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Irish Independent
10 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Bumper crowd for Louth GAA club's 5k
I was only after arriving when I met up with hurler Sean Byrne from New Muirhevna who said he was there to help with the stewarding and said they were expecting a huge crowd to take part. Next I got a word with ex footballer Pat Mackin from Knockbridge who played with the seniors for 20 years and said it was a lovely evening for the 5K and they were expecting more than 250 to take on the race. I then headed over for a chat with club chairperson and an old friend of mine Eugene Kirk from Grange who was there with his son Oisin. He told me he was very proud to be there to make sure the inaugural race went off without a hitch and was delighted that the four clubs had come together to help raise money both for the upkeep of the club and help with their brand new pitch which is in the pipeline too. He then introduced me to chairperson of the ladies team Shane Darcy who was in great form and was looking forward to the run. When I asked if any of his team would be taking part, he jokingly replied 'of course they are, if they're not then they're dropped'! I did manage to get a quick word with main organiser Fiona Carpenter from Lisroland View who was extremely busy that evening but did say the entire even had come together in a short period of time, around 3 months and was pleased all four clubs showed such enthusiasm towards the fundraiser for the upkeep of the pitch and the grounds. Not too far away I managed to get a quick chat with Raymond Kelly from Stephenstown who was on the race organising committee and is a manager of the Division 5 team and has been a Brides member for more years than he can remember. He is also a North East Runner and was really looking forward to making sure the event took place without any major incidents. Next I headed over for a chat with father and son Noel and Ruairí Carpenter from Lisroland View. Ruairí is a Louth Minor player and said neither would be taking part but were happy to be stewarding. They went on to say it's a great event for the Knockbridge community and there's a great buzz of anticipation around the ground. After this I met up with Andrew Cumiskey from Rathiddy but is better known as the main man from Frank's Carpets from the North Link Retail Park and is responsible for the Ladies u16 and u12 teams who told me there was a lot of preparation getting everything for the 5k but as the start grew closer he was really looking forward to it. Next I headed over for a quick word with two ladies Sharon Kelly and Deirdre McEnteggart both from Knockbridge. Sharon said she was certainly looking forward to the run and had got the bug after taking part in a 'Couch to 5k'after Christmas. Deirdre said she wasn't taking part but was there to cheer on all the kids during the race. After this I managed a quick word with Paul Quigley from Lennonstown Manor who is a North East Runner and said he wasn't sure how well he'd go after doing the Newry Half Marathon the previous weekend had found it a bit challenging, but was looking forward to the first Knockbridge 5k all the same. ADVERTISEMENT I then had the pleasure of meeting Mary McKenna from Little Ash and Kathleen McNally from Rathiddy who said they were there to help out and would be making sure the runners got their sustenance after they'd finished with plenty of tea and refreshments. Not too far away I met up with Caitriona McCaughey from Dundalk who was warming up and was looking forward to the race. I then managed to get a quick word with Rita Sweeney from Grange who said she was just there to help out and certainly didn't want me to mention how she had featured on the tv coverage during the big Louth win against Meath in Croke Park a few weeks ago! Making my way onto the pitch I then got a word with Padraig Smith from Lisroland View, Deirdre Mackin from Rathiddy, Susan and Lauren Fennell from Knockbridge who are all club members were looking forward to the race. They were then joined by Rachel Rice from Blackrock who told me she plays with the St. Brides ladies and was going to be leading the warm up exercises before the race actually got under way. I then headed over for a word with Orla Callan from Marlmount and Brenda Kieran from Rathbrist who told me their kids Theo and Ellie Callan, Adam, Joey, Georgia and Dylan are all at the school and have just started to play with the Brides, so they certainly weren't going to miss the fundraiser. After this I met Glen, Lisa, Jack and Killian Crowe from Seafield Road in Blackrock who said they were all looking forward to the run and thought it was a great idea as a fundraiser for the club. Not too far away I got a word with Conor McClenaghan from Haggardstown who said he is an ex player and ex student at the school and was definitely there to support the run and was really looking forward to it. Beside Conor I then caught up with Emma and Paddy O'Connor from Lisroland View who said it was a lovely evening for the race and they were going to be stewarding throughout. After this I met up with Sinead and Dermot McKeown from Blackrock and Louise Wynne from Lisheen Park who were looking forward to the start and wanted to say a word of thanks to Stephen Hillard from Pro Property whom they said was one of main sponsors of the event. As Rory McClean the teacher from St, Mary's School called everyone to order on the PA, I caught up with Deirdre Searson from Loughantarve from the camogie club who said she was a steward for the race but wanted a special mention for sister-in-law and niece Tara and Aoife McArdle who were running that evening and to wish them all the best. Next I met Una Sheils from Dunmahon who was there with niece Niamh Bailey from Knockbridge and told me they were there to support their local club and were looking forward to the run on such a lovely sunny evening. I then got a word with father and son Eamon and Emmett Kirk from Ballinclare. Eamon was armed with a camera and was there to immortalise the event while Emmett was there to help out to make sure the event ran smoothly. As the communal stretching got under way I managed to get a quick word with Lorna McLoughlin from Loughantarve who was with son Kyla and Marion Brabazon from Lisroland View who was with daughter Gia and said they were there to support the runners on such a lovely evening. Finally, before I departed I met Padraig Murphy from Avondale Park who said he was there with his son Patrick, a member of St. Gerards AC who was warming up for the race and agreed they had got a lovely evening for the first Knockbridge5K and wished the club all the best.
Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
46g MD Powder Worth Rs2.33 Lakh Seized in Kamptee; Three Held, Two Absconding
1 2 Nagpur: The New Kamptee police seized 46.72 grams of mephedrone (MD) powder, mobile phones, vehicles, and other materials during a late-night raid at a lodge in Kamptee, in all worth Rs4.85 lakh. The operation, carried out between 8.35pm on May 31 and 12.10am on June 1, followed a reliable tip-off about drug activity in the area. A team from the police station laid a trap and raided a hotel room at the lodge on Kamptee-Nagpur Road. The search, conducted in the presence of witnesses, led to the arrest of three individuals found in possession of the MD powder, valued at approximately Rs2.33 lakh. The accused were identified as Tariq Parvez (45), a resident of Ismail Pura, Bilal Nagani (36), a resident of Bunkar Colony, and Mohammad Aman (27), a resident of Ismail Pura, all from Kamptee. The accused revealed that they were assisted by two others — Tehsin Kaman from Tumdipura, Old Kamptee, and Aamir Malik from Yashodhara Nagar — who are currently absconding. Further questioning of the accused revealed that the contraband was meant for sale and that they obtained the drugs with help from two accomplices based in Old Kamptee and Yashodhara Nagar. These two suspects are currently absconding, and efforts are underway to locate and apprehend them. In addition to the narcotic substance, police recovered five mobile phones and two moped vehicles used in the operation. All recovered items have been seized as evidence. Authorities confirmed that the motive behind the possession and sale of the drugs was personal financial gain. A case was registered under sections 8(a), 22(a), and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The arrested individuals were taken into custody, while the investigation to trace the remaining accused continues. The operation was executed under the strategic guidance of commissioner of police Ravinder Singal and the strategic supervision of Joint CP ND Reddy, Addl CP Rajendra Dabhade (Northern Division), DCP Niketan Kadam (Division 5), and ACP Vishal Kshirsagar (Kamptee Division). The raid was executed by PI Suhas Raut and his team, including Sachin Yadav, Vikas Tidke, Vilas Devgade, Naresh Khargban, Afak, Roshan Dakhore, Firoz Sheikh, Nitesh Navghade, Rahul Waghmare, and Akash Tekam. Further investigation is underway, and police are tightening the net on the local drug network.
Boston Globe
3 days ago
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Eight high school takeaways from Friday as the MIAA playoffs ramp up
Next stop, Friday night's roundups, featuring recaps of more than 70 games: 1. Milestones Scituate senior Kate Stone notched her 150th career goal and 200th career point while recording a hat trick in a 10-8 Division 2 girls' lacrosse first-round win over Algonquin. Methuen junior goalie Meghan Terry made 16 saves in a 17-9 Division 2 prelim win over Hopkinton, including the 300th of her career. Greater Lowell senior Emma Finch finished her senior season with 54 goals, and she will graduate as the program's all-time leader in goals with 153. 2. Upset central The highest-ranked teams to be eliminated Friday were Oxford softball — ranked No. 12 in Division 4, the Pirates fell, 5-4 to No. 21 Lynnfield — and Wesborough girls' lacrosse, also ranked 12th in Division 2, which lost, 8-7, to No. 21 Northampton. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Related : Advertisement Other seeds in the teens that were toppled: No. 13 Norton boys' volleyball, which fell, 3-2, to No. 20 Lynn Classical in the Division 2 first round; No. 13 Notre Dame (Worcester), which suffered an 8-6 loss to No. 20 Monty Tech in the Division 3 first round; No. 14 Sturgis East girl's tennis, which lost, 3-2, to No. 19 Palmer, and No. 15 Arlington boys' tennis, which fell, 3-2, to No. 18 Andover. The largest upset of the day, by difference in seedings, was No. 39 Greater Lawrence softball taking down No. 26 North Reading, 7-3, in the Division 3 preliminary round. Advertisement 3. Walkoff wins Boy, were there some dramatic ones. It doesn't get much more intense than a 0-0 game in the bottom of the seventh, but that's what No. 23 Triton faced against No. 42 Ursuline in the Division 3 softball preliminary round. Ava Johnson was hit by a pitch, stole two bases, and with two outs raced home on Izze Turner's single up the middle for a 1-0 walkoff win. Giving that finish a run for its money, No. 31 Sturgis East softball trailed, 2-1, in the bottom of the seventh with the bases loaded when Sam Orcutt , who had homered earlier for the team's first run, launched a grand slam for a 5-2 walkoff win over No. 34 Mystic Valley in the preliminary round of the Division 5 tournament. No. 25 Tantasqua baseball survived an upset bid from No. 40 Lowell Catholic when Brandon Phillips managed an RBI infield single in the bottom of the seventh for a 3-2 Division 3 