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USI Announces The 2018 Hall Of Fame Class

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The University of Southern Indiana Department of Athletics is pleased to announce the selection of the 2018 USI Athletic Hall of Fame class that will be inducted during homecoming week in February. The class of five individuals and one team was selected by a nine-member USI Athletic Hall of Fame Committee.

Any Screaming Eagles fan is eligible to nominate student athletes or teams on the 10th anniversary of their last season of competition, or a coach/administrator who has been separated from the Department of Athletics for two years. Special individuals (e.g., Varsity Club members) also were eligible for nominations as well.

This year’s class includes Rachel Bowling Perry ’04 (Softball, 2000-03); Leeanne Gross Gleim ’06 (Volleyball, 2001-04); Jason Heile ’00 (Men’s Cross Country and Track, 1995-99); Marc Hostetter ’98 (Men’s Basketball, 1993-97); Darin Mastroianni (Baseball, 2006-07); and USI’s 1998 NCAA Division II Elite Eight Women’s Soccer Team.

“I continue to be amazed by the amount of outstanding student-athletes and teams this University has had,” said USI Director of Athletics Jon Mark Hall.  “The Class of 2018 truly represents our growing tradition here at USI. The five individuals and one team that will be honored in February are truly worthy of this extraordinary honor. I know that the entire USI community is proud of this class and what it accomplished while at USI.”

In addition to the induction of the Hall of Fame Class of 2018, USI has introduced an Athletic Hall of Distinction for contributions to the success of athletics at the University. The inaugural class for the Hall of Distinction includes Byron Hubbard, William (Bill) Moutoux, and Bernie Powers.

Plans are underway for the induction ceremony on the evening of February 2.

2018 USI ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME CLASS
Rachel Bowling Perry ’04 (Softball, 2000-03): Perry, a softball player for USI from 2000-03, was the 2000 GLVC Freshman of the Year; a four-time All-GLVC honor, including three first-team awards; and an All-Region performer. Perry held the USI single season and career records for home runs, walks, and RBIs until 2016.

Leeanne Gross Gleim ‘ 06 (Volleyball, 2001-04 ): Gleim, a volleyball player from 2001-04, was a four-year starter as a middle hitter and helped lead the USI volleyball team win two GLVC championships and a pair of NCAA II Tournament appearance in four years. She was a three-time All-GLVC and four-time Academic All-GLVC performer that finished her career ranked second all-time at USI in career kills and aces and sixth in digs.
Jason Heile ’00 (Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field, 1995-99): Heile, a member of the USI cross country and track & field programs, was a cross country All-American in 1998 and a four-time All-GLVC performer. He also was Academic All-GLVC in 1996, three-time All-Region in cross country, and a national qualifier in the 3,000m steeplechase, ranking fifth all-time at USI.

Marc Hostetter ’98 (Men’s Basketball, 1993-97): Hostetter, a member of the USI men’s basketball program from 1993-97, was the point guard for the 1995 NCAA II National Championship team. He remains ranked first all-time in assists and third all-time in steals. Hostetter was named All-GLVC and Academic All-GLVC twice and holds the USI single-game free throw percentage record, going 13-for-13 versus the University of Indianapolis.

Darin Mastroianni (Baseball, 2006-07): A two-year starter for the Eagles at second base, Mastroianni helped carry the Screaming Eagles to their first NCAA Division II Midwest Region championship and first-ever appearance in the NCAA II Championship Series. He was named All-American, Academic All-American, All-Region (by two organizations), Midwest Region Player of the Year, All-GLVC, and Academic All-GLVC in 2007. Mastroianni won the 2007 NCAA II statistics championship with 64 stolen bases and continues to rank seventh all-time at USI in batting average and triples. He set the USI single game and season records for stolen bases, while still holding the record for hits in a season with 97 in 2007. Mastroianni left USI following the 2007 season after being drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 16thround. He went on to play for the Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins.

1998 NCAA Division II Elite Eight Women’s Soccer: The only USI women’s soccer team to appear in the NCAA Division II Tournament, the Screaming Eagles went on to win a regional championship and appear in the Elite Eight. USI Women’s Soccer was 18-3-1, 9-1-0 GLVC, in its third year of existence and boasts a trio of USI Athletic Hall of Fame inductees.

The 1998 USI Women’s Soccer roster included: Angie Gries, Heather Heseman, Kayla Scheller, Jenny Wessel, Krista Weinzapfel, Megan Russell, Kristi Butler, Megan Ehlers, Kristin Light, Jessica Pigman, Amy Henkhaus, Danielle Galligan, Kristy Weber, Stephanie Minor, Anne Bristol, Kelly Lewis, Andrea Barchet, Head Coach Greg Stone, Assistant Coach Ali Parker, and Student Assistant Coach Amy Zawada.

