Evansville Police were called the a home in the 1900 block of Plantation Ct. at 3:45 on Wednesday morning for a burglary that just occurred.
Officers arrived and were told that two masked men had broken in and held the residents at gunpoint while stealing numerous items from the home, including a cell phone.
Officers weer able to track the phone to the 2800 block of Jefferson Ave, where they saw two men and a woman exit a car. As officers approached the group, all three went into 2811 Jefferson. Officers saw some of the stolen items in plain view in the car the trio had just exited. Officers attempted to get the three to come back out of the apartment, but they turned off the lights and refused. After a brief standoff, all three came out and were taken into custody without incident. Numerous items taken in the robbery, as well as the handgun police believe was used on the crime, were recovered.
ERIC OGBURN (18) and DONAVAN YOUNG (19) are charged with Armed Robbery, Armed Burglary, Pointing a Loaded Firearm, Intimidation with a Deadly Weapon, Criminal Confinement while Armed with a Deadly Weapon, and Possession of a Handgun without a Permit.
ALICIA SIVILS (20) was charged with Armed Robbery and Armed Burglary. Police believe SIVILS drove the men to and from the robbery.
Three people arrested after early morning home invasion robbery
Juenger, Winter named USC All-Midwest
University of Southern Indiana sophomore defender Madelyne Juenger (Columbia, Illinois) and sophomore forward Maggie Winter (St. Louis, Missouri) were honored by United Soccer Coaches with All-Midwest Region honors after a vote by the region’s head dcoaches. Juenger was named to the second-team, while Winter received third team honors.
Juenger, who also was named first-team D2CCA All-Midwest Region and All-GLVC this fall, anchored a USI defensive line that produced a 0.98 team goals against average (GAA) and seven shutouts. The two-time All-GLVC and All-Region performer also was tied for second on the squad with eight points on one goal and a team-best six assists.
Winter, who also was named second-team All-GLVC and first team Academic All-District IV after the season, led the Eagles in scoring with 19 points on seven goals, including a game-winner, and five assists. The sophomore forward, who also was third in the GLVC in points, tied the USI single-game record with three goals in the victory over Oakland City University.
USI Women’s Soccer finished the 2018 campaign with a 12-5-3 overall record and claimed a share of the GLVC regular season championship for the first time in program history with a 9-3-1 league mark. USI also was ranked regionally for the first time since 1999; hosted a GLVC Tournament home game for the first time since 2010; and tied a program winning-streak record with seven-straight victories.
USI Softball to receive championship rings Saturday
University of Southern Indiana Softball will receive its 2018 NCAA Division II National Championship rings at halftime of the USI-Bellarmine men’s basketball game Saturday night at the Physical Activities Center.
The Screaming Eagles captured the program’s first-ever national championship this past May when they swept through the NCAA II Championship series. It was the first national title for a women’s team in school history and was the first NCAA national title at any level in the State of Indiana.
USI finished the 2018 season with a 41-23 overall record, including a 14-1 mark in the post-season. USI won the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament title for the first time since 1998 before winning the NCAA II Midwest Region #1 Tournament and NCAA II Midwest Super Regional.
USI Men’s Basketball, which hosts Oakland City University Tuesday night, welcomes a Bellarmine team that is ranked No. 1 in the nation. The Eagles are currently 3-1 and are fresh off a 110-88 Midwest Region victory over Lake Superior State University last Friday in Indianapolis.
Senior guard Alex Stein (Evansville, Indiana) scored a career-high 48 points and was just two shy of the all-time single-game record.
Prior to Saturday night’s 7:30 p.m. tip-off, USI Women’s Basketball hosts Bellarmine at 5:30 p.m. Both games as well as the National Championship Ring Ceremony will be streamed live on the GLVC Sports Network.
Women’s Volleyball | 11/27/2018 12:58:00 PM | Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications USI Volleyball adds six in early signing period
Leah Anderson is currently a senior at Bloomington High School in Bloomington, Illinois, where she has earned varsity letters in volleyball. An All-Big 12 Conference honoree as well as an All-Area performer, Anderson has garnered multiple team and All-Tournament honors during her career at BHS and is a three-time Big 12 Scholar Athlete. BHS won Big 12, regional and sectional titles in 2018 before falling at super sectionals.
