Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) brought us UFC 319TONIGHT (Sat., August 16, 2025), streaming LIVE on ESPN+ PPV from inside United Center in Chicago, IL. The pay-per-view (PPV) main event was Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev for Du Plessis’ UFC Middleweight championship title.
UFC 319’s “Prelims” were supposed to be headlined by King Green vs. Diego Ferreira. Unfortunately, Green had to pull out due to injury. The new featured “Prelim” was Gerald Meerschaert vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk. Other prime fights on the undercard included Edson Barboza vs. Drakkar Klose.
You can checkout everything that happened on UFC 319’s “Prelims” undercard righthere.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 319 fight card below, starting with the ESPN+/Disney+ early “Prelims” undercard bouts, which air at 6:30 p.m. ET right here, followed by the late “Prelims” on Disney+/ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET. UFC 319’s PPV main card will start at 10 p.m ET on ESPN+ PPV.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps and post-fight analysis following “Du Plessis vs. Chimaev” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC 319 results. (Note: This will go from the top down; therefore, the newest information will at the top of the stream).
UFC 319 QUICK RESULTS
185 lbs.: Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev — Chimaev def. Du Plessis by unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-44) — HIGHLIGHTS 145 lbs.: Aaron Pico vs. Lerone Murphy — Murphy def. Pico by KO (spinning back elbow), round 1 (3:21) — HIGHLIGHTS 170 lbs.: Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates — Prates def. Neal by KO (spinning back elbow), round 1 (4:59) — HIGHLIGHTS 185 lbs.: Jared Cannonier vs. Michael Page — Page def. Cannonier by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 125 lbs.: Tim Elliott vs. Kai Asakura — Elliott def. Asakura by submission (mounted guillotine), round 2 (4:39) — HIGHLIGHTS 185 lbs.: Baisangur Susurkaev vs. Eric Nolan — Susurkaev def. Nolan by submission (rear naked choke), round 2 (2:01) — HIGHLIGHTS 185 lbs.: Gerald Meerschaert vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk — Oleksiejczuk def. Meerschaert by TKO (punches), round 1 (3:03) — HIGHLIGHTS 125 lbs.: Jessica Andrade vs. Lupita Godinez — Godinez def. Andrade by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 155 lbs.: Alexander Hernandez vs. Chase Hooper — Hernandez def. Hooper by TKO (punches), round 1 (4:58) — HIGHLIGHTS 155 lbs.: Edson Barboza vs. Drakkar Klose — Klose def. Barboza by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 125 lbs.: Karine Silva vs. Dione Barbosa — Silva def. Barbosa by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 125 lbs.: Alibi Idiris vs. Joseph Morales — Morales def. Idiris by submission (triangle), round 2 (3:04) — HIGHLIGHTS
UFC 319 PPV MAIN CARD PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES
Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev
Round 1: Chimaev shoots immediately! He gets Du Plessis down and Du Plessis scrambles, trying to vault Chimaev off him. He wraps onto Chimaev’s neck and concedes the top position to Chimaev. Chimaev gets side control. He gets the crucifix with four minutes remaining in the round. Chimaev peppers shots on the side of Du Plessis’ head. They aren’t hard shots, but Du Plessis can’t do anything about them. He’s pressing his face into Chimaev’s chest to prevent Chimaev being able to throw anything harder. Du Plessis tries to buck, but he can’t move Chimaev. Chimaev gets a little frustrated with not being able to land hard shots. That gives Du Plessis’ a little space to get out of the position. He’s still stuck in side control, though. Chimaev tries to get full mount, but Du Plessis is able to block him off. Du Plessis continues to try and lock down Chimaev from the bottom to prevent damage. Du Plessis explodes and Chimaev tries to take his back. He misses and Du Plessis has a window to do something, but Chimaev shoots again and gets another takedown.
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10-9 Chimaev after one. Not a 10-8, since, despite the control, Chimaev wasn’t close to finishing Du Plessis in that round.
Round 2: Chimaev shoots early again. He gets on Du Plessis’s back against the fence. Chimaev throws knees to the thigh. Du Plessis stands and Chimaev pulls him down again, away from the fence. Du Plessis crawls to the fence. Chimaev throws more knees to the thigh. Chimaev tries to get a hook in, he can’t get it easily, so he goes back to kneeing the thighs. Chimaev jumps on a choke attempt, but Du Plessis reacts quickly and fends it off. Chimaev throws more knees and then tries to climb the back. Du Plessis is keeping himself alive, but nothing more than that.
