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Virtual Academy School@Home Information Session Planned in Jasper

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A meeting to learn more about the benefits of enrolling in the Virtual Academy “School@Home” program is planned for Tuesday, Jan. 5, for families who home school their children, and others interested in learning more about other virtual opportunities.  The free informational session tomorrow is from 6-7:30 p.m. (ET) at the Jasper Public Library Annex Meeting Room, 1116 Main Street, Jasper IN.

The School@Home program is available for students in kindergarten through 12th grade and uses online curriculum that meets all of the State of Indiana’s academic standards.  For high school students, Apex Learning provides the online coursework. This digital curriculum takes advantage of the power of technology to create active learning experiences that keep students attentive and engaged as they read, watch, listen, inquire, write, discuss, and manipulate. Multimedia tutorials provide students with opportunities to explore and understand new concepts, allowing each student to move at his or her own pace. Information is presented in “chunks” consistent with the way students read successfully on the web. Students are required to make decisions as they progress through the material. Prompts and interactive exercises give students frequent opportunities to check their understanding and apply what they learn.

The K-8 curriculum includes lessons designed by the teachers utilizing the Compass Learning software and teacher created lessons for project based assignments.  The teachers work closely with students and parents to ensure students achieve mastery of each assignment.  The high school curriculum utilizes Apex Learning software to provide mastery based learning for high school credits including core courses, elective courses, and Advanced Placement courses in English, World Language, Social Studies, and Mathematics.

School@Home students can turn to their teachers for help and guidance. Shannon Souder, a parent of an 8th grade student currently enrolled in the School@Home program, says that whenever help is needed, it’s only a phone call away. “That’s one of the things I really like about this program.  It is not so large, that we can’t get help when we need it.  We can call or sometimes we do a ‘Google Hangout’ and talk with the teacher face to face.  They also provide tips for us as the resource person to help us when working with our children.”

Janet Leistner, director of the program, says she and the teachers also work with students to help them be accountable and to plan specific time frames each day in which to do the coursework.

Eagles are #33 in preseason poll; release 2016 schedule

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University of Southern Indiana Baseball was ranked 33rd nationally in theCollegiate Baseball Newspaper Preseason Poll as it prepares for the first pitch of 2016 on February 19 at the USI Baseball Field. The last time the Screaming Eagles were ranked 33rd in the Collegiate Baseball preseason poll, they won the national championship in 2010.

The Eagles have been ranked six times in the last nine years, topping the poll in 2011 and 2015.

USI throws out the first pitch in seven weeks when it hosts a three-game series with 35th-ranked Grand Valley State University February 19-21 to start a 10-game non-conference homestand. The homestand includes the Dunn Hospitality Classic (February 26-28) and the USI Invitational (March 4-6). The Dunn Hospitality Classic has USI scheduled to take on the GLVC West Division’s and defending Midwest Region champion Truman State University February 26 and 28 and 28th-ranked Ashland University February 27.

The Eagles hit the road during spring break to play in the Perfect Game’s Spring Swing in Marietta, Georgia, March 8-9. USI’s opponent on March 8 is to be determined and is scheduled to play Georgia College and State University on March 9.

USI will play non-conference games against the GLVC West Division’s 40th-ranked Drury University (March 11-13), 22nd-ranked Quincy University (19-20), and the University of Missouri-St. Louis (March 30 and April 27).

Locally, the non-GLVC schedule has the Eagles traveling across the city to play the University of Evansville (March 18) and across the Ohio River to visit Kentucky Wesleyan College (April 12), while hosting Oakland City University (April 20).
The 2016 GLVC Schedule features a 28-game conference slate against teams only from the East Division. League play starts March 25 at the USI Baseball Field with a weekend series against Bellarmine University (March 25-26). USI’s final home series of the year is April 30 and May 1 when Saint Joseph’s College visits Evansville before the Eagles finish the regular season against the University of Indianapolis on the road May 7-8.

The GLVC Tournament is scheduled to be at Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana, May 12-15. The NCAA II Midwest Regional is set for May 19-22 (site to be determined), while the NCAA II Championship Series is May 28-June 4 in Cary, North Carolina.

