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Fino sets school record as VU Track and Field competes at George Glass Invitational

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UPLAND, Ind. – Vincennes University freshman Giorgia Fino (Italy) set a new school record in the javelin throw Saturday afternoon as the Trailblazers took part in the George Glass Invitational hosted by Taylor University.

Fino’s throw of 112 feet or 34.13 meters set a new Vincennes University Women’s Outdoor school record, surpassing the previous set by Sue Buechler in 1988.

The VU Track and Field teams faced tough competition Saturday afternoon, with Fino’s record-setting throw giving her a second-place finish in the meet.

Sophomore Kaitlyn Koenig (Terre Haute, Ind.) was the only other Vincennes Women’s podium placer, finishing in sixth place in the 3000 meter Steeplechase with a time of 13:19.98.

Sophomore Kyra Young (South Bend, Ind.) just missed the podium with a ninth-place finish in the Women’s 5000 meter race, ending with a time of 19:38.54.

“Weather again was a big factor, effecting times and distances,” VU Track and Field Head Coach Marty Rogier said. “It was another cold, windy day, but we competed well against some very good competition.”

“On the ladies side, we were led by Giorgia who finished second and set a new school record in the Javelin,” Rogier added. “We had solid races by Kyra Young, Kaitlyn Koenig and Brittany Page (Bicknell, Ind.).”

On the men’s side, freshman Nicholas Stanislaus (Grenada) took home the top spot in the Triple Jump with a distance of 13.55 meters.

Stanislaus would also go on to place third in the Long Jump at 6.56 meters.

Sophomore Kyle Stewart edged out Stanislaus in the Long Jump, with Stewart taking second with a jump of 7.15 meters.

Stewart was also part of the Men’s 4×100 Relay team with sophomore Damian Ross (East St. Louis, Ill.) and freshmen Collin Sutton (New Albany, Ind.) and Jalen Bowman (Evansville, Ind.) that took the top spot with a time of 43.04 seconds.

Bowman would also finish second in the 100 meter sprint at 10.82 seconds.

Sophomore Trenton Faulkner (Vincennes, Ind.) ended with an eighth-place finish in the 800 meter race, ending with a time of 2:02.30.

Sophomore Manamanya Opiew (Indianapolis, Ind.) rounded out the VU scorers Saturday with a fifth-place finish in the Men’s 5000 meter race, finishing with a time of 14:57.97.

“On the men’s side, Nicholas had a very good day in the long jump and triple jump,” Rogier said. “Jalen ran another solid 100 meter and anchored our winning 4×100 Relay team.”

“Yamar Lyons (Kalamazoo, Mich.) had a big PR in the 200 meter,” Rogier added. “Collin Sutton turned in a good effort in the 400 as well. Most of our distance crew stepped up to run the 5000 meters against some really good runners. I think this weekend will really help them when we drop back into their normal events next week.”

“Kyle Stewart earned the Trailblazer Willie Award this week for his efforts in the long jump, where he was just 5 centimeters shy of qualifying for National and ran a very fast leg of the 4×100 Relay.”

The Trailblazers will look to continue to improve and earn National Qualifiers as VU gets ready for next weekend’s Pacesetter Invitational hosted by Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Ind.

The two-day meet will begin on Friday, April 8 and conclude Saturday, April 9.

VINCENNES RESULTS

WOMEN’S RESULTS

Javelin

Giorgia Fino – 2 (34.13m) – SCHOOL RECORD

3000m Steeplechase

Kaitlyn Koenig – 6 (13:19.98)

MEN’S RESULTS

Jalen Bowman – 2 (10.82)

800m

Trenton Faulkner – 8 (2:02.30)

5000m

Manamanya Opiew – 5 (14:57.97)

4×100 Relay

Ross, Stewart, Sutton, Bowman – 1 (43.04)

Long Jump

Kyle Stewart – 2 (7.15m)

Nicholas Stanislaus – 3 (6.56m)

Triple Jump

Nicholas Stanislaus – 1 (13.55m)

 

Eagles walk off with sweep of Rockhurst

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EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana Softball picked up a pair of walk-off victories Saturday at the USI Softball Field as the Screaming Eagles swept a Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader against visiting Rockhurst University, winning game one, 5-4, and game two, 3-2, in nine innings.

