Former Huntington soccer player wins $500k in MrBeast challenge with Neymar
CAMPINAS, Brazil (WPTA) – Brazil native Higor Barbieri found a passion for soccer early in life. “Like every single Brazilian, I grew up playing soccer on the streets,” Barbieri said. That love for the game eventually led Barbieri on a journey to the United States, where he played college soccer and soon wound up in […]
CAMPINAS, Brazil (WPTA) – Brazil native Higor Barbieri found a passion for soccer early in life.
“Like every single Brazilian, I grew up playing soccer on the streets,” Barbieri said.
That love for the game eventually led Barbieri on a journey to the United States, where he played college soccer and soon wound up in 21Country.
“I went to a junior college and played decently there,” Barbieri said. “Then I got an offer from Huntington University. They gave me a scholarship and I went straight to Huntington,” he said.
After earning his master’s degree in 2024, following three seasons at Huntington, Barbieri thought the competitive thrill and pressure of the game might be behind him, until about two weeks ago.
“I got a message,” Barbieri said. “They were looking for a soccer player who speaks English, and I got selected.”
The message turned out to be a surprise invitation to compete in a MrBeast challenge. The popular YouTube channel, which averages millions of views per video, gives subscribers the chance to win thousands of dollars. This particular opportunity? A head-to-head challenge against world-famous Brazilian soccer star Neymar for a $500,000 prize.
“It was a huge surprise because he’s my favorite player,” Barbieri said. “Out of nowhere, I was sharing the pitch with him and about to challenge him.”
In the end, Barbieri won the goal-scoring competition and took home the $500k.
“I still think I’m living a dream and I don’t think it’s real,” Barbieri said. “It will definitely change my life. I don’t come from a wealthy family. My mom had to work two jobs during my whole childhood, and now I can literally change that and provide a better life for my family.”
All of it, Barbieri says, came thanks not only to luck and MrBeast’s generosity, but also to the skills he gained in 21Country.
“Huntington definitely prepared me for this challenge,” Barbieri said. “It was a great college. They prepared me not just physically and technically, but also mentally. There were a lot of mind games in that challenge, so I’m very grateful to Huntington University.”
To watch the whole challenge, click the link here. The video has over 92 million views and counting.
Peter Baird Neville OBITUARY With deep sorrow the Neville family announces the death of Peter Baird Neville, who on June 13th, 2025 passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family and in the care of hospice. Peter was born in North Conway, New Hampshire to Edwin Lowe and Joan Mitchell Neville. He spent many […]
With deep sorrow the Neville family announces the death of Peter Baird Neville, who on June 13th, 2025 passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family and in the care of hospice.
Peter was born in North Conway, New Hampshire to Edwin Lowe and Joan Mitchell Neville. He spent many wonderful summers in nearby South Conway, hiking the White Mountains, playing tennis, and swimming in Conway Lake with family and friends. The rest of the year was spent in New Canaan, Connecticut where he attended New Canaan Country School and learned to play ice hockey at the New Canaan Winter Club. Peter was also an accomplished equestrian. As a young boy he rode under the tutelage of his uncle, George H. Morris, at the Ox Ridge Hunt Club and competed in many horse shows and won many equestrian events, including shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Peter demonstrated a natural ability to play many sports, but his strength and quickness at hockey and lacrosse were most evident at Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Massachusetts, where he played three years on the varsity team in each sport. He was also co-captain of the hockey team with his dear friend, James H. Lindsay. Peter continued the many friendships he made at Deerfield until the end of his life. Peter’s deep connection to athletics, his friends, and the outdoors led him to also take up sailing, wing shooting, long distance bicycling, squash, yoga, and many other pursuits over the course of his bountiful and multifaceted life.
