MileSplit is proud to present the 2025 All-State Track & Field Honors for Indiana. As part of a nationwide initiative, these honors recognize the top high school athletes in each city based on verified performances from the outdoor season. Athletes have been selected through a data-driven process to highlight excellence across every event, grade level, and team tier – from First Team through Honorable Mention, as well as All-Freshman to All-Senior teams. Congratulations to all of the athletes who took their performances to the next level this season.

Jordan Larson and other Nebraska volleyball alums will make their return to the Bob Devaney Sports Center to attempt to steal a win away from the hometown Huskers.

Larson will lead a group of Nebraska volleyball alumnae against the 2025 Huskers in the inaugural Alumni Match on Saturday, Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. CDT in Lincoln at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The match will be a standard best-of-five format.

Joining Larson are Nebraska volleyball alums Kelly Hunter, Lauren Stivrins, Kenzie Maloney, Ally Batenhorst, and recent Nebraska graduates Lindsay Krause and Leyla Blackwell. The group includes multiple All-Americans, national champions, and Olympic medalists to compete against the current iteration of the Huskers, who finished in the national semifinals last year.

Larson leads the team as a three-time All-American during her Nebraska tenure from 2005-08 including a national championship in 2006. The outside hitter is a four-time Olympic medalist, and pushed Team USA to a gold medal in 2021 and competed in the Paris Olympics last summer. Her four Olympic medals are tied for the most all-time by a women’s volleyball player. The Hooper, Neb. native became a founding athlete for League One Volleyball Omaha after joining as an assistant coach for Nebraska for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

Kelly Hunter, a current assistant coach for the Big Red, joins the alumni team after spending 11 of the 12 years with the Husker program as a player or coach. Hunter is a three-time All-American and two-time national champion and joined the coaching staff in 2019 as a graduate assistant and volunteer coach until being added to the staff in 2021. The 2017 Big Ten Setter of the Year was a first-team AVCA All-American her senior season, earning National Player of the Year honors from PrepVolleyball.com and VolleyMob.com.

Stivrins joins the alumni team as a three-time All-American and 2017 National Champion while at Nebraska, finishing her Husker tenure at fourth all-time with a .378 hitting percentage. The middle blocker tied an NCAA record with 24 career NCAA Tournament matches played, and was named a first-team All-Big Ten member for four straight years. The Scottsdale, Ariz. native now competes for LOVB Omaha with Larson.

Libero Kenzie Maloney returns to the Bob Devaney Sports Center after finishing her career as a third-team All-American, First Team All-Region, and an All-Big Ten selection as a senior in 2018. She averaged 4.03 digs per set in her final year in Lincoln, ending at No. 5 all-time in Nebraska’s digs list with 1,406 digs. She appeared in four straight NCAA Final Fours and finished with a 21-2 career record in NCAA Tournament matches. At the conclusion of her Nebraska tenure, the Kentucky native played in the most postseason sets and matches in Husker history.

Ally Batenhorst, a 2024 Nebraska graduate, played her first three collegiate seasons in Lincoln before concluding her college career at USC for her graduate season. Batenhorst was an All-Big Ten First Team selection for the Trojans after recording 2.25 kills per set and 52 blocks as a junior at Nebraska. The 2020-21 National Gatorade Player of the Year signed a professional contract with the Omaha Supernovas in Dec. 2024 after being selected No. 15 overall in the second round of the 2024 Professional Volleyball Federation Draft.

Omaha native Lindsay Krause returns to Lincoln after wrapping up a four-year run at Nebraska. Krause joined the Huskers after a standout prep career at Omaha Skutt Catholic, claiming the 2020 High School National Player of the Year by VolleyballMag.com. The 6-4 outside was an All-Big Ten Freshman team pick in 2021 and played in 102 matches over her four seasons, totaling 736 kills and 2.36 kills per set. After two national runner-up finishes and three Final Fours, Krause joined Batenhorst with the Supernovas after being taken No. 19 overall in the third round of the PVF Draft.

Leyla Blackwell rounds out the Nebraska alumni team after a one-year stint in Lincoln in 2024, aiding the Huskers to the 2024 Final Four. Blackwell appeared in 13 matches, averaging 2.35 kills per set on a .417 hitting percentage. The middle blocker spent three seasons at San Diego as a three-time All-WCC first-team honoree after transferring from Indiana. Blackwell was picked in the fourth round of the 2024 PVF Draft by the San Diego Mojo and appeared in 10 matches, including eight starts, this past season.

Other players and coaches joining the alumni team have not yet been announced. Nebraska volleyball returned a notable alum in Dani Busboom Kelly earlier this year, as the coach left Louisville to rejoin her alma mater following the retirement of John Cook in January.

Tickets are available at Huskers.com.

Nebraska Volleyball 2025 Schedule

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Republicans in Harrisburg this week used a rare measure to force lawmakers to vote on a bill that would prohibit transgender girls from girls’ sports in schools. But state House Democrats sidestepped the vote, leaving Pittsburgh Rep. Dan Frankel, who chairs a key committee, in charge of the bill’s fate.

It’s a debate that opponents say amounts to bullying trans athletes, while supporters say girls need protection from competing against students born as biological boys.

Here’s how the controversial bill moved from a committee focused on education, to one focused on health, angering Republicans and drawing the ire of a high-profile activist.

