Home Blog Page 3142

USI to challenge Rockhurst in GLVC semifinals

0

The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team will challenge Rockhurst University in the semifinals of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament at Woerhle Athletic Complex in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The Screaming Eagles and the Hawks are slated to kickoff Friday at 10 a.m. (CST). Match coverage for USI in the post-season can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.

The winner of the seventh-seeded USI/third-seeded Rockhurst match-up will play the winner of the second of the semifinal matches that features top-seeded McKendree University and fifth-seeded Bellarmine University for the GLVC Championship. The GLVC Championship game is Sunday at 11 a.m. (CST).

Week 11 – Eagle GLVC Tournament Notes

Eagles post upset to advance in GLVC Tournament: The Eagles advanced to the GLVC Tournament semifinals with a 1-0 victory over second-seeded University of Indianapolis. USI sophomore midfielder Rachel Gray scored the only goal of the match at 35:45 of the first half, while freshman goalkeeper Maya Etienne posted her ninth shutout of the season to preserve the victory.

Back on track: USI broke a two-match losing streak with the GLVC Tournament first round victory.

In the GLVC: USI leads the GLVC in points (95) on a league-best 31 goals, and assists (33). The Eagles are fourth in defense with a team 0.76 goals against average.

Scoring Leaders: Sophomore forward Katlyn Andres has taken over the team scoring lead with 18 points on seven goals and four assists. Junior forward Maggie Winter follows close behind with 14 points on six goals and two assists. Junior defender Madelyne Juenger has a team-high five assists.

Between the posts:  Freshman goalkeeper Maya Etienne leads the Eagles in goal with a 11-6-1 record, a 0.73 goals against average, nine shutouts, and 77 saves during her first collegiate campaign. Etienne is tied with Angie Gries (1996-99) for the USI single-season record for shutouts (9).

Schoenstein is in his 4th year: USI Head Coach Eric Schoenstein is in his fourth season as the head coach of the Eagles, producing a 40-25-8 mark, a share of a GLVC regular season title, and three-straight GLVC Tournament appearances.

USI vs. Rockhurst: Rockhurst has had the upper hand with the Eagles all-time, leading 13-2-2, after defeating USI, 2-0, after the October match in Kansas City, Missouri. USI broke a seven-match winless streak to Rockhurst, 1-0, during the 2018 regular season match and tied the Hawks, 0-0 in double-overtime during the semifinals of last fall’s GLVC Tournament. Rockhurst earned the right to advance in the 2018 GLVC Tournament on penalty kicks.

Rockhurst in 2019: The Hawks are 14-4-0 in 2019 and finished third during the regular season with an 11-4-0 conference mark. Rockhurst, which won its first round GLVC Tournament match, 2-0, over Maryville University, enters Friday’s semifinal match after winning its last two matches and four of the last five.

USI vs. McKendree: McKendree leads the all-time series, 10-5-1, after winning the regular season match to kick off the 2019 GLVC regular season with USI, 3-1. The Bearcats also have won the last six regular season meetings.

McKendree in 2019: The McKendree Bearcats won the GLVC regular season with an 11-2-2 league record and went 14-3-2 overall. McKendree, which has won its last three, advanced in the GLVC Tournament with a 2-0 win over eighth-seeded Lewis University.

USI vs. Bellarmine: Bellarmine leads the all-time series with USI, 14-7-6, after the Knights won the regular seaosn match, 1-0, in September in Louisville, Kentucky. USI broke a 14-match winless streak with Bellarmine last year with a victory at Strassweg Field.

Bellarmine in 2019: The Knights of Bellarmine finished fifth in the GLVC during 2019 after recording an 8-4-3 mark in the league and 12-4-3 overall. Bellarmine broke a three-match winless streak to advance to semifinals with a 1-0 win at Truman State University.

USI in the GLVC Tournament: The Eagles are making their 12th appearance in the GLVC Tournament and are in search of their first conference tournament championship. USI is 5-12-1 all-time in the conference tournament.

