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Trailblazers split tough matches on first day of Parkland Tournament
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Vincennes University Trailblazer volleyball team kicked off their two-day weekend tournament at Parkland College Friday afternoon with a two-game split.
VU began the day with a five-set thriller win over Lincoln Land College 17-25, 25-15, 18-25, 25-23, 15-12 before coming back to close out the day against Kirkwood Community College, falling 17-25, 14-25, 25-17, 19-25.
The Trailblazers got off to a slow start at Parkland Friday, falling behind early against the Loggers 12-4.
VU would answer with a pair of scoring runs in the set but could only manage to cut the deficit to five at Lincoln Land pulled away and took set one 25-17.
Vincennes turned the tables on Lincoln Land in the second set, with VU using a 7-0 scoring run, aided by four aces by freshman Tuana Turhan (Ankara, Turkey), the Blazers jumped out to a 13-4 lead.
Lincoln Land battled back to cut the lead down to just two, before Vincennes rallied back to take the second set 25-15 and evening the match at 1-1.
Set three was Lincoln Land’s turn to grab an early lead, jumping out to a 12-5 advantage. Vincennes attempted to battle back into the game, but the Loggers held strong to take set three 25-18.
Set four was more of a back-and-forth battle with VU holding a 19-11 lead, before Lincoln Land closed the margin to 22-17.
Vincennes held set point at 24-18, before Lincoln Land went on a 5-0 scoring run. The Trailblazers were able to close out the set on the next point however, as set four went the distance with VU winning 25-23 and forcing a fifth set.
Lincoln Land took the early lead in the fifth set, with a 4-0 scoring run, before VU answered to tie the game with a 4-0 run of their own.
Lincoln Land held a narrow one-point lead before VU closed out the set and the match on a 4-0 scoring run to take set five 15-12 and the match 3-2.
UE Volleyball Gets Back On Track With 3-1 Win
Vazquez Returns To Record 25 Kills
 EAST LANSING, Mich. – Making an immediate impact after missing the last two weekends, Alondra Vazquez registered a match-high 25 kills to lead the University of Evansville volleyball team to a 3-1 victory over Chicago State in Friday’s Green & White Classic contest inside the Breslin Center.
Vazquez hit an impressive .364 in her return while adding 14 digs and four assists. Giulia Cardona added 18 kills and a match-best 18 digs. Kora Ruff set a new career mark with 47 assists while Madisyn Steele set a career mark with seven block assists. Maddie Hawkins also had a notable performance, tallying her top mark of nine digs.
Set 1 – UE 25, CSU 20
Evansville made a late run to pick up the win in the opening frame. It was the Cougars who grabbed the early 4-2 advantage before extending that lead to 9-5. The Aces chipped away at the lead before Alondra Vazquez took matters into her own hands. Three kills in a row highlighted a 7-2 run that put UE up 12-11. Kora Ruff capped off the rally with an ace.
Continuing its run, the Aces saw their lead grow to three points (17-14), but Chicago State responded to tie it up at 19-19. The pivotal sequence came when Madisyn Steele registered a kill to begin a 4-0 stretch that led to a 25-20 UE win.
Set 2 – CSU 25, UE 13
Things went the Cougars way in the second game from the outset. After going up by a score of 8-3, CSU continued to roll on their way to a 14-5 lead. Two in a row by the Aces cut the deficit to seven points (15-8), but the Cougars would pull away for the 25-13 decision to tie the match.
Set 3 – UE 25, CSU 20
Out of the gate, it was the Purple Aces jumping out to a 4-1 lead with Vazquez and Kate Tsironis recording kills. After the Cougars cut the lead to 5-4, UE countered with four in a row to push the lead to 9-4. Things continued to go the Aces way as another ace from Ruff was followed by a Vazquez kill to make it an 18-11 game.
Chicago State closed the gap in the final moments, but it was another kill from Vazquez that was the clincher in a 25-20 win that gave UE a 2-1 match lead.
Set 4 – UE 25, CSU 20
In a repeat of the third set, Evansville scooted out to a 4-1 advantage with three Vazquez kills anchoring the run. UE’s lead stood at 13-10 when Chicago State rallied with a 5-1 run to go in front by a 15-14 score. The Aces jumped back in front at 17-16 and would not let the Cougars take another lead.