At the club level, Anderson has competed for the Illini Elite Volleyball Club and was a 2018 President’s Day All-Tournament honoree. She led her squad to a pair of tournament wins as well as a third-place finish at AAU Nationals in 2015.
Audrey Crowder is a senior at Avon High School (Avon, Indiana) where she has garnered varsity letters in volleyball. In 2017, Crowder helped lead AHS to the IHSAA Class 4A title as well as sectional and regional titles in 2016. She most recently helped her squad to a runner-up finish in the 2018 IHSAA Class 4A Tournament.
Crowder also played for the Circle City Volleyball Club where she helped her team to a Windy City championship as well as a third-place finish at MEQs, fourth-place showing at AAU’s and a fifth-place finish at nationals.
Katherine Koch is currently finishing up her final year at Belleville West High School where she earned numerous All-Tournament honors as well as All-Conference and All-Area accolades. In the classroom, Koch has collected numerous academic accolades, including All-Conference Scholar Team honors.
A member of the High Performance-STL (Illinois) Volleyball Club, Koch helped her team to a second-place finish at Philadelphia NEQ’s (USA Division) in 2016, a second-place finish at Indianapolis MEQs (USA Division) in 2017 and a first-place finish at the President’s Day Classic in 2015. She was named to the JVA Watchlist in 2018.
Jordan Martin is in her final year at Carroll High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she has recorded more than 600 kills and 300 digs during her three-year varsity career. A member of three sectional championship teams during her varsity career, Martin is an All-Northeast honoree and was selected to play in the 2018 Don Shondell East/West All-Star game as well as the North 3A/4A All-Star team.
Martin has played for the Summit Volleyball Club, where she was a member of the 2018 Lake Michigan Open Power League co-Championship team. She also was named to the JVA Watchlist in 2018.
Bella Mitchell is a senior at Moline Senior High School where she earned letters in volleyball and track & field. She earned All-Conference, All-Metro and All-State (honorable mention) as a junior in 2017 and has currently collected All-Conference honors as a senior in 2018.
A member of two conference championship teams at MSHS, Mitchell also competes at the club level for the Iowa Rockets.
Kelsie Vanitvelt is in her final year at Grand Blanc High School where she has earned All-League, All-Conference and All-Region accolades during her prep career. She has been named one of the top 50 players in the state of Michigan and was a nominee for Student-Athlete of the Month and Year after leading her squad to a district title in 2018.
Vanitvelt has played for the Unified Volleyball Club throughout the last four years and has been running a 5-1 in the National Open Division.
Attorney ID card renewal for City-County Building access begins
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The Marion County Court Administrator’s Office has announced the renewal schedule for attorney identification cards to the City-County Building. These cards allow attorneys to bypass the lines waiting to go through security screening and get direct entry to the municipal building without having to be searched.
Application and distribution of new cards will go into effect January 1, 2019 and will remain valid until December 31, 2021. Information about cards and conditions for approval are included in Marion circuit and superior courts’ updated security screening policy for attorneys.
Those interested in applying must have a valid email and mailing address. Application costs for the card is $60 and nonrefundable.
Questions regarding the application process or cards may be directed to the court administrator’s office at (317) 327-4747 or the Indianapolis Bar Association at (317) 269-2000.
Applications for the identification card may be found here.
Women’s Golf signs Allison Enchelmayer
Enchelmayer was one of the top players in Illinois
University of Evansville head women’s golf coach Jim Hamilton has announced the signing of Allison Enchelmayer to a National Letter of Intent to begin playing for the Purple Aces in the fall of 2019.
She is a native of Bloomington, Ill. where she played at Normal Community High School.
“I feel in Allison that we got one of the best players in the class of 2019 from the state of Illinois,†Hamilton said. “She has a great upside and I think she will be an outstanding player for the University of Evansville. We look forward to her being part of the team next fall.â€
Enchelmayer was the individual medalist in 21 tournaments throughout her high school career. She was the medalist in the Big Twelve Conference Tournament as a junior and has finished in the top three each season.