Eagles eyeing another GLVC championship Santoro can become USI’s all-time winningest coach

0

The University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer team is eyeing its 11th Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament championship when it starts semifinal action Friday evening against top-seeded McKendree University at Woerhle Athletic Complex in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Match time is set for 6:30 p.m. (CST).

The winner of the fifth-seeded USI/McKendree match-up will play the winner of the first semifinal match that features second-seeded Bellarmine University and third-seeded Maryville University for the GLVC Championship. The GLVC Championship game is Sunday at 2 p.m. (CST).
Match coverage for USI in the GLVC Tournament can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.

Week 11 – Eagle GLVC Tournament Notes: 

Santoro needs one to break: Head Coach Mat Santoro needs one win to surpass former Head Coach Tony Colavecchia for the all-time lead in wins for the USI men’s soccer program. Santoro, who has a 97-80-21 overall record at the helm, has guided the Eagles to a pair of NCAA II Tournament appearances; the 2018 GLVC regular season crown, and six GLVC Tournament appearances during his tenure. Colavecchia was 97-59-11 (.614) between 1988 and 1995.

USI earns trip to semifinals with upset win: The Screaming Eagles earned a trip to the GLVC semifinals after posting a 3-2 upset win over fourth-seeded University of Indianapolis. USI senior midfielder Sean Rickey scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner, to lead the Eagles.

Mad dash to the finish: After starting the year 0-3-2, the Eagles won eight of the last 12 regular season matches, going 8-3-1. Overall, USI also won five of the last six matches to move from 11th to fifth in the GLVC standings.

Season leaders: USI is led in scoring by senior midfielder Sean Rickey with 22 points on seven goals and a team-best eight assists (second in the GLVC), while senior forward Eric Ramirez and freshman forward Zach Barton follow with 14 points each on five goals and four assists.

Career scoring leaders: USI senior midfielder Sean Rickey and senior forward Eric Ramirez are climbing up the Eagles’ all-time leader boards. Ramirez tied Chris King (1987-90) for fifth all-time with 29 goals and is ninth all-time with 69 points. Rickey is sixth all-time in assists (20) and all-time in points (80), while tying for fifth in goals scored (29).

Between the posts: Junior goalkeeper Justin Faas has a 0.95 goals against average this fall. He has an 9-2-3 record overall and five shutouts. Faas is eighth in the GLVC with a 0.95 goals against average and is fifth in saves with 60.

McKendree in 2019:  24th-ranked McKendree won the GLVC regular season after a 12-1-2 conference mark and a 14-2-2 overall record. The Bearcats advanced to the semifinals after defeating eighth-seeded Drury University, 3-2, to win their 12th match of the last 13.

USI versus Bearcats: USI leads the all-time series with McKendree, 7-4-3, after the squads battled to a 1-1 double-overtime tie to kick off the GLVC schedule in September.

USI versus Bellarmine: USI leads the all-time series with Bellarmine, 25-15-2, despite dropping a 5-1 decision to the Knights in September.

The Knights in 2019: 12th-ranked Bellarmine finished second in the GLVC after posting an undefeated record of 10-0-4, going 14-0-4 overall. The Knights advanced to the semifinals by defeating seventh-seeded Lindenwood University, 8-2.

The Saints in 2019: The 17th-ranked Saints of Maryville are 15-2-2 overall and placed third in the GLVC with an 11-2-2 mark in 2019. Maryville advanced to the semifinals with a 2-1 overtime victory against sixth-seeded University of Illinois Springfield.

USI versus Maryville: USI leads the all-time series with Maryville, 9-3-1, despite the 2-1 overtime loss in the final weekend of the regular season.

Overall GLVC Championships by the Eagles:  USI has 11 GLVC men’s soccer titles since the conference was created in 1979, the most by any program in the league. The Eagles won the conference tournament championships in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991; and the regular season title in 2018.

USI all-time in the GLVC Tournament: The Eagles have a 33-9-2 all-time record in the GLVC Tournament.

