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Chicago Tribune
a day ago
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Introducing the 2025 Post-Tribune Softball All-Area Team
Four players from Lake Central, four players from Munster and three players from Crown Point highlight the first and second teams. Ally Compton, Munster, sophomore, pitcher/infielder: Batted .464 with program-record 19 home runs, 52 RBIs and 19 runs scored for Northwest Crossroads Conference champion. Also went 15-5 with 2.40 ERA and 160 strikeouts in 122 1/3 innings. All-state first team, conference offensive player of the year. Sadie Drousias, Andrean, junior, pitcher: Went 15-7 with 2.82 ERA and 94 strikeouts in 146 2/3 innings for Class 2A state runner-up. Also hit .424 with five home runs, 40 RBIs and 29 runs scored. All-conference. Olivia Fuentes, Lowell, senior, pitcher: Went 13-4 with 2.31 ERA and 161 strikeouts in 118 1/3 innings. Also hit .435 with four home runs and 16 RBIs. North All-Star, conference pitcher of the year. Committed to St. Francis. Ashlyn Kita, Crown Point, junior, third baseman: Batted .505 with eight home runs, 42 RBIs and 35 runs scored for 4A state champion. All-state second team, all-conference. Committed to DePaul. Paige Liezert, Crown Point, junior, pitcher: Went 20-2 with 0.85 ERA and 293 strikeouts in 139 2/3 innings for 4A state champion. All-state first team, all-conference. Committed to Miami of Ohio. Kate Renschen, Lake Central, senior, third baseman: Batted .510 with one home run, 17 RBIs, 42 runs scored and 36 steals for Duneland Athletic Conference champion. North All-Star, all-state first team, all-conference. Committed to Northwestern. Taylor Schafer, Lake Central, senior, shortstop: Batted .529 with five home runs, 47 RBIs and 32 runs scored for DAC champion. North All-Star, all-state second team, conference MVP. Committed to Appalachian State. Sienna Stilley, Hanover Central, junior, catcher: Batted .522 with 17 home runs, 54 RBIs and 21 runs scored for 3A state runner-up. All-state first team, all-conference. Committed to Jacksonville State. Maddie Such, Lake Central, sophomore, pitcher: Went 17-3 with 1.79 ERA and 183 strikeouts in 121 innings for DAC champion. All-state second team, all-conference. Addison Toczek, Hebron, senior, utility/pitcher: Batted .432 with two home runs, 12 RBIs, 28 runs scored and 31 steals. Also had 3.47 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 74 2/3 innings. All-state second team, conference MVP. Committed to Pittsburgh. Lydia VanderWoude, Illiana Christian, senior, shortstop: Batted .583 with four home runs, 22 RBIs, 39 runs scored and 27 steals for Greater South Shore Conference co-champion. North All-Star, all-state second team. Committed to Belmont. Maggie Voliva, Andrean, senior, third baseman: Batted .485 with one home run, 32 RBIs, 39 runs scored and 10 steals for 2A state runner-up. All-conference. Committed to St. Mary's. Sienna Antkiewicz, Hanover Central, senior, shortstop: Batted .361 with three home runs, 36 RBIs and 31 runs scored for 3A state runner-up. All-conference. Committed to St. Xavier. Jillian DeYoung, Hanover Central, freshman, pitcher: Went 7-7 with 1.88 ERA and 165 strikeouts in 111 2/3 innings for 3A state runner-up. Also hit .362 with four home runs, 17 RBIs and 14 runs scored. All-conference. Grace Gabriel, Wheeler, freshman, utility/pitcher: Batted .507 with 14 RBIs, 37 runs scored and 33 steals for GSSC co-champion. Also had 4.38 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 78 1/3 innings. All-state third team. Preslee Hill, Lowell, junior, third baseman: Batted .550 with 10 home runs, 29 RBIs and 25 runs scored. All-state third team, all-conference. Lexi Iwema, Lake Central, junior, outfielder: Batted .417 with five home runs, 31 RBIs and 37 runs scored for DAC champion. All-state third team, all-conference. Committed to Indiana. Delilah Kincaid, Valparaiso, sophomore, third baseman: Batted .446 with 10 home runs, 30 RBIs and 38 runs scored. All-state third team, all-conference. CeCe Mason, Munster, senior, shortstop: Batted .341 with six home runs, 21 RBIs, 33 runs scored and 12 steals for NCC champion. All-conference. Kaylee O'Connell, Munster, sophomore, pitcher/infielder: Batted .337 with six home runs, 19 RBIs and 15 runs scored for NCC champion. Also went 11-1 with 2.09 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 83 2/3 innings. All-conference. Lexi Smith, Crown Point, senior, designated