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Drake Pulls Away To Defeat The UE Men

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Drake pulls away to defeat the UE men

Aces drop 97-61 contest to Bulldogs

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Scoring 55 points in the first half, Drake pulled away in the final 20 minutes to defeat the University of Evansville men’s basketball team by a score of 97-61 on Saturday afternoon inside the Ford Center.

After shooting 66.7% in the first half, the Bulldogs finished the game at 56.7%.  Evansville had four players score in double figures with Kenny Strawbridge Jr. and Yacine Toumi recording 12 apiece while Antoine Smith Jr. and Marvin Coleman II each chipped in 11.  Gabe Spinelli added 9 points and a team-high five rebounds.  Tucker DeVries led all players with 23 points while Darnell Brodie added 17.  Roman Penn had an unbelievable 18 assists while scoring 13.

“First and foremost, Drake is a very good team.  They were able to get just about everything offensively that they got.  If they play like that, it will be hard for anybody to beat them,” UE head coach David Ragland stated.  “We moved at a good pace offensively in the first half but we could not sustain it.”

Drake reeled off the first seven points of the game to force a time out by Evansville.  The Aces regrouped and went on a 14-2 run to take a 14-9 lead.  Antoine Smith Jr. got his team on the board with a triple before hitting a runner to make it a 9-5 score.  Three consecutive triples by Gabe Spinelli, Smith and Marvin Coleman II put UE in front as the team hit five out of six shots during the stretch.

With the Aces in front, the Bulldogs stormed back.  Going on a 18-2 run, the Bulldogs retook the lead at 27-16 as they capped the run off scoring 11 in a row.  With the half moving under 10 minutes remaining, Chris Moncrief and Yacine Toumi recorded field goals to trim the deficit back down to seven.

Shots continued to fall for the Bulldogs, who shot 66.7% in the opening stanza.  Connecting on nine of their final ten attempts, Drake led by a 55-34 margin at halftime.  Equally impressive in the opening 20 minutes was their 8-for-12 performance from long range.  UE converted six of its 12 attempts from the 3-point range in the period.

Evansville posted the first two baskets of the second half but it was Drake with the big run, scoring nine in a row and 12 of the next 14 to take a 67-40 advantage.  Up 73-50, the Bulldogs scored the next nine to push their lead to 82-50.  The final score of 97-61 matched their largest margin of the game.

Another home game is coming up Wednesday when the Aces welcome Belmont for a 7 p.m. tip.

No. 8 Trailblazers Close Out Week Strong With wire-To-Wire Win Over Kaskaskia

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No. 8 Trailblazers Close Out Week Strong With wire-To-Wire Win Over Kaskaskia

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 8-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers closed out the weekend strong after picking up their second consecutive 84-61 Region home win Saturday afternoon.

The Trailblazers battled Kaskaskia College from Centralia, Ill and managed to jump on the Blue Devils early and pull away late to pick up the wire-to-wire 23-point victory.

The game began back and forth with VU sophomore Tasos Cook (Columbus, Ohio) scoring the first seven points for the Blazers before helping VU use a 13-3 scoring run to take an early 20-9 lead over the Blue Devils.

Kaskaskia would battle back however, cutting the deficit all the way down to one point before the Trailblazers managed to grow their lead back to nine points before halftime, leading 41-32 at the break.

The two teams traded baskets coming out of the break before Kaskaskia used an 8-0 run to cut the VU lead down to two points early in the second half.

Vincennes was able to respond back on the home floor however, outscoring the Blue Devils 12-2 to take a 65-51 lead.

Kaskaskia fought back but were unable to cut the VU lead back down to single digits as VU pulled away late with an 8-0 scoring run to close out the 84-61 win over the Blue Devils.

“I think, in spots, we did some really good things today,” VU Hall of Fame Head Coach Todd Franklin said. “Being able to put together 40 minutes of that intensity level that you have to have is something that you have to learn just like shooting a free throw or dribbling. You have to learn how to focus in with the right kind of intensity for an entire game and we are still working at that.”

