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SENATOR TOM COBURN ENDORSES MIKE BRAUN FOR US SENATE

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Braun First Big Endorsement Of The Campaign By Fellow Outsider Tom Coburn
 Conservative businessman and outsider Mike Braun announced that he earned the endorsement of former U.S. Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma.
Highly regarded as one of the strongest conservatives in the history of the U.S. Senate, Senator Coburn spent years fighting for the Constitution and individual liberty. Coburn became nationally known when, in 2005, he lead the charge against the infamous “Bridge to Nowhere” in Alaska against the wishes of his own party.
“I am pleased to support and endorse Mike Braun, Indiana Republican candidate for U.S. Senate. Like myself, Mike is a social & fiscal conservative who supports term limits,” said Coburn. “As a successful businessman, Mike brings the very knowledge and background that is badly needed in our U.S. Senate today. Mike’s opposition to deficit spending and pork barrel projects together with his proven leadership abilities will make him a highly effective U.S. Senator.”
“I’m beyond honored to have earned the support of one of my idols in the U.S. Senate, Tom Coburn,” said Braun. “Senator Coburn stood for everything that I will in Washington – the Constitution, cutting spending and the debt, and getting Washington out of our lives. Hoosiers know I’m the only conservative choice on the ballot and I hope they’ll make their voices heard on May 8th.”

Fernando Morales named assistant volleyball coach at UE

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Morales brings 19 years of volleyball experience to Purple Aces

Purple Aces head volleyball coach Manolo Concepcion has announced the hiring of Fernando Morales as an assistant coach at the University of Evansville.

Morales brings 19 years of National and International playing experience to the Purple Aces with 12 of them coming overseas.  He brings extensive experience with both indoor and beach volleyball to UE.

“I am thrilled to have Fernando join our coaching staff. He brings tremendous experience to the table, being coached and trained by some of the best minds in the world of volleyball,” Concepcion said.  “His charismatic and transformational leadership capabilities are above and beyond. He has always been one of those players that know how to get the best out of his teammates and people around; this is why he has been the captain of the National Team, as well as of many of his Pro League teams around the globe.”

“He knows how to relate to players and teach the game well, which are two of my favorite aspects about his addition; especially since he has had the task of leading people from different backgrounds, races, religion, language and country of origin,” Concepcion added.  “I look forward to his contribution in areas like individual skill development, offensive coordination, in-game coaching, scouting report design, and recruiting.”

Morales also brings a wide range of coaching experience to the program.  An assistant coach at the professional level at Changas, he has also worked in several positions at the University of Kentucky camps, Cruz Control, Specialized Position Academy and the Fernando Morales Volleyball Camp.

A National Team Captain in Puerto Rico, Morales also played professionally in his native Puerto Rico along with Spain, Austria, Cyprus, Russia, Lebanon and Greece.  Professional organizations that he played for include: Playeros, Caribes, Criollos, Patriotas, Plataneros, Mets, Capitanes, PTV Malaga, HYPO VBK Klagenfurt, Hypo Tirol Inssbruck, Ajjacio, Hot Volleys, AEK Karava, Enisey Krasnoyarsk, Boucherieh, Orange and Pamvochaikos.

He was a 3-timen Pro League Champion and accumulated numerous awards in his career along with a silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Qualifiers.  He also played in the 2007 World Cup, earning a 6th place finish.

“I am excited to start the new stage of my life and am even more exited to do it with Manolo,” Morales said.  “I played my first years with him and now we are going to be together for my first years as a college coach.  We made a great team playing and I know we will have the same success coaching.”

Team and Individual Awards

– Champion Puerto Rican League 2008, 2009-2010

– Best setter Puerto Rican League 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014

– Best Server Puerto Rican League 2008, 2010

– MVP Puerto Rican League 2008

– 1st team All-Star Puerto Rican League 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014

– Finalist Puerto Rican League 2001

– Finalist Austrian League 2007, 2009

– All Star Game Puerto Rico 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016

– 3rd Place Puerto Rican League 2006

-National Team 2001- 2014

-Competed in world league 2010

-Best Setter Pan-Am  Cup 2009 Chiapas, Mexico

-Best Setter Pan-Am Cup 2007 Dominican Republic

-Silver Medal Olympic Qualifier 2008 Puerto Rico

-6th Place World Cup 2007 Japan

-Silver Medal NORCECA 2007 USA

-Silver Medal Pan-Am Cup 2007 Dominican Republic

-Pan-Am Cup 2010 Puerto Rico

-NORCECA  2009 Puerto Rico

-Pan-Am Cup 2009 Mexico

-Olympic Qualifier 2008 Portugal

-Olympic Qualifier 2008 Puerto Rico

-World Cup 2007 Japan

-NORCECA 2007 USA

-Pan-Am Games 2007 Brazil

-Pan-Am Cup 2007 Dominican Republic

-NORCECA 2005 Canada

-NORCECA 2001 Barbados

-Junior National Team 2000-2001

-Best Setter Junior NORCECA 2000 Cuba

-Silver Medal NORCECA Cuba 2000

-World Championship Qualifier 2001 Brazil

-NORCECA Cuba 2000

Beach Volleyball

-2nd place University league 2000

-2nd place University League 2004

-University league Champion 2005

-Qualified for last round of NORCECA Continental Cup 2011

-Bronze Medal 2012 NORCECA Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

 

