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Yahoo
23-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Cambridge YMCA Gymnastics team excels at Nationals
The Cambridge YMCA Gymnastics team recently traveled to Green Bay, Wisconsin, to compete in the 2025 YMCA National Gymnastics Championships, on the campus of Packer Stadium. A total of 12 young Cambridge athletes turned in a solid performance in the huge event that featured over 1,700 athletes, from 16 states and 78 teams covering all of the levels. The Cambridge Level 2 team consisting of Charleigh Tilton, Lucy Sebek, Abigail Carpenter, Lila Faller and Audrey Graham was crowned national champions for a second straight season, successfully defending their title as they competed against 22 other teams to claim another championship. Skylar Kenworthy, Sophia Johnston, and Shiloh Blasenhauer comprised the Cambridge Level 7 team that finished in third place out of 24 teams despite just having a three-member team, which is the minimal number you can have to field a team. The local team battled for third place despite competing against teams that had upwards of 15 or 20 gymnasts. Also competing for Cambridge were Laighla Boyd and Lillian Willis in Level 3 competition, with Aliza Rosser at Level 6 and Ivy Williams in Level 4 action. More: Summer Fun in Ohio: A list of 10 popular outdoor activities The Cambridge team was accompanied and coached by Cheryl Matthews, Brittany Matthews and January Parrish. This finished off an impressive season for the Cambridge YMCA gymnastics team that consisted of 39 athletes. Finishing with numerous event champions, even more regional event and all-around champions, the team swept all levels in the district championships. KSutton1@ X: @KSuttonDJSports; Instagram: kevinsutton_dailyjeffsports This article originally appeared on The Daily Jeffersonian: Charleigh Tilton ,Lucy Sebek, Abigail Carpenter, Lila Faller and Audrey Graham claim 2nd National title
CBC
18-07-2025
- Sport
- CBC
P.E.I. tennis court shortage has these athletes training in their coach's garage
High-performance tennis players from P.E.I. are headed to the national championships after training in some unusual places — from indoor basketball courts to their coach's garage. As CBC's Gwyneth Egan reports, they're proving to be competitive despite the challenges.
Washington Post
16-07-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
John Mateer earns high praise as Oklahoma enters new era, hoping to return to high Sooners standards
ATLANTA — The Oklahoma Sooners, a storied program with a legacy of seven national championships, have faced uncharacteristic struggles in recent years. After two 6-7 seasons in three years and a 13th-place finish in the SEC under coach Brent Venables, the Sooners hope to get back on track this season. New quarterback John Mateer, who transferred from Washington State , plays a key role in the program's plan to return to the top. Months into his tenure, he's earning praise from coaches and teammates alike.
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
County welcomes elite cyclists for championship
Ten national champion's jerseys are up for grabs across three days of racing [Ceredigion County Council] Businesses and locals believe welcoming some of the biggest names in British road racing to the Welsh coast will boost the area's economy and increase interest in cycling. The Lloyds National Road Championships takes to the streets of Ceredigion over the next three days. Advertisement Ceredigion council hopes it will "inspire young riders who will be able to see their heroes in action". The event starts with a time-trial at 09:00 BST on Thursday in Ffos-y-Ffin and will head to Ciliau Aeron and Llanerchaeron before finishing in Aberaeron. The circuit race will be held on Friday, with the road race on Sunday. Certain roads will be closed around Aberaeron, as well as in and around Aberystwyth for periods during the three days of racing. Kurt Forward, owner of the Castle Hotel said the event was "fantastic for the area". The 52-year-old added: "The weekend looks really good. I'm guessing there's going to be a lot of people in town." Advertisement Kerry Vamplew runs the Llys Aeron Guest House near Aberaeron, and was initially worried about the road closures due to the potential impact on guests, but said she had realised it was "quite a good thing that the finish line is literally outside the building". She added: "We're going to make the most of it. We've got our flags out... got our Welsh flags out as well to support our Welsh competitors." Kurt Forward says there's a real buzz around the town [BBC] Among the Welsh riders registered to compete are Owain Doull, sisters Zoe Backstedt and Elynor Backstedt, Elinor Barker and Megan Barker. However, two-time Olympic champion and 2018 Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas is not competing. Michael, Eric and Gareth say they will be taking tips from the elite cyclists [BBC] Members of Tregaron's cycling club will be among the fans, and race marshal Michael Fitch, 75, said: "The economy should benefit from it." Advertisement Eric Jones, 72, agreed it was "a great thing", adding: "I think any event whether it's football, rugby, cycling, anything, when it's local, it inspires people to try and do what their heroes are doing