The Solano College women’s volleyball team’s most successful season in program history ended with a four-set loss to visiting Shasta in the second round of the NorCal Regionals. The 25-20, 25-18, 23-25, 25-22 loss to the Knights leaves Solano with a 26-6, who won their 69th straight Bay Valley Conference win en route to a title. One of those wins came earlier this season against Shasta on Sept. 11, but the Knights’ hitters were up for revenge the second time around. “I think tonight we were nervous. That’s all I could think of,” Solano head coach Darla Williams said, shrugging her shoulders. “They were nervous and a little apprehensive. We weren’t playing our type of ball. Definitely not how we played against Cosumnes River and Ohlone.” Shasta was led by sophomore Madelyn Frick, along with Shelbie Rogers and Emerie Brown. Frick led the Knights with 20 kills, with eight of them coming in the fourth set. Solano fell behind 14-7 midway through the first set, but soon regrouped to go on a 6-0 run to bridge the gap to 14-13. The run was sparked by two aces from Vanessa Semien and a kill from Aliyah Aguiar. Solano kept things close, but could never tie or take the lead. A kill from the Falcons’ Vanya Paopao cut the lead to 19-18, but Rogers had a kill to make it 20-18. Semien had a kill to once again cut the lead to a single point at 22-21, but once again the Knights answered. Shasta scored the last three points, the final one coming from Frick in a 25-21 win. The second set remained close as well, but Shasta went on a 7-1 run to get some breathing room. Two kills during the run come from Frick. Solano had kills from Semien and Jada Cuffie to bridge the gap to 24-19, but a Falcon ball sailed out out of bounds to give Shasta a 2-0 lead. Solano woke up in the third set. Back-to-back kills from Aguiar gave Solano a 9-7 lead, but Shasta kept things close. Solano went up 14-11 when Aguiar had a kill. Aguiar had five kills in the third set and 14 in the match to lead the Falcons. Solano seemed to be in control, but had problems serving. Up 19-17, Solano had three unforced errors in the next few minutes that could have given the Falcons more breathing room. However, Solano hung tight and a kill by Aguiar ended the set at 25-23. Shasta didn’t wait around in the fourth set. The Knights took a 8-3 lead and seemed to be cruising. Solano, seeing its season slip away, didn’t go down without a fight, using a two consecutive kills by Aguiar to tie it at 15-all. Then Frick woke up. The Knights’ outside hitter had eight kills and an ace in the fourth set, the majority of them coming near the end. Up just 23-22, Frick had two consecutive kills to get the Knights to win 25-22 and advance. “I don’t think anything changed with her. I mean she’s (Frick) a good hitter that averages in the 30 plus kills for most sets,” Williams said. “They actually didn’t go to set her as much as I thought they would. She was in the back row because she’ll be hitting back row taps. All the film we watched didn’t see any of those big hitters (Rogers and Brown). It’s like they came alive today.” Frick was happy with how her team played in the second matchup of the season. “I think everybody was there to play today,” Frick said. “I can say my team showed up and I am proud of each and every one of them. “I think after the second game we just got a little too comfortable,” Frick said. “You never want to be too comfortable in anything in life. We just let go a little bit, which is not OK. We have to always go, go, go.” Williams said rust didn’t affect how the Falcons played on Tuesday night. In the end, Williams said she is proud of the team. “This group just gets along. I wish they were a little more vocal,” Williams said, with a laugh. “One through 12 we’re pretty strong. Everyone can step up for one another. I just think this start, we started out slow. I wish I knew the secret is to avoid that, because I would love to know.”ye7 casino real money 。

The Detroit Lions can't stop winning in 2024, as the team is 10-1 and atop the NFC North through 12 weeks. Dan Campbell's squad has won nine consecutive games after a 1-1 start and six games by more than double digits this season. Detroit picked up a 24-6 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 12 but has a quick turnaround ahead, as the Lions will host the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving day in Week 13. Though there are still six games left to be played, the Lions are the clear favorites to capture the No.1 seed in the NFC. The Philadelphia Eagles , Minnesota Vikings , and Green Bay Packers will pose a threat to Detroit's quest to land the top seed, but Dan Campbell's unit has all the tools to be the best team in the NFC in the 2024 regular season. The Lions contest versus the Bears on Thursday seems like just a regular Thanksgiving showdown between two NFC North rivals, but Detroit can actually clinch a playoff berth in Week 13. Clinching scenarios can be very overwhelming and complicated, but here are all the ways the Lions can secure a second consecutive trip to the postseason in Week 13, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Lions playoff-clinching scenarios 1. DET win + SF loss or tie + ARI loss or tie + SEA loss + TB loss or tie 2. DET win + SF loss or tie + ARI loss + SEA tie + TB loss or tie 3. DET win + SF loss or tie + ARI loss or tie + SEA loss + WAS loss or tie + ATL loss 4. DET win + SF loss or tie + ARI loss or tie + SEA loss + WAS loss + ATL tie 5. DET win + SF loss or tie + ARI loss + SEA tie + WAS loss or tie + ATL loss 6. DET win + SF loss or tie + ARI loss + SEA tie + WAS loss + ATL tie Overall, the Lions must take care of business on Thursday versus Chicago and need some help around the league on Sunday to clinch a playoff berth. MORE DETROIT LIONS NEWS David Montgomery injury updates: Latest news on Lions RB's Week 13 status Amon-Ra St. Brown injury updates: Latest news on Lions WR's Week 13 status Dan Campbell addresses Detroit Lions waiving edge rusher James HoustonLautaro Martinez ends goal drought as Inter keep pressure on Serie A leaders

