Wildcats Release WAC Volleyball Schedule for 2025 Campaign
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ABILENE – Abilene Christian volleyball will welcome six Western Athletic Conference programs to Moody Coliseum in 2025, as the Wildcats released their conference schedule for the fall campaign on Thursday. They’ll play each WAC team at home and on the road for 12 total conference matchups. ACU opens WAC play […]
ABILENE – Abilene Christian volleyball will welcome six Western Athletic Conference programs to Moody Coliseum in 2025, as the Wildcats released their conference schedule for the fall campaign on Thursday. They’ll play each WAC team at home and on the road for 12 total conference matchups.
ACU opens WAC play with a trio of road matchups, beginning at Utah Valley on Sept. 25. The Wildcats head to the West Coast for a match at California Baptist on Sept. 27 before returning to Texas on Oct. 4 to battle reigning conference champion UT Arlington.
The Wildcats will host their WAC home opener on Oct. 9 versus Southern Utah ahead of an Oct. 11 matchup with Utah Tech at Moody Coliseum. They’ll welcome Tarleton State to Abilene on Oct. 18 to renew their I-20 rivalry matchup with the Texans.
ACU follows with a pair of matches in Utah, starting at Utah Tech on Oct. 23 before an Oct. 25 date at Southern Utah.
Three of the Wildcats’ final four regular season matches are at Moody Coliseum, where they will host UT Arlington on Nov. 1 for the program’s Homecoming match. Following a brief road trip to meet Tarleton State on Nov. 8, ACU wraps up the regular season in Abilene with California Baptist and Utah Valley on Nov. 13 and Nov. 15, respectively.
The 2025 WAC Tournament is scheduled to be held at Utah Valley’s Lockhart Arena in Orem, Utah on Nov. 20-22.
Senior a force at the net for Chelmsford High boys volleyball team
CHELMSFORD – Edgar Valdez has been the Chelmsford High boys volleyball coach since 2018. Over his eight years he’s been blessed to coach loads of outstanding players, but he’s never had a star go on to play at the collegiate level. Until now. And senior Liam Quinn is not only going to continue to play […]
CHELMSFORD – Edgar Valdez has been the Chelmsford High boys volleyball coach since 2018.
Over his eight years he’s been blessed to coach loads of outstanding players, but he’s never had a star go on to play at the collegiate level.
Until now.
And senior Liam Quinn is not only going to continue to play after high school, he has earned a partial scholarship at Division 1 Merrimack College.
On top of that, the 6-foot-3 left-handed outside/middle hitter didn’t start playing until his freshman year.
“I only tried out because I wanted to do a spring sport,” he said. “I just liked it so much that I decided that I wanted to focus solely on that sport. I tried (indoor) track my sophomore year but didn’t like it as much as I like volleyball. I used to play football and basketball, but I just liked volleyball too much.”
Quinn is making the leap to the collegiate level because he’s the best player in program history. He has broken the all-time marks in kills and aces in a career and is closing in on 1,000 total points between aces, kills and blocks.
“He’s just a force at the net with blocking and hitting,” said Valdez. “He’s got an incredible serve. He goes back there and sometimes he goes on some runs which really help us. The thing I like most about him is he is a competitor and just likes to play. He loves to play, but loves to win and hates to lose.”
Quinn has been a huge factor in the Lions’ 15-3 record and No. 11 state ranking. And that comes after starting the season banged up.
“He fractured his foot (playing volleyball in the summer) before our season started and didn’t get a chance to practice or play with us until a few days before our first game,” said Valdez. “He’s come back, looked pretty good and has gotten better as the season has gone by.”
On the season, Quinn has 335 kills, 118 digs, 49 blocks and 64 aces.
Chelmsford High senior Liam Quinn will play volleyball at Merrimack College. (James Thomas for the Lowell Sun)
Last year, as a Sun All-Star, he finished in the state’s top 10 in kills with 306, while he added 94 digs, 35 aces and 28 blocks. His top performance came against Lowell, one of the state’s top programs. In the Lions’ first win over the Red Raiders since 2021, Quinn finished with 26 kills, 10 blocks and ten digs.
He said learning the game, and learning how to hit the ball properly and with force, was easy.
“I had played baseball and football growing up, so I just had to copy that same arm motion from baseball,” he said, noting that his father Chuck played football at WPI, his mother Carolyn played tennis at Assumption, and his two younger brothers Dillan and Shane play baseball and lacrosse, respectively.
