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San Francisco Chronicle
23-05-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Pittsburg pole vaulter Khaliq Muhammad among athletes to watch at NCS Meet of Champions
There's only one state leader among the competitors heading into the two-day North Coast Section Meet of Champions at Dublin High School. Pittsburg senior Khaliq Muhammad leads all Californians in the pole vault with a mark of 17 feet, 2 inches, one inch better than University City-San Diego senior Kai Anderson. Muhammad, who finished second at state last year to Anderson, has cleared 17-2 twice, the last time at the Bay Valley Athletic League championships on May 7. Last week he broke the NCS Tri-Valley championship meet record at 17-0½, and Friday he'd love to challenge the NCS MOC record of 17-8½ set in 1987 by Acalanes-Lafayette's Brent Burns. Field event finals Saturday start at 2 p.m., and the first races begin at 4:30 p.m. The top three finishers and qualifying marks advance to next week's state meet at Buchanan High School in Clovis (Fresno County). 'Khaliq's competitive attitude is off the charts,' said Pittsburg's 17th-year head coach Aaron Alatorre. 'He never shies away from the moment and does whatever it takes to improve himself.' His sister Jathiyah Muhammad won the state pole vault last season (13-9) and is now competing for the University of Arizona. Their father, Gary, is a first-year coach for the Pirates but has coached the sport for years, most notably at James Logan-Union City. To improve his marks this season, Khaliq has worked on his speed and run the 100, 200 and 400 meters and 300 hurdles, improving all marks considerably throughout the season. His best times are 11.66 (100), 24.19 (200), 55.36 (400) and 43.31 (300 hurdles). Few, if any pole vaulters, would make such a physically taxing sacrifice to improve at his true craft. Heading into Friday, he's bettered his 16-4 mark from the 2024 state meet 10 times and gone at least 17-0 five times in competition. 'He's under a little pressure (to win state) because his sister did it last year,' Alatorre said with a laugh. 'He's had a great season to date.' So has teammate Tim Edwards, a senior sprinter who anchored the Pirates to a stunning state 4x100 relay title last year. Edwards has expanded his range to the 400, where his 47.47 best last week at the NCS Tri-Valley meet places him 15th in the state. He also won the 200 last week (21.51) and hopes to elevate the Pirates relay from their best of 42.00, which is well off their winning state time of 40.77 last season. Football star Jamar Searcy (Wake Forest signee) is the only other returner to the 4x100 team, but Ahmaud Thompson and Elijah Bow have improved greatly and should help the Pirates compete with favorites El Cerrito (40.87, fifth in state) and De La Salle-Concord (40.91, sixth in state) for the top of the podium. Pittsburg placed third at MOC last season before its shocking state title. More NCS track and field athletes to watch: Montgomery-Santa Rosa senior distance runner Hanne Thomsen, who has signed to Stanford, has the state's second-best mark in the 1,600 (4:41.16) and the 3,200 (9:58.17). She won the state 3,200 as a freshman, placed fourth in the 1,600 as a sophomore and last year placed second in the event (9:59.81). Thomsen has dropped the 800 but has the state's No. 6 mark (2:09.04). … Other top-10 state marks this season from NCS athletes: De La Salle junior sprinter Jaden Jefferson has the state's No. 7 100 time in 10.39. He finished fourth at state last season and is the defending MOC champion. … De La Salle senior Trey Caldwell is ninth in the 3,200 (8:58.17). … Cardinal Newman-Santa Rosa junior Devon Bertoli is fifth in the shot put (60-9½). … San Marin-Novato senior Trenton Jepma is ninth in the discus (180-4). … Benicia senior Grady Wachob is tied for 10th in the high jump (6-8). … Encinal-Alameda senior Levi Harte is 10th in the long jump (23-9). … In the boys triple jump, Bishop O'Dowd-Oakland senior Cameron Jones is sixth (48-7) and De La Salle senior Ant Dean is seventh (48-5). Branson-Ross sophomore Farah Allen is 10th in the 1,600 (4:48.13). … Bay School junior Soleil Warner is seventh in the 300 hurdles (42.29). … Monte Vista-Danville's 4x800 girls relay team of Sofia Fernandez, Cate Miller, Kaylie O'Connell and Ava Padilla is seventh (9:14.46). … Acalanes senior Dulcinea Vail is tied for seventh in the high jump (5-7¼). … St. Mary's-Berkeley junior Kira Gant Hatcher is ninth in the long jump (19-5½) and third in the triple jump (40-0½). Teammate Corinne Jones, a sophomore, is fifth in the triple jump (39-9¼).
