Wealthy baby boomers have spent decades building their fortunes—and the foundations, donor-advised funds, and giving traditions that come with them. But as the $124 trillion Great Wealth Transfer gets underway, a growing share of the older generation isn't so sure their kids will carry on tradition the way they hope.
Fewer than half of wealthy Americans (47%) believe the next generation is prepared to take on family philanthropic causes, down from 55% in 2024, according to research from Bank of America released last week. The share of parents who believe their children share their commitment to giving back fell even more sharply to 65% from 76%. The bank surveyed more than 1,430 wealthy individuals in the U.S. aged 21 or older with at least $3 million in investable ******* ets, excluding primary residence.
The confidence gap in philanthropy mirrors a broader anxiety wealth advisors have noticed about whether heirs are ready for any of it.
"This is a very real concern I'm hearing from ultra-affluent families right now," Tom Thiegs, managing director of leadership and legacy at Ascent Private Capital Management with U.S. Bank, told Fortune of parents' fears that wealth could dampen their children's drive. Trent Von Ahsen of Cedar Point Capital Partners also told Fortune his clients are leaning on mentorship and phased wealth transfers rather than lump-sum inheritances.
But the irony is younger donors are, by several of the study's measures, more engaged donors than older generations. Gen Z and millennial donors support an average of 12 charitable causes, compared with eight among wealth donors overall. They're also roughly twice as likely to use a donor-advised fund, and 87% say honoring their family's philanthropic tradition is important. Meanwhile, 86% say it's equally important to establish their own charitable identity.

#advised

A question has bedeviled a wealthy Lake Tahoe enclave for years: Who is poisoning the towering trees that stand sentry on the North Shore?
Residents of Incline Village, Nev., hope a $147,000 reward will generate some answers.
"It's the most appalling, selfish thing that anyone could do, especially for trees that are irreplaceable," said Chris Nolet, a retired certified public accountant and consultant to the biotechnology industry who ***** embled a small group of private donors known as Friends of Burnt Cedar Beach to put up the bulk of the reward. "These trees are 100 years old."
The donors are offering $122,000 for information leading to the successful prosecution of anyone responsible. The Incline Village General Improvement District, which owns and manages the residents-only beach where the poisonings took place, has put up another $25,000 and installed additional cameras around the trees.
The move came after an investigation failed to generate actionable leads, Nolet said.

#incline #nolet #beach #anyone

The Central Texas high school football honor roll for Week 3.
Frank Accetta, Dripping Springs: Rushed for 105 yards vs. Round Rock.
Olujimi Aluko, Cedar Park: Made eight tackles during a 39-34 win over Waco Midway.
Chase Ames, Dripping Springs: Passed for 312 yards and three TDs against Round Rock.
Nico Anderson, St. Michael's: Threw for 243 yards and a TD and ran for 182 yards and three scores as the Warriors improved to 4-0 with a 35-31 win over Hyde Park.

#central

At the Solheim Cup, we watched pros do something difficult that a lot of average golfers attempt, too: play team golf. It's different from typical stroke play, or even one-on-one match play events. Pros, like the test of us, usually play their own ball. But in the Netherlands, they had to play with a partner in foursomes and four-ball. It's a serious change from what they're used to.
Making that shift from playing your own ball to playing a team format might be something you struggle with, too. We talked to Megan Johnston, a Golf Digest Best Young Teacher at Big Cedar who played on the Northern Ireland junior team with Solheim Cup standout Leona Maguire, about how average players can more seamlessly make the transition into team play.
"The biggest adjustment for the average golfer is realizing that the goal of the format may not be to shoot your lowest individual score," Johnston explains. "In four-ball, foursomes or a scramble, you're making decisions based on what your team needs. That changes everything—from club selection, to risk management, to how aggressive you should be at the right times."
This is how Johnston says you should think about these two different team formats.
Four-ball

