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The South Kamloops secondary football Titans season has come to an abrupt end — but there has been plenty to celebrate. The team was stopped in its tracks by the number one seeded Vernon Panthers cruised to a 56-0 victory at home in the playoff quarterfinals back on Nov. 15. The Titans opened the game with some trickery, pulling off a successful onside kick, looking to shock the defending champions, but the Panthers quickly settled in and took control of the game, dominating the line of scrimmage and stifling the Titans run game. Titans head coach JP Lancaster said, ultimately, injuries and lack of depth caught up with SKSS against what was a well oiled Vernon team which was coming off back-to-back byes from the final week of the regular season, and a first round playoff bye. The Titans were without the service of their top two running backs, and had to play grade 12 receiver Mason Lougheed in the backfield. Injured grade 11 quarterback Cole Rigler played limited snaps, as the Titans tried to deceive the Panthers at times with a 2 quarterback look between him and Kelton Blower. "We didn't get the result we wanted in Vernon, but I don't think there is any shame in that loss. Hats off to Vernon, that was one of the best team performances I have ever seen in high school football. I would be shocked if they don't repeat as provincial champions,” Lancaster told Castanet Kamloops. Despite the bitter ending to the season, the 2024 campaign will largely be viewed as a success for the Titans, Lancaster said. The team finished second in the Interior Conference — an improvement from their third place effort in 2023 — and they defeated their cross-town rivals Westsyde in the in convincing fashion. The Titans also won a playoff game, coming out on top in this year’s wildcard round. "This year we set out to make the semi-final round and play in BC Place, which obviously we fell short on,” Lancaster said. “This season still feels like a tremendous step forward in terms of how these kids prepared and how they competed on the field. We kept our composure in the win in the playoffs. We battled through being down early 14-0 against Westsyde only to score 34 unanswered points en route to winning the Chow Cup. Even in pre-season, where 'AAA' Langley Secondary brought us down to play in front of their entire student body in a homecoming game, we pulled off the win." Lancaster said all those situations build resilience in their players, and a belief in themselves and their teammates that they can find a way to succeed. "Those lessons cannot be coached, they have to be experienced on the field. And that gives us a huge advantage going into the '25 season," he said. Also of note, Grade 12 defensive back Hudson Jones was named to the provincial all-star team as the top player at his position in 'AA' football — his second consecutive year winning that distinction. He is joined by Grade 11 Left Tackle Jayden de Boer, who cracks the provincial all-star team in his first year ever playing the position. Both players will represent the Titans in the BC High School Football all-star game which is played at BC Place on Saturday, November 30th. Fans can stream the game for free on YouTube at 10 a.m.MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia's House of Representatives passes bill banning children younger than age 16 from social media.
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Soak it in, Nebraska fans. The long wait is finally over. The Nebraska football team is going bowling for the first time since 2016, and those who saw it happen live on Saturday couldn’t wait any longer to start the celebration. Fans rushed the Memorial Stadium field for the second time this fall, and who could blame them? As Nebraska’s one-time pregame anthem, “Can You Feel It,” blasted from the stadium’s loudspeakers, the answer was undoubtedly yes — everyone could feel the energy and the joy present on the field. Fans jumped together, screaming into the November night sky as Nebraska staffers milled around and players received congratulations, applause and handshakes. That such a breakthrough moment would happen for the Nebraska football this fall was not always certain, especially after the Huskers dropped a fourth straight game to USC last week. Following that game, quarterback Dylan Raiola boldly proclaimed he felt the Huskers would win their next game — but why? “I’m a big vibes person, and when I came back in the locker room even though we lost, I just got the vibe that we were about to take off,” Raiola said. On Saturday night inside Memorial Stadium, the vibes were immaculate. Let’s drop into coverage: When Nebraska walked off the field at the 2016 Music City Bowl, no one would’ve predicted that it’d be eight years before the Huskers