Jan. 1—JAMESTOWN — Bernadette Belzer had two loves in high school. When she got to college, she had to choose just one. Hockey was not the one she decided to pursue. Belzer, now a junior at the University of Mary, is in the throes of her third season with the U Mary track and field […]
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College report: Bailey Miller to join pro volleyball team; Marcus Sedberry oversaw Wisconsin football
Former Boles Lady Hornet Bailey Miller, who just finished her college career with 28-4 Arizona State, is joining an Austin team in an indoor professional volleyball league. The Austin team in the League One Volleyball league announced the addition of the 6-3 Miller. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement As an outside hitter this past season at Arizona […]
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High school class offers path for students to become sports officials
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Jeremy Dietz Jr. has spent a little less than a year officiating junior high school sports, and he aims to move up to refereeing varsity sports soon. As a lifelong basketball player, the 18-year-old said, he appreciates the opportunity to “stay around the game.” Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement When he learned that his […]
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Rockwood senior to play soccer at Waynesburg University
ROCKWOOD, Pa. – Rockwood Area High School senior goalkeeper Taylor Demchak burst onto the scene as a freshman on the pitch. Demchak posted 10 shutouts as the Rockets finished as District 5 Class 1A runners-up in 2022 and advanced to the PIAA tournament. She became a mainstay in front of the net as the totaled […]
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Austin Middle School has spirited Turkey Bowl on Friday
Nov. 22—Amid the roar of the crowd, sixth graders defeated the seventh graders at Austin Middle School on Friday during the iReady Turkey Bowl Challenge. From her perch on the sixth grade side of the gym, Jazzlyn Holden said she thought the event was “fun and exciting.” Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement What the students were playing […]
Read MoreShould high school athletes be allowed to profit from NIL deals? Voting starts Monday
Nov. 14—Representatives from more than 700 school districts across Ohio will start voting Monday on whether high school athletes can profit off the use of their name, image and likeness. The vote through the Ohio High School Athletic Association will run Monday through Friday and could lead Ohio to join most other states in allowing […]
Read MoreWSU fires athletic director Anne McCoy
Washington State fired athletic director Anne McCoy after 18 months on the job, the school announced Wednesday. McCoy served as interim AD in the wake of former AD Pat Chun’s decision to take the same position at University of Washington, starting in March 2024, and the school hired her as its full-time athletics steward in […]
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High school football live updates: DP at No. 1 Edgewater, district title games | Week 9
Dr. Phillips and undefeated Edgewater have already clinched football district titles. But that doesn’t mean their Friday clash doesn’t matter. Both want to pump their FHSAA power ranking number as high as possible because those ratings determine who and where teams will play in state playoff games. Both want as many home games as possible. […]
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Sauk Valley student-athletes on University of Wisconsin-Whitewater scholastic honor roll
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater recently announced its Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Scholastic Honor Roll for the 2024-2025 academic year. The university named more than 400 student-athletes to the honor roll. Students named to the honor roll earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher. The honor roll includes 231 men and 197 women student-athletes across 22 […]
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NIL policy now in place to allow West Virginia prep athletes to earn money
MORGANTOWN — According to a policy set by the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (SSAC) and approved by the state Board of Education, high school and middle school athletes in the state can begin to profit from Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals without losing their eligibility. The policy, which became public on Aug. […]
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Rebuilding and honeymoon periods are of little interest to WVU men's hoops coach Ross Hodge
MORGANTOWN — Save for a few framed jerseys leaning up against a wall — one of them a Jerry West from his WVU college days — Ross Hodge goes to work every day sitting in a rather bare office. The WVU men’s basketball coach swears he has a bunch of stuff in the back of […]
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Drum & bugle corps stop in Schuylkill Haven enroute to Allentown
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Driven inside by a downpour, the Spirit of Atlanta Drum & Bugle Corps color guard held a practice session Thursday morning in the LVHN Sports Performance Center near Schuylkill Haven High School. Also on school district grounds was the Crossmen Drum & Bugle Corps, based in San Antonio, Texas. Both corps were […]
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'A tremendous human being': Bill Smithpeters, who coached EWU women to first NCAA Tournament berth, dies at 94
Mike Divilbiss had never coached college basketball when he replied to an ad Bill Smithpeters posted in The Spokesman-Review in 1984. The Eastern Washington women’s basketball coach called Divilbiss back nevertheless. A role with the team that season didn’t materialize, but it worked out: Divilbiss met his future wife, moved forward on his own education, […]
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Trump issues executive order related to paying college athletes
Just about a week away from college football teams reporting to camps, President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order governing how some payments are made to college athletes and to protect other sports that don’t generate lots of money. The order claims to seek to clarify how universities pay its players, but it’s […]
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91st DREAM GAME: Wallenpaupack’s Schock cherishing final football days
SCRANTON – Xaiden Schock has competed since before he started school. As a youth, the Wallenpaupack graduate played football and wrestled. Through the years, he built a passion for both sports. As a varsity athlete, he built an impressive resume in both, but something had to give. So, when faced with the decision between the […]