#play #average #pros

We're getting the start of district play for a couple of Central Texas high school football Class 5A Division I districts as the 2026 season kicks off Week 3. Around the Austin area, this week's top matchups include another Westlake game - this week, the Chaparrals (2-0) take to the road for the first time at Class 6A power Prosper - and some intriguing pairings like Lake Travis at Cibolo Steele, Vandegrift at Liberty Hill, Cedar Park at Waco Midway, Converse Judson at Bowie and Dripping Springs at Round Rock.
Heck, it's even Thorndale vs. Thrall rivalry week at Bulldog Stadium.
Every school in our area top-five polls for Classes 6A, 5A and 4A/others are in action Friday night save for the Anderson Trojans, our No. 2 among area 5A teams who are off this week. We're monitoring two games tonight: Colby Gordon is checking out Vandegrift and Liberty Hill at Panther Stadium and Caleb Yum is providing live coverage out of Lake Travis at Cibolo Steele.
Follow this string throughout the night from those games and the more than 35 other games being played involving Austin-area teams:
MORE: Our staff picks for Westlake-Prosper, Vandegrift-Liberty Hill and other top Week 3 games

#vandegrift #we 're

Another week of high school football brought about another week of impressive performances.
After Basha (AZ) linebacker Marc Duerson III was voted Super 25 Playmaker of the Week last week, it's time to have a look at some of the top performers from Super 25 teams in Week 3.
Below are five players who suit up for teams ranked inside this week's USA TODAY Sports Super 25 national high school football rankings and put on massive performances last week. While it says a lot to even make the list, the USA TODAY Sports audience is also invited to vote for who they believe should be named Super 25 Playmaker of the Week.
The fourth-ranked Buford Wolves spent last week hoping they'd get to boost their defense with the addition of Cedar Hill (TX) transfer Jalen Brewster, who ranks as the No. 1 overall prospect in USA TODAY Sports 2027 composite ranking. However, the five-star Texas Tech commit hit an eligibility snag with the GHSA, leaving him off the field in Week 3. Fortunately for the Wolves, they wouldn't need Brewster as Buford took care of business in a 41-7 win over Mallard Creek. In a game that both sides of the ball played well for Buford, it's fitting that one of the Wolves' two-way standouts finds his way on this week's list of Super 25 Playmakers. Buford senior Jameer Cantrell rushed for 16 yards on three carries and hauled in a 27-yard touchdown grab on offense, while also tallying two tackles, an interception and falling on a pair of fumbles in the win.
Don't be shocked if Baylor School running back David Gabriel Georges is a frequent flyer on these Super 25 Playmaker lists. The five-star Tennessee commit helped No. 13 Baylor (Chattanooga, TN) down Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (GA) 51-33 last week to help the Red Raiders improve to 3-0. In the win, Gabriel Georges rushed for 196 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries, including this long touchdown rush:

#week #sports

Dixie gets victory in overtime to grab first win of season
Dixie got its first win of the season in dramatic fashion last Friday, grabbing the win in overtime 35-34 against Cedar.
With seven seconds left in regulation and trailing by seven, Dixie quarterback Robbie Bennett found Riker Muhlestein in the end zone on a short 3-yard pass to force overtime.
In overtime, Muhlestein threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Jennings Larkin to claim the team's first win of the season.
Dixie head coach William Leibert could not be prouder of his team and the fight it showed throughout the game.

#muhlestein #seven #yard #cedar

For many San Antonio-area schools, Week 2 of the Texas high school football season is really more like Week 1 or Week 1½ as many teams called off their games around halftime because of last week's storms.
Defending state champion Smithson Valley is still hunting for its first win Thursday against Sotomayor after rain and lightning spoiled the Rangers' opener. Express-News No. 1 Johnson is in the same situation Friday against Austin Vandegrift. Both teams looked sharp in limited action in Week 1, and they and several other teams aim to do that for a full game in Week 2.
Here is the full schedule of high school football games for Week 2 in the San Antonio area.
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Clark (0-1) vs. Cedar Park (1-0)
7 p.m. Thursday, Gupton Stadium
First meeting

#week #high #Football #thursday

Duncanville takes on Cedar Hill tonight as the 2026 high school football schedule ramps up across the country.
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Ahead of the kickoff, here's what to know about the Duncanville vs. Cedar Hill clash.

#hill #Football #live

Aug. 31—PULLMAN — Ahead of the first season-opening Apple Cup, set for Sunday afternoon in Seattle, Washington State is electing not to release a depth chart.
Cougar coach Kirby Moore indicated as much on Monday, saying that heading into the games to follow the rest of the season, the team expects to post two-deeps.
So in the meantime, The Spokesman-Review is publishing a projection of WSU's two-deep, which is based on observations from the team's 15 fall camp practices and interviews with coaches and players this August. The program has only confirmed one player as a starter, quarterback Caden Pinnick.
First, a couple housekeeping notes...
—The only players expected to be sidelined by injuries for Sunday's game are tight ends Trey Leckner and Hudson Cedarland, Moore said. Leckner is set to miss the first half of the season, while Cedarland will be out "an extended period of time," according to Moore.