would themselves back in the postseason. Year after year and season after season followed — each with its own promise and potential, only to end in heartbreak. There was the defensively challenged 2017 team, and the 2018 team that started 0-6 but put things together late. The 2019 team showed flashes but stumbled late, especially in one-score games. The 2020 team actually got the option to go to a bowl game but turned it down. The 2021 team earned the unfortunate moniker of perhaps being the best three-win team ever. The 2022 team once again found itself on the wrong end of one-score games. The 2023 team had an elite defense but couldn't get the job done in four tries. In the end, it was the 2024 Huskers who got it done, true freshman quarterback and all. It was impossible to see the accomplishment of Saturday night and not think of the hundreds of Huskers whose playing careers came to an end not during a bowl game but during the regular season. Players like Ethan Piper, Garrett Nelson, Luke Reimer or Trent Hixson — Nebraskans who shed blood, sweat and tears for the program with little to show for it. “It’s for the guys that came before us and stuck through it all,” senior Isaac Gifford said of making a bowl game. Head coach Matt Rhule was paid the big bucks to deliver such a moment, but he’s still deserving of credit for getting the job done. An inability to get over the line in 2023, combined with a swing and a miss at a transfer portal quarterback, raised pressure on Rhule as other programs found their quick fix and instant success. Rhule, who earned a reputation as a program-builder from his time at Temple and Baylor, was always going to focus on long-term, not short-term success. “The future of Nebraska football is not hanging on one decision; it’s hanging on an accumulation of great recruiting, great development, great coaching and great teaching,” Rhule said in November 2022. The Nebraska administrators who stood alongside Rhule on that day — Chancellor Ronnie Green, President Ted Carter and Athletic Director Trev Alberts — all left their posts before seeing the process through. Rhule, however, hasn't wavered. Nebraska fans can have their gripes about clock management, playing time, offensive play calls or any of the other places where NU still has room for improvement — but who can deny that Rhule has made strides in each and all of those areas? “It’s relief in that I’ve gotten the benefit of doing this twice before,” Rhule said Saturday of snapping the bowl game streak. “I look at the weight room, I look at the training room, sports science, sports psychology, player development, recruiting and I look at all the things we’re doing and believe it’s all right and that it’s all going to pay off in a big way.” Offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen is cooking up something special. Facing a Wisconsin defense that allowed just 16 points against No. 1 Oregon last week, Nebraska ran the ball effectively, threw the ball into tight windows and strung together drives with impressive consistency. It’s not just the 44-point output that stands out — the way Nebraska played on offense has simply looked different with Holgorsen calling the plays the last two weeks. “Credit to coach Holgorsen and what he’s brought to the offense,” Rhule said. “Maybe it’s playcalling, but I think the biggest thing he’s brought is a little bit of swagger to them.” Let’s give Holgorsen his flowers while remembering something as well: this is still the offense designed and built by Marcus Satterfield over the last two seasons. Holgorsen hasn’t reinvented the wheel since taking over, but what he has done is shake up the rhythm and timing of play calls within the offense and the personnel trusted to execute them. In order to run the ball, you have to commit to it, and Holgorsen has done an excellent job thus far of making sure Nebraska gets plenty out of its ground game. Playing the most snaps (52) of any Husker running back this season, sophomore Emmett Johnson also ran for the most yards (113) any player has all year. Nebraska also debuted a nifty two-back look where Dante Dowdell and Johnson lined up alongside Raiola in the backfield, a formation that gave the Wisconsin defense trouble to defend. Credit the blocking, up front and on the perimeter — where NU has looked much better in recent weeks — for springing the big running day. 20 of NU’s 38 rushing attempts went to the right side of its offensive line, with the Huskers averaging over 6 yards per carry on those plays. Holgorsen also dialed up the right mixture of passing plays for Raiola, who played his first interception-free game since late September. Nebraska got the ball out quickly with Raiola often firing to his first read for short gains, a setup senior Jahmal Banks said was “just like practice.” “The