Aces Seventh After First Day Of 2018 MVC Championship

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The University of Evansville men’s golf team sits seventh after the first day of the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Championship at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

In the first round of the championship, the Purple Aces carded a 324 as a team placing Evansville eighth in the nine-team field. The Aces responded in the second round with a 16-stroke improvement, recording a 308 to move UE up a spot to seventh after the opening day. Bradley holds the lead after the first day as the Braves tallied a two-round total of 587 (298 – 289) giving Bradley a 19-stroke lead over second-place Illinois State.

Sophomore Cameron Weyer led the Evansville contingent, closing the opening day in a tie for 23rd. Weyer began the day with a first-round 82 before tying his third-best round of the year with a one-over 73 in the second round.

The second-lowest score by a Purple Ace on the first day was tallied by senior Tyler Gray. Like Weyer, Gray opened the championship with an 82 in the first round, but responded with a 76 in the second round, placing Gray in 28th. Just one stroke behind Gray is freshman Spencer Wagner, who recorded an 81 in the first round followed by a 78 to close the day in the second round, giving Wagner a two-round-total of 159.

Continuing the string of Aces one stroke off of one another is sophomore, Matthew Ladd. The Evansville native led UE after the first round with a team-best round of 79 before rounding out the first day with an 81, putting Ladd in a tie for 31st.

Remaining consistent in the opening two rounds was junior Noah Reese. Carding an 82 in the first round, Reese improved by one stroke in the second round with an 81 as the junior finished the opening day in a tie for 40th.

The 2018 MVC Championship comes to a close on Tuesday with the final round of competition with teams teeing-off at 8 a.m. at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

WWE NXT LIVE! RETURNS TO EVANSVILLE!

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June 15th

WWE NXT returns to Evansville for one night of LIVE action just one day before NXT Takeover Chicago! See the likes of NXT Champion Aleister Black, NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler, NXT North American Champion Adam Cole, NXT Tag Team Champions Undisputed Era w/ Roderick Strong and Kyle O’Reilly, Ricochet, Velveteen Dream, EC3, Dakota Kai, Johnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa, Candice LeRae, and many more!

WWE presents NXT Live will be at the
Old National Events Plaza’s
Exhibit Hall on Friday, June 15 at 7:30pm,
Doors are at 6:00pm.

Tickets are $78, $43 and $23. Presale is Thursday, April 26 from 10:00am to 10:00pm. Keep Me Posted Club Members will be receiving the presale passcode email soon!  On Sale is Friday, April 27 at 10:00am. Tickets are available online, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 or at our Box Office.

ACLU, Planned Parenthood Sue Over Abortion Complications Reporting Law

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Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky is once again challenging an Indiana abortion law it says is “a cruel intimidation tactic,” this time taking aim at a 2018 piece of legislation that was signed into law less than a month ago.

The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Indiana on Monday filed Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc. v. Commissioner, Indiana State Dept. of Health, et al, 1:18-cv-1219, on behalf of PPINK in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. The suit challenges Senate Enrolled Act 340, which takes effect July 1 and requires abortion providers such as PPINK to report “all abortion complications.” The legislation — which Gov. Eric Holcomb signed into law March 25 — also creates new inspection requirements for abortion clinics that are not imposed on other medical facilities.

“Once again, Indiana politicians are barging into the exam room with irrational demands and intrusive requirements,” ACLU of Indiana executive director Jane Henegar said in a Monday statement. “Indiana politicians are in a race to be the most extreme in the nation as they find new and reprehensible ways to block women from getting abortions and shame and punish those who do so.”

Under Indiana Code section 16-34-2-4.7(a), reportable “abortion complications” can include any one of 26 medical conditions, such as uterine or cervical perforation, blood clots, shock or coma, among others. The law requires hospitals, physicians and licensed abortion clinics to report these conditions to the Indiana State Department of Health, which will then aggregate the data and submit it to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for inclusion in the annual Vital Statistics Report.

But PPINK’s complaint argues the phrase “abortion complications” is unconstitutionally vague and in violation of 14th Amendment due process protections. The organization also argues the law will impose “unique and burdensome” obligations on abortion-related issues in violation of the Equal Protection Clause.