Collegiate Baseball Div. 2 Poll 12-22-15
Rank  Team (2015 Final Record)
1. Tampa (43-13)
2. Catawba (47-15)
3. Mercyhurst (40-11)
4. Franklin Pierce (48-4)
5. Minnesota St. (43-9)
6. St. Cloud St. (54-5)
7. Florida Tech. (38-13)
8. West Alabama (42-11)
9. Colorado Mesa (48-9)
10. Cal. Poly Pomona (46-15)
11. St. Edwards, TX (40-13)
12. St. Mary’s, TX (41-16)
13. Angelo St. (42-18)
14. Southern Arkansas (40-18)
15. North Georgia (38-17)
16. Henderson St. (33-21)
17. Nova Southeastern (39-13)
18. Millersville (45-11)
19. Seton Hill (43-13)
20. Lynn (35-15-1)
21. Winston-Salem St. (42-15)
22. Quincy (40-17)
23. S. New Hampshire (31-14)
24. Missouri Southern St. (40-14)
25. Armstrong St. (34-14)
26. U.C. San Diego (36-21)
27. West Georgia (33-15)
28. Ashland (38-19)
29. Mt. Olive (39-16)
30. Alabama-Huntsville (36-11-1)
31. Colorado St.-Pueblo (41-16)
32. Lander (22-26)
33. Southern Indiana (28-21)
34. Azusa Pacific (34-10)
35. Grand Valley St. (34-18)
36. Trevecca Nazarene (36-18)
37. Flagler (32-15)
38. Emporia St. (39-16)
39. West Florida (30-18)
40. Drury (33-24-1)

Mockevicius earns 4th MVC weekly award

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Senior recorded his 1,000th career rebound on Saturday

 

  1. LOUIS – For the fourth time this season, University of Evansville senior Egidijus Mockevicius has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week.  Mockevicius splits this week’s honor with Anthony Beane of Southern Illinois.

 

An unbelievable start to MVC play saw Mockevicius average 21.5 points and an 18.5 rebounds per game to lead the Purple Aces to a 2-0 start to its Valley season.  In the opener against Indiana State, Mockevicius drained 7 of his 10 shots on his way to 22 points.  He also grabbed 16 rebounds and blocked four Sycamore shots.

 

He followed that up by hitting 6 out of 7 shots on his way to 21 points in a road win at Missouri State.  Entering the game, Mockevicius had 979 career rebounds, just 21 short of 1,000.  An energized effort saw Mockevicius do exactly what he needed, posting 21 on his way to becoming the 15th player in MVC history to record 1,000 caroms in his career.  Mockevicius is also the only player in the nation to haul in 20 or more rebounds on two occasions this season, also recording 21 against Santa Clara.

 

Next up for the Aces is a trip to Wichita State to take on the Shockers on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m.

 

Vaping industry sues state over new regulations

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Scott Olson for www.theindianalawyer.com

The advocacy group that represents Indiana’s vaping and electronic cigarette industry is suing the state, claiming new safety regulations are unconstitutional.

The not-for-profit Hoosier Vapers Inc., along with several vaping retailers and manufacturers, filed the lawsuit Dec. 18 in Marion Superior Court that names David Cook, chairman of the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, and Matt Strittmatter, superintendent of the Indiana State Excise Police.

The companies are requesting a permanent injunction to prevent the state from enforcing the regulations passed by state lawmakers during the last legislative session.

If the law remains unchanged, all but a few e-liquid manufacturers will be forced to shut down or move out of state, said Evan McMahon, chairman of Hoosier Vapers, in a Facebook post. He could not immediately be reached for comment Monday morning.

The lawsuit draws a distinction between “electronic cigarettes” and “vapor pens.” Both are relatively new technologies that allow a user to simulate smoking a tobacco product but without producing smoke. In both devices, electric coils heat a specially manufactured “e-liquid” in the device that produces a vapor to be inhaled and exhaled.

However, an electronic cigarette uses a pre-packaged and sealed cartridge of e-liquid that is not designed to be refilled, aka a “closed” system. A vapor pen is typical of an “open system,” in which unsealed tanks are used to fill and refill the e-liquid.

