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Oklahoma City bound.
UCLA softball is heading to its 33rd Women’s College World Series after rallying from a game down to win the Columbia Super Regional, defeating South Carolina 5-0 in the series decider at Beckham Field on Sunday.
“I couldn’t be more proud,” UCLA coach Kelly Inouye-Perez said. “To be able to be a final eight [team] is a goal, and the ability to overcome day one is because they [players] were so committed to the process and allowed them to take a trip back to OKC.”
After Jordan Woolery kept UCLA’s (54-11) season alive with a walk-off home run in Game 2, she picked up right where she left off with a first-inning RBI single off South Carolina (44-17) starting pitcher Sam Gress. The Bruins failed to tack on runs with the bases loaded, but Kaitlyn Terry made sure the early tally was enough.
Terry threw 5 ⅔ innings of two-hit shutout ball with four strikeouts before giving way to Saturday’s starting pitcher, Taylor Tinsley. She allowed only one runner into scoring position through the first five innings, handcuffing South Carolina’s powerful offense all day. Between Terry and Tinsley over the last two days, the Bruins only allowed four runs and 12 hits, all singles, across their two victories.
“I think honestly it was just spinning the ball and trusting my stuff,” Terry said.
From nine runs given up on Friday to four Saturday and a shutout in the rubber game, UCLA’s pitching only improved as the series went on.
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NBA PLAYOFFS RESULTS
All Times Pacific
Conference finals
Western Conference
No. 1 Oklahoma City vs. No. 6 Minnesota
at Oklahoma City 114, Minnesota 88 (box score)
at Oklahoma City 118, Minnesota 103 (box score)
at Minnesota 143, Oklahoma City 101 (box score)
Monday at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m., ESPN
Wednesday at Oklahoma City, 5:30 p.m., ESPN
Friday at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m., ESPN*
Sunday at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m., ESPN*
Eastern Conference
No. 3 New York vs. No. 4 Indiana
Indiana 138, at New York 135 (OT) (box score)
Indiana 114, at New York 109 (box score)
New York 106, at Indiana 100 (box score)
Tuesday at Indiana, 5 p.m., TNT
Thursday at New York, 5 p.m., TNT
Saturday at Indiana, 5 p.m., TNT*
Monday, June 2 at New York, 5 p.m., TNT*
*if necessary
DODGERS
From Jack Harris: Shohei Ohtani provided the Dodgers some temporary reprieve on Sunday.
Before the game, he faced hitters for the first time since undergoing Tommy John revision surgery in 2023, drawing a large crowd in the visitor’s dugout at Citi Field as he touched 97 mph with his fastball and struck out two batters in five at-bats.
Four and a half hours later, the two-way star dazzled with his bat, as well, belting a second-deck leadoff blast in the first inning against Mets ace and fellow Japanese star Kodai Senga to tie the major league lead with 18 home runs on the season.
“I thought that infused some life into us,” manager Dave Roberts said.
Alas, it wouldn’t last, the Dodgers instead going quiet the rest of the night in a 3-1 rubber-match loss to the New York Mets.
Shohei Ohtani throws live batting practice session 19 months after Tommy John surgery
ANGELS
From Benjamin Royer: Angels manager Ron Washington knew his team needed cultural adjustments.
It wasn’t just handling the 40-man roster general manager Perry Minasian assembled. The 73-year-old skipper, in his second season leading the Halos, identified a characteristic missing from last year’s Angels. Washington said his goal was for the Angels to become a family.
Looking back on two weeks ago, when the Angels stumbled to a 17-25 record after a hot start to begin the season, Washington said he felt the buy-in to the family ideology already seeped into the walls of the clubhouse — featuring a roster makeup mixing veterans with postseason success along his young starters across his infield. The results, however, were yet to come.
“My clubhouse was already jelled,” Washington said. “We just had to start playing good baseball.”
The Angels didn’t just play good baseball. They were the best in baseball across the last two weeks. With seven of eight victories coming on the road — a three-game sweep of the Dodgers and a four-game sweep of the Athletics — the Angels riddled off an eight-game winning streak.
After dropping Saturday’s game to the Marlins (21-30) in 6-2 fashion, the Angels (25-27) couldn’t respond Sunday, falling 3-0 to Miami to lose the weekend series. Marlins right-hander Edward Cabrera sailed through 5 2/3 shutout innings, striking out 10 as the Angels’ offense struggled to produce for back-to-back days and tallied just three hits.
