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Under new owner, Salem Golf Club holds onto its history and stays open to the public
Disclosure: Creekside Golf Club is owned by Mountain West Investment Corporation. Larry Tokarski, president of Mountain West, is a co-founder and owner of Salem Reporter. He is not involved in news coverage produced by Salem Reporter. Read more on that here. Huston’s family has a storied legacy around Salem. Her family built and owned two […]
Disclosure: Creekside Golf Club is owned by Mountain West Investment Corporation. Larry Tokarski, president of Mountain West, is a co-founder and owner of Salem Reporter. He is not involved in news coverage produced by Salem Reporter. Read more on that here.
Huston’s family has a storied legacy around Salem. Her family built and owned two major landmarks, the woolen mill and Salem Golf Club. The club was also Salem’s first public course, she said.
Contact reporter Madeleine Moore: [email protected].
Moore said he’s looking forward to working at Salem Golf Club again, with some of the same people he worked with 30 years ago, including the course superintendent Mike O’Neill.
“It’s a big responsibility and Kreitzberg is going to continue that … so that made this decision possible,” Huston said.
Around half of the games played at the club are from non-members, according to Huston. The club has around 300 members.
“If my dad could have chosen what happened, he would’ve chosen to have these people come back here,” Huston said.
In 2018, Huston became the club’s owner after her father Thomas Kay Sr. died, who had taken over the club from his father, Ercel Kay, who opened it in 1926.
As a teenager, she and one of her brothers would spend nights riding horses around the course, picking apples and swimming in the Willamette River, she said.
Multiple developers over time have offered to buy the club, she said, but she didn’t want the land to become hundreds of houses and wanted an owner who would let everything stay the same, including keeping the course open to the public rather than restricting it to members.
His funeral in 2018 was meant to be family only, but Huston said over 600 people showed up. The service was held at the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, which her father donated to the Willamette Heritage Center in the late 1960s.
Huston said the decisions she’s made for the club have been with her father in mind.
“To come back and rejuvenate old friendships … it’s really fun. It’s like coming home,” Moore said.
To Huston, who grew up running around the course barefoot and working at its restaurant, the course and its buildings are like “a big family house,” she said.
Huston did not disclose when the sale was made during the year or how much the course sold for. The entire property, including the course, buildings and parking lots, is estimated to be worth around million, according to records from the Marion County Assessor’s Office.
The ownership transition happened over the course of 2024 and the new management started at the beginning of January, according to Huston.
Conservation was one of the biggest factors Huston considered when getting offers from potential buyers interested in the property. She said she wanted the next owner to continue conservation efforts at the course and use chemical-free practices to keep the plants in good condition.
At the beginning of January, Huston stepped down as owner, ending her family’s almost 100-year ownership of the club, which is located at 2025 Golf Course Rd. S.
“We’re very confident we can do both without hurting either club,” Moore said.
Huston said she’s known Kreitzberg her whole life and she believes her dad would have liked his friend overseeing the club.
To protect the course’s natural environment, Huston said she used organic maintenance and gardening practices so that any apple, huckleberry or fig would be safe for golfers to eat. For her, the landscape is one of the most important parts of the club.
The new management plans to improve maintenance around the course, including adding sand to the course, which improves the turf’s health and playing conditions, according to Moore.
Susan Huston, former owner of the Salem Golf Club, watched players on the course on a recent morning as she recalled her grandfather planting the club’s first trees almost 100 years ago.
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“I think there’s still a real presence of my father here,” she said. “He was a wonderful man, and everybody loved him.”
Growing up, Huston and her three brothers all worked at the course, usually starting at age 12.
Madeleine Moore is working as a reporter at Salem Reporter through the University of Oregon’s Charles Snowden internship program. She came to Salem after graduating from the University of Oregon in June 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
As owner, Huston has done everything from retiling the cafe’s roof and cleaning toilets to planting flowers and bringing turtles to the course’s pond.
“My dad loved Danny like a son,” Huston said. She remembers Moore playing at the course when he was around 12 years old and working at Salem Golf Club for his first head golf professional job as an adult.
He said members and players will notice changes in the hours of operation, which he hopes to expand to maximize playing time. The course’s store will also be regularly stocked based on feedback from players on what they like, Moore said.