Hoosier Vapers claims the law selectively regulates only one segment of the electronic vaping industry—the manufacture, distribution and sale of e-liquids that are used in open vaping systems. The law seeks to ensure the safety of users by addressing the e-liquid’s strength, quality and purity, as well as the potential for contamination.

Closed vaping systems are not regulated by the new law, the suit contends.

“Public Law 176 does not apply to any liquid, no matter how toxic, contained within an electronic cigarette,” the complaint says. However, the e-liquids used in both open and closed systems are “virtually identical.”

Manufacturers for open-system e-liquids will be forced to incur costs related to hiring specialized security firms, as well as meeting food-safety qualifications that have little to do with the production process, the suit claims.

“Because there is no rational basis for regulating only e-liquid used in open vaping systems while granting immunity to similarly situated closed vaping system,” the law is unconstitutional. And because it likely will be much more difficult, if not unconstitutional, for the state to inspect manufacturing facilities outside of Indiana, those producers would have an unfair advantage over Indiana-based producers.

In addition, the lawsuit notes, the state law eventually will be rendered moot by federal action. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to issue a comprehensive rule this year that regulates e-liquid and electronic vapor devices, the suit further says.

The state law requires that e-liquid manufacturers get a permit from the commission by June 30 before bottling or selling. Businesses would pay $1,000 for the permit, which would be good for five years. Renewals would cost $500.

The law also bans the sale of e-liquids to minors and requires manufacturers to use childproof caps.

A spokesman for the Indiana Attorney General’s office told IBJ on Monday morning that it intended to defend the state laws and would file a response in court at the appropriate time.

Governor Pence Announces 2016 Legislative Agenda

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Governor Mike Pence today announced his legislative agenda for the upcoming session of the Indiana General Assembly, which commences tomorrow, January 5, 2016.

 

“Our 2016 legislative agenda puts jobs, roads, education, and health care at the forefront of this session of the Indiana General Assembly, right where they belong,” said Governor Pence. “Our agenda prioritizes funding for state and local roads, ensures that schools and teacher salaries are not negatively impacted by the transition to a new test, and combats drug abuse and addiction through tougher enforcement and expanded treatment. I look forward to working with members of the Indiana General Assembly, and I am confident that together, our legislative agenda will strengthen Indiana by implementing the kinds of policies that improve the lives of Hoosiers.”

 

A complete list of the Governor’s 2016 legislative agenda is included below, and a one-pager of the agenda is attached. The Governor’s 2015 legislative successes can also be found attached. Bill numbers for those marked with an asterisk (*) are forthcoming.

 

Jobs & Economic Development

21st Century Crossroads*

Author: Senator Carlin Yoder (R-Middlebury)

Makes $1 billion in new state road funding available over the next four years without raising taxes.

 

Local Road Funding (SB 67)

Author: Senator Brandt Hershman (R-Buck Creek)

Makes immediately available $418 million in Local Option Income Tax (LOIT) reserves to local governments to help improve local roads and bridges across the state.

 

Regional Cities Funding*

Author: Senator Luke Kenley (R-Noblesville)

Amends Indiana law to authorize an additional $42 million in tax amnesty collections to provide funding for three Regional Cities proposals instead of two.

 

State Certification for Veteran-Owned Businesses*

Author: Representative Doug Gutwein (R-Francesville)

Provides the Indiana Department of Administration with the authority to certify a business as a veteran-owned small business.

 

Promote Use of Ethanol Fuel Blends*

Author: Representative Don Lehe (R-Brookston)
Promotes the use of ethanol-blended fuels by expanding the misfueling immunity statute.

 

Education

A-F School Grades (SB 200)

Author: Senator Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn)

Holds schools harmless for their A-F accountability grade for the 2014-2015 year to accommodate the transition to more rigorous academic standards.

 

Teacher Bonuses and Evaluations*

Author: Representative Bob Behning (R-Indianapolis)

Ensures that teacher bonuses and evaluations are not negatively impacted by the transition to a new test during this year.