In the opener, USI rallied from a 4-1 deficit to earn its 11th consecutive victory. Junior pitcher/designated player Allie Goodin (Evansville, Indiana) hit a three-run bomb over the fence in left-center to tie the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the sixth inning after the Hawks has scored four times in the top of the fifth to build the 4-1 lead. Goodin, who was 2-for-3 in the game, put the Eagles up, 1-0, with an RBI-single in the fourth.

The Eagles (24-8, 10-0 GLVC) capitalized on an error to lead off the home half of the seventh inning as senior pitcher/designated player Katie Back (Indianapolis, Indiana) found herself on second base with no outs. Freshman infielder Hannah Long (Haubstadt, Indiana) came in to pinch-run for Back and scored three batters later when sophomore catcher Sammie Kihega (Greenfield, Indiana) hit a two-out, bloop single over the first base bag.

Kihega, who was a combined 3-of-6 on the day with the game one-winning RBI, raced down the line before diving into first base to ensure she beat force-out throw at the bag.

Back (5-1) got the win in the circle after giving up just one hit with four strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings of work.

Neither team could get much going early in the second game, but a solo home run by junior shortstop Maya Gallagher in the top of the fourth inning put the Hawks up, 1-0. Gallagher also had a three-run home run in the fifth inning of game one.

A lead-off double by Kihega got the Eagles going in the bottom of the fifth inning. Back followed with a pinch-hit double to opposite field to push the game-tying run across the plate.

Rockhurst (12-18, 6-8 GLVC) used a solo home run off the bat of senior designated player Emily Clark to take a 2-1 lead in the top of the ninth inning and looked like a lock to forge a split on the day as it had the Eagles down to their final out with no runners on base in the home half of the ninth inning.

Kihega, however, drew a two-out walk to keep USI’s hopes alive before being taken out of the game for a pinch-runner. Freshman pitcher Hailey Gotshall (Lucerne, Indiana) followed with a pinch-hit double that put runners at second and third for senior third baseman Mary Bean(Schaumburg, Illinois).

Bean, who was a combined 3-of-6 on the day, rewarded the Eagles with a hit into left field that scored both runners and gave USI its 12th consecutive victory.

Freshman pitcher Josie Newman (Indianapolis, Indiana) got the win in the circle for the Eagles. Newman (7-3) gave up two runs off six hits in nine innings of work. She racked up 12 strikeouts and did not issue a walk on the day.

USI returns to action Sunday at noon when it hosts William Jewell College in a GLVC doubleheader at the USI Softball Field. The Cardinals (10-20, 4-10 GLVC) dropped both games of a conference twin bill to No. 5 University of Indianapolis Saturday in Indianapolis.

Dove Breaks Hammer Throw Record, Lasam Wins Triple Jump At EIU

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CHARLESTON, Ill. – University of Evansville junior Zach Dove (Princeton, Ind./Princeton Community) broke the UE hammer throw record on Friday, and freshman Denzel Lasam (St. Louis, Mo./De Smet) won the title in the triple jump to pace the Purple Aces’ track and field teams at the Eastern Illinois Big Blue Meet in Charleston, Illinois.

Dove broke the UE school record by nearly a full meter, as he recorded a personal-best toss of 47.96 meters (157’4″) to break teammate Mike Boots’ (Evansville, Ind./Mater Dei) previous record of 46.97 meters.  For Dove, it continues a strong start to his 2022 season, as he has set a personal-best mark in five of his first six meets this spring.