EPD REPORT

0

EPD REPORT

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

0

https://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/jail-recent-booking-records.aspx

U OF E Men’s Basketball Defeats Top-Ranked Kentucky At Rupp Arena

0

Men’s Basketball Defeats Top-Ranked Kentucky At Rupp Arena

Box Score (PDF)

Tuesday’s game marked the third time in Evansville (2-0) history that the Aces took on the #1 team.  The win also had major significance in Missouri Valley Conference history as the victory was the first time a member school defeated a top-ranked non-conference team on the road.  It was the 13th-ever MVC win over a #1 school and the ninth in non-conference play.  The last Valley win over the #1 school since Nov. 21, 2015 when UNI defeated North Carolina in Cedar Falls.

“I don’t know if anything matches this other than winning a national championship from a basketball standpoint,” Aces head coach Walter McCarty said. “It’s awesome to be able to come in here and play on this type of stage and my guys, I have a good group of guys. They love each other and they’re really connected. And this group to come in here and be able to do that is just awesome.  It does not get any better than that.”

Leading the Purple Aces was senior K.J. Riley.  He scored 18 points while going a perfect 8-for-8 from the line.  Sam Cunliffe posted his second 17-point effort in as many games.  He hit six shots with two coming from outside.  He also added a team-high six rebounds.  Kentucky (2-1) saw Immanuel Quickley score 16 points to go along with 9 rebounds.  Tyrese Maxey recorded 15.

The win marked the 17th in program history against ranked opponents.  The last win came on January 1, 2015 when UE defeated #23 UNI.  The highest previous opponent that the program defeated came when the Aces took down #7 Purdue on Dec. 19, 1983.

After Kentucky scored the opening three points of the night, Noah Frederking got UE on the board with a layup.  Jawaun Newton drained a three on an in-bound player to tie it up at 5-5 and six minutes in, Sam Cunliffe dunked it to give UE its first lead at 10-8.

The Wildcats rebounded to back a 16-15 lead, but with 10:28 left in the half, Cunliffe was true from long range and gave UE a lead that it would not give up for the remainder of the half.  It started a 9-0 stretch, including seven in a row by Cunliffe.  Artur Labinowicz wrapped up the run on a second-chance layup that pushed the lead to 24-16 with 6:13 left in the half.

Held scoreless for four minutes, Kentucky scored four in a row to cut the Aces lead in half, but a triple by Riley and a pair of free throws on the ensuing possession gave the Aces a 29-22 lead.  UK closed in the final moments as they went to the half trailing the Aces by a 34-30 margin.  Cunliffe was the top performer in the opening 20 minutes, scoring 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting.

Noah Frederking drained a triple in the first possession of the second half, but the top-ranked Wildcats worked their way back, eventually tying it up at 44-44 as Tyrese Maxey scored five in a row, including the tying triple with 12:25 on the clock.  Kentucky would retake the lead at 48-46 on a pair of free throws a minute later.

Shamar Givance made sure that lead did not last too long as the next possession saw him nail his first bucket of the game – a triple to give the Aces the lead.  After UK tied it back up with eight minutes remaining, it was UE’s senior coming through once again, draining his second trey make it a 56-53 contest.

Williams’ fourth basket of the game, coupled with a confident three from Frederking, saw UE establish a 61-55 advantage at the 4-minute mark.  UK got within three in the final minute at 65-62 on a Quickley layup.  Following a UE turnover, the Wildcats had the ball down three with 14 seconds left.  Maxey drove to the basket for a layup to make it a 1-point game.  On the inbound, the Wildcats fouled Sam Cunliffe.  With the game hanging in the balance, he drained both free throws to push the lead back to three.  Kentucky had one final chance, but a Maxey triple at the buzzer fell short, giving UE the win.

In just two days, the Aces are back home as they take on IU Kokomo on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. inside the Ford Center.

Print Friendly Version

 

 

Hospital Monopolies Drive Up Health Care Costs, Study Shows

0

Hospital Monopolies Drive Up Health Care Costs, Study Shows

November 13, 2019     Posted by 

By Brynna Sentel
TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS—Over nearly 20 years Hoosiers went from having lower than average healthcare costs to medical expenses that were much higher than average and a Ball State University study helps explain why.

