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USI Women’s Soccer announces 2024 signing class

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer announced early signees for the 2024 class. The Screaming Eagles are welcoming 10 players to the program for the 2024 season.

“We are excited to welcome the 2024 class to the USI Soccer family,” USI Women’s Soccer Head Coach Eric Schoenstein said. “The 2024 class is our most talented class yet. We feel they will come in and make an immediate impact.”

Josie Pochocki (LaGrange Park, Illinois) is a 5’3″ attacker from Lyons Township High School who can play as a forward or midfielder. Pochocki’s high school squad has won three straight conference and regional championships. Her team also won a sectional title and was a state runner-up in 2021. Pochocki was named to the All-Sectional Team and earned a sportsmanship honor this year. During her three years of high school soccer, Pochocki has totaled 31 points on 13 goals and five assists in 37 games played, averaging five goals in the last two seasons. Pochocki played her club soccer for Galaxy SC GA and Eclipse Select SC ECNL.

Hailey Robinson (St. Louis, Missouri) is a 5’6″ forward from the Visitation Academy of the St. Louis. Hailey has scored eight goals with four assists in the last two seasons. She played at the club level for St. Louis Scott Gallagher ECNL. She joins USI alongside her twin sister, Hannah.

Hannah Robinson (St. Louis, Missouri) is a 5’6″ defender from the Visitation Academy of the St. Louis. Coming off a solid 2022-23 season, Hannah tallied four goals and eight assists. She played club soccer for St. Louis Scott Gallagher ECNL. Hannah comes to USI with her twin sister, Hailey.

Ava Hess (Hamilton, Ohio) is a 5’8″ defender from Stephen T. Badin High School. Hess earned Rookie of the Year in 2019-20, is a three-time All-League First Team recipient, a three-time defensive MVP winner, and was All-League Second Team in 2022-23. A four-year varsity starter, Hess was an All-City First Team selection in 2023. Her high school team won District Finals in 2020, 2021, and 2023, and have won the GCL in three straight years. Hess played in 39 games through her first two seasons and scored twice as a sophomore. Hess played club soccer for Kings Hammer 06 ECNL.

Ana Munyon (Plymouth, Minnesota), a 5’5″ attacker who can play forward or midfield, hails from Wayzata High School. Munyon was a four-year varsity starter, helping her squad to a 59-11-6 record in four years including a 37-3-1 mark in 2022 and 2023 as a junior and senior. Her high school team won four straight Class 3A sectional championships and was a four-time state tournament qualifier. Munyon was the team’s leading scorer in 2021 and led as a captain in 2023 to a state runner-up finish. Munyon played at the club level for Salvo 05/06 GA.

Brittney Veugeler (Mokena, Illinois) is a 5’6″ defender out of Lincoln-Way Central High School. Veugeler was a two-sport athlete in high school. Veugeler played club soccer for Chicago Inter SC – 06/05 ENCL. At the club level, Veugeler is a seven-time state cup champion, a three-time U.S. Soccer Youth National Training Center I.D., and a 3-v-3 national champion. Plus, her ECNL regional league team was a division champion in 2022 and a national semifinalist in 2023. Her team also won a USYS MRL regional championship in 2022 and a USYS E64 Midwest Conference championship in 2022.

Gabrielle Aydelott (Centerville, Ohio), a 5’4″ midfielder, comes to USI from Centerville High School. Aydelott’s high school team were three-time conference champions and district finalists between 2020-23. The squad was also a regional finalist in 2020. In her high school career, Aydelott tallied 31 points on 10 goals and 11 assists in 31 games played. Aydelott played at the club soccer level for FC Dayton of the ECNL and National League PRO.

Emma Schut (Middleville, Michigan) is a 5’3″ midfielder from Thornapple Kellogg High School. A multi-sport athlete in high school, Schut has earned all-conference, all-district, all-region, and all-state soccer honors all four years. Schut played club soccer for Michigan Rangers 06G elite 64 NLC PRO.