SPARKS
From Anthony De Leon: Against the Chicago Sky, the Sparks found themselves in a must-win situation, not in the grand scheme of the standings, but for peace of mind. A win to help with confidence and morale.
After a week riddled with injuries and a three-game skid, Sunday’s matchup carried weight beyond the court — it mattered in the locker room. The pressure was starting to show, with visible signs of frustration from head coach Lynne Roberts down to the end of the bench.
The Sparks were a team searching for anything to swing the momentum back in their favor.
That shift came in the form of their superstar, Kelsey Plum, who took it upon herself to ignite the turnaround with a shooting clinic in the third quarter. Her flurry helped lift L.A. to a much-needed 91-78 win over the Sky at Crypto.com Arena.
INDIANAPOLIS 500
Alex Palou took the ceremonial swig of milk in victory lane at the Indianapolis 500. His wife had a sip, she in turn gave a sip to their baby, and team owner Chip Ganassi ended up with the bottle and took a drink, as well.
“Whole milk,” he said before switching to Spanish. “Esta muy, muy buena.”
Then, the first Spaniard to win “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” took a victory lap with them around Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the back of a pickup truck. At one point, Palou climbed onto its roof and raised his arms in triumph, the winning wreath draped around his neck. He briefly lost his balance and Ganassi instinctively reached out to grab his star driver.
No need.
Palou rarely makes a wrong move.
“All my family around, it’s amazing, honestly,” he said, smiling. “All the team around, they make me look really good on the track.”
NHL PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE, RESULTS
All times Pacific
Conference finals
Western Conference
Central 2 Dallas vs. Pacific 3 Edmonton
at Dallas 6, Edmonton 3 (summary)
Edmonton 3, at Dallas 0 (summary)
at Edmonton 6, Dallas 1 (summary)
Tuesday at Edmonton, 5 p.m., ESPN
Thursday at Dallas, 5 p.m., ESPN
Saturday at Edmonton, 5 p.m., ABC*
Monday, June 2 at Dallas, 5 p.m., ESPN*
Eastern Conference
Metro 2 Carolina vs. Atlantic 3 Florida
Florida 5, at Carolina 2 (summary)
Florida 5, at Carolina 0 (summary)
at Florida 6, Carolina 2 (summary)
Monday at Florida, 5 p.m., TNT
Wednesday at Carolina, 5 p.m., TNT*
Friday at Florida, 5 p.m., TNT*
Sunday at Carolina, 5 p.m., TNT*
* If necessary
THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1963 — French Championships Men’s Tennis: Australian Roy Emerson beats home favorite Pierre Darmon 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.
1963 — French Championships Women’s Tennis: Australian Lesley Turner wins the first of 2 French titles; beats England’s Ann Jones 2-6, 6-3, 7-5.
1972 — Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title.
1982 — 26th European Cup: Aston Villa beats Bayern Munich 1-0 at Rotterdam.
1985 — Danny Sullivan misses almost certain disaster and holds off Mario Andretti and the rest of the fastest field in auto racing to win the Indianapolis 500. On the 119th lap, Sullivan spins his racer 360 degrees, narrowly avoiding both the wall and Andretti.
1987 — Boston’s Larry Bird steals an inbounds pass from Detroit’s Isiah Thomas and feeds over his shoulder to a cutting Dennis Johnson for the winning basket as the Celtics pulls out an improbable 108-107 win over Detroit in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
1988 — The Edmonton Oilers, with MVP Wayne Gretzky leading the way, beat the Boston Bruins 6-3 to complete a four-game sweep and win their fourth Stanley Cup in five years.
1991 — Rick Mears passes Michael Andretti with 12 laps to go and wins his fourth Indianapolis 500, by 3.1 seconds. Mears joins A.J. Foyt and Al Unser as the only four-time winners.
1993 — 1st UEFA Champions League Final: Marseille beats Milan 1-0 at Munich.
1994 — Haiti’s Ronald Agenor wins the longest match since the French Open adopted the tiebreaker. Agenor takes the 71st and final game of a second-round match with David Prinosil of Germany. His five-hour, 6-7 (4-7), 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4, 14-12 victory involves the most games in a French Open match since 1973.