“Zach has been on fire this year,” said UE head coach Don Walters.  “He has really put in the time in the off-season and in the weight room, and it is paying dividends right now.  You love to see that kind of hard work get rewarded.”

Lasam, meanwhile, took home the individual title in the triple jump with a distance of 12.81 meters (42’0.50″).  He has finished in the top 10 of all five collegiate triple jump competitions in which he has competed in so far for UE.  Lasam also posted a personal-best time of 11.93 in the 100-meter dash, as overall, the Purple Aces recorded 15 personal-best marks on the day.

“Denzel continues to impress in his first year with the team,” said Walters.  “I love his attitude.  He is always upbeat and always trying to get better.

“When you consider the elements and the fact that we had some key people out due to injury, to set 15 PRs on a day like today is pretty impressive.  I am really proud of both teams, as we had a lot of different people step up today.”

Joining Lasam in setting a PR time in the 100-meters were junior Giovanni Purser (11.02) and senior Joey Rucinski (11.93).  Rucinski also set new personal standards in the long jump (5.91 meters) and javelin (44.45 meters), as his toss in the javelin also earned him fourth place overall.  Dove also set a PR in the javelin with a toss of 36.95 meters, while senior McKenna Sapp (Bloomington, Ill./University) also set a PR mark in the women’s javelin with a toss of 23.87 meters.

Seniors Andrew Schuler (Ferdinand, Ind./Forest Park) and Brendon Smith (Newburgh, Ind./Castle) set PR marks in the men’s hammer throw (41.53 meters) and long jump (6.40 meters), respectively.  On the track, freshman Kara Yunker (Evansville, Ind./North) set a personal-best mark in the 100-meters (13.29), while senior Sam Weldon (5:17.72), freshman Ellie Stewart (5:31.90) and junior Claire Griffy (6:57.23) established new personal standards in the 1,500-meters.  Sophomore Peter Epur (Eldoret, Kenya) also set a new PR with a time of 16:05.54 in the men’s 5,000-meters.

Evansville will return to action next weekend, as the Purple Aces will travel to Louisville, Kentucky to take part in the Jim Vargo Invitational hosted by Bellarmine University.  The meet will begin on Friday, April 8 and conclude on Saturday, April 9.

Aces earn series win with 7-5 victory over Spartans

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EVANSVILLE – Taking an early lead and using timely hitting to hold on to it late, the University of Evansville baseball team secured a series win over Michigan State with a 7-5 win over the Spartans on Saturday afternoon at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium in Evansville.
“Really proud of our club. Nick Smith was outstanding throughout and our offense got out in front with some runs early,” said Aces head baseball coach Wes Carroll on the win. “The top four guys in our lineup had two hits a piece and delivered some important RBI hits. I know (Jakob) Meyer made it interesting but he always makes a sequence of pitches when needed. I’m excited to get the field tomorrow.”

The win earns Evansville’s first series win over a Big Ten opponent since taking two of three games from Iowa during the 2019 campaign. Much like Friday night, a dominant effort on the mound helped fuel the Aces early success in the contest. Sophomore Nick Smith went seven innings in the win, allowing seven hits and three runs, while striking-out three and walking just one. All of the damage to Smith’s line was done in the seventh after the Boonville, Ind. native had pitched six shutout innings.

At the plate, the top of the lineup was what powered Evansville with one through six in the order all recording at least a hit and five of the six recording two on the afternoon. First baseman Tanner Craig and third baseman Brent Widder each recorded two RBI a piece, helping Evansville to the win.

Like the series opener, the Aces opened the scoring in the first inning as Widder mashed a single up the middle, scoring Craig to earn an early 1-0 advantage for UE. Another run came across in the third, again generated by Widder, who’s single through the left side scored Mark Shallenberger.

An inning later, it was Craig who delivered the run support, ripping a double down the left field line, which brought Eric Roberts home and lifted Evansville to a 3-0 lead.

