EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State track & field athlete  Andrew Nolan was named College Sports Communicators first-team Academic All-American on Wednesday. 

This is the second-straight season that the Spartan men have had a first-team All-American following Olympian Heath Baldwin, who earned a first-team nod in 2024. He was the first Spartan man to capture first-team honors.

Four Spartans earned CSC All-District honors in Nolan and Tyler Pritchett on the men’s side and Kate Stewart-Barnett and Valadian Pallett on the women’s side.

Nolan was named all-district for the second-straight year. Last season, he became one of six Spartan men to ever be named CSC Academic All-America, when he was named to the second team.

On the track, Nolan broke the school record in the 3000m steeplechase in the NCAA First Round with a time of 8:37.83. He also captured All-American honors in the steeplechase at the NCAA Championships. 

During the cross country season, he earned All-Big Ten honors, finishing eighth with a time of 22:59.3. Nolan ended the cross country season at the NCAA Championships with All-Region honors at the Great Lakes Regional finishing 23rd with a personal-best time of 29:45.7 in the 10k.

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. – Niagara volleyball head coach Ren Cefra has unveiled the program’s 27-game slate for the 2025 season, including nine games inside the Gallagher Center.   

The Purple Eagles will play a total of nine non-conference matches, all in tournament action.

Niagara opens the season with two games against Syracuse and Le Moyne (Aug. 29-30). The Purple and White then travel to Ypsilanti, MI for the Eastern Michigan Tournament to take on Valparaiso, Purdue Fort Wayne and host Eastern Michigan Sept. 5-6.

The Purple Eagles wrap up non-conference play at the UB Tournament facing off against Cornell, Northwestern and host Buffalo Sept. 12-13.

Niagara begins conference play at home against Manhattan (Sept. 26) and Iona (Sept. 27) before heading on the road for five straight MAAC contests against Canisius (Sept. 30), Merrimack (Oct. 3), Quinnipiac (Oct. 4), Iona (Oct. 10) and Manhattan (Oct. 11).

Following the five game road trip the Purple Eagles return home for five straight home contests against Saint Peter’s (Oct. 17), Rider (Oct. 18), Siena (Oct. 24), Marist (Oct. 25) and Canisius (Oct. 28).

The Purple and White head on the road for the final time in the regular season with four straight away contests against Rider (Oct. 31), Saint Peter’s (Nov. 1), Fairfield (Nov. 7) and Sacred Heart (Nov. 8).

Niagara wraps up their regular season schedule with two home contests against Quinnipiac (Nov. 14) and Merrimack (Nov. 15).

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Fontana resident Brian Arrington has officially purchased and re-launched FOX Sports 1270 AM/Palm Springs, giving the station new life with a strong emphasis on high school sports coverage, grassroots programming, and nationwide accessibility via the iHeart Radio app.

Arrington took over the station on January 1, 2025, and soft-launched programming in April with the help of his family, who now work alongside him to operate the station.
“This is already a family-owned and operated effort,” said Arrington. “If I’m going to bring people in, I myself need to know how to do everything. So right now I’m doing everything from running commercials, running the board, and even fixing toilets.”

His wife, Brandi Arrington, who works in the nursing field, helps manage operations and serves as a trusted advisor. Their daughter, Briana Arrington, offered crucial insight that helped shape the station’s digital pivot.
“She told me, ‘Dad, we don’t listen to music on the radio—where’s the link?’ That changed everything,” Brian said. “Now, we always tell people to find us on the iHeart Radio app.”

Their sons, Brian Arrington Jr. and Brandon Arrington, are also instrumental to the station’s operations. Brandon, 21, handles audio production and board operations, while Brian Jr. is studying computer technology and helps with network programming and tech infrastructure.

The new programming lineup includes national shows like The Dan Patrick Show and The Herd with Colin Cowherd, but Arrington is focused on building out original, locally-driven content.
“Our primary focus is high school sports,” he said. “But we’ll still run pro content—and we’re building a local 4 to 7 PM drive-time show that speaks directly to the community.”

On August 19, 2025, the station will debut its new local drive-time show, Danny B Happy Hour, offering Coachella Valley-centered sports commentary and interviews.

A centerpiece of that effort is the Coachella Valley Sports Report, a weekend program covering 14 high schools throughout Palm Springs, La Quinta, Indio, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Xavier Prep, and others. The station is also broadcasting Palm Springs Power Division I college baseball games and plans to host a media day for all high school sports teams next month.

