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Felton III and Rodriguez set new program records at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic

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Felton III and Rodriguez set new program records at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic
The Purple Aces had 12 personal records on Friday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Evansville track and field team broke two program records while having four podium finishes at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic.
After over a month away from competition the Purple Aces returned to action in the Bluegrass State at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic. Sophomore sprinter Raymond Felton III (Houston / Clear Brook HS) and sophomore runner Rafael Rodriguez (Segovia, Spain) broke program records set in 2024 on Friday. Along with the two new records, UE had 12 PRs through 18 events at the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center.
SPRINTS & HURDLES
Evansville had a big day in sprint events as the team began the meet with a PR from Felton III in the 60m dash. With a time of 6.88 seconds in both his qualifying heat and the final, Felton picked up the Aces’ first podium finish of the day in second place. UE continued its strong sprints day with a fourth-place finish in the 400-meter race for sophomore Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS) with a time of 58.22 seconds. Freshman Clara Kelty (Louisville, Ky. / Presentation Academy) also competed in the 400-meter race with a time of 1:10.53.
Evansville’s final individual sprint event of the day was the men’s and women’s 200 meters. Felton III had the Aces only first-place finish in the 200-meter race with a program record time of 21.55 seconds. Along with setting a program record, Felton’s time was the 100th fastest in Division I this season. Freshman sprinter Myles Terry (Evansville, Ind. / North HS) also placed in the top 10 in the 200 meters with a time of 22.3 seconds. In the women’s 200-meter race, Johnson placed sixth with a time of 25.51 seconds while Kate Walke (Batesville, Ind. / Oldenburg Academy) had a PR at 28.75 seconds.
UE ended the day on the track with the men’s 4×400 meter relay. Evansville’s relay team set a season-best with a time of 3:27.61 to place fourth. The Aces relay team consisted of Connor Shin, Kaiden McAllister, Woody Burrell, and Jakub Nowicki. Walke had UE’s only hurdle event of the day, running the 60-meter hurdles in 9.63 seconds for a Top 10 finish.
MID-DISTANCE & DISTANCE
Evansville’s first distance race of the day was a PR for sophomore Avery Stephens (Newburg, Ind. / Castle HS) in the 3,000-meter race. Stephens ran the 3,000 in 10:41.40 for an eighth-place finish. The Aces then ran their first mid-distance event with the men’s and women’s 800-meter race.
On the men’s side sophomore Owen Cuplin (Hampshire, Ill. / Hampshire HS) ran a PR of 1:57.62 for 10th place. Also finishing in the men’s race was freshman Vincent Filipek (Northville, Mich. / Northville HS) in 2:02.25 and sophomore Alejandro Navarrete (Mogadore, Ohio / Mogadore HS) in 2:10.04. In the women’s race sophomore Chase Hayes (Noblesville, Ind. / Western HS) and senior Hannah Bryan (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS) both set PRs at 2:26.16 and 2:33.21 for 11th and 27th place. Freshman Rebekah Sachs also finished the 800-meter in 2:35.98.
UE had 10 runners between the men’s and women’s mile on Friday. In the men’s mile, three separate runners set PRs with two Top 10 finishes. Sophomore Tommaso Losma (Lombardia, Italy) had Evansville’s highest finish at third with a time of 4:17.44. Senior Adam Oulgout (St. Paul, Minn. / Central HS) was close behind in sixth with a PR of 4:18.43. Sophomore Woody Burrell (Cedarburg, Wis. / Cedarburg HS) also set a PR in the mile with a time of 4:27.79.
The Aces had four other runners finish the men’s mile freshman Andrew Potter (Warsaw, Ind. / Warsaw Community HS) with a time of 4:33.82, Filipek (4:38.54), freshman Oliver Wilgocki (Chesterton, Ind. / Chesterton HS) with a time of 4:43.41, and McAllister (4:45.12). In the women’s race sophomore Kyndall Anthis (Pakota, Ind. / Princeton Community HS) had the fastest time at 5:42.32 followed by freshmen Lauren Bradley (Russiaville, Ind. / Western HS) with a time of 5:43.54 and Skylar Dickenson (Brownsburg, Ind. / Brownsburg HS) with a time of 5:48.35.
UE’s final distance race was the team’s other program record of the day. Rodriguez broke the record set by teammate Samuel Lea in the 3,000-meter race by over five seconds. Rodriguez placed second in the race setting a new PR of 8:18.50.
JUMPS
Senior jumper Antuwan Powell (Ringgold, Ga. / Heritage HS) made his return to jumps after a year focused on the track in 2024. In his season debut, Powell set a new PR in the long jump at 5.94 meters. Powell’s first indoor long jump was good for ninth place in the event.
THROWS
Freshman thrower Emma Bertel (Franklin, Ind. / Franklin Community HS) had Evansville’s best result in the field, placing eight in the women’s shot put at 10.50 meters. One Aces thrower had a PR as freshman Beau Baldwin (Mt. Vernon HS) threw 11.18 meters in the men’s weight throw. Senior Kaitlyn Sansone (Fairfield, Ohio / Mercy McAuley HS) had a season-best on Friday in the women’s shot put at 8.77 meters.
UP NEXT
UE will have its first out-of-state meet when the team travels to Birmingham, Alabama. Evansville will compete in two meets over the weekend while in the Magic City in early March. The Aces will first compete in the UAB Vulcan Invite on Friday, February 7 followed by the UAB Green and Gold Invite on Saturday, February 8.

