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Nike hosts 3x3 girls basketball tournament for WNBA All-Star weekend
WNBA Hyperdunk team member Mariah Barnett dribbles the ball down the lane during the Nike 3x3 pop-up tournament on Friday, July 18, 2025, for the WNBA All-Star weekend in downtown Indianapolis. Adin Parks/IndyStar Heir team member Katelyn Jones eyes the basket while on the move for a layup on Friday, July 18, 2025, during the Nike 3x3 pop-up tournament for the WNBA All-Star weekend in downtown Indianapolis. Adin Parks/IndyStar Fans watch as Nike hosts a 3x3 pop-up tournament on Friday, July 18, 2025, during the WNBA All-Star weekend in downtown Indianapolis. Adin Parks/IndyStar Flight team member Kennedy Williams goes for a layup during a game on Friday, July 18, 2025, during the Nike 3x3 pop-up tournament for the WNBA All-Star weekend in downtown Indianapolis. Adin Parks/IndyStar A fan watches a basketball game on Friday, July 18, 2025, from the parking garage during the Nike 3x3 pop-up tournament for the WNBA All-Star weekend in downtown Indianapolis. Adin Parks/IndyStar Flight team member A'mya Simmons reaches for a rebound during a game on Friday, July 18, 2025, during the Nike 3x3 pop-up tournament for the WNBA All-Star weekend in downtown Indianapolis. Adin Parks/IndyStar Indiana Fever Caitlin Clark guard (22) arrives to the Nike 3x3 pop-up tournament on Friday, July 18, 2025, for the WNBA All-Star weekend in downtown Indianapolis. Clark presented the championship trophy and gave remarks to the winning team. Adin Parks/IndyStar Swoosh team member Hannah Stepp (left) shoots the ball over Heir team member Aunyai Deer on Friday, July 18, 2025, during the Nike 3x3 pop-up tournament for the WNBA All-Star weekend in downtown Indianapolis. Adin Parks/IndyStar Team flight celebrates their championship victory of the Nike 3x3 tournament on Friday, July 18, 2025, after Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) presented the trophy to them in downtown Indianapolis. Adin Parks/IndyStar
Indianapolis Star
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Indianapolis Star
See 'Westfield Rocks the 4th' event host hotdog and watermelon eating contests
Young competitors eat watermelon during the watermelon eating contest on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Adin Parks/IndyStar Billy Raymer competes in the hotdog eating contest on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Adin Parks/IndyStar Two young competitors begin the watermelon eating contest on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Adin Parks/IndyStar Eliana Livingstone, 10, eats her watermelon during the watermelon eating contest on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Adin Parks/IndyStar Griffin Warling, finishes the watermelon eating contest on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Warling has Microphthalmia, a visual impairment. 'His eyes never fully developed from birth,' Katie Warling, Griffin's mother, said. 'He can see colors and light.' Griffin still competed in the contest, even with his visual impairment, and placed second in the 3-6 age range. Adin Parks/IndyStar Peter Rusch started the competition eating just the hotdogs themselves on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Rusch won the competition by eating 5 complete hotdogs in less than a minute, marking his 9th competitive win. Adin Parks/IndyStar A young competitor opens his watermelon slice before the watermelon eating contest on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Adin Parks/IndyStar Parker Cobb eats a hotdog during hotdog eating competition on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Adin Parks/IndyStar Parents cheer on their kids participating in the watermelon eating contest on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Adin Parks/IndyStar Two young competitors eat watermelon slices during the watermelon eating contest on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Adin Parks/IndyStar Billy Raymer pours water on his hotdog in the hotdog eating contest on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Adin Parks/IndyStar Gabriella booker puts a hotdog in her mouth during the hotdog eating contest on Friday, July 4, 2025,at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Adin Parks/IndyStar A contestant finished his watermelon slice before anyone else during the watermelon eating contest on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Adin Parks/IndyStar The competitors of the 2025 Westfield hotdog eating contest stand prior to the beginning of the competition on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. The competitor who ate 5 hotdogs the fastest would be named the winner. Adin Parks/IndyStar Rosie Booker puts a hotdog in her mouth during the hotdog eating contest on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Booker came in close second to Peter Rusch. 'This is my first competition,' Booker said. 'I wanted to prove to myself that I could do it.' Adin Parks/IndyStar A watermelon lays eaten after the watermelon eating contest on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Adin Parks/IndyStar Fans cheer as the hotdog eating contest comes to an end on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Adin Parks/IndyStar Peter Rusch eats the leftover bread after eating all of the hotdogs during the hotdog eating competition on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Rusch won the competition by eating 5 hotdogs in less than a minute, marking his 9th competitive win. Adin Parks/IndyStar Young competitors await the countdown to begin eating their watermelon slice before the watermelon eating contest on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Adin Parks/IndyStar Griffin Warling stands among the 3 victors of his age range after the watermelon eating contest on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Adin Parks/IndyStar A young competitor's hat lies next to a piece of watermelon from the previous round of the watermelon eating contest on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Adin Parks/IndyStar Young competitors plant their faces in the watermelon during the eating contest on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. The 13-16 age range did not allow the contestants to eat with their hands. Adin Parks/IndyStar A watermelon slice becomes juicier as a young competitor eats it during the watermelon eating contest on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Adin Parks/IndyStar Parents and family cheer on the children participating in the watermelon eating contest on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Adin Parks/IndyStar The hotdog eating contest comes to a close as Peter Rusch raises his hands in victory on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. Rusch won by eating 5 hotdogs in under a minute. Adin Parks/IndyStar The Westfield staff throw away watermelon after the watermelon eating contest on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Westfield Rocks the 4th event at the Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. The staff cleaned up after all four rounds. Adin Parks/IndyStar Scott Willis, mayor of Westfield, honors the troops who attended the Westfield Rocks the 4th on Friday, July 4, 2025, in Westfield, Ind. Adin Parks/IndyStar
