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Following their 61-14 thumping of South Spencer last Friday night to open the season, North Posey Football is ranked 13th for Class 2A in this week’s AP High School Football Rankings. Mater Dei is ranked 1st in Class 2A. For Class 3A, Gibson Southern is 3rd and Heritage Hills is 8th. Class 4A has Jasper 5th and Memorial 12th. Class 5A includes Castle 7th and North 14th.
Former Vice President and Indiana Governor Mike Pence will be in Evansville later this week. He is coming as a special guest at the annual banquet of Right to Life of Southwest Indiana. The banquet is at 7 Thursday night at the Old National Events Plaza. Despite being out of office, Pence has been in the news. He just spent two days in Iowa and told the Associated Press that he never took any classified material from his time in office, unlike his previous running mate.
Officials at Mesker Park Zoo announced some sad news today, that Cuxtal the male jaguar has died. Cuxtal came to the zoo in 2008 from the Milwaukee County Zoo. After his arrival, he and Mesker Park's female jaguar Beliza had two female cubs together in 2009. The Zoo's statement says its veterinary staff performed tests under anesthesia after noticing a change in Cuxtal's behavior and appetite. According to the Zoo, Cuxtal did not recover from the procedure. A post-mortem examination revealed that Cuxtal had severe kidney disease and lymphoma of the liver and spleen. Mesker Park says Cuxtal was just over the age of 18, which is the median life expectancy for jaguars under human care.
Local Sports Tonight:
- Mt. Vernon Girls Golf travels to Boonville at 4:30 PM.
- Mt. Vernon Boys Tennis plays host to Southridge at 4:30 PM.
- Mt. Vernon Girls Soccer is home against Princeton at 5:30 PM.
- North Posey Volleyball welcomes Bosse. JV match starts at 5:30 PM and the Varsity will follow around 7:00 PM.
- North Posey Girls Socer is on the road at South Spencer at 5:30 PM.
- Evansville Otters start their final 6-game home-stand of the season at Bosse Field. Evansville takes on Joliet at 6:35 PM. With 12 games left in the season, the Otters are 45-38 on the year and have a one game lead for a playoff spot over Joliet.
Local News: Thursday May 16th 2024