Katelyn Borschnack (Kankakee, Illinois) is a 5’2″ midfielder out of Herscher High School. Borschnack was a multi-sport athlete in high school, as she also played basketball and competed for the cross country and track and field teams. In the last three years, Borschnack has totaled 108 goals and 63 assists in 65 games played. She is a three-time ICE All-Conference honoree, a two-time IHSSCA All-State recipient, and was IHSSCA All-Sectional Honorable Mention in 2021. Her high school squad has been back-to-back IHSA Sectional and Regional Champions for the last two years. Borschnack played soccer at the club level for Evolution SC ECRL and Indy Premier SC GA.

Makenzie Buss (St. Peters, Missouri), a 5’9″ wing forward and defender, heads to USI from Fort Zumwalt South High School. Buss is a three-time Missouri state soccer champion at Fort Zumwalt South. In 2021-22, she scored a pair of goals with eight assists. She plays club soccer for St. Louis Development Academy.

“Brittney and Ava are game-changing centerbacks who can control the game from the back line,” Schoenstein commented. “Hannah and Makenzie are shutdown outside backs, and Emma and Gaby are high-energy midfielders that win everything and never stop working. Katelyn and Josie are creative forward/midfielders who can score goals and create opportunities for their teammates. Ana and Hailey are exciting, fast wide players that can break down defenders and create goal-scoring chances.”

Governor Holcomb declares Nov. 15 America Recycles Day

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INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb issued a proclamation declaring Nov. 15 America Recycles Day in Indiana. In partnership with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), the proclamation recognizes America Recycles Day, which is the only nationally recognized day in the U.S. reminding us of the importance of recycling. The day provides an educational platform to raise awareness about the value of reducing, reusing and recycling – recognizing the economic, environmental, and social benefits of recycling and promoting a circular economy.

More than half of Indiana’s waste goes to landfills or incinerators instead of being recycled. America Recycles Day serves to remind Hoosiers to increase recycling efforts and commit to reducing waste, making recycling an everyday habit, and buying recycled products.

Recycling is growing in Indiana. The statewide recycling rate was 12% in 2015 and increased to 20% in 2022. Additionally, Indiana diverted more than 1 million tons of commodity recyclables (glass, metals, paper, plastics) from landfills in 2022. Paper and cardboard represented the largest amount of material diverted, followed by glass.

VU Cross Country ends season with a bang at Half Marathon Championships

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The 2023 Vincennes University Cross Country season came to a close Tuesday with the running of the 2023 NJCAA Half Marathon National Championships at John Hunt Park.

Members of the VU men’s and women’s Cross Country teams took part in the grueling 13.1 mile run and came away with an 18th place finish for the men’s team and an outstanding 10th place finish for the VU women’s team.

The VU men’s team was led by freshman Cody Noel (Hebron, Ind.) who finished with a time of 1:16:45.9, finishing 56th overall out of 155 runners.

Freshman Tanner Spence (Carmi, Ill.) was the next VU runner across the line, with a final time of 1:17:35.3 to finish 63rd.

Sophomore Griffin Worzella (Martinsville, Ind.) led the final group of Trailblazer men’s runners to the finish, ending with a time of 1:23:38.7 and placing 102nd overall.

Freshmen Caden Hostetler (LaGrange, Ind.) and John Hackney (Evansville, Ind.) rounded out the VU men’s race with Hostetler finishing at 1:24:25.0 and Hackney ending with a time of 1:25:20.0.

The Vincennes men’s team finished with 179 points and placed 18th overall out of 23 teams competing.

“Cody led the way for the men,” VU Head Cross Country Coach Tyler Steigenga said. “He got out well but wasn’t able to pick it up in the last few miles like he wanted. Tanner went out conservatively and moved up 40 places during the race, looking very strong throughout the race.”

