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Hufnagel sits atop the podium at OVC Indoor Championship

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Eagles finish 6th in OVC Indoor Championship

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Senior Noah Hufnagel (Santa Claus, Indiana) was crowned champion in the 3,000 meters at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championship Thursday afternoon at the Birmingham CrossPlex. The Screaming Eagles earned a sixth-place team finish after totaling 33 points.
 
Hufnagel finished the championship with a 3,000-meter time of eight minutes, 21.06 seconds to cap off USI’s first-ever conference championship appearance. He also secured a second-place finish in the 5,000 meters with a 14:25.16 mark.
 
Junior Mitchell Hopf (Santa Claus, Indiana) earned a pair of top-five performances, nabbing fourth in the 3,000 meters before placing fifth in the 5,000 meters. Hopf crossed the line in 8:25.36 in the 3,000 meters and secured a personal-best time of 14:40.05 in the 5,000 meters. Also finding the top five were sophomores Dylan Bland (Holland, Indiana) and Brady Terry (Philpot, Kentucky) with Bland earning 10th in the 5,000 meters (15:01.85)  and Terry placing ninth in the mile (4:17.42).
 
Two USI relays earned top-10 marks in the championship with the distance medley relay group finishing in fourth while the 4×400 relay nabbed eighth. The distance medley relay team consisted of Terry, junior Ethan Goddard (Avon, Indiana), senior Tyler Garrett (Martinsville, Indiana), and sophomore Trace Manzi (Evansville, Indiana) rallied to finish the relay in 10:29.01. The 4×400 relay team consisting of Terry, Garrett, sophomore Rick Pflanz (Huntingburg, Indiana), and sophomore Luke Heinemann (Georgetown, Kentucky) earned a point for the Eagles with a time of 3:29.51.
 
Making some noise in the field was junior Josh Kaminski (Lafayette, Indiana) who tossed an 11th-best 45 feet, seven inches in the shot put. Junior Kyle Crone (Maryville, Illinois) had a 6′ 00″ performance in the high jump, placing 12th.

EVANSVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA

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EVANSVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION

MEETING AGENDA

Monday, February 27th, 2023

4:00 p.m.  Room 307, Civic Center Complex

  1. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
  1. An executive session will be held prior to the open session.
  1. The executive session is closed as provided by:
  1. I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(5): To receive information about and interview prospective employees.
  2. I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(6)(A): With respect to any individual over whom the governing body has jurisdiction to receive information concerning the individual’s alleged misconduct.
  3. I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(9): To discuss a job performance evaluation of individual employees.  This subdivision does not apply to a discussion of the salary, compensation, or benefits of employees during a budget process.
  1. OPEN SESSION:
  1. CALL TO ORDER:
  1. ACKNOWLEDGE GUESTS:
  1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
    1. February 13th,2023 (Sutton, Johnson-Kincaid)
  1. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS:
  1. PROBATIONARY OFFICER UPDATE:
    1. Officers in the Field Training Program
    2. Officers in the Southwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy

Greiwe Crowned Champion In Eagles’ OVC Indoor Championship Debut

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Eagles finish 6th in OVC Indoor Championship

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Junior Lauren Greiwe (West Harrison, Indiana) sat atop the podium after winning the 5,000 meters at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championship Thursday afternoon at the Birmingham CrossPlex. The Screaming Eagles ended the two-day event in sixth place after accumulating 65 points in their first-ever appearance.
 
Greiwe earned USI’s first OVC individual title after winning the 5,000 meters, crossing the line in 17 minutes, 29.46 seconds. She also secured a personal-best time of 9:49.27 in the 3,000 meters to earn fourth.
 
Two-time co-OVC Track Athlete of the Week winner junior McKenna Cavanaugh (New Albany, Indiana) placed second in the 3,000 meters and the mile. Cavanaugh’s mile time of 4:55.20 was 0.06 seconds behind the first-place finisher. She was able to finish the 3,000 meters in 9:47.48 to gain eight points for the Eagles.
 
After earning a personal-best mark in the 800 meters, sophomore Audrey Comastri (Indianapolis, Indiana) paced a 2:14.77 performance to earn second in the event. Comastri secured a third-place finish in the preliminaries to move on to the finals. Also finishing in the top five were senior Kara Martin (Herrin, Illinois) and junior Aubrey Swart (Noblesville, Indiana). Martin reached the podium with a third-place finish in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:47.90 while Swart nabbed fifth place in the 5,000 meters with an 18:09.77 mark.
 