#season #cedarland #pullman

Who's got the best high school football in the country? Texas, Florida and California have each long laid stake to that claim, but it's rare that we see good teams from those states play each other. But that's what's happening at Chaparral Stadium in Friday's much anticipated 2026 season opener between the Westlake Chaparrals and the Inglewood (Calif.) Sentinels.
Westlake is one of Texas' top programs. Inglewood is packed with FBS talent, including two defensive linemen committed to Texas A&M and Oklahoma and a defensive back who'll play at Cal. And Chaps quarterback Patton Jones is making his first start against a defense that had seven sacks in Inglewood's season opener last week.
Anderson receiver Kyler Sharp (15) makes a catch over Johnson defensive back Zavier Antoine (31) during the game at Hays High School on Thursday, August. 27, 2026 in Kyle, Texas. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)
But that's not the only big game of note tonight. While the big Lake Travis vs. Dripping Springs opener was canceled, there are still a couple of high-profile matchups that we're watching, including Weiss at Round Rock, a matchup of two of the American-Statesman's top 10 preseason power poll teams; Cedar Park and A&M Consolidated as the Timberwolves make their Class 6A debut; and Vandegrift at San Antonio Brennan, a matchup of two teams expected to win their Class 6A districts.
We're at three games tonight. Colby Gordon is covering the Weiss-Round Rock game at Dragon Stadium, Caleb Yum is at Westlake vs. Inglewood, watching all those college prospects at Chaparral Stadium, and Cory Mull is at Wrangler Stadium in Liberty Hill, where he's watching the Legacy Ranch Wranglers - Central Texas' newest high school - play their first varsity game ever at home against Manor New Tech.

#texas #westlake #school #play

Four years after David "Mad Dog" DeMarco left the Lansing airwaves, he's back with a television show and podcast, both through WLNS.
DeMarco, who hosted a sports talk radio show in Lansing for 26 years before leaving town in 2022, has returned with a regular podcast and weekly TV show, both ***** led "Beyond the Playbook, with Dave 'Mad Dog' DeMarco".
The television show airs at 6 p.m. Sundays on WLAJ and at 9:30 a.m. Thursdays on WLNS. He's taped seven episodes so far. The podcast, also from the WLNS studios, also drops once a week.
DeMarco, 66, described plans for the TV show as "Carson-esque" in its style, each show with a guest that he interviews. The podcast "is more Mad Dog-ish than anything," he said. Those who used to listen to his radio show on WVFN 730-AM will understand what that means in terms of listening experience.
DeMarco and his wife, Carole, left Lansing in 2022 for Cedar Bluff, Alabama, building a home next to his brother and sister-in-law. There, DeMarco worked in radio news at WEIS.

#years #left

Coy Doman, Pine View (So.)
Pine View new starting quarterback Coy Doman got off to a flying start this season.
Through two games, Doman has thrown for 857 yards and eight touchdowns with a 65.1 completion percentage.
In last week's 34-30 win over Cedar, he tossed a 21-yard TD pass to Carter Buchanan with 2:02 remaining to lead the Panthers to the come-from-behind win.
"Coy Doman is the kind of quarterback every coach wants leading his team. He is tough, competitive, intelligent and extremely coachable, and he continues to grow every week. What stands out most about Coy is his leadership and the confidence his teammates have in him," said Pine View coach Ray Hosner. "He prepares the right way, stays composed under pressure and isn't afraid to compete when the game is on the line. Coy has a very bright future, but more importantly, he is a great young man and teammate who represents Pine View Football the right way. We are fortunate to have him leading the Panthers."

