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Irish Daily Mirror
23-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Daily Mirror
Micheál Martin on relationship with father, political ambitions and Cork hopes
Micheál Aodh Martin and his father keep an eye on how the other is performing but, beyond that, they don't tend to swap opinions. 'We probably have a mutual thing there,' explains the Cork football goalkeeper of that aspect of his relationship with his namesake. 'I won't scrutinise his performance if he doesn't scrutinise mine! We've probably both learned over the years that it doesn't work otherwise." Still, during his first spell as Taoiseach, when the Covid-19 pandemic was raging and inter-county training and games were shut down, the younger Micheál couldn't resist the odd light-hearted barb, but not so much now. "Yeah, in fairness, over the last couple of years the WhatsApp has gotten a bit quieter and I don't give him as much stick. 'But I'd say he's probably enjoying this year more. I think anyone in his generation cannot understand the handpass. You'd be trying to explain. He kind of gave up on that one a few years ago and doesn't scrutinise it too much." The Fianna Fáil leader is a regular at his son's games - but plenty of others too. "He'd go to all the hurling as well. He genuinely loves it. If you check who Nemo were playing in the junior league, and my brother plays with our junior team, he'd be a good attendee at their Division 7 league games as well. That'd be his break really." His father isn't the only politician in the family with the Taoiseach's brother, Seán Martin, the sitting on Cork City Council and another sibling, Pádraig, has also dabbled, though Micheál Aodh, who works in corporate finance for PwC, is somewhat coy when asked about the prospect of putting his name forward some day. "I think I've enough on my plate now. Inter-county football definitely takes up most of my time and I'm happy in the day job." In the long-term? "Look, we're all interested in it. Whether I'd have an interest in taking on a role, because I can see what it entails, I haven't thought that far ahead. I just have an interest in him and the issues locally. 'Really, to be honest, I have an ambition with Cork. I really want Cork football to keep improving. That's my driver at the moment. I'd love to get back into big games." In that regard, they had a huge opportunity last month when pushing Kerry to extra time in the Munster semi-final only to lose narrowly. In the head to heads, they've been getting closer to their fiercest rivals in recent years but having had them on the rack with an extra man for long periods, Martin doesn't subscribe to the view that this was the chance they simply had to take. "That's not the way I'd look at it, no. We beat them in 2020 and subsequently didn't win a Munster Championship. The goal was to win a Munster Championship and Cork haven't won it for a long time. 'No member of our squad has a Munster medal so that was our goal going into it. We fell short and then you just move on and you have to get ready for the All-Ireland series. 'We have no interest in getting close. We just have to move on now and hopefully have a good All-Ireland series." They don't have to wait too long to face Kerry again in any event, with the counties both drawn in Group 2 of the All-Ireland series, though Cork start with a trip to Meath tomorrow. The new rules have changed the game for everyone, though it is Martin's position that is most profoundly affected. Apart from the kickout having to go longer and the restrictions on goalkeepers joining the play, he says much more is demanded of him in terms of goalmouth action now. 'Year on year, you probably spent less time doing the old, traditional stuff to do with goalkeeping like shot-stopping, handling, high balls. 'But actually that's increased because there are two-pointers dropping short in and around the square so you have to command your square and make good decisions around that. And then also there are definitely more shots per game on goal. 'I wonder if that will increase now as the summer goes on.' His Tyrone counterpart Niall Morgan said that the position would be much less attractive to him if goalkeepers were not allowed to join the play outfield, but Martin was drawn to the position because he 'always enjoyed saving the ball'. Indeed, he keeps goal for Nemo Rangers in hurling too. 'I wouldn't be as against that rule change or anything like that [goalkeepers roaming]. But that will always come down to personal preferences and goalkeepers should really not have too much of a say in that debate because that rule change is about the game for the spectator, as opposed to a goalkeeper's individual feelings.' Be it his father's politics or goalkeeping, Martin knows when to keep a lid on things.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Marker shines in Maplewood's playoff victory
CORTLAND, Ohio (WKBN) – Addison Marker shined in Maplewood's 4-0 win over Rittman in the Northeast 3 Division 7 district semifinal matchup. Marker threw a complete game, 4-hit shutout while striking out 13 and allowing just 2 walks. Marker also made her presence known at the dish as she homered and tripled to drive in all 4 of the Rockets' runs. Lauran Krieg singled twice for Maplewood. Ava Calvert crossed the plate two times as well. The Rockets improve to 21-4 as they'll meet Cuyahoga Heights on Wednesday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Badger gets by Brookfield to move on
KINSMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – Badger gets by Brookfield, 7-6, to move on to the Northeast 1 Division 7 district final against top-seeded Mathews. Badger's 3rd (Madison Lindus) and 4th (Kiyah Scharfenberg) hitters finished 7 for 8 at the plate. Scharfenberg (4-4) finished with 3 RBIs as Lindus (3-4) drove in 2 and scored another 2 runs. Samantha Bradbury had a 2-hit day as she closed out the evening with a pair of singles. Bradbury also tossed the complete game for the Braves as she let 5 earned runs score and struck out 4 to earn the victory. The Braves improve to 11-7. Mya Jumper and Madisyn Fisher each had two hits for the Warriors. Jumper tripled and finished with 2 RBIs. Aubrey Cabrera crossed home plate twice. Brookfield finishes at 5-12. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Los Angeles Times
