IU Women’s Swimming & Diving Ready for Big Ten Championships
The No. 10-ranked Indiana University women’s swimming and diving team will head east to Columbus, Ohio for the 2018 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships.
The four-day meet will begin with on Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. On Thursday through Saturday, the teams will swim a preliminary session in the morning at 11 a.m. with the championship session to follow at 6:30 p.m.
Live results for the swimming events can be found at IUHoosiers.com. Live results for the diving events can be found at DiveMeets.com. For more information on the Women’s Big Ten Championship, including a schedule of events, fans can click HERE.
The Big Ten Championships will be streamed live via BTN Plus on BTN2Go. Complimentary access to BTN2Go is available to viewers connected to the internet network of a Big Ten university. Fans elsewhere can sign up for the pay-per-view webcasts.
Scouting the Hoosiers
Indiana enters this week’s Big Ten Championships ranked No. 10 in the nation in the latest CSCAA/TYR Top 25 poll. IU is one of six Big Ten teams ranked in the national poll – Michigan (No. 4), Ohio State (No. 13), Minnesota (No. 16), Wisconsin (No. 18) and Purdue (No. 23).
During the dual-meet season this year, the Hoosiers posted an overall record of 5-4 against one of the hardest schedules in the country. IU earned victories over No. 10 Florida, No. 18 Notre Dame and Purdue over the course of the season.
Big Ten Championship History
The Indiana Hoosiers women’s swimming and diving team has won five conference championships in program history.
IU has placed first or second at the Big Ten Championships in each of the last nine years, winning the title three-straight times from 2009 to 2011. The Hoosiers have finished second the last six seasons. Indiana also won the league title in 2003 and 2007.
Eagles head west looking to extend win streak
University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball begins a four-game road trip to close out the 2017-18 regular season Thursday 5:30 p.m. when it visits William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. The Screaming Eagles also travel to Kansas City, Missouri, Saturday for a 1 p.m. tilt against Rockhurst University.
Both games will be aired on WSWI 95.7 FM as well as the GLVC Sports Network. Live stats, audio and GLVCSN links can be accessed at GoUSIEagles.com.
The Eagles (21-2, 13-1 GLVC), winners of a season-high and GLVC-best 10 straight games, conclude the regular-season with visits to the University of Wisconsin-Parkside February 22 and Lewis University February 24.
USI Women’s Basketball Notes (2/13/18)
• Another sweep for Eagles. USI Women’s Basketball earned another two-game sweep in GLVC play after recording a 64-51 road victory over Illinois Springfield Thursday and a 68-59 Senior Night home win over Bellarmin Saturday.
• Last week’s leaders. Senior forward Morgan Dahlstrom averaged 25.5 points, 15.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game to lead the Eagles last week. Senior guard/forward Kaydie Grooms chipped in 15.0 points and 2.0 blocks per contest, while senior guard Randa Harshbarger contributed 8.0 points and 4.5 assists per outing.
• Dahlstrom lighting up the nets. Dahlstrom has been efficient as of late, shooting 69.0 percent (40-58) from the field in the last four games.
• Eagles showing stout defense. USI has held its last seven opponents to just 54.6 points per game and a combined shooting percentage of .317 (128-404).
• 10-game win streak. During the Eagles’ 10-game win streak, Dahlstrom is leading the Eagles with 17.5 points and 12.2 rebounds per game. Grooms is chipping in 17.0 points and 2.2 steals per game, while Harsh
Otters Sign Barrios, Cullen And Wynne
The Evansville Otters signed infielder Pedro Barrios, outfielder Hunter Cullen and right-handed pitcher Randy Wynne.
 Barrios comes to Evansville after playing college baseball for the Bulldogs of Tennessee Wesleyan University from 2015-17. As a senior in 2017 at the NAIA powerhouse, Barrios hit .350 with 15 doubles and 38 RBIs.
He finished his two-year stay at TWU with a .366 batting average, 77 RBIs and 173 hits after beginning his collegiate career at Ranger College.
“Pedro is a very talented young player and we are looking for him to compete for a middle infield position,†Otters manager Andy McCauley said. “He had a very good senior year at Tennessee Wesleyan and we are hoping he can continue that play with the Otters.â€
Former Otter Wynn Pelzer, who is now a scout for the Milwaukee Brewers and based in southern California, recommended Cullen to McCauley. Cullen played for Cal State Fullerton from 2015-17 after beginning his collegiate career at Saddleback College in 2014.
As a senior in 2017, Cullen hit .251 and finished with eight doubles, two triples and six home runs. He appeared in 127 games for the Titans in his career and stole 11 bases.
“Hunter will be looking to compete for a starting job in our outfield,†McCauley said. “He comes from a very prestigious baseball program in Cal State Fullerton and played in the NCAAs three times there as a player.â€
Wynne also came from a recommendation from a Minnesota Twins scout and arrives in Evansville after playing two seasons in the United Shore Professional Baseball League for the Birmingham-Bloomfield Beavers.
Last season, Wynne appeared in 15 games on the mound and finished 7-4 with a 3.54 ERA in 86.1 innings. In 2016, he pitched 61.1 innings while going 5-4 with a 3.08 ERA.