preliminary-round win. In the Division 3 softball tournament, No. 31 Blackstone Valley's Julia Trujillo tied the game with a triple in the bottom of the ninth, then came around to score the winning run on Payton Smith's walkoff single, completing a 3-2 preliminary-round victory. This one wasn't technically a walk off, and maybe we need a new category for these types of games, but No. 33 Martha's Vineyard baseball won an epic 12-inning Division 3 preliminary-round matchup, 4-3, over No. 32 Ashland on Eli Bryant's sacrifice fly in the top of the 12th. 4. Three stars Mackenzy Ponte , Westport — The senior, in her sixth year on varsity and fifth as the Wildcats' starter, struck out 10 in a five-inning no-hitter to beat English High, 23-0, in the Division 5 preliminary round. Advertisement Dakota Vaudreuil , Bartlett — The senior struck out 17 in a five inning no-hitter to defeat Kennedy Academy, 24-0 in the preliminary round of the Division 5 softball tournament. Bella Mara , St. Paul — The senior did it all, striking out eight without allowing a run and going 3 for 3 with a double and two home runs in a 10-3 first-round win for the No. 7 Knights. 5. Going, going gone We mentioned Mara's two home runs for St. Paul, and Orcutt's walkoff grand slam for Sturgis East, but there was plenty of notable power displays across the Bay State. Wakefield's Jackie Sullivan blasted a grand slam, Hudson got back-to-back blasts from Lauren O'Malley and Taylor Attaway , Lynnfield got homers from Olivia Kelter and Morgan Hubbard , and Westport's Lauryn Souza and Upper Cape's Jaelynn Harraden both raced to inside-the-park round-trippers. Also homering were Wakefield's Chloe Seto , Chelmsford's Jenna Nigro , and Sutton's Kaila Wheeler . 6. Daily lacrosse leaderboard Goals Bella Young , North Middlesex, 8 Mac Cole , Pentucket, 7 Sal Brogna , St. Mary's, 6 Kiera Fitzpatrick , Methuen, 6 Mason Gadbois , Essex Tech, 6 Lillian Gikas , Tyngsborough, 6 Addie Hajj , North Reading, 6 John Powers , Lynnfield, 6 Finn Racki , St. Mary's, 6 Kelan Cardinal , Lynnfield, 5 Casey Collins , Essex Tech, 5 Alexis Deschenes , Tyngsborough, 5 Kate Fitzpatrick , Methuen, 5 Cassie Gallagher , Billerica, 5 Daniel Hanafin , Foxborough, 5 Nate Stys , Pentucket, 5 Points Young, North Middlesex, 9 Gadbois, Essex Tech, 8 Gikas, Tyngsborough, 8 Timothy Tavares , Essex Tech, 8 Cole, Pentucket, 7 Alexis Deschenes , Tyngsborough, 7 Ki. Fitzpatrick, Methuen, 7 Gallagher, Billerica, 7 Advertisement Nolan Jennings , Burlington, 7 Stys, Pentucket, 7 Cardinal, Lynnfield, 6 Nevin Maher , Essex Tech, 6 Powers, Lynnfield, 6 Michael Torrisi , Pentucket, 6 7. Daily strikeout leaderboard Dakota Vaudreuil , Bartlett, 17 Emma Penniman , Triton, 16 Tessa Francis , Marblehead, 11 Mackenzy Ponte , Westport, 10 Sophie Baker , Medfield, 9 Molly Abdella , Tahanto, 8 Bella Mara , St. Paul, 8 8. Coaching carousel Mike Scammon has doubled his duties at North Andover, where he will take over as the girls' volleyball coach in the fall. Scammon has served as the Scarlet Knights' boys' volleyball coach for the past five seasons, winning a Merrimack Valley Conference title in 2021, when he was named MVC Coach of the Year. The Methuen native and teacher at Methuen High also serves as the program director for the New England Storm volleyball club. NEW GIRLS VOLLEYBALL COACH Excited to announce Mike Scammon as our new Girls Varsity Volleyball Coach! — Scarlet Knights (@NA_Athletics) Brendan Kurie can be reached at
Los Angeles Times
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Sage Hill surges into second straight boys' volleyball final
Sage Hill hadn't had a storied history in boys' volleyball when it swept in and claimed the program's first CIF Southern Section championship last year. It will have a chance to add to the trophy case this weekend, but it took a lot of improvement in the second half of the season and a bit of luck for the Lightning to get the opportunity to find out if they could indeed strike twice in the CIF finals. Deep into the spring, Sage Hill was still trying to find itself, buried behind the eight-ball from a slow start that had as much to do with who wasn't on the floor as anything else. Jackson Cryst, named the CIF Division 5 Player of the Year in the Newport Coast-based private school's run to the title last season, was a late arrival because of yet another deep postseason run — this time on the basketball court. The basketball season carried into the first week of March, as the Lightning reached the Division 3AA section final with Cryst serving as their two-way difference-maker at center. Sage Hill lost the title game to Palmdale Knight, then made a first-round exit in the regional playoffs. Even the return of Cryst, who had an eye-popping 54 kills against San Marino in the Division 5 championship game a year ago, didn't spell immediate success for the Lightning. A five-game losing streak to open the season had made it an uphill battle. Struggles within the Pacific Coast League only added to the pressure. Sage Hill's 11-11 record with a week remaining in the regular season had its playoff hopes teetering, the standard of a .500 record or better for at-large qualifier consideration very much in play. All the Lightning have done since then is rattle off seven wins in a row, including a five-set win to kick it off versus Portola on April 17. Junior outside hitter Ryan Manesh described the agonizing moment of the team waiting on the release of the playoff brackets to find out if their season would continue. 