“I thought it was a little bit like pulling teeth at times,” Franklin added. “The guys want to do it, but they have to know what that really is and then take that ownership of how am I going to get my engine going and how am I going to get the guy next to me going. But I thought offensively we were pretty sharp most of the game, then we got a few turnovers when our concentration would go away. That was about the times when we would get stopped. Other than that, we were pretty efficient.”

“It was a good effort,” Franklin said. “Kaskaskia is a good team. When you win 84-61, just like we did Wednesday against Wabash Valley, those are hard to do. So there are a lot of good things in there. My job is to squeeze every ounce out of these guys right now. Especially when you are us and you are trying to get over that line and when it’s over you want to make sure that you have left nothing out there.”

“But we are doing good things,” Franklin added. “We are 20-2. We’ve played good teams all year. This is a new bunch of guys. We have very few guys who have been through much of anything on this team. I’m proud of them and when I’m trying to pull things out of them it’s not that I’m not proud of them or I don’t know that they have done well but we are not at that point. We are at that point where we need to turn that corner. We’ve got one more week of January basketball left. Wednesday at Lewis & Clark and back here Saturday against Olney Central, which I hope we have this gym rocking because that’s a big game. But after that, it’s February. We’ve got all Region games left and I think right now all of our Region teams are pretty good. I think all of them are good enough to still have the dream of winning the tournament. So that means every game, they are going to put their best out there. They are going to figure out what we can do well, what we don’t and they are going to grind the heck out of it.”

“You saw it today against Kaskaskia and Wednesday against Wabash Valley,” Franklin said. “They make you get over an edge and when we are not over that edge you see what can happen. We’ll go up by 10 or 11 and relax a little bit and then they are right back on you. That just means you are constantly on that edge and our guys have got to learn that. But that’s just like everything else with this team, they have got to learn it. They don’t know it yet. They haven’t been through it. So it’s can we learn it on the fly, but we don’t have any choice because that’s what we have to do if we are going to get it done. I’m still completely determined to get it done and I think our guys want to get it done. They are just having to learn how to do it.”

VU was led offensively by sophomore Tasos Cook who set a new Trailblazer career-high with 26 points, including a perfect 13 of 13 from the free throw line. Cook would also lead the Blazers with seven assists, while also grabbing three rebounds and a pair of steals.

Sophomore Caleb Johnson (N. Preston, Nova Scotia) ended his day with 21 points, four assists and a team-high three blocks. Johnson has now scored in double-figures for 21 of VU’s 22 games this season.

Freshman Ryan Oliver (Antioch, Tenn.) also hit double-figures, ending his day with 17 points, four rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals.

Freshman Michael Osei-Bonsu (Bolingbrook, Ill.) was a force on the defensive end of the floor, grabbing nine defensive rebounds and a career-high five steals as he just missed a double-double with nine points and 14 rebounds on the day.

“I liked all of our guys today, I thought they all did good things,” Franklin said. “We challenged Tasos a little bit earlier this week that all of our guards are going to have to get more aggressive going downhill. We’ve got to get some things at the basket that we have traditionally got and we haven’t been getting. We’ve been winning, but we haven’t gotten that and I think that that has got to be added here down the stretch to some extent. I thought this week he has done a much better job of that. It’s a fine line, because you don’t want to do too much and force things but we have to get some things going towards the basket.”

“Ryan also has to get some things going toward the basket but he also has to be a guy that when it goes to the basket and we kick it back out, he has to be ready to hit some shots,” Franklin added. “We have to have some guys that can be really good catch and shoot shooters. We have challenged him with that and he has done that pretty well this week. That’s a big difference between what happened on Monday and what has happened these last two games. It’s players stepping up. The fundamentals and foundation of what we are doing didn’t change tremendously. It was just guys stepping up and owning it and doing it. We as coaches will make little tweaks to help them and we will work like heck on their fundamentals and get them to learn what they are to help make those things better. But at the end of the day, you have to have a guy that steps up and does that job and I thought Tasos and Ryan both did a good job of stepping up this week and doing their jobs.”