Before joining the Beavers, he played collegiately at Grossmont Junior College and Missouri Baptist.Â
“He looks to be capable arm that should figure into our rotation,†McCauley said.Â
The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions. Group packages and season tickets are now on sale. For more information, visit evansvilleotters.com or call 812-435-8686.
Women’s Soccer signs 13 for 2018
University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer Head Coach Eric Schoenstein has announced 13 signees to join the Screaming Eagles in 2018.
Selecting USI to continue their academic and athletic careers are goalkeeper Hanna Groh (St. Louis, Missouri), defender Mya Rasar (Sunbury, Ohio), forward Katlyn Andres (Louisville, Kentucky), midfielder Lyndsee Monac (New Brighton, Pennsylvania), defender Natalie Jostes (Weldon Spring, Missouri), defender Olivia Swafford (Richmond, Kentucky), forward Keely Thompson (Terre Haute, Indiana), midfielder Madison Cady (West Chicago, Illinois), defender Mary Lippert (Lexington, Kentucky), forward Madeline Weston (St. Peter’s, Missouri), forward Madison Spiker (Mason, Ohio), midfielder Rachel Gray (Franklin, Tennessee) and midfielder Kelsey Kandil (Cincinnati, Ohio).
“We are extremely excited for our 2018 class,” Schoenstein said. “We are adding speed, size and depth to our program, and we feel that they will come in and have a huge impact.”
2018 Women’s Soccer Signees
Groh: A goalkeeper who attends Lindbergh High School, earned All-District and All-Sectional team as a junior while tallying 12 shutouts…recorded 180 saves as a freshman…played club soccer for AFA Fillies Wyland…senior season is this spring.
Rasar: Played outside defender for one of the top teams in Ohio at Big Walnut High School, helping team win multiple Regional and District championships…Ohio Capital Conference scholar-athlete…plays club soccer for Freedom Soccer Club, winning three tournament championships.
Andres: Scored 158 goals in her career at North Bullitt High School, including 54 as a senior…named Region 6 Player of the Year while being named to the Metro Louisville All-Area team, West second team All-State, and first-team All-Region 6 as a senior…helped team win four district championships and a regional championship as a senior…plays club soccer for United 1996 FC.
Monac: A four-time All-Section performer at New Brighton Area High School and All-Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League honoree as a junior and senior…helped team win WPIAL championship as a junior…plays club soccer for Pittsburgh Riverhounds Academy, leading team to the US Club National Championship.
Jostes: Team MVP and All-Region defender as a sophomore at Francis Howell High School…team Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman…played club soccer for AFA Fillies, helping lead team to Missouri State Cup Championship in 2017…senior season is this spring.
Swafford: Scored 50 career goals at Madison Central High School…named to the All-Region tournament team in 2014 and 2015…earned All-Region honorable mention in 2016 and All-Region as a senior…led team to four district championships…plays club soccer for Lexington FC, winning three state championships.
Thompson: Four-year starter for Terre Haute North High School, was named All-Conference as a junior and senior…helped lead team to two conference championships and three sectional championships…plays club soccer for Indy Premier 99G Elite Nike.
Cady: Three-time letter-winner at Saint Charles East High School…has earned three Academic All-Conference honors…helped team win two regional championships…played club soccer for Campton United…senior season is this spring.
Lippert: Four-time letter-winner at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School…won best teammate award in 2017…helped anchor top-five defenses in 2016 and 2017…led team to regional championship in 2014…plays club soccer for Lexington FC.
Weston: Led Saint Dominic High School to state quarterfinals in 2016 and state sectionals in 2017…led team with 22 goals and 11 assists as a sophomore…played club soccer for St. Louis Scott Gallagher Premier 2000…senior season is this spring.
Spiker: Competed in soccer, track and swimming at William Mason High School…led team to district championship in 2017…played club soccer for Cincinnati United Premier.
Gray: Lettered in soccer and swimming at Centennial High School…named to the All-District team as a senior…also named team MVP…played club soccer for Tennessee Soccer Club ECNL.
Kandil: Three-time All-Conference and Academic All-Conference honoree at Sycamore High School…finished career with 15 goals and 19 assists…helped team reach district semifinals in 2017…played club soccer for Alliance Cincinnati Elite 99 Gold and Ohio Elite ECNL.
Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill praises Indiana Supreme Court decision in lethal injection case
Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill today praised an Indiana Supreme Court ruling that helps clear the way for the execution of a convicted rapist and murderer.
The Court ruled that the Indiana Department of Correction (DOC) operated within appropriate legal boundaries when it changed its lethal injection protocol without adopting or promulgating any rule change under Indiana’s Administrative Rules and Procedures Act (ARPA).
A Death Row inmate convicted of rape and murder had argued that his rights were violated when the DOC altered a three-drug combination used for executions without following ARPA procedures for a rule change. The Court accepted the DOC’s argument that the protocol change amounted to internal DOC policy exempt from ARPA’s requirements and noted that the DOC did not impose new burdens or restrictions on the inmate’s conduct.