player/pitcher: Batted .400 with 18 RBIs, 34 runs scored and 14 steals for 4A state champion. Also went 11-2 with 2.59 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 78 1/3 innings. North All-Star, all-state third team, all-conference. Committed to Marian. Jordan Steele, Highland, junior, outfielder: Batted .455 with three home runs, 26 RBIs and 32 runs scored for 3A sectional champion. All-conference. Mercedes Szakacs, Boone Grove, senior, infielder/outfielder: Batted .394 with three home runs, 16 RBIs and 16 runs scored for Porter County Conference Tournament champion. All-conference. Committed to Purdue Northwest. Caroline Wendlinger, Munster, sophomore, utility: Batted .420 with 12 home runs, 32 RBIs and 33 runs scored for NCC champion. All-state third team, all-conference.
CBC
a day ago
- Business
- CBC
Input wanted on large-scale nuclear power plant in northern Alberta
A significant nuclear power proposal in northwest Alberta is one step closer to reality as the project progresses to its public input phase. The Peace River Nuclear Power Project would see the construction of two twin Candu Monark nuclear reactors at one of two proposed sites, both about 30 kilometres north of the town of Peace River. Calgary-based Energy Alberta, the company proposing the project, said it would cover 1,424 hectares and operate for about 70 years. It would also generate about 4,800 megawatts of energy per year. If approved, it would be the first plant of its kind in the province. Since learning of the project, five local jurisdictions in the region have created a joint committee to advocate for nuclear power. This includes the Town of Peace River, the Municipal District of Peace, Northern Sunrise County, the Town of Grimshaw and the County of Northern Lights. Town halls, workshops and information sessions are being held in and around those communities so people can learn about nuclear power and ask questions to officials about the project. Comments can also be submitted online until late July. "We see this as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to see a real huge economic development in our region at a time when all dollars as a tax assessment dollars really matter," said Northern Lights County Reeve Terry Ungarian, who also chairs the Peace Regional Energy Committee, at a town hall meeting on Tuesday. "[We have] the common goal of bringing probably the biggest economic development that the province would ever see, for sure that this region would ever see." Currently, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission are in the planning phase of the impact assessment process, to determine if an integrated assessment is needed. Information sessions key In a recent interview with CBC's Edmonton AM, Peace River Mayor Elaine Manzer said she has been told the project would bring about 3,500 full-time jobs once the reactors are up and running. She said the project would also created about 5,000 local construction jobs. "There are usually some questions will it affect our water? Will it affect our air or our environment in some ways like that? What are the possible effects on our community in terms of infrastructure or housing? Some of those are hard to have an answer at this point in time until they happen," she said, adding she understands the regulatory process could take about three years. "These information sessions provide the regulators with more questions that they can ask of the company." According to Energy Alberta, if approved, the regulatory process is expected to be complete by 2028 and move into construction by 2029. "We are at the stage were we are out there really talking about it, providing information, getting early feedback to incorporate into our planning," said spokesperson Ali Hounsell. "There's lots of opportunity for the public and nation to participate, both inside and outside the regulatory process as we move forward, with the planning stage." The hope is the first reactor would be in operation by 2035 and all four units would be up and running by 2043, Hounsell said. Candida Cianci, the director of review panels at the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), said public input is needed on the project. "We're out here because we really want to hear from the communities and concerned citizens what their views may be on the proposed project, what their concerns are," she said. "The council and the communities that we've heard from the last two days have indicated they really have a lot to learn and we have a lot to learn about what their views are." After the process is complete, the company will gather information and undertake studies based on feedback, while engaging with stakeholders and Indigenous communities. "We're going to take that feedback. We're going to incorporate it, and we're going to let participants know how we reflected what we heard from them and we are going to finalize those documents," said Cianci. If an integrated assessment is needed, the project will then be referred to a review panel. The second public comment period runs until July 23.