The new management team includes three staff members of Creekside Golf Club, including Moore, the general manager; Shelly Elliot, the controller; and Ryan Woodward, head golf professional. The three of them will have the same roles at both Creekside and Salem Golf Club.
The transition brought several of Huston’s family friends back to Salem Golf Club, including Danny Moore, Creekside Golf Club’s general manager, who will also be the club’s general manager.
Other maintenance improvements will include upgrading golf carts, addressing plant overgrowth and fixing old sand traps.
“It’s never been a pride of ownership so much,” Huston said. “It’s the conservation and the great atmosphere for people to be in.”
The new owner is one of her late father’s close friends, Richard Kreitzberg. He’s a Salem businessman, who also runs Meadowlawn Golf Course, which is in the Four Corners neighborhood.
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Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field ranks 11th in USTFCCCA Program of the Year Standings
Story Links NEW ORLEANS– The women’s cross country and track and field programs combined to finish 11th overall in the 2024-25 Deb Vercauteren Division III Women’s Program of the Year final standings released by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Tuesday, June 10. The USTFCCCA Program of […]
NEW ORLEANS– The women’s cross country and track and field programs combined to finish 11th overall in the 2024-25 Deb Vercauteren Division III Women’s Program of the Year final standings released by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Tuesday, June 10.
The USTFCCCA Program of the Year Award honors the institution that has achieved the most success in each academic year (spanning the cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field seasons) based on the institution’s finish at their respective Championships.
Wartburg finished 26th overall in the cross country championships, 36th overall at the indoor track & field championships and 10th overall at the outdoor track & field championships. This is the fourth-straight year the Orange and Black have been ranked in these standings.
The Knights have won the program of the year honor four times since the award was introduced during the 2008-09 season.
In order to be eligible for the award, teams must qualify for each of the Championships. Scoring is based on the team’s finish at each Championship in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field (i.e. 1st = 1 point, 2nd = 2 points … 31st = 31 points) with the lowest total score for all three championships combined determining the award winner. Ties among schools split points for positions taken.
Wartburg’s complete all-time program of the year standings
2009 1st
2010 4th
2011 not ranked
2012 1st
2013 1st
2014 1st
2015 8th
2016 not ranked
2017 not ranked
2018 10th
2019 not ranked
2020 not awarded
2021 not awarded
2022 5th
2023 5th
2024 5th
2025 11th
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North Allegheny set for PIAA boys volleyball finals
By: Don Rebel Wednesday, June 11, 2025 | 1:35 PM Josh Rizzo | For TribLive North Allegheny’s Brendan Moore, center, gets a piece of the ball while attempting to block at the net with Ryan Dyga during a PIAA Class 3A quarterfinal Saturday at Peters Township High School. Two WPIAL boys volleyball champions reached the […]
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Wednesday, June 11, 2025 | 1:35 PM
Josh Rizzo | For TribLive
North Allegheny’s Brendan Moore, center, gets a piece of the ball while attempting to block at the net with Ryan Dyga during a PIAA Class 3A quarterfinal Saturday at Peters Township High School.
Two WPIAL boys volleyball champions reached the PIAA semifinals, but only one is moving on to play for state gold.
North Allegheny knocked out Central York in four games to reach the PIAA Class 3A title match for the first time in three years.
Meanwhile Shaler’s two-year run of playing for a boys volleyball state championship ended with a loss to Meadville in the Class 2A semifinals.
Here are the sites and times for the two PIAA boys volleyball championship matches Saturday, along with all the results from the first round, quarterfinals and semifinals match in the state playoffs.
2025 PIAA Class 3A championship
Saturday’s schedule
North Allegheny (18-1) vs. Cumberland Valley (21-0) at Recreation Building at Penn State University at 1:30 p.m.
Semifinals
North Allegheny 3, Central York 1
Cumberland Valley 3, Governor Mifflin 1
Quarterfinals
North Allegheny 3, Penn-Trafford 1
Central York 3, Spring-Ford 0
Governor Mifflin 3, Northeastern York 2
Cumberland Valley 3, Abington Heights 0
First round
North Allegheny 3, Palmyra 0
Penn-Trafford 3, State College 0
Central York 3, Seneca Valley 0
Spring-Ford 3, Northeast 1
Abington Heights 3, Freedom 2
Northeastern York 3, Pennsbury 2
Governor Mifflin 3, Emmaus 2
Cumberland Valley 3, Unionville 0
2025 PIAA Class 2A championship
Saturday’s schedule
Meadville (18-0) vs. Manheim Central (22-0) at Recreation Building at Penn State University at 11 a.m.