The Trailblazers will hit the road to begin next week when VU travels to Godfrey, Ill. to take on Lewis & Clark Community College, Wednesday, Jan. 25. Tip-off time Wednesday is set for 8 p.m. eastern.

VU took the earlier meeting of the ‘Battle of the Blazers’ in November at the P.E. Complex, winning 90-59 behind a 23-point, 12-rebound double-double by sophomore Shilo Jackson (Indianapolis, Ind.).

“I just want us to start making that turn down the home stretch right here,” Franklin said. “But I want us to take on the challenge. We don’t lie to ourselves. When something doesn’t go right, we say it didn’t go right and here’s what we have got to face to confront it and get through it. I’ve always believed in that.”

“We’ve had two long bus trips so far this season and haven’t played well,” Franklin added. “So what I want to see is our guys being very determined that we know that and it isn’t going to happen again Wednesday. I hope that’s what I see and I’ve addressed that already. But it’s up to them. What I want to see, before we ever get on that bus, I want to see it in their eyes and in their actions that we didn’t play very well the last two times we’ve had to go on these long trips and that just ain’t going to happen.”

“All the reasons why, we’re throwing those out,” Franklin said. “We’ve got to handle this business. That’s what I want to see, more than anything, over these next couple of days. I want to see that kind of determination and that kind of ownership of the situation and then what I hope to see on Wednesday is I hope I actually see guys own it. They come off that bus ready. I’m coming in here and there is no way that we play like we did after the last two long bus trips we’ve had because we have to make that adjustment.”

“if that happens, then it will be another moment of growth for us,” Franklin added. “We had growth this week. From what happened on Monday, I thought our guys grew up a little and we’ll see how much as we continue on. It’s just a continuing process. But I am proud of this team. I think this is a very good basketball team and they have had to make themselves a very good basketball team. When you start as really nothing and have to put it together under a pretty big microscope here and a pretty tough schedule and pretty high expectations and with very limited experience. I’m proud of what they have done so far but I think there is still more in there and we are going to do everything we can to get it out.”

VINCENNES BOX SCORE

VINCENNES (84): Caleb Johnson 8-12 3-4 21, Michael Osei-Bonsu 4-6 1-1 9, Shilo Jackson 1-3 0-0 2, Tasos Cook 6-12 13-13 26, Ryan Oliver 7-12 1-2 17, Devawn White 0-1 0-0 0, Kale Gaither 1-4 0-0 2, Kris King 2-4 1-1 5, Karyiek Dixon 1-2 0-0 2, Team 30-56 19-21 84.

Kaskaskia – 32   29 – 61

VU (20-2, 8-2) – 41   43 – 84

Three-point goals: VU 5 (C. Johnson 2, Oliver 2, Cook). Rebounds: VU 31 (Osei-Bonsu 14). Assists: VU 21 (Cook 7). Steals: VU 12 (Osei-Bonsu 5). Blocked Shots: VU 5 (C. Johnson 3). Turnovers: VU 11. Personal Fouls: VU 23. Fouled out: None.

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The No. 8-ranked VU Trailblazers improve to 20-2 on the season, with an 8-2 record in Region 24 play.

 

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EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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Missing Evansville Man Found Deceased after Crashing his Vehicle

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Missing Evansville Man Found Deceased after Crashing his Vehicle

JANUARY 21, 2023

Gibson County – Family members reported Brian Colbert, 47, missing on December 10, 2022. Colbert was employed at Toyota Boshoku in Princeton and was last seen at a coworker’s residence in Princeton on December 9. He was also last seen driving his maroon 2017 Toyota Avalon. Family members reported the incident to the Evansville Police Department, but the investigation into his disappearance was turned over to Indiana State Police since Colbert was last seen in Princeton.

