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Yahoo
17 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
VOTE: Tennis, track stars up for Prep Athlete of the Week
As the 2024-25 prep sports season comes to an end, it's time for one last Athlete of the Week. Congratulations to last week's winners of the poll, Bladen Madel of Great Falls High boys' track and Carys Habel of C.M. Russell High girls' tennis. Advertisement More: C.M. Russell's Addison Smith second in pole vault at state track More: AA State Track: Great Falls High's Scarlet Harris runner-up in 100 hurdles More: CMR boys tennis repeats as state champion The polls, posted below, will be open until Friday, May 30, at 11:59 p.m. Happy almost summer to all and best of luck to all soon-to-be graduates of the Class of 2025. Girls' Athlete of the Week nominees Reagan McCalmon, CMR track and field: The junior earned All-State at the state meet with a PR throw in the discus of 113-2 to take fourth. Scarlet Harris, Great Falls High track and field: The sophomore earned two All-State designations at the state meet, finishing second in the 100-meter hurdles and sixth in the long jump. Boys' Athlete of the Week nominees Luke Allen, Great Falls High track and field: The junior finished All-State at the state meet as he hit a personal record of 14-0 in the pole vault to take fourth. Advertisement Eli Crist/Brady Pike, CMR tennis: The doubles tandem made the state finals to lead the Rustler boys' team championship. This article originally appeared on Great Falls Tribune: VOTE: Tennis, track stars up for Prep Athlete of the Week
Yahoo
17 hours ago
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- Yahoo
'Hang another rug:' CMR honors Rustler boys championship tennis team
At the first C.M. Russell High tennis practice just a few short months ago, head boys' coach Byron Boyd told his players that the goal was to repeat as state champions. 'And they all just stared at me blankly,' Boyd said with a laugh. 'Like I was crazy.' Advertisement More: AA State Track: Great Falls High's Scarlet Harris runner-up in 100 hurdles VOTE: Tennis, track stars up for Prep Athlete of the Week Through a lot of hard work and competition between that moment and last Friday in Bozeman, the Rustlers were able to accomplish just that. CMR honored the boys' tennis squad for its second straight Class AA team championship Tuesday afternoon, unveiling the championship rug in its forever home in the rafters of CMR Fieldhouse. Junior Eli Crist, who finished runner-up at state in Bozeman last Friday with partner Brady Pike in doubles, did the honors of climbing the ladder and unfurling the newest signature CMR rug. C.M. Russell High honored the boys' tennis team on May 27 for its second straight team state championship. Howard Daniel, left, finished third in singles, while Brady Pike, center, and Eli Crist, right, were state finalists in doubles. It was the second straight trip to the AA finals for Crist, who won it all with Josh Stimac on last year's championship team, and the second placing for Pike, who took third with Stimac in 2023. Pike was also a contributor in doubles as a freshman on the 2022 championship team. Advertisement 'It's always a good feeling to hang another rug,' Pike said. 'I mean, me personally, I've gone two for three in my high school tennis career, so it feels really good to just add another one.' Crist and Pike's only losses came against this year's championship duo of Dallin Abrams and Andersen Hurst. Sophomore Howard Daniel rallied to earn third place individually last weekend, while twin brother Fleming Daniel finished sixth to earn All-State as well. Howard's only two losses this season came to Bozeman Gallatin's Mason McCarty, who went on to win his third straight title after defeating Howard in the quarterfinals last Thursday. Howard bounced back to take three matches in straight sets before taking a 6-0, 2-6, 6-4 triumph over Jack Currie-Welch of Missoula Hellgate in the consolation finals. C.M. Russell High honored the boys' tennis team on May 27 for its second straight team state championship. 'Obviously, playing Mason (McCarty) was hard but I was learning,' Howard said. 'I got to learn a lot and to get into my next few matches, it helped me work on finding other players' weaknesses. Mason, he's got no weakness, he's a great player. So, it helped me find where other players' weaknesses were.' Advertisement Fleming Daniel played 'the gutsiest match of the tournament,' Boyd said, going down with an injury leading in the third set of a consolation match on Thursday before retaking the court and closing out a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 win to advance. 'If we don't have that match, we don't win state,' Boyd said. Connor Sherman and Michael Waldenberg also won a pair of doubles matches as the Rustlers racked up 30 team points, seven ahead of Bozeman High and Billings West, which tied for second. The CMR boys have now won three out of the last four Class AA championships and were second in 2023. The Rustlers, 46-3 over the last four years in duals, were 11-1 in team competition and are the first CMR team in 26 years to repeat as tennis champs. CMR is also the first AA team in eight years to win back-to-back titles, and it was the first time the tennis team has won three out of four. Advertisement 'I couldn't ask for a better group of guys, and support from the parents and support from the girls' team and (head girls' coach) Val (Scheevel)... It was a full team effort, it wasn't a star that did it, it was truly a team title.' Pike said the dynasty the Rustlers have achieved came through hard work and top-notch support from the coaching staff. 'It's a ton of effort from everybody,' Pike said. 'I mean, we've had a really dominant program in the last four, even five years, really. And a lot of that is due to coach Val and coach Byron. I mean, they're awesome coaches and even more amazing people, so it wouldn't be possible without them.' This article originally appeared on Great Falls Tribune: C.M. Russell honors state champion boys tennis team
Morocco World
5 days ago
- Business
- Morocco World
Critical Mineral Resources Secures £1.33 Million for Morocco Copper Project
