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Volleyball puts up a fight on senior night

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Josdarilee Caraballo Photo by of UE

UE falls to Murray State in four sets

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Josdarilee Caraballo recorded a career-high 12 kills while Angelica Gonzalez had her second-consecutive 20-kill performance on Friday with the University of Evansville volleyball team suffered a 3-1 loss to Murray State inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.

Caraballo’s 12 kills passed her previous mark of four, which came last week at Bradley.  Gonzalez was just one shy of her career mark of 21 kills, which was set against Belmont on Thursday evening.  Ainoah Cruz picked up 22 digs while Kora Ruff had 13 digs and 54 assists.  Leading the way for the Racers was Ella Vogel with 13 kills.

Set 1 – UE 25, MSU 21

Evansville jumped out to a 3-1 lead and after Murray State tied it at 3-3, the Aces scored five in a row as AInoah Cruz opened the stretch with an ace.  Chloe Cline’s first kill of the match solidified a 10-4 edge.  The Racers cut the deficit to three at 10-7 when Cline’s second kill helped UE go back up by five.

Things got close in the middle portion of the set as the Racers closed to within two at 17-15 before a kill from Madisyn Steele and another ace by Cruz extended the lead back to 22-17.  MSU made another rally, cutting the deficit to a pair (23-21), but following a time out, Angelica Gonzalez recorded back-to-back kills to clinch the set.

Set 2 – MSU 25, UE 18

A pair of aces by Blakeley Freeman set the Aces up with a 4-1 lead while Carlotta Pascual registered four early kills to establish a 6-3 advantage.  The Racers slowly fought back, tying the set at 11-11 before taking their first lead at 14-13.  MSU went up by a pair before another kill from Pascual knotted the score at 18-18.  Following a time out, Murray State went on a roll, scoring seven in a row to complete the set and tie the match.

Set 3 – MSU 25, UE 16

Murray State scored the first two points while the Aces battled back to tie it up at 6-6 on a kill by Gonzalez.  MSU retook the lead, extending it to four points at 13-9 and eventually a 19-10 score.  They would take the set by a 25-16 final while opening up a 2-1 match lead.

Set 4 – MSU 25, UE 22

Josdarilee Caraballo notched a kill and Cruz followed with an ace that put UE in front by score of 6-4.  The Aces continued to hold the advantage until the Racers battled back to take a 14-13 edge.  Gonzalez posted a kill that tied the score at 18-18, however, the Racers wrestled away a 20-18 edge before going up 24-20.

Down to their final point, UE rallied with a pair of Caraballo kills to force the Racers to use their final time out.  Out of the break, MSU converted the winning kill.  Next weekend, UE travels to Valparaiso and UIC.

Davila named to OVC All-Newcomer team

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University of Southern Indiana Men's Soccer freshman forward David Davila. Photo by USI

Davila named to OVC All-Newcomer team

Story Links: Complete List of OVC Men’s Soccer Award Winners

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer freshman forward David Davila was named to the Ohio Valley Conference All-Newcomer team. Davila is the first Screaming Eagle to be named OVC All-Newcomer.

Davila tied for the lead in scoring during his first season with USI, posting eight points on three goals and two assists. He led USI during the OVC portion of the schedule, recording five of his eight points on two goals and one assist in 10 contests. The freshman forward tied for 10th in goals scored during the OVC campaign.

ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
NAME, SCHOOL                                POS.   YR.   HOMETOWN
Morgan Worsfold-Gregg, HCU            MF      Fr.     London, England
Theo Butterworth, HCU                       D        Fr.      Lancaster, England
Aidan Morrison, Liberty                       MF      Fr.      Katy, Texas
John Gates, Lindenwood                    MF      Sr.     St. Louis, Mo.
Rob Gjelaj, SIUE                                GK      Sr.      Romeo, Mich.
Yasha Schaerer, SIUE                        MF      So.     Zurich, Switzerland
Carles Zomeno, SIUE                         MF      Jr.      Valencia, Spain
David Davila, Southern Indiana       F         Fr.     Elkhart, Ind.
Rochaine Baker, UIW                         D         Jr.      Kingston, Jamaica
Giovanni Padilla, UIW                        D         Fr.      New Braunfels, Texas
Ryan Wrobleski, WIU                         D         Fr.      Sussex, Wis.