“I just developed more techniques from there. If you know how to throw a ball overhand, (hitting a) volleyball is easy to pick up. It’s just the timing that’s harder to get (acclimated to),” added Quinn.
Quinn’s excellence goes well beyond the volleyball court. He’s a member of the National Honor Society, plans on majoring in biology with thoughts of either becoming a doctor or doing research, and he’s also a part of the school’s Acca Pella Group, which has made it to the regional semifinals each of the past three years.
“I’ve been singing as long as I can remember. I love music and it was my first passion, even before volleyball,” he said.
Chelmsford’s Liam Quinn, right, delivers a spike past Central Catholic’s Sebastien Masse and Michael Najjar during Wednesday’s MVC boys volleyball match. Chelmsford swept the match, 3-0. (James Thomas for the Lowell Sun)
He’s hoping to be singing a winning tune when the state tournament begins next week.
“We can go as far as we want to. It’ll take the metal part of the game to bring us down. If we can stay up with the mental part of the game and keep our energy up, we can (advance) as far as we want,” said Quinn.
6 Cowboys earn track and field All-Conference honors
By Colton Merritt LARAMIE, Wyo. — Six Wyoming Cowboys were recently named to the 2025 Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference Team following the outdoor championships. The selection comprises student athletes who finished top-three in their respective event at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships. Seniors Ryker Holtzen and Daniel Reynolds earned their third outdoor […]
LARAMIE, Wyo. — Six Wyoming Cowboys were recently named to the 2025 Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference Team following the outdoor championships.
The selection comprises student athletes who finished top-three in their respective event at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships.
Seniors Ryker Holtzen and Daniel Reynolds earned their third outdoor conference selections while senior Jaheim Ferguson was named to his second. Across indoor and outdoor track and field, Reynolds holds six conference selections and juniors Cam Burkett and Jacob White have two each.
Junior Remar Pitter earned his first All-Conference selection with a third-place finish in the long jump.
All-Conference Selections
Cam Burkett: Shot Put, 2nd place
Jaheim Ferguson: 400m Hurdles, 3rd place
Ryker Holtzen: 3,000m Steeplechase, 2nd place
Remar Pitter: Long Jump, 3rd place
Daniel Reynolds: Hammer Throw, 2nd place; Shot Put, 1st place
No. 4 Men’s Golf tied for second after opening round at NCAA Championship
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CARLSBAD, Calif. — The No. 4 Texas Men’s Golf team carded a 3-under-par 285 on Friday to rest in a tie for second place after the opening round of the NCAA Championship […]
CARLSBAD, Calif. — The No. 4 Texas Men’s Golf team carded a 3-under-par 285 on Friday to rest in a tie for second place after the opening round of the NCAA Championship at Omni La Costa. Junior Tommy Morrison posted a 5-under 67 on Friday and is tied for second place in the individual standings, just one stroke off the lead after the first 18 holes.
In addition to Morrison’s performance, the Longhorns also counted scores in the opening round from junior Luke Potter (1-under 71), sophomore Jack Gilbert (even-par 72) and freshman Daniel Bennett (3-over 75).
“Going out in the afternoon, you’re going to deal with some wind. I thought our guys did a really fine job staying present and getting off to a good start,” Texas head coach John Fields said. “We kind of maintained that through the difficult holes. At the end, we maybe dropped a couple shots that in retrospect could have held on to or possibly could have gone the opposite direction. I’m happy with how our guys played today.”
No. 6 Oklahoma tallied an 8-under 280 and owns a five-stroke lead in the team standings after the first 18 holes. The Longhorns are one of three teams that are tied for second at 3-under 285, including No. 7 Florida and No. 9 Florida State. An additional trio of teams including No. 1 Auburn, No. 5 Arizona State and No. 12 Illinois are tied for fifth at 2-under 286.
Texas A&M’s Phichaksn Maichon holds the 18-hole individual lead after carding a 6-under 66 on Friday. Morrison and Carter Loflin of Georgia are tied for second at 5-under 67, and there is a group of eight golfers who are tied for fourth at 4-under 68.
“Everything was pretty solid today and I kept it right in front of me,” Morrison said. “It wasn’t necessarily all out of the middle of the face, but it was going where I was looking for the most part. I made some nice putts early which was important, as you need to get off to a good start here. I played with nice freedom.”
