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HOT JOBS
Trailblazer volleyball closes out regular season with pair of home sweeps
VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University volleyball team celebrated Sophomore Recognition Day Saturday at the Physical Education Complex in style, finishing out the 2022 regular season with a 25-9, 25-19, 25-22 sweep over Region 24 opponent Kaskaskia College and a 25-10, 25-12, 25-11 sweep over Kankakee Community College.
Vincennes began the day in the final Region 24 regular season game of the year against Kaskaskia College.
VU set the tone early for the day with sophomore setter Josephine Mulligan (Saint John, Ind.) beginning the game with an 8-0 scoring run.
The Blue Angels attempted to battle back before a late 6-0 run by freshman libero Morgan Netcott (Montague, Mich.) gave the Blazers a 22-8 run. The Trailblazers would hold on the take the first set 25-9.
Vincennes took an early lead in the second set as well before Kaskaskia responded back with an 8-0 run to grab their first lead of the day.
The Trailblazers would answer back on their home floor to take the lead after a 5-0 scoring run and hold on to take the second set 25-19.
Looking to complete the sweep, the Blazers found themselves in a battle in the third set. The two teams traded early scoring runs before VU would use an 8-2 scoring run to take a five-point lead.
Kaskaskia would cut the deficit to two points but were unable to regain the lead as VU closed out the sweep 25-22 to extend their Region 24 winning streak to 22 matches.
“It has been a long week for us,†VUVB Head Coach Gary Sien said. “We haven’t played since last weekend and I think the whole team was itching to get back out on the floor after a less than ideal weekend at Mineral Area. Our team was very anxious to play and I think we saw that all day today.â€
“When we played Kaskaskia earlier this season, in the fourth set, they served match point at least once,†Sien added. “We were really close to losing that match in Centralia. But different circumstances today and even different personnel from that match. I think we are a much better team than when we played Kaskaskia before. So, we were definitely looking forward to this one because out of all of the other Region 24 matches this year, they were the closest to beating us.â€
“I really thought that our offense was much more diversified today,†Sien said. “Our first match earlier this year we had Paige and Audrey combine for over 50 kills and we never want only two of our hitters having that many. When all six of our hitters are more balanced, that’s really more of what we want and that was our goal coming into today.â€
“We really worked this past week on getting our middles more involved in the offense,†Sien added. “I credit the team, first of all, because our first contact that we made was very good today. Secondly, our setters did a wonderful job of distributing the sets. Our goal at the beginning of the year is to always establish the middle attack first and then run the sets out to the pins. If we have that middle presence, that takes away their middle blocker and gives us more one-on-ones on the pins and when it’s one hitter against one blocker, the hitter is going to win more often.â€
The Trailblazers were led offensively by freshman Alexis Chrappa (Effingham, Ill.) who led the Blazers with 12 kills on a .478 hitting percentage, while also adding a block and one dig.
THUNDERBOLTS EDGED 4-2 IN SEASON OPENER AT KNOXVILLE
Knoxville, TN.: After gaining a 2-0 lead over the Ice Bears in the game’s first half, Knoxville responded to steal the show and the win, scoring 4 unanswered goals to win 4-2 over the Thunderbolts on Friday night in Knoxville. The Thunderbolts open their 2022-23 home schedule on Saturday, October 22nd against the Knoxville Ice Bears at 7:00pm CT. For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2658), go to EvansvilleThunderbolts.com, or visit the Ford Center Ticket Office.
In a strong start for Evansville, Fredrik Wink scored at 12:48 to give Evansville a 1-0 lead in a first period capped off with a fight between Evansville’s Brendan Harrogate and Knoxville’s Kyler Matthews. Aaron Huffnagle doubled the lead to 2-0 in the second period, assisted by Harrogate at 10:44. A pair of fights ensued afterwards, as new Thunderbolts captain Hayden Hulton took on Matthews after an open-ice check on Cameron Cook, as did Kenny Britton shortly afterward against Ryan Devine following a hit from Devine on Cook. Justin MacDonald scored with 12 seconds remaining in the second period to pull Knoxville within a goal, and the Ice Bears took over in the third period by scoring three goals, two from Brady Fleurent and one from Cole McKechney, to come from behind and win 4-2 over the Thunderbolts.