The station’s current daily schedule is as follows: 

(Monday – Friday)    

• 3am-6am PT Two Pros and a Cup of Joe with LaVar Arrington, Brady Quinn & Jonas Knox
• 6am-9pm PT The Dan Patrick Show
• 9am-12pm PT The Herd with Colin Cowherd
• 12pm-2pm PT The Doug Gottlieb Show
• 2pm-4pm PT Covino & Rich
• 4pm-7pm PT The Odd Couple With Rob Parker & Kelvin Washington
• 7pm-11pm PT The Jason Smith Show With Mike Harmon
• 11pm-3am PT The Ben Maller Show

Saturday  

• 11am-12pm PT The Coachella Valley Sports Report with Coach B 
• 12pm-1pm PT The National Prep Sports Report with Coach B 

Arrington’s background in broadcasting spans more than a decade. He previously served as an on-air personality for FOX Sports AM 1350 in Riverside, 98.9 FM in Las Vegas, and 910 AM in Phoenix. His career began at KCAA in San Bernardino, where he co-hosted for two years before launching his own show and building a following across Southern California.

“We started doing high school all-star games, banquets, and even scholarships,” said Arrington. “That’s when we knew grassroots was the way to grow, even in radio.”

He now hosts the National Prep Sports Report, which he plans to expand beyond Palm Springs into Las Vegas and potentially Phoenix. The show aims to treat high school athletes with the same spotlight as professionals—many of whom now boast name, image, and likeness deals and millions of followers on social media.
“These kids are building brands,” he said. “And we want to cover them like professionals.”

Arrington, a Downey High School Class of 1993 graduate, moved his family to Fontana in 2005 as they began looking for a permanent home. All three of his children have graduated from Etiwanda High School.

Despite challenges in launching a station—including the financial strain of taking equity from their Fontana home—Arrington says the sacrifice has been worth it.
“The toughest part is getting people to believe in sales and advertising,” he said. “But this is something tangible. My daughter told me she’s proud of me. That made it all worth it.”

And while his wife Brandi isn’t a sports fan herself, Arrington credits her steady guidance as essential to his vision.
“She’ll tell me whether something makes sense or not,” he said. “Everyone in some form or fashion is connected to sports—even if they don’t like it.”

Arrington maintains that AM radio remains vital, especially for sports content.
“There’s this misconception that AM isn’t important,” he said. “But the data shows sports programming does really well. People still want a local voice—and that’s what we’re delivering.”

Listeners can tune in to FOX Sports 1270 AM throughout the Coachella Valley and as far as Beaumont and Banning, or stream globally via the iHeart Radio app.Follow @foxsportsps on Instagram and X, or visit foxsportspalmsprings.com for streaming, schedules, and local coverage updates.

By: Tim Flynn

CSC Academic All-America Teams

GOLDEN, Colo.

– Team Member of the Year Loic Scomparin headlined five members of the Colorado School of Mines men’s cross country and track & field programs named to the College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-America teams on Wednesday.

Scomparin earned First-Team Academic All-America status alongside fellow distance runner Logan Bocovich, pole vaulter Hunter Potrykus, and hurdler Everett Delate, while distance runner Jeremiah Vaille earned third-team accolades. Scomparin becomes the 11th Academic All-America Team Member of the Year in Mines Athletics history, and the sixth for Mines track & field, which has had at least one in each of the past four seasons including Potrykus, who was the 2024 honoree. 

Scomparin helped led Mines to the 2024 NCAA Division II national championship in cross country, finishing eighth nationally and second at the RMAC Championships to be named USTFCCCA All-America, First-Team All-RMAC, and the RMAC Academic Athlete of the Year in the fall. During the indoor season, Scomparin was the NCAA silver medalist in both the 3,000m and 5,000m and swept the RMAC Championships gold medals in those events, and he was again a double-qualifier to nationals outdoors in the 5K and 10K, earning Second-Team All-American status in the former event after he was the RMAC silver medalist in the 10K. Scomparin becomes only the fourth four-time Academic All-American for the Orediggers (joining Ben Schneiderman, Hannah Miller, and Zoe Baker), and he has three degrees from Mines, earning a master’s in hydrology this past May and also having a master’s in advanced energy systems and a bachelor’s in environmental engineering.

