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Chicago Tribune
19-06-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Andrean's Charlie Sollars loves ‘that adrenaline rush.' Just wait until the state championship game.
If the Class 3A state championship game is on the line on Friday, Andrean senior outfielder Charlie Sollars wants to be the one at the plate. The Lincoln Trail commit doesn't shy away from those high-pressure moments. He embraces them. 'I just love to compete,' Sollars said. 'That pressure you have sometimes when the bases are loaded and there's a 3-2 count … I love the feeling of that adrenaline rush.' Sollars could get his chance when the 59ers (30-3), who are ranked No. 1 in the 3A state coaches poll, play No. 7 Jasper (28-6) at Victory Field in Indianapolis at 7 p.m. Friday. They will try to win their ninth state title and first since 2022. Although Sollars pitched earlier this season, he has made most of his impact with his bat. He's hitting .357 with six doubles, one home run, a team-high 36 RBIs, 38 runs scored and 12 steals. Sollars was in the cleanup spot during Andrean's 4-0 win over NorthWood in the LaPorte Semistate championship game on Saturday. 'He's been a consistent offensive player the whole year,' Andrean coach Dave Pishkur said. 'He's a competitor, and he likes the moment, whatever that moment may be.' Sollars has had plenty of moments like that during his high school career, which included time as an outside linebacker on Andrean's football team. He had 71 tackles and two interceptions for the 2A semistate runner-up last season. Pishkur said Sollars sometimes approaches baseball like he's on a football field. 'You'd expect him, being a linebacker, to take some of that mentality onto the baseball field,' Pishkur said. 'He doesn't do it in baseball because it's a different sport, but in football he's a talker. If he makes a tackle, he might say something to you as well.' Sollars noted that he doesn't have as many opportunities to talk like that because he's in the outfield for half of the game. 'Football's a much more emotional sport,' he said. 'Baseball is more of a mental battle, so you try to keep your emotions to a minimum.' It can be a different story during practices, however. Sollars takes advantage of opportunities to be heard by his teammates. 'Any way to create competition in practice is a good thing,' he said. Andrean senior catcher Blake Kouder said Sollars has a knack for making practices feel like game situations. 'He can get on your nerves for sure,' Kouder said with a laugh. 'There's no harm intended with it, but sometimes during practices it can be hard to find that competition, so he just implements it himself.' Sollars implemented that in the weight room during the offseason too. 'It's more about flexibility rather than just heavy lifting,' he said. 'Instead of getting on the bench press and trying to lift as much as you can, it's about explosive movements and power, moving the weights as fast as I can to build up the smaller, faster-twitch muscles for baseball.' Kouder said Sollars savors any chance to compete. 'It just comes with his personality,' Kouder said. 'He's not a guy who's going to stand down to anybody. He's just competing with the guy on the mound, and he's not going to let them beat him.'
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
‘Some of our students have barriers': Danville schools help students in need
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — The Danville School District has created something new to help out students in need. They've built a brand new laundry room inside a school for families who may be experiencing homelessness or other hardships. The concept was presented to the school board a year ago and they've been planning it out ever since. Now, it's already in use. Rantoul Superintendent discusses Dept. of Education Cuts The brand new laundromat is right inside Mark Denman Elementary School and is free to use for any family part of the Danville School District. 'We recognize that some of our students have barriers to being able to come to school every day. And one of those that we thought that we could help impact was having clean clothes and and, you know, just helping the families in that way,' Mark Denman Principal Stacie Sollars said. The laundry room has three combo washer and dryers with free detergent and other products. Officials said there are currently more than 230 students in the district that are experiencing homelessness. 'We have a pretty significant population in each of our school buildings that they're struggling with some sort of, you know, living with relatives or, you know, just in between their own places,' Sollars said. Farmer City church making 'blessing bags' for expecting mothers The district used a federal grant from the McKinney Vento American Rescue Plan to pay for the facility. Nearly $35,000 went into the project. Sollars said families have to make an appointment to use the space. 'And we have staff that stay here and help in case there's any any need for assistance with these high tech machines that we have now,' Sollars said. Sollars also said this laundry room is something she's proud of and she knows it'll be a great resource. Vermilion Co. UPS facility shutting down permanently 'It was exciting to me that we were able to offer this to some of our families and get our kiddos to school, and them have the confidence while they're sitting in class and not have to worry about, you know, if their clothes were not clean or if they had a little bit of a smell. It was really nice to be able to feel like I was a part of that,' Sollars said. To make an appointment families should contact an administrator at their child's room also has a resource board inside with different job opportunities listed. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Yahoo
Police looking for American Eagle theft suspects; can you help?
Can you ID these theft suspects? [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Beavercreek Police have asked for the public's help in finding a pair of theft suspects, according to a social media post. TRENDING STORIES: School district closed for second straight day 'due to significant staff illnesses' Frantic 911 call details moments after 2-year-old shot in Clark County Several deputies respond to Montgomery County neighborhood The two suspects are wanted for a theft offense at American Eagle at the Mall at Fairfield Commons. The department posted security camera images on its Facebook page. Contact Officer Sollars at (937) 426-1225, extension 158, or by email. The department says you can remain anonymous. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