Procedural maneuvers

In May, state senators approved a bipartisan bill to limit trans girls to boys’ school sports, but although five Democrats voted with Republicans, the measure has idled in the Democratic-controlled House.

On Monday, state House member Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) collected enough signatures for a discharge resolution to force the bill out of the House Education committee and require a vote on the House floor as early as next week. The GOP lauded the move, with 78 representatives signing on, including Allegheny County’s Jason Ortitay and Andrew Kuzma.

But on Tuesday, House Democrats used another political tool to stop the process — asking colleagues to send the bill to Frankel’s Health committee, requiring Republicans to start the process over again and blocking debate on the House floor. All committee Democrats voted in favor, while all Republicans opposed. In 15 legislative days, Gleim can file another petition, but Democrats can again re-refer.

On his decision, Education Committee Chair Peter Schweyer (D-Lehigh) said the measure, first introduced by Republican Sen. Judy Ward, doesn’t “better schools for every kid.”

“[This bill] would not add one teacher to the classroom, repair one broken school building air conditioner, buy one new textbook, or help one kid get into college or find a good paying job,” Schweyer said in a statement. “I will never support legislation that targets any at-risk community, including our LGBTQIA+ neighbors. Simply stated, SB 9 would make school harder for kids already facing serious and severe bullying.”

Referral and response

Republicans in the House Education committee were livid. Cranberry Township Rep. Stephenie Scialabba called it “a strategic manipulation of rules.” Lead petitioner Gleim said the move amounts to “silencing the voices of countless women and girls who compete in sports in Pennsylvania.”

“There is an executive order from the federal government and our president to be adhering to the rule of law,” Gleim added.

Republican committee chair Bryan Cutler echoed Gleim, referencing a recent decision by UPenn to modify swimming records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas after pressure from Donald Trump’s administration. (Vocal conservative activist and former college swimmer Riley Gaines took to social media this week to pressure Pennsylvania lawmakers, too).

“I believe the University of Pennsylvania has successfully seen the merits of this policy and I think it’s time that we do too,” Cutler said. And while the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association in March changed its guidelines on transgender student participation in sports, the state’s Human Relations Commission says trans high school athletes are still protected.

But York County Republican Marc Anderson said the majority of Americans supports such a ban and believes some House Democrats would, too. Democrats only control the House by a one-vote margin.

After the committee re-referral from Education to Health, Republicans have little hope of getting the bill to Governor Josh Shapiro’s desk. Frankel said as much in a statement just after the vote.

“The House Health Committee prioritizes bills that strengthen care, expand access, and protect vulnerable communities,” Frankel said. “SB9 doesn’t do any of those things.” His committee won’t be taking up the bill, he added.

A similar bill passed both chambers in 2022 but former Gov. Tom Wolf ultimately vetoed it. Shapiro’s office did not immediately respond to a request asking if he, too, would veto such a bill. But in the past the governor said a comparable measure was “cruel” and discriminatory.

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WYNNE — The Wynne Rotary Club held its first meeting under new president Jeremy Bailey yesterday.

Bailey is the director of the Odell McCallum Community Center in Wynne and serves as a behavior intervention specialist at Wynne Intermediate School. He’s been a member of the Wynne Rotary Club since 2018.

Yesterday’s speaker was Garrett Morgan, administrator at CrossRidge Community Hospital. Morgan is the sergeant-at-arms for the club. He spoke about the variety of specialty clinics offered at CrossRidge through its affiliation with St. Bernards Healthcare in Jonesboro.

Those clinics include cardiovascular, pulmonary, nephrology, wound care, gastrointestinal, and sports medicine. The sports medicine clinic is offered by Dr. Morgan Benefield, who is a Cross County native and graduate of Wynne High School.

Morgan noted that the local hospital also provides physical therapy and home health services. CrossRidge is supported by a 1-percent sales tax.

Morgan said the facility has placed a renewed emphasis on emergency care and preparedness in the aftermath of the March 2023 Wynne tornado. He said CrossRidge treated 45 patients in its emergency room following the storm due to injuries and other medical issues.

In six weeks, the fall sports season — and the 2025-26 athletic season — will begin in the Gainesville-area.Much of our content at the Gainesville Sun in the weeks leading up to kickoff will be looking ahead to the season. However, we want to honor the best of the best from the 2024-25 season before we officially turn the page.

This week, the Sun will be running polls to honor the best teams and athletes for the boys and girls sports in North-Central Florida. In case you missed it, we already released polls for the girls and boys team of the year. Voting is still open for both polls!

Next up is the girls athlete of the year. We have 16 nominees. These nominees came from our All-Area teams from the fall, winter and spring. But who was the best of these top athletes in their sport? We want to give you the chance to decide that.

Below is our nominees and the poll. It closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m., and you can vote as many times as you’d like. Share with friends and family and get to it!

Noah Ram covers Florida Gators athletics and Gainesville-area high school sports for The Gainesville Sun, GatorSports.com and the USA TODAY Network. Contact him at nram@gannett.com. Follow him on X @Noah_ram1. Read his coverage of the Gators’ national championship basketball season in “CHOMP-IONS!” — a hardcover coffee-table collector’s book from The Sun. Details at Florida.ChampsBook.com