball game with Olympian Carol Solberg on Rio’s Leblon Beach, and hangouts with celebrities like Megan Thee Stallion and Patrick Mahomes.

‘Beyond the Core’

The new offerings are part of Airbnb’s long-term vision, said Airbnb CFO Ellie Mertz. 

“If you think about where our vision has always been, it has been to, what we call, ‘Expand beyond the core’ — expand beyond accommodations,” Mertz said in an interview with Skift. “North of 70% of travelers say they are looking for something to do when they travel.”

Airbnb first launched experiences in 2016 and halted the offering during the pandemic. It resumed in 2022, but again paused in early 2023. The company started taking new applications last year.

Airbnb has emphasized that the Experiences and Services hosts have been heavily vetted this time around. 

Services hosts are licensed and have an average of 10 years of experience, Airbnb said. And Experiences hosts are vetted for expertise and a connection to the local areas. 

There’s an effort to hit all price points: Airbnb said the cheapest service is less than $50.

The company had a call out for hosts to kick off the new experiences and services. Additional hosts can apply through the app starting Tuesday. These hosts pay Airbnb roughly 20%, with some variance. 

Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, discussed the long-term vision at the Skift Global Forum last September. 

“Why would Airbnb just offer homes? Why couldn’t we offer significantly more things? And that’s the future of this company,” Chesky said.“I anticipate, every year, we launch two to three things that could eventually generate a billion dollars a year annually in revenue.”

Redesigned App

There is also a redesigned app that showcases all three offerings throughout. 

The Explore tab now shows experiences and services options in addition to stays, with icons across the top. ‬The app suggests specific offerings based on the user’s location and who the user is traveling with. ‭

The Trips tab builds an itinerary based on bookings the user has made. “That, I think, is a hugely important component here. With this new app, we become a single destination to book all of these things and to begin to build your trip,” Mertz said. “This is a very material first step for us to bring the app in the direction of being a true travel concierge. You can see through this redesigned app that is the direction that we are headed.”

Does the emphasis on itineraries mean flight and rideshare bookings could be coming to Airbnb? “We’re not launching any of those this week. But you can imagine that these are not the only things that we are working on. And the intent is to further fill out that trip itinerary,” Mertz said.

Listing pages detail the host’s qualifications, offerings, and pricing. Booking an experience or service is similar to booking an accommodation. The messaging function now allows photo and video sharing, as well as integrated payment options for customizing services.‬

There’s more of a social media aspect, too, as the user profile has gained more prominence over the past year or so.

For group experiences, users can see who else has booked, as well as message the group or individual guests during and after the experience. 

‭Financials 

Airbnb plans to invest between $200 million and $250 million this year on Experiences and Services. 

That covers the team that has been working for about nine months to build a supply for launch and scaling post-launch. 

“The thinking is that 2025 is about launching, ensuring that we have product market fit, and iterating with the goal that we exit this year with a strong, scaled exit rate. And that in future years, these new businesses will continue to grow to meaningfully contribute to the top line,” Mertz said.

She said that the company doesn’t plan to break out financials for the new offerings in the near term, but it will provide reports to show how well the businesses are scaling. Airbnb has not disclosed the financials of the previous, but Skift has reported that the offering did not generate meaningful revenue.

“The expectation is that in 2025 this will not be a material driver of revenue growth, but as we scale in future years, it should be,” Mertz said.

The Herald-Tribune with sponsor Carl Reynolds Law are proud to honor area high school sports programs with our Top Teams list and poll this season. This will be a monthly feature Sarasota and Manatee high school teams that rise above the rest.