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A-Class Catamaran World Championships 2024

Punta Ala, Italy September 7th-14th 2024

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2025 NZL Worlds Dates announced.

OFFICIAL - The 2025 A-Cat Worlds will be held at Manly Sailing Club, North Island, New Zealand. Dates - 8th-16th November 2025.

We can now look forward enormously to this event, at the club where no lesser sailor than Russel Coutts is Commodore, so we hope as many as possible can come over join in the party in Aeoteroa, the 'Land Of The Long White Cloud'!

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AUS Nationals crown Adam Beattie and Scott Anderson their 2024 Champions

The final day of a regatta can be a strange one. Sometimes, it all comes down to the last race as in the Toulon Worlds, and sometimes the last downwind leg of that race too, as we saw in Houston. On other occasions, the frontrunner is already decided and can afford to not even race as the discard would take care of the points gained for a DNR. Today was such an event. Both Scotty Anderson and Adam Beattie had the championship sewn up probably 2 races ago. So, some choose not to race and give someone else their chance of a bullet.

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Australian National Championships clinched, with a race to go.

The penultimate day at the AUS A-Cat Nationals as another fun day on the lake. Although the predicted wind didn’t seem to come up to the promise of 2 kts more that yesterday, it was still an acceptable 8-11 knots. A nice clear blue sky also helped too. 2 races were scheduled for today, leaving a single race on Friday morning. As a result, because the standings overnight were the way they were, it was a fair chance that at least one fleet would see their Champion emerge unless something untoward happened.

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AUS Nats, day 3, the wind and sun finally came to the party,

Day three, out on the lake, was when the place finally delivered what the locals were used to. The Australian A-Cat Nationals saw Easterly breezes, at about 13-14 knots and, coupled with a blue sky arriving on que, it was Aussie Sparkling Wine sailing at last. Coming into the day, the Race Officer had already achieved a championship, with 6 races completed. He was by now, nicely on track to complete a full series of 12 races, where the much desired second discards would arrive.

• Read more about AUS Nats, day 3, the wind and sun finally came to the party,

AUS Nationals, day 2.

The second day out on Lake Macquarie, and the AUS 2024 A-Class Cat Nationals saw the wind 180 deg to yesterday. The scheduled start time of 11.00 was, for some reason not fully communicated to me, was pushed back to 13.00. No matter, the fleet just sat about and talked more, and it allowed this correspondent to get his reports done earlier, so every cloud, as they say. However, looking back, it did mean that the fleet actually missed out on the hour of the best breeze of the day.

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Snakes and ladders in day 1 of the AUS Nationals

At day one of the Australian A-Cat National Championships, on the waters of South Lake Macquarie Amateur Sailing Club, NSW, the cream of the Australian fleet assembled. 46 boats, over half of the National Fleet, were joined by two US guests. The draw for the Americans, Mike Christiansen, US No.3, and Ravi Parent, 2022 World A-Cat and F-18 Champion, was a chance to compete in the most competitive National fleet in the World. The fleet currently boasts a host of multiple World Champions, Olympic medallists and even an America’s Cup skipper.

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WGM Ballot results

Class Rule C.5.s change about trapeze harness : Accepted

The proposal to alter the Class Rules to allow any type of trapeze harness has been massively accepted. Following the members ballot conducted as a result of the proposal by the Australian National Association, voted during the WGM 2023, along with some optional questions we asked during this consultation. The results are published below. This will now go off to World Sailing to be validated and incorporated into the Class Rules.

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AUS Nationals ready to go.

This week the Australian A-Cat fleet assembles for it’s National Championships. This year it is at the South Lake Macquarie Amateur Sailing Club, a return after 9 years. The lake lies just to the South of Newcastle, NSW, about 90 mins away from Sydney, on the Australian Southeast coast. The vast lake, some 120 Km2 in area, is the largest saltwater lake in the Southern Hemisphere. It is a Ria, which I’m sure you vividly remember from those school geography lessons, is a drowned non glacial river valley with an opening to the sea.

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Grand Prix style finish trials (at National level)

New suggestions for improving our racing cannot be a bad thing.  Our race procedures are always capable of upgrading to create a better experience for us all.  With this in mind, a suggestion has been made from Rainer Bohrer, in his committee role for class promotion and growth, that attempts to deal with tidying and speeding up race f

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2023 Review of the A-Cat Year.

For many of us, 2023 was a somewhat frustrating year. A combination of global warming changing weather patterns, with cost of living and fuel increases, saw a few European events cancelled or having lower than expected turnouts. The curse of the internet, whereby some sailors tend now to only make the call to attend an event less than a week before, after deciding if it’s ‘their weather’ is now also a big factor, and this knock-on effect for clubs mean that fewer of them are prepared to take a punt to put in the effort and mobilise their volunteers into organising an event.

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Round-by-round results from the 2024 PIAA Class 3A wrestling tournament

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Class 3A results will be updated as matches end. Check back often for updates. 