1999 — 7th UEFA Champions League Final: Manchester United beats Bayern Munich 2-1 at Barcelona.
2000 — New Jersey finishes the greatest comeback in a conference final when the Devils win the last three games of the series, beating the Flyers 2-1 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final. Patrik Elias scores his second goal of the game with 2:32 to play for the win.
2004 — Andy Roddick loses at the French Open — to Frenchman Olivier Mutis, who is ranked 125th. With the five-set loss, Roddick joins Andre Agassi and eight other compatriots on the way home, making it the first Grand Slam tournament in more than 30 years without a U.S. man in the third round.
2005 — Americans Andy Roddick, James Blake and Vince Spadea fail to make it through the opening week at the French Open. For the second year in a row — and the second time at a Grand Slam event in more than 30 years — no American man makes it out of the second round.
2008 — Syracuse wins its 10th NCAA men’s lacrosse championship, beating defending champion Johns Hopkins 13-10 behind three goals from Dan Hardy. The crowd of 48,970 at Foxborough, Mass., is the largest to see an NCAA championship outdoors in any sport — the BCS football championship game isn’t an NCAA event.
2009 — NHL Eastern Conference Final: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Carolina Hurricanes, 4 games to 0.
2012 — Toronto FC ends its MLS record nine-game losing streak to open a season with a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Union on a late goal by Danny Koevermans.
2013 — Tony Kanaan ends years of frustration by finally winning the Indianapolis 500. Kanaan drives past Ryan Hunter-Reay on a restart with three laps to go, then coasts across the finish line under yellow when defending race winner Dario Franchitti crashes far back in the field. The Brazilian finished second in 2004 and twice finished third.
2013 — Senior PGA Championship, Bellerive CC: Kōki Idoki of Japan wins his lone PGA event by 2 strokes from Jay Haas and Kenny Perry.
2015 — Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA Eastern Conference.
2018 — UEFA Champions League Final, Kiev: Real Madrid beats Liverpool, 3-1 for third straight title. Zinédine Zidane first manager to win 3 consecutive titles.
2019 — Indianapolis 500: 2016 IndyCar Series champion Simon Pagenaud of France finishes just two-tenths of a second ahead of Alexander Rossi for Team Penske’s record-extending 18th victory in the event.
2019 — Senior PGA Championship, Oak Hill CC: American Ken Tanigawa wins his first career major title by 1 stroke ahead of Scott McCarron.
THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1916 — Benny Kauff of the Giants was picked off first base three times by Boston’s Lefty Tyler. The miscues didn’t hurt as New York won its 14th consecutive road victory beating the Braves, 12-1.
1925 — In Detroit’s 8-1 win over the Chicago White Sox, Ty Cobb became the first to collect 1,000 career extra-base hits. He finished his career with 1,139.
1929 — Pinch-hitters Pat Crawford of the Giants and Les Bell of the Boston Braves hit grand slams in New York’s 15-9 victory.
1930 — Joe Sewell of the Cleveland Indians, who fanned only three times in 353 at-bats during the season, was struck out twice in the same game by Pat Caraway of the White Sox.
1937 — Billy Sullivan and Bruce Campbell appeared for the Cleveland Indians as pinch hitters. Each hit a home run, making this the first time two American League pinch hitters hit home runs in the same game. The Indians beat the Athletics, 8-6.
1956 — Cincinnati Reds pitchers John Klippstein, Hershell Freeman and Joe Black combined for 9 2-3 hitless innings, but lost 2-1 in 11 innings to the Philadelphia Phillies.
1959 — Harvey Haddix of Pittsburgh pitched 12 perfect innings before losing to Milwaukee 1-0 in the 13th on an error, a sacrifice and Joe Adcock’s double.
1962 — Sandy Koufax struck out 16 Phillies to lead the Dodgers to a 6-3 victory.
1969 — Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 500th career double, becoming only the third major leaguer to reach 500 doubles and 500 home runs.
1995 — USC and Fresno State combined for an NCAA postseason baseball record of 39 runs in the Trojans’ 22-17 win in the West Regional. USC scored three runs in the top of the ninth to break the record of 37 set by the Trojans and Houston in 1990.
1996 — The Chicago White Sox became the 16th team in AL history to hit four homers in one inning in their 12-1 win over Milwaukee. Frank Thomas, Harold Baines and Robin Ventura hit consecutive homers and Chad Kreuter added another in Chicago’s seven-run eighth.
