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Aces Hit the Road for Date at Illinois State
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women’s soccer team continues MVC play on Sunday with a road trip to Normal, Ill. to take on Illinois State. Kick-off is set for 1 PM at Adelaide Street Field.
Last Time Out
Indiana State struck early on a penalty kick in the 14th minute to take a lead they would never relinquish, downing Evansville by a score of 2-0 on Sunday evening at Arad McCutchan Stadium.
The match was action-packed early, with the Aces and Sycamores combining for six shots in the first 10 and half minutes of play. Isa Valdez (Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista) put the first shot on goal for Evansville in the eighth minute, while Emma Nathans (Toronto, Ontario/Havergal College) made the night’s first save in the fourth minute.
However, the Sycamores got on the board first, converting on a penalty kick in the 14th minute to take the lead.
Ella McAndrew (Greendale, Ind./Lawrenceburg) tested the Indiana State keeper in the 39th minute, but her shot was saved and the match remained 1-0 heading into halftime.
In the second half, Allie Lammers (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) came on in goal for the Aces and made a terrific save in the 47th minute, getting a foot on a Indiana State shot to parry an attack. Following shots on goal by Brielle LaBerge (Cumming, Ga./Forsyth Central) and Taylor Wehrer (Las Vegas, Nev./Desert Oasis), Lammers made another save in the 67th minute. However, Indiana State struck again in the 69th minute to double the lead.
Evansville pushed on the attack for the night’s final 20 minutes, putting up five shots. Perhaps the best scoring chance came in the 82nd minute, but Ella Hamner (Evansville, Ind./Memorial) had her shot saved, and the Aces were shut out for only the third time this season.
Evansville’s 13 shots tied for the team’s second-most in a game this season. Hamner led the team with four, putting two on target, while LaBerge added three shots. Lammers notched a new career-high by making six saves.
USI Volleyball sweeps series with EIU StoryLinks
EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball sweeps its first Ohio Valley Conference home series against Eastern Illinois University to move to 2-2 in conference play.
Set 1: USI 25, EIU 19
The Screaming Eagles continued the streak from the first game to take the first set of game two in the series. As a team, USI hit a .412 hitting percentage with 16 kills on just two errors. Freshman setter Aysa Thomas led a balanced offense, so four different Eagles landed at least three kills, led by Leah Coleman, who had four.
Set 2: USI 27, EIU 25
USI maintained the lead for most of the set, but the Panthers came back at the 23rd point, forcing the Eagles to battle back and forth to close out the win. Junior Ashby Willis tallied five kills to lead the court in the second set. Freshman Carley Wright doubled her kill total with another three. Sophomore Kerigan Fehr recorded her best set, picking up six digs to help keep the Panthers to their worst hitting percentage of the game.
Set 3: USI 25, EIU 21
In a rocky start, the Panthers forced as much as a five-point lead before serving runs from senior Keira Moore and Willis allowed the Eagles to retake control of the game. Thomas added three kills on her own, while dishing out 11 assists to get three Eagles to at least three kills. Sophomore libero Audrey Small led the back court with 10 digs in the final set.
For the game, Thomas tallied 31 assists, 10 digs, five kills, and two blocks to mark a double-double and a career-high in kills. Willis recorded 11 kills, 12 digs, and two solo blocks to mark her sixth double-double of 2025. Coleman tied with Willis to lead the team with 11 kills.
This series marks the first time a USI team has not dropped a set to an OVC opponent in a two-game series.
Volleyball team earns first MVC win with victory over Sycamores.
Aces take 3-1 victory
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Four Purple Aces finished with double digit kill to lead the University of Evansville volleyball team to a 3-1 victory over Indiana State on Saturday inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
Leading the way for UE was Hinsley Everett with 13 kills. Holland Morris and Ryan Scheu finished with 12 apiece while Chloe Cline had 10. Ainoah Cruz picked up 21 digs while Kora Ruff had 40 assists and 12 digs. Kira Holland completed the match with 16 kills for the Sycamores.
Game 1 – UE 25, Indiana State 17
Hinsley Everett picked up two early kills to give UE a 3-1 edge. Evansville extended the lead to 7-2 before another kill by Everett made it a 14-7 game. The Sycamores made a run as they cut the deficit to just three at 18-15. Following a time out, the Aces came back with three in a row including a block by Sabrina Ripple and Ryan Scheu to go back up by six. UE held strong from there to take the set by a 25-17 final.
