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“She’s certainly one of the top all-arounders in the state."

"That's what it's all about, putting Region basketball on a platform for everyone to see."

Ethan Ferba had big plans for the offseason. The Hobart diver got a taste of competing against the best when he finished 26th at the IHSAA state swimming and diving competition last February in Indianapolis. When Ferba returned to Northwest Indiana, he sat down with Hobart diving coach Katharine Rinas and the two put together a summer workout plan that would allow the then-sophomore to take his diving to the next level. Then COVID-19 hit and pools around the Region shutdown, including Hobart’s sparkling new swim facility. “When everything with COVID happened, it was bad,” Ferba...

Sayyida al-Hurra: This famous pirate was a woman to be reckoned with. (Oxygene Tetouan / ) Sayyida al-Hurra (Iberian, 1485-1561 AD) was a notorious female pirate who lived between the 15th and 16th centuries AD. Her father was a tribal chief, and her mother was a Christian who converted to Islam. As the child of a nobleman, Sayyida al-Hurra was provided with an excellent education, being tutored in such subjects as mathematics, theology, and languages. The title Sayyida al Hurra means "noble lady who is free and independent; the woman sovereign who bows to no superior authority." At some p...

Nothing could've prepared him for the news he would receive during his shift. "I actually got a text that morning from a college coach saying, 'Dwayne, congratulations! I saw you on (TV),'" Johnson said. "It caught me off guard because I wasn't even aware of it. I just asked him, 'Where did you see it?' And then I ended up getting a video sent to me by my mother." On Saturday, Calumet's standout defensive back was announced as the recipient of the NFL's Way to Play award for a tackle he made on a kickoff against River Forest on Oct. 9.