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Week 6 of the High School Football regular season is tonight, and the Mt. Vernon Wildcats are at home taking on the Southridge Raiders at 6:30 PM. Mt. Vernon looks to win their 3rd-straight game as they have a 4-1 record. Southridge has lost 3-straight games, and they are 1-4 on the season. Chris Cooke and Allen Buck have the radio broadcast on 106.7 FM WMVI and online at poseycountyradio.com.
The North Posey Vikings have a home game this evening as they play the South Spencer Rebels at 7:00 PM. North Posey is going for a 3rd-straight victory as they are 4-1 on the year. South Spencer earned their first win last week vs Forest Park and are 1-4 overall. Jordan Fisher and Chris Morlan bring you the action on 98.9. FM WPIW and online at poseycountyradio.com.
Other Week 6 games across the tri-state…in the SIAC, Mater Dei is home vs North…Reitz plays at Castle…Harrison welcomes Vincennes…Central travels to Jasper…and Memorial takes on Bosse.
Outside of the SIAC…Heritage Hills heads to Gibson Southern…Boonville plays host to Washington…Tecumseh journeys to Tell City…Princeton is at North Knox…and Pike Central hosts Forest Park.
This weekend is the Poseyville Autumnfest presented by the Kiwanis Club of Poseyville. It begins this evening at 5:00 PM when the food vendors open. The Beer Garden opens at 6:00 PM tonight as well and shuts down at 11:30 PM. Then on Saturday, the day begins with the Pancake Breakfast at the Community Center at 6:00 AM. From 7:00-7:45 AM is the check-in window for the Poseyville Pumpkin 5K Run/Walk. The Kid’s Dash is at 8:15 AM and the 5K Run/Walk starts at 8:30 AM in front of North Elementary School. The Food Booths, Flea Market, and Craft Booths open at 9:00 AM. Fireworks are set for 8:45 PM Saturday evening and the night ends at 11:30 PM when the Beer Garden shuts down. On Sunday, all the Food Booths, Flea Market, and Craft Booths open at 10:00 AM. The Parade on Main Street is at 3:00 PM and the Poseyville Autumnfest ends at 6:00 PM on Sunday.
United Way of Posey County has announced that on November 1st, they are having a Pajamas All Day 5K Run/1 Mile Walk and Kid’s Dash. It will start at the Cox Group at 8:00 AM and the Kids Dash will follow the 5K Run/1 Mile Walk. The Run/Walk is 25 dollars per person and the 50 yard, and 100-yard Kids Dash is 5 dollar per-kid. You can sign up online at runsignup.com. If you sign up before October 17th, you will receive a free t-shirt.
Last night in local high school sports…Mt. Vernon Boys Soccer lost 2-0 at Boonville. The Wildcats are 2-12 overall.
North Posey Boys Soccer got beat at Heritage Hills, 6-0 as the Vikings drop to .500 on the season at 5-5.
North Posey Girls Soccer fell at Heritage Hills, 7-0. The Vikings slide to 2-12 on the year.
North Posey Boys Tennis lost at home vs Heritage Hills, 4-1. The Vikings are 12-3 on the season and 8-3 in the PAC.
In local college sports…USI Women’s Soccer defeated Morehead State at home, 1-0. The Screaming Eagles improve to 4-5-2 on the year and 1-0-1 in conference play.
Evansville Women’s Soccer lost a conference road match at Southern Illinois, 2-1. The Purple Aces are 5-3-1 on the season and 1-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference.
From Major Leage Baseball on Thursday…the Cincinnati Reds avoided a 3-game sweep at home vs the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-1. With the win, the Reds are 81-78. They are 1 game behind the New York Mets for the final playoff spot in the National League. There are just 3 games remaining in the regular season and Cincinnati begins their final series tonight at the Milwaukee Brewers at 7:10 PM.
The Chicago Cubs lost the finale of their 3-game set at home with the New York Mets, 8-5. The Cubs are 89-70. They know that they will be playing the San Diego Padres in the best-of-three Wild Card Series next week, but the location is still to be determined. The Cubs have a 2-game lead on the Padres for home field advantage. Chicago is home this weekend for their final 3 games vs the St. Louis Cardinals. The series starts today at 1:20 PM.
The St. Louis Cardinals were off on Thursday after taking 2-of-3 in San Francisco over the Giants. However, the Cardinals were officially eliminated from playoff contention when they lost on Wednesday night. It’s the third-straight season the Cardinals have missed the playoffs. St. Louis is 78-81 overall.
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