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St. Vincent Evansville Birth Announcements For May, 2018

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Christina and Adam Hayes, Princeton, IN, daughter, Avery Ashley, May 9

Amber and Keaton Edwards, Evansville, daughter, Kingston Lee, May 10

Isabel and Dylan Jorgensen, Evansville, daughter, Riley Quinn, May 10

Margaret and Matthew Domizio, Evansville, daughter, Averley Elizabeth, May 11

Kirby and Michael Cheesman, Mount Carmel, IL, daughter, Jemma Jonay, May 12

Meghan and Nathan Densch, Norris City, IL, son, August James, May 12

Nikki Miller and Randy Anders, Petersburg, IN, son, Toby Lincoln, May 12

Lesley and Brandon Groves, Evansville, daughter, Maelyn Ann, May 13

Amanda and Ryan Peebels, Evansville, daughter, Harper Lucille, May 14

Amanda and Ryan Peebels, Evansville, daughter, Emma Jean, May 14

Amber and Chris Grabert, Mount Vernon, IN, daughter, Braelyn Faith, May 14

Kayla and Jesse Stallings, Evansville, son, Julian Dewayne, May 14

Megan and Matthew Pannett, Bristow, IN, daughter, Abigail Ann, May 14

Jessica and Jonathan Zavala, Evansville, son, Korben William, May 15

Sarah Siekman and Hunter Davis, Oakland City, IN, son, Jackson Alan-Ray, May 15

 

Looze Adds Grand to Indiana Coaching Staff

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Indiana University head swimming coach Ray Looze announced the hiring of Dr. Kirk Grand on Wednesday. Dr. Grand will serve as the assistant sprint coach for both the men’s and women’s swimming teams.

Along with his hiring to the swimming staff, Dr. Grand was also appointed the Associate Director of the Counsilman Center for the Science of Swimming.

The Counsilman Center is named after James E. “Doc” Counsilman and honors his seminal work in developing the science of swimming. Doc Counsilman’s legacy to Indiana University is his unflinching pursuit of the scientific bases for swimming performance and his dedication to the use of academic research in that pursuit. As such, the Counsilman Center aims to continue to provide the swimming community with valuable information as a means to advance the sport of competitive swimming.

“We are excited to add Dr. Kirk Grand to our coaching staff, “ Looze remarked. At the beginning of this search process, my goal was to enhance our coaching staff on the pool deck, in recruiting and in the area of swimming innovation. With our current roster of athletes who range from varsity to Olympians and professionals, Indiana University is committed to its growth as a global hotbed for the sport of swimming. With the hiring of Dr. Grand, we honor Dr. Counsilman’s legacy and reconnect ourselves to the academic pursuit of swimming excellence which the Counsilman Center for Swimming research has contributed to since its inception. This is another positive step forward for our program toward Tokyo 2020.”

Dr. Grand comes to Bloomington from Auburn University, where he served as an assistant coach for two seasons and a volunteer assistant coach for another three. At Auburn, Dr. Grand was the primary coach for 19 All-American swimmers and multiple-time SEC and NCAA finalists and qualifiers. Dr. Grand also served as a USA Swimming National Team coach in 2018.

“I am elated by the opportunity to be a part of something special at Indiana,” Dr. Grand said. “I am humbled to join a program with not only a rich tradition of excellence, but also one that has, and continues to have, a tremendous impact on the sport of swimming. Ray is the most hardworking and passionate coach in the country. I am excited and thankful to work with such an amazing staff and administration. Most importantly, I’m inspired to coach and learn from the best group of young people in the country.”

At Auburn, Grand was the recruiting coordinator for the men’s team and also led and designed practices for the sprint group. One of those sprinters, Zach Apple, won the SEC title in the 50 freestyle and also won gold in the event at the 2017 World Championships. On the women’s side, Auburn won the SEC 400 freestyle relay championship in 2018.

Grand, who specialized in psychophysiology while earning his PhD from Auburn, assisted with the day-to-day functions of the Auburn swimming and diving program while the volunteer assistant. He presented evidence-based research to the team and lead mindfulness, self-talk, physiology and performance anxiety information sessions.

While at Auburn, Grand remained a research associate for the Counsilman Center for the Science of Swimming and has also previously worked with the Longhorn Swim Camp.

Grand has been a USA Swimming Head Coach in Bloomington, Ind., designing training plans for athletes ranging from national level to learn to swim. From 2011-13 he was a head men’s high school swim coach and a swim technique instructor in Bloomington, winning Indiana High School Coach of the Year and National High School Federation Sectional Coach of the Year honors in 2012.

Grand graduated Cum Laude from Ohio State University in 2010 after being a member of the Miami (Ohio) University swim team from 2006-08. He earned his Master’s in Exercise Physiology, Human Performance from Indiana University in 2013.

Grand has been published in multiple publications as well as the book, The Science of Swimming Faster. He has also presented at the American Swim Coaches Association World Clinic on the limits to superior performance.

 

Imprisoned Anderson attorney disbarred for theft from estates

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Olivia Covington for www.theindianalawyer.com

An Anderson attorney currently serving an eight-year prison sentence for misappropriating hundreds of thousands in estate funds has been disbarred.