and I think it will have a great impact and increase the numbers of people cycling - which is already quite a number in this area." Gareth Wyn Thomas, 51, believes the routes will "showcase a lot of the brilliant countryside we've got". Rowan (left) and Stuart (right) both work at different bike shops in Aberystwyth [BBC] With spectators welcome to watch on any of the routes, businesses are anticipating a busy weekend, especially bike shops. Rowan Hayward, 21, from Summit Cycles said: "It comes at a great time with the recent developments in cycling infrastructure, so we've had some new cycle paths going in. Advertisement "There's been a lot of interest around cycling in the area recently... I hope the use of the cycle paths go up and more people will be excited and interested about cycling in the area." Stuart Hickman of Beiciau Afan Cycles added: "We've had visitors phone up the shop to see about hiring bikes for the weekend. They're coming from away, they can't get their bikes in the car so it's attracting people from all over." Clive Davies, the council's cabinet member for economy and regeneration, said the championships will be an opportunity to showcase Ceredigion as a great place for cyclists and for tourism, as well as a significant boost for the area's economy. "Ceredigion has a proud history of producing elite riders including Josh Tarling, Stevie Williams and Gruff Lewis and we hope that hosting this event will inspire young riders who will be able to see their heroes in action." Advertisement
Washington Post
24-06-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Bullis closes another dominant season with six titles at New Balance Nationals
Bullis track coach Joe Lee still remembers the anticipation he felt at New Balance Nationals in 2017. The Bulldogs won multiple national championships that spring, his fifth with the team. That was when Lee realized his program was starting to build something special. But Lee said he never would have imagined the kind of sustained success the Bulldogs have basked in since. After adding six national titles at the New Balance outdoor meet in Philadelphia over the weekend, the Bulldogs are up to 51 championships during Lee's tenure. 'This year has presented a new challenge,' Lee said. 'When you have this level of success and talent, then the question is 'Where do you go from here?'… The bar was raised pretty high for us, but every time the bar is raised, our kids stepped up.' The Bullis girls' team won four of those six titles, prevailing in the 4x100-meter, 4x200-meter and 4x400-meter relays as well as the shuttle hurdles. The Bulldogs set the meet record in the 4x100 (44.80 seconds), and their shuttle hurdles title was their fifth in a row at New Balance Outdoor Nationals; that's the longest active streak in any event. While many teams use the same athletes for the sprint relays, Bullis used seven runners across the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400. Only one of those seven, senior Tatum Lynn, was on the shuttle hurdles team. While the Bullis girls' team had several athletes win multiple championships, senior Sydney Sutton, a Florida signee and the girls' indoor track All-Met Athlete of the Year, nearly finished with as many as five. Sutton was part of the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relay teams and was second in the 400 and the 400-meter hurdles. She finished a combined 0.14 seconds behind the winner of those races and bested the previous meet records in both. Her times (51.23 in the 400 and 56.04 in the 400 hurdles) are top-10 all-time. 'There's no limits for [Sutton] because she can hurdle, she can sprint, she can relay,' Lee said. 'She even wants to long jump — I told her no. But she can do anything.' On the boys' side, the Bulldogs won the 4x400, and junior Quincy Wilson, who won his third All-Met Athlete of the Year award in the indoor season, won the individual 400 title in 45.37. Bullis was aiming to break the 4x400 national high school record, which it set at Penn Relays in April. The near-100-degree heat made that difficult, so the Bulldogs had to settle for a meet record (3 minutes 8.28 seconds), breaking their mark from a year ago. Wilson anchored the relay Sunday, following senior Alexander Lambert, sophomore Cameron Homer (who was third in the 400) and senior Colin Abrams. 'It's been a different season for [Wilson], because when you're 16 years old and you go back home with an Olympic gold medal … I mean, the world changes for you,' Lee said. 'He's handled it with such grace and class and dignity and honor.' The other local champions were Archbishop Carroll and St. John's. The Lions won the boys' 4x200, and junior Vance Harris won the high jump. The Cadets won the mixed 4x400. Carroll set a meet record in the 4x200 (1:23.64) despite adding two new runners to the lineup: Senior Farraj Al-Amin and sophomore Jonas Frone joined juniors Keenen Davis and Jake Odey-Jordan. The quartet bested Bullis by 0.31 seconds. Harris struggled early in the high jump, twice failing to clear 6 feet 5½ inches. But he stuck with it and won the title by clearing 6-9½. 'It was just really, really a balanced effort in the field and on the track,' Carroll Coach Rafiu Bakare said. 'The team just came together and performed at their highest level at the moment when you needed it.'
