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SEATTLE, Wash. – Three members of the Pepperdine men’s volleyball team were named to the MPSF All-Academic team, as announced by the league office on Tuesday. James Eadie, Aidan Tune and Brendan Read earned academic recognition for their performance in the classroom. Eadie graduated this spring with a 3.6 […]
SEATTLE, Wash. – Three members of the Pepperdine men’s volleyball team were named to the MPSF All-Academic team, as announced by the league office on Tuesday.
James Eadie, Aidan Tune and Brendan Read earned academic recognition for their performance in the classroom. Eadie graduated this spring with a 3.6 GPA and a bachelor’s degree in sport administration. Read also graduated, earning a degree in integrated marketing and communications with a 3.7 GPA. Tune completed his junior year while maintaining a 3.7 GPA in business administration.
As a team, the Waves averaged a total 3.6 GPA with 18 members above a 3.0 and 14 above a 3.5 GPA.
To qualify for MPSF All-Academic honors, student-athletes must hold at least a 3.00 cumulative GPA (including the most recent fall term), be at least a sophomore academically, have completed one full academic year at their institution, and competed in 50 percent or more of their team’s competitions during the season.
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Audrey Brust Wins 2025 Nevada State Women’s Amateur
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara women’s golfer Audrey Brust captured the 2025 Nevada State Women’s Amateur Championship title on Wednesday after three outstanding days of play at the Spanish Trail Country Club in Las Vegas. The junior won the championship in thrilling fashion, defeating McKenzi Hall in a […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara women’s golfer Audrey Brust captured the 2025 Nevada State Women’s Amateur Championship title on Wednesday after three outstanding days of play at the Spanish Trail Country Club in Las Vegas. The junior won the championship in thrilling fashion, defeating McKenzi Hall in a two-player playoff by sinking a birdie on the first playoff hole.
A native of Reno, Brust is now a two-time Nevada State Women’s Amateur Champion having also won the title in 2023.
Brust opened play with consecutive 72s in the first two rounds of action before turning in an outstanding 4-under 68 in Wednesday’s final round. She finished the round tied with Hall at 4-under 212 to force a playoff.
Brust just wrapped up her third season with Santa Clara. In 2024-25, she turned in the top scoring average of her career with 74.52 strokes per round – good for 10th-best in program history. Playing in all 11 matches, she turned in five rounds under par and helped lead the Broncos to the 2025 National Golf Invitational Championship title after tying for fifth individually at 3-over 219. With 96 career rounds in the books, she currently has the program’s fifth-best career scoring average at 75.27 strokes.
Jonesboro, AR — (JonesboroRightNow.com) — June 25, 2025 — Arkansas State volleyball is set to take on a challenging schedule in 2025, as head coach Brian Gerwig unveiled the slate for the reigning Sun Belt regular-season champions on Wednesday. Entering the fourth season under Gerwig, the Red Wolves are coming off their best season since […]
Jonesboro, AR — (JonesboroRightNow.com) — June 25, 2025 — Arkansas State volleyball is set to take on a challenging schedule in 2025, as head coach Brian Gerwig unveiled the slate for the reigning Sun Belt regular-season champions on Wednesday.
Entering the fourth season under Gerwig, the Red Wolves are coming off their best season since 2015, capped by a Sun Belt regular-season crown and postseason run to the Great 8 of the NIVC.
The docket features seven total matches against teams that reached the NCAA Tournament last season, including three against foes advancing to the second round or better. A-State will take on 10 opponents that earned winning records a season ago.
In the preseason, A-State hosts its annual Scarlet and Black Scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 16, before hosting North Alabama in an exhibition bout on Aug. 23.
The Red Wolves open the season with a trio of 2024 NCAA Tournament participants, traveling to Atlanta, GA, for matches against Ole Miss (Aug. 29), Wofford (Aug. 30) and Georgia Tech (Aug. 31).
