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Hoosiers Qualify Four Divers for NCAA Championships on Thursday

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The Indiana University men’s and women’s diving teams had a great first day at the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships on Thursday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio.

In the women’s 1-meter, Jessica Parratto qualified for the Hoosiers, while in the men’s 3-meter dive, Michael Hixon, James Connor and Andrew Capobianco all punched their tickets in the event to the NCAA Championships.

Only the top-eight finishers in the women’s 1-meter and top-10 finishers in the men’s 3-meter on Thursday earned an auto-bid to the event at NCAA Championships.

Once a diver posts an auto-qualifying finish in an event, he or she only has to be among the top 12 to earn the NCAA Championships berth in the other events.

Parratto was dominant in the 1-meter dive for IU, totaling a score of 629.15, beating the field by more than 36 points. The redshirt junior was also the only diver in the event to score over 600 points.

Much like Parratto in the 1-meter, the Hoosiers were outstanding in the men’s 3-meter, with Hixon and Connor leading the way. Hixon was terrific, winning with an overall score of 859.70. Connor placed second, recording a total score of 833.20. The duo were the only two divers to net over 800 points.

Capobianco entered the final of the 3-meter dive in 13th place, but nailed his set in the final to move up  five places and finish eighth overall with a total of 712.30.

The NCAA Zone C Diving Championships will continue on Friday with the women’s 3-meter and the men’s 1-meter dives. The action gets underway at 1:00 p.m. ET in Columbus, Ohio.

Aces softball travels to Murray, Ky. for Racer Classic

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Tournament is final of non-conference season

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – On the heels of a championship at the Hilltopper Spring Fling, the University of Evansville softball team looks to keep the momentum rolling this weekend at the Racer Classic.  Evansville will be pitted against UIC, Kent State, Murray State and two meetings against Oakland.

Pitching and defense were the name of the game as the Purple Aces went 4-1 last weekend at the Hilltopper Spring Fling.  UE’s pitching staff tossed a total of 34.0 innings, finishing with an impressive 0.62 ERA while giving up just six total runs, three of which were earned.  The defense fielded .970 to assist in that effort.

Offensively, McKenzie Johnson batted .429 at the tournament with two solo home runs.  Eryn Gould finished the event at .357 with five hits while Allison Daggett and Morgan Florey also registered five hits apiece.  Florey hit a 3-run home run on Sunday to help UE clinch the championship.

Florey, this week’s MVC Pitcher of the Week, made four pitching appearances last weekend, tossing 21 1/3 innings and finishing with an ERA of 0.98. Even more impressive were her strikeout numbers as she racked up 45 K’s – over two per inning.  Florey’s 18 K’s were the second-most in an NCAA game this season while her total of 103 strikeouts ranks fifth in the country.  Even more impressive – Florey begins this week with 40 more strikeouts than any other pitcher in the Valley.

Jaime Nurrenbern had the best weekend of her college career, making two starts while not giving up a single run at the Hilltopper Spring Fling.  She started Friday’s game against Dayton, tossing four innings of 1-hit ball. She struck out two and walked one. Nurrenbern took the ball on Saturday versus the Flyers once again and went five frames of scoreless work while allowing four hits on the way to her first victory at UE. Her ERA for the weekend was a perfect 0.00.

Freshman Eryn Gould continues to lead the team with a .373 batting average and checked in with a solid .357 at Western Kentucky.  On February 12, Gould was named the MVC Newcomer of the Week after batting .600 at the Mardi Gras Classic.  Gould has recorded a hit in 12 out of her first 18 college games thus far.  Her stats stack up well in the MVC as her 34 total bases ranks fourth in the league while her .373 average is ninth.  The freshman leads the team in at-bats, hits, doubles, triples, total bases, slugging percentage and on-base percentage.

Three freshmen have started all 18 games for the Aces as Gould, Allison Daggett and Lindsay Renneisen have accomplished the feat; fellow frosh Elyse Hickey has started 14 games while seeing action in 16.  The four have scored 25 of the teams 62 runs and have notched 10 out of 16 doubles on the year.

Friday’s opener pits the Aces against UIC.  The Flames are 5-4 on the season.  The squads were set to meet in the season-opening Mardi Gras Classic, but weather cancelled the contest.  Friday evening will see UE take on Oakland, who starts play 3-9.  On Saturday, UE opens up versus Kent State, who has the best record of the five teams in the event at 9-6.  Evansville wraps up the day with a game against Oakland before facing host Murray State, who is 6-12, on Sunday morning.

Gov. Holcomb Statement on Bill Requiring Computer Science in Indiana Schools

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Gov. Eric J. Holcomb offered the following statement regarding the passage of SEA 172, which requires all Indiana public schools to offer computer science courses and creates a grant program to train educators in computer science:

“We know that computer science skills are in high demand for today’s jobs—and they will be critical for future generations. That’s why this bill is so important. Making sure every Indiana school offers computer science aligns our workforce need with educational opportunities.”

