| Southern Indiana | 289 | 282 | 299 | Â Â 870 | Â Â Â +18 | |
| Williams, Zachary | 70 | 68 | 73 | Â Â 211 | Â Â -2 | Â Â t-8th |
| Caudle, Nate | 72 | 68 | 74 | Â Â 214 | Â Â +1 | Â Â t-17th |
| Bell, Trevis | 73 | 74 | 76 | Â Â 223 | Â Â +10 | Â Â t-32nd |
| Breault, Zach | 74 | 72 | 78 | Â Â 224 | Â Â +11 | Â Â t-41st |
| Pierce, Carson# | 76 | 78 | 74 | Â Â 228 | Â Â +15 | Â Â t-53rd |
| Taylor, K.O. | 76 | 76 | 76 | Â Â 228 | Â Â +15 | Â Â t-53rd |
| Filo, Adam# | 84 | 79 | 84 | Â Â 247 | Â Â +34 | Â Â 70th |
# Indicates individual player
MURRAY, Ky. — The University of Southern Indiana men’s golf team tied for sixth place at the 2018 Murray State Invitational held at Miller Memorial Golf Club in Murray Kentucky. The Eagles carded a combined team score of 870 (289-282-299), highlighted by a second round, USI record-tying score of 282.
The team score of 870 is the lowest 54-hole team score in USI history breaking the mark of 873, which was set in the fall of 1997 at the GLVC tournament. The second round record-mark of 282 tied the lowest 18-hole team score originally set at the Big Blue Classic in the spring of 1994.
Freshman Zachary Williams (Mt. Vernon, Illinois) led the way for the Eagles with a record-breaking tournament. Williams finished with a total score of two-under par 211 (70-68-73), which is the lowest 54-hole score for an Eagle. Williams finished in a tied for eighth overall.
Sophomore Nate Caudle (Wayne City, Illinois) tied for 17th with a 1-over par 214 (72-68-74). Junior Trevis Bell (Madisonville, Kentucky) carded a 10-over par 223 (73-74-76), while juniors K.O. Taylor (Madisonville, Kentucky) and Zach Breault (Bridgeport, Illinois) rounded out the scoring for the Eagles. Breault carded an 11-over par 224 (74-72-78) placing him in a tie for 41st and Taylor finished with a 15-over par score of 228 (76-76-76), tying for 53rd.
Murray State University won the tournament with a nine-under par score of 843 (282-282-279) finishing ahead of Morehead State University which carded an 847 (288-281-278) and Delta State which finished with a total score 857 (287-287-285).
The Screaming Eagles next match will be September 17-18 when the travel to the Wisconsin Parkside Invitational in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis cruised to a 7-0 win over host Kentucky Wesleyan College Tuesday afternoon in its 2018-19 season-opener.
Playing under the new scoring rules—doubles counts as one point and all doubles matches are played to six—the Screaming Eagles cruised to three straight wins in doubles play to earn a 1-0 lead over the Panthers heading into singles competition.
USI (1-0) breezed to straight-set wins over KWC (1-1) in all six singles matches, including the match-clincher at No. 5 singles.
Two-time All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honoree Lauren Hambrock (Terre Haute, Indiana) was one of six players to earn a pair of wins for the Eagles as she won at No. 1 singles after teaming with sophomore Lauren Thompson (Evansville, Indiana) for a win at No. 1 doubles.
Thompson also was victorious at No. 2 singles, while junior Alex Jamison (Floyds Knobs, Indiana) and freshman Rachel Anderson (Racine, Wisconsin) earned wins at No. 3 and No. 4 singles, respectively.
Jamison and Anderson paired for a win at No. 2 doubles, while freshmen Shelby Braselton (Haubstadt, Indiana) and Kylie Skepnek (Algonquin, Illinois) combined for a win at No. 3 doubles. Braselton and Skepnek rounded out USI’s efforts with wins at No. 6 and No. 5 singles, respectively, while fellow classmate Lindsey McCord (Greenfield, Indiana) posted a straight-set win in an exhibition contest.
USI returns to action Saturday when it competes at the ITA Midwest Regional in Allendale, Michigan. The Eagles’ next dual match is September 22 when they host the University of Charleston at the USI Tennis Courts.
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Levco Charges That Nick Hermann Recently Dismissed 2 Serious Cases and Offered a Plea Deal
In a recent news release Stan Levco charges that Nick Hermann Recently Dismissed 2 Serious Cases and Offered a Plea Deal in a 3rd Case Rather Than Go To Jury Trial.
