Posey County Radio News and Sports
News:
Coming up this Saturday at the Posey County 4H Center, it’s the Posey County Country Music Throwdown. The event this Saturday is for those 21 years and over. Doors will open at 6:00 PM. Come help make the Posey County Fair even better, as this event is a fundraiser to support Sweethearts of the fair. It will be a night of country music and seeing old friends. Annabel Whitledge kicks off the night at 6:30 PM. Food will be provided by an onsite Food Truck and cash bar provided by St. Phillips Inn. Pre-sale tickets are 15 dollars and 20 dollars on the day of the event, if any are still left. They expect the event to be a sell-out. Once again, this is for the Posey County Music Throwdown on Saturday at the Posey County 4H Center.
Another ‘Access to Service Fair’ event has been set in Evansville. That means people will be able to speak one-on-one with CenterPoint Energy and Evansville Water and Sewer Utility representatives about their accounts. Officials say the event is set for this evening from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the CK Newsom Center. Officials from local assistance agencies and township trustee offices will also be there. Organizers say they’ve already helped dozens of customers with payment arrangements and to sign up for the new bill relief program.
College Baseball season is quickly approaching and the preseason polls have been released for the Ohio Valley Conference and Missouri Valley Conference. USI Baseball is picked to finish 8th in their first season competing in the OVC. Southeast Missouri State was picked to win the conference. The Screaming Eagles a season ago went 21-28 and finished in 5th in the GLVC during their final season of Division Two. USI’s senior catcher, Lucas McNew was selected as a member of the preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference team. The Screaming Eagles begin the 2023 season with a neutral site four-game series against Western Illinois next Friday, February 17th in Millington, Tennessee.
Evansville Baseball will also begin their regular season next Friday, February 17th at Troy University. Evansville was picked to finish third in the Missouri Valley Conference after finishing the 2022 regular season in second place. SIU was selected as the favorite to repeat as champions, while Missouri State was picked second. Four Aces were selected to the 13-member preseason all-MVC team, the most of any team in The Valley. Selected to the preseason team was junior pitcher Nick Smith, senior outfielder Mark Shallenberger, senior third baseman Brent Widder, and junior shortstop Simon Scherry.
Sports:
- USI Women's Basketball (10-13, 4-8) plays at Tennessee Tech at 5:00 PM.
- USI Men's Basketball (13-12, 6-6) hopes to snap a 3-game skid at Tennessee Tech at 8:00 PM.
- From other Men's College Basketball tonight...#1 Purdue (22-2) welcomes Iowa at 6:00 PM. WKU (13-11) is home against Middle Tennessee at 7:00 PM.
Local News: Friday May 17th 2024