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Yahoo
3 days ago
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Local umpire Brian Fuller to work NCAA Division III College World Series in FNL part II
Jet 24 Sport's Mike Fenner sits down with Brian Fuller, who will umpire the NCAA Division III College World Series. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
14-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
NAIA forced to apologize after brutal hole location wreaks havoc on national championship
NAIA forced to apologize after brutal hole location wreaks havoc on national championship The scene at the fifth hole of the NAIA Women's Championship on Tuesday was so bad it reduced some to tears. The number of 9s, 10s and 12s posted on the menacing par 5 at Eagle Crest Golf Club was nothing short of shocking. In the field 156, 90 players made a score of double or worse. Only three players made birdie. 'At the end, I was basically calling it a par 7,' said Southeastern coach David Joyner, whose team posted scores of 9, 8, 7, 7, 6. 'If you got lucky and putted it a foot past the hole, a perfect putt, it had a chance to stay,' said Joyner. 'If it wasn't in that perfect spot, it rolled back down to your feet.' Some of the best players in the field six- and seven-putted. The field's scoring average on the hole was 6.97. Joyner's team went through the hole in the morning, but as things warmed up in the afternoon, players spent over an hour waiting on the tee box to hit as entire teams – players 1-5 – were backed up. The wait was so long, in fact, coaches were worried about the lack of bathrooms. Cumberland's head coach Aaron Watkins posted a video on X that showed a player's ball catching the right edge of the cup on the fifth, circling the hole and then coming back to her feet. She hit another putt just shy of the cup and it rolled back down. 'This was happening all day,' Watkins wrote. As the debacle went viral, even Phil Mickelson weighed in on social media, responding to a tweet with 'I have a suggestion,' alluding to that memorable time he hit a moving ball at the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock. The NAIA released a statement Tuesday evening to address the situation: "We regret to confirm that an unfortunate situation occurred at the NAIA Women's Golf National Championship. The hole on No. 5 was incorrectly placed in a challenging position. We take this matter seriously and have taken immediate steps to ensure this type of situation will not happen again. The NAIA is committed to the student-athlete experience." The fifth hole caused such a delay in play that the six teams didn't finish the first round before play was suspended due to darkness. Officials didn't dot the greens ahead of time, so coaches weren't aware of the hole locations in advance. But that really wouldn't have mattered, Joyner noted, as they were told that the hole location on the fifth green was placed in the incorrect position, and no one from the tournament committee went out to check hole locations Tuesday morning before play. 'I just hate that it was embarrassing for some of the players,' said Joyner, 'and it shouldn't have been.' Unfortunately, a similar situation took place two years ago at the NCAA Division III women's golf championship, only in that case the third round was canceled because of an unplayable hole. The situation occurred on the 308-yard par-4 sixth hole at Mission Inn & Resort's El Campeon Golf Course in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. Numerous videos posted to social media showed the pin placement on a severe slope with putts coming up just short of the hole rolling back 10 to 15 feet, if not more. On Tuesday in Ypsilanti, Michigan, some players putted the ball past the hole and got lucky when it rolled back in the cup. Goofy golf. Joyner said he would've wiped out the hole to speed up play and save embarrassment. British Columbia held the first-round lead at 9 over, four shots clear of Marian (Indiana) and nine in front of Keiser (Florida), Milligan (Tennenssee) and SCAD Savannah (Georgia). Keiser had two quadruple-bogey nines on the fifth hole, along with a triple, a double and one par.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Sport
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NESCAC football teams get approval for NCAA playoffs
Apr. 18—Football teams from the New England Small College Athletic Conference will now be eligible for the NCAA Division III playoffs, starting in 2026, after conference presidents approved a proposal Friday made by the league's athletic directors. The conference's 10 football teams — including Bates, Bowdoin and Colby — will continue to play a nine-game regular-season schedule. The conference champion will receive an automatic playoff berth. Copy the Story Link Former Miss Maine Basketball Jaycie Christopher transferring to USM
Fox News
09-04-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
Oldest Jewish university in US 'rebounds' after October 7 tragedy with resilient men's basketball team