The power has been on display for Evan Berkey over the last two weeks and the La Quinta, Calif. native did it again to jumpstart the offense in the fifth. Berkey smashed his sixth homer of the season, driving it down the left field line and out of the park for a 4-0 UE lead. The home run gave Berkey homers in back-to-back games and was his fourth in the last six games. Later in the fifth, Roberts laid down a picture perfect bunt, reaching safely at first and allowing Danny Borgstrom to cross home as the Aces took a 5-0 lead.

Michigan State would mount a comeback, scoring three in the seventh, but Evansville had an answer in the bottom half of the inning on an RBI sacrifice fly from Craig and an RBI base knock from Simon Scherry that regenerated a 7-3 lead for Evansville.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Spartans threatened, scoring a pair of runs to get within two with two outs. After allowing the two runs, Meyer settled in and fired three-straight strikes to end the contest and capture a 7-5 win for the Aces.

Evansville and Michigan State close their weekend series on Sunday with first pitch at 1 PM at German American Bank Field at Charles Braun Stadium in Evansville.

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Local lawmakers: Vanderburgh County Rejoins $26B Opioid Settlement Thanks To New Law

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Local lawmakers: Vanderburgh County Rejoins $26B Opioid Settlement Thanks To New Law

 STATEHOUSE (March 29, 2022) – With a new law supported by State Reps. Wendy McNamara (R-Evansville) and Tim O’Brien (R-Evansville), Vanderburgh County is rejoining the $26 billion national settlement with drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and three major drug distributors. Evansville could follow.

Indiana joined a multistate lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, and drug distributors Cardinal Health, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen over their roles in the opioid epidemic, which forced communities to spend millions to mitigate the crisis. While the lawsuit included all of Indiana’s communities, about 11% of eligible cities, counties and towns opted out in order to initiate their own lawsuit, including Vanderburgh County and Evansville. They unanimously supported new law paved the way for Vanderburgh County to rejoin the multistate settlement and receive a portion of the state’s master settlement estimated to be about $500 million.

“Additional funding will make it possible to invest in both treating addiction and cracking down on criminals,” McNamara said. “It’s great to see our county rejoin this settlement and I look forward to them using these dollars to address the effects of the drug crisis.”

Settlement funds will go toward opioid-related programming, fighting the drug crisis, supporting local law enforcement and drug task forces, and bolstering treatment and preventative care. According to O’Brien, communities that do not opt-in to the settlement stand to lose nearly $238 million that could otherwise be invested in local drug addiction and recovery programs, and public safety. Under the new law, remaining communities interested in rejoining the settlement must notify the Indiana Attorney General’s Office by July 15.

“There isn’t a community in Indiana that hasn’t been touched by the opioid epidemic,” O’Brien said. “It’s heartbreaking to see the damage it can cause to families and there’s always more we can do to provide hope to struggling Hoosiers. Additional treatment options can help change lives and keep our communities safe.”

With the defendants expected to start releasing funds to a national administrator on April 2, and money expected to start flowing to state and local governments in the second quarter of 2022, O’Brien said the new law also establishes a fair and equitable settlement structure.

The $26 billion multistate settlement stems from a lawsuit with more than 4,000 claims from state and local governments throughout the country. Now three years in the making, 52 states and territories signed onto the settlement. All four companies that are part of the settlement have denied wrongdoing.

For more information about the settlement, visit in.gov/attorneygeneral.

 

 

69 Farming Families Honored With Hoosier Homestead Award

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INDIANAPOLIS (April 1, 2022) — At the Indiana Statehouse, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) Director Bruce Kettler presented 69 families with a Hoosier Homestead Award in recognition of their commitment to Indiana agriculture.

“I always look forward to engaging with Indiana’s historic farming families during the Hoosier Homestead Award ceremonies,” Crouch said. “The longstanding values, dedication and resiliency of these families will ensure their farm and family’s legacy live on for many generations.”

