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Aces men’s soccer blanks Bowling Green on Senior Day

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The Purple Aces picked up their fourth shutout of the season
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – On a night celebrating their 11 senior players the University of Evansville men’s soccer team earned a crucial three points in a 1-0 victory over the Bowling Green State Falcons.
It only took one goal for the Purple Aces to earn a win over Bowling Green on Friday night. Graduate forward Sami Owusu (Denver/ Dayton) capitalized on the Falcons goalkeeper coming out of the box in the 60th minute for UE’s lone goal of the night. Freshman goalkeeper Michal Mroz (Elk Grove, Ill. / Elk Grove HS) was a brick wall in the net with six saves for his fourth clean sheet of 2024.
“That’s a college soccer game right there,” said Head Coach Robbe Tarver following the victory. “Crazy swings from both sides and posts for both teams. PK’s called, PK’s rescinded. We’re really happy to win at home on Senior Night for the 12 seniors.
“The grittiness and guys playing who haven’t played for a minute all year stepping up and ready to defend a one-goal lead and come out victorious. I think that speaks volumes to the guys that we have in this program. And like I’ve told them we’re setting a new standard. This is just another step along the way. And we’re pumped to have 12 points in MVC play.”
It was a defensive first half at Arad McCutchan Stadium as both teams fought for possession in the mid-third. The Aces had the first shot of the match in the third minute as senior midfielder Jose Vivas (Teruel, Spain) took a chance from outside the 18. Bowling Green had the next shot in the 15th minute as neither team put together an offensive run in the half. UE’s best chance in the first 45 came in the 32nd minute as Vivas had the ball by himself right in front of the goal box. But the shot sailed over the net keeping it a scoreless draw heading into halftime.
Evansville came out of the half-break firing on all cylinders as senior forward Nacho Diaz Barragan (Almeria, Spain) put a shot on goal in the first 30 seconds. The Falcons found their way back to the Aces defensive zone, but UE quickly moved back to the attack.
In the 59th minute, Bowling Green tried to play the ball back to their defense but missed its target. Redshirt freshman midfielder Jacopo Fedrizzi (Giulia, Italy) picked up the ball on the mistake, sending it to fifth-year forward Kai Phillip (Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago). Phillip quickly found Owusu alone on the right side of the 12, where he buried the ball into the bottom left corner of the net for Evansville’s lone goal.
The Aces defense stood strong the final 30 minutes of the match as the Falcons took eight shots. The match began to get chippy around the 66th minute as both teams picked up two yellow cards in 12 minutes including a penalty opportunity for Bowling Green. In the 80th minute, a UE yellow in the box gave the Falcons a PK. Mroz made the diving save to the bottom left corner of the net to keep Evansville in the lead.
Bowling Green was able to take three more shots in the final five minutes of the match. But the Aces’ defense blocked all three to pick up their eighth win of the season and fourth win of Valley play. Vivas and Phillip led the offense with two shots each while three other players had an opportunity at the net.
UE hits the road for a Top 25 matchup on Friday, November 1st. Evansville will visit Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium for the final time in MVC play to take on the no. 13 Missouri State Bears. Kick-off from Springfield is set for 7 p.m.
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BARNABY MAKES IMMEDIATE IMPACT DESPITE BOLTS LOSS TO BULLS  

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Evansville, In.:  It took only 2:17 of play for Matthew Barnaby to score in his return to the Thunderbolts, however it would be all the Thunderbolts could get in a 4-1 loss at Pelham on Friday night.  The Thunderbolts’ next home game will be on Saturday, October 26th against the Huntsville Havoc at 7:00pm CT.
                Down 1-0 1:33 into the game on a goal for Birmingham’s Carson Rose, Barnaby’s goal tied the game less than a minute later at 2:17, assisted by new addition Carson Gallagher.  However, the Bulls broke the tie at 10:15 of the second period with a goal for Michael Gillespie.  Nikita Kozyrev added a goal in the third period before Rose scored again to put the game away late in the third period, 4-1 Bulls the final score.  The game also featured a pair of fights, as Bronson Adams went toe-to-tie with Kyler Matthews late in the second period, before Matthew Hobbs took on Matthew early in the third period.  Also of note was the Thunderbolts’ penalty kill, which went a perfect 5-for-5, and remains perfect on 8 power plays faced.
Barnaby scored Evansville’s goal, while Cole Ceci finished with 44 saves on 48 shots.  The Thunderbolts and Bulls meet once again on Saturday, December 6th at Pelham Civic Complex.