'We knew that we had to [get] the wildcard,' Manesh said. 'I was actually on the CIF Southern Section Instagram page. I knew that the brackets would come out that day, so I was like refreshing, refreshing, and then I saw it popped up. … I saw we were in the bracket, and as soon as I saw it, I sent it to the group chat, and then we all got super pumped.' The Lightning were 'hungry to repeat' as CIF champions, Manesh said, and with a straight-sets win over visiting Crean Lutheran on May 10, Sage Hill earned a spot in the Division 4 final. Sage Hill (18-11) will travel to Santa Barbara (20-10) for the championship game, which is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday. 'There was an 'aha moment,' I think, really at that Portola game, where it's like, 'We're back.' We're still the same team that won CIF last year, but even better — different tools,' Cryst said. 'It just took time to find it, so it didn't feel like, 'Oh, we have to win this game, and this game, and this game.' Every game, we're finding something new. Every game, we're developing and becoming tighter knit as a team.' Cryst has committed to continue playing in college at Long Beach State, which beat UCLA to win the Division I national championship on Monday. The senior outside hitter said he watched Long Beach State take down Pepperdine to advance to the title game on Saturday, before stepping onto the court for the Lightning's semifinal against the Saints. He was taking notes. 'Something I've learned from [Long Beach State coach] Alan Knipe, he actually said it in his press conference before the semifinal, you don't want to peak at the beginning,' Cryst said after the win over Crean Lutheran. 'You want to be able to play your best volleyball at the end, and I think that's what we're doing. I think every game it's getting better. I think [the Saints] were pretty similar to [Simi Valley] Royal, who we just played on the road, except this time, we swept them instead of winning in five [sets], so I think we're on a really good trajectory.' Cryst provided 20 kills and three service aces in a 25-21, 26-24, 25-18 win over Crean Lutheran. Manesh tacked on 13 kills, including the match-clinching blast from the right pin. The Lightning have found their form under the tutelage of first-year coach Jordan Hoppe, a Wisconsin transplant who competed locally at Concordia University in Irvine. Hoppe also addressed the quarterfinals win at Royal, calling the feeling 'amazing' to emerge victorious in the fifth set. 'Our hearts were racing,' Hoppe commented. 'You could tell it was very tangible in the gym, just being an away crowd. We just knew the stakes. Funny enough, Dylan Han, our right side [who] played libero last year, he steps up and makes two just absolutely icing-the-cake blocks. … That's the stuff you hope for when you have a team, [for] guys to step up and make those moments happen.' Manesh shared his thoughts on where the Lightning have improved with Hoppe at the helm. 'I think one thing that he's completely changed this year is our offense,' Manesh said of Hoppe. 'He's taught us to run quicker balls, and that faster offense has given us one-up [or] no-up blocks, and that's allowed us to play at a way higher level than we did last year.' Connor Gapp, a pin hitter during the title run last year, took on setting duties this season. The versatile junior contributed 23 assists, six kills and two block assists. 'I'm used to being on the right side, I play beach a lot, so my hands are good enough to set,' Gapp said. 'I decided to put my head down and learn how to set, so I could end up helping set this season. It's where I needed to be, so I could help our team the most. … It's hard to adjust and learn a new position in such a short time. That's maybe why we were losing a lot of the games at the start. … It ended up being fun.' Junior Jonathan Ye also distributed 15 assists to go with two aces, his contributions affording the Lightning the opportunity to keep Gapp available as a hitting option in a few rotations. Han had four kills and a solo block, Carson Ellis totaled 2½ blocks, Justin Liu registered 1½ blocks, and Ethan McNutt supplied a pair of aces. 'I didn't have a lot of time with the guys to really develop and form the culture that we're forming,' Hoppe said. 'Now that we kind of are going, it's going good, and it's just only getting better and better.'
