associate professor of saxophone in the Glenn Korff School of Music will present the faculty recital "Emergence" at 7:30 p.m The recital is free and open to the public and will be streamed online. Visit this website on the day of the event for the link The program includes Jacob Ibert’s “Concertino da Camara,” Erwin Dressel’s “Partita,” Alexander Glazounov’s “Concerto for Eb Alto Saxophone and Piano” and Allen Johnson’s “Nightsong.” Haar is recognized as one of the most versatile saxophonists today, contributing to numerous projects in both the jazz and classical genres. He has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and South America. For more information on Haar, visit his directory page Some parts of this site work best with JavaScript enabled “The bloke you really want is already in the United States,” the punting instructor told Poppinga, noting he had done his homework on BYU and knew that the Cougars had a lot of older, married players. “I went out there and watched a bunch of guys kick,” Poppinga said Tuesday as No. 14 BYU prepared for Saturday’s Big 12 showdown with 3-2 Arizona at LaVell Edwards Stadium (2 p.m. we got a guy named Sam Vander Haar that is leaving Pitt that I think you will really be interested in We think he would be a great fit for BYU.’” Poppinga was connected to ProKick by BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill, who used the academy extensively when he was at Utah and Weber State. Former University of Utah punter Mitch Wishnowsky along with Michael Dickson of the Seattle Seahawks and Cameron Johnston of the Pittsburgh Steelers Two-time Ray Guy Award winner Tom Hackett, a former Utes punter, is also from Australia and a ProKick product. saw that Vander Haar had entered the transfer portal after the Panthers’ spring camp in 2023 and contacted the 27-year-old from Australia and then from there started recruiting him at the end of 2019 while on a hike in the Pittsburgh area and the couple married in 2022 she graduated from Duquesne (the school that upset BYU basketball in the Big Dance last March) and is now a 30-year-old traveling nurse finds it “quite ironic” that he is the oldest player on the team but didn’t serve a two-year mission like many BYU athletes do because he is not a member of the Latter-day Saint faith “It has been amazing to have guys over here that I can share experiences with,” he said but it is nice to have guys like (defensive end) Tyler Batty and other guys on the team that I can share commonalities with just because of our age and life experience Vander Haar played Australian rules football between the ages of 6-20 but when it didn’t work out professionally he says he “looked at a new avenue” and tried his hand Pretty much all the Australian punters you see on TV are pretty much all from that program,” he said and then obviously got recruited by Pitt.” Said Poppinga: “The ProKick coaches were right He’s been a great fit and already done some great stuff for us this season.” One of those great things Vander Haar has done came in the second half of the 34-28 win over Baylor when the Aussie channeled his Australian football roots and supremely executed a fake punt that went for 22 yards It led to BYU’s only points of the second half Vander Haar told BYUtv the Cougars have been practicing the fake all fall He said he asks Poppinga to call it pretty much every time he goes out to punt it is a very comfortable feeling running with the ball I had to learn the ball security aspect of actually protecting the ball but with the Australian rules football background running with the ball wasn’t super uncommon Poppinga said for some of the members of the coaching staff, it was extra sweet because Baylor successfully executed an onside kick against BYU three years ago in Waco en route to a 38-24 win. “We gave them one extra possession the last time we were down there it was fun to see those guys really execute in that moment,” Poppinga said Poppinga and Vander Haar said it wouldn’t have happened without the blocking of guys such as Tanner Wall I feel good about it.’ And then Jay (Hill) had given me the green light Vander Haar and Landon Rehkow — younger brother of Cincinnati Bengals punter Ryan Rehkow — were listed as co-starters at punter on the depth chart but the two rotated the first two and a half games of the season and Vander Haar has been the man since then Not only did he perfectly execute the fake punt against Baylor he got off another one that pinned the Bears at their 3-yard-line We gotta do some better stuff at just the scheme that we are doing But we are really pleased with how far he has come,” Poppinga said of Vander Haar I don’t think they really knew how to use him Poppinga acknowledged the competition was “pretty tight” in fall camp which is why both punters got reps early in the season Sam has really kind of excelled and just shown that he is the guy “At this point there are still some things we can do and will do with Landon I would say right now that Sam is the mainstay as the punter.” Regardless of whether he won the job or not Vander Haar said he made the right decision in coming to Provo just as his late grandfather did years ago when he migrated from Amsterdam to Australia taking his Dutch bloodlines to the place locals call “Oz.” “It was just a really good fit for not only myself “We very much love everything BYU stands for even though we are not a part of the faith We think it is really special how there is a really large investment in that “I just think a lot of the guys on the team have a really good perspective on life and it makes you play better football in my opinion,” he continued “I knew it was a place where I could come and compete I really wanted to go somewhere where I could contribute to a team’s success Due to recent events, you can now leave online condolences with each obituary posted on the Kutis Funeral Home website. 