 

Health & Well-being

Increase Penalties on Drug Dealers*

Author: Representative Greg Steuerwald (R-Avon)

Increases penalties for drug dealers convicted of serious and aggravated offenses.

 

Indiana Commission to Combat Drug Abuse*

Author: Senator Jim Merritt (R-Indianapolis)

Establishes the Indiana Commission to Combat Drug Abuse to comprehensively address drug abuse issues at the state and local level.

 

Expansion of the Lifeline Law (SB 89)

Author: Senator Jim Merritt (R-Indianapolis)

Expands the Lifeline Law to allow immunity for certain individuals who call emergency personnel when an individual is at risk of a drug overdose.

 

Standing Order for Naloxone*

Author: Senator Jim Merritt (R-Indianapolis)

Ensures that lifesaving overdose intervention drugs are available statewide by requiring a licensed prescriber at the Indiana State Department of Health to issue a statewide standing order (prescription).

 

Codify Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) 2.0 (SB 165)

Author: Senator Patricia Miller (R-Indianapolis)

Codifies the basic structure and overall policy objectives of the HIP 2.0 program.

 

Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (ABLE Act) (SB 11)

Author: Senator Luke Kenley (R-Noblesville)

Creates a savings program for Hoosiers to better provide for their loved ones with special needs by allowing them to save money for disability-related costs without placing other benefits at risk.

 

Add Human Trafficking to the DCS Statute*

Author: Senator Randy Head (R-Logansport)

Ensures that children who are victims of human trafficking are able to be served by the Department of Child Services (DCS) by adding human trafficking to the Child In Need of Services (CHINS) statute.

 

 

 

NEWSBOYS’ MEGA ‘WE BELIEVE…GOD’S NOT DEAD’ TOUR COMING TO FORD CENTER APRIL 3

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Lineup To Feature Audio Adrenaline and Ryan Stevenson Tickets on sale January 8 at 10 AM

Evansville, IN- Following the blockbuster success of their “We Believe…God’s Not Dead” 2015 Tour—which saw sellouts nearly each night—Platinum®-selling, GRAMMY®-nominated Newsboys are set to embark on the popular tour’s final leg with a 20-city spring run next year. Sponsored by Feed the Children, the tour will feature GRAMMY@-winning Fair Trade Services recording artist Audio Adrenaline and GRAMMY®-nominated Gotee singer/songwriter Ryan Stevenson

Newsboys, who will return to the big screen for April’s highly-anticipated Pure Flix release, “God’s Not Dead 2,” will perform the film’s theme song and the band’s latest single, “Guilty,” during the tour. In addition, the iconic group will showcase hits from their unparalleled career and forthcoming new studio recording.

“Duncan, Jody, Jeff and I are really at home on the stage, and we can’t wait to hit the road again,” said Newsboys frontman Michael Tait. “Over the past year this tour has given us amazing opportunities to connect with our fans around the country. We’re thrilled to get back out there and share new music along with the message of ‘God’s Not Dead 2.’”

Helping define the sound of Christian music for more than two decades, Newsboys’ live performances continue to sell out venues across the country. Comprised of lead vocalist Michael Tait, Jody Davis (guitar), Jeff Frankenstein (keys) and Duncan Phillips (drums), the band has sold more than 8 million units, amassing eight Gold® certifications, 33 #1 radio hits, four GRAMMY® nominations, two American Music Award nominations and multiple Dove Awards. “God’s Not Dead,” Newsboys’ chart-topping, Platinum®-certified single, inspired Pure Flix’s 2014 hit film of the same name.

Since their debut in 1986, Audio Adrenaline has been one of Christian music’s best-loved bands. They have garnered two GRAMMY® Awards for Best Rock Gospel Album (Worldwide, Until My Heart Caves In); five GMA Dove Awards; a Gold®-certified recording (Bloom); and 14 #1 Christian radio singles, including signature songs “Big House,” “Get Down” and “Hands And
Feet.” Sound of the Saints, the band’s critically-acclaimed FairTrade Services release, debuted at #1 earlier this year onBillboard’s Top Christian Albums chart.