That study, by Ball State’s Michael Hicks, shows that medical expenditures are so high because not-for-profit hospitals have monopolies in their markets. Hicks is the director of the school’s Center for Business and Economic Research.

Hicks’ study shows that in 1998 Hoosiers paid an average of $330 less on healthcare than the average American but by 2017, Hoosiers were paying on average $819 more.

“This is the most positive response of anything that I have ever written,” Hicks said. “I’ve had board members of hospitals in two different systems say ‘hey, keep it up. You’re exactly right, this is what we have been complaining against but we can’t get any traction.’”

Although this report has received a lot of positive feedback, Brian Tabor, president of the Indiana Hospital Association, does not believe Indiana has a monopoly problem in healthcare and said the numbers don’t show the full picture.

“I feel it is imperative to dispel these myths, as the report does a disservice to the thousands of caregivers who work every day to serve patients,” Tabor said in a press release.

The hospital association said the study ignores the community benefit, which includes providing financial assistance, training medical professionals, conducting life-saving research, and much more.

“Indiana’s not-for-profit hospitals are absolutely committed to improving public health and investing in their communities,” Tabor said. “The annual benefit they provide approaches $2.5 billion for the most recently available data.”

Despite the increase in the cost of healthcare, the quality of service did not follow suit, Hicks’ research shows. From 1998 to 2017, Indiana fell nine places in national rankings for healthcare outcomes.

“I think the boards of these hospitals have lost track of their public mission,” Hicks said. “We are one of the few states in the country that is wholly dominated by not-for-profit hospitals so it’s a structural problem across the state.”

In 2015, not-for-profit hospitals in Indiana collected a little more than $1.7 billion in profits, according to the study.

The largest for-profit hospital company in the nation had a profit rate of 5.4 percent. In contrast, the number one not-for-profit hospital in Indiana had a profit rate of 49%, and the number 10 had a profit rate of 19.4%.

This could in part be because of the increase in network mergers across the state. Between 1998 and 2017, there were 1,625 hospital mergers nationwide and within the same two decades, Indiana also experienced increases in mergers.

“When I moved here in 2007 there were four hospitals in the region that I am in now, four independent hospitals and now there are two, and both are owned by different networks, and three of the four hospitals are held by the same network,” Hicks said.

All of the top 10 not-for-profit hospitals with the highest profit rates in Indiana are in one of five healthcare networks. There were only nine hospitals that were less profitable than the national average and only one of them was part of a network.

Indiana’s five largest not-for-profit hospital systems accumulated more than $27 billion in profits by 2017. This is about 8% of Indiana’s total Gross Domestic Product in 2017 and about 12 times the reserves the entire state holds in the event of an economic downturn.

Reserves are usually meant to last up to 180 days should their income stop completely. These not-for-profits have reserves that could last nearly eight years without collecting any revenue, according to the study.

Within the study Hicks proposed three broad policy changes—returning competition to not-for-profit markets, imposing a tax on not-for-profits that earn profits at rates consistent with private sector firms, and returning the revenue to health and educational services.

“It’s too big, to acute of a problem here in Indiana for it to be ignored by researchers in universities and elsewhere,” Hicks said.

IHA has requested an independent analysis of the data in hopes of putting the credibly of the study to rest and will be released soon.

FOOTNOTE:  Brynna Sentel is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

Print Friendly, PDF & Email

Share This Post1

Over 1,000 Students Have Left This Indiana District To Home-School

0

Over 1,000 students have left this Indiana district to home-school. Can it solve its hidden dropout problem?

BY DYLAN PEERS MCCOY  – CHALKBEAT-INDIANJA – 1 HOUR AGO

 

An under the radar crisis is happening at Indiana high schools, as thousands of students leave without diplomas. Many of those students have diminished opportunities for careers and further education. Yet they are left out of state grad rates.

