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Chatkevicius And Riley Recognized As Aces Prep For Arch Madness

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Aces Open play On Thursday Against Illinois State

With the regular season complete, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team has its sights set on St. Louis where the Purple Aces will open up Arch Madness against Illinois State on Thursday evening at 8:30 p.m.  The MVC TV Network, ESPN3 and the Purple Aces Radio Network presented by Learfield will have live coverage

On Wednesday, Aces players Dainius Chatkevicius and K.J. Riley were honored by the MVC.  Chatkevicius was named to the All-Bench Team.  The native of Lithuania played in 28 games, with 22 of those coming off the bench.  He averaged 6.8 points per game and shot over 50% on the season.  Chatkevicius is riding the top streak of his career into St. Louis.

Riley, a junior out of the Bronx, N.Y., led the Aces with 13.5 points per game in the regular season.  Even more impressive – Riley ranks in the top 15 in the NCAA in free throw attempts and makes.  He started all 31 games during the season and averaged 32.8 minutes per game.

Setting the Scene

– For the fifth time, the Aces head to St. Louis as the #10 seed and are pitted against the #7 seed Redbirds; UE has lost its first four games as the tenth seed

– Evansville has faced Illinois State five times at Arch Madness and has gone 0-4; the win for the Aces came in 2006 when they topped the 10-seed Redbirds as the no. 7 seed by a final of 52-45

– The Aces are 2-1 in their last three Thursday games in St. Louis

 

 

 

 

 

 

Otters announce Otterbelle tryout date

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In preparation for the upcoming 25th anniversary season, the Evansville Otters have announced the 2019 Otterbelle tryout date.
The Evansville Otters will conduct Otterbelle tryouts on Saturday, March 23 at 11 a.m. Location is to be announced depending on weather for that day.
Tryouts will consist of an interview, and participants will learn and perform a dance routine.
Prospective Otterbelles should wear tryout attire consisting of tennis shoes, shorts or leggings, and a t-shirt.
Evansville natives Lyndsey Morrison (Coach) and Paige Mooney (Assistant Coach) will return to lead the Otters’ on-field promotional team for the 2019 season at Bosse Field.
For questions and information on the Otterbelle tryouts, contact Elspeth Urbina at (812) 435-8686 or via email at eurbina@evansvilleotters.com.
The Otters will open the 25th season celebration against the Southern Illinois Miners on May 10 at Bosse Field.

Gov. Holcomb announces more Hoosiers skilling up beyond high school

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Momentum builds for Indiana’s Next Level Jobs initiative

Governor Eric J. Holcomb will attend his first meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board in Washington D.C. today where he will share that more Hoosiers are achieving education and training beyond high school due in part to his Next Level Jobs initiative.

“Indiana’s greatest asset is our people, and my focus is on ensuring all Hoosiers have the tools they need to find meaningful work and careers,” Gov. Holcomb said. “I’m thrilled to see Indiana gaining ground. We will continue to support those seeking education and training, so that everyone has a pathway to success.”

The number of Hoosiers with education beyond a high school diploma reached 43.4 percent in 2018, bringing Indiana closer to its 60 percent attainment goal by 2025. This new data from Lumina Foundation represents an increase of 1.5 percentage points in one year and 10 percentage points since 2008. These gains are supported by Next Level Jobs, which provides tuition-free certificates in high-demand fields and funding for employers who hire, train and retain new employees.

Since Next Level Jobs launched in August 2017, 36,000 people have completed the short survey to connect directly with an education provider, including Ivy Tech Community College and Vincennes University. Over 13,800 people have enrolled in Next Level Jobs Workforce Ready Grant program, and more than 5,000 of them have completed a certificate program in some of Indiana’s highest demand sectors, including healthcare, information technology and advanced manufacturing.