Peter received a scholarship to play hockey at the University of Denver, attended the Whittemore School of Business at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, and continued many aspects of further business education throughout his life. His professional life was marked by entrepreneurship, determination, steadfast dedication to his clients in the private wealth sector, and most of all, modesty. He began his financial services career in 1981 with Merrill Lynch in Hartford, Connecticut and joined Morgan Stanley in 1988. Peter evolved with the industry, focusing on ultra-high net worth clients and the intergenerational needs and stewardship required with the wealth transfer process, and was frequently recognized for his professional accomplishments among his peers. In 2012, 2013, and 2014 he ranked number 8, 29, and 30 respectively, including 6 consecutive times in total within the State of Connecticut as one of Barron’s Top 1,000 advisors. As part of Morgan Stanley’s best-in-class intellectual capital, Peter was a Senior Investment Consultant with the firm’s Consulting Group and a graduate of the distinguished Investment Analyst Program at the Wharton School of Business. He was also part of a select group of sustainable investing advisors, earning the title of Investing With Impact Director. Peter’s commitment to financial stewardship and investment management enabled him to manage clients with family and individual wealth, but also institutional cash resources for corporations, foundations, and endowments. Trust and estate planning strategies, pre and post liquidity planning, cash and lending services, and strategic asset management are also services that Peter dutifully provided to his clients.
Profoundly important to Peter were his relationships. Family and friends, many of whom he considered to be family, were all foundational to his identity. Peter is survived by his wife of 44 years, Margaret Mary Doe Neville, his daughter Alexandra Whitney Neville Booker (Arthur Breckenridge Booker) of West Hartford, Connecticut, his son Peter Baird Neville Jr., (Amber Ford Neville) of Washington DC, sisters Whitney Neville Harvey (the late Charles Harvey) of Portland, Maine and Cathy Van Aanden Neville of San Diego, California, and brother Matthew Neville (Rosemary Bourget) of South Conway, New Hampshire. Peter was predeceased by both parents and his brother, Edwin L. Neville III (Giovanna Neville) of Tucson, Arizona. Peter is also survived by grandchildren Winston B. Booker, Cecilia W. Booker, Hutchings B. Booker, Emma G. Neville, Ford B. Neville, and many more family members and dear friends.
Visiting hours will be held at Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Ave. in West Hartford on June 26th, from 4 o’clock until 7 o’clock in the evening. Memorial Service will be held at Saint John’s Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Ave. in West Hartford on June 27th, at 11 o’clock in the morning. Burial will follow immediately at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford. Reception will take place at The Hartford Golf Club in West Hartford at 1 o’clock in the afternoon. Coat and tie. In lieu of flowers please send donations to The American Cancer Society. Directions and online expressions of sympathy may be found at www.molloyfuneralhome.com
Centre County residents experience power outages amid record-breaking heat wave | Penn State, State College News
More than 5,200 Centre County residents have lost electricity as widespread power outages affected several townships during a record-breaking heatwave on Monday. Approximately 5,245 or roughly 7.6% of utility customers were without service earlier Monday afternoon, according to outage data from FindEnergy.com. In State College, outages have dropped from over 700 earlier in the day to just […]
More than 5,200 Centre County residents have lost electricity as widespread power outages affected several townships during a record-breaking heatwave on Monday.
Approximately 5,245 or roughly 7.6% of utility customers were without service earlier Monday afternoon, according to outage data from FindEnergy.com. In State College, outages have dropped from over 700 earlier in the day to just about 120 in the afternoon.
Todd Meyers, a West Penn Power spokesperson, confirmed that crews are investigating a potential substation issue near Pine Mills Grove, which may be contributing to the outages.
“Our goal is to restore power for customers as quickly as possible, especially on a hot day like this,” Meyers said. “We know it’s inconvenient to be in the sweltering heat without power, our substation electricians and line workers are using nearby interconnected power lines to temporarily restore electricity wherever possible.”
Meyers said outages have steadily decreased throughout the day thanks to switching operations. The total number of outages fell to roughly 3,100 in Centre County. Ferguson Township still has 2,900 outages, while Patton Township has reduced to approximately 100.
West Penn Power continues to investigate the root cause of this disruption and will proceed with permanent repairs once they identify the issue.