Semifinals
Meadville 3, Shaler 0
Manheim Central 3, York Suburban 0
Quarterfinals
Shaler 3, Brandywine Heights 0
Meadville 3, Ambridge 0
Manheim Central 3, Dock Mennonite 0
York Suburban 3, Holy Redeemer 0
First round
Shaler 3, Saegertown 0
Brandywine Heights 3, West Shamokin 1
Ambridge 3, Obama Academy 0
Meadville 3, South Fayette 0
Manheim Central 3, Palumbo 0
Dock Mennonite 3, Crestwood 2
York Suburban 3, Lansdale Catholic 1
Holy Redeemer 3, Carver E&S 0
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Big Ten Recognizes Spring Academic All-Big Ten Honorees
Full 2025 Spring Academic All-Big Ten ListROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 2,824 students on spring sports rosters who have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team Wednesday. The list of honorees includes 256 baseball students, 94 men’s and 79 women’s golf students, 174 men’s and 211 women’s lacrosse […]
Full 2025 Spring Academic All-Big Ten List
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 2,824 students on spring sports rosters who have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team Wednesday.
The list of honorees includes 256 baseball students, 94 men’s and 79 women’s golf students, 174 men’s and 211 women’s lacrosse students, 61 men’s and 358 women’s rowing students, 194 softball students, 73 men’s and 98 women’s tennis students, 359 men’s and 473 women’s track & field students, 20 acrobatics and tumbling students, six bowling students, 27 men’s fencing students, 49 women’s fencing students, six pistol and eight rifle students, 36 men’s volleyball students, 22 men’s and 63 women’s water polo students, 55 women’s ice hockey students, 20 women’s lightweight rowing students, 54 women’s beach volleyball students, 12 women’s artistic swimming students, and 16 women’s wrestling students.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team (as verified by being on the official squad list as of May 1 for spring sports), have been enrolled full time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
Among the spring Academic All-Big Ten honorees, 102 had unblemished GPAs:
Baseball
Payton Hutchings, Illinois, Senior, Strategic Leadership & Management, Coal City Ill.
Aden O’Donnell, Illinois, Sophomore, Business Undeclared, Bettendorf, Iowa
Drake Westcott, Illinois, Senior/Graduate, Strategic Leadership & Management, Edwardsville, Ill.
Jack Messina, Penn State, Sophomore, Data Sciences, State College, Penn.
Brandon Anderson, Purdue, Senior, Communication & Leadership Graduate Certificate, Richmond, Ky.
Albert Choi, Purdue, Graduate, Communication & Leadership Graduate Certificate, Downingtown, Pa.
Aaron Manias, Purdue, Senior, Selling & Sales Management, Uxbridge, Ontario
Men’s Golf
Juds Langille, Penn State, Graduate Student, Finance, Ossining, N.Y.
Matthew Yamin, UCLA, Junior, Political Science, New York, N.Y.
Women’s Golf
Lexanne Halama, Illinois, Graduate Student, BSLAS/MS Integrative Biology, Knoxville, Tenn.
Arden Louchheim, Nebraska, Sophomore, Sports Media & Communication, Park City, Utah
Faith Choi, Ohio State, Senior, Sport Industry, Frederick, Md.
Lana Malek, Purdue, Sophomore, Biological Engineering, Hoce, Slovenia
Emily James, Rutgers, Sophomore, Economics, Bury, England
Krystal Li, Rutgers, Sophomore, Finance, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Lucrezia Rossettin, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Health Administration, Genova, Italy
Women’s Lacrosse
Megan Kielbasa, Johns Hopkins, Graduate Student, Global Innovation and Leadership through Engineering, Aquebogue, N.Y.
Jaylen Rosga, Northwestern, Junior, Learning and Organizational Change, Saint Paul, Minn.