On Friday, January 20, at approximately 12:00 p.m., Indiana State Police Detective Toni Walden was searching along Old US 41 south of CR 150 South when she located Colbert’s 2017 Toyota Avalon under a bridge. A male matching the description of Colbert was located inside the vehicle.

On Saturday, January 21, Gibson County Coroner Barrett Doyle identified the person in the 2017 Toyota Avalon as Brian Colbert, 47, of Evansville. An autopsy was also conducted, but the results are pending.

Indiana State Police believe that sometime during the evening on December 9th, Colbert was traveling south on Old US 41 south of CR 150 South when he drove left of center, left the roadway on the east side, dropped down into a deep ravine, overturned, and entered Pigeon Creek near the bridge. Anyone traveling on Old US 41 would not have been able to see the vehicle. Detectives also believe that when the creek level increased due to recent rainfall, the vehicle moved under the bridge making it even more difficult to spot.

Investigating Detectives: Sgt. Chandler, Detective Hatfield, Detective Deig, and Detective Walden.

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Missing Evansville Man Found Deceased after Crashing his Vehicle

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Missing Evansville Man Found Deceased after Crashing his Vehicle

JANUARY 21 2023

Gibson County – Family members reported Brian Colbert, 47, missing on December 10, 2022. Colbert was employed at Toyota Boshoku in Princeton and was last seen at a coworker’s residence in Princeton on December 9. He was also last seen driving his maroon 2017 Toyota Avalon. Family members reported the incident to the Evansville Police Department, but the investigation into his disappearance was turned over to Indiana State Police since Colbert was last seen in Princeton.

On Friday, January 20, at approximately 12:00 p.m., Indiana State Police Detective Toni Walden was searching along Old US 41 south of CR 150 South when she located Colbert’s 2017 Toyota Avalon under a bridge. A male matching the description of Colbert was located inside the vehicle.

On Saturday, January 21, Gibson County Coroner Barrett Doyle identified the person in the 2017 Toyota Avalon as Brian Colbert, 47, of Evansville. An autopsy was also conducted, but the results are pending.

Indiana State Police believe that sometime during the evening on December 9th, Colbert was traveling south on Old US 41 south of CR 150 South when he drove left of center, left the roadway on the east side, dropped down into a deep ravine, overturned, and entered Pigeon Creek near the bridge. Anyone traveling on Old US 41 would not have been able to see the vehicle. Detectives also believe that when the creek level increased due to recent rainfall, the vehicle moved under the bridge making it even more difficult to spot.

Investigating Detectives: Sgt. Chandler, Detective Hatfield, Detective Deig, and Detective Walden.

Active Shooter/Officer Involved Shooting Walmart West

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 Last night, January 19th, at 9:59 p.m., Evansville Police Officers were dispatched to Wal-Mart West in reference to an Active Shooter. Dispatch received multiple calls from people inside of the store who stated there were shots fired and that people were being shot. It was further reported that the shooter was actively chasing after a male inside the store. Dispatch was able to get a description and eventually a name of the shooter. The shooter was identified as 25-year-old Ronald Ray Mosley II. Although there was confusion about how many victims had been shot, it was determined that there was only one victim who had been shot by Mosley. 

When officers from multiple agencies arrived on scene, they immediately went into the store. Mosley turned his focus on the officers and fired multiple shots at them on multiple occasions inside the store. 

Officers had to clear over 200,000 square feet while they were searching for Mosley and victims even during the times when they were taking on gunfire. 

At one time, Mosley exited a door that led outside to the parking lot. There were officers who were standing outside near that door and Mosley fired shots at those officers. Officers returned fire and Mosley retreated back inside the store. Once he was back inside, Mosley continued to fire at officers, forcing them to fire back. Mosley was struck by gunfire and pronounced dead at the scene. From the time of the first 911 call to the time that Mosley was incapacitated, it was about 12 minutes. Officers were inside the building within the first 4 minutes of the 911 call. 