The Indiana Supreme Court revoked Stephen Schuyler’s law license nearly one year after he pleaded guilty to 15 felony counts, including theft, in June 2017 in the Madison Circuit Court. Schuyler, 65, was sentenced to eight years in prison the same month for misappropriating funds from six supervised estates opened for probate in Madison County. The court’s disciplinary order, In the Matter of Stephen W. Schuyler, 18S-DI-184, says Schuyler’s theft from the six estates totaled at least $550,000, while the Associated Press reported misappropriation of more than $700,000.

Among Schuyler’s victims was East Lynn Christian Church, an Anderson church that was bequeathed more than $100,000 after parishioner Sarah Wilding died in April 2012. Schuyler was Wilding’s attorney, and his misconduct in handling her estate brought nearly $500,000 in misappropriations to light.

Wilding’s case prompted an Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission investigation, but Schuyler failed to comply with orders for accounting and to distribute assets. He also failed to appear at disciplinary hearings, prompting a bench warrant for his arrest.

The court imposed an interim suspension against Schuyler in October 2017 following his plea and sentencing. The Tuesday order disbarring Schuyler found he had violated these four Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct:

• 3.4(c), knowingly disobeying a court order;

• 8.1(b), knowingly failing to respond to a lawful demand for information from a disciplinary authority;

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• 8.4(b), committing criminal acts that reflect adversely on the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer, and;

• 8.4(c), engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.

In all, the Indiana Roll of Attorneys shows eight disciplinary actions have been opened against Schuyler, with two still pending.

“We find it particularly troubling that Respondent’s prior discipline also involved the theft of funds from a probate estate,” the court wrote in a footnote to the per curiam opinion, referencing a disciplinary case in which Schuyler allowed a paralegal to write unauthorized checks on an estate’s account. “Respondent’s lackadaisical supervision and remediation of his paralegal’s conduct take on a new light when viewed through the lens of his current misconduct.”

The only mitigating factors found in Schuyler’s favor were his acceptance of responsibility in the criminal and disciplinary actions against him and his eight-year criminal penalty.

“We have consistently disbarred attorneys who have committed similar misconduct,” the court wrote. “We unhesitatingly do so here as well.”

According to the Indiana Department of Correction, Schuyler is serving his sentence in the Pendleton Correctional Facility, and his projected release date is in June 2021.

Missouri State 10, Evansville 0

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The University of Evansville baseball team came into the MVC tournament riding the momentum of a hot streak at the plate. However, in Wednesday’s postseason opener, the Purple Aces ran into a red-hot hurler, and fell 10-0 to top seeded Missouri State.
Head Coach Wes Carroll sent out freshman pitcher Austin Ruesch to make the opening game start, and the right hander looked sharp in the opening frame. However, after getting the first two outs of the second inning with ease,Ruesch ran into trouble, walking the next batter. Then, Brooks Zimmerman tagged him for a 2-run home run to left, putting the 24th ranked Bears in front early. Missouri State would strike for two more in the third, building a 4-0 advantage.

Meanwhile, the Aces put runners on base, but couldn’t bring them home, stranding six runners in the first four innings, as the Bears starter, Dylan Coleman managed to get out of early jams.

Ruesch would bounce back to toss two more scoreless frames, keeping Evansville within shouting distance. However, in the sixth inning, Ruesch was chased from the game after giving up a leadoff triple and a walk. Senior reliever Ryan Brady took over, picking up a pair of outs, but allowing two more runs in the process. Brady would turn things over to senior left hander Hunter Porterfield. however his luck was no better, giving up four more tallies before finally picking up the third and finally out. The Aces went to the seventh down 10-0.

Evansville threatened in the top of the frame, loading up the bases on Coleman. However, the Aces couldn’t cash in and fell in run-rule fashion, 10-0.

The loss drops the Aces to 12-38 overall and 3-19 in the Missouri Valley Conference, while Missouri State improves to 36-15 on the season and 19-3 in the MVC.

Evansville will look to extend it’s season Thursday morning, when they face off against Southern Illinois in an elimination game back at Horner Ball Park. First pitch is at 9 am. The game will be streamed online on ESPN Plus, as well as 91.5 FM WUEV.

Evansville falls 5-3 to Windy City in second game of series

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The Otters dropped the second game of a three-game set against the Thunderbolts Wednesday afternoon by a final score of 5-3 at Standard Bank Stadium.

Evansville was the first to crack the scoreboard with three runs in the third inning. Toby Thomas opened the scoring with an RBI single and he was then brought home on a two-run homer from Jeff Gardner, his second of the year.

Windy City would answer immediately with four runs in the bottom of the frame to take the lead.

David Oppenheim singled through the right side to score Ishmael Edwards from second and provide Windy City with their first run.

A single from the next hitter Tyler Straub scored Oppenheim to pull Windy City within one run. The inning was capped off by Larry Balkwill who doubled home two runs to put Windy City in front 4-3.

The Thunderbolts extended their lead by one in the fifth when Ransom LaLonde walked with the bases loaded to force home a run.