Hank Johnson finished with 26 saves on 30 shots, while Wink and Huffnagle scored one goal each. These two teams meet again on Saturday night at Ford Center.
Indiana Splits Texas Tri Meet
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana swimming and diving had a strong showing on Friday (Oct. 21) as the Hoosiers beat No. 14/22 Texas A&M but fell in close duels with #2/3 Texas at the Texas Swimming Center.
Senior Brendan Burns had a dominant meet, sweeping the butterfly events and earning a third victory in the 200-yard backstroke. All three of his times rank top 10 in the country this season, and his 200 fly (1:42.45) and 200 back (1:41.46) rank No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. Burns won the 200 back by 19 hundredths, touching just before Texas junior Carson Foster, who holds the current fastest time in the 200 back this season at 1:40.90.
For the second straight meet, sophomore Anna Peplowski swept the women’s backstroke events, earning an NCAA B cut in both. Peplowski (53.37) touched in front of UT’s Emma Stricklen (53.42) by a difference of five hundredths of a second in the 100-yard backstroke. In the 200 back, Peplowski was dominant, touching in 1:55.97 – nearly 2.5 seconds faster than second place.
Sophomore diver Quinn Henninger went 2-for-2 on the men’s springboards, winning the 1-meter and 3-meter events. Henninger finished 47.20 points better than the runner-up on the 1-meter board but needed a clutch 75.25-point scoring 5337D on the 3-meter to finish 3.05 points better than Texas A&M’s Allen Bottego, III.
Mariah Denigan wrapped up the women’s distance events with victories in the 500-yard and 1,000-yard freestyle races. Finishing in 9:45.47, Denigan posted the second-best time in the country this season in the 1,000 free.
Indiana tallied 14 NCAA B cut times and eight zone qualifying scores on Friday.
TEAM SCORES
Men
No. 8 Indiana 220, No. 14 Texas A&M 80
No. 2 Texas 155, No. 8 Indiana 145
Women
No. 13 Indiana 200, No. 22 Texas A&M 100
No. 3 Texas 166, No. 13 Indiana 132
HOOSIER WINNERS
Men
Luke Barr – 200 medley relay (1:26.42), 100 back (47.40)
Brendan Burns – 200 fly (1:42.45), 200 back (1:41.46), 100 fly (46.52)
Tomer Frankel – 200 medley relay (1:26.42)
Quinn Henninger – 3-meter diving (368.80), 1-meter diving (401.85)
Josh Matheny – 200 medley relay (1:26.42)
Van Mathias – 200 medley relay (1:26.42)
Rafael Miroslaw – 200 free (1:35.23)
Women
Mariah Denigan – 1,000 free (9:45.47), 500 free (4:48.47)
Kristina Paegle – 400 freestyle relay (3:21.32)
Anna Peplowski – 100 back (53.37), 200 back (1:55.97), 400 freestyle relay (3:21.32)
Noelle Peplowski – 200 breast (2:10.41)
Ella Ristic – 400 freestyle relay (3:21.32)
Ashley Turak – 400 freestyle relay (3:21.32)
NOTABLES
- Indiana swept the backstroke events, with Peplowski winning on the women’s side while Burns and sophomore Luke Barr split the honors on the men’s side.
- With the loss to Texas, the Indiana men’s streak of consecutive dual meet victories ended on Friday. IU had won 16 straight duels going back to 2019.
- Six Hoosiers earned NCAA zone qualifying scores on the 1-meter springboard; three men’s and three women’s divers. Henninger and junior Anne Fowler earned qualifiers in both events.
NCAA CUTS
A: None.