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Thursday's PIAA Class 3A results

First round

107 pounds : Nicholas Salamone (Easton) F Bryce Boyer (Kennett), 1:05; Max Tancini (Perkiomen Valley) DEC Dylan Barrett (Penn Trafford), 2-0; Nolan Rice (Connellsville) DEC Gavin Heverly (Central Mountain), 4-0; Aiden Herndon (Cedar Cliff) DEC Alexander Diaz (Council Rock No), 1-0

Dominick Morrison (Hatboro-Horsham) DEC Nico Kapusta (Hempfield Area), 7-1; Willmont Kai (Whitehall) DEC Sam Culp (Red Land), 1-0; Thunder Beard (Central Dauphin) TF Noah Young (State College), 16-1 4:17; Emilio Albanese (Emmaus) MD Nicholas Mcgarrity (Peters Township), 16-4

114 pounds : Colby Martinelli (Pennridge) TF Chase Sigel (Downingtown West), 19-4 4:41; Landon Sidun (Norwin) DEC Travis Clawson (Penn Manor), 12-6; Kavin Muyleart (Cedar Cliff) DEC Elijah Scriven (Hickory), 4-3; Gabriel Ballard (Northampton) DEC Connor Lenahan (Council Rock So), 4-1

Santino Sloboda (Butler) MD Ben Fuller (Meadville), 12-0; Jayden Lee (Radnor) DEC Remy Trach (Nazareth), 5-4 UTB; Braiden Weaver (Altoona) DEC Reef Dillard (Bethlehem Cath), 3-1; Curtis Nelson (Ridley) F Kaedyn Williams (Manheim Township), 3:16

121 pounds : Mason Ziegler (Quakertown) F Luke Hitchcock (Central Dauphin), 2:57; Tyler Kapusta (Franklin Regional) MD Blake Dergham (Parkland), 9-0; Tyson Cook (West Scranton) DEC Aiden Kunes (Central Mountain), 9-2; Collier Hartman (Canon-McMillan) DEC Myles Grossman (Gettysburg), 6-3 SV

Luke Willochell (Greater Latrobe) TF Alex Reed (Shikellamy), 19-3 3:18; Luke Reitter (Council Rock So) DEC Jackson Orrell (Red Lion), 4-2; Elijah Hewitt (Northeastern) MD Brody Bishop (Hickory), 15-3; Keanu Dillard (Bethlehem Cath) MD Connor Smith (Seneca Valley), 11-1

127 pounds : Andrew Binni (Canon-McMillan) MD Isaac Williams (Quakertown), 16-6; Mckaden Speece (Wilson) MD Quinn Mcbride (Pennridge), 15-3; Cael Rossi (Lower Dauphin) DEC Keagan Oler (Cathedral Prep), 7-3 SV; Trey Wagner (Northampton) DEC Ky Szewczyk (Waynesburg), 5-2

Eren Sement (Council Rock No) TF Gavin Ciampoli (Altoona), 18-0 4:28; Christopher Kelly (Easton) DEC Jake Braun (Greater Latrobe), 5-4; Brady Slicker (Hickory) DEC Ryder Campbell (Bethlehem Cath), 6-4; Dean Houser (Daniel Boone) F Owen Klodowski (Baldwin), 2:51

133 pounds : Tahir Parkins (Nazareth) MD Kase Chopp (Butler), 17-5; Gavin Sheridan (Boyertown) DEC James Garcia (Wilson), 6-3; Cj Ferree (Central Dauphin) DEC James Whitbred (State College), 6-5; Mason Kernan (Bethel Park) DEC Chris Dennis (CB West), 2-2 UTB

Branden Rozanski (Upper Perkiomen) DEC Isacc Mcgregor (Shikellamy), 3-0; Ramil Islamov (Baldwin) DEC Benjamin Fanelli (Easton), 3-1; Kai Vielma (Connellsville) F Jordan Rutan (Punxsutawney), 1:44; Tyler Adams (York Suburban) DEC Christian Ford (Avon Grove), 7-2

139 pounds : Maddox Shaw (Thomas Jefferson) F Ryder Joseph (Canon-McMillan), 0:56; Michael Turi (West Scranton) DEC Liam Flanagan (Central Dauphin), 7-4; Patrick Kelly (CB West) DEC Rocco Fratelli (Northern York), 4-2; Brock Weiss (Jersey Shore) DEC Marco Frinzi (Bethlehem Cath), 7-2

Jack Campbell (Nazareth) MD Hunter Delaney (Sun Valley), 9-0; Davey Aughenbaugh (DuBois) DEC Dominic Ferraro (Pine Richland), 4-2; Dalton Perry (Central Mountain) MD Blake Boyer (Kennett), 13-4; Blake Reihner (Trinity) DEC Seamus Mack (Hempfield), 2-1

145 pounds : Luke Simcox (Central Mountain) MD Kane Lengel (Kennett), 11-3; Gavin Reynolds (Central Dauphin) DEC Christopher Staub (Hatboro-Horsham), 8-4; Evan Petrovich (Connellsville) DEC Clayton Koser (Lower Dauphin), 4-1; Shane Mcfillin (Bethlehem Cath) DEC Tj Allison (Trinity), 1-0