Claire Snyder, Northwestern, Graduate Student, Leadership for Creative Enterprises, Surrey, British Columbia
Cassidy Eckert, Oregon, Graduate Student, Advertising and Brand Responsibility, Burlington, Ontario
Madysyn Sweeney, Oregon, Graduate Student, Applied Behavior Analysis, Pleasanton, Calif.
Maeve Simonds, Ohio State, Sophomore, Health Sciences, Milton, Ga.
Katie Buck, Rutgers, Junior, Biological Sciences, Moorestown, N.J.
Kimberly Greenblatt, Rutgers, Junior, Journalism and Media Studies, Massapequa, N.Y.
Women’s Rowing
Niamh Coffey, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Kinesiology, Kerry, Ireland
Anya Hardwick, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Indianapolis, Ind.
Maidson Cancro, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Environmental Sciences, Brielle, N.J.
Madeline Galesi, Rutgers, Sophomore, Criminal Justice, Wayne, N.J.
Ruby Hatfield, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Global Sports Business, Bantam, Conn.
Sydney Lehrer, Rutgers, Senior, Sociology, Flemington, N.J.
Campbell Dunn, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Geoscience, Madison, Wis.
Jadyn Schensky, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Athletic Training, Watertown, Wis.
Softball
Paige Berkmeyer, Illinois, Graduate Student, Animal Sciences, Wadsworth, Ohio
Lauren Wiles, Illinois, Graduate Student, MS: Management, Grimesland, N.C.
Reili Gardner, Minnesota, Graduate Student, Integrative Biol & Phys MS, Dyersville, Iowa
Men’s Tennis
Zach Viiala, Illinois, Sophomore, Undeclared, Perth, Australia
Max Bengtsson, Northwestern, Senior, Applied Mathematics, Winnetka, Ill.
Women’s Tennis
Kida Ferrari, Illinois, Senior, Strategic Business Development & Entrepreneurship, Fairhope, Ala.
Megan Heuser, Illinois, Senior, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Lindenhurst, Ill.
McKenna Schaefbaue, Illinois, Junior, Political Science, Normal, Ill.
Alice Xu, Illinois, Sophomore, Computer Engineering, Vienna, Va.
Matilde Morais, Michigan State, Junior, Advertising Management, Cascais, Portugal
Natalie Stasny, Michigan State, Sophomore, Human Biology, Woodrige, Ill.
Patsy Daughters, Oregon, Freshman, Environmental Studies, Eugene, Ore.
Taylor Cataldi, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Law JD, Corona, Calif.
Men’s Track & Field
Hunter Smith, Indiana, Senior, Accounting, New Carlisle, Ind.
Duke Faley, Iowa, RS Sophomore, Finance, Dubuque, Iowa
Miles Wilson, Iowa, Sophomore, Finance, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Aiden Felty, Michigan, Senior, Sport Management, Billercia, Mass.
Owen MacKenzie, Michigan, Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering, Mountainview, Calif.
John McNeil, Michigan, Graduate Student, International and Regional Studies, Medfield, Mass.
Kyle Eberhard, Michigan State, Sophomore, Aquatic Ecology & Management, Linden, Mich.
Gabe Nash, Nebraska, Sophomore, International Business, Sioux City, Iowa
Seth Schnakenberg, Nebraska, Junior, Biochemistry, Superior, Neb.
Tanner Piotrowski, Penn State, Graduate Student, Cybersecurity Analytics & Operations, Gambrills, Md.
Gavin Richards, Rutgers, Junior, Exercise Science, Annandale, N.J.
Jonathan Scalia, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Political Science, Westfield, N.J.
Mark Viggiano, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Social Studies Education, Ocean, N.J.
Rowen Ellenberg, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Design & Innovation, Appleton, Wis.
Women’s Track & Field
Olviia Campbell, Illinois, Senior, Psychology, Barry, Ill.
Isabella Daley, Illinois, Sophomore, Political Science, Oak Park, Ill.
Allison Bookin-Nosbisch, Iowa, Senior, Sport and Recreation Management, Ottumwa, Iowa
Grace Bookin-Nosbisch, Iowa, Senior, Sport and Recreation Management, Ottumwa, Iowa
Leah Hill, Michigan, Junior, Organizational Studies, Denver, Colo.