Aces fall in weekend opener

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Road trip continues on Saturday

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Big starts in the first two sets catapulted Northern Iowa to a 3-0 win over the University of Evansville volleyball team on Friday evening at the McLeod Center.

Giulia Cardona led the Purple Aces with six kills while Ainoah Cruz led the way with 14 digs.  Kora Ruff added 10 assists.  UNI was led by Kira Fallert’s 11 kills.

Set 1 – UNI 25, UE 9

A quick start saw the Panthers score the opening four points of the night before Giulia Cardona got the Aces on the board with a kill.  Despite the point, UNI kept the pressure on, opening a 9-1 lead before cruising to a 25-9 win to take the early match lead.

Set 2 – UNI 25, UE 7

Another quick start saw the Panthers post the first six points of the set.  Following a time out, the Aces forced a pair of UNI errors to get on the board.  Holland Morris picked up a kill as UE closed the gap to 9-4.  From that point, Northern Iowa outscored the Aces by a 16-3 margin to take a 2-0 lead

Set 3 – UNI 25, UE 18

Josdarilee Caraballo had an ace to give Evansville its first lead of the night at 3-1.  Cardona recorded a kill that continued to keep UE in front at 5-3.  With the Aces up 8-6, UNI scored three in a row to jump in front before extending the lead to 14-10.

Evansville continued to battle to the final point before the Panthers clinched the match with a 25-18 decision.  UE completes the road trip on Saturday with a 4 p.m. match at Drake.

Men’s basketball faces Tiffin in exhibition game on Saturday

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 Tip set for 1 p.m.

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In the first and only exhibition game of the preseason, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team welcomes Tiffin University to the Ford Center on Saturday for a 1 p.m. game.

It will be the first opportunity for fans to see the 2024-25 Purple Aces squad.  A solid nucleus or returning players join six newcomers to the team.  Leading the way for the returners from last year are Tanner Cuff, Joshua Hughes, and Cam Haffner.  Cuff contributed in all facets of the game in his first season at UE.  He completed the year averaging 7.4 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.

As a freshman, Hughes led the team with 38 blocked shots while registering 6.6 PPG.  Haffner made the start in 16 games while finishing third on the team with 33 3-point makes.

Evansville’s newcomers include Gabriel Pozzato, Kaia Berridge, Tayshawn Comer, Connor Turnbull, Ramondo Battle II, and Trent Hundley.

UE looks to build on a breakout 2023-24 season that saw the program make its first postseason appearance since 2015.  Earning 17 victories, the Aces posted their highest win total since 2017-18 and picked up their first Arch Madness win since 2017, defeating Illinois State in St. Louis.  The team won its first six games, the first Evansville team to do so since the 1964-65 NCAA National Championship squad.

Tiffin is led by first-year head coach Desmond Balentine, brother of current UE assistant coach D.J. Balentine.  He spent two seasons on the coaching staff with the Dragons before his elevation to the head coaching position.  The Dragons were 18-12 last season.

UE Swimming hosts McKendree on Saturday

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 Meet to take place at Deaconess Aquatic Center

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – For the first time in 2024-25, the University of Evansville swimming teams will be in town as the Purple Aces welcome McKendree to Deaconess Aquatic Center on Saturday for a 12 p.m. meet.

Both Purple Aces squads were in action on Oct. 4 at Centre College with the men picking up a victory while the women took a close loss.  Patrik Vilbergsson, Carlos Souto Vilas, Daniel Santos Lopez, and Sammy McCall were victorious in the 200-medley relay while Joseph Capo took a win in the 200-free.

 Vilbergsson recorded a victory in the 100-backstroke.  Posting a time of 52.04, he defeated fellow Ace Boris Tavrovsky.  He added a win in the 200-yard backstroke, besting Logan Tenison and Tavrovsky.  Souto Vilas was victorious in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke.  His winning time in the 100 was a 58.50 with the runner-up finishing in 59.93.  In the 200, a 2:12.75 defeated teammate Joao Guiherme.

Picking up a win in the 200-fly was Adam Pawlak while Michael Pruett led an Evansville sweep of the top four in the 100-yard free.  Pruett’s 47.86 led Ben Morse, Jakob Grundbacher, and Mohammed Rashed.  Santos Lopez edged Brendan Ulewicz in the 100-fly.  He posted a 51.39.  In the 200-yard IM, it was Grady Whitson completing the race in 2:00.70 with Titus Jabedo coming in second with his time of 2:03.63.  Pruett, McCall, Tenison, and Santos Lopez finished in 1:25.38 to take the top spot in the 200-medley relay.