1997 — Chicago’s Sammy Sosa and the Pirates’ Tony Womack hit inside-the-park homers in the sixth inning of the Cubs’ 2-1 win. It was the first time two inside-the-park homers had been hit in the same inning in 20 years.
2004 — Daryle Ward hit for the cycle and tied his career best with six RBIs in Pittsburgh’s 11-8 win over St. Louis.
2006 — Derek Jeter gets his 2,000th career hit, becoming the eighth player in Yankees history to reach the milestone.
2008 — Chase Utley tied the National League lead with his 16th homer and drove in six runs as Philadelphia routed Colorado 20-5. The Phillies batted around three times and had season-highs in hits (19) and runs.
2011 — The hot-hitting Boston Red Sox routed the Detroit Tigers 14-1 in an eight-inning, rain-shortened game. The Red Sox, who beat Cleveland 14-2 the previous day, scored at least 14 runs in back-to-back games for the first time since 1998.
2016 — Major League Baseball hands out a suspension of 82 games to Braves OF Hector Olivera, following a domestic violence incident in April. It is by far the most severe penalty yet handed out under baseball’s new domestic violence policy.
2018 — Mike Trout has the first five-hit game of his career and drives in 4 runs to lead the Angels to an 11-4 win over the Yankees.
2021 — Commissioner Rob Manfred issues his ruling following the completion of the investigation of allegations of improper behavior towards a number of women against former manager and coach Mickey Callaway. Callaway is found guilty of violating Major League Baseball policies and is declared ineligible for the remainder of this season and all of 2022, after which he may apply for reinstatement. For their part, the Angels fire him from his position of pitching coach, from which he has been suspended since the allegations surfaced in February, and the Indians, who were Callaway’s employer when some of the offensive incidents took place, state that they will take steps to ensure a more respectful environment in which employees feel empowered to denounce workplace harassement in the future.
2023 — Craig Kimbrel becomes the eighth pitcher to record 400 career saves in Philadelphia’s 6 – 4 win over the Braves, barely two weeks after Kenley Jansen became the seventh.
Compiled by the Associated Press
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Cal Poly Humboldt women’s and men’s indoor track and field squads opened the 2025 season with a meet at the Silver State Invitational and Multis, hosted by the University of Nevada, Reno, this past weekend. The Jacks saw three NCAA provisional marks set, one by pole vaulter Michael Payan (16-8.75) and two on the women’s side, Cocome McKamey in the pentathlon (8th out of 22) and Isabel Perez-Zoghbi (2:10.70 seconds in the 800 meters). Two of those marks are likely enough to earn an invite to the national championships in March, according to Lumberjacks head coach Sarah Ingram.
The marks are set as an indication that the individual is in range to go to nationals, not a “golden ticket,” Ingram said. When the time comes for the university to declare athletes it wants to enter for the national championship, they are allowed with a provisional mark. However, there will still only be roughly the top 18 that qualify for the national meet out of those declared, which comes down to a ranked order list of each event. Payan’s mark, Ingram is reasonably confident, will be included, and comes after Payan took fifth place last year at nationals as a freshman, setting a new school record as “we’re expecting big things out of him this year,” said Ingram.
On the women’s side, Perez-Zoghbi has gone previously to nationals indoor in the 800m and outdoors twice for the 400m hurdles, the 800 currently being her focus. Ingram said her mark is probably strong enough to get her in, which Ingram said “is pretty exciting, and obviously both of these athletes are going to continue competing; we have a couple more weekends of indoor in February where they’ll be able to try to better those marks and get them as high as possible on that rankings. Our third athlete, Cocome McKamey, is one of our multi-event athletes indoors with the pentathlon. Her mark met the qualifying threshold, but based on previous years, we don’t expect that mark to be good enough to get in, but based on what we saw at her meet, she’ll be able to hit the marks needed at our next multi opportunity up in Spokane, Washington in February.”
