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OCU Appoints New Athletic Director

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Oakland City University’s president, Dr. Ron D. Dempsey, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tommy Ray (T-Ray) Fletcher II as the new athletic director at Oakland City University starting June 1, 2020.  Fletcher has been head baseball coach of the Mighty Oaks since 1995 with 456 career wins.   His teams set a single season record for wins with 27. Under his tenure the Mighty Oaks made four Final Four appearances (1996, 2002, 2005, and 2016) and an NCCAA National Runner-Up finish in 2005.

Fletcher studied Accounting at OCU, where he played baseball for his entire college career, graduating in 1995.  He was an All-Region performer in 1994.   

“I am excited for this opportunity,” said Fletcher, “and I cannot thank the University administration enough for this chance to help lead our athletic department into a new era.  Having the privilege to lead the baseball program here for the last 26 years is something I will always treasure.  The relationships and memories will last a lifetime but I am excited to take on the next challenge in my career.  We have a great staff in place and look forward to working with everyone of them as we serve our student athletes and University.”

“T-Ray is a Mighty Oak through and through,” stated Dr. Dempsey. “He is a man of great character and I look forward to working with him as our athletic director.”

Fletcher has been serving as interim co-athletic director since summer 2019 along with long time softball coach Patti Buchta, who will assume the position of Associate Athletic Director and Eligibility Coordinator along with her coaching duties.  

Oakland City University hosts 13 intercollegiate athletic teams.  The university has made application to participate in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the River State Conference starting in Fall 2020.

University of Evansville Hires Senior Director of Marketing and Communications

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The University of Evansville has hired Holly Smith as the new senior director of marketing and communications.

As senior director, Smith will oversee the strategic direction of the University’s marketing efforts.

“Holly brings a wealth of experience and dynamic leadership to this position,” noted interim vice president for enrollment and marketing, Jill Griffin. “She is no stranger to UE, having experienced the University from the vantage point of an undergraduate, a graduate student, and an adjunct professor. She knows us well and is passionate about the kind of education UE provides.”

Smith’s extensive experience in marketing and strategic planning spans many years and multiple industries. She joins us from her most recent role as vice president of marketing at Heritage Federal Credit Union. Prior to her role in the banking industry, she worked for nearly 20 years in healthcare marketing and was previously employed at St. Vincent Health at the director of marketing, strategic planning and printing services; Cincinnati Children’s Hospital as a marketing coordinator and strategic planning analyst; and St. Elizabeth Healthcare as a market analyst. She has the unique perspective of working directly in a marketing team at organizations, but also within an advertising agency. She was a senior account executive at Ten Adams. Smith is currently an adjunct professor at the University teaching marketing in the Public Service Administration program.

“I am truly excited about the opportunity to lead the marketing strategy at the University. I have a breadth of experience including digital marketing, market research, and analytics,” Smith said. “I welcome the opportunity to represent the jewel of the community and share its unique value proposition.”

She is very active in the community and serves on the Board of Directors for the Children’s Museum of Evansville and the Evansville Police Foundation and their respective Marketing Committees. She also serves as a member of the St. Vincent Ziemer’s Society, Vanderburgh County Women’s Fund, and A Network of Evansville Women

Marriage Licenses Issued For Vanderburgh County

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Marriage Licenses Issued

 

ADOPT A PET

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Tyson is such a good boy! He has come into the shelter THREE times altogether… and every single time, it’s been because his family was either divorcing, moving, or both. Miraculously, zero of those people could “find housing” that would accept him. Tyson’s adoption fee is $110 and includes his neuter, microchip, vaccines, and more. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 or adoptions@vhslifesaver.org for details!

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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 Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.

Paul Edward Wiseman: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)

Lee Wesley Aders: Unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon (Level 4 Felony), Possession of methamphetamine (Level 5 Felony), Possession of methamphetamine (Level 5 Felony), Possession of cocaine (Level 5 Felony), Possession of cocaine (Level 5 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class A misdemeanor)

Stephanie Dieu Mokoban: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

Christina Elaine Kiper: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)

Jeremiah Allen Dewayne Higgs: Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor)

Chancela Nardigal: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

Gerrickk Antonio Dennis: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class A misdemeanor)

Angela Faye Skaggs: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)

David Allen Roll: Domestic battery (Level 5 Felony), Criminal trespass (Class A misdemeanor)

