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Three foreign backcountry skiers rescued in central Japan
The three male foreign nationals were believed to have been skiing in an area at an altitude of about 1,200 meters. The police say they received an emergency call on Monday afternoon from the skiers’ acquaintances, saying that three foreigners had become unable to move while skiing off regular slopes in Otari village. Last week, […]


The three male foreign nationals were believed to have been skiing in an area at an altitude of about 1,200 meters.
The police say they received an emergency call on Monday afternoon from the skiers’ acquaintances, saying that three foreigners had become unable to move while skiing off regular slopes in Otari village.
Last week, a backcountry skier from Tokyo was buried under snow and died in Nagano.
Police in Nagano Prefecture said on Tuesday they rescued three foreign backcountry skiers who became lost on a mountain the previous day. The skiers apparently have no injuries.
One of the rescued skiers said the temperature was very cold Monday night and they took shelter in a small hole they had dug in the snow.
Rescue operations started on Tuesday morning with more than 10 members of the police rescue squad and others. They found the skiers near the area before noon.
Police are advising backcountry skiers to be fully prepared, such as checking the terrain and courses and carrying necessary equipment.
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Blue Jays Open Competition at NCAA DIII Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Story Links GENEVA, OH – The Johns Hopkins women’s outdoor track and field team kicked off competition Thursday on Day One of the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Three Blue Jays competed in the 1500-meter prelims, led by Annie Huang, who posted a time of 4:34.70. […]

GENEVA, OH – The Johns Hopkins women’s outdoor track and field team kicked off competition Thursday on Day One of the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Three Blue Jays competed in the 1500-meter prelims, led by Annie Huang, who posted a time of 4:34.70. Harrinee Senthilkumar followed closely with a 4:38.76 and Emma Kothari rounded out the trio with a 4:46.57. Despite strong efforts, none advanced to Saturday’s final.
In the 3000-meter steeplechase, Cooper Brotherton finished with a time of 11:08.00. The 4×400-meter relay team composed of Senthilkumar, Lianne Saussy, Lorna Arcese and Anna Zinsser clocked in at 3:55.04, but also did not qualify for the final.
Action continues tomorrow as three Blue Jays return to the track for Day Two of the championships. Lauren Phillips will compete in the 400-meter dash at 3:15 p.m., aiming for a spot in Saturday’s final. She’ll be joined by Mirra Klimov in the 100-meter dash prelim at 3:45 p.m., as Huang will return for the 800-meter prelims at 4:15 p.m.
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Mira Costa boys volleyball will face Huntington Beach in CIF Regional final
One week after a thrilling five-set CIF-Southern Section Division 1 final, the Mira Costa and Huntington Beach boys volleyball teams will meet against Saturday. After winning the first two rounds of the CIF Regional, the Mustangs (35-2) and Oilers (36-4) face off in the regional final at 6 p.m. at Mira Costa. The winner advances […]

One week after a thrilling five-set CIF-Southern Section Division 1 final, the Mira Costa and Huntington Beach boys volleyball teams will meet against Saturday.
After winning the first two rounds of the CIF Regional, the Mustangs (35-2) and Oilers (36-4) face off in the regional final at 6 p.m. at Mira Costa. The winner advances to the first CIF State boys volleyball final, May 31 at Fresno City College.
Mira Costa won the fifth set in the CIF-SS final to claim its ninth title. The match scores were: 25-19, 22-25, 25-19, 29-31, 15-11.
As expected with the top two teams, the match had extended rallies, big swings of momentum for both sides.
Grayson Bradford led Mira Costa with 25 kills and Mateo Fuerbringer had 17. Logan Hutnick led Huntington Beach with 22 kills, Benjamin Arguello and Nicholas Ganier finished with 13 and 12, respectively.
“From a maturity standpoint and from a cohesion standpoint, we’ve just stepped it up,” senior outside hitter Thatcher Fahlbusch said after the final. “Start of the season, everyone was kind of mad about not playing and we were rotating and as things settled in, kudos to all of the seniors and juniors, great job of stepping in and leading.
“I think ultimately our team culture got us this (CIF-SS title). Last year, we didn’t have great team culture and then we had to turn it around and I think this is a direct result of the guys loving each other and working for each other.”
This is the third meeting between the two teams and the third with a championship on the line. The teams met back in February in the finals of the Redondo/Mira Costa co-hosted tournament.
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Day One of NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Complete
Story Links Geneva, Ohio – The Mules had a successful outing in day one of the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships. Day 1:Colbys first event of the qualifying rounds was the women’s 4×100 relay where the Mules placed 8th overall setting a time of 46.67. This was followed by individual performances from […]