GRAMMY®-nominated Gotee recording artist Ryan Stevenson’s full-length debut,Fresh Start, released to critical acclaim in September and includes the multi-week #1 “Not Forgotten” (feat. TobyMac), as well as the recent hit “All Yours.” Nominated for a 2014 GRAMMY® Award as co-writer of TobyMac’s hit single “Speak Life,” Stevenson—who spent seven years as a paramedic before signing an exclusive agreement with Gotee Records—hails from the Pacific Northwest and is a husband and father of two boys.

 

Daily Off Topic Forum January 5, 2016

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Governor Pence to Offer Prayer at 12th Annual Statehouse Prayer Service

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Governor Mike Pence will offer a prayer at the 12th Annual Statehouse Prayer Service. Details below.

 

Tuesday, January 5:

 

12:00 p.m. EST – Governor Pence to offer a prayer at the 12th Annual Statehouse Prayer Service

*Media are welcome to attend.

Indiana Statehouse, South Atrium

ST. MARY’S HOSTS FAMILY FOUNDATIONS COURSE

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St. Mary’s is hosting a free Family Foundations course presented by Youth First in January. Family Foundations is designed to help couples establish positive parenting skills and adjust to the physical, social and emotional challenges of parenthood.

This course will meet each Monday starting January 25th from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the Gift Conference room, located just off the lobby of the Hospital for Women and Children.   This class is for couples expecting a baby and currently in the 3rd trimester. A follow-up four week course will be offered for class participants later in the Postpartum period. Couples are encouraged to join in this class full of fun activities.

Registration is free, but limited, and can be made here. Door prizes are given weekly.

For more information call Laura or Ashley at 812.421.8336 or Terry at 812.485.6016.

THUNDERBOLTS CELEBRATE SWEET SUCCESS OF VICTORY #1; THE BEST STILL TO COME!!

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 THE ‘BOLTS OPEN THE NEW YEAR OF 2016 WITH .500 RECORD; 2(1-1-0) AFTER FIRST 2 GAMES THREE MORE ON ROAD THIS WEEK; IN ST. LOUIS WED.; IN ATLANTA FRI. AND SAT. NIGHTS

LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: 2(1-1-0) 11-11 SAT. JAN. 2 ‘BOLTS 4 AT PT. MALLARD 7 SUN. JAN. 3 ‘BOLTS 7 AT PT. MALLARD 4

THIS WEEK’S GAMES: (3) WED. JAN. 6 AT ST. LOUIS 7:15 PM FRI. JAN. 8 AT ATLANTA 6:30 PM SAT. JAN. 9 AT ATLANTA 6:30 PM

NEXT HOME GAMES: FRI. JAN. 15 & SAT. JAN. 16 VS. ST. LOUIS JR. BLUES / TICKETS ONLY $ 5 !!

*** ALL THUNDERBOLTS GAMES ARE BROADCAST LIVE ON EVANSVILLE’S WVHI-AM 1330 ***

LIGHTNING BOLTS’ SHOTS: The ThunderBolts are in celebration mode for this Monday! For the first time ever, the ThunderBolts are toasting triumph! The ‘Bolts are savoring the sweet success of victory as a bona fide franchise and enterprise in the elite junior hockey league, the NA3HL. General Manager/Head Coach Scott Fankhouser’s patience, persistence and perseverance are all being rewarded in grand fashion and in grand style and profile following the ‘Bolts brilliant come-from-behind 7-4 triumph Sunday at Point Mallard against the very formidable and redoubtable Ducks hockey club. From the ThunderBolts perspective, it is an absolutely extraordinary way to launch the New Year of 2016 for the City of Evansville’s first-ever elite junior hockey team and the State of Indiana’s only exclusive elite junior hockey club. The fabric, fiber, fortitude and character of this expansion team have never been compromised. The ThunderBolts have always played with heart, soul and total commitment to the city and the state where they play and live since day #1. They have truly earned victory #1. Hail to our ThunderBolts! The best is still to come!!