UE Men’s basketball opens home schedule on Saturday

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Men’s basketball opens home schedule on Saturday

Aces face Brescia at 1 p.m. 

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – On Saturday, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team opens its home slate with a contest against Brescia.  ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast of the 1 p.m. CT contest from the Ford Center.

Last Time Out

– Taking on one of the top mid-major programs over the last handful of seasons, the Purple Aces dropped the season opener to North Texas by a final of 80-63

– Trailing by as many as 29 points, UE stormed back to get within 12 points in the second half, however, the deficit was too much to overcome

– Gabriel Pozzato led all players with 28 points on 10-of-16 shooting while Tanner Cuff finished the evening with 11 points

– Cuff added 5 boards and 4 assists

Best Debut?

– In his first official game for the Purple Aces, Gabriel Pozzato turned heads with a 28-point outing at North Texas

– It was the top freshman/newcomer debut in Evansville’s Division I history and was the highest total by a freshman in the MVC in at least the last 20 seasons

– Prior to his effort, the top program debut in the DI era came from Marty Simmons; on 12/1/86, Simmons scored 27 points against Montana State

– Interesting enough – Scott Haffner made his debut that night and finished with 26; DeAndre Williams made his debut in 2019 and scored 26 versus Ball State

– Pozzato converted 10 of his 16 shot attempts while adding three triples, three boards and a block

– In the exhibition game against Tiffin, Pozzato recorded 22 points

Solid Start   

– Playing a career-high 34:41, Tanner Cuff scored 11 points in Tuesday’s season opener at North Texas

– Cuff hit 4 of his 6 attempts while adding 5 boards and 4 assists

– He saw action in all 35 games last season and made two starts, but his role is set to grow even more heading into the upcoming campaign

– In his first season with the Purple Aces, Cuff averaged 7.4 points and 4.2 rebounds per game

Returning Experience

– Cam Haffner will be depended on for his experience following his first two collegiate seasons

– In his first season at UE in 2023-24, Haffner finished with 4.7 points and 1.8 rebounds per game while making 16 starts and seeing time in all 35 contests

– Haffner averaged 7.6 PPG in the final five games of the regular season while scoring 11 points on two occasions

– The season opener at UNT saw him play a career-high 34:19 while scoring 6 points

Scouting the Opposition

– Brescia opened its season on Oct. 31 with an 83-77 loss to Fisk

– Linkin Lockhart led the way for the Bearcats with 30 points on 10-of-19 shooting while Damian Garcia added 17 points

– Garcia paced Brescia with 8 rebounds while recording a pair of assists

– Last season, Brescia was 8-15 overall while going 6-12 in conference play

-www.GoPurpleAces.com-

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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BTEAKING NEWS: Attorney General Rokita’s Investigation of Potential Labor Trafficking in Evansville Expands to Other Cities

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Amid health and safety concerns, Attorney General Todd Rokita investigates potential labor trafficking networks in local communities

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

AG Rokita sends civil investigative demands (CIDs) to officials, employers and non-profits in Evansville, Logansport, and Seymour

As residents and elected officeholders continue reporting concerns about the large influx of illegal aliens and “legal migrants” into their cities and towns, Attorney General Todd Rokita is launching investigations into this growing issue in Evansville, Logansport, and Seymour.

The entities receiving CIDs are the Cass County Health Department, Logansport Community School Corp., Berry Global Group Inc., Tent Partnership for Refugees, God is Good, and Jackson County Industrial Development Corp.

“Illegal immigration caused by “border czar” Kamala Harris’ perversion and misapplication of federal law has made every state a border state and imposed unsustainable costs on Logansport and other cities across the nation,” Attorney General Rokita said. “It has also created serious sex and labor trafficking risks in all communities. I’m creatively trying to use every tool in the law to stop the Left’s intentional destruction of Indiana.”

Attorney General Rokita is investigating coordinated efforts among international and local nonprofit “refugee resettlement” organizations and employers to bring large numbers of migrants to Indiana communities.

The rapid growth of alien populations in certain communities has caused overcrowding in housing facilities as multiple families and sometimes dozens of individuals reportedly share space in structures intended to be single-family dwellings. It also has raised concerns about potential labor trafficking.

Attorney General Rokita’s office is conducting these investigations pursuant to its authority under Indiana’s Deceptive Consumer Sales Act and indecent nuisance statute.