Geneva, Ohio – The Mules had a successful outing in day one of the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships.
Day 1:
Colbys first event of the qualifying rounds was the women’s 4×100 relay where the Mules placed 8th overall setting a time of 46.67. This was followed by individual performances from both Levi Biery in the men’s 400m hurdles (52.27) and Fiona Mejico (59.72) in the same event on the women’s side both placing 2nd to qualify for Saturdays final in great position. Both the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay concluded the busy day for the Mules. The men took 10th in their qualifying heat (3:15.65) while the women placed an impressive 4th place finish (3:47.18).
Simone Waheed will be the lone Mule out on the track today competing in the women’s 100m qualifying round scheduled for a 3:45pm start.
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AVP Pro Beach Volleyball returns to Delray Beach
The top beach volleyball players in the world descend on Delray Beach this weekend. The AVP, the premier professional beach volleyball league, begins its 2025 season this weekend in Palm Beach County. Palm Beach Passion, Dallas Dream, Brooklyn Blaze and San Diego all hit the main court Friday and Saturday night.”Everybody is good. It’s just […]

The top beach volleyball players in the world descend on Delray Beach this weekend. The AVP, the premier professional beach volleyball league, begins its 2025 season this weekend in Palm Beach County. Palm Beach Passion, Dallas Dream, Brooklyn Blaze and San Diego all hit the main court Friday and Saturday night.”Everybody is good. It’s just going to be an awesome night with some really high-level volleyball,” said Smash player Geena Urango.There are eight teams in the league — each with a men’s and women’s pairing. The tour makes various stops around the country with updated standings and playoffs slated in Chicago following the season finale in Dallas in August.AVP features some of the best players in the world, many of whom are Olympians trying to grow the game and put out an entertaining product.”It’s such a cool event. Sometimes people don’t know it’s here, and once people come and watch these events, they’ll know how dope and fun it is to come watch,” said Smash player Chase Budinger.”The AVP league is in the right direction, hopefully it just continues to grow and we can get more cities, and as the cities continue to grow, hopefully more people can learn about beach volleyball,” said Smash player Toni Rodriguez.Four matches are slated for Friday and four more matches on Saturday.
The top beach volleyball players in the world descend on Delray Beach this weekend. The AVP, the premier professional beach volleyball league, begins its 2025 season this weekend in Palm Beach County.
Palm Beach Passion, Dallas Dream, Brooklyn Blaze and San Diego all hit the main court Friday and Saturday night.
“Everybody is good. It’s just going to be an awesome night with some really high-level volleyball,” said Smash player Geena Urango.
There are eight teams in the league — each with a men’s and women’s pairing. The tour makes various stops around the country with updated standings and playoffs slated in Chicago following the season finale in Dallas in August.
AVP features some of the best players in the world, many of whom are Olympians trying to grow the game and put out an entertaining product.
“It’s such a cool event. Sometimes people don’t know it’s here, and once people come and watch these events, they’ll know how dope and fun it is to come watch,” said Smash player Chase Budinger.
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“The AVP league is in the right direction, hopefully it just continues to grow and we can get more cities, and as the cities continue to grow, hopefully more people can learn about beach volleyball,” said Smash player Toni Rodriguez.
Four matches are slated for Friday and four more matches on Saturday.
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USA Cadet Women Defeat Argentina 29-4 At 2025 PanAm Aquatics Water Polo Championships
Story Links Medellin, Colombia – May 23 – The USA Cadet Women defeated Argentina 29-4 today at the 2025 PanAm Aquatics Water Polo Championships. Campbell Pence was named match MVP after recording a hat trick along with four assists and three earned exclusions. Caroline Daniel scored a team-high four goals while […]