WIN ONE FOR HISTORY: In achieving their historical first-ever victory, the ThunderBolts were relentless, overcoming three separate one-goal deficits to saddle the high-powered Point Mallard club with its first home defeat of the current campaign. Four consecutive unanswered goals, including a 3-goal third period assault, sparked by Brandon Rozema’s second TBG of the game and climaxed by captain Jon Grimm’s empty net strike almost made the 27-games’ wait worth that wait. Right wing Mike Kelley’s third goal in 3-games late in the second period actually fueled the inferno for the victors, forging a 4-4 deadlock for the alien ice invaders from Evansville. Kelley and Mathieu LaForest each engineered (1-2-3); Grimm (1-1-2). Brandon Bornkamp and Billy Bonser also made key connections while defenseman Brian Crink assisted twice and goaltender Adam Conkling brushed aside 45-shots to preserve victory #1. Crink and defensive comrade Ben Baker each carded masterful +3 performances while Zack Faith, La Forest and Rozema each attained supreme +2 ratings. The ThunderBolts 7-GF and 45-SOG both

represented new team single game bests, eclipsing the previous season-high standards of 5-GF and 44-SOG respectively.

LAST TRIO OF DOZEN: Galvanized and otherwise energized from Sunday’s success abroad, the ThunderBolts hit the road for three more foreign ice excursions for the first full week of the New Year. This Wednesday night, the ‘Bolts travel to St. Louis to rekindle animosities with one of their proximate, nearby archenemies, the Midwest Division pace-setting Jr. Blues. Opening face-off from Affton Arena is set for 7:15 pm with radio broadcast time 6:45 pm on WVHI-AM 1330. Then it’s on to Atlanta for Evansville’s second and final appearance this campaign. The two-game weekend series is on the docket for Friday and Saturday nights at 6:30 pm with the broadcasts set to go at 6:00 pm each night on WVHI-AM 1330. After this week, the ThunderBolts will have played 12-consecutive games on the road with a favorable home slate to await for the duration of the regular season.

COMING SOON TO HOCKEY SWONDER: Following this week’s trio of alien ice invasions on two NA3HL hockey fronts, at long last, the ThunderBolts finally return to the amicable confines of their hockey home of Swonder Ice Arena where they will play host to the St. Louis Jr. Blues on Friday, January 15th and Saturday, January 16th. Game time both nights is 7:30 pm. FAN-FAMILY-FRIENDLY ticket prices from the ThunderBolts. Game tickets are ONLY $ 5 !!!. For more information, visit the ThunderBolts website at www.evvbolts.com.

JONNY B. GOOD: Team captain, Jon Grimm is leading the way in doing it the ThunderBolts way. The local Newburgh product was a supreme catalyst the past weekend in Decatur, artfully authoring 5-points in 2-games on 2(2-3-5) including a key, clutch goal in each game episode. His second goal of the series was the ‘Bolts initial ENG of the season, cementing the historical victory. The talented left wing is presently presiding over a personal 3-game point streak; 3(2-4-6). In his last 15-games; 15(9-12-21); last 10(6-10-16).

KID KELLEY CANNONADE: Freshman elite junior right wing Mike Kelley is coming into his own, operating and orchestrating in a zone of his own. The Fort Wayne native also was the architect of 5-points (2-3-5) in the weekend’s two-game series at Point Mallard. The sharpshooting marksmen is also enjoying 3-game goal and point streaks; last 3-games; 3(3-3-6). In his last 16-games; 16(7-15-22); last 12(6-11-17). He was Sunday’s #2 Star.

THE THERIOT SCENARIO: Standout defenseman Triston Theriot is emerging as the League’s premiere blue line ace with his polished, precision play. Contributing adeptly and adroitly both offensively and defensively, he attained a superlative +4 rating combined through the two-games at Point Mallard the past weekend, including a positive, premium +3 rating the past Saturday night at Point Mallard. On the offensive side, Theriot has ascended to the top of the scoring parade for his club’s blue line brigade with 27(4-12-16) while ranking 4th overall in total team scoring productivity.

BRANDON IN THE BOOKS: Forward Brandon Rozema is becoming a major sparkplug for the true hometown team. The past weekend, the diminutive, dynamic deadeye acted the role of goal-scoring opportunist impeccably. The past weekend at Point Mallard, the hard-working, unrelenting right wing triggered a trio of touch-in-the-clutch snipes, including a pair of electrifying tie-breaking goals (TBG) in Sunday’s victory verdict for his club. Rozema’s second goal of the game Sunday will be forever etched in the ‘Bolts book of history as it proved to be the first-ever GWG in team franchise annals. He was hailed and heralded the game’s #3 Star on Sunday.

