SOUTH BEND – Chris Betts won the Midwest League Home Run Derby Monday evening.

SOUTH BEND – Pitbull will be the featured musician for the All-Star Fest in South Bend this June.

Former Notre Dame star Skylar Diggins-Smith has been named to the WNBA All-Star game.

MIDLAND, Mich. – Four Cubs and three TinCaps were selected to play in the 2017 Midwest League All-Star Game.

NAPPANEE -NorthWood football coach Nate Andrews has been chosen to coach the North All-Star team this summer.

FORT WAYNE – A host of area players are slated to take part in a pair of girls basketball all-star games this weekend.

INDIANAPOLIS – Jerrell Pointdexter made the most of his opportunities. The former Concord High School football standout earned MVP honors in the Indiana Football Coaches Association All-Star game at North Central High School. Pointdexter touched the pigskin three times, but still earned top honors after helping lead the North team to a 20-7 win over …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The area high school football scene, including the Northern Lakes Conference, will be well represented for the annual Indiana Football Coaches Association All-Star game. The contest, pitting the North All-Stars versus the South All-Stars, is set for tonight at 7 p.m. at North Central High School in Indianapolis. Selected to play for the …read more.

NOTRE DAME —  Skylar Diggins a four-time All-America selection at Notre Dame from 2009-13 and holder of more than 30 program records, has been selected as a starter for the Western Conference in the 2015 Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) All-Star Game, the league announced Tuesday night. This year’s WNBA All-Star Game will be played at …read more.

Philanthropic Educational Organization, chapter EJ, will hold its annual game luncheon Aug. 19 at North Webster United Methodist Church, 7822 Epworth Forest Rd., North Webster. Lunch starts at 11:30 a.m. A wide variety of salads, sandwiches and desserts will be served. Games will consist of bridge, euchre, dominoes, etc. Prizes will be awarded to the …read more.

John Essex received a big honor as a member of the North All-Star football team. The former Wawasee High School standout was one of four players selected as captains for the North squad for the Indiana Football Coaches Association North-South All-Star game which was played Friday night at North Central High School in Indianapolis. Essex, …read more.