Second half comeback not enough for UE women’s basketball at Belmont

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Second half comeback not enough for UE women’s basketball at Belmont
The Purple Aces eclipsed the 60-point mark for the second game in a row
NASHVILLE – Despite a strong second half on the floor the University of Evansville women’s basketball team couldn’t overcome the red-hot Belmont Bruins.
A cold first half on offense kept the Purple Aces behind in their 90-65 loss to Belmont on Friday night. UE improved its scoring by over 20% in the second half against the Bruins, pouring in 24 points in the final 10 minutes. Sophomore forward Maggie Hartwig (Sauk City, Wis. / Sauk Prairie HS) led Evansville on offense with her first 20-point performance in over a month.
The Aces had their first basket of the night just over a minute into the game. But it’d be three minutes before UE scored again as Belmont lept out to an early nine-point lead. Evansville put together a brief four-point run to get within five points. That would be the closest the Aces would get to the Bruins as Belmont ended the first quarter on a 15-2 run.
UE’s offensive woes continued in the second quarter as they didn’t find the basket until two minutes in. Evansville traded baskets with the Bruins for two minutes early in the quarter. But another big run to end the half from Belmont had the Aces facing a 28-point deficit after 20 minutes of action.
The Bruins pushed their lead out to 32 points early in the third quarter. UE was able to work inside the lane in the third quarter with three field goals in the first four minutes. Belmont responded with an eight-point run to take its largest lead of the game at 40. Evansville’s defense went to work keeping the Bruins scoreless from the floor for the next two minutes as the offense added eight points. In the final minute of the third, the Aces added five straight points to make it a 71-41 game.
UE had its best quarter of the night in the fourth, making seven field goals and six free throws. Evansville got to the line early as Hartwig added two within the first 15 seconds of the quarter. Belmont matched with free throws and a layup of their own. But the Aces were able to respond with a four-point run as senior guard Júlia Palomo (La Seu d’Urgell, Spain) hit her first three of the game.
The two teams went basket for basket over the next minute and a half. UE put together its best run of the game with seven straight points halfway into the fourth to bring the deficit down to 22. But Evansville was unable to string another run in the final five minutes of the game, falling to the Bruins 90-65.
Four Aces were in double figures on Friday including Hartwig (20), Palomo (11), and freshman guards Avery Kelley (13) and Camryn Runner (10). On defense, Hartwig and freshman Elle Snyder (Latrobe, Penn. / Greater Latrobe HS) had six rebounds apiece while Palomo recorded UE’s only block.
Evansville continues its road trip to the top of the Missouri Valley Conference on Sunday. The Aces will play one of the top five offenses in the country in the Murray State Racers. Tip-off from CFSB Arena on Sunday, January 26 is set for 2 p.m.