7th Circuit: District courts can order federal, state sentences to run concurrently

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Olivia Covington for www.theindianalawyer.com

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated an Indiana man’s enhanced sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm after finding the district court erred in not recognizing its discretion to require the man’s federal sentence to run concurrent to his unrelated state court sentence.

In United States of America v. Joshua Herman, 17-1423, Joshua Herman was visiting Jacob Kirk and Samantha Daniels when he asked Daniels if he could hold her gun, which was in her purse. Daniels agreed, but Herman pulled out his own gun then pointed both weapons at the couple.

Herman instructed Daniels and Kirk not to move, then fled the house with both guns. He shot at the couple as they began to chase him, then sped away in a getaway car. Herman was later arrested and pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

During sentencing, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana imposed a two-level enhancement on Herman for “restraining” Daniels and Kirk. The court then sentenced him to 10 years in prison, which was the bottom of his guidelines range and the statutory maximum for his crime.

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Meanwhile, Herman was also awaiting sentencing on an unrelated misdemeanor theft charge in state court, which carries a one-year sentencing maximum. Herman asked the district court to run his federal sentence concurrently to his impending Indiana sentence, but the district judge told him it had no control over what the state court’s sentencing decision.

On appeal to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Herman argued the district judge “failed to recognize (his) own discretion” by not requiring the federal and state sentences to run concurrently. The 7th Circuit panel agreed, with Chief Judge Diane Wood writing that though the district court did not have to exercise its discretion, its failure to recognize that discretion was a mistake of law.

“The government nonetheless argues that the district court’s error was harmless because ‘there is no reasonable probability’ that the State of Indiana will pursue a charge on a minor theft case while Herman is serving out his sentence in federal custody,” Wood wrote. “We do not know why it can be so sure of that. It may be correct as a statistical matter, but we are no in the habit of evaluating federal district courts’ sentencing decisions based on probabilistic assumptions about what a state court – over which we have no control — will or will not do.”

Thus, the 7th Circuit panel vacated Herman’s sentence and remanded his case for consideration of the second argument he raised on appeal, but that the appellate panel did not reach — whether the physical restraint enhancement applies to him.

USI Softball ends PFX Spring Games on down note

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University of Southern Indiana Softball dropped a pair of Midwest Region contests to end the PFX Spring Games Thursday morning. The No. 14 Screaming Eagles began the day with a 4-3 setback to the University of Findlay before concluding the day with a 6-1 loss to Grand Valley State University.

USI (11-8) returns to action Sunday at noon when it opens Great Lakes Valley Conference play with a home doubleheader against Maryville University at the USI Softball Field.

Findlay 4, USI 3 (Box Score)
Despite a two-run double from senior third baseman Mena Fulton (Bloomington, Indiana) in the second inning, the Eagles could not make a 2-1 advantage stick as Findlay rallied for the 4-3 win.

Down to their final out, the Oilers (4-9) scored three times in the top of the seventh inning to take a 4-2 lead. A walk and a hit batter to begin the frame hurt the Eagles’ defense, but after two straight outs, another hit batter followed by back-to-back hits put the Eagles into a two-run deficit heading into their half of the seventh.

A lead-off triple by junior catcher Lindsey Barr (Whitesville, Kentucky) was a promising start, but a strikeout and back-to-back ground outs ended USI’s hopes of its own comeback. Freshman infielder/outfielder Alicia Webb (Elberfeld, Indiana) had the RBI in the seventh on a pinch-hit groundout.

Sophomore pitcher Jennifer Leonhardt (Louisville, Kentucky) suffered the loss after giving up four runs off six hits in seven innings of work. Leonhardt (4-5) struck out six batters, but issued two walks and hit three batters.

Grand Valley State (9-5) 6, USI 1 (Box Score)
The Eagles seemed to have no answer for Grand Valley State junior pitcher Allison Lipovsky, who racked up 12 strikeouts. USI junior hurler Courtney Atkisson(Bringhurst, Indiana) pitched well, but a two-run third frame and a grand slam in the last half of the fifth put the Lakers up, 6-0.

Junior pitcher/outfielder Caitlyn Bradley (Forest, Indiana) had a solo home run in the top half of the sixth inning, but that was one of just two hits for the Eagles on the day.

Atkisson (4-1) surrendered all six runs off seven hits in 4 2/3 innings of work as she was charged with her first loss of the year.

Adopt A Pet

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Angie is a 7-month-old female brown tabby. She was found as a stray and never reclaimed. Angie’s $40 adoption fee includes her spay, microchip, vaccines, and more. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 or adoptions@vhslifesaver.org for details!