 

 

Adopt A Pet

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Puddin is a 1-year-old female brown tabby. She’s the mom of the “Autumn food” kittens (who have all been adopted already.) Her adoption fee is only $30 and she can be visited at River Kitty Cat Café!  Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 or River Kitty at (812) 550-1553 for details!

Homicide

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An autopsy was conducted on Christopher Hoefling, age 20, of Evansville. As a result it was determined that He died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds including those to the torso. The Evansville Police Department can provide updates as to the ongoing investigation. The death has been ruled a homicide.

BREAKING NEWS: Donnelly Votes Against Biggest Tax Cut in Decades Issues Statement Following Tax Cut Vote

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                 Messer: Donnelly Votes Against Biggest Tax Cut in Decades

Issues Statement Following Tax Cut Vote
INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017) — Luke Messer issued the below statement following Senator Joe Donnelly’s vote against President Trump’s historic tax cut plan.
“Hoosiers deserve a pay raise. But, Senator Donnelly voted against Indiana’s working families when he opposed President Trump’s tax cut plan,” Messer said. “Senator Donnelly says he works for Indiana, but time and again, he votes with Washington liberals to block the President’s agenda. Thankfully, tax cuts will pass without Senator Donnelly’s help, but Hoosiers deserve better.”
Messer voted yesterday in support of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in the House. Because of obstructionist tactics by Democrats in the Senate, the House will have to vote again today on the legislation.
Messer has consistently urged Donnelly to support the President’s plan and give Hoosiers a tax cut. Donnelly feigned bipartisan interest in working with the President on this tax plan for months.
In addition to his vote against the tax cut plan, Senator Donnelly also cast the deciding vote 51-49 against the President’s plan to repeal Obamacare.
Luke Messer is a family man and conservative who’s fighting for President Trump’s agenda and believes America’s future can be even better than its past. The U.S. Senate is broken. We can do better. For more information about Luke Messer and his campaign for United States Senate, visit www.LukeMesser.com.
FOOTNOTE: The City County Observer posted this article without opinion, bias or editing.

Eagles’ fourth-quarter rally foiled in loss to Lincoln Memorial

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University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball’s rally from an 11-point deficit was foiled Tuesday night as host Lincoln Memorial University pinned an 81-73 setback on the No. 8 Screaming Eagles.

USI (9-1), which led by as many as nine points in the first quarter and 38-37 at the break, roared back from a 62-51 spot early in the fourth quarter to tie the contest at 67-67 with just over five minutes to go in the game.

Lincoln Memorial (6-5), however, answered with an 11-3 run to put the Eagles in a hole they could not dig out of.

Junior forward Kacy Eschweiler (St. Charles, Missouri) led the Eagles with 21 points, while senior guard/forward Kaydie Grooms (Marshall, Illinois) chipped in 16 points and four assists. Junior guard Alex Davidson (Salem, Indiana) added a career-high 13 points, while senior forward Morgan Dahlstrom (Grayslake, Illinois) contributed 10 points and eight rebounds.

USI, which lost the rebounding battle, 45-28, also got six assists and three steals from senior guard Randa Harshbarger (Philo, Illinois).

Lincoln Memorial (6-5) scored 81 points despite committing 26 turnovers, thanks partly to eight three-pointers and a 19-of-27 effort from the free throw line. Senior guard Shea Coker and freshman forward Qua Hines each had 16 points to pace the Railsplitters.

The Eagles, who were whistled for 26 fouls, return to action December 31 at 3:15 p.m. when they host NAIA opponent Grace College.

Second victim from Monday robbery found deceased in car stolen during incident- Suspect in custody

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Evansville Police have arrested EARL B. MARTIN, 38, on several charges related to the Monday night robbery and shooting on the east side.
Police believe MARTIN met with the victims in a parking lot near Green River Rd and Covert Ave around 9:00pm to conduct a drug deal. MARTIN got into a car that had been driven by Brandon Waldroup. MARTIN robbed Waldroup and his passenger, Christopher Hoefling. During the robbery, Waldroup was shot in the neck. Waldroup said MARTIN pulled him out of the car and drove away with Hoefling still in the car.
Police found the stolen car near Washington and Dexter on Tuesday night. A deceased male was found in the car. The deceasd man was identified by the Coroner as Christopher Hoefling. His cause of death remians under investigation.
MARTIN has been booked into the Vanderburgh County Jail.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call EPD or WeTip at 1-800-78-CRIME.

