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Dave Melton retweeted
Abigail Parrish nears a Chesterton record. But team success drives her.
“We’ve been wanting this for so long.”
@DMelt57 has the story for #TribSuburbanSports.
@abby_parrish12 @tenley_davis @LBombacino27 @ChestertonVoll1 @CHS__Trojans @ChestertonHS
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Dave Melton retweeted
After spinal fusion, Andrean freshman Maeve Bouton is back on the field.
Most important, she’s “the same Maeve.”
@DMelt57 has the story for #TribSuburbanSports.
@AndreanGSoccer @andrean59ers @AndreanHigh @AHS59erSoftball
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Dave Melton retweeted
Crown Point star Dikembe Shaw is bound for Chicago.
With a Dash of advice, he picks UIC and its “vision.”
@DMelt57 has the story for #TribSuburbanSports.
@DikembeShaw @CPBulldogHoops @CP_Bulldogs @CPHSSports @CrownPoint_fans @UIC_MBB @IndianaEliteIE
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Dave Melton retweeted
A fractured vertebra didn’t stop Chesterton’s Adey Avey. What can?
“She’s doing things not all kids can do.”
@DMelt57 has the story for #TribSuburbanSports.
@chestertonGS @CHS__Trojans @ChestertonHS @FCPride08g_ECNL @FCPRIDESOCCER
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Dave Melton retweeted
Northwest Indiana girls soccer preview: @DMelt57’s top 10 teams and 25 players to watch.
#TribSuburbanSports @CPHSSports @LCGirls_soccer @AthleticsValpo @chestertonGS @Munster_Sports @AthleticsHobart @rdpathletics @HCHSWildcats @girlssoccer_hhs
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Dave Melton retweeted
Milwaukee Brewers prospect Griffin Tobias faces a “gigantic learning experience.”
But Lake Central alum is a quick study.
@DMelt57 has the story for #TribSuburbanSports.
@GriffinTobias1 @Brewers @CarolinaMudcats @LCIndiansBball @LCIndians @LC_School_Corp
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Dave Melton retweeted
Crown Point’s Payton Cholewa is raring to go.
“She does try so hard all of the time.”
Even when she shouldn’t.
@DMelt57 has the story for #TribSuburbanSports.
@cp_volleyball @CPHSSports @school_crown @CrownPoint_fans
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Dave Melton retweeted
Northwest Indiana girls volleyball preview: Check out
@DMelt57’s top 10 teams and 25 players to watch.
#TribSuburbanSports @LCIndians @cp_volleyball @ChestertonVoll1 @AthleticsValpo @LPSlicerVB @KVHSAthletics @andrean59ers @HCHSWildcats @Munster_Sports
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Dave Melton retweeted
For Milwaukee Brewers prospect Josh Adamczewski, “playing is easy.”
Lake Central alum is figuring out the rest.
@DMelt57 has the story for #TribSuburbanSports.
@jadamz9 @Brewers @CarolinaMudcats @GriffinTobias1 @LCIndiansBball @LCIndians @LC_School_Corp
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Dave Melton retweeted
Cameron Nohos’ velocity hit 98 mph quickly. What more can the 6-foot-8 Andrean graduate do?
The San Diego Padres may find out.
@DMelt57 has the story for #TribSuburbanSports.
@CamNono2 @Padres @UIC_Baseball @andreanbaseball @andrean59ers @AndreanHigh
chicagotribune.com/2025/07/2…
Dave Melton retweeted
Lake Central’s Joshua Flores is ready to “get to work” after the Milwaukee Brewers pick him in the 4th round of the @MLBDraft.
@DMelt57 has the story for #TribSuburbanSports.
@_JFLO13_ @LCIndiansBball @Brewers @BrewersPD
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Dave Melton retweeted
Connor Misch began his college career at Xavier and intends to finish there. The Lake Central alum has hit it big.
@DMelt57 has the story for #TribSuburbanSports.
@misch_connor @XavierBASE @LCIndiansBball @LCIndians @LC_School_Corp @ntucker_1 @HCHSWildcats
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Dave Melton retweeted
Crown Point’s Brinkley Kita is all smiles at Ball State.
Her late-season success is a “big confidence booster.”
@DMelt57 has the story for #TribSuburbanSports.
@Brinkle74710513 @BallStateSB @BallStateSports @Ashlyn_Kita01 @CPHSSBDOGS @CPHSSports
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Dave Melton retweeted
Munster’s Char Lorenz transfers to LSU to win.
But the freshman All-American has already arrived.
@DMelt57 has the story for #TribSuburbanSports.
@char_lorenz @MunsterSoftball @Munster_Sports @MunsterHS @LSUsoftball @CoachNealPT
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Dave Melton retweeted
Crown Point’s Billy Chidsey feasted on high school pitching.
With the Corn Dogs, he’ll try to get his fill again.
@DMelt57 has the story for #TribSuburbanSports.
@billchids @cphsbaseball @CPHSSports @PNW_Baseball @PurdueNorthwest @lakecocorndogs
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Dave Melton retweeted
Andrean’s Charlie Sollars loves “that adrenaline rush.” Just wait until the state championship game.
@DMelt57 has the story for #TribSuburbanSports.
@charlie_sollars @Blake_Kouder @andreanbaseball @andrean59ers @inbullsbase @LincolnTrailBSB @IHSAA1
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Dave Melton retweeted
For Indiana commit Trent Gill, Valparaiso’s first state championship game is “surreal.”
But his impact is clear.
@DMelt57 has the story for #TribSuburbanSports
@Tgillyy2 @TyGill_2 @DennisMalloy01 @VVikingbaseball @AthleticsValpo @Valpo_Schools @IndianaBase
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Dave Melton retweeted
Notre Dame commit Caden Crowell wanted this for Valparaiso.
Well, he earned it.
“It’s a dream I’ve had.”
@DMelt57 has the story for #TribSuburbanSports.
@crowell_caden7 @VVikingbaseball @AthleticsValpo @ValpoHS411 @MaxReaume12 @NDBaseball @inbullsbase
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Dave Melton retweeted
Kaden Poppe’s move to designated player lets her “focus on hitting.”
Her bat lets Hanover Central win.
@DMelt57 has the story for #TribSuburbanSports.
@KadenPoppe @Jillian_D41 @StilleySienna26 @HCHSWildcats @hcsc219 @nwisoxfastpitch
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Dave Melton retweeted
Crown Point’s Logan Johnston shuts down 2024 state champion Lake Central.
The Indiana commit is “untouchable.”
@DMelt57 has the story for #TribSuburbanSports.
@LJohnston344 @cphsbaseball @CPHSSports @school_crown @CrownPoint_fans @IndianaBase @Seandunlap28
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