Game 2 – UE 25, Indiana State 16
After the Aces took a 2-0 lead, Indiana State tied things up at 3-3 before taking a 10-9 lead. UE fought back with a 4-0 run to take the lead for good. Ripple recorded a block to make it a 13-10 game while Schue registered two more kills to extend the lead to 18-12. After going up by as many as nine points at 22-13, Evansville finished off with the 25-16 victory.
Game 3 – Indiana State 25, UE 11
Indiana State jumped out to a 4-1 lead and never looked back. They extended the lead to 12 points at 16-4 and cruised to a 25-11 win to extend the match to the fourth set.
Game 4 – UE 25, Indiana State 20
Ripple picked up a kill to put the Aces in front at 3-2 while Indiana State countered with a 5-0 stretch to go up 7-5. Scheu added to kills to her tally and Everett picked up the tying point to make it an 8-8 score. Chloe Cline’s solo block put Evansville back in front at 11-10 and she combined on a block with Everett to push the score to 18-14. As the set came to a close it was Holland Morris notching two kills to seal the victory.
Next weekend the
Aces Down Western Michigan for Third Consecutive Win
Evansville moves to 2-0 in MVC play for first time since 2016
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville men’s soccer team moved to 2-0 in MVC play for the first time since 2016 on Saturday night, taking down Western Michigan by a score of 2-0. With the win, the Aces extend their unbeaten streak to six and their winning streak to three. The streak marks Evansville’s first unbeaten streak of six matches in the single season since 2009.
Evansville struck early for the second match in a row, with Tancredi Fadda (Monza, Italy/University of Milan) finding the back of the net with a rocket in the fourth minute for his second goal of the season. The goal came off assists from Nacho Diaz-Caneja (Coruña, Spain/Oregon State) and Andres Escudero (San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain/IES Joan Miro).
Fadda was active throughout the remainder of the first half, tallying two more shots, but the score remained 1-0 going into halftime.
The Purple Aces struck again shortly after the halftime intermission, when Nate Roberts (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman HS) earned a penalty by drawing a foul in the box in the 50thminute. Martin Wurschmidt (Stavern, Norway/Thor Heyerdahl VGS) stepped to the spot and buried a shot past a diving Broncos keeper to make it 2-0. The penalty goal was Wurschmidt’s second of the season.
From there, the Evansville defense held strong to post their fourth shutout of the season. Michal Mroz (Elk Grove, Ill./Elk Grove) made five saves in the final 20 minutes of action to tie his season-high and record his third shutout in a row. Over the last five matches, Mroz has allowed just one goal.
“Obviously, getting an early goal really helps,” said Head Coach Robbe Tarver. “It allowed us to settle into the game a little bit. I don’t remember the last time that we were 2-0 in conference, so that puts us in a really good position to achieve the goal of making the MVC Tournament. That’s the way we are going to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, we have to do that first. To have six points after two games is massive for us.”
“Nothing is done for this season, we need to keep going.”
With the win, Evansville moves to 4-2-5 overall and 2-0 in MVC play, marking the first time the Aces have opened conference play with shutouts of 2-0 or better. Evansville currently sits in first place in the MVC standings as the only team with two wins. UE returns to action on Tuesday for a non-conference match-up at Northwestern. Kick-off is set for 6:30 PM.
UE completes season opener in Illinois
Aces complete contest at McKendree
O’FALLON, Ill. – Saturday marked the season opener for the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams as they competed against McKendree University. The Bearcats, one of the top programs at the Division II level, both finished inside the top 20 in the nation last season.
UE’s men fell by a final of 168.50-90.50 with the women dropping a 135-106 decision.
Chris Rector picked up a win for the men in the 200-IM. Posting a 2:00.85, he defeated teammate Joao Guiherme by close to five seconds. Rector was second in the 200-breasstroke (2:11.20) and added a third-place finish in the 100-breaststroke with his time of 1:044.14. The group of Michael Pruett, Alex Willis, Brendan Ulewicz, and Sammy McCall won the 400 free relay. They combined for a time of 3:11.62.