The 2025 NCAA Championships continue with stroke play for all 30 teams on Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25. In Saturday’s second round, the Longhorns will be paired again with Oklahoma and Arizona State, and tee times will begin at 8:52 a.m. CT (6:52 a.m. PT) from hole 10.
The field will be cut to the top 15 teams following Sunday’s third round. The fourth and final round of stroke play is set for Monday, May 26, and the individual NCAA champion will be crowned following the completion of 72 holes of stroke play.
The top eight teams following Monday’s final round of stroke play will advance to the NCAA Match Play Championships. Quarterfinals and semifinals will be held on Tuesday, May 27, while the NCAA Championship match is scheduled for Wednesday, May 28.
The Lineup
Junior Tommy Morrison fired a 5-under 67 in the opening round and is tied for second in the individual standings, just one stroke off the lead. Starting on hole 1, Morrison tallied six birdies (holes 1, 2, 6, 9, 10 and 11) against just one bogey (hole 4) on Friday.
Junior Luke Potter carded a 1-under 71 on Friday and is tied for 25th place. Potter was 2-over through his opening four holes, but rallied to record back-to-back birdies on 5 and 6 to get back to even-par. After a bogey on 8, he posted three-straight birdies on holes 9, 10 and 11 to climb to 2-under. Potter made six-straight pars before a bogey on the closing 18th hole.
Making his NCAA Championship debut, sophomore Jack Gilbert recorded an even-par 72 in his opening round and is tied for 39th. Gilbert tallied three birdies (holes 1, 2 and 10) on Friday.
Also making his NCAA Championship debut, freshman Daniel Bennett registered a 3-over 75 on Friday and is tied for 79th. He carded a pair of birdies (holes 2 and 18) in his opening round.
Junior Christiaan Maas posted a 6-over 78 in his opening round and is tied for 130th. Maas recorded an eagle on the par-five 6th hole and a birdie on hole 10.
Seattle Mariners Outfield Prospect Curtis Washington Jr. Hits For The Cycle
One of the Seattle Mariners more under-the-radar prospects accomplished one of the rarest feats in the sport on Friday. Nuts’ outfielder Curtis Washington Jr. hit for the cycle in the Single-A team’s 10-3 win over the Inland Empire 66ers. Washington finished the game 5-for-6 with three runs scored, two doubles, a triple, a home run […]
One of the Seattle Mariners more under-the-radar prospects accomplished one of the rarest feats in the sport on Friday.
Nuts’ outfielder Curtis Washington Jr. hit for the cycle in the Single-A team’s 10-3 win over the Inland Empire 66ers.
Washington finished the game 5-for-6 with three runs scored, two doubles, a triple, a home run and three RBIs. It Washington’s fourth game this season with three or or more hits and his 12th multi-hit game overall.
The 25-year-old Washington, who’s not ranked in Seattle’s top 30 prospects list (according to MLB Pipeline), is in the middle of his best professional season.
Washington has scored 29 runs, hitting 12 doubles, three triples, two home runs and providing 17 RBIs with 14 steals in 35 games entering Saturday. Washington has a slash line of .371/.444/.565 with a 1.009 OPS. He’s been held hitless in just six games this season. His season batting average hasn’t dipped below .333 since the first game of 2025.
Washington was picked in the 19th round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Purdue. He hasn’t played more than 57 games in a single year since being selected by the Mariners in the 2022 draft.
This season, Washington has been one of Modesto’s most consistent players. He filled in for top 100 prospect Felnin Celesten as the club’s lead-off hitter for over a week while Celesten was out for an unknown reason.
Seattle’s farm system is stacked, with nine prospects on Baseball America’s and MLB Pipeline’s top 100. If Washington’s number holds throughout the year, he’ll be one of the most unexpected risers in the Mariners’ minor leagues.
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York Suburban boys’ volleyball cruises into District 3-2A semifinals
The Trojans swept Berks Catholic at home Friday, earning their seniors a chance to be celebrated on the court Ryan Vandersloot | For The York Dispatch Community garden taking root at Yorktown Park in York City For the third year, Subaru Ambassadors with Ciocca Subaru of York plant vegetables, herbs and flowers in a community […]
The Trojans swept Berks Catholic at home Friday, earning their seniors a chance to be celebrated on the court
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Community garden taking root at Yorktown Park in York City
For the third year, Subaru Ambassadors with Ciocca Subaru of York plant vegetables, herbs and flowers in a community garden at Yorktown Park in York City, Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
With the York Suburban boys’ volleyball team well on its way to a sweep of Berks Catholic in the District 3 Class 2A quarterfinals Friday evening, but the home crowd still grew louder and louder throughout the final set.