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Ocean View boys' volleyball rallies, falls short versus Lakewood
Ocean View's grand boys' volleyball campaign was coming to its end, two sets down and six points behind as Lakewood served for the final point in what would be an impressive road sweep of the No. 1 seed. The Seahawks weren't going to go so easily though, reeling off eight straight points to force another set, then reaching the brink of a decisive fifth set before falling, 25-16, 25-21, 24-26, 26-24, in Friday evening's CIF Southern Section Division 7 second-round clash. Defeat stings, but first-year head coach Steven Morales, who guided Ocean View (16-9) to the postseason for the first time since a Division 5 semifinal run in 2019, was beaming when it was done. He's been working since fall toward creating a volleyball culture on campus, and here was the reward. Here was the response to talk 'all across campus, everywhere' that the boys' volleyball team 'doesn't win.' Ocean View didn't win this time, conquered by a school twice its size from a superior league that has played a tougher schedule, but the Seahawks' fight before a small but vocal crowd was a sign, he said, that this team has arrived. 'Hopefully, this sets a new culture for this program and the school,' he said. 'Hopefully, it sets a day where we mean business. It's our first year. We'll see what the summer looks like, and fall, then come back next year.' An Nguyen, coupling a ferocious swing with a 45-inch vertical leap, led the charge, delivering seven kills and two blocks as Ocean View survived six game points and then led seven times in the fourth set, the last with two shots to pull even. 'I just want to say all of our guys, all the dedication we put in morning practices, every 6 a.m. from December, January and February, all of us are trying to put our best work in,' said Nguyen, who posted 17 kills and five blocks. 'I'm just proud for them. It's been six years since we made playoffs, they did everything they can, and this is where we are.' Lakewood (12-10), which will be home for the quarterfinals against Brea Olinda (17-11), dominated the first two sets — Ocean View led just twice, 1-0 in the first set and 16-15 in the second — behind a balanced group led by Carlo Tautai-Reyes (12 kills), Christian Newquist (11 kills, three blocks), Ivan Mandujano (nine kills, five aces) and setter J.J. Fernandez. The Seahawks, who had gifted the Lancers 17 points through two sets, kept it close into the second rotation in the third before falling behind, 19-13, as Newquist provided two kills and two blocks in an 8-2 run. Valentino Saenz-Castruita's block on Nguyen 10 points later made it 24-18. Nguyen repelled the first game point with a block on Dereon Groce, Quan Duong served an ace between two Lakewood spikes into the net, two more balls went out of bounds from Lancer touches, and it was even. Nguyen again blocked Groce to push Ocean View ahead, and a misplay on a simple ball extended the game a set. 'These guys refused to lose,' Morales said. 'I told them, 'Hey, at this point, it's not even volleyball. You're down to your last point, and you're down six. Dig deep.' And that's what they did. They came back.' First-year Lakewood coach Daniel Lozada, also directing a turnaround, called the sequence 'unacceptable' and discussed it with his team at length after the handshakes. He thought Ocean View committed a double-hit violation on the first game point and said the 'down' referee agreed with him. 'She said the [chief] ref didn't want to finish the [match] on that,' said Lozada, who coached the Seahawks during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. 'Which to me is unacceptable, but it is what it is. We battled through it. We got bad calls, but some calls went our way in that fourth set.' The fourth set featured a dozen lead changes, half of those from 15-15, and only one lead (Ocean View at 7-4) greater than two points, and Ocean View surged ahead, 24-22, from a ball off the ceiling that the Lancers couldn't corral and Tyler Chiangtong's ace. Lakewood scored the last four points, the equalizer and winner on Mandujano aces. 'Unfortunately, we weren't able to close that fourth set. But great year, great year,' Morales said. 'I feel like this is just a taste. This is the beginning of what could be. We only lose one starting senior — An, our best player and an amazing player — and return everybody else. So it's just a taste of what next year can be.' Nguyen is hopeful. 'Sometimes it takes time to change,' he said. 'People say that we're not good, but then we just practice day in and day out and try our best on game day. ... Hopefully, [we] can start showing our school that we're a volleyball school. We're not some school that has no name in volleyball.'
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Russia completes perfect season with first ever state title in 1000th program victory
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Russia boy's basketball capped off its perfect 2025 season with a 74-57 win over Cornerstone Christian in the Division 7 state final. The Raiders' win Saturday marked the program's 1000th all-time, as well as its first state title and a 29-0 season. Three Raiders finished in double figures: Braylon Cordonnier (22 points, team-high), Dominic Francis (21 points) and Vince Borchers (14 points). 'I mean that was our goal at the beginning of the year to get to this spot and to go undefeated and we got there and it feels awesome,' Russia senior Benjamin York said. Russia had lost in the state semifinal back-to-back years before breaking through for this championship. 'When I said last weekend up there, we're going to do it for everybody that's worn the blue and gold, yeah that sounds cliche, but it's what it is. This is what these guys wanted to do,' Russia head coach Spencer Cordonnier said. 'They win. They're winners. They'll get beat, they'll get knocked down sometimes, but they were just on a mission all year long and they just did not want to be denied.' The Raiders will graduate 11 seniors from its championship team this spring. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