“The challenge mounted against the DOC in this case was merely an effort to impede the wheels of justice,†Attorney General Hill said. “Thanks to the Court’s wisdom, however, the path is now clear once again toward a destination that is right and proper for those dangerous lawbreakers who commit society’s most heinous crimes.â€
Former ND law clinic employee pleads guilty to 11 felonies
Marilyn Odendahl for www.theindianalwyer.com
The former employee of the University of Notre Dame who was charged with taking nearly $200,000 from the law school’s Clinical Law Center will plead guilty plea and faces up to five years in prison.
Jennifer Ihns has agreed to plead guilty to 11 felonies, including one count of corrupt business influence, one count forgery and nine counts of theft, and to pay $199,000 in restitution to the university. She also agreed to a potential executed sentence of no longer than five years.
The plea was conditionally accepted. A sentencing hearing has been set for 9 a.m. April 13 before St. Joseph Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Sanford.
Ihns’ attorney, Stanley Wruble III, did not return a call seeking comment.
According to the supplemental affidavit filed by the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office, Ihns engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity with more than 200 thefts and more than 95 forgeries between January 2009 and June 2016 while she was employed at the law clinic. She wrote and cashed checks to herself from the clinic’s operating account and from the clinic’s Interest of Lawyer Trust Account.
Ihns, who had signatory authority over all the clinic bank accounts, hid her thefts with a series of forgeries. When the scanned images of the cashed checks arrived from the bank each month, Ihns altered either the recipient or the amount to cover her looting of the clinic accounts.
“The breadth of all her illicit activities may never be fully known — but there are over 255 separate checks on separate days representing separate thefts of University/Clinic/Client funds over a seven-and-one-half-year period,†David Newton, investigator for the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office, wrote in his supplemental affidavit.
Ihns began her career at what was then the Legal Aid Clinic as a paralegal and office coordinator. She worked her way up to clinic administrator.
Her crimes were discovered after an internal audit by the University of Notre Dame in mid-June 2016. The inquiry found improper handling of clinic funds and highlighted Ihns as critical to understanding the scope of what had occurred.
She initially denied any wrongdoing, but when confronted with the altered checks, she said, “I did it.†Ihns explained she had a “financial need†and that all the money was gone. Her employment at the clinic ended July 7, 2016.
The audit found no of losses by any of the clinic’s clients but Ihns’ recordkeeping created instances of ambiguity, according to the supplemental affidavit. In those cases, Notre Dame paid those clients so that Ihns’ conduct only harmed the university.
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BRIAN CULBERTSON LIVE IN CONCERT WILL BE AT VICTORY THEATRE MAY 8. TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16
Brian Culbertson Live in Concert in Evansville Tuesday May 8, 2018 7:30 PM |
Victory Theatre On-Sale: Friday, February 16th at 10 AM CST |
Evansville, IN — Award-winning multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Brian
Culbertson will perform live in concert on Tuesday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Victory Theatre in
Evansville.
Tickets will go on sale Friday, February 16 at 10 AM on Ticektmaster.com. For more
information, visit victorytheatre.com.
Brian Culbertson is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer known for his distinct brand of genre-crossing contemporary jazz, R&B and funk. Mining the urban sounds of musically-rich Chicago, he began his musical studies on piano at age eight and quickly picked up several other instruments by the time he was twelve, including drums, trombone, bass and euphonium. Inspired by the iconic R&B-jazz-pop artists of the 1970s like Earth, Wind & Fire, Tower of Power, Chicago, David Sanborn and others, Culbertson started composing original music for his seventh grade piano recital and hasn’t stopped since, amassing 30 Billboard No. 1 singles (and counting!) and a deep catalogue of 18 albums, most of which have topped the Billboard contemporary jazz charts.
Having worked and performed with countless industry all-stars such as Michael McDonald, Chris Botti, Ledisi, Barry Manilow, Herb Alpert, Natalie Cole, Maurice White (EWF), Chuck Brown and Bootsy Collins just to name a few, Culbertson has won numerous awards and accolades along with nominations from the NAACP Image Awards and Soul Train Awards. In 2012, he founded the Napa Valley Jazz Getaway, a flourishing wine, music and lifestyle experience for which he also serves as artistic director.
With love, romance and his recent twentieth wedding anniversary serving as his inspiration, Culbertson crafted thirteen new songs that will be released as “Colors of Love†on Valentine’s Day. The seduction begins with the first single, the amorous title track, which is a sensual R&B groove illuminated by lyrical acoustic piano melodies typical of the collection’s contents. A nearly three-month-long U.S. concert tour will bring “Colors of Love†to life in a vivid theatrical production, incorporating video elements in a major way.
Regardless of his success and numerous accomplishments, fans can rest assured that Culbertson always brings his very best – and brings the very best out of others – in all of his broad-ranging musical and creative endeavors.
TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED AT ALL TICKETMASTER OUTLETS INCLUDING:
www.ticketmaster.com | The Ford Center Ticket Office| 800-745-3000
For more information please www.victorytheatre.com or http://www.brianculbertson.com/ .