Humboldt is going on its third season in indoor track and field, and “building out some depth in our record book,” according to Ingram. Eight new school records were set in Reno across the women’s and men’s events. Of the women, two freshman had an “outstanding” meet, said Ingram, with “really big personal bests in all their events.” Kelsi Lytle set a new school record in the 60m with a 7.85 seconds and also had p.r.’s in the 200m and 400m, while Caitlyn Dougherty established a school-best mark in the 200m and had personal records in the 200m, 400m (winning her heat at 58.32 secs), and 60m hurdles. She was also on the 4×400 team that set a new school record with Brielle Jimerson, McKamey, and Perez-Zoghbi.
“We’re really expecting a strong 4x400m relay in our next meet as well, and hoping we’ll be able to get a provisional qualifying mark in that event as well,” said Ingram.
Of the men, in addition to Payan’s new school mark, Dylan Ochoa also set a new mark in the 400m, running 49.12 seconds. Collin Friedman had a new long jump record and high jump as well to tie Gabe Bondurant and Alex Dillon in the latter at 1.90m. Joseph Gonzalez not only set a new school record in the shot put, he won the meet outright with a 15.89m, and Isaak Kasso won the 60m hurdles with a mark of 8.50 secs.
“We’ve got a big stretch here where we’re taking a break and not allowed to have official practices during winter break,” said Ingram. “We’re trying to make sure everybody passes their classes, does their finals and enjoys the holidays. And then we come back and start practicing again Jan. 12. Our first meet (of the new year) will be February 5th through 7th in Spokane. We’ll be bringing all event groups and that meet will also have a multi offered as well.”
Finally, she continued, “We had lots of really good stuff this weekend, we’re just really excited to be putting up such strong marks this early in the year, it helps the athletes stay motivated going into that long stretch of winter break with their goal-setting, their training, when they’re kind of on their own time. We’re excited for what this will mean not only for the finish of our indoor season come February and March, but springboarding us into that outdoor season for the whole rest of the spring semester.”
Northern Michigan University’s Baux Truckey, center, gets out of the starting blocks during a track event at a college indoor track and field meet held at Minnesota State-Mankato on Feb. 15. (Photo courtesy of NMU)
OSHKOSH, Wis. — The women’s track and field team at Northern Michigan University opened their season with more than a dozen top-five finishes, including two event victories, at the Early Bird Invitational hosted by Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Friday and Saturday.
With no team scores kept, the Wildcats tasted the most success with Kaitlin Smith winning the pole vault and Teiolla Harvey capturing first place in the weight throw. Teammates also added four runner-up finishes, six in third place, two more in fourth place and another three in fifth.
In the field, Smith cleared 3.36 meters (11 feet, 1/4 inch) to win the pole vault, while teammate Alyssa Tumminaro got over at 3.06 meters (10-feet-1/2) for third.
Harvey’s winning weight throw distance was 15.81 meters (51-10 1/2), which she achieved on her fourth throw. The Wildcats’ Danielle Lund, a Manistique High School graduate, was fourth with 15.18 meters (49-9 5/8).
Harvey was also runner-up in the shot put with a heave of 12.29 meters (40-3 7/8), while teammate Alizabeth Little was third with 12.20 meters (40-feet-3/8) and Lund fifth with 11.56 meters (37-11 1/8).
And Northern’s Crystal Walker was third in the long jump with a leap of 5.31 meters (17-5), while Alayna Vandegriff was third in the triple jump with 11.07 meters (36-3 7/8).
On the track, the Wildcats’ Anya VanSweden was runner-up in the first race on Saturday, the 3,000-meter run, in 10 minutes, 58.38 seconds.
In the 60 hurdles, freshman teammate Lily Phillips was second in 8.95 seconds, while Walker was fourth in 9.19.
Marquette Senior High School product Baux Truckey was third in the 60 dash in 7.87.
In the 4-by-400 relay, Truckey, Lily Phillips, Taylor Rogers and Beverly Harper were runners-up in 4:06.32, while Brooke Lemos, Paige Anderson, Ella DeBruyn and Ishpeming grad Lola Korpi were fifth in 4:31.32.
In the five-event pentathlon, NMU’s Natasha Nowakowski finished third in a field of 11 competitors after compiling 3,076 points. He top finishers were third in both the high jump after clearing 1.54 meters (5-feet-5/8) and shot put with a heave of 9.86 meters (32-4 1/4).
Teammate Eva Zonca was fifth with 2,942 points as she was fourth in the 60 hurdles in 9.51 seconds, while Northern’s Elizabeth Simpson was sixth with 2,875 points. Simpson’s top finish was fourth in the 800 in 2:34.80.
