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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
2025 PWHL Draft Profile: Nina Jobst-Smith
Nina Jobst-Smith will look to become the second German skater and third player ever from her nation to compete in the PWHL. Jobst-Smith, spending the entirety of her NCAA career with the University of Minnesota-Duluth, was named a Second Team All-WCHA conference star this season. She was the only PWHL Draft eligible defender from the WCHA named to an All-WCHA roster this season. Jobst-Smith is a two-way defender who can contribute on both sides of the puck. As a captain at Minnesota-Duluth, she had 18 points in 37 games, and picked up five points in eight games for Germany this season at the Olympic Game qualifiers and World Championships. For Jobst-Smith, she's been following the PWHL and watching as other Minnesota-Duluth alumni make the step to the league. "The league has been amazing to follow over the past two seasons," Jobst-Smith told The Hockey News. "Watching many of my teammates graduate and represent PWHL teams has been both exciting and motivating for me personally. What was once an idea or a dream for athletes, has become a reality thanks to the many trailblazers, investors, and operations staff of the PWHL." "With the recent expansion announcements, it is obvious that the demand for both players and viewership is and will continue to rise," she added. "I hope to be a part of the PWHL not only to continue living out my passion for hockey, but also to inspire the next generation of future female hockey players." Jobst-Smith is considered one of only a handful of defenders who are PWHL ready and could have been in the league as a contributor this season. She was among NCAA leaders in blocked shots with 61, and was one of the best in the nation winning 63.2% of her puck battles, a mark that was second among PWHL Draft eligible players coming from the NCAA. Jobst-Smith is ready for the PHWL's physical style where her competitive nature and ability to end plays angling attackers to the boards will be valued. With the puck on her stick, Jobst-Smith is evasive in her own zone showing her ability to quickly turn pucks up ice and transport the play out of danger zones. Offensively she sees the ice well from the blueline managing risk and keeping pucks in on the attack. Academically, Jobst-Smith earned a degree in civil engineering from Minnesota-Duluth.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Williamson County Homeless Alliance aims to create permanent shelter
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — In their day shelter off of West Mead Boulevard, the Williamson County Homeless Alliance offers a place where people experiencing homelessness can wash their clothes, take a shower, access a computer, meet with a case manager and take a break from the elements. 'A lot of people don't think that Williamson County has a homeless problem, and we do,' Dr. Kevin Riggs, Executive Director of WCHA told News 2. ON TOUR | CoolSprings Galleria continues to thrive three decades later Riggs estimated that as of publication, about 1,500 people are currently unhoused in Williamson County. 'A lot of times, people come to Williamson County because they hear how successful Williamson County is, and so they think they can come and find a better job,' Riggs said. 'So they move here from other parts of the country wanting to better themselves, but then find themselves in a hardship where they are homeless.' In 2024, WCHA partnered with the Franklin Community Development and provided housing for 115 families, including 178 adults and 42 children. Riggs says while there's a small number of people living in tents, most of the county's unhoused population live in cars or couch surf, making it difficult to keep an official count. He said another concern of his is the growing number of senior citizens who don't have housing. NEWS 2 ON TOUR: Spring Hill preserves its history while forging ahead with new development, infrastructure improvements 'As a whole, we just have to come together and decide that instead of building all these mega-mansions around town, we have to provide housing for our senior citizens, for our veterans, or just for people who are struggling with different mental health issues, we have to be able to provide housing for them,' Riggs added. The WCHA's long-term goal is to establish a permanent shelter that would be open seven days a week for the whole year. As of publication, the nonprofit operates emergency shelters during inclement weather, utilizing churches and other spaces in the community. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WKRN News 2.
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
White House Correspondents' Dinner 2025: See All the Arrivals (Photos)
The White House Correspondents' Dinner, an annual fundraising event hosted by the White House Correspondents' Association, has been jokingly called "nerd prom" in the past for the way it mixes journalists, political figures and celebrities for one night in Washington, D.C. Past years have had some major names in attendance, but the 2025 event, held on Saturday, April 26, may look a little different. Typically, the event is hosted by a comedian, who will lightly roast those in attendance; this year, the WHCA canceled their scheduled host, Amber Ruffin. A statement from the WCHA president Eugene Daniels read in part, "At this consequential moment for journalism, I want to ensure the focus is not on the politics of division but entirely on awarding our colleagues for their outstanding work and providing scholarship and mentorship to the next generation of journalists.' With President Donald Trump being a no-show (he skipped the event in his first term as well), it was likely to be a more subdued affair than usual, but stars including The White Lotus' Jason Isaacs, Alex Borstein, Lynda Carter, Michael Chiklis and Dean Norris stepped out in support of the press. See the photos below. Read the original article on People
USA Today
22-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Ohio State women's hockey advances to Frozen Four national title game
Ohio State women's hockey advances to Frozen Four national title game The Ohio State women's ice hockey team will be playing in its fourth-straight Frozen Four National Championship Game after disposing of Cornell by a 4-2 margin inside the OSU Hockey Rink on Friday night. If the Buckeyes can pull it off, it'll be their third national title in four years. To get there though, OSU had to rebound from a comeback rally by Cornell. The Buckeyes went up early by a score of 2-0 because of goals by Makenna Webster at the 2:24 mark and Brooke Disher with 13:23 remaining in the first period. Ohio State took that lead into the first intermission, but the second period belonged to the Big Red. Cornell got on the board with a power play goal with 6:46 remaining in the period followed by another mark just over a minute later to tie things up at 2 goals each. Suddenly, it was game on. But champions find a way to get it done and Ohio State picked itself back up off the ice and scored the final two tallies of the game. Joy Dunne scored the go-ahead goal, the one that would eventually go down as the game-winner with 16:23 left in the game. For good measure, Dunne added another with 12:38 left, and the Buckeyes' defense and goaltending held on from there to polish off the win and head into the Women's Frozen Four title game in Minneapolis at 4 p.m. ET Sunday. OSU will play the winner of Wisconsin and Minnesota. If the Badgers win, it will be an all WCHA final. Go get some more hardware! Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
O'Brien Headlines WCHA Awards As Player of the Year
The WCHA today announced their 2024-25 individual award winners headlined by Player ff the Year Casey O'Brien. O'Brien was the NCAA's leading scorer this season and passed Hilary Knight's mark as the all-time scoring leader at the University of Wisconsin. She's also a top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award. O'Brien was also named the WCHA Forward of the Year. She has 79 points in 36 games this season. Caroline Harvey was the Defender of the Year. The Wisconsin defender also won the honor last season. The goaltender of the year is Minnesota-Duluth's Even Gascon. Gascon was also named a top three finalist for the NCAA Goaltender of the Year today. Caitlin Kraemer was the WCHA Rookie of the Year. The first year Minnesota-Duluth forward had 29 points in 36 games. Also earning awards were Clara Van Wieren of Minnesota-Duluth who was named the WCHA's Outstanding Student Athlete of the Year, and Mark Johnson, who was the WCHA Coach of the Year.