On the women’s side, Ane Garate, Rafaela Markarewicz, Sveva Brugnoli, and Rebecca Lago took the top spot in the 200-medley relay with a 1:50.46.  Garate went on to win the 100 and 200-backstroke races. Markarewicz continued a strong performance with a win in the 100-breaststroke.  Her race finished in 1:08.52, topping the competition by just over a second.  In the 200-yard breaststroke, Markarewicz came in second with Mari Mueller picking up the win in 2:28.75.

Brugnoli and Mueller led the way in the 200-IM.  Completing the race in 2:10.23, Brugnoli came in just ahead of Mueller.  In the 200-fly, Brugnoli added another win, posting a 2:09.81.

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Evansville City Council Agenda for Monday 10/28

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The City Council meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, October 28, 2024.

The agenda, draft memo and meeting documents can be viewed via this Granicus link:

https://evansville.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=1&event_id=8605

James Redwine Gavel Gamut: FEARLESS CHARLIE GASTON

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GAVEL GAMUT

By Jim Redwine

www.jamesmredwine.com

(Week of 28 October 2024)

FEARLESS CHARLIE GASTON

On the morning of October 12 as Peg and I waited for the classy and lovely wedding celebration of Laura Campbell and Aravind Ayala at the Roofless Church in New Harmony, Indiana, I received a cellphone call from my always excited friend, Charles Gaston. “Judge! Judge! It’s your friend Charlie Gaston, I wrote a better book than you! Come to 325 Tavern Street and get your copy, Now!”

Three two five Tavern Street is the address of the 1860’s era brick home Charlie has personally renovated into a marvelous homage to all that is the small community of Rappite/Owen living history with Charlie as one of its extremely special residents. Charlie has only one gear, constant enthusiasm for life, and he was, as always, generously sharing it with the rest of us. After 88 years of giving and positive shining Charlie knows no negative thoughts. It is impossible to be with Charlie and be negative yourself. You might as well give up on gloom and get with Charlie’s program; you will just feel better.

Peg and I walked the three blocks from our lodging at the 1840 Harmonist House to Charlie’s unique and mesmerizing home. Charlie met us at the open front door with multiple handshakes and a stream of information from the final sale of his farm to the personally refinished wooden desk he had saved from extinction and placed with his and our friends, Rod and Lynn Clark’s, Lowry Hollow store on Main Street.

Charlie had my JUDGE LYNCH! book title tacked up on his wall and told me it was what had inspired him to finally write his autobiography. Of course, knowing Charlie’s generous spirit I assumed this was a beau geste, but it was still good to hear. That’s what time spent with Charlie does for you. You just feel better.

After the wedding celebration I started reading Charlie’s book and its companion piece by Charlie’s friend, Susan Wunder, titled Their Land, Too, Charles Gaston’s Back to the Land Story, that exposits Charlie’s love of nature and his organic farming with horses and sweat. It is a paean to Charlie’s dedication to the environment and healthy living.

And Charlie’s commitment to helping others and preserving the environment is not of the armchair variety. Not only did he operate his farm without modern machinery, he rode his bicycle thousands of miles from 1971 up through his winter ride from his home in New Harmony, Indiana to his farm and log cabin in Bloomington, Indiana (132 miles) to celebrate his 80th birthday.

Peg and I proudly claim Charlie as our friend, but such status is hardly unique. Charlie is everybody’s friend and the Earth’s too. And, I have to ungrudgingly admit, not only is Charlie a light in each of the lives he has touched, he is once again correct, he has written a better book than I have; get it for yourself! 

A Path Apart

Stories from my beautiful life

By

Charles Gaston

Charlie’s address is Post Office Box 793, New Harmony, Indiana 47631. Since Charlie would not take any money from Peg and me, I do not know the price, but I am confident it won’t be expensive and maybe not much more than shipping and handling.

What I do know is that it will be worth whatever you pay; you will just feel better!