A-State opens its home slate with a pair of matches against Missouri (Sept. 4-5) – a squad that reached the NCAA Round of 16 last season. Thursday’s bout against the Tigers will be held inside First National Bank Arena, while the Friday contest will be played at Valley View High School due to a scheduling conflict.
A trip to Orlando, FL, follows, with A-State taking on Florida Atlantic and host UCF (Sept. 12), as well as Brown (Sept. 13).
The Scarlet and Black remain in-state for the final non-conference matches of the season, traveling to Fayetteville, Ark., to take on North Dakota State (Sept. 18), Southern Illinois (Sept. 19) and Arkansas (Sept. 20). A-State’s meeting against the Razorbacks will be just the second all-time meeting in volleyball, and first since 1975.
A-State then opens Sun Belt Conference play at Georgia State (Sept. 26-27) before returning home to host Southern Miss (Oct. 3-4). The Red Wolves face road tests at ULM (Oct. 10-11) and Troy (Oct. 23-24) as well as rematches at home against 2024 SBC Tournament champion Texas State (Oct. 17-18).
The Red Wolves open November at home against Louisiana (Oct. 31-Nov. 1) and at South Alabama (Nov. 7-8) before ending the regular season by hosting Old Dominion (Nov. 14-15).
The Sun Belt Conference Championship will be held Nov. 20-23, in Foley, AL, at the Foley Event Center.
FUEL TV Partners With Shout! For FAST Distribution of Five Action Sports Channels
John Latchem June 25, 2025 FUEL TV, a global television channel dedicated to action sports, June 25 announced a partnership with Shout! TV, which will stream five FUEL TV FAST channels across platforms in the United States and Canada. Shout! TV is the streaming arm of Shout! Studios, a leading multi-platform media company and home entertainment distributor. […]
FUEL TV, a global television channel dedicated to action sports, June 25 announced a partnership with Shout! TV, which will stream five FUEL TV FAST channels across platforms in the United States and Canada.
Shout! TV is the streaming arm of Shout! Studios, a leading multi-platform media company and home entertainment distributor.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Shout! TV to bring our action sports universe to even more viewers across North America,” said Fernando Figueiredo, CEO of FUEL TV. “This is a perfect fit — Shout! shares our passion for fan-driven content and understands how to maximize the reach and impact of genre-focused brands on digital platforms.”
The agreement covers FUEL TV’s flagship channel as well as its four new vertical channels — Surfer TV, Powder TV, Skateboarding TV and BikeMag TV — each inspired by their respective sports’ associated print magazines (Surfer Magazine, Powder Magazine, Transworld Skateboarding and Bike Mag). The brands, owned by Arena Group, boast a combined social reach of more than 20 million people and are now being brought into the digital streaming age in partnership with FUEL TV Group.
Founded in 2003, FUEL TV is available in more than 100 countries and territories, delivering premium original programming. The new channels are powered by FUEL TV Group’s 4,000-hour library of action sports content, spanning from 1996 to today, and feature a mix of live events, award-winning series, films, documentaries, and athlete-driven storytelling that has defined the evolution of surf, snow, skate, and biking culture for nearly 30 years.
“FUEL TV represents a goldmine of authentic, high-quality programming for audiences who live and breathe action sports,” said Gene Pao, EVP of strategy and digital for Shout!. “We’re stoked to deliver these genre-leading channels to FAST platforms across the U.S. and Canada, meeting the growing demand for free, premium content that speaks directly to enthusiast communities.”
FUEL TV programming can also be viewed at FUELTV.com and through services such as Fubo TV, Sling, DirecTV Stream and Plex, among others. It also operates its own premium streaming service, FUEL TV+, which is available for $4.99 per month after a free 30-day trial.