To be named a Hoosier Homestead, farms must be owned by the same family for more than 100 consecutive years, and consist of more than 20 acres. If less than 20 acres, the farm must produce more than $1,000 of agricultural products per year. Indiana farms may qualify for three honors: Centennial Award for 100 years of ownership, Sesquicentennial Award for 150 years of ownership and the Bicentennial Award for 200 years of ownership.

Today, the department awarded three farms for bicentennial ownership. They are the Williams farm from Madison County (est. 1822), the Hartman farm from Parke County (est. 1822) and the Arnold farm from Rush County (est. 1821). 

Since the program’s inception in 1976, nearly 6,000 families have received the Hoosier Homestead Award. Many past awardees can be identified by the sign proudly displayed in front of the family farm or field.

“It is hard to put into words the value these farming families have provided to their communities, our state and the Indiana agricultural industry since the formation of their farms,” Kettler said. “It is my utmost pleasure to honor these longstanding families for their dedication to providing the feed, food and fuel necessary to sustain our state.”

Below is a list of the Hoosier Homestead Award recipients honored during the spring 2022 ceremony:

County Award name Award year Award type
Adams Verlin J. Bulmahn 1871 Sesquicentennial
Adams Sheets 1847 Sesquicentennial
Bartholomew Burbrink 1902 Centennial
Bartholomew Dallas & Hazel Kreinhagen 1839 Sesquicentennial
Benton McNeil 1921 Centennial
Benton Gilbert 1920 Centennial
Blackford Kitterman 1856 Sesquicentennial
Boone Turpin 1895 Centennial
Carroll North 1898 Centennial
Clay Fisher 1862 Sesquicentennial
Clinton Garrett 1919 Centennial
Clinton Douglass 1886 Centennial
Clinton Couden/Wilson 1918 Centennial
Dearborn Bulach 1909 Centennial
Dearborn Kuebel/McCarty 1855 Sesquicentennial
DeKalb Lautzenhiser 1864 Sesquicentennial
DeKalb Myers 1899 Centennial
Delaware Pursifull 1913 Centennial
Dubois Oscar Hochgesang 1910 Centennial
Dubois Mutchman 1872 Sesquicentennial
Dubois Stenftenagel 1918 Centennial
Franklin Fledderman 1922 Centennial
Franklin Joseph & Madaline Niedenthal 1919 Centennial 
Franklin Middendorf-Goldsmith 1858 Sesquicentennial
Hamilton McClintick 1829 Sesquicentennial
Hancock Boyd 1851 Sesquicentennial
Harrison Wolfe 1889 Centennial
Harrison Bickel, Seitz, Stewart & Webster 1888 Centennial
Howard Kingseed 1848 Sesquicentennial
Huntington Detamore 1904 Centennial
Jackson Moenning 1851 Sesquicentennial
Kosciusko Clay 1913 Centennial
LaPorte Hagenow 1891 Centennial
Madison Williams 1822 Bicentennial
Madison Hodson 1837 Sesquicentennial
Marion Fredrick Wampner 1841 Sesquicentennial
Miami Yoars 1870 Sesquicentennial
Montgomery Larry Joe & Debra Ann Carter 1831 Sesquicentennial
Montgomery Bymaster 1837 Sesquicentennial
Montgomery Spitznagel 1920 Centennial
Ohio Vorbroker 1872 Sesquicentennial
Orange Emerson & Ella Bishop and Frentz 1919 Centennial
Owen Jordan 1869 Sesquicentennial
Owen Jordan 1869 Sesquicentennial
Parke Bryant 1852 Sesquicentennial
Parke Crooks 1848 Sesquicentennial
Parke Hartman 1822 Bicentennial
Posey Kenneth & Mary Seebode 1861 Sesquicentennial
Pulaski Selmer 1872 Sesquicentennial
Randolph Donald R. & Myrna L. Peacock 1837 Sesquicentennial
Ripley John W. & Emo Vestal 1902 Centennial
Ripley Simon 1915 Centennial
Rush Arnold 1821 Bicentennial
Rush Collins/Addison 1825 Sesquicentennial
Rush Daubenspeck 1830 Sesquicentennial
Scott Faris 1870 Sesquicentennial
Spencer Huppert-Geiss 1853 Sesquicentennial
Spencer Collins 1918 Centennial
Tippecanoe Osborn 1896 Centennial
Tippecanoe Shelle 1920 Centennial
Wabash Willcox-Stout 1914 Centennial
Warren Hunter 1886 Centennial
Warren George B. Clawson 1875 Centennial
Warrick Godeke 1920 Centennial
Wayne Jackson 1853 Sesquicentennial
Wells Bonham 1896 Centennial
Wells Reed 1871 Sesquicentennial
Wells Hatfield/Shutt 1871 Sesquicentennial
White McMullen/Thomas 1917 Centennial
Whitley Sauers 1872 Sesquicentennial