“We know that in today’s world learning beyond high school is crucial to grow our state’s economy, meet workforce demand and improve individual quality of life,” said Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education Teresa Lubbers. “As we continue to make progress toward Indiana’s big goal for 60 percent of Hoosiers to have a postsecondary credential by 2025, Next Level Jobs reaches an important group of Hoosiers who will help us get there.”

Next Level Jobs builds on recent efforts and reforms at the K-12 level to better prepare students for future success—such as computer science courses in every school and graduation pathways requirements for high school students that incorporate a focus on career exploration and postsecondary readiness.

Currently, workforce certificates account for about 5 percent of Indiana’s 43.4 percent higher education attainment rate. Next Level Jobs provides full-tuition Workforce Ready Grants for individuals who want to skill-up quickly to enter a high-demand job that improves their employability.

Employer Training Grants provide funding to Indiana companies who hire new employees, train them and keep them for at least six months. Along with the steady growth of people earning a certificate with the Workforce Ready Grant, more than 450 employers and nearly 7,000 Hoosiers utilized the Employer Training Grant.

“The high value training and credentials achieved through this initiative are directly assisting people and employers with moving to their next level,” said Fred Payne, Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. “It’s great to see employers enhancing their training programs and hiring as a result of the Employer Training Grants, and thousands of Hoosiers advancing their careers through the Workforce Ready Grants.”

To apply for a Next Level Jobs grant, individuals and employers can go to www.NextLevelJobs.org and complete a quick survey that gathers information about their needs and interests. Within 72 hours, individuals are contacted by an education or training provider and employers are contacted by someone from the Department of Workforce Development. This direct and individualized outreach ensures that people are connected to the best programs and resources to suit their unique needs

Benjamin Franklin to McCutchanville Elementary

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Benjamin Franklin to Visit McCutchanville Elementary School
Thursday, March 7
Beginning at 8:30 a.m.
McCutchanville Elementary School, 10701 Petersburg Rd.
Students at EVSC’s new McCutchanville Elementary School will get a special visitor tomorrow when Founding Father and Inventor Benjamin Franklin comes to the school. Franklin will begin his day at 8:30 talking with second graders about his inventions and taking questions. At 9, Franklin will provide feedback to third graders who will make presentations introducing their very own inventions. At 10:15, Franklin will talk with fifth grade students about his life and answer questions. The fifth graders will take the information they learn to create an exposition with Ben Franklin as the main character.

Thirteen Swimmers Earn Invites to NCAA Women’s Championships

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Thirteen swimmers from the Indiana University women’s team earned individual qualifying berths to the 2019 NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas on March 221-23, the NCAA announced on Wednesday.

 

Earning individual berths for the Hoosiers were Bailey Andison, Josie Grote, Christine Jensen, Cassy Jernberg, Lilly King, Shelby Koontz, Bailey Kovac, Mackenzie Looze, Laura Morley, Noelle Peplowski, Christin Rockway, Morgan Scott and Maggie Wallace.

 

Indiana’s 13 individuals are the third-most of any team in the nation and the most of any Big Ten squad. Only Stanford (18) and Virginia (14) had more individuals invited. Indiana also qualified for four relays. The relay swimmers will be announced later next week.

 

Along with the swimmers, the IU divers will compete for their places at the NCAA Championships next week at the NCAA Zone C Championships in West Lafayette, Ind. from March 14-16.

 

Last year at the 2018 NCAA Championships, Indiana finished in eighth place with a total of 169 points.  The Hoosiers posted the team’s third-straight top-10 finish at the NCAA Championships for the first time since accomplishing the feat from 2008-10. The top-10 finish was the ninth in school history.