The stellar outing by Vazquez continued when her 25th kill of the afternoon pushed the lead back to 22-19. Giulia Cardona put the finishing touches on the win, recording a kill to cement a 25-20 nod that gave Evansville a 3-1 match victory.
On Saturday, the Aces take on Oakland and Michigan State.
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Valpo Fall Invitational up next for UE men
Tournament set for Monday and Tuesday
 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Set for their second tournament of the season, the University of Evansville men’s golf team travels to Chesterton, Indiana for the Valpo Fall Invitational.
Featuring a total of 54 holes, the Purple Aces will play two rounds on Monday with an 8 a.m. CT start before Tuesday’s final round opens with tee times ranging from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. CT. Sand Creek Country Club is the host course for the event and teams will be playing the Creek/Marsh rotation at the club. Yardage is 7,052 and the par is set for 72.
Seventeen teams are slated to play in the event including DePaul, Purdue Fort Wayne, Youngstown State, Utah State, Green Bay, Bradley, Evansville, Missouri State, Cleveland State, IUPUI, Western Illinois, Loyola, Robert Morris, Detroit Mercy, Northern Kentucky, North Dakota and Valparaiso.
Nicholas Gushrowski was the top finisher for UE in its first event of the season as the Aces competed in the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational two weeks ago. Gushrowski came home in the 16th position and shot a low score of 70 in the second out of three rounds. His 3-round total was a 218. Five strokes behind him was Carson Parker. A consistent start to the season saw his scores finish at 73-74-76.
Michael Ikejiani and Caleb Wassmer rounded out UE’s top four players. Ikejiani tallied 228 strokes over the three rounds while Wassmer checked in with a 230.
Diego Morales Responds To Criticism Of Using “Veteran†To Describe Himself
Diego Morales Responds To Criticism Of Using “Veteran†To Describe Himself
Morales said in an interview with The Statehouse File that he considers himself a veteran. “I tell you this: We all use that word, actually,†Morales said of service members who enlisted.
He added that he’d leave the legal definitions to others, saying he knows he’s “in compliance to the law and … so proud to have served the greatest country on earth, the United States of America.â€
“Morales’ military service might very well be exactly what he says it is. But he has a history of making questionable claims,†James Briggs wrote in an IndyStar column published Wednesday, citing earlier reports of Morales’ troubled employment history in the Office of the Secretary of State.
The Indiana Democratic Party later issued a press release with the headline, “Investigation finds Diego Morales inappropriately described himself as an American veteran,†stating, “He served our nation, but never achieved official status as ‘veteran.’† In a subsequent press release, Indiana Republicans defended Morales.
“Their attacks on Diego’s service in the Indiana National Guard are extremely disappointing,†Kyle Hupfer, Indiana Republican Party chairman, said in a statement. “Diego—like thousands of Hoosiers—has honorably served our state and nation, and we at the Indiana Republican Party are thankful for this service and dedication.â€
Statutorily, the federal government and Indiana have different definitions of who qualifies as a veteran.
U.S. Code says, “The term ‘veteran’ means a person who served in the active military, naval, air, or space service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.” And qualification for active duty is “full-time duty in the Armed Forces, other than active duty for training.â€
Legislation passed by the Indiana General Assembly in 2016 defined “Hoosier veteran†as someone who lives in the state and “served in a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the Indiana National Guard.†A Hoosier veteran must also have “completed any required military occupational specialty training and was not discharged or separated from the armed forces or the Indiana National Guard under dishonorable or other than honorable conditions.â€
Documents the Morales campaign has released suggest that he falls under the definition of Hoosier veteran only, as his DD-214characterizes his separation as “release from active duty training.â€
Teresa Mankin, who was formerly the executive director of the National Guard Association of Indiana, told The Statehouse File, “I believe that he could call himself a Hoosier veteran,†but he doesn’t meet the federal requirements.