#view

The West Jersey Football League Constitution Division has an entirely new look. All the teams this season are new to the division. The WJFL makes changes to its divisions every two years, and this is the first of a new two-year cycle.
There is no shortage of contenders as Haddonfield, Seneca, Paul VI and West Deptford could certainly make cases to compte for a ******* le. Willingboro must be taken seriously and Delran, while fielding a quality program, was hit hard by graduation and might take a step back this season.
State Group 3 champion Cedar Creek and Group 4 Atlantic City were Constitution Division co-champions with 3-1 record last year.
Besides sharing the Continental Division with Haddonfield last season, Seneca (9-3, 4-1) advanced to the Central Jersey Group 3 championship before losing to Holmdel. Led by fourth-year starting quarterback Anthony Tirico, this is a veteran Seneca team with eight starters returning on both sides of the ball. The Golden Eagles are capable of competing not only for the division but could also be a major threat in the postseason. The 6'0, 195-pound Tirico has committed to Marist and is one of the state's top dual-threat quarterbacks.
Haddonfield (10-3, 4-1) shared the WJFL Continental Division last year with Seneca and also won the South Jersey Group 2 championship. The Bulldogs suffered several key losses to graduation, including three players who were first-team all-conference selections. That said, the Bulldogs should again be competitive, a constant during the reign of veteran head coach Frank DeLano. An interesting competition is at quarterback between junior James Farrell and senior Dan Keenan. Both are also standouts on defense and whomever isn't the quarterback, might move to another offensive position.

#seneca #haddonfield #quarterback

(NEXSTAR) — The condition known to cause "scromiting" among some marijuana users has become more prevalent in the U.S., a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows, though the trend among a specific age group may contradict previous understandings of the syndrome.
Cannabis (or cannabinoid) hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) is as serious as it sounds. The condition, which can cause excessive vomiting with recurring bouts of severe stomach pain and nausea, was first detected in Australia two decades ago. Some have referred to a combination of CHS symptoms – screaming, due to the intense pain, and vomiting – as "scromiting."
Hot showers and baths are often described as the only way to mitigate the discomfort. In rare cases, the condition has resulted in death, health officials said.
Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome is on the rise: What symptoms to watch for
"[Patients] are not high in any fashion and in fact are in significant distress with uncontrolled vomiting, gagging, hurling, and pain," Dr. Sam Torbati, the medical director of the Ruth and Harry Roman Emergency Department at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, explained to Nexstar via email. He sees patients already diagnosed with or presenting with suspected cases of cannabis hyperemesis arrive in his emergency department weekly.

#condition #hyperemesis #vomiting #pain

The West Jersey Football League Liberty Division has taken a big step up in competition from a year ago. Only two teams, ******* berland and St. Joseph Hammonton, remain from last year. Every two years, the divisions undergo change in the WJFL, and this is the first year of the new cycle.
Lower Cape May won the division last year, but the Tigers are now competing in the WJFL Memorial Division.
This seems to be a division in which virtually any team could make the case for contending.
Timber Creek (2-8, 1-3) moves over from the Classic Division after playing one of the toughest schedules in South Jersey. In one three-game stretch, Timber Creek played three eventual state champions – Camden in Group 2, Cedar Creek (Group 3) and Washington Township (Group 5). In addition, the Chargers also faced South Jersey Group 5 finalist Kingsway. While there will be plenty of competition on this year's schedule, nothing is as brutal as the one the Chargers faced last season. With eight starters back on offense and seven on defense, coach Brian Wright's Chargers should contend in the Liberty Division,
St. Joseph Academy (7-2, 4-1) might be undergoing the biggest change of any team in South Jersey. First off, after two years off as a head coach, Sal Marchese Jr. takes over the program. Marchese was both a standout player and coach at Delsea. He was the head coach for 31 seasons at his alma mater. During that time, Delsea won 249 games, 11 sectional ******* les and a state Group 3 crown in his final game as a coach in 2023. Last year he served as an ******* istant coach at Williamstown.

#jersey #year #liberty

We are now exactly four weeks away from the start of the 2026 Kentucky football season, the first under coach Will Stein. As we count down the days, we're getting to know the players who make up the team, and today we're looking at No. 28, Demarcus Gardner.
Gardner is a 6'0", 177 lb defensive back out of Cedartown, Georgia. As part of the 2025 recruiting class, he was rated four stars by 247Sports and ranked as the No. 571 overall player in their composite rankings after playing offense, defense, and special teams in high school. He had offers from a number of power schools, including Ole Miss, but committed to the Wildcats.
Last season, he did see action in three games, but ultimately redshirted. Those should prove to be valuable reps, however, giving him a glimpse of what playing in the SEC is like. He recorded a couple of tackles in his limited playing time.
This season, he isn't expected to be a starter, but he should be a quality backup who will certainly find his way onto the field. He's a talented player, and a future starter in Lexington. Stein will be glad that he stayed with the program through the coaching change.
This article originally appeared on UK Wildcats Wire: Get to know the Kentucky football roster: No. 28 Demarcus Gardner