Gavin Carroll (Quakertown) DEC Cole Gibbons (Mt. Lebanon), 6-2; Pierson Manville (State College) MD Cade Campbell (Nazareth), 14-5; Hayden Coy (Penn Trafford) DEC Austin Noe (Northampton), 7-4; Elias Long (Central York) DEC Jordan Barry (Downingtown West), 5-0

152 pounds : Kollin Rath (Bethlehem Cath) TF Ty Borkowski (Plymouth Whitemarsh), 20-5 3:32; Sam Kuhns (Pennridge) DEC Nick Jones (West Allegheny), 4-3; Nadav Nafshi (Harriton) DEC Kyle Deisley (Hempfield), 7-2; Luke Sipes (Altoona) MD Parrish Mcfarland (Pottsville), 14-0

Eli Carr (Hempfield Area) MD Wyatt Dillon (Central York), 8-0; Keegan Demarest (PM East) DEC Parker Kearns (Mifflin County), 11-5; Griffin Walizer (Central Mountain) MD Matteo Garcia (Wilson), 13-5; Collin Gaj (Quakertown) F Austin Smith (Abington Heights), 5:32

160 pounds : Ryan Garvick (Central Dauphin) MD James Geiger (Easton), 13-4; Lonzy Vielma (Connellsville) DEC Deakon Schaeffer (Mifflin County), 5-4; Gavin Cole (Council Rock So) F Ethan Miller (Selinsgrove), 4:48; Nick Kunstek (Pottsville) TF Cordan Mcdonnell (Bethel Park), 15-0 5:17

Bode Marlow (Thomas Jefferson) TF Brock Evans (Waynesburg), 20-5 5:01; Carter Davis (Central York) DEC Charlie Scanlan (Bethlehem Cath), 5-2; Gunnar Myers (Wallenpaupack) F Ryan Gallagher (Pennridge), 5:29; Asher Cunningham (State College) F Christian Burd (Hershey), 1:23

172 pounds : Bekhruz Sadriddinov (Council Rock So) DEC Abdoul Akala (Conestoga Valley), 10-4; Hunter Snyder (Greater Latrobe) DEC Avery Aurand (Mifflin County), 4-0; Bode Morgan (Trinity) DEC Blaise Eidle (Wilson), 2-1 UTB; Brian Heard (Abington Heights) DEC Talan Hogan (Pennridge), 6-2

Connor Wetzel (Shikellamy) MD Jaxon Townsend (Gettysburg), 14-4; Sam Gautreau (Owen J. Roberts) DEC Colby Celuck (West Scranton), 7-3; Brayden Zuercher (Nazareth) MD Isaiah Feeney (Dallastown), 13-2; Vaughn Spencer (Pine Richland) TF Brandon Carr (Sun Valley), 16-1 5:33

189 pounds : Tucker Hogan (Daniel Boone) F Kole Lester (Souderton), 1:22; Nariq Burks (Williamsport) DEC James Deluise (Bethlehem Cath), 12-5; Cooper Roscosky (Kiski Area) DEC Shae Linegar (Easton), 5-0; Michael Spielman (Strath Haven) DEC Jj Plaza (Hempfield), 3-0

Roman Thompson (Central Catholic) F Tucker Teats (Selinsgrove), 1:49; Cole Bartram (Northern York) TF Mason Richards (Spring-Ford), 19-4 4:08; Nathan Campbell (Norwin) DEC Carter Euker (Perkiomen Valley), 4-3; Jared Karabinus (Freedom) F Brodie Daugherty (Manheim Central), 1:38

215 pounds : Dillon Bechtold (Owen J. Roberts) F Troy Mack (Downingtown West), 1:19; Brandon Stiehler (PM West) DEC Aidan Buggey (North Allegheny), 3-2; Rocco Serafini (Central Mountain) DEC Kurtis Crossman (Easton), 4-2; Aiden Hight (Chambersburg) F Geno Calgaro (Canon-McMillan), 1:14

Jake Conroy (Ringgold) F Ty Tidball (Meadville), 0:52; Dayne Miller (Cumberland Valley) DEC Felix Mason (Downingtown East), 9-6; Ryan Mcmillan (Wilson) DEC Brody Rebuck (Shikellamy), 3-2; Caleb Marzolino (Abington Heights) DEC Juliano Marion (Franklin Regional), 4-1

285 pounds : Sean Kinney (Nazareth) F Braydn Mcconneha (North Allegheny), 0:54; Calvin Lachman (Quakertown) MD Wyatt Maines (Hollidaysburg), 14-3; Jack Peters (Selinsgrove) DEC Shepherd Turk (Thomas Jefferson), 7-3; John Pardo (Kennett) DEC Michael Hershey (Spring Grove), 4-3