With this warm-up meet finished, the Wildcats won’t be in action again until Jan. 24 when they travel to Whitewater, Wisconsin, for the Karl Schlender Invitational.
They also have one home meet on Saturday, Feb. 7, the WCW Tri-Meet, an annual event that also includes Wayne State and Saginaw Valley State.
Story contents based on Northern Michigan University Sports Information press release reviewing the meet. Journal Sports Editor Steve Brownlee’s email address is sbrownlee@miningjournal.net.
Men’s Basketball – Tuesday, December 9 and Saturday, December 13
The Dartmouth men’s basketball team will wrap its trip to the Rocky Mountains by playing Colorado State at 9:00 p.m. ET (7:00 p.m. MST).The Big Green will then host Boston University at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday at Leede Arena. Follow live stats at DartmouthSports.com and click here to purchase tickets for Saturday’s game.
Women’s Basketball – Thursday, December 11 + Saturday, December 13
The Big Green hit the road this week for games at NJIT (Thursday) and Iona (Saturday). Dartmouth is coming off two wins last weekend, beating Central Connecticut State (53-44) and Bucknell (53-45). The Big Green are 5-2 after seven games, marking their best record after seven games since the 2017-18 season. Nina Miniccozi has impressed, posting double-figure points for three straight games, the longest streak of her career.
Men’s and Women’s Track and Field – Friday, December 12 and Saturday, December 13
After opening the indoor schedule in Boston, Mass., the Dartmouth track and field teams will host the Dartmouth December Invitational on Friday and Saturday, marking the first home meet of the indoor season. You can follow live results here.
Women’s Hockey – Friday, December 12 and Saturday, December 13
Dartmouth women’s hockey will close the first half of the season this weekend, welcoming Saint Michael’s and Saint Anselm to Thompson Arena for its final games of 2025. The Big Green are coming off a 3-1 loss to RPI and a scoreless tie with Union last weekend and will look to get back in the win column before the holiday break.
The matchup with the Purple Knights on Friday, December 12 is the first in program history. Friday’s game will also be Dartmouth’s annual Teddy Bear Toss presented by Townline Equipment. Bring a new unwrapped teddy bear and toss it onto the ice after the Big Green’s first goal. On Saturday, Dartmouth will host Saint Anselm, having a 3-2 record against the Hawks. The Big Green won the teams’ last matchup 9-1 in Manchester last season. Puck drop on Friday is set for 3 p.m. while Saturday’s game will get underway at 2 p.m. You can purchase tickets here or watch either game on ESPN+ or follow the live stats on DartmouthSports.com.
Men’s Hockey – Friday, December 12 and Sunday, December 14
No. 8/7 Dartmouth men’s hockey hits the ice for two games ahead of the holiday break. The Big Green take on Army on Friday night before traveling to in-state rival UNH. Dartmouth is coming off its fifth straight weekend sweep after defeating ECAC Hockey and Ivy foes Brown and Yale this past weekend. Hayden Stavroff had six goals and three assists in the two games as he was named ECAC Hockey Forward of the Week. On Monday, the Big Green were ranked eighth in the USCHO.com poll and seventh in the USA Hockey poll, the highest ranking the Big Green have received under the current polling system. Fans are encouraged to bring new teddy bears to Friday’s game against Army for Dartmouth’s annual teddy bear toss; faceoff is at 7 p.m.
Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving – Saturday, December, 13
The Big Green return to action on Saturday at the CSCAA Open Water Nationals following a stellar performance at the Golden Grizzly Classic, which saw the women finish first and men second.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — San Diego volleyball’s Nemo Beach and Kylie Munday earned 2025 AVCA All-Pacific Region recognition, the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced on Tuesday.
Beach, a junior outside hitter from Chandler, Arizona, was named to the 2025 AVCA All-Pacific Region Team, while Munday, a sophomore setter from Post Falls, Idaho, picked up a 2025 AVCA All-Pacific Region Honorable Mention.
It’s the first career AVCA accolade for both Beach and Munday, who were named the 2025 WCC Player and Setter of the Year, respectively, last month.
Beach hit .261 and led the WCC with 467 kills and 527 points this season, marks that ranked 25th and 26th nationally. She also recorded 208 digs, 41 blocks, and 36 service aces, and achieved eight double-doubles this season. She received three WCC Offensive Player of the Week honors in 2025 and was also named to the 2025 All-WCC First Team.