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

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

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Joe Kiefer

Grace Darke

Mollie Darke-Schreiber

Elizabeth Ingalls

John Gooch

Shane Breedlove

Mark Elliott

Donita Wolf

Donna Black

Denise Kirkland Richlen

Tim O’Brien

Mark Bosecker
Janet Alvey
Randy Hunter
Joy Timmons
Richard Mourdock
Cathy Romain Ferris
Sarah Wilson
Jennifer Scales
Gretchin Irons
Gretchen Doerner Byers
Keith Shelton
Audrey Christie
Tiffany Michele Faver
Rebecca Craig
Megan Heronemus
Dan Robinson
Todd Megar
Mike Johnson
Dannie Shelton
Denny Stevenson
Steve Hammer
Dick Engbers
Amy Wiles
Brian Meyer
Brian Hildebrandt
Ray Brown
Ken Meyer
Jenny Fox
Chris McBride
Robert Ralph
Chet Harger
Lee Weber
Scott A. Schymik
Melanie Atwood
Bonnie Philipps
April Van Buren-Mobley
Leona Isaac
Leona Floyd Isaac
Steven Crabtree
J Kent Ashworth
Janet Ramsey Wempe
Steve Sanders
LaVonda Gibson
Patricia L. Titzer
Kendra Meyer
Melissa Blessing Martin
Barbara Bootz Witte
Ray Beckwith
Adam Louis Kahn
Patrick Pittman
Donna Eberle
Paul Duncan
Amy Egli
Jerry Pratt
Steve Martin
Peggy Likens Annakin
Art Clark
Connie Pryor
J Scott Foster
Judy Ficker
Donna Woehler
Alex  Burton
Byron D. Warren
David Hammond
Stacy Epperson Stevens
Karen Pennington
Cory G Folz
Vicki Lashbrook
Amy DeVries
Kathy Dunkel Greenwell
Linda Fraize
Anthony Long
Mary Allen
Chris Woehler
Susie Kuhlenschmidt
Dianne McCormack
Mike Nunning
Lowell Garibaldi
Sam Rogers
LaVerna Price
Joseph Kiefer
Sam Ellison
Angie Hayhurst-Fields
Randy Hobson
Laura Miles Porter
Marilyn Conder
April Davis
Wesley Wright
Shirley Harrington
Brian Berry
Paul Bair
Brian Carroll
Terry Fluty
Cliff Felstead
Andy Dillow
Bob Dillow
Amy Romain Barron

MOVIE REVIEW ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ is an offbeat song and dance into madness

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MOVIE REVIEW ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ is an offbeat song and dance into madness

  • By Scott McDaniel, TheStatehouseFile.com

If you’re a fan of the Oscar-nominated “Joker” film of 2019, there’s a solid chance that you might be disappointed by the gamble director Todd Phillips takes on the sequel, “Joker: Folie à Deux.”

As I exited the theater, a stranger called for my attention. His eyes searched the floor for understanding, and in his confusion, he asked me, “So that was a musical?”

Now, I’m a huge fan of musicals, I love them, but my response was, “Yep! A weird musical.”

It’s still mostly a standard feature film following Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) behind bars awaiting his trial of the century after the events of the first film. It’s there that he meets Harley Quinn (Lady Gaga), who has an obsession with the Joker character.

The love feels strange, derived from the chaos the Joker symbolizes. But there’s a part of Fleck that has only ever wanted someone to love him, so naturally portions of the sequel are spent singing his love from the mountain tops. Think “Elf”—when Will Ferrell shouts, “I’m in love, and I don’t care who knows it!”

It’s kinda like that, except Joker murdered a bunch of people. And people love him for it. And there’s less Christmas spirit—OK, it’s nothing like “Elf.”

A part-time clown and terrible standup comedian, Fleck built his miserable life around the idea—no, the fantasy, that he was put on this earth to make people laugh. To entertain, if you will. So for this sequel, be ready to live in a madman’s musical psyche. And I have to say, I was into it—for the first half.

By the second half, after a copout courtroom conclusion, I was still eagerly invested in seeing how the story would wrap up, but at that point the musical diversions—and they’re not strong musical numbers—started to feel less relevant to the narrative and more like unwanted interruptions.

Phoenix gives an amazing performance, casting an array of thoughts and feelings with no more than a glance. Yes, there’s a layer of crazy beneath the surface, but I felt like I knew exactly what he was saying with only his eyes (maybe that says something scary about me).

Gaga matches his sociopathic showing, but her obvious vocal talents are underutilized, and their romantic relationship builds to a forced climax that makes little logical sense, followed by an unexpected twist of an ending.

I’m actually OK with the twist, it made Fleck’s story even sadder for me, but it’s bound to split audiences with its significant implications for the broader Joker storyline.

Fittingly, the song-filled “Joker: Folie à Deux” is like a karaoke party, where you’re having a good time for a while, then you realize the singing isn’t great, it has outlived its charm, and you’re ready for it to end.

Scott McDaniel is an assistant professor of journalism at Franklin College. He lives in Bargersville with his wife and three kids.

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