The 4-time Illinois High School State Tournament qualifier had the lowest stroke average on her team for all four seasons, including a 74.9 average as a senior.
Men’s basketball takes on Wyoming in MVC/Mountain West game
Teams square off at the Ford Center on Wednesday
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In its seventh appearance in the MVC/Mountain West Challenge, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team will square off against the Wyoming inside the Ford Center at 6 p.m. Purple Aces head coach Walter McCarty will take on his former teammate at the University of Kentucky – Allen Edwards; Edwards is in his third season as the head coach of the Cowboys.
“Wyoming is a really good team, they play freely and have a guy who could be a first round NBA draft pick,†UE head coach Walter McCarty said. “They shoot the ball really well and have guys who can play many positions. They can score the basketball and also show a lot of fight; they get down but fight right back.â€
McCarty also gave some insight as to the mindset of his team following Saturday’s game at Ball State.
“We have some bounce back, our guys enjoy competing. We were able to put some possessions together where we were able to score the basketball, so looking at it from that perspective, I am encouraged because we were able to put some points on the board,†he added.
Last Time Out
– Ball State used a 14-0 run in the first half to propel themselves to an 82-72 win over the Aces on Saturday
– Trailing by as many as 22 points with 5:38 remaining, UE rallied to get within ten in the final moments
– Shea Feehan scored 19 points to lead UE; he drained four triples in the game
– John Hall and Marty Hill had 10 points each
– The Aces out shot the Cardinals, 49.1%-47.6%, but BSU turned 16 offensive rebounds into ten more shot attempts
– Dainius Chatkevicius had 9 points and 6 rebounds in his second game of the season
– UE led the BSU by a 7-2 margin in the first three minutes of the game; the Cardinals took the lead for good with 10:44 remaining in the first half
Takeaways from Ball State
– Feehan’s 19-point effort marked the third time in five games he has hit that mark
– John Hall had 10 points and 7 rebounds; his 6.8 boards leads the team
– Ball State finished with a 16-7 advantage on the offensive glass, for the season, UE has been outrebounded by a 67-36 margin on the offensive side
– The Aces bench had a 20-11 edge on the Cardinals bench, but BSU had the edge in second chance points by a 22-6 margin
MVC/Mountain West Challenge
– Wednesday will mark the seventh appearance for the Aces in the MVC/Mountain West Challenge
– Evansville is 2-4 in its six games in the event, but has won two of the last three games
– UE’s results include:
11/29/17 – at New Mexico – L, 58-79
12/3/16 – vs. Boise State – W, 72-67
12/20/15 – at Fresno State – W, 85-77
12/1/12 – at Colorado State – L, 72-79
12/3/11 – vs. TCU – L, 68-70 OT
12/5/10 – at Air Force – L, 56-57
No Adjustment Needed
– Shea Feehan added 19 points in the road game at Ball State on Saturday and has now scored 19 or more in three out of five games
– For the season, he is averaging a team-high 15.8 points per game; that tally ranks seventh in the MVC
– Feehan has been depended on for his on-court leadership, pacing the team with 32.2 minutes per game; he has played at least 28 minutes in all five contests.
– He had a solid opener against the Fighting Illini, recording 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals while going 4-8 from the floor
– He upped his game at Xavier, setting his career mark with 20 points while shooting 6-of-15, 4-for-9 from outside and 4-5 from the line; he posted three assists and three rebounds
– At least one 3-pointer has been tallied by Feehan in each game
– Feehan is the first graduate transfer in program history
Scouting the Opponent
– Wyoming comes into Wednesday’s match-up with a 2-4 record, earning a 68-66 win over Richmond last week in the Fort Myers Tip-Off
– The Cowboys are led by Justin James, who is averaging 23.3 points per game and 8.3 rebounds per contest; he also leads the squad with a total of 24 assists
– Hunter Maldonado and Jake Hendricks check in with 14.2 and 13.7 PPG, respectively, while Hunter Thompson stands at 10.0
– Hendricks has connected on 20 triples in 2018
“READERS FORUM” NOVEMBER 28, 2018
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