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News April 10, 2020 3832

Two summers ago, Carmosino, who is a 6-foot-4 guard, was an up-and-coming player in the Sentinels’ program who impressed head coach Joe Bennett and assistant/junior varsity coach Mike Tartaglia...

10 Things You Didn’t Know about Kofi Kingston

News October 24, 2019 4338

For the uninitiated, Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah is a 37-year old Ghanaian- American professional wrestler who performs on the Smackdown brand of the WWE under the ring name Kofi Kingston....

Michael Mihuc discusses Cody Miller and life with pectus with local news

News Updated September 01, 2016 7907

Our own Michael Mihuc disusses life with pectus with the local news. HTML5 video not supported by your browser ...

Junction City teen holding softball clinic to give back to Shriners Hospital after surgery

News August 19, 2016 5565

Fourteen-year-old Jenna Kister could fit 164 Skittles in what she calls her “dent” before she had surgery to correct it two years ago. 'The then-12-year-old, who...

Reds pitcher helps local boy overcome medical condition

News August 12, 2016 5271

Tracy Blower heard about Melville and contacted him, hoping for maybe an autograph for her youngest son. Instead, Melville offered more. Much more. Melville invited Tracy,...

Does pectus actually give certain athletes a physical advantage?

News Updated August 11, 2016 7944

The old swimming adage is that breaststrokers are born, not made. You often can look at a swimmer standing still and tell whether they are a natural fit for...

Professional Male Athletes Struggle With Body Image Issues Too Hot

News Updated July 14, 2016 13428

Being plagued with body image issues and insecurities is currently more common than ever, impacting individuals of all shapes and sizes. However, one would think that professional athletes, with...

Hinsdale Central's Nick Midlash sets personal milestones after surgery

News April 08, 2016 6154

Over winter break in December 2014, months before his sophomore track season, Hinsdale Central's Nick Midlash had surgery on his rib cage because of pectus excavatum, a condition in...

Munster's Wilson Beckman the Post-Tribune's Boys Swimmer of the Year

News Updated December 05, 2016 6259

Bouncing back from trying circumstances is nothing new for Beckman. In eighth grade, he underwent surgery for pectus excavatum, a condition in which a person's breastbone is sunken into...

Wheeling Park Swimmer Mueller Overcoming Odds

News February 26, 2015 6530

Mueller has what's known as pectus excavatum, or the ribs and sternum are growing abnormally inward. This produces a caved-in or sunken appearance of the chest. It can either...

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