October 23 – October 29The Week in Indiana History |
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Capitals of the World Identify each Indiana city described below. 1. Â The peppermint capital of the world. 2. Â The goldfish capital of the world. 3. Â The RV capital of the world. 4. Â The limestone capital of the world. 5. Â The orthopedic capital of the world.
Answers:  1. Mishawaka  2. Martinsville  3. Elkhart  4. Bedford 5. Warsaw Answer to “Hoosier GuessWho”:  Joyce DeWitt (Three’s Company) |
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Hoosier History Highlights
1910   Blanche Stuart Scott became the first woman to pilot an airplane in public, appearing in the Curtiss Team Exhibition in Fort Wayne. She had already gained fame as the first woman to drive across America, going from New York to San Francisco in nine weeks. She went on to become a stunt pilot, movie actress, and screenwriter. In 1980, the U.S. Post Office issued an airmail stamp (pictured) in her honor.
1986   Forrest Tucker died in Los Angeles. Born in Plainfield, Indiana, he began an acting career at age 14 at the Chicago World’s Fair. He went on to a long career in movies and television in which he played a wide variety of characters. In “The Music Man,†he was Professor Harold Hill over 2,000 times. Classic television fans will remember him as Sergeant Morgan O’Rourke in “F-Troop.â€
Todd Rokita Encourages Hoosiers To Exercise Caution During National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Attorney General Todd Rokita warns Hoosiers of predatory cyber criminals during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
“Cybersecurity has been an important issue for years, but after COVID-19, businesses and schools have relied more and more on technology,†Attorney General Rokita said. “This makes them even more vulnerable to these types of attacks, and I encourage Hoosiers to educate themselves and stay on high alert.â€
Implementing appropriate cybersecurity controls has become a necessary part of doing business in today’s economy. The average cost incurred by a business from a data breach is now more than $4 million, and the average cost of a healthcare data breach has skyrocketed to over $10 million.
Cyber-attacks do not only affect schools and businesses, but they also affect individuals and can potentially destroy the lives of hardworking, honest people.
Security breaches involving your personal information, also referred to as data breaches, can create a significant risk of fraud or identity theft if the information is acquired by the wrong person.
To keep you and your family protected, Attorney General Rokita encourages Hoosiers to follow these tips:
- Monitor your credit. Credit monitoring services track your credit report and alert you whenever a change is made, such as a new account or a large purchase. Most services will notify you within 24 hours of any change to your credit report. Most major credit cards now offer these monitoring services at no cost to the consumer.
- Consider placing a free credit freeze on your credit report. Identity thieves will not be able to open a new credit account in your name while the freeze is in place. You can place a credit freeze by contacting each of the three major credit bureaus:
- Equifax: 1-888-766-0008
- Experian: 1-888-397-3742
- TransUnion: 1-800-680-7289
- Place a fraud alert on your credit report. A fraud alert tells lenders and creditors to take extra steps to verify your identity before issuing credit. You can place a fraud alert by contacting any one of the three major credit bureaus.
- Contact Attorney General Rokita. If you believe you are a victim of identity theft, visit gov/attorneygeneral or call us at 1-800-382-5516. For additional tips, you may also visit identitytheft.gov, a site maintained by the Federal Trade Commission.
Kim Smith Named Associate AD For Compliance & Student-Athlete Services
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Dr. Kenneth “Ziggy†Siegfried has announced the hiring of Kim Smith as the Associate Athletics Director for Compliance & Student-Athlete Services for the University of Evansville Athletics Department.
“Kim will be a difference-maker for the future growth of our department in the areas of compliance, student-athlete services, and leadership,†Siegfried exclaimed. “I feel very fortunate that we were able to hire someone with her level of experience, and someone who understands what it means to be a Purple Ace.â€
Smith returns to the Purple Aces following a 4-year tenure at DePaul University where she was the Associate Athletics Director for Compliance. While overseeing the entire framework of the compliance department at DePaul, Smith was on the cutting edge when it came to the changing landscape of intercollegiate athletics. She introduced policies in fields that included Name, Image and Likeness, Alston academic incentives and more. As a member of the senior leadership team, she assisted in the implementation of a 5-year strategic plan for the department.
“I am so excited to have the opportunity to come back to UE, where I started my athletics administration journey with all that I have learned in my time away,†Smith said. “I am mostly looking forward to working with our students on their academic success and development while continuing to advocate for an outstanding student-athlete experience.â€
Along with her duties within the Blue Demons Athletics Department, Smith was active in multiple facets within the NCAA. She participated in the NCAA investigation and adjudication of the NCAA Level II infractions case and new processes that were implemented. Additionally, Smith has participated in committees at DePaul, the Big East Conference, Valparaiso, the Missouri Valley Conference and the Horizon League.
Prior to her time at DePaul, Smith served in the Valparaiso University Athletics Department for over six years. Starting as the Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance in May of 2012, she was promoted to the Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance/Senior Woman Administrator in April of 2015. She worked in that capacity until October of 2018. Along with being the primary compliance liaison within the department, she was a key member of the staff who presented and ultimately made the transition to the Missouri Valley Conference in 2017.
She worked as a sport supervisor for eight programs within the Valpo department in capacities that included mentorship, budget oversight, team development and annual review.
From 2008 through 2011, Smith was the Assistant Director of Compliance at Old Dominion University. Her initial experience in NCAA compliance came at the University of Evansville where she was the Assistant to the Director of Compliance from 2007-08. In her first two years at UE, she was a Graduate Assistant Swimming Coach.
Smith earned her Master of Science in Public Service Administration from UE after graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Sports Management from Valparaiso University.
Support Your Sport To Take Place Next Week
Athletics day of giving set for October 28
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – For the first time, the University of Evansville will conduct an athletics-specific day of giving with the third annual Support Your Sport competition taking place between Monday, October 24 through Friday, October 28.
The #SupportYourSport competition involves all 17 Purple Aces athletic programs. The team that receives the most total donors ($10 minimum) between Monday and Friday of next week will receive the grand prize of $5,000 to use as needed for their program. Last year, baseball won #SupportYourSport and the $5,000 prize bringing in a staggering 436 gifts for over $21,000.
Through the entirety of the #SupportYourSport initiative last year, a total of over 1,000 gifts were received for $53,000. This year’s winner will be announced on Monday, October 31.
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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)