The Yeshiva University men's basketball team has accomplished many feats in the NCAA's Division III, including a 50-game winning streak. But coming back strong after the tragic October 7 attacks in Israel may arguably be their biggest yet. "Rebound: A Year of Triumph and Tragedy at Yeshiva University Basketball" — a new documentary streaming exclusively on Fox Nation — chronicles the journey of the 2023-2024 Yeshiva University Maccabees men's basketball team, and how they responded to the October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel that claimed over 1,000 lives. In September 2023, the Maccabees were preparing for yet another run for glory in the NCAA Division III tournament. However, when tragedy struck at the hands of terrorist group Hamas, the team faced unimaginable York City's Yeshiva, the oldest Jewish university in the United States, had six Israeli players on the men's basketball roster. Forced to decide whether to cancel the season or play for their community after being stricken by horrors, the Maccabees chose to keep their season alive — their in-season visit to Israel following the attacks on their home country propelling them to keep playing the game. JEWISH STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EXPERIENCE 'JEW HATRED' AT PROTESTS: 'F--- YOU, ZION NAZI B----'Head coach Elliot Steinmetz and leading scorer Zevi Samet are featured in Fox Nation's behind-the-scenes look at how the team overcame difficult obstacles as they aimed to maintain the program's success in the wind of immense grief. Steinmetz and Emmy award-winning director Pat Dimon joined "Fox & Friends," Wednesday, to discuss the new show and reflect on the Maccabees' 2023-2024 season. "It was definitely a challenge coming back from Israel and meeting with the guys," Steinmetz said, discussing the complex decision to continue the season. "Ultimately, our guys were all on board. We decided that we obviously wanted to have a season, but we wanted it to have more meaning." "Normally, I'm dealing with athletes and storylines, not of this kind of sensitivity and this kind of intensity really," director Dimon explained. "So yeah, I really had to take a different approach here." "I thank Elliot and the team and the university for trusting me. And I think I come at it from kind of a human perspective, and a storytelling perspective," he added. "But yeah, I mean, it was really a sensitive subject that we had to approach carefully." To learn more about the Yeshiva University Macabees men's basketball team and how they navigated the aftermath of the fateful Hamas attacks, subscribe to Fox Nation. Fox Nation programs are viewable on-demand and from your mobile device app, but only for Fox Nation subscribers. Go to Fox Nation to start a free trial and watch the extensive library from your favorite Fox Nation personalities.
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pioneers, Continentals going to D-III tournament
UTICA AND CLINTON, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) — Despite a tough loss to SUNY Geneseo over the weekend, the Utica University men's hockey team are still going dancing for the third straight year. The Pioneers could not avenge a Teddy Bear Toss Night loss to the Knights, losing 7-3 at the Adirondack Bank Center on Saturday. However, the Pioneers, at 21-4-2, were able to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Men's Hockey tournament, announced on Monday, March 10. Utica will face off with Fitchburg State, out of Massachusetts. The Falcons (15-12-1) earned the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) title on Saturday, beating the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, 3-1. With the win, the Falcons won their first MASCAC title in seven years, and third overall. This will be the first meeting in recent history between the two teams. The winner will play the winner of St. Norbert College of Wisconsin and Gustavus Adolphus College of Minnesota on Saturday, March 22. Another local team — the Hamilton College Continentals — won the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) championship on Saturday, joining Utica in the Tournament. The Continentals shut out Tufts, 3-0 at Sage Rink on Sunday afternoon, upping their record to 20-6-1. It is the first NESCAC title for Hamilton and the second time the team has played in the final game, losing in 2017. The Continentals also went to the Division III Championship that season. The Continentals will face off with the University of New England (18-7-1), who earned one of the four at-large spots. The Nor'Easters lost in overtime of the Conference of New England semifinals on Saturday, March 1. This is the first time the two teams have played each other since 2011. Hamilton knocked off the Nor'Easters 10-7 that day on the back of eight second-period goals. The winner of the Hamilton-New England game will face off with top-ranked Curry College on Saturday, March 22. The faceoff between Utica and Fitchburg State is scheduled for 1 pm on Saturday, March 15 at the Adirondack Bank Center. Hamilton will travel to Biddeford, Maine for their game — the place where they faced New England the last time the two met. Puck drop in that game is set for 7 pm on Saturday, March 15. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