The Eagles’ distance medley relay team was able to tally a second-place performance. Martin, Comastri, Cavanaugh, and junior Emma Brown (Evansville, Indiana) crossed the line in 11:54.64 to add to USI’s point total.
 

U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOOD AND INSPECTION REPORT

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PRODUCT RECALL
PRODUCT RECALL

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for New Seasons Pizza Sauce Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns that fully cooked, ready-to-eat (RTE) pasta sauce labeled as pizza sauce contains anchovies and milk, known allergens, as well as ground beef and sulfites, which are not declared on the product label. FSIS is issuing this public health alert to ensure that consumers are aware that these products should not be consumed. A recall was not requested because the products are no longer available for purchase.

BASEBALL ACES OPEN UP HOME SEASON THIS WEEKEND AGAINST EASTERN MICHIGAN

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville baseball team will return home to German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium this weekend to open up its home slate, as the Purple Aces will host Eastern Michigan in a three-game series.  The series will begin Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. and continue on both Saturday (2 p.m.) and Sunday (1 p.m.) afternoon.

Evansville (0-4) will be looking for its first win of the 2023 campaign after dropping a three-game series at Troy and a 6-3 decision at Kentucky on Tuesday.  Since German American Bank Field was constructed at Braun Stadium in February 2020, UE has posted a 38-23 overall record at GAB Field.  UE went 17-9 a season ago at home, and the Purple Aces have lost only four of 16 series played at the renovated facility.

UE’s middle infield combo of junior shortstop Simon Scherry (Santa Claus, Ind./Heritage Hills) and junior second baseman Kip Fougerousse (Linton, Ind./Linton-Stockton) currently lead the Purple Aces’ offense.  Scherry is hitting a team-best .375 (6-for-16) through four games, while also boasting a team-best .474 on-base percentage.  Fougerousse, meanwhile, is second on the team in hitting at .350 (7-for-20) and he ranks eighth nationally in home runs with three.  He enters this weekend’s action just two home runs shy of the national lead.

Eastern Michigan will bring a 1-2 overall record to Evansville after a season-opening series against Northern Kentucky that was played in Hoover, Alabama.  The Eagles rallied for five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning of the series finale to earn a 13-9 victory.  Reigning Mid-American Conference Player of the Year Matt Kirk currently lead the EMU offense, as the fifth-year outfielder is hitting .500 (5-for-10) with a home run and two runs driven in.  Fifth-year shortstop Taylor Hopkins (.400/1/8) and senior third baseman Glenn Miller (.364/0/0) also hit above .350 this year for the Eagles.

Evansville and Eastern Michigan have met only once on the baseball diamond – the 1999 UE Diamond Classic hosted at Evansville’s old Carson Center Field.  The Purple Aces picked up a 10-2 victory that day behind a 3-for-4 effort by then-sophomore and current head coach Wes Carroll.  The next day, Eastern Michigan was supposed to face Dayton, but that EMU game never happened, as UE and Memphis played to a 4-4 tie in 21 innings that day, which is still the longest collegiate baseball game ever played in Indiana.  The old Carson Center Field did not have lights, and EMU and Dayton were never able to take the field, as the game was called at 4 p.m. local time to allow Evansville to catch a flight to Florida to take part in the Rollins College Baseball Challenge.

Evansville will send junior RHP Nick Smith (0-1, 13.50 ERA) to the mound for Friday’s opener looking for UE’s first victory of the year.  He will be opposed by EMU RHP Thomas House (0-1, 8.31 ERA).  Friday’s game can be seen live on ESPN+.

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Softball back home for weekend tournament

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Aces stand at 8-1 on the season

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Another home tournament is on the slate for this weekend as the University of Evansville softball team is back at Tri-State Orthopaedics Field at James & Dorothy Cooper Stadium.  A total of 10 games will be played with the Purple Aces taking part in five contests.  Live stats for each game will be available by clicking here.

