Posey County Radio News and Sports
News:
Posey County Emergency Management has announced that the burn ban that has been in effect for several weeks for Posey County has been lifted.
The Mt. Vernon Parks and Recreation Department posted on Facebook that Youth Basketball registration has started. The deadline is October 18th, and games will start on November 9th. We have shared the link to register on our Facebook page at Posey County Radio, or you can visit the Mt. Vernon Parks and Recreation Department’s Facebook page.
There are only 4 weeks left in the High School Football regular season and yesterday the updated Indiana Football Coaches Association polls were released. The North Posey Vikings are ranked 6th in Class 2A. In Class 5A, Castle is ranked 10th. In Class 4A, Reitz is 2nd. Several tri-state teams are ranked in Class 3A with Memorial 1st, Heritage Hills and Gibson Southern tied for 2nd, Mater Dei is 6th, and Southridge is 14th. In Class 1A, Forest Park is 13th.
A traffic shift has begun on the west side of Lloyd Expressway as part of the Lloyd4U project. Officials say crews have closed the westbound lanes between Barker Avenue and Posey County Line Road. They then moved one direction of westbound traffic into the eastbound lanes. According to a release, the traffic switch will allow crews to construct the new westbound lanes of the Lloyd Expressway. Improvements include pavement replacement, bridge reconstruction, and intersection improvements. Officials say this will be in place through the middle of next year.
Sports:
Last night in local high school sports…North Posey Boys Soccer beat Mt. Vernon at home, 2-1…the Vikings improve to 5-6 on the season and the Wildcats slip to 3-11 overall…North Posey Volleyball took care of Southridge in straight-sets on the road…Vikings Volleyball runs their record to 13-5 on the year…Vikings Boys Tennis lost 5-0 at Heritage Hills…the loss drops them to 10-6 overall and 7-4 in the PAC.
Mt. Vernon Volleyball picked up a win as they won in straight sets at Bosse. The Wildcats improve to 4-11 on the season.
Coming up tonight in local high school sports…Mt. Vernon Volleyball plays at Memorial. The JV match begins at 5:30 PM and the Varsity match will be right after around 7:00 PM. Mt. Vernon Boys Tennis heads to Harrison for a 4:30 PM match.
The St. Louis Cardinals picked up a series opening win in Colorado Tuesday evening as they beat the Rockies, 7-3. It’s the Redbirds 3rd-straight win as St. Louis improves to 80-77 on the season. The Cardinals and Rockies continue their 3-game series tonight at 7:40 PM.
The Chicago Cubs hammered the Phillies in Philadelphia last night, 10-4. The Cubs banged out 15 hits and scored 6 runs in the 2nd inning and 4 more runs in the 6th inning. Chicago improves to 81-77 overall. The Cubs and Phillies wrap up their 3-game set this evening at 5:05 PM.
The Cincinnati Reds got tripped up by the Guardians in Cleveland, 6-1. The Reds fall to 76-82. They finish up their brief 2-game series in Cleveland tonight at 5:40 PM.