 

Gov. Holcomb Declares Disaster Emergency for Five Additional Counties, 31 Total Included

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Declaration allows emergency management to mobilize resources

INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today added five counties to the disaster emergency he declared Feb. 24, Feb. 26, Feb. 27 and March 2 in response to widespread flooding and infrastructure damage caused by sustained heavy rainfall. The governor signed a new executive order today to include LaPorte, Noble, Posey, Wabash and Warren counties—in addition to Jackson, Kosciusko, Newton, Porter, Harrison, Jasper, Ohio, Pulaski, Benton, Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Jefferson, Spencer, Warrick, Carroll, Dearborn, Elkhart, Fulton, Lake, Marshall, Perry, St. Joseph, Starke, Switzerland and White counties—making 31 total counties covered by this disaster emergency declaration so far.

The disaster declaration means the state Department of Homeland Security can take necessary actions to provide expanded emergency services and is a step the state is required to take to request assistance from the federal government.

The State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was activated Feb. 22 and directly assisted counties by coordinating the delivery of over 824,000 sandbags, two water pumps, heavy equipment and vehicles, labor crews, traffic control, UAV photography, and subject matter expertise on disaster response and recovery.

The Department of Homeland Security opened three one-stop state assistance centers in northern Indiana on Monday, March 5 in Lake, Jasper and Elkhart counties. State services are being offered by several state agencies in partnership with the American Red Cross as well as the Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster Group and include housing support, social services, unemployment insurance, insurance information, public health information, transportation assistance, agricultural assistance and more. For more details on these state assistance centers, visit https://calendar.in.gov/site/dhs/event/state-assistance-centers-opening-in-northern-indiana-to-assist-flood-impacted-hoosiers/.

The State EOC will continue operating, monitoring the status of the ongoing situation and providing support and resources across the state. The governor has toured flood damage around the state, learning about the flood damage and engaging with local emergency response teams.

Madison Chaney named MVC Women’s Golfer of the Week

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Aces competed in Florida during the week

 University of Evansville junior Madison Chaney was named the Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week by the league on Thursday.

Chaney picked up a solid 9th place finish as the Purple Aces competed at the Lonnie Barton Invitational in St. Augustin, Fla.  She opened the tournament with a 79 before carding a 78 in the second round on her way to a 13-over 157 for the tournament.

Her efforts helped the Aces earn a 5th place finish as a team.

Next up for Chaney and the Aces is the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate in Sevierville, Tenn. from March 18-20.

 

UE Theatre Society Celebrates Golden Anniversary

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The University of Evansville Theatre Society is celebrating its 50th anniversary this

year. Join the celebration during the Gilt By Association gala. The gala will be held at the Old National Atrium, 1 Main Street, Evansville, Indiana, on Friday, April 6. This event is open to both society members and non-members.

The celebration starts at 6:30 p.m. with cocktails and music by After Hours. The dinner, catered by Just Rennie’s, follows at 7:30 p.m. After dinner, there will be a silent and live auction facilitated by Curran Miller Auction/Realty, which includes the Great White Way Package with a backstage tour and two house seats to Broadway’s “Hamilton: An American Musical,” high tea at The Palm Court at The Plaza, airfare, and a $500 hotel voucher.

Tickets can be purchased by calling the UE theatre department office. Non-members tickets cost $125 and member tickets cost $100.

Guests can also purchase a Spotlight Table for $1,200, which includes seating for eight, two bottles of wine, a party favor for each guest, and an individual or business name prominently displayed on the table.

The corporate Presenting Sponsor is Old National Bank and the corporate producing sponsors are Berry Global, Woods Printing, and Ligature Creative Group.

For more information on the Gilt by Association gala or the UE Theatre, call 812-

488-2747 or visit www.uealumnionline.com/UETSociety50.

Traffic Stop for Following Too Closely Nets Marijuana and Meth

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Vanderburgh: Early this morning at approximately 1:15, Trooper Tyler Widner was patrolling US 41 near Veterans Memorial Parkway when he observed the driver of a 2005 Chevrolet following another vehicle too closely. The vehicle was stopped on Veterans Memorial Parkway near Shawnee Avenue. The driver was identified as Tony Hall, 31, of Henderson, KY. During a search of the vehicle officers found a revolver inside the center console. Hall does not have a permit to legally possess a handgun. A further search revealed five grams of meth, 65 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.  Hall was also driving on a suspended driver’s license. He was arrested and taken to the Vanderburgh County Jail where he is currently being held without bond.

Arrested and Charges:

  • Tony Hall, 31, Henderson, KY
  1. Dealing Marijuana, Level 6 Felony
  2. Possession of Meth, Level 6 Felony
  3. Possession of Meth, Level 5 Felony
  4. Possession of a Handgun without a Permit, Class A Misdemeanor
  5. Possession of Marijuana, Class A Misdemeanor
  6. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Class A Misdemeanor
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