 

Below is a list of the 13 Hoosier swimmers who qualified for individual events at the 2019 NCAA Championships, along with their seeding in each event:

 

Individuals

Bailey Andison – 200 IM (6th), 400 IM (5th), 200 Breaststroke (25th)

Josie Grote – 400 IM (37th)

Christine Jensen – 200 IM (16th), 100 Butterfly (12th)

Cassy Jernberg – 500 Freestyle (31st), 1,650 Freestyle (10th)

Lilly King – 200 IM (13th), 100 Breaststroke (1st), 200 Breaststroke (1st)

Shelby Koontz – 100 Butterfly (26th)

Mackenzie Looze – 200 IM (28th), 400 IM (22nd)

Laura Morley – 200 Breaststroke (17th)

Noelle Peplowski – 100 Breaststroke (11th), 200 Breaststroke (11th)

Christin Rockway – 400 IM (29th)

Morgan Scott – 100 Backstroke (19th)

Maggie Wallace – 1,650 Freestyle (30th)

 

Relays

400 Medley Relay – 3:26.60 (2nd)

200 Medley Relay – 1:34.71 (3rd)

200 Freestyle Relay – 1:28.48 (13th)

400 Freestyle Relay – 3:14.32 (12th)

 

 

Shake Up In Regional Rankings Lands Eagles At No. 6

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A shakeup in the final regular season NCAA Division II Midwest Region Ranking landed University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball at No. 6 heading into the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament.

The Screaming Eagles (20-8, 13-5 GLVC) moved up two spots to No. 6 and are one of four GLVC teams in the regional rankings. No. 1 Drury University and No. 2 Lewis University held their spots, while Truman State University moved up one spot to No. 5.

No. 3 Grand Valley State University and No. 4 Ashland University, both from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, also held their positions in the latest ranking, as did No. 7 Kentucky Wesleyan College (Great Midwest Athletic Conference).

The big shakeup was with Northern Michigan University (GLIAC), which dropped from No. 5 to No. 9 in the final ranking. Michigan Tech University (GLIAC), which defeated the Wildcats to close out the regular season, moved up a spot to No. 8, while Walsh University (GMAC) rounded out the ranking at No. 10.

The NCAA II Midwest Region Tournament is March 15-18 and consists of eight teams—three automatic bids from the GLVC, GLIAC, and GMAC as well as at-large teams.

USI, which has an 18-8 Midwest Region record, takes on Bellarmine University in the GLVC Tournament quarterfinals Friday at noon.

USI Men’s Basketball Remains 4th In Regional Poll

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University of Southern Men’s Basketball remained fourth in the third and final NCAA Division II Midwest Region poll of 2018-19.

The Eagles follow 15th/10th-ranked Lewis University, 11th/18th-ranked Bellarmine University, and 6th/5th-ranked University of Findlay, while Ashland University remained fifth in the region. The bottom half of the first region poll includes the University of Indianapolis, Ferris State University, Northern Michigan University, Hillsdale College, and Drury University.

The top eight team from the Midwest Region advance to the NCAA Division II Tournament at the end of the season. The top seed routinely hosts the regional.

The Eagles start post-season play Thursday as the number three seed in the GLVC Tournament and will play sixth-seeded University of Missouri-St. Louis in the 8:30 p.m. game. The GLVC Tournament, which runs March 7-10, is being played at the Vadalabene Center on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in Edwardsville, Illinois.

NCAA II MIDWEST REGION POLL
Rank School Overall DII Record In-Region Record
1 Lewis 20-4 20-4
2 Bellarmine 22-4 22-4
3 Findlay 23-3 23-3
4 Southern Indiana 19-7 18-7
5 Ashland 18-5 18-5
6 UIndy 16-8 16-6
7 Ferris State 16-11 16-11
8 Northern Michigan 16-11 16-11
9 Hillsdale 17-9 17-9
10 Drury 15-10 15-6

Four Eagles Named All-GLVC-Stein Named To First

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Four University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball players honored with All-Great Lakes Valley Conference recognition in a release by the league office today.

 USI senior guard Alex Stein (Evansville, Indiana) was named to the first team for the third-straight season. Stein, who was named GLVC Player of the Week three times this season, lead the Screaming Eagles with 20.8 points per game, 20.7 points per contest in GLVC play.

