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Last night, North Posey Girls Basketball started their season at home with Castle and lost 56-45. The Lady Vikings play again next Friday at home vs Gibson Southern.
Tonight, Mt. Vernon Girls Basketball plays their first game as they welcome Harrison. It’s a varsity only game at 6:30 PM.
High School Football Sectional Championships are this evening across the tri-state and while both Posey County teams have been eliminated, here are some matchups across the tri-state. In the Class 5A Sectional 16 North plays at Floyd Central at 6:30 PM. Class 4A Sectional 24 features Heritage Hills at Jasper at 6:30 PM. In Class 3A Sectional 32 Mater Dei is at home taking on Gibson Southern at 7:00 PM.
MSD of North Posey shared a solar energy update on Facebook yesterday. They say that solar panels are being installed on their school grounds. These panels will provide clean, renewable energy directly to the schools, helping offset electricity costs and operate more efficiently. Once fully up and running, the system is expected to save nearly $100,000 each year. Officials say these saving can go right back into supporting students and classrooms. MSD of North Posey also says that it’s important to note that these projects are not commercial solar farms and are not designed to supply power to the larger electrical grid. Their purpose is simple and that is to help the school’s lower costs and promote sustainability.
As a reminder, CenterPoint Energy's series of community meetings will begin this week. The local meetings begin tomorrow in Evansville at the Vanderburgh County 4H center. That meeting is set for 9:00 AM until Noon. The local Posey County meeting will be on Wednesday, November 12th at Mount Vernon Junior High from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM. Officials say customers will be able to learn about financial assistance programs and resources as well as actions taken to prioritize customer affordability.
Junior Achievement of Southwestern Indiana will soon be under new leadership. The organization announced Thursday that Angie Richards Cheek will be taking over as President and CEO, effective November 10th. Officials say Cheek has more than 15 years of nonprofit leadership and lifelong dedication to service. Cheek says she is honored to join Junior Achievement and contribute to empowering the next generation.
Evansville native and baseball great Don Mattingly has made another major decision in his career. Despite helping the Blue Jays make it to the World Series, Mattingly says he won’t be returning to the organization in 2026. Officials announced his decision through the Mattingly Charities website Thursday afternoon. While he won’t be returning to Toronto, he says this is not retirement. A spokesperson said in a statement that “He is unsure of his immediate baseball future but definitely wants to remain in the game he loves so much.” Officials say Mattingly has recently expressed his heartfelt appreciation to Blue Jays President & CEO Mark Shapiro and General Manager Ross Atkins for the opportunity to join the Blue Jays as bench coach.
On Thursday in local college sports action…USI Women’s Soccer got beat in their Semifinal Round match of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament as the #1 Seed Tennessee Tech won in penalty kicks. It was a scoreless match and Tennessee Tech advanced to the OVC Tournament Championship Match as they won the penalty kicks, 4-3. The Screaming Eagles end their season with a 9-7-5 record.
Evansville Women’s Basketball started their season yesterday at Southeast Missouri State and lost, 71-66. Camryn Runner had a double-double for the Purple Aces with 26 points and 11 rebounds. UE Women’s Basketball plays at #21 Iowa on Sunday.
Evansville Men’s Basketball has their Education Day game and home opener today at Ford Center as they take on a non-division one school in Calumet College. That game beings at 11:00 AM.
USI Men’s Basketball plays their home opener tonight with Virginia Military Institute at 7:30 PM.
USI Women’s Basketball has a game on campus vs Murray State at 5:00 PM before the men’s contest.