Dean Bechtold (Owen J. Roberts) DEC Joe Collins (CB East), 9-5; Andrew Brennan (LaSalle) DEC Kevin Brown (Harrisburg), 4-3; Ean Winchester (Twin Valley) F Roan Tustin (Waynesburg), 0:36; Nicholas Pavlechko (State College) MD Maxwell Roy (St. Joseph's Prep), 11-0

Consolation first round

107 pounds : Noah Young (State College) DEC Caden Boland (Penn Manor), 5-2; Connor Lagier (West Scranton) DEC Sam Culp (Red Land), 7-2; Andrew Alexander (Mifflin County) DEC Gavin Heverly (Central Mountain), 3-1; Dylan Barrett (Penn Trafford) DEC Dominick Powell (Upper Dublin), 1-0

114 pounds : Reef Dillard (Bethlehem Cath) F Kade Pascoe (Whitehall), 4:04; Leo Joseph (Greater Latrobe) DEC Remy Trach (Nazareth), 3-1; Elijah Scriven (Hickory) MD Phil Montes (Cumberland Valley), 13-3; Travis Clawson (Penn Manor) F Caiden Harbert (West Allegheny), 1:15

121 pounds : Brody Bishop (Hickory) DEC Andrij Szczesniuk (Coatesville), 3-0; Pierce Kane (Council Rock No) DEC Jackson Orrell (Red Lion), 3-0; Mason Whitney (Abington Heights) DEC Aiden Kunes (Central Mountain), 4-2; Cole Coffin (Pennridge) MD Blake Dergham (Parkland), 8-0

127 pounds : Ryder Campbell (Bethlehem Cath) DEC Carter Smith (Bangor), 7-3; Miles Warkentine (Conestoga) DEC Jake Braun (Greater Latrobe), 7-1; Keagan Oler (Cathedral Prep) MD Luke Magnani (Boiling Springs), 9-0; Quinn Mcbride (Pennridge) DEC Zack Jaffe (Kennett), 4-2

133 pounds : Brecken Strickland (Sun Valley) DEC Jordan Rutan (Punxsutawney), 6-3; Benjamin Fanelli (Easton) DEC Trokon Kai (Whitehall), 5-2; Mason Harvey (Red Lion) DEC James Whitbred (State College), 4-2; James Garcia (Wilson) DEC Dom Moyer (Delaware Valley), 3-1 SV

139 pounds : Blake Boyer (Kennett) F Ajay Bhatt (Council Rock So), 2:27; Dominic Ferraro (Pine Richland) MD Luke Knox (Perkiomen Valley), 9-1; Rocco Fratelli (Northern York) DEC Jake Mitchell (Cumberland Valley), 4-2; Kamal Abboud (Liberty) DEC Liam Flanagan (Central Dauphin), 3-1

145 pounds : Lucas Tirpak (Dallas) DEC Austin Noe (Northampton), 9-5; Cade Campbell (Nazareth) F Ben Brillhart (Council Rock So), 4:53; Clayton Koser (Lower Dauphin) DEC Teagan Ruble (Conestoga Valley), 9-4; Christopher Staub (Hatboro-Horsham) F Colby Seiler (Mifflin County), 4:27

152 pounds : Ruben Mumper (Donegal) DEC Matteo Garcia (Wilson), 13-7 TB2; Antonino Walker (Plum) DEC Parker Kearns (Mifflin County), 3-1 SV; Kyle Deisley (Hempfield) DEC Beknazar Baiyshbekov (Neshaminy), 9-4; Nick Jones (West Allegheny) DEC Luke Dunlap (South Fayette), 3-2

160 pounds : Ryan Gallagher (Pennridge) DEC Michael Pepe (Kennett), 5-2; Charlie Scanlan (Bethlehem Cath) DEC Collin Neal (Boiling Springs), 3-1; Ernazar Baiyshbekov (Neshaminy) MD Ethan Miller (Selinsgrove), 12-4; Deakon Schaeffer (Mifflin County) MD Paxton Hunt (Garnet Valley), 11-2

172 pounds : Isaiah Feeney (Dallastown) MD Justin Cosover (Easton), 12-2; Colby Celuck (West Scranton) F Mitchell Baronner (Hollidaysburg), 1:46; Blaise Eidle (Wilson) MD Corey Bradley (Cheltenham), 9-1; Avery Aurand (Mifflin County) DEC Jack Tongel (Plum), 4-1

189 pounds : Carter Euker (Perkiomen Valley) FOR Robbie Allison (Trinity), 0-0; Mason Richards (Spring-Ford) F Gavin Mickey (Mifflin County), 0:11; Shae Linegar (Easton) MD Xaiden Schock (Wallenpaupack), 15-7; James Deluise (Bethlehem Cath) DEC Jagger Vitelli (Avon Grove), 10-4

215 pounds : Brody Rebuck (Shikellamy) DEC Bradyn Jumper (Carlisle), 2-0; Felix Mason (Downingtown East) F Brady Kelly (Unionville), 4:38; Kurtis Crossman (Easton) DEC Brody Spindler (Pittston Area), 3-2; Aidan Buggey (North Allegheny) DEC Reagan Mccullough (CB East), 5-2