ball went where it was supposed to be,” Rhule said of Nebraska’s pass game, adding that the Huskers did well in pass protection. Also of interest in NU’s offensive personnel was senior wide receiver Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda getting on the field to record his first catch since the 2023 season opener. And at tight end, usual starter Thomas Fidone II spent much of the game on the sidelines after committing an early false start penalty. Fidone played just three snaps, ceding playing time to Nate Boerkircher (49 snaps played) and Luke Lindenmeyer (44 snaps). Many of the players who powered the Nebraska offense on Saturday are the same who the Huskers will hope to build around moving forward. Johnson in particular stands out as the running back of the future for Nebraska, having averaged 4.6 yards per carry a year ago and 5.4 yards per attempt this fall in addition to his skills as a pass-catching back. “We’re changing Nebraska football,” Johnson said after the game. Raiola, of course, has gone through his own learning curves and should come back stronger as a sophomore in 2025 as a result. His favorite target this fall, freshman wideout Jacory Barney Jr., also continues to impress as the season progresses. In addition to his work on special teams, Barney has 49 receptions, 10 rushing attempts, three touchdowns and over 500 yards to his name this season. “Jacory runs a route as hard if he’s the first progression as if he’s the fourth progression; he runs every play like it’s the last play of his life,” Rhule said. Nebraska’s depth of talent on offense runs much deeper than those players, with some who’ve not even seen the field this fall set to make their impact moving forward. Knowing that this Wednesday will not be their final practice of the season with bowl game practices to follow simply adds to the growth potential of NU’s young offense. “There’s a lot of guys that if they just stop at the end of the year, catch their breath and look up, they’ve really gotten better over the course of the year,” Rhule said. “Now we have a couple extra weeks of bowl practice to try and get them to another one.” A veteran-heavy Nebraska defense, excellent throughout the 2023 season, hasn’t necessarily been at the same level this fall. Remember, that unit essentially dragged the team to five wins; earning more than that is the reward for their hard work this time around. Wisconsin struggled to finish drives off but still chewed up more than 400 yards of offense as Nebraska allowed 20-plus points for the fifth week in a row. Still, NU’s early season success — particularly in the nonconference slate — has allowed the Huskers to put together a solid campaign at home. Nebraska allowed just 15.7 points per game inside Memorial Stadium this season, a number which rose to 28.8 points per game on the road. Nebraska’s Black Friday matchup against Iowa will pit the Huskers against a team that is down to its fourth-string quarterback. If there’s one thing Iowa knows how to do, it is win with defense, special teams and the ground game. Sophomore walk-on Jackson Stratton completed 10-of-14 passes for 76 yards in Iowa’s win over Maryland, with head coach Kirk Ferentz saying Stratton is likely to start against Nebraska as well. NU fans can now begin looking at bowl game projections with the knowledge that the Huskers will be a part of the postseason. CBS Sports’ projection, updated after Nebraska’s win over Wisconsin, has the Huskers set for the Guaranteed Rate Bowl against Texas Tech on Dec. 26 in Phoenix.Qatar Takes Part In Arab Public Prosecutors Association Meeting
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A team that previously boycotted at least one match against the San Jose State women's volleyball program will again be faced with the decision whether to play the school , this time in the Mountain West Conference semifinals with a shot at the NCAA Tournament on the line. Five schools forfeited matches in the regular season against San Jose State, which carried a No. 2 seed into the conference tournament in Las Vegas. Among those schools: No. 3 Utah State and No. 6 Boise State, who will face off Wednesday with the winner scheduled to play the Spartans in the semifinals on Friday. Wyoming, Nevada and Southern Utah — which is not a Mountain West member — also canceled regular-season matches, all without explicitly saying why they were forfeiting. Nevada players cited fairness in women’s sports as a reason to boycott their match, while political figures from Wyoming, Idaho, Utah and Nevada suggested the cancellations center around protecting women’s sports. In a lawsuit filed against the NCAA , plaintiffs cited unspecified reports asserting there was a transgender player on the San Jose State volleyball team, even naming her. While some media