THE MATHIEU BREAKTHROUGH: Center/left wing Mathieu LaForest’s indefatigable efforts are earning critical acclaim and rave reviews in recent action for his ‘Bolts squadron. On Sunday, the St. Clair Shores, MI native essayed his first 3-points’ enormous performance of the season with (1-2-3) including a key, clutch first period unassisted GTG. All 3 of his goals have been collected abroad. LaForest was named the game’s #1 Star for ‘Bolts victory #1.

PLUS 3 FOR “BC”: Defenseman Brian Crink enjoyed, perhaps, his best performance of the campaign the past weekend. The rangy 6-2 blue line bulwark was especially effective in his team’s first-ever victory on Sunday. Crink and his defensive partner Ben Baker each registered excellent +3 ratings while the former recorded 2-assists in his

club’s spellbinding and spine-tingling 3-goal third period surge which produced victory #1. Crink and Baker’’s respective +3 ratings equaled the club record for best plus performance by an individual player in a single game.

SPECIAL TEAMS TOTALS: The ThunderBolts power play has been somewhat inconsistent and incongruous in recent action. Through the last 7-games the power play is 1-27 for a proficiency rating of 3.7%. It was 0-6 the past weekend at Point Mallard. Meanwhile, the penalty-killing cast has been encountering vicissitudes as well. The opposition is 5 for the last 11 and 8 for the last 17 against the ThunderBolts shorthand band. Evansville has yet to deliver a SHG thus far this season while allotting 8-SHGA at this stage of the season.

PREMIUM PLUS PLAYERS: The past weekend at Point Mallard, several premium, plus personified player personnel prominently emerged for the ThunderBolts. On Saturday night, the defensive combination of Triston Theriot and Kyle Nikles each achieved stellar +3 ratings while Jon Grimm, Brandon Bornkamp and Mike Kelley each earned solid +2 marks. On Sunday, it was the defensive combination of Brian Crink and Ben Baker each posting +3 masterpieces with Zach Faith, Mathieu LaForest and Brandon Rozema each gaining +2 status.

MAJOR MARQUEE MEN: The ThunderBolts top scoring kingpins at this juncture of the season: 1- Brandon Bornkamp 27(19-15-34); 2- Jon Grimm 27( 12-20-32); 3- Mike Kelley 22(9-16-25); 4 – Triston Theriot 27(4-12- 16); 5- Billy Bonser 24(7-5-12); 6 – Brandon Rozema 24(5-3-8); 7- Mathieu LaForest 23(3-4-7); 8- Brian Crink 27(1-6-7).

FEW FUN FAST FACTS FROM “FIC”: Both the ‘Bolts and Ducks traded 7-4 victory verdicts the past weekend with the ‘Bolts delivering 3-goal third period outbursts in each contest. Evansville has produced four 3-goal periods thus far this season; 2 of those coming in the second period and 2-more in the third stanza. With their team record 45-SOG Sunday at Point Mallard, the ‘Bolts have reached the 40-shots plateau 3-times this season. Their 18-third period SOG Sunday equaled for the third time their second most SOG in one period. Evansville has yet to notch a SHG this season while surrendering 8 of the same. Brandon Rozema joins Brandon Bornkamp (3), Jon Grimm (2) and Billy Bonser (1) in firing multi-goal games this season. Grimm has authored three 3-point games this season. Until the past weekend, Jon Grimm was the lone player to attain a +3 rating in a single game and his came back on opening night, 9/18/15, also against Point Mallard.

THE THUNDERBOLTS HOCKEY UPDATE: All ThunderBolts fans can stay up to date everyday even when there is not a game. It’s “The ThunderBolts Hockey Update,” Monday through Friday at 5:00 pm on flagship radio home of WVHI-AM 1330 and at 2:30 pm on WEOA-AM 1400 and WEOA-FM Magic 98.5.

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