285 pounds : Adham Abouraya (Downingtown East) DEC Wyatt Maines (Hollidaysburg), 7-0; Roan Tustin (Waynesburg) DEC Micah Smith (New Oxford), 6-5; Gavin Grell (Northampton) DEC Kevin Brown (Harrisburg), 4-2; Shepherd Turk (Thomas Jefferson) F Ben Lloyd (Mt. Lebanon), 0:44

Preliminaries

107 pounds : Bryce Boyer (Kennett) DEC Caden Boland (Penn Manor), 8-7; Alexander Diaz (Council Rock No) DEC Connor Lagier (West Scranton), 4-1; Nico Kapusta (Hempfield Area) DEC Andrew Alexander (Mifflin County), 10-3; Emilio Albanese (Emmaus) DEC Dominick Powell (Upper Dublin), 7-5

114 pounds : Chase Sigel (Downingtown West) F Kade Pascoe (Whitehall), 3:12; Connor Lenahan (Council Rock So) DEC Leo Joseph (Greater Latrobe), 2-0; Ben Fuller (Meadville) DEC Phil Montes (Cumberland Valley), 5-3; Curtis Nelson (Ridley) TF Caiden Harbert (West Allegheny), 15-0 1:30

121 pounds : Luke Hitchcock (Central Dauphin) MD Andrij Szczesniuk (Coatesville), 13-4; Collier Hartman (Canon-McMillan) DEC Pierce Kane (Council Rock No), 3-0; Alex Reed (Shikellamy) DEC Mason Whitney (Abington Heights), 4-2; Connor Smith (Seneca Valley) MD Cole Coffin (Pennridge), 11-2

127 pounds : Isaac Williams (Quakertown) DEC Carter Smith (Bangor), 8-7; Ky Szewczyk (Waynesburg) DEC Miles Warkentine (Conestoga), 3-2; Gavin Ciampoli (Altoona) DEC Luke Magnani (Boiling Springs), 6-2; Owen Klodowski (Baldwin) F Zack Jaffe (Kennett), 1:38

133 pounds : Kase Chopp (Butler) DEC Brecken Strickland (Sun Valley), 11-4; Chris Dennis (CB West) TF Trokon Kai (Whitehall), 15-0 5:19; Isacc Mcgregor (Shikellamy) F Mason Harvey (Red Lion), 1:24; Christian Ford (Avon Grove) DEC Dom Moyer (Delaware Valley), 3-1 SV

139 pounds : Ryder Joseph (Canon-McMillan) DEC Ajay Bhatt (Council Rock So), 8-2; Marco Frinzi (Bethlehem Cath) DEC Luke Knox (Perkiomen Valley), 6-0; Hunter Delaney (Sun Valley) DEC Jake Mitchell (Cumberland Valley), 5-2; Blake Reihner (Trinity) DEC Kamal Abboud (Liberty), 3-1

145 pounds : Kane Lengel (Kennett) DEC Lucas Tirpak (Dallas), 5-1; Tj Allison (Trinity) F Ben Brillhart (Council Rock So), 3:43; Cole Gibbons (Mt. Lebanon) DEC Teagan Ruble (Conestoga Valley), 5-1; Jordan Barry (Downingtown West) DEC Colby Seiler (Mifflin County), 5-2

152 pounds : Ty Borkowski (Plymouth Whitemarsh) MD Ruben Mumper (Donegal), 11-3; Parrish Mcfarland (Pottsville) DEC Antonino Walker (Plum), 4-3; Wyatt Dillon (Central York) F Beknazar Baiyshbekov (Neshaminy), 1:25; Austin Smith (Abington Heights) DEC Luke Dunlap (South Fayette), 6-4

160 pounds : James Geiger (Easton) F Michael Pepe (Kennett), 1:49; Cordan Mcdonnell (Bethel Park) DEC Collin Neal (Boiling Springs), 6-4; Brock Evans (Waynesburg) F Ernazar Baiyshbekov (Neshaminy), 3:52; Christian Burd (Hershey) DEC Paxton Hunt (Garnet Valley), 9-2

172 pounds : Abdoul Akala (Conestoga Valley) DEC Justin Cosover (Easton), 8-4; Talan Hogan (Pennridge) MD Mitchell Baronner (Hollidaysburg), 12-2; Jaxon Townsend (Gettysburg) TF Corey Bradley (Cheltenham), 18-2 4:11; Brandon Carr (Sun Valley) DEC Jack Tongel (Plum), 3-1

189 pounds : Kole Lester (Souderton) DEF Robbie Allison (Trinity), 4-2 3:27; Jj Plaza (Hempfield) DEC Gavin Mickey (Mifflin County), 3-1; Roman Thompson (Central Catholic) F Xaiden Schock (Wallenpaupack), 1:10; Brodie Daugherty (Manheim Central) F Jagger Vitelli (Avon Grove), 4:40