It’s easy to assume that hidden dropouts are primarily a problem at schools that we already knew were struggling — even if we didn’t know how many of the students were leaving without diplomas. Our first story focused on two Indianapolis campuses that had been taken over by the state for academic problems.

But we looked further into the data on how many students were removed from the grad rate because they were categorized as leaving to home-school. Many of the places with exceptionally high numbers have consistently earned passing grades from the state.

At Muncie Central High School, for example, over 100 students in the class of 2018 were labeled as leaving to home-school, and the numbers have been high for years. Now, new district leaders say they are overhauling options for struggling teens and changing the withdrawal process as they try to keep students from leaving to home-school.

Read the full story of Muncie, the district with the largest number of students leaving for home-school from the class of 2018. 

That’s just one story we uncovered. But we know there are more. So we’re sharing the data with readers. Tell us what you find.

Check out our database of how many students left each Indiana high school. 

— Dylan Peers McCoy, reporter

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE GOP?

2
October 13, 2019

What is the Purpose of the GOP?

By Richard Moss

A year ago I was locked in a political race for the Republican nomination for Congress from Indiana’s 8th district.  I was running against the then four-term incumbent, Larry Bucshon.  I had also run in the prior election cycle in 2016.  And I had run in 2014 against Mike Braun (now U.S. Senator for Indiana) for state representative (HR 63).

Among issues popular among conservatives, I also had what I thought was a compelling platform regarding the incumbent: Bucshon and his family had moved to Washington D.C.  I had hoped that this factor combined with his generally weak voting record could propel me to an upset victory, which is never easy against an incumbent.  I started early and ran hard.  I had raised money and traveled extensively throughout the 18 counties of Indiana’s 8th district, meeting and interacting with voters.

Despite a vigorous, hard-hitting campaign, we came up short –- actually worse than the prior election.  I had dropped from 35% to 26%.  I also observed that many in the 8th district county-level GOP establishment were upset over my criticism of Bucshon for moving to D.C.  I contended, however, that a representative and his family must live, work, and attend schools in the area he represented.  In this era of an increasingly centralized federal government, far removed from its constituents, Bucshon’s decision to move to Washington exemplified a D.C.-centric mentality that defined perfectly what was wrong with our political system — and why I had run.

Having lost in three political campaigns, I can report that it is wonderful not to run for office.  The reasons for running in three separate campaigns, however, have not disappeared.  Our “one-party” system in Washington remains profoundly corrupt and self-serving.  It consists of career politicians from both parties, special interests, donors, and lobbyists, all of whom agree on one thing: growing the size of government.

The Republican Party, in its budgeting and voting, is a left-of-center party; it is, as I often referred to it as, the Republican wing of the Democratic Party.  With an increasingly Marxist Democratic Party and no serious conservative opposition from “soft-progressive” Republicans, the trajectory of the nation is all to the left: more spending, more programs, more socialism, and ultimately more tyranny.

Rather than promote a constitutional, limited government agenda that would actually expand liberty and shrink the power of the federal government, the GOP, in effect, embraces the tenets and policies of the Democrats (other than occasional, meaningless rhetorical flourishes to the contrary).  Thus, there is no active force to thwart the mortgaging of the nation and future generations by politicians seeking short-term political gain.

Thanks to our federal government, for example, we have annual trillion-dollar deficits, a national debt approaching $22 trillion (larger than our GDP), and $200 trillion dollars in unfunded liabilities.  The actuaries of Medicare and Social Security indicate both programs will be bankrupt in 2026 and 2035 respectively.  The Republican Party, allegedly a stronghold of fiscal prudence, is, in fact, handmaiden to profligacy and insolvency.

The GOP remains hapless on the issue of immigration.  It has done nothing to curtail and reform legal immigration to reflect the national interest (i.e. to make it meritocratic, limited, and diverse; to end chain migration, the “diversity” visa, birthright citizenship, and lawless “sanctuary cities,” among many critical issues); it has not secured the southern border nor prevented the influx of hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens, virtually all of who are impoverished, uneducated, and unskilled, and who will burden our schools, hospitals, courts, and public systems.  Many of them are disease carriers, drug dealers, criminals, and terrorists.  Thanks to feckless Republicans, our immigration system has become a giant welfare magnet for the world, a threat to our sovereignty, the rule of law, and national security.

