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Los Angeles Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep talk: Top-seeded Norco goes for seventh Southern Section softball title
Norco High's softball program under coach Richard Robinson has been setting the standard for excellence in the Southern Section for years. The top-seeded Cougars will seek to add a seventh section title on Saturday in the Division 1 final against El Modena in a 7 p.m. game at Bill Barber Park in Irvine. This team has lots of top hitters. Leighton Gray is batting .455 with 40 hits, eight home runs and 25 RBIs. Ashley Duran has six home runs, 34 RBIs and a .438 batting average. Tamryn Shorter is hitting .407 with 37 hits, nine home runs and 24 RBIs. Sophomore Coral Williams has emerged as a quality pitcher with a 16-0 record, backed by junior Peyton May. El Modena has gotten hot in the playoffs behind second baseman Kaitlyn Galasso and shortstop Kylie Tafua. Don't doubt that the Vanguards can score runs if needed. They were able to knock off high-scoring Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 6-4 in the quarterfinals and scored 13 runs in a semifinal win over Temescal Canyon. … Cal State Northridge will be the site for three City Section softball championship games on Saturday, with the featured matchup at 3 p.m. in the Open Division in which Carson will try to defeat Granada Hills for a third consecutive year. The Division I final at noon has Port of Los Angeles facing Legacy. Taft faces Marquez in the Division II final at 9 a.m. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Coahoma softball downs Lexington for third consecutive state championship
AUSTIN — Once again, Coahoma is on top of the Texas softball world. The Bulldogettes won their third consecutive state championship with a 6-1 victory over Lexington in the Class 3A Division II title game Thursday at McCombs Field. Texas signee Hannah Wells was voted MVP after a 2-for-3 outing with a double and a home run. She also earned the win with eight strikeouts in a complete game. Advertisement Wells crushed the game's first pitch for a double, and two batters later Mia Clemmer opened the scoring with her own double. Lexington answered with a run on three hits in the home half of the first, but Coahoma scored the contest's final five runs. Wells allowed three hits the rest of the way and totaled two walks. Her towering shot in the third gave the Bulldogettes the lead for good. The future Longhorn became emotional seconds after the final out. "It's sad. I know that's terrible to say, but I am actually really sad," Wells said. "It's the best group of seniors in the game of softball, I think, for high school. And that shows with three state championships back to back. It's so surreal." Advertisement Wells played seven games at McCombs Field throughout her career, and that number will soon skyrocket. "I've played a lot of games here. It's my favorite place to be," Wells said. "I love the atmosphere. I just love Texas softball as a whole, so getting to come here is just a once in a lifetime opportunity. I'm so glad I get to do it." Clemmer, a Texas commit, capped the scoring with a solo homer in the sixth. She went 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Nevaeh Kerby, one of six seniors, tied Clemmer with a team-high two RBIs. Coahoma became the first softball team in UIL history to win three state championships in a row. Corpus Christi Calallen will look to match the feat Friday. Advertisement "It's a fitting end for these senior kids," Bulldogettes coach Alexander Orosco said, "that just bust their tails and do things the right way. It was fitting for them to get here and do it one more time." The Coahoma softball team celebrates after a win over Lexington in the Class 3A Division II state championship Thursday, May 29, 2025, at McCombs Field in Austin. This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Hannah Wells, Coahoma softball win third-straight state championship
New York Post
3 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Adelphi gets big break to repeat as Division II men's lacrosse champs
It was the timeout that made time stand still. Adelphi men's lacrosse captured its second straight D2 national championship in a 9-8 overtime thriller that only happened after the University of Tampa called a timeout with 12 seconds left — nullifying what would have been the Florida team's game-winner. 'Everyone's hearts just dropped,' junior midfielder Kyle Lewis, who scored the golden goal — his first in OT — told The Post. 'Right after the timeout, we got our emotions back and knew we had a game to play.' Advertisement Stephen DeAmicis and his teammates celebrate after Adelphi's win in the men's Division II lacrosse championships at Gillette Stadium on May 25, 2025. Getty Images Head coach Gordon Purdie drew up a special play to get Lewis the ball with 2:41 left in OT because he is 'maybe the hardest working player on my team,' who earned the immaculate opportunity. 'If you look back at the video, I had to see if everything that was going on was real. It felt like just a dream,' Lewis, of Franklin Square, said also praising the four-goal performance by fellow junior middie Vincent McDermott. Advertisement 'Going into next year, we're not going to look back at what we did this year,' Lewis added. 