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Neighbors distressed over planned homeless shelter in Portland's Pearl District
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Neighbors in Portland's Pearl District will gather Wednesday for a public meeting about a new homeless shelter planned for the area. City leaders confirmed Tuesday they will lease a building on NW Northrup Street, between 14th and 15th avenues, to open a shelter this summer with 40 beds — expanding to 200 by year's end. The city calls the shelter a key step toward getting people off the streets, but some neighbors say they were blindsided and fear it could bring more problems. Michelangelo Navea said the city 'should have asked us first, as a community. Instead of saying, 'Here we're gonna do it,' the city didn't say anything.' Todd Zarnitz, president of the Northwest District Association, said residents feel cut out of the process. 'People take their community seriously here,' Zarnitz said. 'And they've completely been cut out of the process.' He called the city's plan short-sighted and warned it could cause issues in the neighborhood. 'Really what we have is a cancerous drug culture eating the town inside and out,' Zarnitz said. Rob Layne, senior communication strategist for the City of Portland, said, 'These emergency overnight shelters are life-saving interventions, part of the solution to reduce street camping and help move our city's unsheltered population toward stability. We are working closely with local associations and neighbors to address concerns and answer questions as we develop the shelter.' According to the city, it will pay roughly $18,000 a month to rent the building for the shelter. The plan is part of Mayor Keith Wilson's Some neighbors say it's money well spent. Rachel Billington said, 'I think it's good if they're getting people off the street and into somewhere safer.' Whether the plan brings solutions or headaches, neighbors say the conversation is just getting started. 'Being homeless is not a crime,' Navea said. 'But if you put that shelter here, you're gonna see a lot of drug use.' The Salvation Army is reportedly in talks to run the shelter but did not respond to KOIN 6's request for comment. The Northwest District Association is holding a virtual meeting on Wednesday and an in-person meeting on Monday to discuss concerns. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CTV News
2 days ago
- Climate
- CTV News
Manitoba government to give wildfire update
The Manitoba government gives an update on the current wildfire situation in the province. Watch LIVE here. This content is not currently available for viewing in your browser. For the best video experience, we recommend using a supported browser for your platform. Please visit our FAQ for more info. [3001/6008] The provincial government will give an update on the current wildfire situation in Manitoba this afternoon. Government officials will speak at 12:45 p.m. at the Manitoba Legislative Building. CTV News will live-stream the event. The update comes one day after the evacuation order was lifted for Flin Flon, resulting in residents coming home. Manitoba's fire bulletin on Wednesday said most of the province was at a lower fire danger, except for the northwest area, where the risk is high. This is a developing story. More to come.
Al Arabiya
2 days ago
- Al Arabiya
State-backed militia kills more than 100 Nigerian ‘bandits'
Government-sponsored vigilantes in northwest Nigeria killed more than 100 gang members in a gun battle earlier this week, a local official said late Wednesday. Members of Zamfara Civilian Protection Guard (CPG), a state-backed militia, stormed the stronghold of Bello Turji, a notorious 'bandit' kingpin, engaging his fighters in hours-long gunfight that left scores dead, said Ahmad Manga, security adviser to the state governor of Zamfara.