215 pounds : Troy Mack (Downingtown West) TF Bradyn Jumper (Carlisle), 15-0 5:41; Geno Calgaro (Canon-McMillan) F Brady Kelly (Unionville), 2:18; Ty Tidball (Meadville) DEC Brody Spindler (Pittston Area), 8-1; Juliano Marion (Franklin Regional) MD Reagan Mccullough (CB East), 12-1

285 pounds : Braydn Mcconneha (North Allegheny) F Micah Smith (New Oxford), 5:11; John Pardo (Kennett) MD Gavin Grell (Northampton), 13-4; Joe Collins (CB East) F Ben Lloyd (Mt. Lebanon), 5:53; Maxwell Roy (St. Joseph's Prep) F Adham Abouraya (Downingtown East), 1:31

IHSA boys basketball state finals schedule and scores

All the results from this weekend in champaign..

Moline basketball players react after winning the state championship game against Benet last season at State Farm Center.

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The 2024 IHSA boys basketball state finals will be held Thursday through Saturday at State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. View a complete schedule and results for all three days below.

Thursday, March 7

Class 2A Semifinals Phillips 60, Williamsville 56 Benton 50, Byron 42

Class 2A Third Place Byron 62, Williamsville 48

Class 1A Semifinals Meridian 68, Hope Academy 60 West Central 70, Aurora Christian 65, 2 OT

Class 1A Third Place Hope Academy 44, Aurora Christian 43

Friday, March 8

Class 4A Semifinals Normal 58, Palatine 38 Homewood-Flossmoor vs. New Trier, 3:45 p.m.

Class 4A Third Place Palatine vs. Homewood-Flossmoor/New Trier loser, 8:15 p.m.

Class 3A Semifinals Mount Carmel 65, Mt. Zion 49 DePaul Prep 52, Peoria Richwoods 41

Class 3A Third Place Mt. Zion vs. Peoria Richwoods, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 9

Class 4A Final Normal vs. Homewood-Flossmoor/New Trier winner, 7:30 p.m.

Class 3A Final Mount Carmel vs. DePaul Prep, 5:30 p.m.

Class 2A Final Phillips vs. Benton, 1 p.m.

Class 1A Final Meridian vs. West Central, 11 a.m.

IHSA basketball state final previews

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Novo Nordisk market cap surpasses Tesla on new obesity pill trial data

• Novo Nordisk is now the 12th most valuable company in the world, with a market cap of $604 billion — ahead of Tesla's $569 billion, according to Factset data.
• Shares of the Danish company hit a record high in the previous session, rallying 8%.
• Thursday's uptick extends a months-long rally for Novo Nordisk as excitement grows around weight loss drugs and their wider applications.

Wegovy obesity drug maker Novo Nordisk surpassed Tesla in market value, after fresh early trial data showed positive results for its new experimental weight loss pill.

Shares of the Danish company hit a record high on Thursday, rallying by as much as 8%, after telling investors that a Phase I trial of the company's amycretin pill showed 13.1% weight loss in participants after 12 weeks.

Novo Nordisk is now the 12th most valuable company in the world, with a market cap of $604 billion — ahead of Tesla's $569 billion, according to FactSet data.

Shares were trading slightly lower on Friday, down 0.5%, by 10:00 a.m. London time.

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The uptick of Thursday extends a months-long rally for Novo Nordisk, as excitement grows around weight loss drugs and their potential wider applications. The company is now the most valuable in Europe, with a valuation larger than Denmark's total gross domestic product last year.

The early amycretin data marks a fresh milestone for Novo Nordisk, potentially offering a more effective and less intrusive alternative to its already widely successful injection-based Wegovy and Ozempic drugs. Wegovy showed weight loss of 6% in a 12-week trial, while Ozempic is a diabetes treatment.

A Phase II trial of amycretin will begin in the second half of this year, with results expected in early 2026, the company said Thursday. The treatment will then be subject to Phase III and Phase IV trials — a process which could take years.

Still Novo's head of development Martin Holst Lange said Friday that he anticipated that the pill could be available to consumers "within this decade."

"I never commit to timelines but I would be very comfortable to say at the very least within this decade," Lange he said, according to Reuters .

The company also said that it expects amycretin, and its other new experimental obesity drug CagriSema, to have similar cardiac benefits to Wegovy.

Earlier on Thursday, Novo Nordisk said that it was expanding its focus to include cardiovascular disease treatments, as it seeks to position its offering as more than a "vanity" drug.

A large late-stage study on Tuesday showed that Ozempic delayed progression of chronic kidney disease in diabetes patients, reducing the risk of death from that and major cardiac events by 24%.

It follows previous studies demonstrating that Wegovy lowered the risk of serious cardiovascular complications in people with obesity and heart disease.

Investors have been closely watching the progression of obesity treatments and the underlying appetite-suppressing GLP-1 drug class, for an indication of their wider market implications.

