COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The Old Dominion men’s basketball program signed guards CJ Harper and CJ Lyons for the 2026 recruiting class, head coach Mike Jones announced Wednesday.
ESPN lists Harper, a 6-3 McDonough, Georgia, native, as a four-star recruit. He has surpassed 1,000 career points as a junior at The Paideia School and was Region 5-A D1 Player of the Year last season.
“CJ brings a very mature game to our program,” Jones said of Harper. “He is a gym rat that is used to playing with older guys — that has contributed to his steady improvement over the past four years.”
Lyons, 6-2, from Waldorf, Maryland, attends Clinton Grace Christian School and was a second-team all-conference player last season. He averaged 11 points, five assists and three rebounds a game.
“CJ is a dynamic and athletic PG,” Jones said of Lyons. “His best basketball is ahead of him as he works extremely hard and he continues to get better and better.”
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER
ODU coach resigns to return to Scotland
Old Dominion women’s soccer coach Angie Hind has stepped down so she can return home to Scotland.
Hind went 106-80-37 in 12 years with the Monarchs. She won six championship trophies, including the 2021 Conference USA and 2022 and 2023 Sun Belt titles.
This season’s team finished 11-3-4.
Hind, from Kilmarnock, Scotland, said her parents are no longer able to travel to the United States and she has grown homesick.
VWU trio earn all-region honors
Three Virginia Wesleyan women’s soccer players have earned United Soccer Coaches All-Region honors.
Victoria Mills was a second-team selection, while Grayson Yeager and Shyenne Diaz made the third team.
Mills and Yeager were key players on the Marlins’ defense, contributing to the .68 opponent goal average. Diaz led the offense with nine goals, including four game-winners, and three assists.
The Marlins finished 15-4-3 overall.
Christopher Newport had five players pick up All-Region honors from the United Soccer Coaches. Hanna Heaton was a first-team selection and Bella DiTommaso made the second team. Amy Sidaway, Kyleigh Gough and Lexi Hazelgrove were on the third team.
MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER
VWU places 3 on all-region teams
The Virginia Wesleyan men’s soccer team placed three players on the United Soccer Coaches All-Region teams.
Zach Bittler made the second team, while teammates Aaron Deans and Josh Nevins were on the third team.
Bittler led the Marlins with 10 goals and four assists for 24 points.
Deans and Nevins were standouts on the defense, which posted a .95 scoring percentage by opponents.
The Marlins finished 12-6-1.
Three Christopher Newport players were All-Region selections by the United Soccer Coaches. Carson Friedlein made the second team, Barry Jones was on the third team and Asher Kuzemka on the fourth team.
PRO FOOTBALL
Daniels not cleared for contact yet
Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said quarterback Jayden Daniels has not been cleared for contact in practice yet, but is optimistic that he will get a lot of reps in practice.
“I’m going to take it all the way through Friday,” Quinn said in his press conference Wednesday.
Daniels has missed three straight games since suffering a dislocated elbow in a Nov. 2 game against Seattle.
The Commanders (3-9) have lost seven straight, including the past two in overtime.
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
ODU’s Langendoen an all-region pick
Old Dominion defender Serena Langendoen has been named to the South Region second team as part of the 2025 NFHCA Division I All-Region teams.
Langendoen, a sophomore defender from Rotterdam in the Netherlands, started all 17 games on defense and scored seven goals and added an assist for 15 points.
8 CNU players get NFHCA acclaim
Christopher Newport placed eight players on the National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-Region teams.
Caroline Hughlett, Courtney Hughlett, Lily Kerr, Lindsey Loar, Avery Mast and Kelly Via each made the first team. Emily Evans and Kendall Gibson were on the second team.
The Captains went 19-1 and advanced to the Final Four.
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William & Mary volleyball coach Ryan Adams has resigned after three seasons. He grew up on the West Coast and wants to relocate to be closer to family. The team went 12-15 this past season.