According to Mr. Levco that “Kevin Lannan was arrested in December of 2017. He was charged with being a Serious Violent Felon in Possession of a Firearm and with Possessing Methamphetamine. His charges were Level 4 and Level 5 Felonies. Lannan’s jury trials were continued multiple times before Nick Hermann’s Office dismissed all of the charges just days before he was set to be tried on September 10, 2018”.
Mr. Levco also said; “the second case that was dismissed recently involved Kenneth Randall Kirby, III. Kirby was charged in October of 2017 with multiple counts of Conspiracy to Deal Methamphetamine and Dealing in Methamphetamine, all Level 2 Felonies, along with other drug offenses”.
Mr. Levco added that “Kirby was released from jail on his drug charges while awaiting his Jury Trial. While back in our Community, Kirby was arrested again and charged with multiple counts of Robbery, Conspiracy to Commit Robbery, Domestic Battery and other offenses in one case and with Battery Resulting in Moderate Bodily Injury in another case. After he was arrested, Kirby was charged in another cause with Battery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. All of the charges filed this year were charged as felonies.” Kirby’s serious drug charges were ultimately dismissed by Nick Hermann’s Office on September 7, 2018 just days before his September 10, 2018 jury trial.”
Finally Mr. Levco also charges that charges that  Mr. Hermann left a third serious case to be tried on September 10, 2018. This third case involved Ryan Belmonte, an art teacher at Holy Rosary Elementary School who was charged with 2 counts of Voyeurism and 4 counts of Child Exploitation, all Felonies.
Belmonte was arrested in December of 2016 after he confessed to secretly videotaping multiple children in the school restroom.
Belmonte was released from jail and his Jury Trial was continued four separate times over 22 months.
Nick Hermann’s Office offered Belmonte a plea deal calling for him to receive no more than 3 years — and with absolutely no guarantee of any jail time whatsoever  — over the past weekend rather than to proceed to a jury trial.
According to Levco at least 3 Deputy Prosecutor’s were assigned by Nick Hermann to handle Ryan Belmonte’s case over the last 22 months before a plea was entered on the day of his scheduled trial.
Stan Levco stated since he announced his candidacy, “Nick Hermann’s office has taken 9 cases to a jury: 3 guilty verdicts, 4 not guilty verdicts, 1 dismissal after the jury was selected, and 1 continuance of the trial was granted while the jury was waiting to hear the case because the Prosecutor’s Office couldn’t get their habitual offender charges filed right”. “Last week, 3 cases were set for jury trial and Nick Hermann dismissed the first 2 and offered a plea deal in the 3rd case that had been pending for almost two years”.
Footnote;  This article was posted by the County-County Observer without opinion, bias or editing.
SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2018 
JEFF GOLDBERG EVANSVILLE, INDIANA
The Evansville City Council voted unanimously to fund the aquatic center 9-0.
It was a packed house at the Evansville City Council meeting. Dozens of swimmers, from young kids all the way up to Olympic gold medal winners showed up to support the new pool.
The star of the show was Reitz grad, Lilly King. The IU swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and world record holder spoke about her time at Lloyd Pool. She did not mince words, saying she no longer got sick because she already got every sickness when swimming at Lloyd Pool.
Her words were backed up by many in the community and Mayor Lloyd Winnecke.
The Evansville City Council still had questions, but they came around to the idea of a brand new pool.
More details on how the $28.4 million dollar project will be funded were released during the Evansville City Council meeting. It all revolves around a multi-year bond agreement.
Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke plans to have $10.2 million dollars ready up front. That’s going to come through a variety of funding streams. The first comes by way of the Deaconess naming rights partnership. The hospital system will put up an initial $500,000 dollars.
The EVSC has 7 teams swimming at Lloyd pool and will eventually move its teams to the new pool. The school corporation is putting up $700,000 dollars initially, but will also pay a yearly lease.
The mayor will have to go back to the Evansville City Council to request $5 million dollars in Riverboat cash.
One of the major draws of the location across from Bosse Field is that the project can use Jacobsville TIFF district dollars. The mayor will use $4 million of those dollars to pay up front.
That only adds up to $10.2 million dollars so another $18.2 million dollars, so the city plans to repay the rest of that in yearly installments of $1.5 million dollars.
For 14 years, Deaconess will continue to pay $142,857 dollars yearly to keep their name on the wall.
The Jacobsville TIFF district and Riverboat money will make up the rest of those annual payments.