Ahead of the latest developments, Barclays forecast in 2023 that the weight loss drug industry could be worth as much as $200 billion by the end of the decade, with its applications likely to disrupt sectors well beyond health care.

— CNBC's Ganesh Rao contributed to this story.

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All you need to know about sailing A Class Catamarans in Australia

A Class Sailing

The A Class Catamaran is the fastest single handed small catamaran in the world. This highly responsive lightweight boat is a joy to sail. The powerful rig means that even the heaviest sailors are on the trapeze upwind in 6 knots of breeze and flying a hull downwind (wild thing). The top sailors in the class have now mastered the art of trapezing downwind, making the boat even faster and more exciting. The boat is very easy for an experienced sailor to sail, but very difficult to sail really fast.

The A Class is a boat built specifically for racing and has very strong fleets both in Australian and overseas. The National Championship in 2011 had a highly competitive fleet of 73 boats, the largest catamaran fleet in Australia. State Championships in Qld, Vic and NSW all had over 30 competitors. Australians consistently perform well at the world championships, in 2010 taking 5 of the top 10 places, including the top 3.

The high quality of racing in the A Class often surprises those new to the class. Regular competitors include Olympic medalists and world champions in several other classes. At recent Australian National Championships, several professional sailors from Americas Cup teams have been shocked to find themselves mid-fleet, although others like Dean Barker and James Spithill have shown their ability to perform at the top of any fleet.

The A Class catamaran is a development class with very simple rules defining the boat. The key rules are:

Full rules are available on the international site.

Several competitive designs of A-Class are commercially available, although which boat is the fastest changes as these products are constantly improved. 50 years of development have produced a very refined boat, so changes are typically incremental and boats usually remain competitive for several years.

If you are interested in a new boat, a number of manufacturers can be found under the Builders/Suppliers list on the right of page.. For secondhand boats and parts our members use the classifieds on this site .

One strong advantage of the development nature of the class is that it allows customization of a boat to suit a specific sailor. For example the weight of a sailor is much less critical on an A Class than any one design class. A heavier sailor will choose a more powerful sail and mast combination than a lighter sailor and a hull shape with more buoyancy. This usually ensures that sailing skill is the most important factor in winning races. It is common to see the top competitors using different hull shapes, mast manufacturers and sailmakers.

Come and give A Class sailing a try. There are a number of clubs where A Classes are sailed regularly and the sailors at these clubs will be happy to talk to you about getting started. Please contact your state representative ( details on our contacts page ) to find out which clubs are active in your area.

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2024 UIL boys state basketball: Schedules, previews and more for Dallas-area teams

Find previews, results and other coverage of the 2024 uil state boys basketball tournament from the dallas morning news..

By SportsDay Staff

1:31 PM on Mar 6, 2024 CST — Updated just now

The 2024 UIL boys basketball state tournament runs Thursday through Saturday in the Alamodome in San Antonio.

The Dallas Morning News’ Greg Riddle and Myah Taylor preview the UIL boys state basketball tournament. They break down matchups involving Dallas-area teams in the 6A, 5A, and 4A classifications.

The schedule

(All games at the Alamodome in San Antonio)

State semifinals

Plano East (38-0) vs. Mansfield Lake Ridge (32-6), 7 p.m. Friday

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Round Rock Stony Point vs. Beaumont United (34-3), 8:30 p.m. Friday

Championship game: 8:30 p.m. Saturday

Killeen Ellison 59, San Antonio Veterans Memorial 47

Lancaster 44, Amarillo 31

Championship game: Lancaster (29-5) vs. Killeen Ellison (35-5), 3 p.m. Saturday

Silsbee 75, Canyon Randall 68

Faith Family 59, Stafford 40

Championship game: Silsbee (29-9) vs. Faith Family (24-11), 7 p.m. Saturday

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— Faith Family, Lancaster seek final state titles before looming classifications changes

— 10 players to watch at the 2024 UIL boys basketball state tournament

— Faith Family vies for fourth UIL state title since 2019 as Plano East aims for perfection

The matchups

Class 6a semifinals.

Plano East (38-0) vs. Mansfield Lake Ridge (32-6)

When: 7 p.m. Friday at the Alamodome in San Antonio

Record: 38-0

Playoff road: d. Prosper Rock Hill 88-51, d. Highland Park 74-45, d. Allen 79-52, d. Northwest Eaton 57-30, d. Keller 76-60

Previous appearances at state: 1 (1994)

State titles: None

Notable: DJ Hall , a 6-7 junior forward, leads Plano East in scoring at 15.7 points per game and averages 7.0 rebounds. He scored 31 in Saturday’s 76-60 win over Keller in the 6A Region I final. Senior guard Jordan Mizell had 18 points against Keller and averages 10.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists. Narit Chotikavanic, one of 11 seniors on the Plano East roster, averages 9.6 points and 5.1 rebounds and fellow senior Jon Tran averages 7.6 points and has made a team-leading 57 3-pointers. The state’s top-ranked 6A team has won by an average of 23.2 points and has had only five games decided by fewer than 10 points. One of those was a 55-50 win over fellow 6A state semifinalist and state No. 2-ranked Round Rock Stony Point. Plano East, ranked No. 3 in the nation by MaxPreps, is trying to become the third Dallas-area UIL boys basketball team to win a state championship with an undefeated record . The first two to accomplish that were Lincoln in 2002 and Duncanville in 2007. In Plano East’s only other trip to the state tournament, it lost 50-44 to Sugar Land Willowridge in the 5A championship game. Jeff Clarkson, now the head boys coach at Plano Prestonwood Christian, led Plano East with 15 points in that game.