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Click here to discover the other 24 athletes in the Men’s Health 25, a celebration of the top athletes in the high school class of 2025. HE’S A FIVE-STAR recruit, but Keelon Russell’s football life didn’t take off until his sophomore year. That’s when the quarterback led Duncanville High School to a Texas state championship. […]
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HE’S A FIVE-STAR recruit, but Keelon Russell’s football life didn’t take off until his sophomore year. That’s when the quarterback led Duncanville High School to a Texas state championship. He did it again his junior year, then attended various quarterback camps, winning MVP honors at the Elite 11 Finals because of his arm strength, accuracy, and decision-making. “It made me gain so much confidence,” he says. “I was like, ‘Okay, yeah, I can see myself at the big leagues with the big fellas.’ ” The next season, he completed 69 percent of his passes, throwing for 4,177 yards as he was named the 2024-2025 Gatorade National Football Player of the Year. He was recruited by every major college and committed to Alabama, to play for head coach Kalen DeBoer, a renowned quarterback whisperer.
Although Russell has all the attributes of a modern quarterback—he’s big, accurate, and speedy—he very much wants to be known as the kind of QB who outfoxes his opponents before the ball is even snapped. He models his mental game on Tom Brady’s. “We all know he was a sixth-round pick, didn’t nobody believe in him—now he’s one of the greatest of all time. It gives me that drive—it touches my heart.” Russell, who spent the spring in Alabama, then returned to graduate, is going deep on film study. “A coach told me Tom would study film all night, sleep in the film room. That’s one of the things that I take away from him.” Here’s what else helps Russell elevate his game.
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How much time do you spend training? “Thirty hours a week: 10 hours of actual team practice, then gym time and film study.” Check out his moves and others in the MH25 Strength and Bounce Workout.
What do you focus on? “Strength is important, but we are very strategic about doing moves that support my throwing motion. We do a lot of lats work—pullups, rows, deadlifts—because lats are the big thing for quarterbacks because they can prevent injuries.”
Frenemy exercise? “Hip-mobility drills. I know I have to do them, but they’re boring.”
Hype music? “Lil Baby. If it’s game day, a workout, or I’m just going to throw, he gets me in that mode.”
Dream workout partner? “Prime [Deion Sanders] in his prime. Cam Newton. Aaron Rodgers. And of course the wide receivers—Stefon Diggs, Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson.”
Fast-food order? “Two McDonald’s Hot ‘n Spicy McChickens, large fries, and milkshake.”
Last book you read? “My Bible app. Read scripture every day.”
Pier 360 Returns: Santa Monica’s signature event brings the vibes | Arts & Events
Santa Monica is renowned for its laid-back beach vibes. To celebrate that, the Santa Monica Pier Corp. is hosting the Pier 360 Beach Festival on Saturday, June 28, and Sunday, June 29, with competition and entertainment along the shoreline. The free, all-ages event brings together thousands of locals and visitors for ocean sports, beachside games, […]
Santa Monica is renowned for its laid-back beach vibes.
To celebrate that, the Santa Monica Pier Corp. is hosting the Pier 360 Beach Festival on Saturday, June 28, and Sunday, June 29, with competition and entertainment along the shoreline.
The free, all-ages event brings together thousands of locals and visitors for ocean sports, beachside games, skateboarding, roller skating, live music, food and drinks, and a deep dive into 90 years of paddleboard racing history.
“Pier 360” action kicks off Saturday and Sunday at 8 a.m. on the sand and continues from 10 a.m. on the Pier deck, where festivalgoers can explore interactive activities, grab bites and brews, and soak up summer energy at one of Southern California’s most legendary destinations.
(Santa Monica Pier Corp./Submitted)
Main attractions
• Paddleboard Races (June 29): Celebrate 90 years of paddleboard racing with the 1-mile short course ($30), Mike Vaughan Memorial 5-mile distance race ($40) and high-speed spring racing ($40). Open to paddlers of all levels.
• Ocean Swims (June 29): 500m and 1-mile open water swim events with wetsuit/non-wetsuit divisions and age group awards. Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m., with a Hawaiian blessing.