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- a family-owned establishment serving St 2906 Gravois Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63118314-772-3000 10151 Gravois Road, St. Louis, MO 63123314-842-4458 5255 Lemay Ferry Road, Mehlville, MO 63129314-894-4500 Ready for some BYU football trivia to stump your friends Ask where the oldest player on the Cougar roster in 2024 served his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints It’s actually a trick question because 27-year-old sophomore punter Sam Van Der Haar didn’t serve a mission But the Pitt transfer who is from Melbourne said earlier in August that he’s loving being in Provo and being a Cougar I’m a lot more familiar now with this game we’re running and a lot more comfortable with the coaches Van Der Haar was a semi-pro Australian-rules football player before deciding to get involved in ProKick Australia and look at his American football options He said he didn’t envision things playing out the way they have and ending up at BYU “I thought that when I committed to somewhere where I’d be playing for four years,” Van Der Haar said “But coming here has been an absolute blessing There is a high-level of maturity here and a little bit of perspective as well with the whole missionary aspect with the guys is an avid hiker and so being so close to great trails has been something they’ve enjoyed He said there are moments where he misses being around his friends and family “I think that the lifestyle that my wife and I have here has been exactly kind of what we want,” Van Der Haar said It makes it pretty easy to not miss home living somewhere like here BYU junior kicker Will Ferrin said Van Der Haar has done his part effectively to become part of the Cougar team “He has one of the best mindsets I think I’ve ever seen from a punter,” Ferrin said Ferrin said that he saw early on that Van Der Haar wanted to treat practice the same way he did put in the effort to make the repetitions as game-like as possible “We’re in the indoor practice facility in January and we’re standing on the sideline waiting to run on for a kick,” Ferrin said “He’s going to go and be sitting in the back of the end zone to hit a backed-up punt He is so focused and determined on what he’s doing.” BYU special team coordinator Kelly Poppinga said Van Der Haar brings some unique versatility to the punt game Having that one year at Pitt has put him ahead of some of the other Australian guys I’ve had in the past I’m excited about the variety of kicks he can do.” Van Der Haar said that punting has nuances that many don’t recognize “Punting is not one size fits all in how you can do it,” he said “You can do a very variable amount of different schemes It’s been cool that we’ve been able to kind of employ different types of punts and just to try and keep the return team guessing “I think that’s kind of been our main goal over the spring and fall camps I think the more versatility that we can have Van Der Haar has been battling freshman Landon Rehkow — younger brother of former Cougar star punter Ryan Rehkow — for the starting job While it hasn’t drawn the attention of the QB battle Poppinga said it’s been an excellent competition “Landon is right there pushing as well,” Poppinga said “I think the competition is going to bring the best out of both guys I see they are encouraging each other and helping each other if there are mistakes trying to help everybody progress to get better It’s a really good group and I like them a lot.” Van Der Haar said he’s enjoy getting to work with Landon Rehkow and see his ability “I have a really good relationship with Landon,” Van Der Haar said He said he is focused on doing the best job he can to take care of business if his number is called “I’m trying to basically be at least 43 yards down on the sideline knowing that the further we can put it outside the numbers the less likelihood you have of return yards “I’ve been really hard on myself on putting it in the right spots I’ve just been trying to be as flexible as possible Ferrin said that Van Der Haar and Landon Rehkow have also played a big role for the placekicking as they are the holders “I think holding is a position that people don’t think a whole lot about,” Ferrin said on just about every weekday the whole offseason we were going out and getting snaps and kicks.” Ferrin said as a kicker you have to make sure the holder knows exactly what you need to give you the best chance to put the ball through the uprights which is something the holders have done well “It’s the snapper’s job to get the laces up and then the holder sets it,” Ferrin said “He needs to spin it and get the right tilt Sam has done that and had a good attitude about that I think he’s even gone the extra mile a little bit to now we’re getting to the point where Sam understands what the different tilts will do to my ball flight It’s something we can do because we’ve put so much time into it.” That time together has also got Ferrin comfortable