Willis took second place in the 50-free. Swimming a 21.76, he was 0.23 off the top time. He added a third place run in the 100-fly, finishing in 52.34. Ulewicz was fourth in the race. Pruett picked up a second-place finish in the 100-free race. He swam a 47.07.
Joseph Capo registered a pair of top three efforts. His 9:59.06 saw him take third in the 1000-free before a 4:52.40 in the 500-free gave him another finish of 3rd. With a 1:47.06, Michael Pruett came in third place in the 200-free event. Boris Tavrovsky added third-place runs in the 100-backstroke (54.25) and 200-backstroke (2:01.58) race.
Ane Madina, Claire Mewbourne, Evelyn Chin, and Grace Moody opened the day with a victory in the 200 Medley Relay. Their time of 1:47.26 was just over a second on top of second place. Making her debut with the Purple Aces, Moody continued her solid day with a victory in the 100-free. Her time of 52.50 was just 0.20 away from one of the top ten times in program history. She was the runner-up in the 50-free race, finishing in 24.38, just 0.01 off the winning time. Jadyn Dauphinais was third, finishing in 25.41.
Claire Mewbourne took the victory in the 200-IM. With a time of 2:12.27, she came in just under two seconds in front of her nearest competition. She posted runner-up finishes in the 100-breaststroke recording a time of 1:06.18 before adding another second in the 200-breaststroke (2:23.17).
Madina was the runner-up in a pair of backstroke events. With a 2:11.62 in the 200, she took second place while her 1:00.01 in the 100 gave her another second-place finish.
Taking third in the 1000-free race was Audrey Wandling. Her time checked in at 11:17.88. She followed that up with a second in the 500-free, posting a time of 5:30.67. Evelyn Chin posted a solid run in the 100-fly, taking second place by under a second registering a 58.10.
IN WORD 120 BY JEROME STEWART, Follow God’s Word
Follow God’s Word… by jerome Stewart
All throughout the Old and New Testament there are many words of wisdom able to help anyone navigate the situational difficulties in this life which is temporal. The words of the prophet Jeremiah comes to mind in chapter 15 vs. 16 which says; “Your words were found and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts.” Before we go any further be advised that He is the exact same God today.
It matters greatly the people we listen to. Strongly consider the meaning of the words of Azariah to Asa in 2nd Chronicles 15 vss. 1 and 2 which says; Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded. And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: “Hear me Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.”
This country has lost its sense of spirituality. We have turned away from the word of God. We need to turn our life over to Jesus with all deliberate speed. For those who know Jesus as Lord and Savior, we need to rely on His word every day and not the misguided words of those who have a social media platform with millions of followers but no Jesus.
There is no getting around the fact the days are evil. Consider the words of the Apostle Paul to the brethren in Romans chapter 13 vs. 12 which says; “The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness and let us put on the armor of light.” Vs. 14 he says; “Put on the whole armor of Christ and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lust.”
The days are truly evil but not everybody is walking in darkness. The disciples of Jesus Christ are to be the light. It just needs to be turned on high beam at times. Memorize the words Jesus said to His disciples over 2,000 years ago because they still hold true today. John 10 vs. 27, Jesus says; “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them and they follow Me.”
The Apostle Paul warned the brethren at Ephesus that they were not to fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness. There needs to be an awareness of the character and motivations of the people we associate with. In seeking to walk in the light of Jesus Christ which is what every child of God should be striving to do, it means to place some distance between those who walk in darkness!
Temporary Flight Restriction on Drones Issued by the FAA for the Fall Festival
With the upcoming Fall Festival, a Temporary Flight Restriction has been established by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA maintains the safety and efficiency of our airspace. In special circumstances, the FAA may temporarily restrict access to certain designated areas of our airspace. In the restricted airspace there are prohibitions on takeoff or landing of remote controlled, unmanned aircrafts or drones for a limited time. Temporary Flight Restrictions are issued for safety or security purposes.
Drones are not to be flown by the general public over any area of the Fall Festival from October 6th through the 11th from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 pm. Drone operators who conduct unsafe or unauthorized operations face fines up to $75,000 per violation. The FAA can also suspend or revoke drone operators’ pilot certificates.