“Caden did really well through 12 miles but had a really rough last 1.1 miles as he had to walk the final stretch,” Steigenga added. “He was dehydrated and depleted nutritionally, which made it hard to even finish. But I’m proud of him for getting to the line.”

“Griffin moved up around 20 places during the race to pass Caden in the home stretch to finish as our fourth runner,” Steigenga said. “John moved up around 30 places from the start to finish as our fifth runner.”

The VU women’s team were the big winners on the day for the Trailblazers, paced by freshman Adi Fuller (Evansville, Ind.) who finished with a time of 1:37:24.6 and finished 35th overall out of 114 runners.

Sophomore Ada Peterman (Clay City, Ill.) and freshman Lani Baskett (Sebree, Ky.) ran a tight race with Peterman just edging out Baskett with a time of 1:40:18.4 and Baskett finishing with a time of 1:40:49.5.

Peterman placed 45th overall and Baskett took 49th overall, giving the Trailblazers 109 points on the day to finish 10th overall as a team out of 22 teams competing.

“The women went out a little fast in the first few miles, but managed to have a good finish,” Steigenga said. “Adi maintained her place throughout the race and did a great job leading the team. Lani and Ada ran together for most of the race and lost a few places but managed to hold on in the last few miles.”

“I got a little worried when I saw how fast they had gone out when they came through the 5K splits,” Steigenga added. “But they had enough distance to hold on for a solid team finish. I was very pleased for them to get a 10th place team finish in their first race at that distance.”

With the Half Marathon now completed, these runners will now shift their focus to the 2024 Track and Field seasons.

The Trailblazers will begin the 2024 Indoor Track and Field season in January and the 2024 Outdoor Track and Field season to begin in March.

“It has been an up and down season for us,” Steigenga said. “But we finished on a good note Tuesday. We’ll take a little break and then get back to it for the Indoor Track season.”

VINCENNES RESULTS

MEN’S RESULTS

VU (18) – 179 points

Cody Noel (56) – 1:16:45.9

Tanner Spence (63) – 1:17:35.3

Griffin Worzella (102) – 1:23:38.7

Caden Hostetler (107) – 1:24:25.0

John Hackney (111) – 1:25:20.0

WOMEN’S RESULTS

VU (10) – 109 points

Adi Fuller (35) – 1:37:24.6

Ada Peterman (45) – 1:40:18.4

Lani Baskett (49) – 1:40:49.5

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Angry days are here again

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Angry days are here again

The withdrawal of U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, from the 2024 presidential race makes at least one thing clear.

John Krull, publisher, TheStatehouseFile.com

The days of conservative happy warriors in the mold of the late Ronald Reagan are over, perhaps for good. Rage now is all the rage within the Republican Party.

Scott left the race abruptly on a Sunday night—so abruptly that most of his campaign staff didn’t even know it was coming. He dropped the bomb during an interview with Trey Gowdy of Fox News, who is a former South Carolina congressman and a close friend of Scott’s.

Scott told Gowdy that the voters had spoken to him. Their lack of support persuaded the senator to “suspend”—polite political speak for “lock the doors, board up the windows and go out of business”—his presidential campaign.

Scott really didn’t have much choice.

Like former Vice President Mike Pence before him, Scott struggled to break out of the low single digits in polls. As a result, fundraising was a challenge, which forced him to narrow and focus his campaign strategy more and more, until he was betting almost everything he had on the Iowa caucuses.

Still, he trailed the frontrunner, former President Donald Trump, by more than 40 points—with several other also-rans between Scott and the race’s leader.

Pence left the campaign for similar reasons. He, too, struggled to climb out of the cellar and found securing the funds to go on more and more difficult.

The two failed candidates are linked in other important ways.

Both men drew their inspiration from Reagan, who replaced the scowling visage most Americans associated with conservatism’s earlier standard bearers, Richard Nixon and Barry Goldwater, with a sunnier demeanor. Reagan promised that it was morning in America, which itself was a shining city on a hill.