Lonnie Joe Rowley: Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor), Public intoxication (Class B misdemeanor)

Rashawn Louis Eastwood: Attempt Obstruction of justice (Level 5 Felony), Domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury (Level 6 Felony), Criminal confinement (Level 6 Felony)

Gena Anne Bergonia: Neglect of a dependent (Level 6 Felony), Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)

Men’s basketball opens Arch Madness on Thursday

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Aces set for matchup against Valparaiso

Arch Madness is up next for the University of Evansville men’s basketball team with the Purple Aces opening up the tournament on Thursday evening with an 8:35 p.m. game against Valparaiso at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis.  The game will be career on the MVC TV Network and the Purple Aces Radio Network; fans in Evansville will be able to watch on Fox Sports Midwest.

 Setting the Scene

– UE enters the 2020 State Farm MVC Tournament as the #10 seed and is pitted against 7th-seeded Valparaiso

– The Crusaders took both games in the regular season by a total of four points; the Aces dropped an 81-79 overtime game on January 4 before losing the road match at the ARC by a 67-65 final on Jan. 26

– In the road game, UE overcame an 18-point deficit to get within two in the final minutes

– Sam Cunliffe averaged 15.5 points in the two meetings against the Crusaders while K.J. Riley scored 12 points in each game

– Evansville and Valpo have met one other time on a neutral floor and, interestingly enough, came in the St. Louis area

– In the 1999 Hoop and Quill Tournament in St. Charles, Mo., the Aces picked up a 71-66 win

 

Arch Madness

– For the sixth time since joining the conference for the 1994-95 campaign, the Aces are the #10 seed

– The Aces are 0-5 as that seed in the MVC

– UE has lost three in a row at Arch Madness and stand at 9-25 all-time at the event

– This year marks the 11th time since 2002 that UE has been seeded 8th or lower

 

Last Time Out

– Senior K.J. Riley shined in his final home game scoring 18 points with the Aces dropping a 71-60 game to Illinois State on Saturday

– Sam Cunliffe and Evan Kuhlman each finished with 10 points

– The Aces once again rallied from a double figure deficit; UE trailed by 14 in the first half but came bak to take a 48-46 lead with 8:14 remaining

– With the loss, UE finished 0-18 in conference play; Evansville is the fourth team since 1970 to go winless in the MVC

– The last team to do so was Drake in 1997-98; the Bulldogs were also 0-18 in 1996-97

 

K.J. 1K

– In his final performance at the Ford Center, K.J. Riley put forth another workmanlike effort, leading the Aces with 18 points while hitting 10 out of 12 free throws

– Riley increased his free throw totals to 153 makes on 189 attempts; those rank 13th and 22nd in the NCAA, respectively

– He has 10 double digit scoring efforts in his last 11 games

– In the first half of the Feb. 20 game at SIU, senior Riley reached the 1,000-point mark for his career becoming the 50th player in program history to do so

 

Putting up the Numbers

– For the sixth time in the last nine games, junior Evan Kuhlman reached double figures in scoring, chipping in 10 points in the regular season finale on Saturday

– Kuhlman hit four of his eight attempts in the game while adding three assists, three rebounds and two blocks

– Since going 2-for-8 from the field in the home game against SIU, Kuhlman has hit 28 of his last 58 attempts (48.3%)

– He has scored eight or more in seven of the Aces last nine games

– Kuhlman set his career mark with 17 points at Drake on Feb. 16 draining six of his 12 attempts overall and was 5-of-9 from outside

 

Scouting the Opponent

– Valparaiso finished the regular season with a 16-15 record and were an even 9-9 in the MVC on their way to taking the #7 seed for Arch Madness

– The Crusaders dropped a 71-58 decision at Indiana State on Saturday but are still on a nice streak winning four of their last six games

– Javon Freeman-Liberty leads the Crusaders with 19.3 points per game; he was second in the conference

– He also leads the team in steals and rebounds (6.0/game); his 65 steals ranks 13th in the nation

– Ryan Fazekas has posted 11.3 PPG and is a 51.4% shooter from outside

 

EPA at 50: EPA Celebrates Progress in Advancing Chemical Safety

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As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 50th anniversary commemoration, the agency is kicking off a month-long look at its progress in advancing chemical safety for a healthier, stronger future.