“The influx of these illegal aliens, which are coming from over 150 different countries, have strained our schools and the children of taxpayers are suffering as a result. It has caused unneeded stress on law enforcement, local hospitals and healthcare facilities, and our housing and labor markets,” Attorney General Rokita said.  It also raises serious questions about how these individuals’ arrival in Indiana is being facilitated.

NOVEMBER 11, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

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civic center

City Council Meeting
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
5:30 P.M.

AGENDA

 

I. INTRODUCTION

 

11-11-2024 Agenda Attachment:
II. APPROVAL OF MEETING MEMORANDUM

 

10-28-2024 Memo Attachment:
III. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

 

IV. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY

 

V. CONSENT AGENDA:  FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

 

A. ORDINANCE F-2024-18 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): Heronemus Discussion Led By:  Finance Chair  Discussion Date: 11/18/2024 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller
F-2024-18 Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE R-2024-34 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 5201 Kratzville Rd Owner: The Collar Club, LLC Requested Change:  C1 to C4 Ward: 5 Koehler Lindsey Representative: David Wanninger, Acura Engineering, Inc
R-2024-34 Attachment:
VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

VII. REGULAR AGENDA:  SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

 

VIII. RESOLUTION DOCKET

 

A. RESOLUTION C-2024-24 A Resolution of the Common Council Approving an Interlocal Agreement with Vanderburgh County (Cost Sharing on Road Contract) Sponsor(s): Heronemus, Mosby, Trockman Discussion Led By:  President Heronemus  Discussion Date: 11/11/2024 Notify: Marco DeLucio, ZSWS
C-2024-24 Attachment:
IX. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

 

A. THE NEXT MEETING of the Common Council will be Monday, November 18, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
B. ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
X. COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

XI. ADJOURNMENT

Gavel Gamut: The Sweet Science Revisited

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GAVEL GAMUT
By Jim Redwine
www.jamesmredwine.com
(Week of 11 November 2024)

THE SWEET SCIENCE REVISITED

For those few of you who might miss reading my weekly column, Gavel Gamut, I will
point out to you that this past week I fractured my shoulder while working around JPeg Osage
Ranch. I feel I must rely on past columns for a while, such as, those that have dealt with my
interest in amateur boxing. The following column appeared the week of September 4, 2006 and
involved Peg’s and my friend Ray Stallings from Burnt Prairie, Illinois. I will rerun it as it
appeared almost 20 years ago. I hope you enjoy reading, or perhaps rereading it.
“Amateur boxing has fewer fatalities and far fewer serious injuries per participant than
high school baseball or football. It is a sport like wrestling where the participants are matched
according to size and where bouts are won based on the number of legal blows landed on the
front, top-half of the participants. The force of the blows is not a factor. For example, a punch
that knocks a boxer down counts no more than a punch that simply lands in the scoring area.
Boxing is called the sweet science because a student of the game who can apply the
lessons of boxing when actually in the ring can defeat a superior athlete who relies on brawn. As
the old adage goes, “The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong.” Of course,
the related adage is also true: “But that’s the way to bet.”
In other words, the science of boxing is only a factor in the equation. Such elements as
experience and physical abilities are often more determinative than theory. And whereas it is
often true that it is not the size of the boxer in the fight but the size of the fight in the boxer that
matters, it is also true that heart alone may not be enough.
Such was the case with our young protagonist, Ray Stallings, from Burnt Prairie, Illinois,
in his match against Calvin Brock in 1996. Should you have read this column last week, you
may recall that we left Ray all alone in the ring with one of the best amateur heavyweight boxers
in America.
In round one, the left-handed Brock came out confident that the gawky, red headed Ray
was just there to validate Brock’s status as champion. From my position in Ray’s corner I