#season #wildcats #four #Football

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever face the Chicago Sky on Saturday, Aug. 8, looking to bounce back after a pair of disappointing losses.
Indiana (19-12) is coming off an 86-84 overtime loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Aug. 6. Clark finished with 20 points and eight **** ists, but the 24-year-old also missed two crucial free throws that could have sealed the game in regulation and committed eight turnovers.
Clark's final turnover came with Indiana up by a point and 10 seconds remaining in overtime, when her pass over four-time MVP A'ja Wilson was deflected, setting up Chelsea Gray's game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Here's how to watch the Fever's 32nd regular-season game, including time, TV schedule and streaming information.
Tipoff is at 2:30 p.m. CT at the United Center in Chicago, and fans can watch on ABC (WOI Local 5 in Des Moines and WQAD in the Quad Cities or KCRG in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids).

#indiana #Chicago #watch #fever

A Cincinnati native who was once told he would likely never become an athlete will arrive at Cedarville University next week as a member of the cross country and track teams.
Will Sten, who was diagnosed with low muscle tone as an infant, overcame multiple physical challenges to join the university's athletic program.
Sten is one of more than 1,000 new students expected to arrive at the university for Getting Started Weekend, which runs from Aug. 14-16.
The university is projected to set another enrollment record, continuing a growth streak that began in 2009. The weekend will include residence hall move-ins, academic workshops and worship sessions for students and parents.
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#university #sten #getting

Jul. 31—GRAND FORKS — Jade Hastings sat next to his 8H sprint car outside Cookie's Lounge on Tuesday night.
A steady stream of fans approached him to buy his t-shirts, get an autograph, express their appreciation for his 13-year racing career and ask, "Is this really it?"
The Grand Forks driver, who has won the last three Northern Outlaw Sprint ****** ociation ****** les, posted on social media last Friday that he's stepping away from racing after a dust-up with NOSA over a Facebook post.
What started with a critique of track surfaces blew up into a fine, a point reduction, and ultimately, one of the region's top drivers planning an exit from the sport in the prime of his career.
"Nothing's final yet," Hastings said when asked if there's any chance he races again this season. "I'd say I'm for sure going to take a couple of weeks off here, because I feel that's what I need. . . just relax and then see how I feel after that. Right now, I don't necessarily want to race too bad. I think that's why I need some time to figure it out. In a couple weeks, if I feel different, we'll probably go to Huset's once or twice and maybe Cedar Lake in Wisconsin at the end of the year."

#racing #Career #last

The defensive line is often plentiful with blue-chip prospects. The 2027 recruiting cycle features 44 four and five-stars at the position, according to the Rivals Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all major recruiting media companies.
That's the most blue-chip DLs in a class since the 2023 cycle. Of those 44 D-linemen, all are committed, as of July 28, and they've dispersed among 29 schools.
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Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 1 NATL.
School:Cedar Hill (Texas)
Committed Since: Oct. 4, 2025

#industry #blue #chip #recruiting

exas Tech and Colorado may be headed for another Big 12 fight, but the softest moment this week came off the field. Deion Sanders Jr. publicly thanked Joey McGuire for a gesture that stretched back years, long before the Texas Tech coach signed his $51.9 million extension.
"From Cedar Hill to Texas Tech – it's a beautiful thing!" Deion Sanders Jr. posted on X, tagging Joey McGuire. "I asked Coach for help expanding; he told me I could come record at Texas Tech during spring workouts and etc… I never got around to it, but thank you for always looking out for me since I was 14."
Joey McGuire wasn't simply another coach offering a favor to Deion Sanders' oldest son. He has known the Sanders family for well over a decade. Before he arrived in Lubbock, the 54-year-old coach built Cedar Hill High School into one of Texas's powerhouse football programs during a remarkable 14-year run that produced three state championships.
During that stretch, Joey McGuire coached Deion Sanders Jr. as a freshman in 2009 before he transferred schools. The football partnership lasted only one season, but the relationship never disappeared. Today, Bucky is best known as the driving force behind Well Off Media, the behind-the-scenes platform that has become almost inseparable from the Sanders family brand.
It started as a YouTube channel where Deion Sanders Jr. filmed everyday life around his family. Now it's much bigger than that. Well Off Media has grown into a major name in college football content. It's no longer just practice clips and locker-room videos. The company has brought in more editors and videographers, landed a partnership with Nike, and is steadily pushing into bigger projects across the sports world.