“Today, thanks in part to EPA’s extensive efforts over the past 50 years, we have greater awareness of the chemicals being used in our communities, we have put in place more safeguards than ever, and we have seen exposure to toxic pollution significantly decrease,” said EPA Assistant Administrator for Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Alexandra Dapolito Dunn. “Together our efforts are better protecting our families, our environment, and our future.”

Since 1970, EPA has improved awareness of the chemicals Americans are exposed to, put safeguards in place when needed, and spurred the development of safer, more environmentally-friendly chemical substitutes. Notable accomplishments and milestones include:

  • Americans Gained the Right-To Know Americans now have greater awareness of the chemicals being used and released in their community thanks to EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program, which began in 1986. TRI data includes information on chemical releases and pollution prevention activities at 22,000 facilities nationwide. Since 1986, surface water discharges of TRI-reported chemicals from facilities have decreased from over 41 million pounds to under 12 million pounds, and air emissions have dropped from over 2 billion pounds to just over 300 million pounds.
  • Reduced Lead Exposure: Since 1976, the amount of lead in children’s blood has decreased by 95 percent as a result of multiple federal laws and regulations, including EPA’s historic Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992.
  • Recovery of the Bald Eagle: The nation’s bald eagle populations have recovered thanks to EPA’s landmark decision in 1972 to eliminate all uses of DDT in the United States, a pesticide that almost caused the bald eagle’s extinction.

Under the Trump Administration, EPA has worked to sustain this momentum toward a stronger, healthier future. For example:

  • EPA is taking aggressive action to implement the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act’s many improvements to chemical safety, including reviewing new chemicals or significant new uses of a chemical before they can enter the market. Since the law’s enactment, the agency has completed more than 2,600 of these reviews, ensuring modern and innovative chemicals get to market quickly and safely.
  • EPA’s pesticides program continues to protect public health and the environment while promoting a safe, abundant, affordable food supply. From 2017 to 2019, EPA registered over 60 new active ingredients and over 500 new uses of existing pesticides, providing growers with the tools they need to protect the country’s food supply.

Eagles starts post-season action Friday

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First game versus fifth-seeded Bellarmine

University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball opens 2020 post-season play Friday in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament versus fifth-seeded Bellarmine University. The GLVC Tournament is hosted at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s First Community Arena in Edwardsville, Illinois.

The fourth-seeded Screaming Eagles (21-7) and Knights (20-7) are slated to tipoff at 8:30 p.m. Friday in the final game of the conference quarterfinals. USI and Bellarmine are joined in their half of the bracket by top-seeded University of Missouri-St. Louis (25-5) and eighth-seeded Drury University (20-8), who are scheduled to play Thursday at 6 p.m.

The bottom half of the GLVC Tournament includes second-seeded University of Indianapolis (23-5) versus seventh-seeded Southwest Baptist University (20-8), who play Thursday at 8:30 p.m.; and third-seeded Truman State University versus sixth-seeded Rockhurst University (16-12), who face off in Friday’s 6 p.m. contest.

Post-season game coverage for USI Men’s Basketball, including live stats, video, and audio broadcasts, is available at GoUSIEagles.com. The games also can be heard on ESPN 97.7FM and 95.7FM The Spin.

USI Men’s Basketball Week 16 Quick Notes:

Eagles need to bounce back. USI needs to bounce back after a rough end of the regular season, dropping a road game at Bellarmine University, 78-63, and Senior Day loss to the University of Indianapolis, 88-76. Junior forward Emmanuel Little led the Eagles’ attack with 25.0 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per contest, followed by senior guard Darnell Butler, who had 11.0 points per contest off the bench.

Little connects for career high. Junior forward Emmanuel Little dropped in a career-high 31 points in the loss to the University of Indianapolis. He was 12-of-18 from the field, one-of-two from long range, and a perfect six-of-six from the line. Little is the first Eagle to go over the 30-point plateau this year.

Big Scorers. Junior forwards Emmanuel Little and Josh Price are the only Eagles to surpass 20 points in a game this season. Price has gone over six times with a high of 25 points, while Little has nine games with a high of 31.

USI vs. GLVC Tournament field. USI is 4-6 against the GLVC Tournament field (3-3 at home; 1-3 on the road) and has been outscored on an average of 76.1-71.7 during the 10 games. The Eagles have controlled the glass, 35.5-34.7. Junior forward Emmanuel Little leads USI versus the field with 15.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, while junior guard Mateo Rivera follows with 12.1 points per outing. Junior forward Josh Price rounds out the double-figure scorers with 11.2 points per contest.