thought Brock was almost indolent as he kept Ray off balance with his powerful right jab, then
occasionally came back with a straight left to Ray’s head. This display went on for about the
first two minutes of the round until Ray’s nose was bloodied and his back was bleeding from
being forced into the ropes.
But with about a minute to go, Ray, who is also left-handed, came up from his position
doubled over in a corner with an awkward looping left hand that caught Brock square on the
chin. Even with the protective headgear, I could see Brock’s eyes roll up for a brief second as
his knees slightly buckled. From that point on, Ray’s character and Brock’s experience were at
war.
When Ray returned to our corner after the first round, Peg, who was working the corner
for the first time, could not bear to look at Ray’s bloody nose or his back and arms that matched
his red hair. She handed me the spit bucket and water bottle with her eyes locked on the canvas
of the ring. Peg later told me she was wondering what we were going to tell his parents, who
were also our good friends, if Ray got seriously hurt.
Ray was gasping for breath and pleading for me to pour water on his head. It took the
first half of the one-minute break just to stop the bleeding. When Ray could finally talk, he said,
“Jim, he is really good.” I almost said the truth that was on my tongue, “You’re darn right he’s
really good!” Instead I said, “You got his attention with that straight left. From now on just
keep throwing it as much as you can.”
Round two was a coming of age for Ray and an awakening for Brock. I could see the
puzzlement in Brock’s eyes and the hesitancy in his punches. I could almost hear him thinking,
“Who is this kid?” Ray pounded his straight left for the whole three minutes and the spectators
who had gathered to watch Brock’s coronation begin to yell for Ray.
When Ray struggled back to our corner after round two, I sneaked a peak at Brock’s
corner and saw his trainer giving him a tongue-lashing. Peg and I could only pour more water on
Ray as I told him to double up on his right jab and keep throwing that overhand left. Ray could
barely breathe and he could not talk. As the bell for round three rang, it was anybody’s guess as
to who would win.
Brock came out firing and Ray was too tired to block the blows. At first it looked like
Brock’s superior skills were just too much for the skinny red head from Burnt Prairie. But about
halfway through the final round, Ray figured out how to move to his left, which was away from

the left-handed Brock’s power. Then Ray figured out how to throw his left straight into the taller
Brock’s solar plexus. Brock began to wilt and Ray’s new found fans began to chant: “Red, red,
red.”
When the final bell sounded, Ray had nothing left, but that was more than Brock who had
to be helped to his corner by his worried trainer who caught my eye and put his thumbs up:
“Great fight!”
Well, you remember that amateur boxing is scored by the number of proper blows, not
the stuff that dreams are made of, and the judges gave the razor thin decision to Brock. But the
seeds of Ray’s current quest to be an Olympic champion were sown that night in 1996.
Next week if you are available, I’ll bring you up to date on where that odyssey stands.
For as you may recall, Ray had that little inconvenience of thyroid cancer to deal with between
1996 and October, 2006. That is when he climbs back into the ring in Oxnard, California, once
again against the best amateur heavyweights in America to win the right to compete for the
honor of representing his country in the Olympics.
After Ray got sick, but before he knew why he tired so easily after the first round, he kept
trying to box but kept losing. Many of Ray’s friends and some of his family were more afraid he
would get hurt than get to the Olympics. But as Rudyard Kipling wrote in his poem, “If”: “If
you can trust yourself when all men doubt you…you’ll be a man, my son!” Ray did, and Ray
is.”

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

University of Evansville to Host 38th Annual International Bazaar

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University of Evansville to Host 38th Annual International Bazaar

The University of Evansville (UE) invites the community to attend the 38th Annual International Bazaar, a celebration of global culture, on Friday, November 15, 2024. This year’s event will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Eykamp Hall. The International Bazaar includes performances, interactive booths, and a variety of cultural festivities for all ages.

Each year, the International Bazaar highlights the rich diversity within the UE community, with students from various cultural backgrounds coming together to share their heritage through engaging displays and vibrant performances. Guests can expect a dynamic talent show, featuring dance, music, and other acts presented by students from around the world. Additionally, booths will showcase cultural artifacts, activities, and even candy, inviting attendees to explore and engage with the traditions of each region represented.

“The International Bazaar is an incredible opportunity for our students to share their backgrounds and stories,” said Stacie Miller, International Services Specialist. “It’s truly a fun, educational experience that brings people together in celebration of diversity.”

The International Bazaar is open to the public, and attendees are encouraged to bring friends and family. No food will be served at this year’s event, allowing guests to focus on the immersive cultural displays and interactions. Don’t miss this chance to connect with the world, right here in Evansville.

State Senator Vaneta Becker on Supporting Law Enforcement

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DEATH LIST REPORT

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Weekly Death Report October 7 to October 13 2024

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