Bayern Munich 1-0 PSG: Ousmane Dembele sent off as French giants see Champions League woes deepenLucy Kennedy has said Christmas in her Dublin house is always manic with her three children, just like most households in Ireland. The TV and radio presenter and author got a break from cooking this year though as she and her husband Richie and their trio, Jack, Holly and Jess, celebrated Christmas Day at her sister's house nearby. Read more: Lucy Kennedy explains why she never returned to The Six O’Clock Show after welcoming daughter Jess Read more: Lucy Kennedy on what makes her marriage to Richie work, how they met and life at home in Dublin Lucy told RSVP Live: "Christmas is manic in our house because we have children. "There is always a fight coming down the stairs over who can open their stocking first and who will help Riley open hers. It is exactly like every other household in Ireland. "I pray that they stay in bed until 7am. As I try to make a cup of tea, everyone is chattering while they open their stocking." She said: "Then there is the chill out stage where everyone plays with what they have before we have a nice brekkie, usually a fry up." Lucy and her family had the best of both worlds this year, enjoying Christmas near their Dublin home without the hassle of cooking and cleaning. She said: "Last year we celebrated Christmas at our house, but this year it’s in my sister Anna’s house with her family. "They only live up the road, so we can walk up to them and walk home again. "It is a lot more work when you are hosting, so it is nice to swap it every second year. We like to take it in turns." Lucy has some touching festive traditions she has carried since her childhood. She said: "Santa still fills my stocking from when I was a little girl. My mum was a dress designer, she is retired. "When we were little she made us these huge big red stockings. She did the same for all of her grandchildren. I love seeing them using the same stockings that I used when I was growing up. "We all have our names on them and we lay them out on the couch. I have always tried to keep that tradition going.Manchester United criticised over ‘offensive’ price increase for match tickets

Head coach Vanni Sartini paid the price Monday for the Vancouver Whitecaps’ mediocre results this past season and subsequent first-round playoff exit. His firing came about two weeks after the Major League Soccer team won a play-in game before falling to top-seeded Los Angeles FC in a three-game series that went the distance. “The desperation on my side is absolutely there,” said Axel Schuster, the Whitecaps’ sporting director and chief executive officer. One of the reasons for the change, he said, is everyone in the organization, including himself, needs a reminder that playoff success next year is imperative. “We cannot not get there.” The Whitecaps haven’t reached the conference semifinals since 2017. In a one-hour availability with reporters, Schuster noted the team had the second-worst home record in the Western Conference this year and recorded just two points over its last seven regular-season games. He referenced the need for fresh energy from a new coach and added there was no firm timeline in place for a replacement to be named. “I had to make a professional decision (for) how we can get the biggest impact to make this step forward and to get to a progression,” he said. The Whitecaps’ late-season slump dropped them to eighth place in the West with a record of 13-13-8. Vancouver won a play-in game at Portland before dropping a 1-0 decision at LAFC in the deciding game of the series. Vancouver also won its third-straight Canadian championship this season, beating Toronto FC 4-2 on penalties after the final ended in a 0-0 tie. “I took my time with this decision, and it was not taken lightly,” Schuster said. Sartini, a 47-year-old from Florence, Italy, took over coaching duties on an interim basis in August 2021 after the Whitecaps dismissed Marc Dos Santos. He was officially named head coach that November. “For the last three years and three months, it has been an absolute honour to be the head coach of Vancouver Whitecaps FC,” Sartini said in a release. “I will always be grateful to Axel Schuster and ownership for entrusting me to be the technical lead of this club in such an important time. “Vancouver will always have a special place in my heart and my wife’s heart,” he added. He posted a record of 57-51-39 across all competitions. The exuberant Italian made headlines in November 2023 when he publicly criticized a referee following a playoff game and made a joke about being a suspect if the official were to be found dead. He was suspended for the first six games of the 2024 MLS campaign, fined US$20,000 and ordered to complete a league-approved behavioural assessment. The coach later apologized for the comments and his suspension was cut to four games. Sartini came to Vancouver in 2019 as Dos Santos’ assistant coach and spent two seasons with the first team before being named the club’s “director of methodology” and taking over coaching the U-23 team in 2020. Before joining the Whitecaps, he worked as a coach educator for the Italian Football Federation and the U.S. Soccer Federation, and coached several different clubs in Italy.