with some good-natured teasing of his friend and teammate “His accent is great,” Ferrin said with a grin “I always joke with him that he’s starting to lose his accent He gets all angry and makes it even stronger.” Van Der Haar said his goal now is to just make the most of every opportunity and be ready when the season arrives “I think everybody kind of knows what we’re doing schematically,” Van Der Haar said “It’s just about executing at a high level and the only way you can do that is through repetitions and practicing with intention I think we’re going to be very successful.” LLC | www.heraldextra.com | 1200 Towne Centre Blvd (LEX 18) — The Kentucky Chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action are very active in gun violence prevention Cathy Hobart with Moms Demand Action shared her response to the I-75 shooting that took place Saturday in Laurel County we deserve safe communities free from gun violence," Hobart noted Students Demand Action Volunteer Leader Emma Vonder Haar shared her reaction where she's a junior at the school located in Washington "Not a day can go by in this country with this uniquely Vonder Haar keeps an eye on the problem daily putting it in perspective as one of the young activists committed to ending gun violence in America "Last week there was the shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia then Saturday there's the shooting in London Kentucky and between those shootings there was still the every day violence that kills over 120 Americans every single day," Vonder Haar added who attended Kentucky Country Day in Louisville described her rapid response while babysitting Saturday helping those impacted in London and surrounding areas "I saw my phone light up with a bunch of text messages from all the Kentucky moms trying to get the word out reaching out to other survivors," Vonder Haar said She's been motivated to do that work ever since she was close to a shooting when she was a third grader "I was present at a shooting when I was nine Students Demand Action references gun laws in the commonwealth ranking 40th out of all 50 states "We shouldn't have to live like this and we shouldn't have to die like this," Vonder Haar said Students Demand Action refers to everystat.org where it shows that Kentucky has the 14th-highest rate of gun deaths in the United States Vonder Haar is one of those leading the efforts through a non-partisan grassroots organization part of Everytown for Gun Safety If you want to get involved with Students Demand Action Report a typo Vander Haar, a sophomore from Melbourne, Australia, executed the first fake punt of his collegiate career at Baylor, running for 22 yards and a Cougar first down to help No. 22 BYU defeat the Bears 34-28 in Waco. The fourth down conversion eventually led to a field goal and a 34-21 lead in the fourth quarter. On the day, Vander Harr had three punts, averaging 51.0 yards per kick, including a key 70-yard boot late in the fourth quarter that pinned Baylor down at the 3-yard line.  Through five games, Vander Haar has 14 punts for 617 yards for an average of 44.1 yards per kick, tied for 29th in the nation. In addition, he has pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line six times.  The Augusta Sports Council created the Ray Guy Award in 2000 to honor Thomson, Georgia, native and College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, Ray Guy. Among the statistics used to determine the winner of the Ray Guy Award each year are total yards, net punting average, punts downed or kicked out of bounds inside the 20-yard line and net punting average. The winner must also display leadership, self-discipline and have a positive impact on the team's success. The Ray Guy Award committee will announce 10 semifinalists for the award on Nov. 15. A national body of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) sports information directors, media representatives and previous Ray Guy Award winners will then vote for the top three finalists to be announced on Nov. 26. After the finalists are named, the voting body will cast ballots to select the nation’s top punter for 2024.  The winner of the 2004 Ray Guy Award will be announced live during The Home Depot College Football Awards Show airing on ESPN on Dec. 12. Opens in a new window ©2025 BYU ATHLETICS Be one of the first to try our new activity feed Dutchman has now reset his shoulder joint in races at least twice in the past 14 months Lars van der Haar underlined the resilient and stoic nature of many pro bike riders with the Dutchman reacting in an unexpected way to a dislocated shoulder: putting it back into place himself The Baloise Glowi Lions rider was in action in Saturday’s Superprestige race in Gullegem when he crashed heavily TV footage showed him hunker down with his right arm extended over his top tube Van der Haar then stands up and calmly resumes racing 1:34 behind the winner Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) Don’t try this one at home! Lars Van der Haar was spotted using his bike saddle to pop his shoulder back in during the CX in Gullegem pic.twitter.com/SgPFYL5Bt4 — Eurosport (@eurosport) January 4, 2025 The video echoes his actions in November 2023 in Superprestige Niel He picks up his bike sidesteps down a banking and then thrusts his bodyweight downwards against his frame to reseat the misplaced joint “Did he just pop his shoulder back in?” asked a Eurosport commentator Van der Haar