have reported those and other details, neither San Jose State nor the forfeiting teams have confirmed the school has a trans women’s volleyball player. The Associated Press is withholding the player’s name because she has not publicly commented on her gender identity and through school officials has declined an interview request. A judge on Monday rejected a request made by nine current conference players to block the San Jose State player from competing in the tournament on grounds that she is transgender. That ruling was upheld Tuesday by an appeals court. “The team looks forward to starting Mountain West Conference tournament competition on Friday,” San Jose State said in a statement issued after the appeals court decision. “The university maintains an unwavering commitment to the participation, safety and privacy of all students at San Jose State and ensuring they are able to compete in an inclusive, fair and respectful environment.” Chris Kutz, a Boise State athletics spokesman, said in an email the university would not “comment on potential matchups at this time.” Doug Hoffman, an Aggies athletics spokesman, said in an email Utah State is reviewing the court’s order. “Right now, our women’s volleyball program is focused on the game this Wednesday, and we’ll be cheering them on,” Hoffman wrote. San Jose State, which had a first-round bye, would be sent directly to the conference title game if Utah State or Boise State were to forfeit again. If the Spartans make the title game, it's likely the opponent would not forfeit. They would face top-seeded Colorado State, No. 4 Fresno State or No. 5 San Diego State — all teams that played the Spartans this season. The conference champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. 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Exeter Chiefs and Newcastle Falcons put league struggles behind them to keep up perfect Premiership Rugby Cup records on Friday and move closer to booking quarter-final spots. Exeter are winless in the Premiership after six games but continue to use this competition to boost flatlining fortunes. An outcome which was rarely in doubt finished 31-7 in their favour as Gloucester were downed for the first time in this competition since December 2022. Newcastle won a thriller 28-27 against Sale Sharks, Brett Connon converting Max Pepper's late try to win by a solitary point. In the other match, Leicester Tigers posted a first win in three cup outings leaving Championship outfit Nottingham floored after a second-half mauling which saw them win 70-29. Whatever the misery inflicted by a winless Premiership campaign, it was all smiles for Exeter after a convincing victory over Premiership Rugby Cup holders Gloucester. In a match the visitors dominated from start to finish, Rus Tuima got the ball rolling after five minutes, burrowing over from close range. Ben Hammersley added a second, converted by Josh Hodge to give the Chiefs a 14-0 early lead against their shellshocked hosts. A rampaging effort from Will Rigg, a stunning 70-yard effort from Hodge and a Stu Townsend score completed a 31-0 first-half rout, with Val Rapava Ruskin's second-half score a consolation for the hosts. Leicester roared back from an early scare against Championship side Nottingham, for whom Harry Clayton crossed twice to put them into a 12-0 lead after 22 minutes, raising the prospect of a third defeat for the Tigers following losses to Northampton Saints and Coventry. But Leicester bounced back with four tries before the break to lead 28-12 at half-time, with Matt Rogerson, Archie Vanes, Ollie Allan and Solomone Kata going over. In the second half the Premiership side displayed class and ruthlessness in equal proportions, running in a further six tries. Izaia Perese, James Whitcombe, Jack Kinder, Ollie Hassell-Collins (2) and Emeka Ilione all touched down after the interval. At Kingston Park, Pepper and Connon combined late to extend Newcastle's record to three wins from three and, like Exeter, they have collected a maximum 15 points. Tadgh McElroy had crashed over early on to give Sale the lead but a Connon penalty and Jamie Blamire's close-range try put the Falcons in front 8-5. James Harper went over from close range before Tom Gordon for Newcastle and Tom Curtis for Sale exchanged tries. After Ben Stevenson scored for the hosts, Rouban Birch looked to have sealed matters with a try to make it 27-18 at 68 minutes. But a Falcons penalty reduced the gap to six points and Pepper ran in late on to set up Connon and leave Sale stunned. Pool A: Caldy v Doncaster (14:00) Pool B: Coventry v Northampton Saints (15:00) Pool C: Ealing Trailfinders v London Scottish (15:00); Saracens v Harlequins (15:00) Pool D: Bedford Blues v Bath (15:00) Pool E: Hartpury RFC v Cornish Pirates (14:30) Pool D: Bristol v Ampthill (14:00)