“But the average person probably doesn’t care about that,†Mankin said. “If you served your country honorably, you are a veteran.â€
Mankin did say, however, that she would not describe herself as a U.S. Army veteran—as Morales does in his Twitter bio, for example—and would instead use “Army National Guard veteran.â€
Attorney General Todd Rokita Kicks Off 7-State Summit
Attorney General Todd Rokita on Thursday delivered opening remarks at the We Are All Border States Summit, a forum sponsored by the sheriffs’ associations of seven Midwestern states.
“Illegal immigration directly impacts all our states, so we must fix the problem given to us by the federal government,†Attorney General Rokita said. “And, we must hold the federal government accountable for doing its job under the Constitution.â€
The event, which began Thursday and runs through Friday, is jointly sponsored by sheriffs’ associations from Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
Participants attended sessions focused on such issues as how law enforcement can best fight criminal activities and other problems that originate along the border such as cartel violence, human trafficking and the fentanyl crisis.
“Our brave men and women in law enforcement are on the front lines,†Attorney General Rokita said. “They are the ones who come face to face with the violent predators threatening our families and neighborhoods.â€
Partnerships among the states are key to reducing crime and violence going forward, he added, as well as pressuring federal officials to fulfill their responsibilities to secure the border.
“Everyone who understands what’s at stake must unite together,†Attorney General Rokita said. “We must collaborate wherever possible and prioritize this particular aspect of preserving our republic.â€
Attorney General Rokita lamented that the current presidential administration has reversed policies that were previously working to reduce illegal immigration.
“They’ve stopped the progress on building more border wall,†Attorney General Rokita said. “They’ve ended the Remain in Mexico policy. And they’ve refused to deport some of the most dangerous criminals, even though the law requires them to.â€
The data shows these initiatives worked to reduce the drug, prostitution and crime surges.
Since taking office in 2021, Attorney General Rokita already has traveled three times on fact-finding missions to the U.S. Southern Border.
Among other actions to combat illegal immigration, Attorney General Rokita this year filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its willful refusal to secure the border and enforce U.S. immigration laws. The lawsuit alleges that Indiana has sustained tangible, monetary harm — and seeks a declaration that the administration’s border policy is unlawful.
Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Meeting
 The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet for the regularly scheduled Board meeting Monday, September 19, 2022 at 5:30 PM in the Board Room of the EVSC Administration Building located at 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN.
Board meetings can also be observed by tuning to EVSC’s radio station, 90.7 WPSR, or live streamed online at https://www.wpsrhd.com/. As noticed previously, the Board of School Trustees will also hold a Public Hearing to take public testimony from Vanderburgh County residents regarding the Additional Appropriation for 2022 General Obligation Bonds.
Prior to the regularly scheduled Board meeting, members of the Board, along with district administrators, will hold a Town Hall beginning at 5:00 PM. This Town Hall is for Vanderburgh County residents to speak directly with Board members in attendance about issues involving EVSC schools.
The Town Hall will be held in the Technology and Innovation Center located at 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN. Members of the public who would like to attend the Town Hall should register by completing the Town Hall Registration Form located on the EVSC’s website at district.evscschools.com.
Hoosier History Highlights: Artist John Wesley Hardrick Born
September 18 – September 24The Week in Indiana History |
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   From the list below, select the five writers who are from Indiana: Ernest Hemingway, Helen Keller, Jessamyn West, Samuel Clemens, Kurt Vonnegut, Booth Tarkington, Jack London, Gene Stratton Porter, Mark Twain, James H. Madison
“Fencerow to fencerow.†— Earl Butz.  (1909-2008)    Born to a farming family near Albion in Noble County, he became Dean of Agriculture at Purdue University. In 1971, he was appointed by President Richard Nixon to serve as the United States Secretary of Agriculture.  The quote refers to the nation’s transition from small family farms to industrial operations.
Answers:Â Jessamyn West, Kurt Vonnegut, Booth Tarkington, Gene Stratton Porter, and James H. Madison |
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1929   Dedication ceremonies were held for the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Indianapolis, one of the most impressive examples of Neo-Gothic architecture in the United States. The magnificent structure of Indiana limestone includes stained-glass windows, carved woodwork, patterned ceilings, and a 54-bell carillon.