Doha – Critical Mineral Resources (CMR) has signed a formal joint venture agreement to earn a 60% interest in a copper-silver project in central Morocco, backed by a £1.33 million investment to accelerate development, the London-listed company announced on Friday. The deal gives CMR rights to a shallow sedimentary-hosted copper deposit, which the board believes has the potential to become 'a significant new discovery,' according to a company statement. The project has an initial exploration target of 150,000 to 200,000 tons of contained copper at 1.2% copper equivalent. Preparations for drilling are already underway, with a diamond drill rig acquired and scheduled for shipment from Canada next week. Drilling is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2025. Of the £1.33 million investment, £825,000 has been provided as equity through the issue of 56.9 million new shares at 1.45 pence each. The remaining £500,000 was supplied as a convertible loan with 5% interest, also convertible at 1.45p. The project benefits from existing development work, including trenching, scout drilling, metallurgical test work, and a feasibility study. A 1,000-ton-per-day copper flotation plant is planned as part of a fast-tracked 'initial mine' strategy, running in parallel with further resource delineation. CMR stressed that the deposit's shallow depth, estimated at 50 meters, and proximity to infrastructure such as roads, grid power, and water should reduce development and operational costs. Russell Tucker, newly appointed to CMR's board as a non-executive director, said: 'The deposit's characteristics are consistent with other long-life, low-cost copper operations. There is excellent potential to power the mine with renewable energy, particularly solar.' 'Whilst we have optioned, promoted, explored and been genuinely excited by two or three other copper-silver projects during this period, our key target has always been this. And by some margin,' Chief Executive Officer Charlie Long added. Read also: UK Mining Firm CMR Acquires High-Grade Silver, Copper Project in Morocco This latest agreement follows CMR's earlier funding success in March, when the company secured a £2.5 million investment from Gilini Holdings to finance its activities in Morocco. At that time, the company received a first payment of £425,000, with a second payment of £1.325 million expected in the second quarter of 2025, and a third payment of £750,000 planned for the first quarter of 2026. Morocco harbors vast untapped reserves of critical minerals that form the backbone of tomorrow's clean energy revolution. According to a recent academic study, the country boasts substantial reserves of materials needed for lithium-ion batteries, including phosphates (30 million metric tons), manganese (1.5 million metric tons), cobalt and nickel (45 million metric tons), and copper (5 million metric tons). The North African country is also exploring its potential for rare earth elements. The Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) has been intensifying exploration efforts, with 44 projects conducted in 2024 covering strategic and critical materials across Morocco's most promising zones. ONHYM's exploration work has revealed three main types of rare earth deposits: carbonated deposits with high concentrations of niobium, uranium and rare earths; pegmatites with rare earth concentrations reaching up to 4.6%; and sedimentary deposits with promising but still under-evaluated potential. Shares in Critical Mineral Resources rose 13% to 1.30 pence in London on Friday morning following the announcement of the new joint venture. Tags: copper MoroccoCritical Mineral Resources
New Indian Express
18-05-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Odisha urges Centre to expedite rice evacuation amid record paddy stockpile
BHUBANESWAR: The record procurement of 73.5 lakh tonne paddy during the kharif season has posed a problem of plenty for the state forcing the government to send an SOS to the Centre to evacuate more custom-milled rice from Odisha to the central pool. While the storage capacity of rice millers, registered with the Odisha State Civil Supplies Corporation (OSCSC) for milling and delivery of custom-milled rice (CMR) to the state government and Food Corporation of India (FCI), is full to the brim, procurement of rabi paddy from May 15 has added to the woes. Sitting over a stockpile of over 48.5 lakh tonne of paddy (equivalent of 33 lakh tonne rice) after delivery of 16.25 lakh tonne of CMR rice to the state and FCI, the All Odisha Rice Millers Association (AORMA) has taken up the matter with the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare (FS&CW) department to put pressure on FCI to speed up evacuation of rice. Even as FCI has fixed a target to lift 1.7 lakh tonne of CMR rice from the state every month, the central public sector undertaking is evacuating far less due to shortage of storage space in its godowns. The central agency has received 7.76 lakh tonne of CMR rice for kharif 2024-25 season from the state as on May 7, 2025, against the target of 10.20 lakh tonne, sources said.
Economic Times
13-05-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
Samsung, Apple help tablet shipments grow 15% in March quarter
India's tablet market saw a 15% surge in Q1 2025, driven by premium and 5G devices. Samsung led with a 34% share, followed by Apple at 21% and Lenovo at 19%. Xiaomi experienced the fastest growth at 59%, fueled by its premium offerings. CMR forecasts continued growth, anticipating AI features and festive promotions to further boost demand. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads New Delhi: Samsung and Apple led India's tablet market in the March quarter, marked by a 15% year-on-year increase in shipments, spurred by strong demand for premium and 5G-enabled devices from consumers and enterprises, according to CyberMedia Research (CMR). Shipments grew 13% led with a 34% share last quarter, a 6% on-year increase. Apple followed with a 21% share, reporting an 18% growth in tablet shipments, while third-ranked Lenovo held a 19% share, notching a 31% and OnePlus took the fourth and fifth spots, with 16% and 5% marketshare respectively. Among the top five, Xiaomi grew the fastest at 59% on-year, led by premium to CMR, the premium tablet segment expanded by 41% on-year in the March quarter, while the 5G segment gained traction, getting a 43% share."The Indian tablet market delivered a robust performance in Q1 2025, underpinned by strong premium segment growth and rising 5G adoption," said Menka Kumari, senior analyst (industry intelligence group), CMR. "Brands like Samsung, Apple, Lenovo and Xiaomi capitalised on evolving consumer expectations with differentiated offerings across price tiers."CMR has forecast a 10-15% growth for the tablet market in 2025.'Xiaomi and Lenovo continue to anchor the value segment, though geopolitical factors may impact pricing and supply. Looking ahead, AI features and deeper ecosystem integration are expected to drive demand, especially around the admissions season, further buoyed by aggressive festive promotions," Kumari said.