#sanders #joey #mcguire

For almost five hours, the clock — metaphorically — threatened to strike midnight on the Dayton Dragons many times.
They trailed 6-0, 7-3 and 13-10.
But, at 11:59 p.m., the Dragons escaped midnight and defeat by putting the ball in play. Jacob Friend lofted a fly ball to deep left field, sending Julio Carreras home for the tie-breaking run and a 14-13 victory over Cedar Rapids with few left to witness it at Day Air Ballpark.
“It’s always fun to be the guy,” said Friend who was mobbed by teammates behind first base. “The goal there is just to pass it to the next guy. So that’s what we were trying to do. I just got in the air enough.”
Ninety-nine percent of the fans who were in the stadium for the first pitch cleared out after a one hour and 29-minute rain delay in the middle of the seventh inning. To be fair to those who left, the Dragons trailed 12-10. They had seen their money’s worth for seven innings, but they sure missed a lot in the final three and a half innings.

#first

Matt Lorenz broke the tape at the Fifth Season 8K race to resume his dominance at this Fourth of July event in Cedar Rapids.
The Runablaze Iowa athlete won this event in 2022 and 2023 before having his streak of wins snapped in 2024 and 2025, when he was eighth and third, respectively. This time, the Cedar Rapids Prairie track and cross country **** istant coach left no doubt in the lightning-delayed race celebrating its 41st running. Lorenz, 27, ran 24 minutes, 26 seconds over the fast 4.97-mile course to win by 42 seconds over former Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Wartburg College runner Jacob Green, 24.
Lorenz leads off this Fourth of July-focused WEEKEND UPDATE of the best performances by Iowa-based collegiate and post collegiate distance runners and triathletes.
Lorenz has built an impressive 2026 road racing season. He won the inaugural Cedar Rapids Marathon on June 7 in 2:30:55 on a wet day. That win came after he took the victory at the Marion Arts Festival half marathon on May 16 in 1:08:49.
The Fifth Season 8K traditionally offers one of the fastest fields in Iowa on the Fourth and 2026 was no exception. Former Linn-Mar (Marion) and Iowa State runner Greyson Dolezal, 29, ran 25:38 for third. Wartburg sophomore-to-be Ethan Boston, a Linn-Mar grad, was timed in 26:13 for fourth. Ethan Cheney, 18, a recent Linn-Mar grad, also ran 26:13 for fifth. Ex-Liberty HIgh prep Noah Gregoire, now a sophomore-to-be at Mount Mercy, covered the distance in 26:21 for sixth. Aidan Decker, another Liberty product who will start his junior season at Wartburg next month, was next in 26:22. Adam Gray, another recent grad, this time at Kennedy, ran 26:23 for eighth. Carter Mulford, a Wartburg sophomore-to-be who ran for Prairie , was ninth in 26:28. Junior teammate Cooper Cook, a Marion grad, was 10th in 26:31. Former Runablaze athlete Leif Klarqvist, 23, now based in Minnesota, was 11th in 26:38.

OTTUMWA — It may be the last time an Ottumwa High School softball team competes on the field that bares his name.
Frank Huston made sure to get the final ball thrown in a game on what has been, for the past 52 years, the home diamond of the 28-time state qualifiers and two-time state champions. Huston came very close this season to achieving one last milestone on the field he has helped oversee and take care of for the past five decades, reaching 1,899 career wins on Monday with Ottumwa's doubleheader sweep of Cedar Rapids Jefferson.
The Bulldogs made short work of the final scheduled high school varsity softball doubleheader to be played at Huston Field, winning each game in four innings with a 12-1 win in game one and a 13-3 win in game two. Breanna Griffiths and Caysen Thompson, two of Ottumwa's four seniors to play in their final scheduled home game for the program, each hit their very first home runs at Huston Field as part of the opening-game victory for the Bulldogs while Lily Garrison connected on her second career Huston Field homer in game two helping OHS erase an early three-run deficit.
"There have been a lot of good memories here. It's hard to leave," Huston said. "If everything goes according to plan, this field will be used next season as the junior high's home field."
That would be because Ottumwa is scheduled to have a new home softball complex to call home next season. As part of the Greater Ottumwa Park renovation plan that was approved three years ago, the quadrant of the park where John Hart Stadium and the Ottumwa Babe Ruth baseball complex is located is set to have 16 new fields in place including what would be the new diamond for the Bulldog high school softball team.