Should you wish to fly a drone during the Fall Festival, you will have to apply for a waiver. Waivers will need to be submitted through the SGI process, and you must be an existing Part 107 Remote Pilot with a current certificate OR you must have an existing Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA). To submit a waiver you can find more information at: https://www.faa.gov/uas/advanced_operations/emergency_situations.
If approved, the FAA will add an amendment to your existing COA or Remote Pilot Certificate that authorizes the drone operator to fly under certain conditions. If denied, operators should not fly outside the provisions of their existing COA or part 107. Operators have the option to amend their requests.
TFR Details (provided by the FAA):
• Dates: October 6-11, 2025
• Start time: 10:00am (CST)
• End time: 11:00pm (CST)
• Radius: 1-mile radius from the midpoint of the event at 37° 58’ 50”N, 87° 35’50”W
• Radius: 1-mile radius from the midpoint of the event at W. Franklin and 11th Ave.
• https://tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=detail_5_3694
If you would like more information about drones or Temporary Flight Restrictions, you can visit: https://www.faa.gov/uas.
City Council Meeting
OCTOBER 6, 2025
5:30 P.M.
AGENDA
| I. | INTRODUCTION |
10-06-2025 Agenda Attachment:
| II. | APPROVAL OF MEETING MEMORANDUM |
09-22-2025 Memo Attachment:
| III. | REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS |
| IV. | SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY |
| V. | CONSENT AGENDA: FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS |
A. ORDINANCE G-2025-21 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana, Amending Section 8.10.090 (Violations and Penalty) of the Evansville Municipal Code Sponsor(s): Trockman Discussion Led By: ASD Chair Carothers Discussion Date: 10/27/2025 Notify: Joshua Trockman, KDDK G-2025-21 Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE F-2025-15 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations, Additional Appropriations and Repeal and Re-Appropriation of Funds for Various City Funds Sponsor(s): Allen Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Allen Discussion Date: 10/27/2025 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller F-2025-15 Attachment:
C. ORDINANCE R-2025-27 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 5125 Old Boonville Highway Owner: Fee Properties, LLC Requested Change: C4 w/ UDC to C4 w/ UDC Representative: Scott Buedel, Cash Waggner & Associates, PC R-2025-27 Attachment:
D. ORDINANCE R-2025-28 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 901 N St Joseph Ave Owner: LP4 Holdings, LLC Requested Change: M3 to C4 w/ UDC Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Scott Buedel, Cash Waggner & Associates, PC R-2025-28 Attachment:
| VI. | COMMITTEE REPORTS |
| VII. | REGULAR AGENDA: SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS |
A. ORDINANCE G-2025-20 An Ordinance Fixing the Salaries of Every Appointive Officer, Employee, Deputy, Assistant, Departmental and Institutional Head of the City of Evansville and Evansville Vanderburgh County Levee Authority for the year 2026 and Establishing Salary Administration Procedures Sponsor(s): Allen Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Allen Discussion Date: 10/6/2025 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller G-2025-20 Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE F-2025-11 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana Fixing the Salaries of Elected Officials for the City of Evansville, Indiana for the Year 2026 Sponsor(s): Allen Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Allen Discussion Date: 10/6/2025 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller F-2025-11 Attachment:
C. ORDINANCE F-2025-12 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana Appropriating Monies for the Purpose of Defraying the Expenditures of the Evansville-Vanderburgh Levee Authority District for Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2026 Sponsor(s): Allen Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Allen Discussion Date: 10/6/2025 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller F-2025-12 Attachment:
D. ORDINANCE F-2025-13 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana Appropriating Monies for the Purpose of Defraying the Expenditures of Departments of the City Government for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2026. Sponsor(s): Allen Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Allen Discussion Date: 10/6/2025 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller F-2025-13 Attachment:
E. ORDINANCE F-2025-14 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Approving and Adopting the 2026 Budget for the Port Authority of Evansville Sponsor(s): Allen Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Allen Discussion Date: 10/6/2025 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller F-2025-14 Attachment:
| VIII. | RESOLUTION DOCKET |
| IX. | MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS |
A. THE NEXT MEETING of the Common Council will be Monday, October 27, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.
B. ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
| X. | COMMITTEE REPORTS |
| XI. | ADJOURNMENT |