Munday totaled 1,108 assists, 273 digs, 65 blocks (seven solo), 65 kills, and a team-high 47 service aces in 2025 as she became the first player in program history to be named the WCC Setter of the Year in back-to-back seasons. Munday achieved 13 double-doubles in 2025 and had 50 or more assists in six different matches. She was named the WCC Setter of the Week four times this season.
Beach and Munday are the Toreros’ first AVCA All-Region players since 2022, when Gabby Blossom, Grace Frohling, Katie Lukes, and Leyla Blackwell were recognized.
RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Monday the hiring of Dan Keefe as assistant director of ticket sales and operations.
Keefe will oversee group ticket sales and experiences while also assisting with ticket sales and operations for all UTRGV-ticketed athletic events. In addition, Keefe will assist the team in season ticket sales.
“We’re very excited for Dan to be the newest member of our team,” Assistant Athletic Director of Ticket Sales and Operations Nicholas Swanson said. “He brings a great understanding of what it takes to succeed at the FCS level from his time at Montana State. I’m confident Dan will make a positive impact on not only UTRGV Athletics, but the community here in the Rio Grande Valley, and I believe our fans and season ticket holders will enjoy the quality of customer service and professionalism they will experience when working with him.”
Keefe brings experience working for one of the premier FCS athletic departments in the country after spending over a year at Montana State. Working as a marketing and game operations graduate assistant with the Bobcats, Keefe primarily oversaw women’s basketball, volleyball, and tennis marketing initiatives, managed department social media pages, oversaw eight interns for game day and day-to-day marketing strategies and operations, and was the on-field director for Montana State football.
“I am excited to accept this position with the Vaqueros,” Keefe said. “Joining the family here brings a great opportunity to grow in my experiences and knowledge of collegiate athletics. I want to thank [Senior Vice President and Director of Athletics] Chasse Conque, [Senior Associate Athletic Director/Chief Revenue Officer] Derek Schramm, and Nick for this opportunity to join the UTRGV family. When I first got to the Valley, I knew this is home, the community has embraced me, and I am looking forward to meeting Vaquero nation! V’s Up!”
Prior to his time with Montana State, Keefe was the director of football operations for Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSU Moorhead) for five years. Keefe would work in a variety of recruiting tasks, maintained team travel and meal budget, managed a team of up to eight students for game day and equipment operations, and helped with multiple recruiting tasks.
Keefe is currently pursuing his Master of Science in sport and coaching science at Montana State and previously earned his Bachelor of Science in exercise science from MSU Moorhead in 2024.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Three Keene State College student-athletes honored by the Little East Conference for their achievements accomplished for the week of 12/1-12/7 after the Owls’ first day of competition for the indoor 2025-2026 season.
Men’s Indoor Track and Field
Junior Tyler Bolaske (Palmer, Mass.) was named the LEC Track Athlete of the Week from his performance at the New Balance Early Bird Invitational at the TRACK on Saturday. Bolaske picked up where he left off from the cross country season with his performance on Saturday as he ran the 5,000 meters in 14:56.89 to finish in ninth in a tough field. Bolaske’s time is currently a top-25 time in Division III as he sits in 22nd after the opening weekend of action to kick off the indoor season.
The Owls’ distance medley relay team also took home an LEC recognition as they were named the LEC Relay Team of the Week. The relay team composed of Sean Von Ranson, Aidan Law, Keith O’Donnell, and Nick Terranova won first at the Suffolk Relays on Saturday with a time of 3:37.57, beating the other 13 teams in the event.
Bolaske, the Sprint Medley Relay team, and the Owls’ return to action over break at the Middlebury Snowflake Invitational at Middlebury College on Saturday, January 10, at 11:00 AM.
Women’s Indoor Track and Field
Freshman Ballay Conteh (Concord, N.H.) was named the Rookie Field Athlete of the Week from her first performance of her first indoor track and field season for the Owls at the Suffolk Relays. Conteh recorded a New England Division III qualifying mark in the long jump with her first jump of 3.59 setting the winning mark at the meet.
Conteh and the Owls’ return to action over break at the Middlebury Snowflake Invitational at Middlebury College on Saturday, January 10, at 11:00 AM.
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