Los Angeles Times
01-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Sage Hill boys' volleyball sweeps Hillcrest to start CIF repeat bid
Sage Hill romped to take its first step in what it hopes will be another CIF Southern Section boys' volleyball championship run, and the focal point — again, and of course — was Jackson Cryst. The 6-foot-10 senior outside hitter, who last year transformed the Lightning from a middling program into something of a powerhouse, delivered 18 kills and served up five aces as the No. 10 seed swept visiting Riverside Hillcrest, 25-18, 25-20, 25-16, in Wednesday evening's Division 4 opener. Cryst is a devastating presence, all over the court, but if Sage Hill (15-11) is to conquer four more foes — starting with a second-round trek to Pasadena Poly (15-3) on Saturday at 4 p.m. — it's because it's no longer all about him. First-year head coach Jordan Hoppe's 6-2 spread offense, far beyond last year's set-it-for-Cryst approach, requires contributions from everyone. It took a rugged regular-season campaign, with playoff aspirations teetering until the finish, to get things right, and now the Lightning is humming: four wins in a row, starting with a five-set comeback win two weeks ago over Portola, a pivotal result in its at-large playoff berth. 'I feel like we're playing our best volleyball,' said the Long Beach State-bound Cryst, last year's Division 5 Player of the Year. 'All year, it just kind of felt so off. Last year, we had this confidence, this chip on our shoulder. We didn't really have that [this year] until I'd say the Portola win. '[That] was just a moment for us where you had to find it. You know, you either do it or you don't.' Hoppe, an AVP Beach pro who played at Orange Coast College and Concordia University in Irvine and was a Lightning assistant coach five years ago, has brought to the program superior tactical and organizational sophistication, emphasizing team over superstar. Playing vital roles are outside hitter Ryan Manesh (six kills, three aces and a block against Hillcrest), Connor Gapp (four kills, one ace, one block), who has transitioned from All-CIF opposite to chief setter in the 6-2 scheme, and fellow junior Dylan Han, an All-CIF hitter now at opposite. '[Last year there was] too much reliance on some of our bigger guys, and we needed to find a way to spread the love, spread the ball,' Hoppe said. 'We've been able to really grill that in practice and make sure guys were really working hard, getting the middles involved, getting everyone involved, giving everybody a chance to get going. We want those guys as involved as possible.' It was evident in Wednesday's victory, in which the Lightning shared the ball while using mid-game runs (11-4 in the first set, 8-2 in the second, 14-6 in the third) to pull away from Hillcrest (23-8), an Ivy League co-champion. The service game, led by back-to-back Cryst aces twice in the second set, often handcuffed the Trojans' attack, and the net battle was won largely through Cryst's work limiting standout sophomore outside hitter Evan Eugene (10 kills). A good first step. More will be needed. 'We can't get it in our heads that it's going to be a breeze again because we were able to win a championship last year,' Manesh said. 'Now we're in a higher division. So we have to push even harder. ... I think we have it in us.' Cryst said it's 'easy to be, like, 'Oh, we won it last year, we'll just do it again.'' 'It's easy to be complacent,' he said. 'But this is a whole new year, new offense, new guys. And I think that's also inspiring for some guys, because they're, like, 'It's my turn now to get this. I don't just have to be behind Jackson hitting a bunch of high balls.' 'It would be a really good team win.'