missed several races recently due to a knee problem but was back in action Saturday He was running around the top-5 before he was delayed losing more ground to Superprestige series leader Niels Vandeputte This saw his series deficit double from five points to 10 almost certainly ending his chances of winning overall Still he will have got a newfound respect from many of those who watched the action and his calmness in addressing a painful injury “It took a really long time to get it back in,” he said, according to IDLProcycling but what he did has gone a long way to underline the grit of pro riders What’s it like to be an American cyclist living in France Watch to get professional road cyclist Joe Dombrowski’s view We have the address for the funeral home & the family on file If you're not happy with your card we'll send a replacement or refund your money The family of Robert Jay Ter Haar created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories © 2025 Langeland-Sterenberg Yntema Funeral Homes Made with love by funeralOne Patrick Wolf has shared another track from his upcoming album Following Limbo and Dies Irae Hymn Of The Haar marks the third preview of 'Crying The Neck' the London artist's first full-length release in 13 years due out on April 25 via Apport/Virgin Music which layers his distinctive, emotive vocals with a rich string arrangement "I wrote Hymn Of The Haar over three years of writing walks and researching the history and psychogeography of the White Cliffs of Dover near where I live and work in east Kent Studying from the romantic mythologising aspect of Alice Duer Miller’s work and the cliffs’ famous wartime anthem to observing Dover relentlessly exploited as the centre of ‘crisis’ after ‘crisis’ within the British media my own private relationship with this beautiful and bewildering stretch of land that we can only learn how to live alongside our sorrows in order to be temporarily free of them temporarily obscuring our path and vision in the hymn of the passing mist of cloud It was with this song I began to make out a relationship between Crying the Neck and my second album Wind in the Wires where at 21 I was fighting to be free by being free of my sorrows but 20 years later I finally achieved that freedom in the acceptance of living alongside them The final line is taken from a 10th Century poem written in Old English called ‘The Wanderer’: ‘Oft him anhaga are gebideð’ translating to ‘Often the solitary one finds mercy’." Wolf will embark on a previously scheduled UK and European tour in May and June He also has North American dates scheduled between September and November Patrick Wolf Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows Compare & Buy Patrick Wolf Tickets at Stereoboard.com Cycling fans often compare the toughness of pro cyclists to pro soccer players—known for their dramatic acting—and on Saturday at the Superprestige Gullegem Dutch rider Lars van der Haar (Baloise–Trek Lions) certainly took one for the team Van der Haar was in his first race back after some knee problems made him skip several races but finally was able to compete at Gullegem In Saturday’s penultimate round of the 2024-2025 Superprestige series in Gullegem Wout van Aert and Eli Iserbyt battled it out in an exciting race that came down to the final lap but a late mistake by Iserbyt gave van Aert the chance to pull ahead and take the win extending his lead in the overall standings and putting him in a strong position to take the series title with one race left Things were going pretty well for Van der Haar until a crash knocked his previously dislocated shoulder out And being the consummate professional he is, he wasn’t going to just call it a day. Plus, it wasn’t the first time he’d re-dislocated his shoulder People often redislocate their shoulders easily after multiple dislocations due to weakened ligaments and a looser joint capsule which reduce stability and make the shoulder more prone to injury “There’s a problem there for Lars van der Haar,” Jez Cox of Eurosport I think it is I think what we have just seen So it’s safe to say he was familiar with the process It’s one thing to do at home… but on the racecourse he had his ad hoc medical device right with him—his saddle Check out the ole “put it back in while racing” trick below A post shared by Sporza (@sporza.be) Get the digital edition of Canadian Cycling Magazine E-edition PLUS unlimited articles & videos Personalized news alerts with our mobile app *Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories Please subscribe to continue reading… Breese Central junior Conlan Haar (left) swatted the ball away from Columbia senior Sam Donald (right) and here scores the winning basket on a layup Breese Central beat Columbia 57-55 in two overtimes in the Class 2A Carlyle regional championship game at Carlyle High School in Carlyle on Friday February 28 CARLYLE — Breese Central junior Conlan Haar had a hunch felt he might be called upon at some point during Friday's Class 2A Carlyle Regional boys basketball final against rival Columbia "I just felt like I might end up playing a big part in this game." Haar scored on a driving layup at the buzzer in double overtime to lift the Cougars to a 57-55 win in an instant classic at Carlyle High captured their fourth successive regional crown and will face Benton (28-4) in the semifinal round of the Carterville Sectional at 7 p.m stole the ball from Columbia senior forward