The Windy City bullpen threw 4.1 innings of shutout baseball to secure the win 5-3 for the Thunderbolts. Devin Raferty came on in the ninth and pitched a 1-2-3 inning to secure his fourth save of the season.

Randy Wynne is handed his second loss of the campaign, his first as a starter. Wynne threw four innings, working into the fifth, and gave up five runs, four earned, while allowing eight hits and striking out two.

Windy City starter Patrick Ledet did not factor into the decision after throwing 4.2 innings and allowing three runs, all earned, on four hits and striking out six.

Chris DeRue picks up the win for Windy City out of the bullpen. DeRue threw 1.1 innings of shutout baseball recording two strikeouts.

For the rubber match of the series, the Otters will hand the ball to Patrick McGuff. McGuff is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA on the season. McGuff tossed a complete game shutout last Saturday against Normal and has not allowed a run in his first 13 innings this season.

Windy City will counter with southpaw Jaramy Jacobs. Jacobs is 0-0 with a 3.60 ERA. Jacobs has started one game this season, taking a no decision after throwing five innings and allowing two runs.

Game three of the series will be exclusively on the Otters Digital Network presented by Kruckemeyer and Cohn. Sam Jellinek (play-by-play) will have the call for both contests.

The Otters will return home for a three-game series May 30-31 against the Florence Freedom. Wednesday, May 30 will be a doubleheader, starting at 5:05 p.m. and is Deaconess Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility Night. The series finale on May 31 starts at 6:35 p.m. and will be the first Thirsty Thursday of the season with special price drafts.
Fans can also follow Otters social media on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for game updates throughout the day.

ADOPT A PET

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Jury Continues to Deliberate in Trial of Terrence Roach

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Jury Continues to Deliberate in Trial of Terrence Roach

MAY 23RD, 2018 TYRONE MORRIS EVANSVILLE, INDIANA

Jurors have been deliberating for over three hours now. Jurors had inquired about how much time they have to deliberate. They also requested to rewatch videos of Terrance Roach’s interview with police and phone calls between Roach and his mom while he was in custody.

As we speak they are now watching those videos in the courtroom and the hallway has been closed off. Roach is accused of kidnapping killing 19-year-old Aleah Beckerle in July 2016.

Terrance did not take the stand in his defense. This morning the defense called doctor James Jacobi who performed the autopsy on Beckerle to the stand. Two retired EPD officers, Tony Walker and William Arbough who were apart of the investigation took the stand.

During closing arguments. The defense attorney questioned evidence that Roach broke into Beckerle’s window, saying there were no signs of forced entry. Prosecutors showed jurors video of roach being interviewed by detectives and admitting to the crimes.

Beckerle’s family is here waiting for a verdict to be reached. Some members of her family are wearing shirts that say justice for Beckerle. Stay with 44News for the latest on when a verdict is reached.

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Otters shutout Thunderbolts 2-0

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The Evansville Otters took game one of a three-game series against the Windy City Thunderbolts at Standard Bank Stadium by a final score of 2-0 Tuesday evening.

Both starting pitchers, Luc Rennie for Evansville and Zac Westcott for Windy City, were strong through six innings as the game was scoreless going into the seventh inning.

Brandon Dulin broke the 0-0 deadlock in the top of the seventh with a solo home run, his first of the year.

The Thunderbolts had a chance to tie the game in the bottom half of the inning with runners at first and third, but a double play turned by shortstop Toby Thomas got Rennie and the Otters out of the jam.

Thomas then doubled the Otters lead in the top of the eighth with an RBI double, extending his hitting streak to 10 games.

Mitchell Aker entered and closed the game in the bottom of the ninth to earn his fifth save of the season.

Rennie tossed a strong seven innings, allowing just three hits and walking none while striking out six to earn his second win of the season.

Westcott was dealt a tough loss for Windy City after throwing seven innings, allowing five hits and just the one run while striking out 11.

The two teams will be back in action from Standard Bank Stadium at 10:35 a.m. Wednesday.

For game two, the Otters will turn to right-hander Randy Wynne. Wednesday will be Wynne’s first start of the year. In four appearances this season, Wynne has thrown 7.1 innings while allowing just two earned runs and striking out eight.

Wynne will go up against Thunderbolts’ southpaw Patrick Ledet. Wednesday will be Ledet’s third start of the season. In 14 innings this season, Ledet has allowed just one earned run and struck out nine hitters.

Games two and three of the series will be exclusively on the Otters Digital Network presented by Kruckemeyer and Cohn. Sam Jellinek (play-by-play) will have the call for both contests.

The Otters will return home for a three-game series May 30-31 against the Florence Freedom. Wednesday, May 30 will be a doubleheader, starting at 5:05 p.m. and is Deaconess Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility Night. The series finale on May 31 starts at 6:35 p.m. and will be the first Thirsty Thursday of the season with special price drafts.

EPD ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD REPORT

Can you Identify this Car Thief?

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The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is trying to locate the car theft suspect pictured below. On May 14, 2018 at approximately 2:30 AM this suspect stole a car from a residence in the 3000 block of Aspen Drive. The vehicle was recovered nearby, but the suspect is still at large.

Click here to leave a tip or call 812-421-6297.

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