The adult female victim who had been shot by Mosley was initially transported to a local hospital, but was eventually transported by Life Flight to another hospital outside of Evansville due to her injures. The latest update on her condition is that she is still being treated and is in stable condition, however, she will be affected by this shooting for the rest of her life. 

Throughout the overnight investigation, Detectives were able to learn more details about Mosley. Mosley had previously worked for Wal-Mart. In May 2022, Mosley had been arrested for multiple counts of battery charges against employees at this same Wal-Mart store. Mosley was fired after that incident and protective orders were filed against Mosley on behalf of the victims. Mosley was in Vanderburgh County Superior Court yesterday for a hearing regarding the 2022 battery case. Based on the information at hand, we believe that Mosley was targeting employees at this particular Wal-Mart store. 

Detectives also learned that Mosley arrived on Wal-Mart property on foot. There was an employee meeting set to begin at 10:00 p.m. Employees were gathering in the breakroom getting ready for the meeting. Mosley entered the breakroom at that time and brandished a 9 mm handgun. Mosley ordered all of the occupants of the room to stand against the back wall. One female employee, identified as Heather, was able to escape the room without Mosley seeing her. He gave orders to the female victim and male victim to stay in the middle of the room. Mosley then shot the female victim in the face and the male victim fled the room. Mosley pursued the male and went outside to the parking lot. During that time, everyone fled the breakroom, however, the victim was still wounded inside the breakroom. Heather, went back inside the breakroom to render aid to the victim and helped her into an adjacent room. Mosley turned around and walked back inside the store and walked back toward the breakroom area. It appeared that he was looking for the female victim but did not find her. Mosley then saw the responding officers, turned his attention towards them, and engaged in gunfire. 

It was determined that 7 EPD Officers and 1 Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Deputy discharged their duty weapon. At least 5 of the 7 EPD Officers who were involved in the shooting hold the rank of Sergeant or above. Per our protocol, the EPD Officers involved in the shooting provided a blood sample at the hospital and their weapons were seized for testing. The officers will be placed on paid administrative leave for at least several days, which is also normal procedure. The EPD Peer Support Team has also reached out to the officers involved in the incident to provide additional support and resources. The Employee Assistance Program is also a resource for our officers. We also learned that Wal-Mart employees will be offered resources through their Employee Assistance Program. 

We have not determined the exact number of officers who responded to the scene but we know it was well over 70 EPD Officers and about 20 Vanderburgh County Sheriff Deputies. There were numerous other responding officers from other agencies as well. Officers treated this situation as an Active Shooter. By EPD’s definition, an active shooter is a gunman who is not stationary but is moving through an area and randomly or selectively shooting at victims. 

The response for an active shooter situation is that officers make immediate entry, locate the shooter, and stop him in the shortest amount of time. We believe that officers responding to this active shooter incident, did just that. 

Had Mosley survived, he would be facing several serious felony charges including multiple counts of Criminal Recklessness with a Deadly Weapon, Criminal Confinement with a Deadly Weapon, and multiple counts of Attempted Murder. 

This was a very tragic incident that rocked our community. While it certainly could have been worse, our thoughts and prayers go out to the victim who was injured as well as all of the victims who were involved in the incident. The teamwork between the different law enforcement agencies, Dispatch, and Wal-Mart employees, was 

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THUNDERBOLTS EARN OVERTIME WIN OVER BOBCATS 

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 THUNDERBOLTS EARN OVERTIME WIN OVER BOBCATS 

January 21, 2023

 Danville, Ill.:  Behind two goals from Mathieu Cloutier and a strong performance from Sammy Bernard in his first start in goal as a Thunderbolt, the Thunderbolts picked up a hard-fought win, 5-4 in overtime in Vermilion County on Friday night.  The Thunderbolts’ next home game will be on Sunday, January 22nd against the Huntsville Havoc at 3:00 pm CT.  For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2658), go to EvansvilleThunderbolts.com or visit the Ford Center Ticket Office.