Sam Donald Haar sailed in all alone and calmly banked the ball in off the glass to send the large Breese Central gathering into a frenzy "There's nothing better in the world than this," Haar said Haar served as the most unlikeliest of heroes He had scored just 24 points all season long and saw very little playing time after tallying 16 points in a season-opening win over Champaign Central on Nov He was only in the game after three of the Cougars regulars foul out who runs the show on offense; and Easton Becker were all disqualified That put Cougars veteran coach Jeremy Shubert in a quandary He had to rely on several players that were not used to crunch time minutes "Sometimes you've just got to go and make plays and that's what they did," Shubert said of his bench crew Haar wasn't the only player to step out of the shadows and into the limelight Junior winger Bryce Wieter pumped in a season-high 11 points including a fall-away 3-pointer that tied the game at 55-all with 34 seconds left in the second extra session "I just went out there and believed in myself," Wieter said That's just the kind of team that we are." The Cougars' gutsy finish came with three players on the court that had seen very little action during the regular season The five on the floor at the end of the night had accounted for just 19 points in the game Haar's play resulted in his only points of the game It began when Jackson Kampwerth hassled Donald into turning into Haar who used his quick hands to slap the ball loose he's my buddy and we'll never forget this." Breese Central recorded its seventh successive win over Columbia (26-7) rolled out to a 33-23 lead midway through the third period The Cougars used a 9-0 run to get within striking distance before the teams traded leads over the final nine minutes "I did think we were in control," Columbia coach Mark Sandstrom said "But when you look at Central's fourth quarters this season It's a perfect example of why they call it March Madness." Breese Central senior Preston Baker scored on a stick-back with 83 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie the contest Donald sank a pair of foul shots with 53 ticks on the clock in the first OT to set the stage for another extra period I've had so much fun this year coaching these guys," Shubert said "I tip my hat to every one of those guys on that bench." The intensity-filled contest lasted 124 minutes and was played before a standing-room-only crowd of 1,200 in northern Carlyle Wieter also added a conventional 3-point play in the first OT that put his team up 50-48 you never know when you're going to be needed," Wieter said Breese Central teammates swarm over Conlan Haar (center back to camera) after he scored the winning basket in the second overtime Breese Central beat Columbia 57-55 in the Class 2A Carlyle regional championship game at Carlyle High School in Carlyle on Friday February 28 Breese Central teammates celebrate after beating Columbia 57-55 in double overtime in the Class 2A Carlyle regional championship game at Carlyle High School in Carlyle on Friday February 28 Breese Central junior Conlan Haar (left) swatted the ball away from Columbia senior Sam Donald (center) At far right is Breese Central teammate Jackson Kampwerth Breese Central junior Conlan Haar (left) swats the ball away from Columbia senior Sam Donald At right is Breese Central teammate Jackson Kampwerth Breese Central junior Bryce Wieter takes aim from three point range in overtime Columbia played Breese Central in the Class 2A Carlyle regional championship game at Carlyle High School in Carlyle on Friday February 28 Breese Central players who fouled out (left to right) are Kaden Rakers Columbia guard Hayes van Breusegen takes a free throw Columbia senior River Randall looks for an open teammate Columbia senior Sam Donald takes the ball in Columbia junior Brody Landgraf takes aim but has the ball stripped away by Breese Central junior Conlan Haar (back) Columbia guard Hayes van Breusegen looks to pass as Breese Central junior Conlan Haar defends Columbia senior Sam Donald dribbles around the key as Breese Central players Karson Korte (40) and Preston Baker defend Columbia senior Sam Donald pulls down a rebound under pressure from Breese Central senior Preston Baker Columbia senior Sam Donald shoots over Breese Central senior Griffen Becker Columbia senior Sam Donald (right) muslces past Breese Central senior Griffen Becker Columbia senior Sam Donald eyes the basket Breese Central senior Preston Baker (left) tries to inbound the ball past Columbia junior Eddie Smajic Columbia junior Brody Landgraf swats the ball away from Breese Central guard Kaden Rakers as he move to the basket Breese Central guard Kaden Rakers drives through a trio of Columbia players Breese Central senior Ian Toennies passes as Columbia senior Hayes vsn Breusegen reaches in Columbia junior Eddie Smajic (left) and Breese Central junior Bryce Wieter jostle for position Breese Central senior Ian Toennies takes the ball in under pressure from Columbia junior Brody Landgraf Columbia senior Hayes van Breusegen (front) turns with the ball under pressure from Breese Central senior Easton Becker Breese Central senior Preston Baker (top) and Columbia senior Hayes van Breusegen dive for a loose ball Email notifications are only sent once a day "I feel like we helped revive the tradition at Collinsville," Darin Lee said Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.