Brooke Johnston, Michigan, Sophomore, LSA Undeclared, Hawthorn Woods, Ill.
Aasia Laurencin, Michigan, Graduate Student, Interpersonal Practice in Integrated Health, Mental Health, & Substance Abuse, Southfield, Mich.
Emily Bardwell, Michigan State, Junior, Integrative Biology (MS), Brunswick, Ohio
Natalie Blake, Michigan State, Junior, Human Biology, Holland, Mich.
Sophia Lucki, MIchigan State, Senior, Human Biology, Toronto, Canada
Val Pallett, Michigan State, Senior, Genomics & Molecular Genetics, Farmington, Mich.
Madison Price, Michigan State, Graduate Student, Sport Coaching (Graduate), Trenton, Mich.
Charlottte Lange, Minnesota, Senior, Kinesiology B S, La Grange Park, Ill.
Ali Weimer, Minnesota, Senior, Sociology B S, Saint Michael, Minn.
Ali Bainbridge, Nebraska, Sophomore, Nutrition & Health Sciences, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Emanuela Casadei, Nebraska, Junior, Management/Marketing, Cesena, Italy
Barbiorve Deebom, Nebraska, Sophomore, Nutrition & Health Sciences, Fargo, N.D.
Cammy Garaian, Nebraska, Graduate Student, Applied Science, Seekonk, Mass.
Alea Hardie, Nebraska, Junior, Psychology, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Katie Clute, Oregon, Senior, Psychology, Olmsted Township, Ohio
Ryann Porter, Oregon, Graduate, Educational Policy and Leadership, Janesville, Wis.
Florence Caron, Penn State, Senior, Linguistics, La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada
Paige Hazelrigg, Purdue, Sophomore, Biomedical Health Sciences, Noblesville, Ind.
Charlee Crawford, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Social Work, Newark, Del.
Alianna Eucker, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Communication, Information, and Media, Charlotte, N.C.
Chloe Lindeman, Wiscosin, Graduate Student, Sports Leadership, Fulton, Ill.
Maggie Munson, Wisconsin, Senior, Legal Studies & Political Science, Plymouth, Wis.
Carolyn Shult, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Nutrition & Metabolism (PhD), Augusta, Wis.
Acrobatics and Tumbling
Nicole Jackson, Oregon, Junior, Physics, Lawrenceville, Ga.
Bowling
Ashtyn Yoches, Nebraska, Sophomore, Child, Youth, & Family Studies, Prairieville, La.
Men’s Fencing
Arewen Borowiak, Penn State, Graduate Student, Business Analytics, Tauberbischofsheim, Germany
Men’s Rowing
Alexander Beer, Wisconsin, Junior, Business – Finance, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Daniel Hintzman, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, New Berlin, Wis.
Women’s Ice Hockey
Audrey Wethington, Minnesota, Graduate Student, Biological Sciences M B S, Edina, Minn.
Madelyn Wheeler, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Sports Coaching, Erinsville, Ontario
Kiara Zanon, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Kinesiology, Fairport, N.Y.
Makenna Webster, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Sport Management, St. Louis, Mo.
Casey O’Brien, Wisconsin, Fifth-Year Senior, Marketing, Milton, Mass.
Women’s Lightweight Rowing
Emilie Rochon, Wisconsin, Junior, Biochemistry, Muskego, Wis.
Rianne Wagner, Wisconsin, Senior, Agronomy, Wilmette, Ill.
Women’s Beach Volleyball
Isabel Patterson, Oregon, Sophomore, Pre-Global Studies, Portland, Ore.
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Catch Steve Dittmore on the Nashville Baseball Podcast
If you’re into baseball history, this is a chat for the ages: On his Nashville Baseball Podcast, local expert Skip Nipper interviews Steve Dittmore about his new book on the Nashville native, Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger. In the first book-length biography of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers great, Steve Dittmore tells the story of Jim […]
If you’re into baseball history, this is a chat for the ages: On his Nashville Baseball Podcast, local expert Skip Nipper interviews Steve Dittmore about his new book on the Nashville native, Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger.
In the first book-length biography of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers great, Steve Dittmore tells the story of Jim Gilliam’s rise in the baseball world, from rough times in the Negro Leagues to more glamorous times in the majors. Gilliam’s story parallels the many changes in Major League Baseball, from segregated rosters to the first Black stars, as told in this deeply researched account of the forgotten Dodger.