B: Luke Barr – 100 back (47.40); Brendan Burns – 200 fly (1:42.45), 200 back (1:41.46), 100 fly (46.52); Tomer Frankel – 100 fly (46.92); Mackenzie Looze – 200 breast (2:12.77), 200 IM (1:59.00); Rafael Miroslaw – 200 free (1:35.23); Anna Peplowski – 100 back (53.37), 200 back (1:55.97); Noelle Peplowski – 100 breast (1:00.82), 200 breast (2:10.41); Maxwell Reich – 200 breast (1:57.47); Jassen Yep – 200 breast (1:56.79)
NCAA ZONE QUALIFYING SCORES
1-meter: Megan Carter (302.35), Anne Fowler (330.00), Quinn Henninger (401.85), Alaina Heyde (265.35), Will Jansen (312.50), Maxwell Weinrich (359.90)
3-meter: Anne Fowler (280.15), Quinn Henninger (368.80)
Todd Rokita Wins Another Settlement To Combat Robocalls
| Attorney General Todd Rokita wins another historic settlement to combat robocalls
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita today announced a historic settlement with Startel Communication LLC and its CEO. Attorney General Rokita filed suit in October 2021 against Startel, an Indiana company, and several other defendants for allegedly assisting and facilitating foreign robocallers in India, the Philippines, and Singapore who robocalled Hoosiers. Attorney General Rokita and Startel came to a resolution that will protect Hoosiers from more illegal calls. The resolution requires Startel and Ms. Hall, the CEO, to exit the telecommunications industry forever. Further, Startel and Hall are prohibited from operating or working with a telecommunications company. “The people of Indiana are tired of being bombarded by robocalls, and this settlement is a win for Hoosiers,” Attorney General Rokita said. “If telecom companies are unwilling to stop the robocalls flooding into the US, we have no problem putting them out of business for good.†In this case, the robocallers allegedly made over 4.8 million phone calls to Hoosiers and hundreds of millions of calls to other states across the country. The robocallers allegedly operated a variety of scams, including IRS and Social Security Administration imposter scams, legal action or arrest scams, computer support scams, Apple support scams, and Amazon subscription scams.  Attorney General Rokita offers the following tips to avoid scams and unwanted calls:Â
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Eagles and Hawks Prepare for “Battle In The Water​​​​​​” Today​
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving teams will host Quincy University in a dual meet on Saturday, October 22, at 1pm at the USI Aquatic Center.
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USI Men
USI Men’s Swimming & Diving fell in their inaugural meet against Valparaiso University on October 1, 156-124. The Screaming Eagles captured their first-ever event victory in the first-ever event in program history by winning the 100-yard medley relay with a time of 1:37.92. The winning team was comprised of freshmen Colten Agdeppa (Redding, California), freshman Caleb Davis (Spring, Texas), freshman Gregory Benson (Plainfield, Indiana), and sophomore Payton Buse (Lynnville, Indiana).
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USI was victorious in five other events on the day. Freshman Carson Faley (Dixon, Illinois) won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:46.38. Agdeppa took home the win in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 55.65. Buse was victorious in the 50-yard freestyle with a final time of 21.71. The Eagles took back-to-back mens events as Gabriel Groves (New Carlisle, Indiana) took the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 49.04. Faley won his second event of the day as he took home the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:57.22.
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Freshman Lane Pollack (Boonville, Indiana) took both diving events on the day. Pollack took the 1-meter diving with a final score of 264.75 and the 3-meter diving with a score of 231.07. Pollack was named the Summit League TicketSmarter Peak Performance Diver of the Week after his performance against Valparaiso. He also competed against the University of Evansville on Octobter 14, placing second in both the 3-meter and 1-meter. In the 3-meter Pollack finished with a score of 216.53 and in the 1-meter he finished with a final score of 223.58.
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USI Women
USI Women’s Swimming & Diving earned their first-ever program victory over Valparaiso on October 1, 188-92. The Eagles would go on to win 14 out of the 16 total women’s events on the day. Freshmen Hannah Gardner (Bowling Green, Kentucky) and Sarah-Catherine Dawson (Prospect, Kentucky) led the team with three first-place finishes each. Gardner took the 100-yard breaststroke, 1:11.83, the 200-yard breaststroke, 2:34.20, and was a part of the 200-yard medley relay team, 1:53.78. Dawson joined Gardner on the 200-yard medley relay team while also taking the 100-yard butterfly, 1:00.85, and the 200-yard butterfly, 2:14.65.