 

Pictured above is the Williams Family from Madison County who received a bicentennial award

For more information about the Hoosier Homestead Award program, please visit isda.in.gov. Photos from today’s ceremony will be posted to ISDA’s Flickr page by Tuesday, April 5, 2022.

Senator Braun: “The Radical Left Is Running The White House”

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WASHINGTON — Senator Mike Braun released the following statement on President Biden’s decision to end Title 42, the policy that allows the U.S. to quickly expel migrants at the southern border.

“By ending Title 42, President Biden is welcoming hundreds of thousands more illegal immigrants to enter the US on top of the millions already crossing. His staff has said they know this will cause an ‘influx’ yet are still doing it. The radical left is running the White House.” – Senator Mike Braun

Border Patrol agents have voiced their concern that they are unprepared for the “surge on top of a surge” that the White House’s decision will create at the border.

Anti-border security political activists have been pressuring the White House to end Title 42. Several Democrats, including Senator Joe Manchin and Senator Maggie Hassan, have called upon the White House not to end Title 42.

White House Director of Communications Kate Bedingfield has confirmed that the White House is aware that their ending of Title 42 would result in an “influx of people at the border.”

There have been 805,157 encounters with migrants at the border less than 6 months into FY 2022, as compared to 405,036 encounters with migrants in the entire FY2020.

The Department of Homeland Security has estimated the number of migrants encountered daily at the border could swell to 18,000, up from 7,000 per day now.

In 2019, President Obama’s DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said that 1,000 border crossings a day is a “crisis” and that he could not imagine what 4,000 per day would look like: “I know that a thousand overwhelms the system. I cannot begin to imagine what 4,000 a day looks like, so we are truly in a crisis” Johnson said in that 2019 interview.

Attorney General Todd Rokita Provides Guidance To School Leaders On COVID Liability

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In response to a state lawmaker’s inquiry, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita today released an official advisory opinion indicating that generally, schools are not liable for damages related to COVID-19.

“With so much discussion across our state and our country about the appropriate response to COVID, this opinion provides another consideration for school decision-makers in determining the best policies for our greatest asset, our children,” said Attorney General Rokita. “Like the Parents’ Bill of Rights, this opinion was issued to provide a roadmap for school administrators, parents, and taxpayers on their legal rights regarding our children’s education.”

Attorney General Rokita produced the advisory opinion in response to a request from Rep. David Abbott, R-Rome City.

“Our students, families and schools overcame many challenges brought on by the pandemic, and we continue to see its significant effects on learning loss and issues beyond academics. We know that the classroom is where students have the best opportunity to succeed. That’s why kids need to be in school – and have a return to normalcy,” said Rep. Abbott. “Our local schools should be able to make decisions that put the needs of our students first whether that’s ending mask mandates or contact tracing. I appreciate the attorney general weighing in on this important issue, and his support of Hoosier students.”

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