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New pickleball courts open in Schultz Park
LANSING, Ill. (July 15, 2024) – Lansing pickleball players now have a second venue to call home. On Monday the Lan-Oak Park District announced the opening of new pickleball courts at Schultz Park, located at Schultz Dr. and Ada St. Four pickleball courts replace the single tennis court that was positioned near the southwest corner of the park.
Thousands Set to Arrive This Week for Fastpitch Softball World Series
More than 150 softball teams from across the Midwest will arrive in northwest Indiana to compete in the National Softball Association (NSA) Even & Odd North World Series – NW Indiana. Games will be played throughout the region at fields in Crown Point, Dyer, Schererville and LaPorte from July 16-21.
Janecke Earns Academic All-America Nod
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State women's ice hockey forward Tessa Janecke was named to the CSC Academic All-America First Team, the organization announced Tuesday. Janecke collects her first CSC Academic All-America honor following an excellent sophomore campaign on the ice and in the classroom where she accumulated a 3.62 GPA in her nutrition major.
67 Chargers Earn Academic All-Region 4 for Spring Semester
Sixty-seven Sandburg student-athletes earned Academic All-NJCAA Region 4 honors for the 2024 spring semester. Honorees had to achieve at least a 3.0 grade point average and pass a minimum of 12 credit hours to earn the distinction. Among Sandburg’s recipients, 44 had a GPA of 3.50 or better. Nineteen Chargers had a perfect 4.0 GPA, and each Sandburg team was represented within that group of student-athletes with an unblemished GPA.
Charity Golf Outing for The Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn
The Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn is hosting a charity golf invitational at the Hickory Hills Country Club on Thursday, August 15. The board secretary for The Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn, Ian Chafee, spoke about the facility at 5100 Museum Drive. He said, “We are aligned with the state standards for education, and Our sweet spot is kids eight and under.” He added, “We focus mostly on little guys zero to three. It is a place where they can play with their parents and learn to socialize.”
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