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Edina’s Mason West commits to Michigan State for hockey
“I have to work on my skating,” he said. “And the USHL is a different level of hockey. Teams are more physical and try to intimidate. That’s hockey. I need to get better at that part of my game.” Playing in the Big Ten was a strong reason why West chose Michigan State. A conversation […]
“I have to work on my skating,” he said. “And the USHL is a different level of hockey. Teams are more physical and try to intimidate. That’s hockey. I need to get better at that part of my game.”
Playing in the Big Ten was a strong reason why West chose Michigan State. A conversation with Minnesota Wild draft pick Charlie Stramel, a Rosemount native who was drafted No. 21 overall in 2023, endorsed his college choice. Stramel originally played in college at Wisconsin before transferring to Michigan State last April.
“Playing teams like Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State… that’s great hockey,” West said. “That’s a big reason why I chose Michigan State. And they were the first school to really talk to me, so I’ve always had a good feeling for them.”
West said that the University of Minnesota was never in the mix for his services, but playing against his hometown school adds a little motivation for him.
“I never really talked to them” he said. “But for sure, I want to play them, prove to them what I can do.”
While his future lies on the ice, West said he’s still planning on returning to Edina to play football this fall. He’s got some unfinished business on the gridiron.
College Credits: Glenview Residents Earn Dean’s List At University Of Iowa
GLENVIEW, IL — We’re keeping track of all the major higher education accomplishments of area students. Send your submissions to eric.degrechie@patch.com. Huskers Named To Deans’ List For spring 2025 More than 6,700 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have been named to the Deans’ List for the spring semester of the 2024-25 academic year. Students from Glenview […]
GLENVIEW, IL — We’re keeping track of all the major higher education accomplishments of area students. Send your submissions to eric.degrechie@patch.com.
Huskers Named To Deans’ List For spring 2025
More than 6,700 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have been named to the Deans’ List for the spring semester of the 2024-25 academic year. Students from Glenview named to the list include:
Cole Brady, senior, Dean’s List, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, environmental studies.
Nolan Alan Rachiele, junior, Dean’s List, College of Journalism and Mass Communications, broadcasting.
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2025 Spring Semester President’s List Honorees Announced At Iowa
More than 1,250 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the president’s list for the 2025 spring semester. Students from Glenview named to the list include:
Leah Desserich
Megan Flentye
Ariella Gutman
Emma Owens
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2025 Spring Semester Dean’s List Honorees Announced At Iowa
IOWA CITY, IA (06/19/2025)– More than 8,000 students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean’s list for the 2025 spring semester. Students from Glenview making the list include:
Francesca Bellavia
Emily Braasch
Carter Cohen
Mia Costello
Theodore Demos
Leah Desserich
Megan Flentye
Ariella Gutman
Tali Hans
Teighan Harris
Anna Heppner
Madeline Hussey
Vanessa Kaddatz
Patrick Keenan
Emilia Krolikowski
Evan McClung
Ainslee Nieman
Rachel Oldham
Emma Owens
Emily Pavlik
Skylar Read
Jacob Rueckert
Emmaline Schuh
Mackenzie Schuh
Emilia Scott
Samantha Sladoje
Margaret Thein
Samuel Zelinsky
— Merit Pages News
Ethan Albin Named to Spring 2025 Dean’s List at Hofstra University
Ethan Albin, of Glenview, excelled during the spring 2025 semester at Hofstra, achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 to earn a spot on the Dean’s List. Ethan’s major is Journalism.
Puhl Named UW-Eau Claire Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach
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**Release courtesy of UW-Eau Claire Sports Information EAU CLAIRE, Wis. –University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Director of Athletics Jason Verdugo announced the hiring of Courtney “CJ” Puhl as the university’s Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach on June 23. Puhl served as an assistant coach with the Blugolds in 2024 and 2025, including a […]
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EAU CLAIRE, Wis.
–University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Director of Athletics Jason Verdugo announced the hiring of Courtney “CJ” Puhl as the university’s Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach on June 23.