The 2018 Division II Bulletin pre-season All-American recently became the third USI player all-time to surpass 2,000 career points and broke his own single-season record with 158 free throws made this year. He also is third all-time in career field goals made, first in free throws made, and fifth all-time in assists.

In 2018-19, Stein is first in the GLVC and 14th nationally in free throws made, while ranking second in the league and 30th in the NCAA Division II in scoring.

USI junior guard/forward Kobe Caldwell (Bowling Green, Kentucky) and sophomore forward Emmanuel Little(Indianapolis, Indiana) were named second-team All-GLVC. The honor was the first for both players.

Caldwell is second on USI in scoring with 13.4 points per game overall, 13.2 per contest in the league. The junior also is third on the team in rebounding with 4.9 rebounds per game and tied for second on the squad in steals with 26.

Little, who was named to the GLVC All-Freshman team last year, is third on the team in scoring with 12.3 points per game and leads the Eagles with 7.5 rebounds per contest. The sophomore forward also has a team-high nine double-doubles this season, scoring in double-digits 19 times and grabbing double-digits in rebounds 11 times during 2018-19.

The junior guard, who is USI’s all-time leader in free throws made (395), has moved into the program’s top-five all-time in scoring with 1,473 points. The 2017 Basketball Times Preseason All-American is the 20th Eagle to reach 1,000 career points and just the fifth to reach 1,400 career points.

USI senior forward Jacob Norman (Evansville, Indiana) was named to the GLVC’s All-Defensive team for the first time in his career. The senior forward, who draws some of the toughest defensive assignments each game, is third on the team in rebounding with 4.9 per game and fourth on the team with nine blocked shots. Norman also is averaging 4.1 points and 1.3 assists per contest this year.

The Eagles start post-season play Thursday as the number three seed in the GLVC Tournament and will play sixth-seeded University of Missouri-St. Louis in the 8:30 p.m. game. The GLVC Tournament, which runs March 7-10, is being played at the Vadalabene Center on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in Edwardsville, Illinois.

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DEACONESS BREAKS GROUND ON NEW DOWNTOWN CLINIC

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On the medical campus of the Stone Family Center for Health Sciences, Deaconess Health System broke ground on a new 100,000 square foot area that will house not an only clinic and office space but includes a new EXPRESS clinic. Within the building will be 10,000 square feet dedicated to the Regional Cities embedded research project driven by Indiana University School of Medicine – Evansville (IUSM).
WATCH: Deaconess Health System CEO, Shawn McCoy speaks about the new Deaconess Clinic Downtown.
Deaconess breaks ground on new clinic downtown

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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

James Edward Wilson Jr.: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)

Noah Lee Brown: Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor)

Benjamin A. Watson: Attempt Domestic battery by means of a deadly weapon (Level 5 Felony), Intimidation (Level 6 Felony)

Deborah Townsend Beans: Domestic battery (Level 5 Felony)

Tony Lamar Binder Jr.: Failure of a sex offender to possess identification (Level 6 Felony)

John E. Langston: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Theft (Class A misdemeanor), Carrying a handgun without a license (Class A misdemeanor), False informing (Class B misdemeanor)

Jacob Andrews: Auto theft (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)

Derrick Levell Bonner: Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony)

Latisha Marie Patterson: Domestic battery resulting in bodily injury to a person less than 14 years of age (Level 5 Felony), Neglect of a dependent (Level 6 Felony)

Joe Lewis Moore III: Neglect of a dependent (Level 6 Felony)

Rayven N. Crook: Theft (Level 6 Felony)

William Joseph Pittman: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 5 Felony), Carrying a handgun without a license (Level 5 Felony), Escape (Level 5 Felony), Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)

Thomas Gilmer Jr.: Operating a vehicle as an habitual traffic violator (Level 6 Felony), Operating a vehicle while intoxicated (Level 6 Felony)

Derek S. Farny: Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony)

Christopher D. Albin: Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Public intoxication (Class B misdemeanor), Public intoxication (Class B misdemeanor)

Michael D. Bradford: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)

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