Boston Globe
05-04-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Eastern Mass boys' volleyball: Globe Players of the Week for March 27-April 3
Sebastian Eugene , Norwood — A clutch kill off the ceiling divider to break a fifth-set tie was part of an 18-kill, 4-block, 5-ace performance by the senior in a Tri-Valley victory over Dighton-Rehoboth. Finn Bell , Wayland — The junior is already up to 100 kills this season, with all four of Wayland's matches going five sets (the team is 2-2). He led with 34 kills, 12 digs, 4 blocks, and 3 aces in Wednesday's nonleague thriller over BC High. Advertisement Wayland's Finn Bell (10) showed off his hitting game with 34 kills against BC High. Barry Chin/Globe Staff Alec Smagula , Brookline — Two of the junior's three kills came in the last 3 points of a dominant Bay State sweep at Natick. Smagula dished 20 assists and added three blocks and two aces. Ani Vasudevan , St. John's (Shrewsbury) — A late fill-in at setter because of an injury, the senior racked up 44 assists, 7 blocks, 6 digs, and an ace as the Pioneers won the battle of St. John's in the Catholic Conference, 3-1. AJ Traub can be reached at
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Dell Rapids, Tri-Valley meet in Game of the Week
DELL RAPIDS, S.D. (KELO) — The class 'A' and 'B' boys basketball playoffs begin in South Dakota on Tuesday and that marks the return of the KELOLAND Sports Game of the Week. This week's matchup takes us to Dell Rapids, where the Quarriers will meet Tri-Valley in the region 3A playoffs. The game will air on KELOXTRA (TV) and on at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The video player at the top of the screen will update with the game available to watch. DELL RAPIDS The Quarriers earned the second-seed in the region 3A standings. Outcomes last Friday helped Dells jump from fourth to second in the standings. Second place and fifth place are separated by just .6 seed points in the region, as four of the seven teams finished with 11-9 records. Dell Rapids has been paced by their defense, which is giving up just 46 points per game. That's third best in their region. Offense has seen some struggles for the Quarriers. They're averaging just 49 points per game, second worst in 3A. Dell Rapids' magic number on offense appears to be 50 this season. They've scored at least 50 points in 11 games and in those contests, the Quarriers are 9-2. When they score less than 50 points, they're 2-7. TRI-VALLEY Tri-Valley had a solid start to the 2024-25 season. They won three of their first seven games to start 3-4. However, the Mustangs have won just one of their last 13 games. Tri-Valley scores about a point more per game than the Quarriers, as they average 50 points per game. Their Achilles heel is on defense. The Mustangs allow 60 points per game, worst in region 3A. The magic number for Tri-Valley defensively should be 55. They've held opponents under 55 points six times this year. They're 4-2 in those games. That means Tri-Valley has allowed 55 or more points in 14 games and they've lost every one of those contests. THE MATCHUP The two teams have already played once this season. Dell Rapids claimed a 57-35 win on February 6. Tri-Valley trailed 27-22 at halftime, but a costly third quarter saw Dell Rapids push the lead to 44-27 after three on their way to the win. THE GAME Tuesday's game will tip-off at 7 p.m. in Dell Rapids and you can watch the game on KELOXTRA (TV) and Play-by-play and commentary will be provided by KELOLAND's Grant Sweeter and Ian Sacks. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Boston Globe
22-02-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
MIAA girls' hockey tournament: See the seedings and matchups for Divisions 1-2
Both tournaments will conclude with state championship games on Sunday, March 16, at TD Garden. Hingham draws the top seed in the Division 1 field. The Harborwomen were the state's last unbeaten team prior to suffering their first loss to St. Mary's in the regular season finale on Thursday. St. Mary's is the defending Division 1 state champion, and enters this year's tournament as the No. 14 seed after notching a sub-.500 record in the difficult Catholic Central. Advertisement Other top Division 1 contenders include No. 2 Notre Dame (Hingham) and No. 3 Malden Catholic, two independent powers who have thrived against challenging schedules. Meanwhile, Westwood claims the top seed in the Division 2 field after an 18-1-1 season in which they cruised to the Tri-Valley league title. The Wolverines' sole loss came just last week to Hingham. Two-time defending champion Duxbury is seeded second in Division 2, and is battle-tested after squaring off with many of the state's top teams in both Patriot league and nonleague play. Matty Wasserman can be reached at