As Nashville’s preeminent baseball historian, host Skip Nipper is the perfect host for this discussion of Gilliam, local baseball lore and the Negro Leagues. We’d highly recommend downloading this podcast. You can download the Nashville Baseball Podcast on your favorite podcast network, including:
Speaking of Nashville: Steve will be signing copies as part of the Nashville Sounds’ The Nine celebration on June 20-21. The Nine, a Black-community focused outreach platform specifically designed to honor and celebrate the historic impact numerous Black baseball pioneers made on the sport, provide new opportunities for youth baseball and softball participation, further diversify the business of baseball and embrace millions of passionate fans throughout Minor League Baseball’s communities nationwide. We’ll pass along specifics of Steve’s signing early next week and in Monday’s August Publications newsletter. If you’re not a subscriber, sign up for the free weekly newsletter here.
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Foundation’s record-breaking girls volleyball player, Geiliany Del Valle, commits to Embry-Riddle
Foundation Academy’s record-breaking girls volleyball player, Geiliany Del Valle, has announced she will continue her academic and athletic career on Florida’s east coast at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. “I want to thank my parents, my brother, my teammates and my friends for always supporting me,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “I also want to thank […]
Foundation Academy’s record-breaking girls volleyball player, Geiliany Del Valle, has announced she will continue her academic and athletic career on Florida’s east coast at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
“I want to thank my parents, my brother, my teammates and my friends for always supporting me,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “I also want to thank all of my coaches at Top Select and F.A. for shaping me into the player I am today. … I also want to thank Coach Gallop and Rafu for this amazing opportunity! Most of all, I want to thank God who made this all possible! … Go Eagles!”
The junior setter is not only a four-year starter for the Lady Lions but she has also been one of Foundation’s top players and one of the biggest reasons the team finished 17-5 last season. In 2024, Del Valle racked up 783 assists, 234 digs and 40 aces. Across her four seasons, she has 2,328 total assists and 795 total digs.
Beyond her season- and career-long statistics, Del Valle had a pair of record-breaking single-game performances in 2024, breaking the program’s single-game assists record twice. In the first game of the season, Del Valle dished out 55 assists against The Master’s Academy, then, less than a month later, in a 3-1 win over Dr. Phillips High, she bested her own mark by recording 57 assists.
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All GameCube Games #68: Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball
Posted 11 Jun 2025 at 06:04 by Dean Jones Beach volleyball video games are made to appeal to men who want to see women bounce around in bikinis. Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball even has that as its main plotline, with a sleazy guy inviting just the girls over for a tournament, only for […]
Posted 11 Jun 2025 at 06:04 by Dean Jones
Beach volleyball video games are made to appeal to men who want to see women bounce around in bikinis. Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball even has that as its main plotline, with a sleazy guy inviting just the girls over for a tournament, only for it to be volleyball and not fighting. The advertising and tagline of Beach Spikers certainly seems like it’s going for that approach, but ends up coming across as simply a fun version of the sport once you get into the game, with more focus on gameplay and no focus on things like “jiggle physics”.
And, in doing so, Sega have made volleyball into an enjoyable videogame, with lots of different shots you can make based on where you aim, a power bar that requires precision for strong shots and just being a very strong sports game. The biggest issue is working with the CPU player, as sometimes they aren’t quite where you’d wish them to be.
On top of the standard arcade mode, there’s a fun training mode that lets you practice every part of the game alongside learning the controls, and a career mode where you get to design your team, with a surprising amount of options to customise them. It provided a decent amount to do as you learn the mechanics of the game – a great example of an arcade conversion. Sega could have easily made a game that was a slightly different version of Virtua Tennis (which, sadly, did not get a GameCube version), but decided on doing a proper job instead.
Fun
Beach Spikers, by its very nature, is truly refreshing. A typical game requires a number of wildly different skills depending on whether you’re hitting or receiving – despite being quite overwhelming at first, it soon becomes very intuitive.
Geraint Evans, NGC Magazine #72
Remake or remaster?
A collection of Sega’s arcade sports games would be great.
Official Ways to get the game
There is no official way to get Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball.
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