JAMM AQUINO / APRIL 26 Hawaii men’s volleyball coach Charlie Wade guided the Rainbow Warriors to 27 wins and a Big West Conference championship last season. JAMM AQUINO / APRIL 26 Hawaii men’s volleyball coach Charlie Wade guided the Rainbow Warriors to 27 wins and a Big West Conference championship last season. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement […]
Read MoreTag: College Sports
Mike Bianchi: College Football Playoff has arrived but sport’s soul is gone
ORLANDO, Fla. — Amid the spectacle of the College Football Playoff’s opening weekend — and the nagging sense that we’re watching a sport we no longer love — here’s the uncomfortable question no one in power seems eager to answer: Is college football slowly turning off the very fans who built it? Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement […]
Read More
Lunney, staff put their clever caps on ahead of Nashville game
Dec. 19—CHAMPAIGN — Last time Barry Lunney Jr. called plays in a game was Nov. 29. Next time will be Dec. 30. That’s a month and a day between gigs, Plenty of time for the four-year Illinois offensive coordinator to get his creative juices flowing. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement “You always try to not be too […]
Read More
Tops finding new heroes in wake of injuries
The mood seemed a little bleak for the Western Kentucky basketball program heading into Monday night’s game against Campbellsvile in E.A. Diddle Arena. After all, the Hilltoppers were coming off their worst performance of the season, a disjointed 77-61 Wednesday loss at Marshall — a performance that kept second-year coach Hank Plona in the locker […]
Read More
'She wants to lead': Ines Bettencourt takes on vital role for Gonzaga women's basketball
Dec. 17—Perhaps it’s her grit. Maybe even her unwillingness to let mistakes derail her. Or, maybe, it’s the fact it’s her final collegiate basketball season. Whatever it is, Ines Bettencourt, Gonzaga’s lone senior, has taken on a much-needed leadership role this season. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement What Gonzaga needs most isn’t her production. It’s more about […]
Read More
Mike Bianchi: Florida is making the right call by welcoming Urban Meyer back into the family
ORLANDO, Fla. — Welcome back home, Urban Meyer. Welcome back to Gator Nation. Welcome back into the University of Florida family. As someone who has been one of Meyer’s biggest critics, let me just say this: Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement It’s about time. In a decision that rubbed some Urban haters the wrong way, Florida’s administration […]
Read More
Tiger women crush College of Saint Mary at home
Dec. 13—MITCHELL — The Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team wanted to tighten up the defense after the first quarter on Saturday. It’s fair to say a 29-3 margin in the second quarter did the job, as 14th-ranked DWU crushed the College of Saint Mary 96-41 in a Great Plains Athletic Conference matchup at the […]
Read More
How a season at Northwestern helped propel Pat Spencer from NCAA lacrosse star to Golden State Warriors starter
CHICAGO — Pat Spencer still sticks out on the basketball court. That was true six years ago when he put on a Northwestern jersey for the first time as a graduate transfer. And it was true again Sunday night, when the former Wildcat stepped onto the United Center court for the Golden State Warriors and […]
Read More
Penn State men's soccer hires 2024 national champ Rob Dow as coach
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Penn State Athletic Director Patrick Kraft announced the selection of Rob Dow as men’s soccer head coach. Dow, who owns the nation’s ninth-best win percentage among active men’s soccer coaches with five or more seasons leading a team, comes to Happy Valley after serving as the head coach at Vermont for […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
Pitt-Johnstown's Zuro Cirino named AVCA honorable mention
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Pitt-Johnstown junior outside hitter Ellie Zuro Cirino was named a 2025 American Volleyball Coaches Association honorable mention selection when this year’s honorees were announced. Zuro Cirino previously earned first-team all-PSAC West, D2CCA and AVAC all-Atlantic Region honors in 2025 to lead Pitt-Johnstown to its seventh overall and third straight appearance in the […]
Read More
NH's Harvey balances starring roles with Wisconsin, Team USA women's hockey teams
Caroline “KK” Harvey compared the balancing act to alternating between hats. The New Hampshire native is a star defenseman for both the defending NCAA Division I champion University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team and the U.S. Women’s National Hockey Team. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The No. 1 ranked Badgers are in the middle of a two-game […]
Read More
Game-ending 18-point run allows UC Davis to beat Hawaii
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Hawaii coach Laura Beeman has seen her team lose four games in a row over the last seven days. JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Hawaii coach Laura Beeman has seen her team lose four games in a row over the last seven days. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement UC Davis scored the […]
Read More
UTPB hosting football team sendoff, watch party
The University of Texas Permian Basin football team will be playing in a regional final for the first time in program history. The Falcons are headed to Arkansas on Friday to take on Harding University in the Super Region Four Final. Falcon supporters and fans are encouraged to show their energy and help cheer on […]
Read More
Ex-Vols Coach Derek Dooley Reveals Net Worth in Senate Bid
Derek Dooley, the former college and NFL coach running for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, holds net assets of between $3.2 million and $8.37 million, according to a financial disclosure filing with the U.S. Senate on Monday. That sum does not include Dooley’s NFL pension, which he put at between $500,001 and $1 million. […]
Read More
Cougars extend their season with Pac-12 victory over Oregon State
