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Upcoming Lunch, Learn and Share Presentations at the Evansville Wartime Museum
St. Benedict Cathedral Lenten Fish Fry
Annual Lenten Fish Fry at Saint Benedict’s School Cafeteria
Join us every Friday of Lent for the Annual Lenten Fish Fry at Saint Benedict’s School Cafeteria, located at 530 S Harlan Ave, Evansville. The event will be held on March 7, March 14, March 21, March 28, April 4, and April 11. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., and we will be serving until 7:30 p.m. Ample parking in the School Parking lot. Enter Doors 8(parking lot) and 3(Harlan Avenue) in St. Scholastica Hall. Elevator access in door 9 in St. Benedict Hall. Located just east of US Hwy 41 on Lincoln Avenue.
Our menu features a delicious selection of fried or baked fish, Cole slaw, mac-n-cheese, green beans, French fries, and cheese pizza. Beverages include tea, lemonade and water, Beer, and wine available, must be 21.
The cost for adults is $15, kids aged 6−12 $5 and children under 6 eat for free. We accept cash, card, and checks. Dine-in or carry-out options are available (food only).
This event supports the grade school’s Penny Wars, so your participation helps a great cause to fund the St. Benedict Cathedral School Athletic Department. For more information, please contact Kelly Burns at 270-454-9546.
Come and enjoy a wonderful meal while supporting our school community!
Evansville Redevelopment Commission Agenda for Tuesday March 4, 2025
Evansville Redevelopment Commission
AGENDA
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 – 8:30 am
Civic Center Complex – Room 301
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes February 19, 2025 (roll call vote)
3. Financial Statements – Accounts Payable Approval (roll call vote)
4. Jacobsville Redevelopment Area
Open Public Hearing related to Resolution 25-ERC-07
Close Public Hearing
a. Resolution 25-ERC-07 Confirming An Amendment To The
Jacobsville Redevelopment Area Plan
5. Arts District Redevelopment Area
a. Resolution 25-ERC-08 Authorizing An Amendment To An
Agreement For Services With Haynie’s Corner Arts District
Association To Install A Mural
6. Downtown Redevelopment Area
a. Resolution 25-ERC-09 Engaging Barnes & Thornburg, LLP For
Legal Services In Connection With Refunding Economic
Development Revenue Bonds Series 2015A
7. Adjournment
EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT
FOOTNOTE: EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.
Bowser’s complete game leads Blazers to win to close out weekend
Bowser’s complete game leads Blazers to win to close out weekend
VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Baseball team closed out their busy weekend Saturday afternoon at Jerry Blemker Field with a seven inning showdown with North Iowa Area Community College.
The Trailblazers battled back from a slow start as the Blazers extended their winning streak to six games with a 6-4 victory over the Trojans.
NIACC got the scoring started early, plating four runs in the first inning.
Vincennes was able to respond in the bottom half of the first inning however as VU’s first five batters reached base safely in the inning.
Sophomore Bradyn Douglas (Frankton, Ind.) and freshman Ty Stultz (Terre Haute, Ind.) got the inning started with back-to-back walks before sophomore Corbin Napier (Indianapolis, Ind.) put the Blazers on the board with an RBI single.
Sophomore Nate Montgomery (Lexington, Ind.) loaded the bases with another walk and sophomore Yancey Edlin (Pekin, Ind.) was able to drive in a run on a bases loaded hit by pitch.
The inning continued with freshman Jevan Andrews (Hobart, Ind.) driving in a run on a fielder’s choice to cut the deficit to one at 4-3 after the first inning.
The Trailblazers continued their fast start in the second inning, picking up a leadoff double by sophomore Bryce Gross (Bridgeport, Ill.), followed by an RBI single by Bradyn Douglas to even the score at 4-4.
Douglas would come around to score on an RBI double by Nate Montgomery to give the Trailblazers the lead and Ty Stultz would extend the lead by scoring on a groundout by Yancey Edlin, giving Edlin two RBIs in the first two innings of the game as the Blazers took a 6-4 lead.
The Trojans would continue to battle, getting runners in scoring position in three of the final four innings Saturday, but were unable to push a run across.
Vincennes was able to hold on to this lead throughout the later innings and the Trailblazers were able to close out their sixth straight win by the final score of 6-4.
Sophomore JD Bowser (Mt. Carmel, Ill.) got the start on the mound for the Trailblazers and was able to settle in after a tough first inning to go the distance, throwing a seven-inning complete game, allowing four runs on six hits and striking out seven.
The Trailblazers will look to keep this hot start going as the Blazers open the next week of games Monday, March 3 when VU hosts Wabash Valley College in a single nine-inning game at Jerry Blemker Field with first pitch scheduled for 4 p.m. eastern.
VU will then head on the road Wednesday, March 5 to take on Oakland City JV in Oakland City, Ind. at 4 p.m. eastern before opening Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) play Saturday, March 8 and Sunday March 9 at John Wood Community College in Quincy, Ill. First pitch Saturday and Sunday is set for 1 p.m. eastern.