10-9 again for Chimaev. He’s up 20-18. Again, positional dominance from Chimaev, but little to no damage.
Round 3: Du Plessis throws a left hand, but is then taken down immediately. Chimaev hangs on his back as he stands. Chimaev then takes him down again and gets side control. Chimaev gets the crucifix again. Du Plessis again presses his face into Chimaev’s body to prevent much power coming from Chimaev’s ground and pound. Chimaev finds a little separation and lands a nice elbow. He’s not able to get enough of these to land to encourage a stoppage, though. Du Plessis gets out the crucifix. Chimaev passes to full mount. Then he takes the back. He looks for a choke with 30 seconds left.
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Another round for Chimaev. He has a commanding 30-27 lead heading into the championships rounds.
Round 4: Du Plessis is breathing hard in his corner now. Chimaev shoots and Du Plessis sprawls. He evades that takedown, but Chimaev hunts him down and gets him to the ground again. The crowd boos. And I get it, this hasn’t been that exciting of a fight, but it’s hard to blame Chimaev for that. Du Plessis stands, but Chimaev maintains the bodylock. Chimaev muscles Du Plessis down again. Du Plessis tries to roll out of trouble and Chimaev squshes him down and gets him in the crucifix again. Du Plessis gets out and gets to his knee. Chimaev knees Du Plessis and Goddard steps in to stand them up. Du Plessis tries to fire off some strikes, but Chimaev just takes him down again. More knees to the thigh. More booing.
Another 10-9 for Chimaev. I’m not giving him 10-8s because he’s not doing enough damage from these positions. He’s up 40-36, though.
Round 5: “I got this” says Du Plessis in his corner. We’ll see. Du Plessis leaps forwards with a combo. Chimaev throws a jab and then immediately ducks down for another takedown. He has side control, again. The crowd boos. Chimaev gets the crucifix again. Chimaev goes for an Americana, but Du Plessis resists. He gets to his knees and Chimaev leans on his back. Du Plessis explodes upwards and Chimaev slips over his back, thanks to all the sweat. He lands on his back and Du Plessis jumps on top of him. Du Plessis goes for the guillotine, but the sweat now allows Chimaev to pop his head out and get top position. Goddard stands them up with a minute 20 seconds left on the clock. Du Plessis is exhausted. He comes forwards and lands a combo, though. Chimaev jabs and then shoots. Du Plessis sprawls, though. Chimaev tries to take Du Plessis down again, but he falls and Du Plessis lands on top of him. Du Plessis takes the back with 20 seconds left. There’s not enough time for him to do anything.
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That’s 10-9 and 50-45 Chimaev.
Official decision: Khamzat Chimaev def. Dricus du Plessis by unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-44)
Lerone Murphy vs. Aaron Pico
Round 1: They trade early. Murphy goes down to a knee, it’s unclear if that was off a punch. They clinch and Pico puts Murphy on the fence. Murphy escapes out to the side. Pico nails Murphy with a body shot. He’s hurt! Pico tries to follow up, Murphy lands an elbow and then slaps on a d’arce. It’s really tight, but Pico gets out. As a result, Pico is now on top of Murphy. Murphy manages to stand and separate, though. Pico shoots and gets the takedown. Murphy works to the fence and gets to his feet again, though. Muprhy lands a nice knee as Pico comes in. Pico brushes it off and pushes Murphy into the fence. Murphy manages to get free, though. Pico boxes his way back into the clinch, he lands a body shot and breaks. Murphy throws a front kick, Pico comes forwards and walks right into a spinning back elbow! Pico is out! Two spinning elbows in a row!