Reagan’s message was that America was a blessed land and Americans a blessed people capable of meeting any challenge because their pure hearts put steel in their spines. This earned him the nickname “the Great Communicator,” carried him to two decisive victories in White House runs and allowed him to send Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal into prolonged hibernation.

Reagan was the devoted son of an evangelical mother, which made him feel at home with social conservatives—and made them feel at home with him, even though he consistently elevated the priorities of the business wing of the party over theirs.

Pence and Scott both saw themselves as heirs to Reagan’s brand of smiling conservatism. Both are naturally genial men given to unquestioning faith in both the gospel and the unending righteousness of capital-gains tax cuts. Each could and did quote Scripture often and with feeling, all the while cozying up to the corporate interests that long have formed the donor class of the GOP.

Pence famously described himself as conservative, but not angry about it—a self-characterization that Scott could embrace, too.

Their lack of rancor left them out of step with the modern Republican Party, which now snarls more often than it speaks.

Trump, of course, is the face and voice of this new GOP.

For him, it’s not morning in America but permanent midnight. In Trump’s America, we are not a shining city on a hill but home to carnage in the streets.

More to the point, because Reagan—like Scott, like Pence—believed in an America in which little boys from obscure places such as Dixon, Illinois, North Charleston, South Carolina, and Columbus, Indiana, could grow up to do great things, he also believed nothing was beyond his or his nation’s power or control.

Trump, an angry, irresponsible man for an angry, irresponsible age, believes nothing is ever his fault or his duty—that someone else is always to blame for whatever happens in the world around him.

That’s why Reagan always talked about opportunity while Trump always talks about retribution.

It is one of the mysteries of both history and politics that so many Americans take greater solace from Trump’s message than they do Reagan’s.

But they do.

That is why two men who considered themselves heirs to the Great Communicator discovered they had to make early exits from the stage.

They found there is no room for happy warriors in an age of rage.

John Krull is director of Franklin College’s Pulliam School of Journalism and publisher of TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students. The views expressed are those of the author only and should not be attributed to Franklin College.

“IS IT TRUE” NOVEMBER 15, 2023

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IS IT TRUE that there is no greater ambassador of goodwill than a homegrown non-partisan community newspaper?  …that local newspapers can serve as a “Community Watchdog” by sounding the alarm when the citizen’s rights are being violated? …we realize that a community can have no greater ambassador of goodwill than one that keeps its citizens informed about their accomplishments, failures, and triumphs.
IS IT TRUE that a late great professor from the University of Evansville once said, “Come to the revolution all of this $%#! will cease?”…the obsession with fun and game spending is what has led the sheep to this unsustainable abyss?
 IS IT TRUE that we have been told by several of our financial wizards that the incoming Mayor of Evansville should immediately hire an out-of-state Accounting firm to do a Forensic Audit so that she won’t have any major cash flow issues or financial deficit surprises when she takes office?
IS IT TRUE that we hope that a rumor circulating during the recent city election that Evansville has over 1 billion dollars in encountered debt and growing by the day is false?
IS IT TRUE that fiscal conservative and former Evansville City Councilmen and current County Commissioner Justin Elpers said: “that the Evansville health insurance plan is supposed to be self-funded by employee copays and deductibles, but what we have seen over the last five years is that the self-funded plan is not self-funded,”  …that now Vanderburgh County Commissioner Elpers also commented, “That’s why we see the imbalance in the City’s employee Insurance Plan”? …that the CCO feels that now Vanderburgh County Commissioner Elpers’s comments concerning the above Evansville Employee Healthcare plan are spot on?
IS IT TRUE that when a City is in a serious financial bind and can’t borrow any more Municipal Bond money for future capital projects it resorts to the questionable practice of having a Building Contractor guarantee the project?  …that in return, the City signs a long-term Lease/Rental Revenue Bond
agreement with the builder?
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who worked for Mayors Jonathon Wienzapfel and Frank McDonald Jr. to ensure that the City officials lived within their budget restraints? …that former Evansville Mayors Jonathon Weinzapfel and Frank McDonald Jr. not only lived within their budget restraints but when they left office they had comfortable cash balances in the “Rainey Day” fund to pass on to their successors?