BOX SCORE
North Iowa Area – 400 000 0 – 4
VU (8-3) – 330 000 x – 6
VINCENNES HITTING
2B – Gross, Montgomery. RBI – Edlin 2, Napier, Montgomery, Andrews. HBP – Stultz, Edlin. SB – Andrews 2, Gross, Stultz.
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The Vincennes University Baseball team improves to 8-3 on the season.
THUNDERBOLTS OPEN MARCH WITH 6-2 WIN OVER STORM
THUNDERBOLTS OPEN MARCH WITH 6-2 WIN OVER STORM
Evansville, In.: After going 6-2-1 in the month of February, the Thunderbolts continued their strong play into the month of March, winning 6-2 over the Quad City Storm and pushing their point streak to seven games (6-0-1) in front of nearly 4,500 fans at Ford Center on Saturday night. The Thunderbolts’ next home game will be on Saturday, March 1st against the Quad City Storm at 7:05pm CT.
On an early major power play, the Thunderbolts grabbed the game’s first lead at 1:30 as Tyson Gilmour scored on a rebound from Matthew Hobbs and Nolan McElhaney. Following numerous chances throughout the first period to extend the lead, Evansville finally found success at 17:31 as Jordan Simoneau sniped a shot past a stick-less Brent Moran from Derek Contessa and Bronson Adams to make it 2-0. The lead was trimmed to 2-1 however when Brandon Stojcevski scored for Quad City on an individual effort with only 10 seconds remaining in the first period. Evansville got back to work in the second period, and on a 5-on-3 power play Scott Kirton scored off a rebound from Logan vande Meerakker and Myles Abbate to make it a 3-1 game, followed by Gilmour’s second goal of the game on 4-on-4 action from Abbate and Joey Berkopec to extend the lead to 4-1 at 13:10.
Stojcevski again played spoiler with a goal in the fading seconds of the second period with a mid-air backhand shot in front of the crease, just barely within height limits of counting, however Evansville still took a 4-2 lead into the third period. The Thunderbolts did not allow Quad City to get back into the game from there, and at 5:14, Abbate scored on a delayed penalty call from Aidan Litke to put the game further out of reach at 5-2. At 14:31, Hobbs scored on a tic-tac-toe passing play from Vande Meerakker and Kirton to put the game completely out of reach at 6-2 with Evansville’s third power play goal of the night. With the win, Evansville has now earned points in seven consecutive games with a 6-0-1 record in the span and are now only 2 points out of 4th place, currently held by the Fayetteville Marksmen, who on Saturday lost 3-1 to Macon.
Gilmour finished with two goals, Abbate scored one goal and two assists, Hobbs and Kirton each picked up a goal and assist, and Simoneau scored one goal. Vande Meerakker tallied a pair of assists, while Cole Ceci finished with 28 saves on 30 shots on goal for his 15th win of the season. The Thunderbolts and Storm meet again on Thursday, March 20th at Vibrant Arena at the MARK. With tonight’s victory, the Thunderbolts clinched victory in the regular season series over Quad City, with 7 games won out of 10 played, and only 2 games remaining.
Softball earns split on Saturday
Softball earns split on Saturday
UE finishes with win over Tennessee Tech
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – After falling in Saturday’s Hilltopper Spring Fling opener, the University of Evansville softball team rallied to earn a 9-6 win over Tennessee Tech in the nightcap.
Game 1 – Western Kentucky 5, UE 4
Saturday’s opener was a back-and-forth contest. Following a scoreless three frames, it was Evansville getting on the board first in the top half of the fourth. Jess Willsey and Taylor Howe hit back-to-back doubles to score the first run of the game. It did not take long for the Hilltoppers to respond as they plated three runs in the bottom of the frame.
Eliza Piggott cut into the deficit in the fifth. Following a walk by Jenna Donohoo, Piggott launched a 2-run home run to tie the game. Kynadee Warner gave the Purple Aces a 4-3 lead in the top of the sixth with an RBI double that scored Niki Bode.
WKU countered with the tying run in the bottom of the inning before UE looked for a rally in the top of the seventh. Keghan Pye reached on a single while Willsey reached on a walk, but the Hilltoppers escaped without allowing the go-ahead run. Western Kentucky rallied in the bottom of the seventh as a leadoff double was followed by an error that scored the winning run.
Kate Ridgway put forth another solid effort in the circle. In six innings, she allowed five runs, none of which were earned. She fanned four batters. Seven players accounted for UE’s seven hits in the contest.
Game 2 – UE 9, Tennessee Tech 6
Evansville led throughout most of the contest before Tennessee Tech rallied to tie the game in the bottom of the sixth. A 3-run seventh was the different as the Aces hung on for the 9-6 win.
Jess Willsey got UE started with a 2-run home run in the top of the first. Brooke Voss, who reached on a 1-out single, also scored on the play. The Aces doubled their lead in the second. Kynadee Warner led off with a walk and scored on a single by Eliza Piggott. Voss added a sacrifice fly to make it a 4-0 game.
Tennessee Tech cut into the UE lead in the bottom of the inning, scoring three runs to get within one. It remained a 4-3 game until the top half of the fourth when the Aces added two more runs on Piggott’s 2-run single. Warner and Jenna Donohoo scored on the hit. After scoring a single run in the bottom of the frame, the Golden Eagles rallied to tie the game with two runs in the sixth.