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Official decision: Lerone Murphy def. Aaron Pico by KO (spinning back elbow), round 1 (3:21)
Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates
Round 1: Neal throws a leg kick and then a high kick. He doesn’t land them, though. Prates is being very springy. Neal throws a clubbing left, but Prates covers up. Prates lands a hard leg kick. Prates continues to fire in leg kicks. Neal leans in looking for his jab, but Prates is backing up and circling away to avoid them. He continues with the leg kicks, they may really pay off for him if this fight goes long. Neal lands a left. Prates responds with a one-two. Then Neal comes back with his left again. Prates lands a good body shot and then a knee to the body. Neal’s left eye is starting to swell. Prates targets the eye with a spinning kick. Prates lands some hard shots in the last minute, switching between punches and knees. Neal wraps him up. Prates makes fun of him and Neal disengages. Prates then nails him with another punch. Prates spins and cracks Neal with an elbow on the buzzer! Neal goes down just before the bell. What a knockout from Prates. He was cruising in this fight, hitting Neal with all kinds of offense.
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Official decision: Carlos Prates def. Geoff Neal by KO (spinning back elbow), round 1 (4:59)
Jared Cannonier vs. Michael Page
Round 1: Page takes the center and starts his usual routine of springing up and down with his hands by his side. He does a little wave and wiggle with his right, trying to distract Cannonier. Cannonier stays focused, he steps forwards and looks to land his jab. Page hops himself back to the fence, but Cannonier doesn’t rush him there. He lets Page get off this time. The next time he closes distance and goes for a takedown. He pushes Page into the mesh. Page defends with double underhooks. They trade a few knees. Page then slings Cannonier off of him. Cannonier comes forwards with a combo, but hits nothing but air. Page steps in and land a right hand that drops Cannonier! Cannonier gets up and Page tells him “calm down”. Page continues to taunt Cannonier. He pops him with another jab. Cannonier changes levels and goes for a takedown. Page stops him. Cannonier has him on the fence, but can’t land any offense, save a few knees. They separate with ten seconds left and Cannonier whiffs on some punches.
Page, thanks to the knockdown, takes the round 10-9.
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Round 2: Page tags Cannonier with a right hand immediately in the second round. And now he’s back to talking to him. He steps in with another right hand. Page lands a two punch combo and then pushes Cannonier off and to the ground. Page stands and waits for Cannonier to get up and come back to him. Page is having all kinds of fun in there. Page leans in, trying to bait Cannonier. Cannonier clinches and pushes him to the fence. Cannonier lands an inside trip to get Page down. Page stands right up, though. That has to be demoralizing for Cannonier. Cannonier clinches again and holds Page in place, but he’s not able to get off any punches or elbows in close. Instead they trade a few knees.
Page takes that round 10-9 and is leading 20-18.
Round 3: Page scores with a few darting attacks and a nice inside leg kick. Page hops in for another combo, but his misses, slips and ends up on the ground with Cannonier on top of him. Cannonier passes into full mount. Cannonier lands two punches and Page scrambles back to half guard. Cannonier lands a big elbow. Cannonier isolates an arm and goes for a kimura. He can’t finish that, but he does get mount again. This time Cannonier goes for the arm triangle, but Page defends it. Page looks like he’s accepted being on his back for the rest of the fight and is just trying to not get stopped. It’s working so far. Cannonier lands another big elbow, but he’s not able to string enough of these together to make a difference.
Cannonier gets the last round. But MVP wins the fight 29-28 on my scorecard.
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Official decision: Michael Page def. Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Tim Elliott vs. Kai Asakura
Round 1: Kai Asakura lands a decent amount of punches, some of which rocked Elliott. Elliott scored a takedown of a half landed high kick and spent some decent time on top. Asakura takes the round 10-9.
Round 2: Elliott lands a good left hand over the top. Asakura tries to fire back a combo but comes up short. Elliott is doing a good job of being elusive and preventing Asakura from teeing off. Elliott comes in hard, but eats a counter. Elliott is swaying all over the place trying to keep himself off the center line. He dives in for a takedown, this is almost drunken master style. Asakura is able to stay up this time. Elliott ducks down and gets a big double leg takedown. Elliott is in Asakura’s full guard. He postures for a punch and then locks up a mounted guillotine. It’s very tight. Elliott cranks it harder. Asakura taps!
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Official decision: Tim Elliott def. Kai Asakura by submission (mounted guillotine), round 2 (4:39)
LIVE! Watch UFC 319 PPV On ESPN+ Here!
MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE CAR CRASH! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) continues its 2025 pay-per-view (PPV) schedule on Sat., Aug. 16, 2025, with a blockbuster title fight set to headline UFC 319 from inside United Center in Chicago, Illinois. In UFC 319’s PPV main event, Middleweight champion, Dricus du Plessis, defends his title against undefeated No. 3-ranked contender, Khamzat Chimaev, in a high-stakes, five-round battle of unbeaten UFC records. UFC 319’s PPV co-main event features a Featherweight showdown between Lerone Murphyand promotional newcomer, Aaron Pico, a high-profile free-agent signing stepping in on short notice. UFC 319 will also showcase a Welterweight clash between Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates, a Middleweight bout pitting Jared Cannonier vs. Michael Page, a Flyweight matchup featuring Tim Elliott vs. Kai Asakura, and much more! UFC 319’s start time is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET (“Early Prelims”), 8 p.m. ET (“Prelims” undercard), and 10 p.m. ET (PPV main card)
To check out the latest and greatest UFC 319: “Du Plessis vs. Chimaev” news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right here. For the updated and finalized UFC 319 fight card and PPV lineup click here.
We’ve got Thursday night football to kick off Week 1 around the Garden State as JSZ brings you three games from the gridiron. Princeton and Allentown meet in a Mercer County thriller, Demarest looks to start strong against Bergen Tech plus Washington Township tries to reach 2-0 against Pennsauken in the WJFL. Check back as the highlights are posted throughout the night!
Down 6-0, senior Ellinton Hinds who already had an interception on the first drive of the game, made one of the best catches in all of New Jersey high school football so far this season to keep Princeton (2-0) undefeated in 2025. Hinds had two leaping catches from QB Quinton deFaria, who threw for 109 yards and a TD. The Tigers beat Allentown (0-2) for the first time since 2005 and look to keep their win streak alive with a Week 2 matchup against Ewing.
JSZ’s Tyler Mroz has the highlights + reaction from Allentown:
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The Minutemen took care of business in their home opener by racing out to a 35-0 halftime lead and cruising the rest of the way. Colin Beeler scored a pair of touchdowns to lead a bruising rushing attack in the victory. Paris Pratt hauled in a touchdown and added a fumble return touchdown for Washington Township (2-0). Pennsauken (1-1) will look to bounce back next Thursday against Highland.
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights from Sewell:
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With lead running back Reed Kauderer unavailable for the majority of the game, the Norsemen needed their other playmakers to step up. They ultimately answered the bell. Quarterback Joseph Yun accounted for three total touchdowns as Demarest (1-0) begins their 2025 season with a bang. Daejuan Joseph caught a pair of touchdown passes in the win. Bergen Tech (0-1) will now turn their focus to a game against Ferris next week.
JSZ’s Sean Dugan has the highlights from Little Ferry:
Five games dotted the high school football schedule Thursday night.
In Class AA, Butte stormed past Billings Skyview 33-13 on the road while Missoula Sentinel knocked off No. 3 Great Falls CMR 6-0. A big showdown in 8-Man lived up to its billing as No. 3 Fort Benton beat No. 2 Belt 24-22.
Check out the highlights and details below:
CLASS AA
Missoula Sentinel 6, No. 3 Great Falls CMR 0
After a scoreless first half, Sentinel struck with a 32-yard touchdown pass from Rudy Hess to Kyler Haslam. That ended up being the game’s only score, as the Spartans’ defense kept Great Falls CMR off the scoreboard entirely.
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Missoula Sentinel knocks off No. 3 Great Falls CMR in defensive slugfest
Sentinel held CMR to six first downs, and 0-for-9 showing on third down and 132 total offensive yards. The Spartans’ Jake Boggust recovered a fumble on a promising CMR drive in the fourth quarter that helped preserve the shutout.
Butte 33, Billings Skyview 13
Hudson Luedtke caught three touchdown passes from Brooks Vincent to lead Butte to a road victory. Peyton Johnson had a scoring run and Jaeger Hansen returned an interception for a TD as the Bulldogs built a sizable first-half lead.
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Butte picks up convincing win at Billings Skyview
The Falcons got their points on two touchdown passes from Jaxon Zagata to Jackson Carter.
At halftime, Skyview celebrated the 30th anniversary of its 1995 state title team. That year, the Falcons went 11-1 under coach Rob Lebsock and won the Class AA championship with a 27-20 victory over Bozeman.
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The 1995 state champion Billings Skyview Falcons are honored at Daylis Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Billings.