IS IT TRUE that when a Chairman of a political party sweeps an election he or she takes total credit for this accomplishment?  …when a Chairman of a political party loses he or she blames everyone else for the loss.

IS IT TRUE that one of the most serious impending health crises facing America today is the possibility of the reinsurance of the COVID-19 virus?  …that we hope that the majority of our elected officials and medical experts are prepared for a possible impending health crisis?
IS IT TRUE that we find the campaign style of the outspoken Libertarian Mayoral candidate Michael Daughty to be conservative, sometimes politically unorthodox, idealistic, sometimes lacking a little tack, refreshing honest, and direct?  …that Mr. Daughety has a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and an MBA in Business from Purdue and a bright future in local politics?
IS IT TRUE when well-credentialed scientists cannot make predictions better than a dart-flinging monkey, what is an intellectually challenged elected official to do?…the answer is to panic and make edicts that are then overturned time and again because most politicians are literally in way over their heads?
IS IT TRUE that the Executive Director of the AREA PLAN COMMISSION recently stunned members of the Vanderburgh County Council when he requested that this board increase his 2024 salary by $26,500?  …we give 5 cheers to members of the Vanderburgh County Council for sticking to their conservative values by rejecting this unreasonable raise request.
IS IT TRUE that we are told that several people are hoping that Democrat State Representative Ryan Hatfield will run for a Vanderburgh County Judgeship position when it becomes available? …we feel that Ryan Hatfield has the skills and ability to make a good Judge?
IS IT TRUE that our “Readers Poll” is non-scientific but trendy?  …our current “Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel that EREP leadership not allowing Libertarian Michael Daugherty to participate in their upcoming Mayoral debates is unacceptable?
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Gov. Holcomb, Adjutant General Lyles visit Hoosier soldiers in Africa

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Governor Holcomb and the First Lady will share a Thanksgiving meal with Hoosier soldiers deployed in Kenya

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Indiana Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Dale Lyles landed in Kenya today to visit Hoosier National Guard soldiers deployed since April 2023.

More than 100 citizen-soldiers serving with the Indiana National Guard’s Airborne company, headquartered in Seymour, are strengthening regional stability, and providing base security in the Horn of Africa region.

The governor will share a Thanksgiving meal with soldiers at Camp Simba and spend additional time with Hoosiers on the base. While there, he will receive updates on the Mission Overview which is a joint assignment between Indiana and Oklahoma National Guardsmen and women.

“As Hoosiers prepare to gather around the Thanksgiving dinner table and reflect on all we’re grateful for, please include the men and women serving in Indiana’s National Guard,” Gov. Holcomb said. “They serve us at home in urgent times and far away when the orders arrive. So this year, while you huddle up with friends and family and celebrate your own family traditions, remember many of our Guard families are separated from one another while defending our values and way of life. Meeting Hoosier Guardsmen stationed in Kenya and seeing their dedication to our state and country firsthand, I’m proudly reminded, our freedom is not free, and it’s their dedication that pays the cost in full.  Indeed, we have much to be thankful for.”

Indiana National Guard Soldiers serve in a unique dual state and federal role. They are trained and prepared for domestic operations like relief efforts following severe weather and are also trained for federal operations, including overseas deployment.

“Whether deployed providing security in the Horn of Africa region, or living, working and serving part-time in Indiana, the 12,000 premier professionals of our Indiana National Guard are always readying for and executing the modern missions that protect U.S. interests abroad and serve our neighbors at home,” said Lyles.

Operation Enduring Freedom has been ongoing in the Horn of Africa since 2002. Hoosier Guardsmen continuing the mission are scheduled to return home to Indiana next year.

This trip was paid for by the Indiana National Guard. Click HERE for more information.

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