Utterly feeble on the cultural front, the Republican Party has meekly accepted the cultural Marxism of the left rather than push back against the nihilism and degradation of our popular and politically correct culture.  It has failed to promulgate a conservative “narrative” to confront the anti-Christian, anti-family, anti-American narrative foisted upon us by our cultural overlords.

Today’s Democrat Party, overtaken by the radical French Revolutionary Left, is not the Democratic Party of your grandfather or father, of Truman or Kennedy.  This bunch, should they come to power, is preparing the ground for future gulags not unlike their Marxist predecessors of the 20th century.

In effect, the conservative movement lacks a political vehicle with which to enact its agenda, policies, and narrative, hence the nation is at the mercy of liberal dem.  Absent effective and principled resistance from a fighting Republican Party, the leftward tilt of the nation, its decline into socialism and bankruptcy, its fragmentation into tribalized, warring identity groups, and the continued breakdown of its culture, is unavoidable.  The Trump years, like the Reagan era, will represent temporary but minor respites in the downward spiral of the country.

We live in treacherous times and the fault lines dividing us may be insurmountable.  But conservatives must continue to uphold our priorities that the nation may return to its foundational principles and beliefs.  We must reassert the religious and cultural underpinnings of the country, the central role of the two-parent family, faith, and the Judeo-Christian tradition; we should foster an appreciation of our unique history and heritage, of liberty, individual rights, the rule of law, free markets, and the principles of our founding documents, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.  We, the believers, must remain the vanguard defending Western and American civilization — with or without the Republican Party.

FOOTNOTE: Dr. Moss is a practicing Ear Nose and Throat Surgeon, author, and columnist, residing in Jasper, IN.  He has written A Surgeon’s Odyssey and Matilda’s Triumph available on amazon.com.  Find more of his essays at richardmossmd.com.  Visit Richard Moss, M.D. on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

This article was posted by the City-County Observer without opinion, bias or editing.

FROM THE PAGODA

0
VIEW IN BROWSER

‘Tis the Season…

When everything is so merry and bright! Twinkling lights, decorated trees, mistletoe, eggnog, holiday music, Santa visits, and family traditions are what make this season so magical.

We hope you’ll make memories this holiday season in Evansville. And when you’re here, capture the perfect picture in front of our lighted back drop in Downtown Evansville! It could be your next Christmas card!
4 Reasons To Experience Evansville This Holiday Season
Christmas Decor Galore!
From 12 foot nutcrackers to enormous snowflakes to decorated store fronts, there is holiday decor galore! Spend a leisurely weekend taking in all of the sites around the city.
60 Sparkling Light Displays
Nothing gives you the feeling of Christmas more than a carriage ride through the Ritzy’s Fantasy of Lights. Grab a blanket and some hot cocoa, while you relax in a horse drawn carriage enjoying 60 light displays. You may visit the Fantasy of Lights November 28 – January 1. Click here for more information.
Holiday Plays, Musicals & Traditions
With so many holiday events, you’re sure to find something for everyone! Holiday traditions include Straight No Chaser, Peppermint Pops, a Downtown Christmas, Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker and Reitz Home Candlelight tour just to name a few. Some new, must-see events include Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, The Collingsworth Family Christmas Tour and Elf on the Shelf. To view all of the holiday events and more, click here. 
Holiday Shopping
Looking for that perfect gift or holiday decoration? Come shop our eclectic local boutiques. Then head over to Eastland Mall where you’ll find more than 130 stores and Santa! To view our shopping districts, click here.
Make it a Holiday weekend getaway! Check out our Accommodations.

 

OTTERS 2020 SCHEDULE

0
EVANSVILLE OTTERS BASEBALL
23 Don Mattingly Way | Evansville, IN 47711
812-435-8686
1...3,1413,1423,143...7,277Page 3,142 of 7,277