Medellin, Colombia – May 23 – The USA Cadet Women defeated Argentina 29-4 today at the 2025 PanAm Aquatics Water Polo Championships. Campbell Pence was named match MVP after recording a hat trick along with four assists and three earned exclusions. Caroline Daniel scored a team-high four goals while goalkeepers Shelby Killingsworth and Gianna Adams combined for nine saves in net. Team USA returns to the pool tomorrow, May 24 against the home country of Colombia at 1:00pm ET/10:00am PT.
Team USA jumped ahead early and never looked back in this contest. Kennedy Fahey, Daniel, Madison Mack, and Kiernan Hogan opened the scoring before Sofia Katz had the last word of the opening quarter for Argentina to make the score 4-1 in favor of the Americans. The United States made sure to end all doubt with a huge scoring output in the second period. Eden Coughran (2), Pence (3), Juliana Horton, Gia Jacob, Addison Ting, Emilia Haast (2), and Teodora Diaconu all rang the register in an offensive onslaught while Argentina managed one goal from Bianca Maria Perasso to set the halftime score at 15-2.
In the third quarter, Team USA kept it up on both ends with eight goals scored and none given up. Diaconu, Horton, Hogan, Paige Segesman, Daniel (3), and Ting pushed the lead to 23-2 without conceding a score on the other end. The final frame saw Argentina put two on the board from Pilar Enrique and Candela Arce as Fahey (2), Hogan, Mack, Haast, and Segesman put the finishing touches on a 29-4 win.
Team USA went 6/8 on power plays and 5/5 on penalties while Argentina went 2/4 on power plays and 2/3 on penalties.
Scoring – Stats
USA 29 (4, 11, 8, 6) C. Daniel 4, K. Hogan 3, K. Fahey 3, C. Pence 3, E. Haast 3, A. Ting 2, M. Mack 2, J. Horton 2, E. Coughran 2, P. Segesman 2, T. Diaconu 2, G. Jacob 1
ARG 4 (1, 1, 0, 2) C. Arce 1, P. Enrique 1, B. Maria Perasso 1, S. Katz 1
Saves – USA – S. Killingsworth 5, G. Adams 4 – ARG – E. Giusto 1, F. Escola 1
6×5 – USA – 6/8 – ARG – 2/4
Penalties – USA – 5/5 – ARG – 2/3
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Grahm Smith steps down as Lenoir
Story Links HICKORY, NC – Grahm Smith has announced he is stepping down from his position as Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Lenoir-Rhyne. Smith will be taking over as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at NCAA Division II Palm Beach Atlantic University, his alma mater. “Serving as the head women’s basketball coach at Lenoir-Rhyne has been a […]


HICKORY, NC – Grahm Smith has announced he is stepping down from his position as Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Lenoir-Rhyne. Smith will be taking over as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at NCAA Division II Palm Beach Atlantic University, his alma mater.
“Serving as the head women’s basketball coach at Lenoir-Rhyne has been a great honor, and I am proud of our team’s accomplishments,” stated Smith. “I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to work with such dedicated student-athletes, supportive colleagues and an administration that values excellence in both academics and athletics. LR been instrumental in preparing me for this next step in my career at my alma mater.”
Smith closes out his Lenoir-Rhyne career as the third winningest coach in Bears history, tallying a record of 75-62 in five seasons. During his time in Hickory Smith led the Bears to two NCAA Tournament appearances and the 2022-23 SAC Tournament Championship.
A national search for his replacement will begin immediately.
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