Leading the Eagles overall. Junior forward Emmanuel Little leads USI this season with 16.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, while junior forward Josh Price  is posting 13.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per contest. Junior guard Mateo Rivera and senior guard Joe Laravie also are reaching double-digits in scoring with 12.0 and 10.1 points per game in 2019-20.

Double-doubles in 2019-20. Junior forwards Emmanuel Little and Josh Price are tied for the team lead with nine double-doubles in 2019-20.

USI among leaders in rebounding. The Eagles lead the GLVC and rank fifth nationally in defensive rebounds. USI also is tops in the GLVC and fifth in rebound margin overall.

USI vs. Bellarmine. USI leads the all-time series versus fifth-seeded Bellarmine, 52-46, but has lost twice to the Knights this season (79-65 at home; 78-63 on the road).

USI vs. upper bracket. In addition to Bellarmine in the upper bracket, USI leads the all-time series versus top-seeded Missouri-St. Louis, 39-13, after splitting the two games this year (73-68 loss on the road; 67-66 win at home) and is tied in the series with Drury, 12-12, after winning the only meeting this year (win at home 86-82).

USI vs. the lower bracket. USI has the upper hand in the all-time series with third-seeded Truman, 7-2; second-seeded UIndy, 58-24; and sixth-seeded Rockhurst, 19-2; but trails Southwest Baptist, 1-2.

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USI Women’s Hoops begin post-season play Thursday

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University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball begins Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament play Thursday at noon when the No. 2 seeded Screaming Eagles take on the No. 7 seeded Bellarmine University Knights in the opening round at SIU Edwardsville’s First Community Arena in Edwardsville, Illinois.

All of USI’s games this week will be aired live on 95.7 The Spin as well as the GLVC Sports Network, while live stats, audio, video and ticket information can be at GoUSIEagles.com.

The Eagles (18-8, 14-6 GLVC) ended the regular-season by winning seven of their final nine games, including an 81-64 win over the University of Indianapolis this past Saturday at Screaming Eagles Arena. Freshman forward Tara Robbe finished with a career-high 21 points and eight rebounds, while junior guard Emma DeHart chipped in 15 points as the Eagles ended a two-game skid.

One of those two losses came at the hands of USI’s opponent Thursday. Bellarmine coupled a fast start and slow USI start to run away with an 80-49 win last Thursday at Knights Hall to complete the regular-season sweep.

Freshman forward Hannah Haithcock had a team-high 14 points in the loss last week and leads USI with 13.0 points per game in the two meetings with the Knights this season. Senior guard Ashley Johnson is averaging 11.0 points and 3.5 assists per game against Bellarmine this year, while sophomore forward Ashlynn Brown has averaged 5.5 rebounds per game against Bellarmine.

On the year, Johnson is averaging a team-high 13.6 points, 3.9 assists and 2.3 steals per game, while DeHart and Haithcock are respectively chipping in 11.2 and 10.9 points per game. Brown leads USI with 5.9 rebounds per appearance.

USI Women’s Basketball Notes
• Eagles end regular-season with Senior Day win. USI Women’s Basketball snapped a two-game skid to end the regular-season on a positive note. The Eagles rallied from an early six-point, second-quarter deficit to roll past Indianapolis, 81-64, on Senior Day. Freshman forward Tara Robbe had a career-high 21 points and eight rebounds, while junior guard Emma DeHart chipped in 15 points. USI’s senior class—guards Ashley Johnson and Kiara Moses and guard/forward Morgan Sherwood—combined for 23 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists and seven steals.

• Seniors honored. USI honored Johnson, Moses and Sherwood during its Senior Day festivities at the conclusion of its game against Indianapolis. The trio has combined to play 247 games during their NCAA careers, making 82 starts and racking up 4,326 minutes of playing time, 1,341 points, 609 rebounds, 390 assists, 252 steals and 39 blocks.

• Eagles start week on bad note. A slow start led to an 80-49 setback to host Bellarmine Thursday. Freshman forward Hannah Haithcock paced the Eagles with 14 points, while Moses had a team-high six rebounds. Johnson finished with nine points and a team-best four assists. USI missed its first nine shots and trailed 16-0 as Bellarmine made good on 7-of-8 to start the game.