Friday, February 24th

10 a.m.            Bowling Green vs. Purdue Fort Wayne

12:30 p.m.       Evansville vs. Purdue Fort Wayne

3 p.m.              St. Thomas vs. Bowling Green

5:30 p.m.         Evansville vs. St. Thomas

Saturday, February 25th

10 a.m.            Purdue Fort Wayne vs. St. Thomas

12:30 p.m.       Evansville vs. Bowling Green

3 p.m.              Evansville vs. Purdue Fort Wayne

5:30 p.m.         Bowling Green vs. St. Thomas

Sunday, February 26th

10 a.m.            Purdue Fort Wayne vs. St. Thomas

12:30 p.m.       Evansville vs. Bowling Green

UE enters the weekend with a record of 8-1 following a 4-0 performance last weekend.  The Aces picked up victories over USI and Green Bay while defeating Kansas City in two contests.  Hannah Hood is the reigning Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week.  Hood batted .571 with six runs, five walks, five RBI, four stolen bases and two home runs to lead the Purple Aces to a perfect 4-0 mark.

Megan Brenton did not allow a single earned run in six frames of work over the last week.  Her first appearance came in Sunday’s win over Kansas City.  She gave up one hit while fanning three batters in two frames.  Brenton’s efforts against USI were pivotal in keeping her team in the game.  Over four innings, she allowed an unearned run on three hits while striking out four.

Mikayla Jolly finished with a 1.50 ERA in six innings of work over the last week.  On Sunday, she made the start against Kansas City and allowed two runs, one earned, in four innings.  She allowed four hits while striking out three on her way to the win.

Shafford posts fifth double-double, USI falls to Tennessee Tech

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball sophomore guard Vanessa Shafford (Linton, Indiana) picked up her fifth double-double of the season on Thursday night, but the Screaming Eagles could not overcome an early deficit to Tennessee Tech University, as USI fell in the home finale, 78-57.
 
Shafford led USI with 21 points and 11 rebounds to post her fifth double-double this season. Thursday also marked the fourth time this season that Shafford reached the 20-point plateau in a game.
 
A slow start hurt USI early, as Tennessee Tech jumped out to an 8-0 lead. The Golden Eagles’ lead climbed to 20-2 in the first quarter. The Screaming Eagles’ combination of senior forward Hannah Haithcock (Washington Courthouse, Ohio) and sophomore guard Takiya Howard (Chicago, Illinois) combined for six USI points in the last couple of minutes of the first quarter. Tennessee Tech led 23-8 after the opening 10 minutes.
 
In the early minutes of the second quarter, Tennessee Tech knocked down a pair of three-pointers. Meanwhile, USI senior forward Tara Robbe (Wildwood, Missouri) scored twice on a couple of layups in the middle minutes of the second. After her second layup, Haithcock found room at the basket for another score for USI, making the score 30-14 Tennessee Tech at the halfway point of the second period. A few minutes later, Southern Indiana got back on the scoreboard off the first tally of the game for Shafford. Late first-half scoring for both sides led to a 40-20 halftime score in favor of the Golden Eagles.
 
At the start of the second half, Tennessee Tech continued its hot shooting, including from beyond the arc. In the middle of the third quarter, Shafford found a little more breathing room amid the Golden Eagles’ tight defense. The sophomore canned a three-pointer with 4:38 left in the third, as USI trailed 55-29. With two minutes left in the third, Haithcock went to work in the post for a basket. Inside the last 20 seconds of the third period, Shafford cashed in on a three-point play. The score was 63-37 Tennessee Tech heading to the fourth quarter.
 
The Screaming Eagles started the fourth quarter with some rhythm. Shafford and fellow sophomore guard Aubrey Burgess (Linton, Indiana) each buried a triple in the first two minutes of the fourth. Seconds later, Robbe scored on a transition layup, trimming the score down to 65-45 with 7:15 remaining. Shafford drained another two triples during the fourth quarter, but Southern Indiana could not muster a big enough run at Tennessee Tech in the end.
 
In her double-double effort, Shafford was 8-15 from the field and 4-7 from three. Haithcock also reached double figures, scoring 10 points on 3-8 shooting and 4-6 at the line with five rebounds in the contest. Southern Indiana went 21-50 for 42 percent overall and 10-17 for 58.8 percent at the stripe with five three-pointers. USI outrebounded Tennessee Tech 35-28.
 