CECI, VESALAINEN SHINE IN 2-1 THUNDERBOLTS WIN OVER ICE FLYERS

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CECI, VESALAINEN SHINE IN 2-1 THUNDERBOLTS WIN OVER ICE FLYERS
 
Evansville, In.:  Behind outstanding goaltending from Cole Ceci and two clutch goals from Vili Vesalainen, the Thunderbolts secured a 2-1 win over the Pensacola Ice Flyers in front of over 4,100 fans at Ford Center on Friday night. The Thunderbolts’ next home game will be on Saturday, January 25th against the Pensacola Ice Flyers at 7:05pm CT.
                The first period featured no goals or power plays, but did feature a solid middleweight fight at center ice between Evansville’s Bronson Adams and Pensacola’s Sam Dabrowski.  The Thunderbolts did put the puck in the net late in the period as Vesalainen stormed the crease, however the goal was waived off due to incidental contact with Pensacola goaltender Brody Claeys.  Vesalainen found the back of the net once again in the second period, with a power play goal from Matthew Hobbs at 3:01 to put Evansville ahead officially, 1-0.  Despite facing a barrage of 15 shots on goal and several high quality opportunities in the second period, Ceci continued to stand tall to keep Pensacola at bay.  4:16 into the third period, Vesalainen struck again to extend the Thunderbolts lead to 2-0, tucking the puck around Claeys and inside the post, assisted by Nolan McElhaney and Cameron MacPhee.  With only 2 seconds remaining, Houston Wilson scored for Pensacola to spoil Ceci’s shutout, resulting in a 2-1 final, a victory regardless.
                Vesalainen scored both Evansville goals while Cole Ceci finished with 37 saves on 38 shots on goal for his 8th win of the season.  The Thunderbolts and Ice Flyers meet again on Saturday, January 25th at Ford Center, face-off set for 7:05pm CT.
Individual game tickets and group packages are on sale for the 2024-25 season.  Season tickets for the 2025-26 season are on sale now.  Call 812-422-BOLT(2658) or visit our 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 SPHL.  The team is owned and operated by VW Sports, L.L.C, a subsidiary of VenuWorks, Inc. www.evansvillethunderbolts.com

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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Report: Indiana Nonprofit Hospitals Deliver $3.9B Billion in Total Benefits to their Communities 

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Report: Indiana Nonprofit Hospitals Deliver $3.9B Billion in Total Benefits to Their Communities  Investment in communities exceeds the value of tax exemptions by $2.3B Billion.

 
Jan. 24, 2025 (INDIANAPOLIS) — A new report by the international accounting firm EY shows that Indiana’s nonprofit hospitals provided $3.9 billion in total benefits to their communities in 2022 – nearly two and a half times, or $2.3 billion more than the value of their tax exemptions, which totaled $1.6 billion in 2022, the most recent year for which comprehensive data is available.
 
As part of their charitable missions, Indiana’s nonprofit hospitals provide numerous programs to meet the needs of their patients and communities, including financial assistance, charity care, health screenings, transportation, chronic disease management, nutrition assistance, school-based services, training the next generation of health professionals, and more.
 
“Indiana hospitals are focused on their mission of not only providing high-quality care to patients, but on serving the needs of their entire communities,” said Scott B. Tittle, president of the Indiana Hospital Association. “This report is a testament to the broad range of services our members provide outside the four walls of the hospital to improve the health of Hoosiers and the communities they serve.”
 
According to the report, total benefits Indiana’s nonprofit hospitals provided to their communities, including non-traditional community benefits, such as bad debt attributable to financial assistance and Medicare cost shortfalls averaged 15% of their annual expenses. Almost 7% of these expenses, totaling nearly $1.8 billion, was dedicated to providing free or discounted care to underprivileged Hoosier patients.
 
“As lawmakers consider proposed changes to the nonprofit status of Indiana hospitals, this report demonstrates that these vital services are more than a worthy investment and that hospitals are fulfilling their charitable missions,” said Tittle.

These Five Dogs (and more) Need a Loving Home

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Visit these and all the dogs that need a home at:
Evansville Animal Care and Control
815 E Street Evansville
10am to 5pm
Monday through Saturday
812-435-6015

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Pictures of the Flood of 1937: Today in History Evansville Under Marshall Law

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The National Guard marching down N. Elsas Ave. in front of a feed store owned by Henry L. Moutoux at 710 N. Elsas Ave. Parke Memorial Presbyterian Church at 28 E. Delaware St. is behind them. Courtesy of the David L. Rice Library University Archives & Special Collections at the University of Southern Indiana.

On this date in 1937, the Ohio River, rising all month, reached a flood level of 53 feet. Martial law had been declared, and the National Guard was dispatched to Evansville.