Puhl served as an assistant coach with the Blugolds in 2024 and 2025, including a stint as interim head coach at the end of the 2025 campaign. She helped UW-Eau Claire finish as the runner-up at the WIAC Tournament this spring. The Blugolds posted a 23-12 record over the last two seasons with Puhl on the coaching staff.
“CJ has shown a remarkable dedication to developing our student-athletes both on the field and in the classroom,” Verdugo said. “I am confident that her commitment to their holistic development will ensure the program’s continued growth and the production of consistently competitive teams.”
Prior to her UW-Eau Claire experience, Puhl coached high school lacrosse teams for Hudson High School (Wis.) and Coronado High School (Nev.) between 2018-2023. She helped both programs earn state runner-up finishes — Hudson in 2022 and Coronado in 2023. She also has extensive experience coaching in the club game.
“I am so excited to continue to grow the game of lacrosse in the Chippewa Valley with such a talented and resilient group of women,” Puhl said. “There is so much talent in our community and I am excited to continue this journey with the Blugolds.”
Puhl was a four-year lacrosse player in high school and played one season for Augustana College at the Division III level.
In addition to her work as a lacrosse coach, Puhl has worked in education for several years. Most recently, she has worked with Four Lakes Education and Wisconsin Virtual Academy as a virtual education case manager.
Dayle Ross played most of her senior season at SCSU with torn ACL
Dayle Ross had begun doing postseason workouts in the spring with teammates on the St. Cloud State women’s hockey team when she heard something troubling. “I was a little bit worried because I heard clicking in my knee,” Ross said. “I thought it was something like my patella tendon is torn or there was some […]
Dayle Ross had begun doing postseason workouts in the spring with teammates on the St. Cloud State women’s hockey team when she heard something troubling.
“I was a little bit worried because I heard clicking in my knee,” Ross said. “I thought it was something like my patella tendon is torn or there was some cartilage floating around. You never know.
“I reached out to my trainer and asked if I could get an MRI. It showed that it was a torn ACL and didn’t figure it would be that extreme. When I found out, I was going full out with the girls, playing games. I was feeling the best I’ve ever felt. I remember having a conversation with
(SCSU coach) Brian (Idalski)
and saying that I’ve never felt so good after a season and physically strong.”
In short order, she had surgery to repair the damage.
“We got it done within a week,” Ross said. “It was pretty fast. I’m so thankful for the staff and the doctor. If I didn’t get it done, I could have wrecked something else. This was probably the best move I made for me for hockey.
“By graduation, I was still limping and in a brace. I stayed an extra month to work with the physio and (SCSU athletic trainer) Rachel (Nagel) and all the amazing staff in St. Cloud. I can’t thank them enough for helping an old senior out.”
Ross, a 5-foot-6 22-year-old defenseman from Spirit River, Alberta, is in Ottawa and will be on hand at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, for the Professional Women’s Hockey League Draft. Online, you can watch the draft on the PWHL’s
YouTube station.
With Vancouver and Seattle joining as expansion teams, there will be 48 players picked over six rounds. Some draft projections have Ross going as high as the top 30 in the draft.
“At the last second, I saw the Hockey News had me ranked in the top 30 and thought, ‘maybe I should go,'” she said. “I thought that I’d be kicking myself if I don’t go. If I don’t get picked, there’s amazing people that will be there and all these coaches I’ve talked to. There are players that I grew up with or played with that will be there.
“I just want to go there for the experience more than anything.”
St. Cloud State defenseman Dayle Ross celebrates a goal at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud.
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Ross said that her rehabilitation from surgery is ahead of schedule. She has begun jogging and is lifting weights.
“They just don’t want me to turn my knee,” she said. “I can move forward and backward and side-to-side slowly. It’s about the way I move it to protect my ACL that is starting to re-attach. I can run as long as I want, but I can’t sprint yet. It’s a slow process. I’m still getting stronger.”
Ross is known for being an ardent trainer both during and after the season. During the offseason, she is typically on the ice 3-4 times a day with either a skating instructor or giving skating lessons.