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The other members of the 200-yard medley team included freshmen Makana Goss (Noblesville, Indiana) and Paige Neal (Owensboro, Kentucky). Goss also won the 200-yard backstroke, 2:14.30, and Neal took home the 50-yard freestyle, 25.74. USI had three other girls take home victories on the day. Freshman Mattilynn Smith (Morgantown, Kentucky) took both the 1000-yard freestyle, 11:00.85, and the 500-yard freestyle, 5:21.81. Freshman Adele Schnautz (Evansville, Indiana) took the 200-yard freestyle, 2:04.55, as well as the 200-yard IM, 2:17.08. Freshman Kate Hilgarth (Indianapolis, Indiana) took home the 100-yard backstroke for the Eagles with a time of 1:01.44.
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Freshman Autumn Turley (Hobart, Indiana) took home a pair of victories in diving for the Eagles. Turley took the 1-meter diving with a score of 173.40 and the 3-meter diving with a final score of 155.92. Against Evansville, Turley finished in third in both the 3-meter and 1-meter dives. She record a score of 149.03 in the 3-meter and a score of 162.90 in the 1-meter.
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Quincy Hawks
The Quincy Men’s Swimming team has competed in three meets this season. The Hawks fell to Lewis University, 151-43, and Saint Ambrose University (Iowa), 110-86, in their two dual meets. They also finished in second out of four teams at the University of Saint Mary (Kan.) Relays. The Quincy Women’s Swimming team has competed in the same three meets as the men. They fell to Lewis, 147-37, and Saint Ambrose, 145-42. The women also finished fifth out of five teams at the University of Saint Mary (Kan.) Relays.
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Tickets will be available at the door- $5 for adults 18+; $3 for ages 3-17; and those under 3 are free. USI students and employees are free. Doors will open at 11:30am, and the USI Aquatic Center’s Capacity is 285.
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EULOGY FOR THE VICTIMS OF OCTOBER 1878
EULOGY FOR THE VICTIMS OF OCTOBER 1878
GAVEL GAMUTÂ By Jim Redwine
I was born in Osage County, Oklahoma at a time Black people, then called Colored, could not eat, go to school or use the same restrooms as white people. Ironically, they were also unwelcome in our churches. Peg and I now make our home in Osage County after moving from Posey County, Indiana. I served as an elected judge in Posey County for almost forty years. We have many good friends in both counties.
Oklahoma, as most southern and southwestern states, has had numerous instances of racism, most notably the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. I personally remember the bus station and the pool hall in my hometown of Pawhuska.
When my brother, Philip, and I took the bus to our father’s family home in Wilburton, Oklahoma I was six years old. I still remember the separate restrooms and water fountains for whites only and Colored and how I could not lie down in that long seat in the back of the bus as it was where Coloreds had to sit.
As to the pool hall in Pawhuska, even after the 1954 Supreme Court case of Brown vs. The Topeka, Kansas Board of Education, Colored boys could not enter through the front door and they were restricted to playing pool as snooker was reserved for us whites.
Posey County, Indiana used to bus its Colored kids to Evansville for education and New Harmony, our longtime hometown, was at one time a “Sundown Town†where Blacks were not welcome after dark.
In other words, there was plenty of prejudice to go around in most of America for most of our history. That was why I, as the Posey Circuit Court Judge in 1993, was not totally incredulous to discover that right outside my courthouse door in Mt. Vernon, Indiana five Black men were murdered by a well-regulated group of approximately 200 white men on October 12, 1878.
The Posey County legal system actively covered up the crimes and the editors of the two local newspapers even interviewed the victims just before they were murdered and yet the papers did not print the names of the responsible parties. In fact, editor John Leffel called for the “Dark pall of oblivion to cover the entire matter.†And, with the acquiescence of the legal system and the citizenry, that is just what happened.
But on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. a Committee led by Mt. Vernon High School student Sophie Kloppenburg and consisting of numerous, mainly, Posey County citizens, such as Tom Guggenheim, Chuck and Bonnie Minnette, Ben Uchitelle and Betty Hart with the cooperation of the elected members of the Posey County Board of Commissioners, dedicated a memorial to the Black men who were murdered, seven in all, and the more than 100 Black residents who were driven from their homes under threats of death.Â
I appreciate the efforts of all those who have for many years sought to bring these matters to light and who deserve credit for their courage and concern for justice.
As Peg and I are currently in the country of Georgia working with the Georgian judiciary we were unable to attend the dedication ceremony. Had we been able to attend and had we had the opportunity to speak, the following eulogy is what we would have offered to the victims.