Jim Redwine Gavel Gamut: Peace in Our Time

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GAVEL GAMUT
By Jim Redwine
www.jamesmredwine.com
(Week of 27 January 2025)
PEACE IN OUR TIME

In his Inaugural Address President Trump told us his two main goals were to be a unifier
and a peace maker. Most of us can applaud those aims. Also, most people, whether MAGA or
Trump Haters realize such laudable and difficult objectives will take some time. Even skeptics
must allow for a country as divided as America to be incrementally and slowly to coalesce
behind anyone who announces such commendable, if unlikely, achievements. After all, even
Jesus has had over two thousand years to reign as the Prince of Peace and the whole world seems
still bent on committing either genocide or suicide. Perhaps we should, at least, allow President
Trump more than a couple of weeks. While not convinced by his first term nor his actions
thereafter, I for one can reserve final judgment. On the other hand, President Trump, in my
opinion, has not made an auspicious start.
You may recall, Gentle Reader, that during his first term President Trump sought to
restrict all Muslims from immigrating to America. Several of the countries we seek to have
peaceful relations with are majority adherents of Islam. The U.S. has about four million Muslim
citizens. The earth has a population of about two billion Muslims; that is one Muslim out of
every four humans. To have a peaceful world America must have a leader who does not hate
Muslims.
At his inauguration President Trump had a Catholic bishop, a Protestant cleric and a
Jewish rabbi, but no Islamic imam. There were, also, numerous secular figures involved. While
some citizens of the United States might believe that there should be no emphasis on any
religious faith in our government based on the First Amendment, it has been an American
tradition to involve religion in our inaugurations. This probably does no harm as long as all faiths
are welcome. However, the exclusion of Islam from President Trump’s ceremony was obviously
by his preference. Such exclusion did not help either national unity or the cause of peace.
What President Trump could do is to begin referring to America’s religious tradition as a
Judeo-Christian-Islamic one; after all, each of the three faiths worship the same god and have

many of the same rituals. Such a gesture by our new President would encourage the populace
and especially the news media to include one-fourth of our world family in our aspirations for
unity and peace. I doubt if such a magnanimous gesture by our new leader would escape notice
and, I predict it would receive heartfelt gratitude.

For more Gavel Gamut articles go to www.jamesmredwine.com

Bill setting social-media age limits continues its march through the Senate

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Sen. Mike Bohacek, R-Michiana Shores, speaks on the floor of the Indiana Senate Tuesday. He authored a bill setting age limits for social-media sites. Photo by Ryan Gage, TheStatehouseFile.com.
  • By Schyler Altherr, TheStatehouseFile.com

Tuesday afternoon, the Indiana Senate convened to discuss 17 pieces of legislation, including three bills that are now on their way to the House of Representatives, while the disputed Senate Bill 11 received futile calls for concern from Democrats before it passed to a third reading.

SB 11 would require social media sites to obtain parental consent for a child under the age of 16 to access them. Two amendments were proposed by Sen. Rodney Pol, D-Michigan City, which would force social media platforms to provide notice to users being investigated for using the site without permission.

“What we are doing here is, we are trying to get these social media networks that do this job we want parents to do without having a fool-proof way of doing so,” said Pol in a speech to the chamber.

Both amendments proposed by Pol received full support from his Democratic colleagues but failed to pique the interest of Republican lawmakers and died on the floor.

The bill’s author, Sen. Mike Bohacek, R-Michiana Shores, expressed his confidence in the bill’s future with TheStatehousefile.com.

“It will go through, no problem at all,” Bohacek said repeatedly.

The key moments of the meeting saw three bills pass the Senate.

SB 80, which attempts to grammatically clean up and clarify areas of Indiana State Code, passed unanimously, having received verbal support from Sen. Greg Taylor, D-Indianapolis.

SB 127, which among other provisions clarifies that a battery-charged security device is a separate item from an electric fence, passed the Senate unanimously.

Finally, SB 199 is a bill that changes how many candidates in a primary election are needed to agree to the presence of poll watchers at election sites, from 26% of candidates to just two candidates. The bill passed the Senate unanimously, but Sen. J.D. Ford, D-Indianapolis, while supporting the bill, warned his colleagues of its potential implications.

“This reminds me of the old adage, there are too many cooks in the kitchen,” he said.

Schyler Altherr is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

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