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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EPD ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD REPORT

Senate Republicans File Redistricting Reform Bill

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December 20, 2017  

By Janet Williams
TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS – Two state Senate Republicans are introducing legislation to create a commission of lawmakers and the public to draw legislative district boundaries following the 2020 census.

John Ruckelshaus, of Indianapolis, and Mike Bohacek, of Michiana Shores, said Monday that they are responding to strong demand from their constituents to create a redistricting process that is open and fair.

Democrats in the Indiana House and Senate have made redistricting reform a top priority in the 2018 legislative session, which begins Jan. 3. Legislation that would have created a nonpartisan commission to draw district lines died in a House committee in March when Rep. Milo Smith, R-Columbus, refused to call for a vote on the measure.

Ruckelshaus said the bill he is introducing is similar to the one that died in the last session. The measure, Senate Bill 159, would create a nine-member redistricting commission composed of four lawmakers – one from each of the caucuses – and five members of the public. Public members would be selected by a committee of public university presidents.

The legislative maps drawn by the commission would then be subject to the approval of the Indiana General Assembly.

“We are driven to make this process as transparent a process as possible,” Ruckelshaus said, adding that the issue has been raised at every town hall event he has had with constituents this year.

Bohacek, in a statement, also said that a transparent process was important to him, adding, “I look forward to future conversations on how we can make redistricting more effective here in the state of Indiana.”

Ruckelshaus was himself the victim of gerrymandering in the early 1990s when Democrats controlled the process and drew a map that put him in the same district as another Republican House member.

He said he has been working with Julia Vaughn of Common Cause on the legislation. Vaughn has been crisscrossing the state to rally public support for the redistricting reform.

Indiana’s state and congressional district boundaries are considered among the most gerrymandered in the country. For example, even though Democratic House candidates got 40 percent of the popular vote in 2016, they ended up with only 30 percent of the seat in the General Assembly.

State Rep. Ryan Hatfield, D-Evansville, said he hopes Republicans take the legislation seriously and allow lawmakers to vote on the issue.

“Gerrymandering has been done by both parties over the decades,” Hatfield said. “Simply because both parties have done it doesn’t make it right.”

FOOTNOTE: Janet Williams is executive editor of TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

EVSC Unveils OptIN Program Led by Executive Director B. J. Watts And Alex Burton, OptIN Program Manager

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The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation announced an innovative program aimed at helping students and parents identify all of the opportunities available to them upon high school graduation. OptIN, Opportunities through Partnerships that Transform and Inspire, will educate EVSC students on postsecondary and career options that best match their interests and strengths.

“OptIN will focus on extending and expanding options for all students,” said EVSC Superintendent David Smith. “We have students with incredible promise and we have first-rate employers that are not able to fill high-wage, high-demand positions. OptIN will connect students’ passion and interests with open positions in our community by ensuring our students have the education and transferable skills necessary for today’s workforce.”

According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Research & Analysis, by year 2024 there will be 78,200 unfilled jobs in the Evansville area alone. Of those, nearly 75 percent will require either a high school diploma, postsecondary certification, or four-year degree. Evansville also mimics some of the same trends seen nationally.  The 2016-2017 U. S. Talent Shortage Survey revealed some of the most difficult-to-fill jobs in the nation are skilled trades, health care workers, teachers and technicians. These are also high-demand job opportunities in the Evansville region.

“OptIN will have a long-lasting, positive impact on the entire Evansville community by providing local employers direct access to a highly-skilled workforce.” Smith said. “OptIN will significantly benefit Evansville and the surrounding community as we develop and retain our home-grown talent.”

“As a community, our thinking has to change regarding how we define postsecondary success,” Smith said. “We certainly will continue to support students who choose to pursue a four-year degree, but we also have to realize that students can be extremely successful in a host of careers that build upon students’ skills and interests. OptIN will allow us to provide tangible opportunities that marry students’ aptitudes with their passions. It will leverage current initiatives and supports to ensure EVSC students and families are aware of the myriad of options and opportunities available for lifelong success.”

OptIN will be led by Executive Director B. J. Watts, most recently an EVSC teacher. Watts  served on the Evansville City Council from 2001 – 2011 and as a Governor’s Appointee to the Indiana State Board of Education since 2011. Alex Burton, OptIN program manager, will work one-on-one with students to help them identify interests and develop the skills necessary to be successful.

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