'When September starts, so does the goal to win another national championship.' Adelphi fans celebrate after their team's win in the Division II championship. Getty Images Twice as nice These Frogs are leaping for joy. Advertisement Carle Place is the place to be as the school's baseball and softball teams each just won Nassau County titles and will each play Babylon for the LI title. 'It's been 20 years since the last title for baseball,' senior shortstop Patrick McCarthy, who will play at Manhattanville next year, told The Post. 'It's going to continue this way. We have a lot of young guys that are brought into the program.' Senior softball pitcher Marissa Nosovitch, who will throw for Kutztown University, said that winning counties brought her already close squad closer than ever before. Advertisement 'We've been playing together since kindergarten,' she said. 'This would mean the world to all of us.' Top-seeded Wantagh takes on No. 3 Seaford on Friday at Farmingdale State at 1 p.m. for Game 2 of the Class A baseball title series. In softball, No. 1 MacArthur faces No. 2 Glen Cove at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Game 2 of the AA Class final at FSU.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Vote for 2025 central Ohio high school boys tennis regular season player of the year
The Ohio high school boys tennis postseason continues this week with the district tournament. That means it is time to determine who has been the top Columbus-area player for the regular season by voting for your choice. Advertisement Read about the candidates and then vote in our poll. The deadline is 4 p.m. May 29. In addition, keep an eye out for the annual All-Metro teams for spring sports in the days following the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards show, which is June 18 at Upper Arlington High School. Freshman Austin Bruey has starred at first singles for Pickerington Central. Austin Bruey, Pickerington Central A freshman who has played No. 1 singles throughout the spring, Bruey went 16-2 in the regular season with all of those wins coming in straight sets. His only losses were to 2024 state placers Abhinav Dandu of New Albany and Shane Hand of Olentangy Liberty. Jackson Clements, New Albany The senior went 14-3 between first singles and first doubles. Clements qualified for his second Division I state tournament last year in singles and is playing doubles this postseason with classmate Abhinav Dandu, last year's state singles runner-up. Aidan Cooney and Cade Spring, London The Red Raiders' first doubles team was 13-0 entering the Division II district tournament, including wins over Division I Hilliard Bradley and a strong Springfield Northwestern team in Central Buckeye Conference play. Both players are seniors. Shane Hand, Olentangy Liberty The Patriots' top singles player and fourth-place finisher at state a year ago, Hand was 11-0 entering the Division I postseason. One of his wins was in straight sets over Columbus Academy's Nason Lo, one of the top Division II players in the area. Henry Lessard, Bexley The sophomore and last year's Division II state singles champion went 10-0 in the regular season between singles and doubles. Henry and older brother Sam, a senior, are playing doubles this postseason. Nason Lo is the top player for OTCA state tournament-bound Columbus Academy. Nason Lo, Columbus Academy The junior went 9-2 between first singles (8-2) and first doubles (1-0) and qualified for the Division II district tournament in singles. Academy (18-0) also has qualified for the Ohio Tennis Coaches Association state tournament. Pedro Prieto Moura, Thomas Worthington A senior foreign exchange student from Brazil and first-year tennis player, Prieto Moura went 6-6 in singles and 5-0 in doubles. Some of those wins were in three sets to give Thomas the overall win in matches. Senior Gianni Russo has starred at first singles for Marysville. Gianni Russo, Marysville The senior went 10-1 at first singles during the regular season, with his only loss coming to Clements. Russo has played only one three-set match all year, a win over Olentangy's Gavin Cheung. Nik Shough, Dublin Coffman The senior brought a 9-3 record into the Division I postseason for a Shamrocks team that plays in the competitive OCC-Central. A 2024 state tournament qualifier, Shough's only losses this regular season were to some of the state's top players in Dandu, Hand and Academy's Lucas Xue. Advertisement High school sports reporter Dave Purpura can be reached at dpurpura@ and at @dp_dispatch on X. This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: OHSAA tennis: Vote for central Ohio's top regular season player
Hamilton Spectator
6 days ago
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
IU Indianapolis hires Ben Howlett as coach following his dominant run at Division II West Liberty
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IU Indianapolis hired Ben Howlett away from Division II West Liberty ( to take over the men's basketball program, the school announced Monday. Howlett replaces Paul Corsaro, who was fired May 13 for what the university said was his treatment of players during his only season with the Jaguars. Howlett was 217-37 at West Liberty with eight straight Mountain East Conference regular-season titles and eight straight NCAA Tournament appearances. His 2023 team reached the Division II championship game. West Liberty averaged 100.2 points per game last season and finished 30-5. IU Indy was 10-24 overall and 6-14 in the Horizon League last season. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college basketball: and