The Thunderbolts started strong, taking the first lead of the game at 7:49 of the first period as Aaron Huffnagle scored from Alex Cohen and Cameron Cook.  Later at 14:39, the Thunderbolts’ lead was extended to 2-0 as Mathieu Cloutier scored a power play goal from Hayden Hulton and Kyle Thacker.  In the second period, the Bobcats battled back, as Adam Eby scored at 6:34 to cut Evansville’s lead to 2-1, before another goal from Cloutier at 8:44 from Hulton and Fredrik Wink re-established the two-goal lead, 3-1.

The second half of the second period saw that 3-1 lead evaporate, as Peter DiMartino scored at 11:13 on the power play, followed by Austin Albrecht with only 26 seconds left in the period to send the game into the third period tied 3-3.  After several chances, Scott Kirton put the Thunderbolts back in front by a 4-3 score with only 5:34 remaining, assisted by Dillon Hill and Felix Sasser.  That lead however lasted only a minute and 39 seconds, as Gianni Vitali tied the game for Vermilion County with another power goal with only 3:55 to go.  The game required overtime, and with Bobcats goaltender Brett Epp out of the net to retrieve his stick, Andrew Shewfelt scored into an empty net to win it for Evansville, assisted by Hill at 1:03 of overtime.

 Cloutier scored two goals, while Kirton, Shewfelt and Huffnagle scored one goal each.  Hulton and Hill each tallied two assists, while Sammy Bernard stopped 30 of 34 shots faced in goal for his first win of the season in his first start in goal as a Thunderbolt.  These two teams meet again on February 17th at David S. Palmer Arena.

Individual game tickets, season tickets and group packages are on sale for this 2022-23 season.  Call 812-422-BOLT or visit our all-new website (www.evansvillethunderbolts.com) for details.

About Evansville Thunderbolts: The Evansville Thunderbolts is the area’s only professional hockey team. The Thunderbolts are a proud member of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). The team is owned and operated by VW Sports, L.L.C, a subsidiary of VenuWorks, Inc. www.evansvillethunderbolts.com

 

“IS IT TRUE” MARCH 29, 2024

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IS IT TRUE that the City-County Observer added several creative people to the staff?  …that Johnny Kincaid is doing an outstanding job with the City-County Observer-sponsored podcast?  …during the next several days we shall announce that a former ranking staff member of the Evansville Courier and Press shall be joining our staff.
IS IT TRUE that recently two of three Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners and members of the Evansville City Council voted unanimously to donate $300,000 of our tax dollars to E-REP without getting an explanation of how the money will be used?  …we been told that in 2023 E-REP also received the same amount of money from both the  Evansville City Council and Vanderburgh County Commission?

IS IT TRUE that we are told that many loyal Vanderburgh County Republicans are extremely perplexed why GOP Chairman Mike Duckworth fired the highly respected and ethical President of the Vanderburgh County election Commission, Joe Harrison, without explaining to the public or Mr Harrison the reason he fired him?  …many people are waiting for Chairman Duckworth to make a public statement about why he fired Joe Harrison from the Vanderburgh County election board.

IS IT TRUE that many people are saying it’s a good time to run as a Democrat in Vanderburgh County?  …it looks like some of the backroom shenanigans of a couple of Republican movers and Shakers have finally taken a toll on the once proud and powerful Republican Party of Vanderburgh County?

IS IT TRUE that over the years people living in the JIMTOWN area of Evansville say when there is a change of the political guard at the Civic Center the “Names Have Changed but The Political Games Remind the Same”?…this phenomenon is not exclusive to Evansville and was memorialized by Cinderella in their song the more things change, the more they stay the same?2

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