Tennessee Tech senior guard Maaliya Owens, who scored 29 points in the first meeting between the two schools in early February, recorded 28 points on Thursday night. Owens was 10-18 overall and 6-12 from three. Junior guard Peyton Carter registered 14 points for the Golden Eagles. Tennessee Tech shot 27-57 for 47.4 percent from the floor, 11-25 for 44 percent from beyond the arc, and 13-17 for 76.5 percent at the free-throw line.
 
With Thursday’s results, USI’s record moved to 11-17 overall and 5-12 in the Ohio Valley Conference, which puts USI in ninth place in the standings. Tennessee Tech, who is locked in third place, improved its record to 18-9 this season and 12-5 in the OVC.
 
The Screaming Eagles will conclude the 2022-23 regular season Saturday at Tennessee State University at 1 p.m. The game can be seen live on ESPN3 and heard on 95.7 FM The Spin (http://957thespin.com).

Fifth Third Bank Provides Additional Investment to UE’s Embrace for Expanded Services Outside of The Jacobsville Advantage

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EVANSVILLE, IND. (02/23/2023) Embrace, the University of Evansville (UE) student-run marketing and communications agency, and Fifth Third Bank have announced the renewal of a $15,000 grant that will expand its reach to include funding for nonprofits outside the Jacobsville community.

In October 2021, The Jacobsville Advantage was initially launched to help fuel growth and development for businesses in their community. At the time, Fifth Third Bank provided an initial $25,000 grant to kickstart the endeavor, and they have recently invested an additional $15,000 to support ongoing services to help Jacobsville businesses meet their marketing needs at an affordable price.

To celebrate the grant renewal, Embrace and Fifth Third Bank is hosting a Marketing Panel and Creative Solutions event on February 25 at the Fifth Third Center. The event will provide an opportunity for additional local businesses to find affordable solutions to their marketing needs.

The event is open to any non-profit or for-profit business. Embrace will hold one-on-one meetings with their marketing and media experts to specifically address business needs and answer any questions. In addition, Embrace will offer website and social media set-up at the event.

Under the grant, Embrace completed projects for five Jacobsville businesses within the last year. Project highlights include designing a flyer for Gayla Cake and a map brochure for the Jacobsville Community Cooperative; launching a website for The Jacobsville Fine Art Association and Foster Care in the US; and creating a video advertisement for Zesto.

Irais Ibarra, Chief Executive Officer of Embrace, says the goal is to expand and cultivate community relationships by investing in small businesses and non-profits.

“What we really want as an agency is to grow alongside our clients by developing our own capabilities, and we believe this opportunity will provide the first steps in helping these organizations embrace their potential,” said Ibarra.

“Fifth Third Bank has been a proud sponsor of the Jacobsville Advantage project and we are excited to see Embrace take it to the next level by expanding the project to include non-profits throughout our region. This key change in Embrace’s strategy will enable even more well deserving organizations take advantage of the great services Embrace provides to our community.” said Neely Pierce, Evansville City President, S.V.P.

 

USI gets a split with WIU Saturday

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MILLINGTON, Tenn. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball battled back in game two to earn a doubleheader split with Western Illinois University Saturday afternoon at USA Stadium in Millington, Tennessee. USI stumbled in game one, 5-2, before shutting out WIU, 6-0, in the nightcap.
 
The Screaming Eagles watch their record go to 2-1, while Western Illinois goes to 1-2.
 
Game 1:
USI had a pair of one-run leads early but lost for the first time in 2023, 5-2, to open the doubleheader. USI took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second on a solo blast by junior first baseman Tucker Ebest (Austin, Texas), his first of the season.
 
After WIU tied the game in the bottom of the second with a home run of its own, the Eagles regained the lead, 2-1, in the top of the third when junior catcher Parker Stroh (Grand Forks, North Dakota) singled in senior second baseman Lucas McNew (Floyds Knobs, Indiana). The lead was short lived as the Leathernecks posted two in the bottom of the third to take lead, 3-2, and finished the scoring with two more in the fifth for the 5-2 final.
 
USI junior right-hander Trent Robinson (Louisville, Kentucky) took the loss for the Eagles. Robinson (0-1) allowed three runs on six hits, while striking out two in three innings of work.
 
Game 2:
USI sophomore right-hander Tyler Hutson (Villa Hills, Kentucky) was dominating for five innings and senior centerfielder Ren Tachioka (Japan) drove in two runs as the Eagles shutout the Leathernecks, 6-0.
 