Bocovich was another key part of Mines’ national champion cross country team, finishing seventh nationally at the NCAA Championships after sixth-place NCAA regional and fourth-place RMAC Championships finishes. He was a USTFCCCA First-Team All-American in the fall, and went on to earn the RMAC indoor 5,000m bronze medal before ending his career as the NCAA bronze medalist in the outdoor 10,000m following all-RMAC runs at both long distances. Bocovich was also a Third-Team Academic All-American a year ago, and is working on a master’s in geochemistry at Mines. He holds a bachelor’s in chemistry from St. Olaf College.  

Potrykus, now a three-time Academic All-American, was the RMAC’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year and RMAC Men’s Indoor Academic Athlete of the Year in 2025 after finishing his decorated vaulting career with a final season of indoor eligibility. Potrykus finished fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championships – his fourth career First-Team All-America finish – and was the RMAC silver medalist. He closed his career as Mines’ indoor and outdoor recordholder, and co-holds the RMAC all-venues record as well. Potrykus has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Mines in mechanical engineering. 

Delate repeats as a First-Team Academic All-American after finishing his career as one of the RMAC’s all-time greatest hurdlers. Delate swept the RMAC 60m and 110m hurdle championships for a third consecutive year, resetting the RMAC Championships records in both, and he went on to earn the national silver medal in the 60m hurdles to earn First-Team All-America status. Delate graduates as Mines’ recordholder at both sprint hurdle distances. He earned a B.S. in economics from Mines in 2023 and a master’s in mineral and energy economics this past May.

Vaille, a first-time honoree, was a two-season all-American for the Orediggers in 2024-25. Vaille finished 37th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships to earn his first USTFCCCA All-America medal following a fourth-place NCAA Regional run, and after an abbreviated indoor season to compete at the World University Games, had an outstanding outdoor season winning the RMAC titles in both the 5,000m and 10,000m before going on to place eighth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 10K. Vaille has a B.S. in civil engineering and M.S. in civil & environmental engineering from Mines.

Academic All-America honorees must have a 3.5 or above GPA while holding sophomore or higher academic standing. Academic All-America awards are voted on by the nation’s sports information directors.

Since 1972, Colorado School of Mines’ 216 Academic All-America recipients are the most by any NCAA Division II member. Mines men’s cross country/track & field leads all D-II programs, and is second among all divisions, with 48 all-time honorees. 

LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell head volleyball coach Tyler Hagstrom announced his departure on Wednesday, as he has been hired in the same capacity at the University of Pennsylvania. Hagstrom orchestrated a successful rebuild of the Bison program during his five-year tenure in Lewisburg, culminating with a record-setting 21-5 season last fall.
 
“I would like to thank Tyler Hagstrom for his significant contributions to the Bucknell volleyball program over the last five years,” said interim vice president for Athletics and Recreation Tim Pavlechko. “Under Tyler’s leadership, the Bison volleyball team returned to the upper echelon of the Patriot League and was highly successful both on the floor and in the classroom. Tyler leaves behind a program in tremendous shape, with many talented young student-athletes returning this fall, and we wish him and his family the best of luck at Penn.”
 
“I am incredibly grateful to Bucknell University for the opportunity to lead the volleyball program over the last five years,” said Hagstrom. “Coaching this team has truly been one of the greatest honors of my career. The student-athletes in this program are exceptional — not only in their talent and work ethic, but in their character, commitment, and support for one another. From record-setting seasons to developing a strong team culture, I’m so proud of all we’ve accomplished together. The future of Bucknell Volleyball is undeniably bright, and I’ll be cheering them on every step of the way.”
 
Hagstrom came to Bucknell in February 2020, and his first season at the helm was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. After the Bison finished 7-18 overall and 3-13 in the Patriot League in his first full season in the fall of 2021, they improved to 15-11/8-8 in 2022, 15-11/11-5 in 2023, and 21-5/13-3 in 2024. Bucknell had not posted a winning conference record nor participated in postseason play since 2010, but Hagstrom guided the Bison back into championship contention with Patriot League Tournament appearances in each of the last three seasons.
 
He was named Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2024 after the Bison posted their best winning percentage (.808) in team history. All told, Hagstrom compiled a 59-48 (.551) record during his five-year stint, and he leaves with the highest winning percentage in team history.