Utilizing a 2-out rally, the Aces scored three runs to retake the lead in the 7th. Morgan Adams had an RBI single before Callie Meinel had a 2-run single to right field to give her team some insurance. Elle Jarrett took care of business in the bottom of the inning to pick up the win. She threw the final three innings with two unearned runs scoring. Gracie Hollingsworth made the start, going four innings while allowing four runs, two being earned. The offense posted nine runs on ten hits with Donohoo and Piggott posting two apiece. Piggott led the team with three RBI.
Sunday’s weekend finale against Kentucky is set to begin at 10 a.m.
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UE women complete MVC Championships
UE women complete MVC Championships
Aces finish in 8th place
WAUKEE, Iowa – On Saturday, the University of Evansville women’s swimming and diving team completed the 2025 Missouri Valley Conference Championships.
In the 1650-free finals, Hannah Krings posted the top time for the Purple Aces. Finishing in 18:15.50, she finished in 23rd. Ane Madina led the way in the 200-backstroke. Posting a time of 2:07.20, she placed 24th in the finals.
Mari Mueller paced Evansville in the 200-breaststroke. Following a 2:23.20 in the prelims, she swam a 2:23.46 to earn a 20th-place effort in Saturday’s final.
Sveva Brugnoli had a solid effort in the 200-fly. After recording a 2:08.03 in the prelims, she lowered her time to a 2:06.73 in the finals to take 21st. Rebecca Lago, Evelyn Chin, Madina, and Brugnoli swam for Evansville in the 400-free relay. Their effort of 3:31.92 saw them finish in 7th.
Maddie Rollett took 13th in the 3-meter dive. After scoring a 230.00 in the prelims, she improved to a 236.65 in the finals.
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Aces women’s basketball earns a double-figure win over in-state rival Indiana State
Aces women’s basketball earns a double-figure win over in-state rival Indiana State
The Purple Aces outshot the Sycamores in the 11-point win
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women’s basketball team had a strong start to its three-game homestand with a 79-68 win over the Indiana State Sycamores.
Four Purple Aces ended the night in double figures and all, but two players recorded an assist in the victory on Saturday night. UE shared the ball well resulting in seven of the eight players in the lineup making a basket. Sophomore forward Maggie Hartwig (Sauk City, Wis. / Sauk Prairie HS) led Evansville with her fourth straight double-double, coming one point shy of her career-high in scoring with 28 points.
“Tonight was a great win,” said Head Coach Robyn Scherr after the game. “I’m really proud of the team. We’ve been pretty banged up and short handed and tonight was no exception. I loved the way we fought hard through some fatigue being a little bit short handed and came up with a really big team win.”
Indiana State took a six-point lead to start Saturday night forcing an early Aces timeout. UE responded out of the timeout getting the game back within a possession. The Sycamores got back to a six-point lead shortly after. But Evansville took control of the action on the floor with an eight-point run to take its first lead of the game. Indiana State answered by retaking the lead until the final two minutes of the quarter. The Aces led by three going into the second quarter after freshman guard Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind. / Hamilton Heights HS) made a late layup.
UE extended its lead early in the second quarter on an 8-2 run in the first three minutes. The game’s pace slowed down after as the teams traded shots until the Sycamores had a four-point run. Evansville was able to respond with a run of its own as freshman guard Avery Kelley (Evansville, Ind. / Memorial HS) made back-to-back jumpers. The final two minutes of the first half returned to being back and forth as the Aces took a nine-point lead into the locker room.
It was another quick start for UE in the third as Hartwig made a three to extend Evansville’s lead to 11 points. But the three would be the Aces last made basket over the next minute and a half. Indiana State was able to tie the game up for the first time since the first quarter with 3:55 on the clock thanks to an 11-2 run. The lead was traded five times over the next two minutes. It was UE who ended the back-and-forth with two threes and a trip to the line in the final minute and a half of the third.
With only a six-point lead to begin the fourth quarter, Evansville struggled to keep the lead as the Sycamores opened the final frame on a four-point run. It remained a one-possession game over two minutes into the fourth. The Aces were able to pull away midway through the quarter with small bursts of scoring. UE put the game completely out of reach in the final four minutes with seven points to Indiana State’s three. The final statement on Evansville’s win was a made and-1 from Hartwig with 1:48 on the clock to put the Aces lead into double figures.
While Hartwig led UE with 28 points, Runner, Kelley, and freshman guard Logan Luebbers Palmer (Union, Ky. / Randall K. Cooper HS) all had double-digit nights with 14, 13, and 10 points respectively. Hartwig also had her best night under the glass in MVC action with 15 boards. Runner led the team in assists and steals with seven dishes, just one shy of her career-high, and three takeaways.
Evansville returns to action next week as they welcome two of the top teams in the Valley. The Aces begin their final week of regular season action with the Murray State Racers on Thursday, March 6. Tip-off from Meeks Family Fieldhouse with the Racers is set for 6 p.m.
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