“Despite the fact that abortions have been repeatedly recognized as safe with minimal adverse side effects, on information and belief, there are no other Indiana laws or regulations that impose comparable reporting requirements on physicians and health care facilities following procedures other than abortions, even though there is a much greater chance that many of the potential complications listed will occur with procedures other than abortions,” ACLU of Indiana legal director Ken Falk wrote in the complaint.

Similarly, PPINK’s complaint alleges SEA 340’s requirement that all abortion clinics be inspected annually is a violation of the Equal Protection Clause because “there are no similar statues requiring an annual inspection of hospitals and ambulatory outpatient surgery centers.”

“At Planned Parenthood, patient safety is our top priority,” PPINK President and CEO Christie Gillespie said in a statement. “SEA 340 is not about patient safety. Abortion care is already incredibly safe.

The complaint seeks a declaratory judgment that SEA 340’s provisions are unconstitutional and a preliminary injunction against I.C. sections 16-21-2-2.6 and 16-34-2-4.7(a) (eff. July 1, 2018), as well as costs and attorneys’ fees.

SEA 340 was drafted this year by Sen. Travis Holdman, R-Markle, who could not immediately be reached for comment. Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill’s office, which will represent the state in the litigation, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Monday’s complaint comes less than one week after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a victory to PPINK in similar litigation, Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc., et al. v. Commissioner of the Indiana State Department of Health, et al., 17-3163. After hearing oral argument in that case in February, the circuit panel struck down House Enrolled Act 1337, which prohibited a woman from terminating her pregnancy because of gender, race or disability.

Senior Judge Daniel Manion dissented from the majority’s April 19 decision, writing that though precedent required the panel to uphold a lower court decision to strike HEA 1337, the U.S. Supreme Court should revisit its abortion precedent, including Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 153 (1973).

Governor Signs Bill that Holds Habitual Offenders Fully Accountable for Out of State Criminal History

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Indiana Prosecutors applauded the signing today by Governor Eric Holcomb of HB 1033, a bill that allows courts to consider the full weight of out of state convictions for murder and other high level felonies in sentencing for habitual offenders. The bill was sponsored in the Indiana House by Reps. Thomas Washburne and Ryan Dvorak. Senate sponsors were Sens. Eric Koch and Joseph Zakas.

Hancock County Prosecutor Brent Eaton said, “I am grateful that IPAC could work with the General Assembly and Governor Holcomb to enact this change in the law which will help prosecutors around the State of Indiana hold repeat felony offenders accountable.  This change will help prosecutors to keep our communities safe by giving us a tool we can use to seek enhanced sentences when we encounter defendants whose criminal history extends outside of Indiana.”

Hendricks County Prosecutor Patricia Baldwin thanked Governor Holcomb for his support, as well as the bill’s House authors and Senate sponsors, and said, “This bill makes clear when we can use prior convictions for murder and other violent offenses to appropriately sentence repeat offenders when their prior criminal activity was out of state.”

AG Curtis Hill leads 15-state coalition seeking dismissal of lawsuit against energy and manufacturing companies

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Attorney General Curtis Hill announced today that Indiana is leading a 15-state coalition in support of a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the cities of San Francisco and Oakland against various energy and manufacturing companies. Indiana is joined by Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming in the amicus brief.

Attorney General Hill issued the following statement regarding the matter:

“California localities cannot dictate national energy policy or curb economic activity that occurs outside California. Unfortunately, we have seen a trend of certain states drifting farther and farther away from real America. This is just the most recent example.

“We will let our amicus brief speak for itself at the courthouse. However, this matter should be dismissed because the suit filed by California municipalities is not about the law; rather, it is about circumventing separations of power and using California judges as the arbiters of national energy policy. New York City and various Colorado municipalities have filed copycat actions.

“While today California cities sue energy manufacturers to make up for massive deficits, tomorrow we could see suits against other job creators.

“Our amicus brief should send a loud message that the rest of the nation will not stand idle while California tries to become its own regulatory empire.”

Attached, see the amicus brief filed April 19.

Aces Baseball falls in rubber match with Valparaiso

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The University of Evansville had a chance to take their first Missouri Valley Conference series of the season Sunday afternoon at Braun Stadium. However, Valparaiso had a similar idea, and they managed to come away with 6-1 series-clinching victory.

Sophomore reliever Nathan Croner (0-2) was pressed into the start on the hill. However, the Crusaders cashed in a pair of runs on the southpaw and loaded up the bases before he could register the second out of the opening frame. Freshman Jace Burke, who pitched a sharp ninth inning in Saturday’s 9-8 win, earning a save, came in and put out the fire.