Hutson (1-0) threw five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and three walks, while striking out four for his first victory of the season.
 
At the plate, USI scored twice in the first and second innings to take a commanding 4-0 lead early in the seven-inning nightcap. The Eagles scored their two first inning runs on a bases loaded walk and a wild pitch before Tachioka made it 4-0 with a two-run double in the second inning.
 
The Eagles sealed the victory with a run in the fourth off of the first collegiate home run of freshman second baseman Caleb Niehaus’ (Newburgh, Indiana) career and in the fifth when junior first baseman Tucker Ebest scored on a wild pitch for the 6-0 final.
 

Indiana Earns Three Thursday Top Qualifiers

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Indiana men’s swimming and diving will have 13 individual finalists, including three of five top qualifiers, in Thursday (Feb. 23) night’s evening session at the 2023 Big Ten Swimming and Diving Championships inside Canham Natatorium.

 IU qualified five student-athletes in both the 50-yard freestyle and 1-meter dive, adding two more in the 500 free as well as the top qualifier in the 200 IM.

To start Thursday morning’s preliminary session, senior Mikey Calvillo (4:18.99) and junior Warren Briggs (4:19.27) each won their heats to get into the 500 free championship final. In the next event, Luke Barr burst into the 200 IM A final as the top qualifier with a career-best 1:43.14.

The Hoosiers then pushed five into 50 free finals with two in the A and three in the B. Senior Van Mathias cut 22 hundredths of a second off his previous career-best, set at midseason, to earn the top qualifying spot and lead a 1-2-3 finish for IU in the fifth prelim heat. Junior Gavin Wight (19.54) finished second in that heat to get into the championship heat, and sophomore Rafael Miroslaw (19.61) earned the No. 10 seed and a place in the consolation final. Senior Jack Franzman (19.63) and sophomore Finn Brooks (19.73) qualified for the B final out of heat No. 7.

Indiana finished its morning with a clinical showing in the 1-meter diving prelim. Returning champion and senior Andrew Capobianco scored 417.10 points to earn the top qualifier spot, followed by sophomore Carson Tyler in the No. 2 seed with a career-best 414.05 points. Last year’s silver medalist, sophomore Quinn Henninger, suffered setbacks on his second and third dives but recovered well to total 343.15 points and IU’s third A final bid. The freshman duo of Maxwell Weinrich (319.05) and Dash Glasberg (282.65) earned spots in the consolation final.

At the end of the night, IU will also compete in the 400-yard medley relay. Indiana has won the event each of the last seven years.


TEAM SCORES
t1. Indiana – 118

t1. Ohio State – 118

  1. Michigan – 112

t4. Minnesota – 100

t4. Wisconsin – 100

t4. Purdue – 100

  1. Northwestern – 92
  2. Penn State – 88

    RESULTS
    500 FREESTYLE

  3. Mikey Calvillo – 4:18.99 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
  4. Warren Briggs – 4:19.27 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)

X – Mason Carlton – 4:20.25 (Career Best)

X – Jackson Carlile – 4:23.49

X – Jacob Destrampe – 4:25.81 (Career Best)

200 IM

  1. Luke Barr – 1:43.14 (Championship Final Top Qualifier, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
    27. Jassen Yep – 1:47.30
  2. Tristan DeWitt – 1:47.93

X – Drew Reiter – 1:48.16

X – Lucas Piunti – 1:48.43 (Career Best)

50 FREESTYLE

  1. Van Mathias – 19.16 (Championship Final Top Qualifier, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
  2. Gavin Wight – 19.54 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
  3. Rafael Miroslaw – 19.61 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut)

t11. Jack Franzman – 19.63 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut)

t11. Finn Brooks – 19.73 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut)

X – Joseph Radde – 20.44 (Career Best)

1-METER DIVE

  1. Andrew Capobianco – 417.10 (Championship Final Top Qualifier, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
  2. Carson Tyler – 414.05 (Championship Final, NCAA Zone Qualifier, Career Best)
  3. Quinn Henninger – 343.15 (Championship Final, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
  4. Maxwell Weinrich – 319.05 (Consolation Final, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
  5. Dash Glasberg – 282.65 (Consolation Final)
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