With the outcome not in very much doubt, the Trojans brought several of their senior reserves onto the court to help close it out. A day after their graduation, those seniors greeted with loud cheers that rivaled the decibel levels reached when Suburban’s gym is packed during basketball season.
The opportunities to cheer on those who have helped the Trojans become contenders for the York-Adams League, District 3 and PIAA titles were certainly appreciated by the players, as well as their teammates.
“We got to a spot where we allowed some more fun to get in,” Suburban setter Turner Hare said. “It gave us more freedom in how we play. All of the fans that came and the parents that were here really just helped to elevate the experience we had on the court.”
A district quarterfinal is an unlikely spot for such a moment, but the Trojans demonstrated why they are among the best in the district and the state with a dominating performance all night. Second-seeded Suburban rolled to 25-10 and 25-16 triumphs in the first two sets before taking a 10-point lead in Set 3. That’s when the real fun began, as the bench emptied and every serve, set and kill was met with loud cheers from the partisan faithful.
Trent Weinstein led the Trojans (15-3) with 11 kills, while Truett Miller tallied 10.
Hare, who combined with Drew Wilt for 31 assists in the victory, loved the show his experienced attackers — as well as those seniors’ younger understudies — put on throughout the night.
“It’s a lot of fun to be able to come in every day at practice and be around all these guys that you can set (to),” Hare said. “It makes my job a lot more easy.”
Hare, however, knows that there won’t be too many more nights like Friday left in the season for Suburban (ranked No. 4 statewide in Class 2A). A semifinal clash with third-seeded, 10th-ranked Brandywine Heights is scheduled for Tuesday, with the winner likely moving on to face a very tough Manheim Central squad (seeded first, ranked second) in the final.
For that reason, the Trojans have been laser-focused on fixing some of the miscues that plagued them in regular-season losses to Manheim Central and Central York, as well as one to Northeastern in the York-Adams League semifinals. Those losses, in which the Trojans had their opportunities to reverse the outcome, have served as motivation during the postseason.
“They were kind of like a wake-up call for us,” Hare said of the Barons. “We saw our mistakes and knew what we needed to fix, and we’ve all been coming in and working really hard to ultimately get to where we want to be.”
That location is the District 3 final, as well as perhaps the state final in a few weeks. If the Trojans play like they did Friday, Hare has no doubts that such a run not only possible, but to be expected.
“We know that we have to just come in and trust ourselves,” Hare said. “If we do that, we know that we’ll succeed. The last time we played (Manheim Central), we were a little sloppy and made some errors that we shouldn’t have and we know that if we clean those up and play our game that we can do it.”
York Suburban will host Brandywine Heights at 7 p.m. Tuesday while Manheim Central welcomes No. 4 Linville Hill Christian. Three of the four semifinalists will ultimately advance to the state tournament.
Live updates of the 2025 DI track and field championships
The NCAA DI men’s and women’s outdoor track and field championship selections for the 2025 first round meets were announced Thursday, May 22 in a press release here on NCAA.com. First round selections The complete list of participants is available on the following website. Combined event athletes (heptathlon and decathlon) accepted into the final site championship meet […]
The NCAA DI men’s and women’s outdoor track and field championship selections for the 2025 first round meets were announced Thursday, May 22 in a press release here on NCAA.com.
First round selections
The complete list of participants is available on the following website. Combined event athletes (heptathlon and decathlon) accepted into the final site championship meet were also announced.
The NCAA first round meets are Wednesday, May 28, through Saturday, May 31, in Jacksonville, Florida, and College Station, Texas.
First round selection criteria
The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Track and Field and Cross Country Committee select the participants for the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Qualifying performances for the 2025 first rounds can begin March 1. The qualifying window closes for every meet that isn’t a conference championship on Sunday, May 18. The qualifying window closes for conference championship meets on Monday, May 19.
The top 48 declared student-athletes are accepted into the first round competitions for each individual event. The top 24 declared relay teams are accepted into the first round competitions for each relay event.
Combined events do not attend the preliminary meets. For combined events (Heptathlon and Decathlon), the top 24 declared student-athletes in each event based on their position on the national descending-order list will be accepted directly into the championships.