She is hoping to be able to get back on the ice by the end of July.
“I’m so used to skating all the time that I’m missing it,” Ross said. “I’m hoping that when I get back to playing hockey, my love for the game will be that much more. I hate that I’m at this point, but I know when I get back, I’ll enjoy it more.”
It sounds like she may be missing coaching youth players as much as she misses working on her own skills.
“I’m hoping to get on the ice as soon as I can because I’m missing working with the kids,” she said.
St. Cloud State senior defenseman Dayle Ross (2) carries the puck with Mercyhurst’s Sofia Ljung defending in a nonconference women’s hockey game on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud.
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While she was playing through her injury, Ross ended up having the best season of her college career. She had 13 assists, 15 points, a career-best 103 shots, 46 blocked shots and led
the Huskies
in plus/minus with a career-best plus-11.
To put that plus/minus number in perspective, her next closest teammates were sophomore forward Sofianna Sundelin, senior defenseman Ella Anick and freshman defenseman Siiri Yrjölä, who were all plus-3.
Keep in mind, Ross was playing on the top defensive pairing, so she was facing most of the top scoring forwards in NCAA Division I every game.
“It’s not like I didn’t play against top lines. I was out there a lot,” Ross said. “I think (Team USA and Minnesota forward) Abbey Murphy didn’t scored on me a single time. I know that’s a good stat to have and I’m thankful for that. I know they don’t look at just stats.”
So after she got injured, how was she able to get on the ice and play?
“After the week we played Wisconsin, we had an off weekend and I took that week off and played fine,” Ross said. “I didn’t have any pain. My knee would just swell after the game sometimes.
“I did the rehab before practice, I would do some extra stuff to get through the season. I didn’t realize that I tore my ACL. My quad was strong enough to cope with the pain and cope that sensibility of my knee shifting. I played the whole season without a brace.”
St. Cloud State defenseman Dayle Ross (2) carries the puck in a game against Wisconsin with teammate Ally Qualley (12) and Badgers forward Laila Edwards (10) in pursuit at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud.
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Ross’ agent is Nick DiLisi and she said that he has been talking to some PWHL teams as they prepare for the draft.
“He talks with them about who I am as a player and as a person,” she said. “He does the talking … I have no idea how many teams. A couple for sure. If there was none that my agent was talking to, I’d be a little worried. He does all that work for me.
“He’s really helped me with taking phone calls from teams and dealing with all the media stuff. He deals with talking with all the teams, which I’m not good at. So I really appreciate that about him.”
Ross also has an ally in
Idalski, who was named the first head coach of the Vancouver team on Monday, June 23.
“Brian is my little agent as well,” said Ross, who played three seasons for Idalski. “He has so many contacts and knows so many people and knows me personally. If there’s something bad about me, he’ll tell them. If there’s something good about me, he’ll tell them. It’s nice to have him on my side.”
Ross said that she is just hoping that she gets a shot in the PWHL and was happy with how she played last season.
“At the end of the year, I had a decent amount of points and I thought I played really well,” she said. “At the end, you never really know. The media talks about all the players that score a zillion goals and have all the points on the top teams. But there are really good players on other teams that maybe don’t get as many points, but they might get as many points if they were on one of those top teams.”
While the surgery has been a setback to her training, Ross is optimistic about her chances of getting drafted.
“I was really worried about my injury, but that’s just part of the game,” she said. “I’m a good defenseman and I have to believe that I’m good. I have to sell myself a bit.”
Ross is one of three former SCSU players likely to be drafted. The other players are
forward Emma Gentry
and
goalie Sanni Ahola,
who also finished their eligibility.
Ross has earned her degree in exercise science and was a two-time WCHA All-Academic Team pick. In her career, she had 33 assists, 40 points, 252 shots, 92 penalty minutes, was a plus-6 and had 269 blocked shots in 142 games. In 2022-23, Ross set an NCAA record with 104 blocked shots.
