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Version 3.0 | Freelance reporter for @PostTribSports | Site Manager for @2ndCityHockey | Don't take any of this too seriously
Northwest Indiana
Joined January 2022
RT @PostTribSports: Crown Point’s Payton Cholewa is raring to go. “She does try so hard all of the time.” .Even when she shouldn’t. @DMelt….
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When the season starts, Payton Cholewa won’t be held back by injuries or precautions any longer.
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RT @PostTribSports: Northwest Indiana girls volleyball preview: Check out.@DMelt57’s top 10 teams and 25 players to watch. #TribSuburbanSpo….
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Brooklyn Barth and Lake Central will try to challenge Crown Point in the Duneland Athletic Conference.
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RT @PostTribSports: For Milwaukee Brewers prospect Josh Adamczewski, “playing is easy.”.Lake Central alum is figuring out the rest. @DMelt5….
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Josh Adamczewski has become one of the Brewers’ top 15 prospects despite injuries.
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RT @PostTribSports: Cameron Nohos’ velocity hit 98 mph quickly. What more can the 6-foot-8 Andrean graduate do? .The San Diego Padres may f….
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Cameron Nohos, who missed the 2025 season at UIC with an injury, signed as a free agent after the MLB draft.
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RT @PostTribSports: Lake Central’s Joshua Flores is ready to “get to work” after the Milwaukee Brewers pick him in the 4th round of the @ML….
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Flores joins former teammates Josh Adamczewski and Griffin Tobias as a Brewers pick.
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RT @PostTribSports: Connor Misch began his college career at Xavier and intends to finish there. The Lake Central alum has hit it big. @DMe….
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A standout pitcher in high school, Misch hit .332 and led Xavier with 50 RBIs as a junior.
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RT @PostTribSports: Crown Point’s Brinkley Kita is all smiles at Ball State. Her late-season success is a “big confidence booster.”.@DMelt….
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Kita excels at Ball State after sitting out a season and transferring from Lipscomb.
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RT @PostTribSports: Munster’s Char Lorenz transfers to LSU to win. But the freshman All-American has already arrived. @DMelt57 has the sto….
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Lorenz led Louisville in batting average, OPS, home runs and RBIs as a redshirt freshman.
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RT @PostTribSports: Crown Point’s Billy Chidsey feasted on high school pitching. With the Corn Dogs, he’ll try to get his fill again. @DMel….
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Chidsey gets an early look at college pitching before he goes to Purdue Northwest.
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RT @PostTribSports: Andrean’s Charlie Sollars loves “that adrenaline rush.” Just wait until the state championship game. @DMelt57 has the s….
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The Lincoln Trail commit doesn’t shy away from high-pressure moments.
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RT @PostTribSports: For Indiana commit Trent Gill, Valparaiso’s first state championship game is “surreal.”.But his impact is clear. @DMelt….
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Gill is a dynamic shortstop and base runner for the Vikings, who will try to win their first state title.
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RT @PostTribSports: Notre Dame commit Caden Crowell wanted this for Valparaiso. Well, he earned it. “It’s a dream I’ve had.”.@DMelt57 has t….
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Crowell’s dominant performance leads the Vikings past Crown Point for their first regional title.
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RT @PostTribSports: Kaden Poppe’s move to designated player lets her “focus on hitting.”.Her bat lets Hanover Central win. @DMelt57 has the….
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Poppe’s two hits kick-start Hanover Central’s win in a regional.
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RT @PostTribSports: Crown Point’s Logan Johnston shuts down 2024 state champion Lake Central. The Indiana commit is “untouchable.”.@DMelt57….
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Johnston’s three scoreless innings in relief secure a sectional title for Crown Point.
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RT @PostTribSports: Portage’s Kaleb Hacker doesn’t mind being called “Chucky.”.When he’s confident, pitching is like child’s play. @DMelt57….
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The 6-foot-7 Hacker shows what he can do against Merrillville in a sectional opener.
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RT @PostTribSports: Bishop Noll slugger Madelynn Queen’s home runs surprise her. What generates such power? .She does know that. @DMelt57 h….
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Queen has led Bishop Noll in home runs for two seasons.
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RT @PostTribSports: Boone Grove’s Xavier and Davian Carrera are Indiana commits. But could the MLB draft separate the twins?.@DMelt57 has….
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The Carrera brothers will likely have decisions to make in two months.
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RT @PostTribSports: Andrean’s Sadie Drousias prepared for this moment. “I’ve never pitched as much as I did in the offseason.”.It shows. @D….
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Drousias has become Andrean’s ace this season.
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RT @PostTribSports: Merrillville’s Jaylen Ramsey puts football behind him. In track, most of the state is behind him too. @DMelt57 has the….
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Ramsey has the state’s best mark in the long jump and third-best time in the 100.
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RT @PostTribSports: For Andrean leader Blake Kouder, other teams aren’t the only opponents. “I couldn’t let the injury win.”.@DMelt57 has….
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Kouder is playing with back pain that has lingered for more than a year.
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