Read MoreUH, Chaminade hoops get academic honors
Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. The University of Hawaii and Chaminade received honors Thursday when the National Association of Basketball Coaches handed out academic awards. The Rainbow Warriors’ roster of 15 combined for a program-best 3.43 grade point average […]
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Mountain West leader: Permanent stadium part of Hawaii’s membership deal
LAS VEGAS >> The Mountain West has emphasized that building a permanent football stadium is an essential part of the University of Hawaii’s membership. The Rainbow Warriors have been without a permanent home venue since 50,000-seat Aloha Stadium was shuttered for spectator-attended events in December 2020. Although demolition of Aloha Stadium is projected to begin […]
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Alvernia University student/athletes earn academic honors
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Austen Pleasants football camp Saturday at Coal Grove
Austen Pleasants football camp Saturday at Coal Grove Published 5:09 pm Friday, July 4, 2025 The third annual Coal Grove High School Austen Pleasants Football Camp will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 12, at Lemaster Stadium. The camp is open to all students in grades 2-through-9. Fee is only $20 […]
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Justin Jackson: In the new age of sustaining college athletics, WVU has got to produce more bang for the people's bucks
MORGANTOWN — By now, you’ve either grown weary of hearing about the colossal game-changer in college athletics that is the House settlement or you’re simply ignoring it altogether. There is no blame here today placed on you no matter which camp you reside in. But, since we are now officially a few days into colleges […]
Read MoreUSF Bulls 1st among AAC schools in all-sports standings
Bolstered by conference titles in five sports, USF finished first among all American Athletic Conference schools in the final standings for the Learfield Directors’ Cup — college athletics’ de facto all-sports trophy. Collectively, the Bulls amassed 294.75 points — second-highest total in school history — and finished 78th overall. New Mexico (49th) was the only […]
Read MoreChaminade Julienne coach remembers late student as an unforgettable, wonderful kid
Colvin left Chaminade Julienne High School to take the head football coaching job at Beavercreek in 2022, just before Berman started high school, but he kept track of Berman and they reconnected in December when Colvin returned as the head coach at CJ. In the last six months, Colvin helped Berman navigate the college recruiting […]
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Dave Reardon: Past Manoa Cup champs still profess their love of the game
Joshua Hayashida is trying to accomplish something that hasn’t been done since 1932. That’s when Francis Ii Brown won his third-consecutive Manoa Cup. Hayashida, a senior-to-be on the University of Hawaii golf team, is off to a good start at the tournament that determines the state’s amateur match play champion, which he won for the […]
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Morgantown High alum Maddox Bowers looking forward to sophomore season in Glenville after an opportunistic freshman year
MORGANTOWN – Every freshman searches for an opportunity. That was the case for former Morgantown High School quarterback Maddox Bowers last fall as he stepped onto the campus and gridiron at Glenville State University. His opportunity came in a slightly different way than the typical quarterback taking his first snaps under center, as Bowers was […]
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Sam TaylorSports reporter: COMMENTARY: 'This is never what college sports were meant to be'
However, while McCoy and her team are not responsible for how WSU got into this situation, they are accountable for how WSU responds to it. That is to say that the optics of a 10-minute Zoom meeting, in which 18-24-year-olds learn that their or their teammates’ athletic pursuits will no longer be supported by WSU, […]
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Original KC Wolf retires after 35-year career
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — On Tuesday, Dan Meers- the original ‘KC Wolf’ announced his retirement after 35 years as the Chiefs’ beloved mascot. Also known as the franchise’s “Director of Shenanigans”, Meers helped build the mascot’s personality from the ground up. “Dan Meers has been the heart and soul behind KC Wolf for […]
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Regents confirm Matt Elliott as Hawaii’s new athletic director
1/2 Swipe or click to see more JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM Newly appointed University of Hawaii athletic director Matt Elliott speaks to the Star-Advertiser’s Stephen Tsai and Dave Reardon after the Board of Regents meeting today. 2/2 Swipe or click to see more COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII Matt Elliott was confirmed today as the new […]
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University High punter Jimmy Gregg commits to Syracuse University
MORGANTOWN – University High School rising senior Jimmy Gregg announced his commitment to Syracuse University Monday via his social media. According to 247sports.com, Gregg is the top-ranked recruit at the punter position in the class of 2026 in the entire country. The 6-foot-1, 195-pounder averaged 42.7 yards per punt in 2024 with UHS. He pinned […]
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Settlement answers some questions for college sports, raises more [opinion]
Amateurism in college athletics was pronounced dead at 9:18 p.m. Friday. That’s when federal Judge Claudia Wilken gave her final approval to a settlement of the House vs. NCAA case, which will allow schools to pay athletes beginning next month. For those schools that opt in, they can pay athletes up to $20.5 million from […]
Read MoreHawaii men’s basketball honored for community service
Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. The University of Hawaii men’s basketball team received the athletic department’s 2024-25 Community Service Award for its volunteer work this past academic year. The Rainbow Warriors were tops among the 21 UH sports in […]
Read MoreHawaii men’s basketball honored for community service
Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. The University of Hawaii men’s basketball team received the athletic department’s 2024-25 Community Service Award for its volunteer work this past academic year. The Rainbow Warriors were tops among the 21 UH sports in […]
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