• Go figure. USI turned out its best shooting performance (34-74, .459) of the last four games in its 81-64 win over an Indianapolis team that ranks first in the GLVC in opponent field goal percentage. USI had struggled from the field (66-183, .361) during the previous three games, particularly in the first quarter, where they shot just 24.4 percent (11-45) from the field in the first 10 minutes.

• Last week’s leaders. Robbe and Haithcock led the Eagles with a respective 12.5 and 11.0 points per game. Johnson averaged 5.0 assists per game, while Moses led USI with 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game.

• Eagles earn No. 2 seed in GLVC Tournament. With a GLVC Points Rating System (GTPRS) of 3.83, the Eagles earned the No. 2 seed in the GLVC Tournament and are making their eighth straight appearance in the league’s post-season dance. Drury (4.58) grabbed the No. 1 seed, while Lewis (3.80) is the No. 3 seed based on its head-to-head win over No. 4 Truman State (3.80). Lindenwood (3.68) is the No. 5 seed, while Indianapolis’s (3.35) sweep of Bellarmine (3.35) secured the No. 6 seed for the Hounds. Maryville (3.20) is the No. 8 seed.

• We meet again, at long last! Ok, maybe not that long. USI and Bellarmine are meeting for the third time this year and the second time in a week when they square off against each other in the opening round of the GLVC Tournament. Thursday’s game is a rematch of last year’s GLVC Tournament first-round matchup, in which the then No. 6 seeded Knights defeated the then No. 3 seeded Eagles, 68-57. Interestingly, Thursday’s game is just the fourth time in 78 meetings that the two rivals have met in the post-season and just the third time they have faced each other in the GLVC Tournament.

• Eagles ranked in region. USI slipped one spot to No. 7 in the latest NCAA II Midwest Region ranking. The Eagles are one of five GLVC teams in the rankings, which can be found on page 14 of the printable notes. The final ranking is due out March 4.

• In the GLVC statistical rankings. Entering the GLVC Tournament, the Eagles currently have six players ranked among the league’s statistical leaders. Complete lists can be found on page 22 of the printable notes.
–Ashlynn Brown ranks 13th in defensive rebounds, 14th in blocks and 17th in total rebounds.
–Emma DeHart ranks 19th in minutes played and tied for 27th in scoring.
–Hannah Haithcock ranks 28th in minutes played and 30th in scoring.
–Ashley Johnson is in the top 16 of six statistical rankings, including steals (5th), assists (5th), assist-to-turnover ratio (11th), free throw percentage (13th), scoring (15th) and minutes played (15th).
–Kiara Moses ranks 10th in steals.
–Audrey Turner ranks 12th in blocks.

• Roaring 20s. Freshman forward Tara Robbe became the fifth different USI Women’s Basketball player to reach the 20-point plateau in a single game. She joins senior guards Ashley Johnson and Kiara Moses as well as junior guard Emma DeHart and freshman forward Hannah Haithcock in accomplishing that feat.

• Double-figures. USI has had nine different players reach double figures in the scoring column this year, with eight different players scoring at least 10 points in multiple games.

• About Bellarmine. Junior guard Breia Torrens averages 13.3 points per game to lead the Knights (17-10, 12-8 GLVC), who ended the year by winning two straight games and six of their last seven. Torrens averaged a team-high 19.5 points per game against USI this year. USI vs. Bellarmine stats on page 13.

• Rough two-quarter stretch. Counting the fourth quarter of USI’s game against Lewis and the first quarter of its game against Bellarmine, the Eagles’ defense gave up a combined 56 points. USI’s opposition went a combined 17-of-22 (.773) from the field and 10-of-11 (.909) from three-point range during the 20-minute stretch.

• Record book watch. The Eagles have two players making moves inside the USI Women’s Basketball Record Books:
–Emma DeHart ranks No. 44 all-time at USI with 638 career points;
–Ashley Johnson ranks No. 11 all-time at USI with 233 career assists, No. 14 with 148 steals and tied for No. 40 with 675 career points.

• Magic Mark: 75 points. The Eagles are 419-77 (.845) all-time when scoring at least 75 points. USI is 292-28 (.913) since 1996-97 when reaching the 75-point plateau.

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