Nov. 30—PULLMAN — In a season in which so much had gone wrong for the Washington State football team, almost everything went right in the Cougars’ season finale Saturday at Gesa Field. The stout Cougar defense contained its lone Pac-12 rival to one touchdown, the offense left its second-half sorrows in the past with 13 […]
Read More
GV graduate Vormelker seeing progression with Thiel women's basketball team
After two rough seasons, Jessica Vormelker has watched her team make progress. The third-year Thiel College women’s basketball coach has guided the Tomcats to a 3-3 record in the early going. Thiel has recorded recent wins over Penn State Shenango 82-67, Alfred State 79-71 and Buffalo State 71-51. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement “Having three wins under […]
Read More
SNAP! — CSUB Athletics Inaugural Hall of Fame induction
Cal State Bakersfield Athletics held its inaugural Hall of Fame induction dinner and ceremony for five of its athletic pioneers and standouts on Oct. 25 in the on-campus Icardo Center. The Class of 2025 consisted of: Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement • Three-time NCAA Division II swimmer of the year and 12-time individual national champion Loni (Burton) […]
Read More
Emptying the Notebook: Lobos (finally) get multiple 'kill shots' to avoid upset
Nov. 27—Here are some notes, quotes, stats, trends and other odds & ends I emptied out of the old notebook after Wednesday’s 93-87 UNM Lobos win over Alabama State in the Pit: Three kill shots I wrote in Monday night’s “Around the Mountain” column about the Mountain West lacking a killer instinct this season — […]
Read More
Lions promote Moore to head volleyball coach
A familiar face will take over the Missouri Southern State University volleyball program. Former MSSU interim head volleyball coach Joshua Moore has been promoted to head volleyball coach. “I am extremely excited to name Joshua Moore our head volleyball coach,” MSSU Director of Athletics Rob Mallory said in a statement. “Joshua stepped up for this […]
Read More
MOUNTAIN STATE MIRACLE: WVU men's soccer rallies behind Caldeira's heroics to stun St. John's in NCAA opener
Nov. 21—MORGANTOWN — The difference in the game between West Virginia and St. John’s in the opening round of the NCAA men’s soccer tournament on Thursday night in Morgantown was simple. The Mountaineers had Marcus Calderia, and St. John’s didn’t. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement What began as a cagey, scoreless contest ended as a 4-3 WVU […]
Read More
WVU edged out by Clemson in opening round of Charleston (S.C.) Classic
Nov. 21—MORGANTOWN — Carter Welling came alive Friday night just when it seemed Clemson was about ready to be put to bed. Instead, the Tigers’ 6-foot-11 forward handed Ross Hodge his first defeat as the WVU men’s basketball coach following a 70-67 victory inside the TD Arena in the opening round of the Charleston (S.C.) […]
Read More
Sauk Valley Skyhawks go 1-2 at NJCAA tournament
Nov. 21—The Sauk Valley Skyhawks’ women’s volleyball team’s run at the NJCAA Division II Tournament came to an end Thursday, losing in five sets to Monroe University. The Skyhawks finished the season with a 30-14 record as undefeated Arrowhead Conference champions for the second straight year, along with a Region 4 title. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement […]
Read More
Record-breaking New Mexico Highlands RB enters transfer portal
Nov. 19—One of the most productive college football players in New Mexico is looking for a new home. New Mexico Highlands running back Jeffery Jones has entered the transfer portal. The freshman made the announcement Monday, via social media. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The 5-foot-9, 175-pound Jones led NMHU with a program-record 1,723 rushing yards (the […]
Read More
Lady Griz great Skyla Sisco loses cancer battle
Nov. 19—The University of Montana lost a legendary athlete last week: Skyla Sisco, a standout Lady Griz basketball player, passed away after a six-year battle with breast cancer on Nov. 13. Sisco, who was 50, was a three-sport standout at Malta High School who led the M-Ettes to their first State B girls basketball title […]
Read More
Gallatin among 3 repeat champions at state volleyball
Nov. 15—BOZEMAN — The Gallatin Raptors made it two straight State AA volleyball titles Friday, downing Great Falls CMR in straight sets in the championship at Breeden Field House on the Montana State University campus. The All-Class tournament concluded Friday afternoon with a total of three repeat champions. Billings Central won its second straight State […]
Read More Gallatin among 3 repeat champions at state volleyball
Nov. 15—BOZEMAN — The Gallatin Raptors made it two straight State AA volleyball titles Friday, downing Great Falls CMR in straight sets in the championship at Breeden Field House on the Montana State University campus. The All-Class tournament concluded Friday afternoon with a total of three repeat champions. Billings Central won its second straight State […]
Read MoreThe Reporter's Corner podcast: Teydon Trembecky, Michigan Tech
Nov. 14—The 40th episode of The Reporter’s Corner features freshman Teydon Trembecky, who is coming off a nine-point performance in the month of October that earned him CCHA Rookie of the Month honors. Through 10 games this season, Trembecky has amassed 12 points for an MTU squad that has a 7-3 record and has swept […]
Read MoreEarly CCHA control on the line between Bemidji State, Michigan Tech
Nov. 14—BEMIDJI — When the Bemidji State men’s hockey team squares off against Michigan Tech, recent history tells us these games will be anything but normal. On Nov. 11, 2023, the Beavers erased a four-goal deficit in just under 30 minutes to win 6-4 at the Sanford Center. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement On Jan. 20, 2024, […]
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 […]
Read MoreNewton football takes record-setting offense into matchup with No. 1 Saints
The Newton football team has a proud history. The Cardinals won state championships in 1952 and 1980 and finished second in 1977, 1988 and 1990. Chad Guthrie owns around 10 individual records as maybe the best running back in the history of the school. Dan Malone and Ryan Maki also set multiple records in the […]
Read More