In the top of the second, Burke ran into similar problems, uncorking a wild pitch, allowing another Valparaiso run to tally, putting the Purple Aces in a 3-0 hole.

In the bottom of the frame, senior catcher Andrew Tanous launched his fourth home run of the season over the left field fence, drawing the Aces closer at 3-1.

However, that’s all the Evansville offense could muster, as Valparaiso starter Wes Gordon (1-4) combined with reliever Hayden Kissee to keep UE off the scoreboard the rest of the games, as UE fell, 6-1.

The loss drops the Aces to 7-26 and 1-8 in the MVC, while the Crusaders improved to 14-20 and 4-5 in league play.

Evansville is back in action Wednesday, as they play host to their crosstown rivals from the University of Southern Indiana. First pitch from Charles H. Braun Stadium is at 6 p.m.

Aces softball clinches series win over Valparaiso

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Aces take Sunday finale by 3-2 final

After jumping out to a 3-0 lead, the University of Evansville softball team was able to hang on for a 3-2 victory over Valparaiso in Sunday’s series finale.

UE (14-28, 7-12 MVC) starting pitcher Morgan Florey went the distance and struck out 15 Crusader (18-21, 5-12 MVC) batters.  The Purple Aces notched six hits on the day with two coming off the bat of freshman Toni Galas.

“We showed outstanding fight out of our ladies today! This team just never gives up,” Aces head coach Mat Mundell said.  “Morgan was just dominant in the circle today and was able to neutralize them all day.  We really did well this series, we have been so close all season and it is good to break through.”

Each team racked up hits in the opening three innings, but the Aces were the first to cross the plate, scoring three times in the top of the fourth.

With one out, Elyse Hickey reached on a Crusader error before advancing to second on a single by Mea Adams.  Alex Latoria was hit by a pitch to load the bases and bring up catcher Bailee Bostic.  She came through with a single to left field to bring home Hickey for the first run of the game.

Toni Galas was next for UE and singled up the middle to reload the bases and make it a 2-0 game.  Eryn Gould made it three RBI singles in a row as her infield single made it 3-0.  Following a pitching change, Valparaiso was able to record the final two outs to avoid further damage.

In the bottom of the frame, the Crusaders did their best to erase the UE lead.  Following a leadoff double, Valpo loaded the bases with no outs on a hit batter and a walk.  Morgan Florey never wavered in the circle and quickly regrouped to strike out the next three batters and keep the Crusaders off the board.

They were finally able to get through in the seventh with a pair of runs.  They had the tying run on second, but the 15thstrikeout of the day by Florey was the biggest as she clinched the 3-2 Evansville victory.

Next up, the Aces are home for four games this week.  UE welcomes Indiana State to Cooper Stadium on Tuesday for a 5 p.m. game before playing host to Southern Illinois next weekend in a 3-game set.

 

USI rallies to take series finale from Tampa, 6-3

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The University of Southern Indiana baseball team rallied to defeat the fourth-ranked University of Tampa, 6-3, Sunday afternoon at the USI Baseball Field to win the three-game series. USI watched its record go to 21-17 overall, while Tampa ends the game 32-7.

USI junior lefthander Chase Partain (Evansville, Indiana) led the way for the Eagles with the first complete game of his career. Partain (2-1) allowed three runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out five.

The junior lefthander worked his way out of jams in the first three innings, allowing the three runs before setting down 11 of the final 13 Tampa hitters.

The Eagles and the Spartans plated a run in the opening frame with USI freshman centerfielder Bryce Krizan (Mt. Vernon, Indiana) scoring on a RBI-single by senior leftfieler Drake McNamara (Mt. Vernon, Indiana) to even the score, 1-1. Tampa got the lead with a run in the third and fourth to take a 3-1 lead and held the advantage until the bottom of the sixth.

USI evened the score, 3-3 in the sixth when senior rightfielder Buddy Johnson (Shelbyville, Kentucky) singled in sophomore second baseman Jacob Fleming (Evansville, Indiana) and McNamara.

The Eagles took their first lead of the game with a three-run eighth inning. Johnson struck again with a RBI-single to score McNamara for the 4-3 lead, while junior designated hitter Brodie Brown (Carmi, Illinois) sealed the victory with a two-run single  and a 6-3 margin.

Johnson led the Eagles at the plate with two hits and three RBIs, while Brown finished with the two RBIs in the eighth.

USI will be on the road for the next two games with visits to Kentucky Wesleyan College Tuesday for a 3 p.m. game and the University of Evansville Wednesday for a 6 p.m. start. The Eagles start their final homestand of the 2018 regular season next weekend, April 28-29, when they host McKendree University for a four-game GLVC series. Senior Day is April 29.

The final regular-season home game is May 1 when the University of Missouri-St. Louis visits USI for a 6 p.m. contest.

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