8-MAN
No. 3 Fort Benton 24, No. 2 Belt 22
Truman Giese’s fourth-quarter touchdown and two-point conversion gave Fort Benton the lead and two defensive takeaways in the final minutes helped maintain it as Fort Benton knocked off Belt in a ranked matchup.
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No. 3 Fort Benton knocks off No. 2 Belt in 8-Man showdown
Blake Waldner set an early tone for the Huskies with a 29-yard touchdown run, but Giese scored from 3 yards out to help tie it 8-8 in the second quarter.
Slater Lords had a long catch and run for a touchdown, putting Belt up 16-8, but a Giese-to-David Olson TD pass tied the game again. In the third, Waldner turned a Huskies interception into another touchdown run as Belt grabbed a 22-16 advantage. But it didn’t hold up.
Australian Sam Groth has the honour of having the fastest recorded tennis serve of all time.
The 6ft 4 Australian set the record during an ATP Open Challenger match in Busan, South Korea, in 2012 against Belarusian tennis player Uladzimir Ignatik.
Groths serve clocks in at a staggering 263.4kph (163.7mph).
Frenchman Albano Olivetti holds the record for the second-fastest serve ever recorded. The French tennis pro also remains the second person to break the 160mph serve speed barrier.
Olivetti’s serve came in 2012 at the challenger level during the Internazionali Trofeo Lame Perrel–Faip.
Albano Olivetti holds the second-fastest record serve on the tour.
It would be hard not to include the American giant John Isner in this list. The 6ft 10 American is known best for his monster serves, which are delivered consistently throughout.
His monstrous serve is thanks in part to his stature. Isner clocks in as the third-tallest tennis player on the ATP behind the Croatian giant Ivo Karlovic and American young gun Reilly Opelka (both 6ft 11 inches). Ivo Karlovic currently holds the record for the fourth fastest recorded tennis serve.
Isner currently holds the third fastest serve in tennis. The Americans serve, clocking in at 253 kph (157.2 mph) during a 2016 Davis Cup tie against Bernard Tomic.
John Isner also holds the record for playing the longest match in Grand Slam history against Nicolas Mahut. During Wimbledon 2010, Isner beat Mahut in 5 sets: 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 7–6, 70–68. The match lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes.
Isner’s serve is the fastest recorded serve in tennis, recognised by the ATP.
Spaniard Georgina Garcia Perez holds the record for the fastest recorded tennis serve by a woman.
Perez clocked a serve of 200kph (136.7 mph) during the Hungarian Ladies Open in 2018.
Georgina Garcia Perez holds the record for the fastest serve by a female.
Why is it nearly impossible to hit a 160 mph tennis serve?
A considered calculation of stature, technique, coaching, mechanics and good old practice is said to make the perfect concoction for a fast serve.
A direct correlation has been proven between the height of a player and power during a serve. Therefore, it is no coincidence that the top servers of the game are all giants by nature.
The trajectory of a serve remains ever important. Players who are 6ft 7 or above have the ability to hit the ball with a downward trajectory, whereas those who are under that height are unable to do so.
Modern technology has also greatly aided in the incremental increase of server power over time. The changeover from wooden rackets to today’s modern racket is a huge factor in determining serve power. Advancements in string technology and racket materials also play a huge part in determining a fast serve.
Other mitigating factors include court conditions. Faster serves are much more likely to happen on a hard court and during hotter temperatures, where there is less resistance to air density, translating to faster speeds.
When you compare the fastest tennis serve with other sports, you can see how fast it is.
Fastest Football shot – 114 mph by David Hirst in 1996 Fastest Baseball pitch – 105.1 mph by Aroldis Chapman in 2010 Fastest Cricket Bowling speed – 100.2 mph by Shoaib Akhtar in 2003
What is the average tennis serve speed?
The average tennis serve speed differs between both men and women, as well as between pros and amateurs. Data shows us that for professional male tennis players, the average tennis serve speed is approximately 114 mph (on their first serve) and 93 mph (on their second serve).
For women, the average tennis serve speed clocks in at 98 mph (on their first serve) and 82 mph (on their second serve).
This data was recorded between 2002-2013, so bear in mind the average speeds have likely increased by a few miles per hour in the modern era, as racquet technology and athletes continue to evolve and adapt within the sport.