Mansfield Lake Ridge

Record: 32-6

Playoff road: d. Killeen Harker Heights 56-49, d. Wylie 55-37, d. Waxahachie 78-63, d. Cypress Ranch 67-56, d. Rockwall 48-39

Previous appearances at state: None

Notable: Lake Ridge was the No. 3 seed from District 11-6A but was well prepared for the level of competition it would face in the playoffs after competing in a district with two state-ranked teams — No. 11 Duncanville and No. 12 Waxahachie — in addition to 2023 state semifinalist DeSoto. After losing twice to Waxahachie in the regular season, Lake Ridge beat its rival in the third round of the playoffs as Amir McMillian (18 points), Matthew Alexander (17), Eze Nwakamma (14) and Ahmare Rose (13) scored in double figures. Rose leads Lake Ridge in scoring at 12.8 points per game and is followed closely by McMillian (12.7), Alexander (11.0) and Nwakamma (10.7). The 6-5 Rose leads the team in rebounds, averaging 6.4 per game, and the 6-8 Nwakamma averages 6.1. Lake Ridge owns a 58-49 regular-season win over 5A state No. 1-ranked and state semifinalist Lancaster. Lake Ridge also lost by just one to 6A state semifinalist Beaumont United. Lake Ridge missed the playoffs last season, but a team with nine seniors — including Rose, McMillian and Alexander — set a school record for most wins in a season.

Related: Fear the underdog: Upset-minded Lake Ridge has sights set on making history at state

Class 5A state championship

Lancaster vs. Killeen Ellison

When: 3 p.m. Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio

Record: 29-5

Playoff road: d. Lovejoy 45-30, d. Mount Pleasant 53-38, d. Nacogdoches 75-52, d. Frisco Lone Star 74-50, d. The Colony 42-39, d. Amarillo 44-31

Previous appearances at state: 7 (1964, 1988, 1995, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2020)

State titles: 2 (2015, 2016)

Killeen Ellison

Record: 35-5

Playoff road: d. Brenham 82-50, d. Pflugerville Hendrickson 70-57, d. Belton 65-54, d. Port Arthur Memorial 72-39, d. Fort Bend Marshall 44-42, d. San Antonio Veterans Memorial 59-47

Previous appearances at state: 2 (1993, 2023)

Class 4A state championship

Faith Family vs. Silsbee

When: 3 p.m. Friday at the Alamodome in San Antonio

Faith Family

Record: 24-11

Playoff road: d. Aubrey 107-53, d. Fort Worth Dunbar 105-64, d. Frisco Panther Creek 88-46, d. Pinkston 84-61, d. Carter 76-48, d. Stafford 59-40

Previous appearances at state: 5 (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

State titles: 3 (2019, 2022, 2023)

Record: 29-9

Playoff road: d. Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson 82-40, d. Palestine 81-57, d. Hamshire-Fannett 71-56, d. Houston Wheatley 77-55, d. Houston Washington 79-70, d. Canyon Randall 75-68

Previous appearances at state: 9 (1972, 1976, 1983, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022)

State titles: 2 (2017, 2018)

Past matchups

Class 5a semifinals.

Lancaster downs Amarillo, will seek 3rd state title

SAN ANTONIO — On a night when shots weren’t falling , No. 1 Lancaster made just a few more baskets on Thursday at the Alamodome to defeat Amarillo 44-31 in the 5A state semifinal.

Following a low-scoring first quarter, Lancaster (29-5) took a 13-8 halftime lead. Three-star senior forward Dillon Battie scored nine points after the break for the win and a ticket to the 5A state championship on Saturday at 3 p.m. Lancaster will play Killeen Ellison (35-5) for the state title. Ellison beat San Antonio Veterans Memorial 59-47 earlier on Thursday.

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Photos: Lancaster vs. Amarillo

Class 4A semifinals

Faith Family adjusts vs. Stafford, returns to 4A title game

SAN ANTONIO — In its last five state tournament appearances,  Faith Family has relied on its size .

But just minutes into its  Class 4A state semifinal contest against Stafford , the team realized it couldn’t default to that same strategy.

Faith Family (24-11) had to turn to transition buckets, guard play and outside shooting in its 59-40 win over Stafford (35-7) Friday afternoon. Two double-digit runs in the first half gave it a sizable halftime lead that carried it to victory, securing it a spot in Saturday’s state championship game where it will  seek to win its third consecutive state title.

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