Granite Construction Inc. (NYSE:GVA) is one of the high growth stocks to buy right now. On June 3, Granite was awarded an approximately $19 million contract by the Tahoe City Public Utility District for the initial phase of the Tahoe Cedars Water System Replacement Project. Located on the west shore of Lake Tahoe, California, the project will modernize critical infrastructure by replacing aging pipelines and system components that have operated past their intended service life.
The infrastructure upgrades include installing 15,000 linear feet of new water mains, relocating over 200 service lines, and integrating 29 fire hydrants and 200 residential water meters. These improvements aim to enhance system reliability, reduce water loss, and strengthen fire protection in the high-risk wildfire area of the Tahoe Basin with a resilient solution designed to last at least 50 years.
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Gracie the giraffe has been found more than two weeks after she escaped from the Texas ranch where she lives.
The precocious young animal who authorities said defied the norms of her fellow giraffes by scaling a rocky slab to escape the Cedar Hollow Ranch in Real County, Texas, was spotted the morning of June 26 about 4 miles south of the ranch, according to the Real County Sheriff's Office.
Vick Jones, manager of Cedar Hollow Ranch, and Jeff Hill of Concho Aviation were searching for by air Gracie when they saw her at about 7:30 a.m. local time, the sheriff's office said.
"Mr. Jones has contacted his Veterinarian and is putting a team together to safely capture Gracie and bring her home," the sheriff's office said in a statement.
Gracie, with her signature rounded ears, left the ranch on June 11, Jones told USA TODAY. Since then, she had been spotted on multiple game cameras on other properties in the county but was always gone by the time the area was searched, Sheriff Nathan Johnson said.

MANHATTAN — Kansas State football landed its second defensive lineman of the day by bringing in a fellow 2027 commit's teammate.
Cedar Hill (Texas) defensive lineman Jalen Price announced his commitment to the Wildcats on Wednesday, June 24. He joins Finn Walker of Oak Ridge (Texas) as K-State's Wednesday commits.
Price, listed as a three-star prospect at 6-foot-3, 250 pounds, picked the Wildcats over Oklahoma State, Baylor, Auburn, Mississippi State and others. Price visited the Manhattan campus from June 12-14.
Price was initially committed to Baylor, but decommitted on May 23. He is a high school teammate of fellow 2027 commit Jeron Allen.
The 247Sports Composite grades Price as a three-star prospect, ranked as the No. 126 defensive lineman and No. 1,054 overall prospect.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL took the first step toward expansion in Texas earlier this week, agreeing to terms with billionaire Dan Friedkin and his family to explore the feasibility of putting a franchise in Houston or Austin.
Far enough from the Dallas Stars, who relocated from Minnesota in 1993, a new team would not interfere with their territorial rights. And the league has shown no fear of adding one team at a time, so No. 33 does not have to come with No. 34.
“Symmetry I don’t think should necessarily govern expansion,” Commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday. "You expand if you think it makes sense and enhances what the league has.”
Money is the obvious answer. Bettman said the total investment of the project would be some $3.5 billion, which would include expansion fees paid to established owners along with the cost of building a new arena.
The Houston Rockets' arena downtown is publicly owned but controlled by team owner Tilman Fertitta's Clutch City Sports and Entertainment group. The home of the American Hockey League's Texas Stars, in the Austin suburb of Cedar Park, has a capacity of 8,000 that is a little over half the size of the NHL's smallest current rink (Winnipeg).

Comedian-writer Moshe Kasher has been diagnosed with tonsil cancer.
Taking to Instagram on Sunday, the stand-up star marked Father's Day by sharing that he was "so grateful I have a life that's worth living".
In the accompanying post, Moshe recalled finding a "bump" on his tonsil earlier this year while producing The Comeback King, a comedy film directed by Judd Apatow and starring Glen Powell.
He underwent a harrowing surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles last week.
"Two days ago. A Jewish surgery robot at Cedars Sinai yanked my jaw open for five hours and cut it out and then slit my throat and dissected my neck leaving me with a hardcore neck scar which will make people reluctant to street fight me," he explained. "My tongue was clamped and yanked out of my mouth and is so swollen and bruised."
Moshe, who shares a daughter with his wife Natasha Leggero, went on to describe the diagnosis as the "most terrifying and consciousness-consuming" experience of his life.