Check out Wired’s video, which covers the topic more in-depth.
It’s the second edition of Blue Federal Credit Union‘s Fort Collins-area Athlete of the Week for the 2025-26 high school sports season.
And this week’s honor is hitting the local tennis courts with a top singles player.
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Poudre boys tennis player Owen Addington took top honors in the Fort Collins area for the week of Aug. 25-30 after a couple of dominant sweeps.
Playing on the No. 1 singles line, the Impalas senior dropped just six games in four sets across two match wins over Windsor and Northglenn’s top players.
He beat Windsor’s Joseph Bisceglia (6-2, 6-3) and followed that up with a 6-0, 6-1 over Northglenn’s Emrah Mehidic.
Poudre’s Owen Addington bends down to hit a shot during a city rivalry boys tennis dual on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024 at Fort Collins High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Addington, also a basketball player and tennis team captain, has helped Poudre get off to a 3-1 start this season that also included a team tournament title at the Thompson Valley Invitational.
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The senior and third-year varsity player is the first tennis player to earn Blue FCU Athlete of the Week honors in the award’s third school year. He joins Rocky Mountain’s Bode Nesbitt as the first winners in the 2025-26 prep sports season.
Poudre fans pushed Addington atop the polls, giving him the victory with 51.5% of the fan vote.
That propelled him past these other four outstanding Athlete of the Week nominees:
Brooke Pravlik, PSD flag football (runner-up at 36.7%)
Taylor Morgan, Wellington softball
Judd Nikkel, Fossil Ridge boys golf
Nora Ebel, Rocky Mountain girls cross country
The Blue Federal Credit Union Athlete of the Week series features five nominees on Mondays, with voting at Coloradoan.com until 11:59 p.m. every Wednesday.
Fans can nominate their favorite athletes (deadline: 11:59 p.m. every Sunday), and the Coloradoan Sports staff will ultimately select the nominees each week.
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If you have nominations for a future Athlete of the Week, please send them via email to ChrisAbshire@coloradoan.com for consideration.
View the full results:
Chris Abshire covers high school and community sports for the Coloradoan.
BB&N senior Sam Kelley (right) announced he will play football at Brown. Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
With sincere apologies to all the games played Thursday, here at Globe Schools it feels a lot like Christmas Eve, with a full slate of high school football arriving under the tree Friday evening.
Over the last two weeks we talked to nearly 200 football coaches and wrote more than 30,000 words previewing every team in Eastern Mass. There’s still time for a cram session!
Team-by-team previews for every Eastern Mass. program
Trevor Hass wrote about Whittier football coach Kevin Bradley, who is continuing to coach the team while battling tongue cancer. Read coach Bradley’s inspirational story.
The first three football games of the season were played Thursday night, with Pentucket topping Northeast (26-22), Waltham holding off Belmont (24-12), and Brookline beating Lexington (27-10).
1. Milestones
▪ Two golf teams made history, as Canton set a new low home score at Blue Hill Country Club, scoring a 138 as a team to best Mansfield by 15 strokes thanks to 1-under-par 33s from senior Joey Ryan and freshman Chase Thomas.
▪ Rockport set a record for most points on its home course, Rockport Country Club, posting a 168-151 win over Hamilton-Wenham behind a 38-point showing from Sam Kesterson, who shot a 1-under-par 34 with three birdies.
▪ St. John Paul II field hockey coach Leah Pierce got her first win with the program, beating Bishop Stang, 3-0. Ariana Liakos got her first win helming the Pembroke girls’ volleyball, beating Falmouth, 3-1. And Acton-Boxborough girls’ soccer coach Manny Lopes notched his first victory, 4-0, over Algonquin.
▪ On the pitch, No. 18 Medfield boys’ soccer shocked No. 10 Oliver Ames, the defending Division 2 state champions, with a 2-0 win powered by goals from Max Tillmann and Sebastian Cole.
Keene State freshman Kayla DiPasquale, a Marshfield High graduate, was named Little East Conference women’s soccer Rookie of the Week after scoring her first two collegiate goals in a 4-2 win over Rivier.
4. Commitment central
BB&N senior captain Sam Kelley, a 6-foot-2-inch, 228-pound two-way athlete from Natick, announced he will play football at Brown.
