4 from Wahine water polo earn A-A honors

Hawaii seniors Bernadette Doyle and Jordan Wedderburn were named to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches All-America second team, released Friday.

Rainbow Wahine sophomore goalie Daisy Logtens was named to the third team and freshman attacker Ema Vernoux made honorable mention.

Doyle, of Auckland, New Zealand, earned second-team All-America honors for the second consecutive season. The Big West Player of the Year scored 56 goals, recorded a team-high 39 assists and led the conference with 55 steals.

Wedderburn, of Johannesburg, South Africa, ranked second on the team with 68 goals and 14 hat tricks, and drew a team-high 69 exclusions.

Logtens, of Uden, Netherlands, made the All-America third team for the second consecutive season. She led the Big West with a 9.10 goals-against average.

Vernoux, of Marseille, France, led Hawaii with 78 goals, 16 hat tricks and 98 points.

The Rainbow Wahine, under first-year head coach James Robinson, advanced to the national semifinals for a second consecutive season.

The Panthers took the first set, but the top-ranked Eagles took control in a 3-1 victory Saturday in Mechanicsburg.

MECHANICSBURG — The Central York boys’ volleyball team exited the stage of the Cumberland Valley gymnasium Saturday afternoon with plenty of reason to hold its head high. But it was fair to wonder what could have been if one key sequence had gone differently.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — University of Michigan volleyball head coach Erin Virtue announced Saturday (May 31) the additions of transfers Jacyn Bamis and Sydney Schnichels for the 2025 campaign. Bamis spent the last two seasons at Hawai’i after two seasons at Clemson. Schnichels spent her previous two seasons at Minnesota.

“We’re absolutely thrilled to welcome Jacyn to our Wolverine family,” said Virtue. “Her competitive drive and experience at the highest level will bring a dynamic energy to our middle blocker position. What impresses me most is not just her technical skill, but her passion and energy will elevate everyone around. She embodies everything we value in our program, and I’m incredibly excited to see her impact both on and off the court.”

“In Sydney, we’re gaining an exceptional talent who has the ability to make a massive impact for Michigan volleyball,” said Virtue. “Her competitive drive and excellent teammateship were exactly what we were looking for to strengthen our roster. Beyond her impressive playing ability, she brings a work ethic and passion that perfectly aligns with our team culture. I couldn’t be more optimistic about what she’ll accomplish in the maize and blue as we continue building toward our championship goals.”

Bamis started at Clemson and redshirted her first season. In her second season with the Tigers, she played in 17 matches and 56 sets, totaling 108 points with 81 kills and 12 solo blocks. Bamis then transferred to Hawai’i and played in 12 sets her junior season, recording five kills on 11 attacks with two block assists. She saw almost a full season with the Rainbow Wahine in 2024, playing in 30 matches and 117 sets, and registered 262 kills on 596 attacks. She added 15 solo blocks and 67 block assists. Bamis earned All-Big West honorable mention and an Academic All-Big West selection in her final season at Hawaii.

The graduate transfer hails from Spokane, Wash., and was a three-year letterwinner at Gonzaga Prep. Bamis also earned two varsity letters in track and field and tallied 148 kills on a .300 hitting percentage in her senior season. She has an older brother who played football at the University of Idaho and a twin sister.

Schnichels was a two-year member at Minnesota but did not play her first season. She played in eight matches last season and tallied six kills, one assist, two digs and three block assists. Schnichels was a top recruit coming into college, ranking as the No. 20 overall player in the 2023 class by PrepVolleyball.com. She was the No. 1 overall recruit in Minnesota and No. 22 in the country on PrepDig’s rankings.

The redshirt sophomore comes from Willmar, Minn., and Willmar Senior High where she was a four-year letterwinner. In her four seasons, Schnichels tallied 1,324 kills with 170 blocks, 697 digs and 106 aces. She has four younger siblings, and both parents were student-athletes at Augustana College.

Bamis and Schnichels will join two freshmen, Hannah Brady and Leni Stanton-Parker, and 13 returners for the 2025 season, which begins Aug. 30-31 in Cincinnati with matchups against Wake Forest and the Bearcats.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The McNicholas High School boys volleyball team is a state champion for a second straight season.

The Rockets defeated Mount Vernon 25-21, 25-4, 25-17 in the Division II state final Saturday afternoon at Wittenberg University. This is the second state title in program history.

Gavin Gerhard had 13 kills, three service aces, five digs and two block assists. Ethan Gundrum had nine kills, 18 assists, five digs and three block assists.

McNicholas (27-1) won 23 consecutive matches to complete its special season. The Rockets defeated Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary in a state semifinal Friday afternoon to set up the state final Saturday.

McNicholas is coached by Connor Games, a 2015 graduate, who just completed his first season as the varsity head coach. This is a team with nine seniors.

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Comment: “Our final submission for Athlete of the week from Beach Volleyball will be our 1’s Team! Kai Stolzfus (Junior) and Kiley Bowman (Sophomore) were our STARS OF THE SEASON! From a coach’s perspective, these are the athletes you pray for. Competitive, great sportsmanship, drive to be better every day, continual growth, and tremendous potential! Top it off with great teammates and scholar academics, and they are the whole package.

With another year in front of us, I am more than excited to get to our next season of Beach and watch these ladies dazzle us on the sand for another season. Thank you, ladies, for making your school, your families, your coaches, and Paso Robles proud!

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By: Paul Schofield


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The mark of a good team is how much it improves during the season.

Penn-Trafford boys volleyball finished third in Section 2-3A, but after an upset win against section champion Latrobe and a win against Pine-Richland in the WPIAL third-place game, the Warriors found themselves in the PIAA playoffs, scheduled to face the winner of the Erie McDowell/State College game on June 3.

“We kept improving,” Penn-Trafford legendary coach Jim Schall said. “I do not know if I expected this, but we kept getting better and better. We are playing really well.”

After Penn-Trafford defeated Latrobe, 3-2, in the WPIAL quarterfinals, the Warriors lost 3-2 against a tall and talented Seneca Valley squad. In that game, Warriors setter Nathaniel Rugh sustained an upper body injury that kept him from playing against Pine-Richland.

Schall said Rugh has been cleared to return to play.

Stepping in for Rugh was junior Billy Spena as Penn-Trafford defeated Pine-Richland, 3-1.

“I thought we would be competitive against Latrobe,” Schall said. “It was a huge win for the team. Latrobe had some talented players.

“We continued to play well against Seneca Valley and Pine-Richland. Billy stepped in and did a great job against Pine-Richland.”

Schall said Spena had not set much this season, but he was a setter for the junior varsity team and his club team.

“He ran the offense well,” Schall said. “He did an outstanding job.”

Other players stepping up for the Warriors were libero Nick Sandrock, middle hitter Owen Gisi and outside hitter Ethan McDonald.

“The team has continued to play well,” Schall said, who said he does not know much about State College or Erie McDowell. “We had not seen them this season. I am sure they are good.”

Athletic physicals set

Penn-Trafford will be offering physicals at the high school for all athletes from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m June 12. The cost is $15. (PayPal payments can be made during registration. No cash or checks at check-in.

Payment is required to complete physical registration. No walk-ins will be accepted.)

In addition to signing up for the physical, athletes must select the fall sport they are signing up for at registration.

Registration will close at 11:55 p.m. June 9.

Please see the ArbiterSports registration page for all information concerning the registration, CIPPE Athletic Physical and ImPACT Baseline Concussion Testing.

Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.

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