• CBVA Beach Volleyball Tournaments (June 28 and 29): Men’s and women’s open competition for a $4,000 prize pool plus the Santa Monica Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame Legends Exhibition.
• Santa Monica Strongman Classic (June 28 and 29): High-octane strongman contest featuring over 80 male and female athletes competing across multiple weight classes.
• AAU Invitational (June 29): Top 18:U girls teams compete in a triple-crown showdown.
• Lifeguard Competitions (June 28): Including the historic Pete Peterson Surfboat 1-Mile Dory Race and Junior Guard events.
• Skate Experience (June 28 and June 29): An energetic celebration of skateboarding and athleticism with demos, clinics, and competitions on custom ramps with LA’s top skaters.
• POP SK8 Roller Rink (June 28 and June 29): Community-themed pop-up roller rink on the Pier deck open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (free skates available on site).
CBVA Beach Volleyball Tournaments take place on June 28 and 29. Men’s and women’s open competition for a $4,000 prize pool plus the Santa Monica Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame Legends Exhibition.
(Santa Monica Pier Corp./Submitted)
• The Fox Den Beer Garden (June 28 and June 29): Chill with cold brews and vodka seltzers thanks to Michelob Ultra. Open to all ages, with alcohol available for purchase to guests 21 and over. Sponsored by The Surfing Fox.
• All-Day Music & Polynesian Dance (June 28 and June 29): Kick off each day with vibrant Polynesian performances and live music throughout the afternoon.
• Museum of Beach Life (June 28 and June 29): A free, hands-on exhibit curated by local legends explores the history of surf, Muscle Beach, and paddleboard racing.
• Youth Zone (9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 28 and June 29): Arts, crafts, and giant games for kids. An adult must accompany children under 18.
• Old Navy and Disney Road Trip (June 28 and June 29): A free, family-friendly pop-up experience inspired by the classic American road trip, featuring scenic photo ops, roadside refreshments, exciting giveaways, and an exclusive Old Navy x Disney pop-up store with items from the collection- — including sold-out pieces like the mini tote bag.
CBVA Beach Volleyball Tournaments take place on June 28 and 29. Men’s and women’s open competition for a $4,000 prize pool plus the Santa Monica Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame Legends Exhibition.
(Santa Monica Pier Corp./Submitted)
Separately, to celebrate Disney Mickey & Friends this summer, the iconic Disneyland Band will bring some extra Disney magic to the final Old Navy x Disney Road Trip stop with a performance at the Santa Monica Pier 360 Beach Festival location at 11 a.m. June 28. Guests can enjoy a medley of songs, including the recent addition of the Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration theme song, “Celebrate Happy.”
“Pier 360 is more than a festival; it’s a tribute to the unique culture that was born right here on the Santa Monica Pier,” said Jim Harris, executive director and historian of the Santa Monica Pier. “From racing traditions that started in the 1930s to the cutting-edge sports and experiences of today, it’s a weekend that captures the heart of SoCal beach life.”
Pier 360 is produced by Santa Monica Pier Corp., along with these great sponsors Old Navy, Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier, Celsius, Big Blue Bus, Adidas, The Surfing Fox, The Pierside, Best Day Brewing, Lightship, Simply Pop, Everyday Dose, Frontier, Gatorade Hydration Booster, Lifeway Kefir, Healing Grounds, Wetzel’s Pretzel Food Truck, Costco, Standard Procedure, Kendra Scott, Johnny Rockets, Hot Dog On A Stick, Heal The Bay, Santa Monica Travel & Tourism, AB InBev and Toyota.
The festival is free to attend, with some competitions requiring advance registration and entry fees. Beach activities begin at 8 a.m. Pier deck opens at 10 a.m. For full details, athlete registration and event schedule, visit santamonicapier.org.
Arrive by Rideshare, Metro, Bus or Bike. The Santa Monica Pier is located at 200 Santa Monica Pier, Suite A, Santa Monica, CA 90401.
