Afternoon News: Tuesday January 3rd 2023

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News: 

A Posey County church has turned to Facebook to warn the public of a scam involving someone claiming to be with the church. Saint Wendel Catholic Church in Wadesville has informed the public that someone is posing as Father Edward Schnur asking for Amazon gift cards for cancer patients. One of the parishioners told the church about the scam, saying they recognize it as a scam and the number appeared to be local. The church confirmed that it wasn't the Father, and it was a scam. Multiple law enforcement agencies ask not to give any personal information over text unless the source is verified and to contact police if they believe that they are being scammed.

Coming up this evening on 106.7 FM WMVI it’s the Mt. Vernon Basketball Coaches show live from United Fidelity Bank in Mt. Vernon. Allen Buck will host the show and will chat with Wildcats Boys Basketball Head Coach, Joe Newcomb from 6:00-6:30 PM. Mt. Vernon is 3-6 on the season and will play at Forest Park on Friday and at North Posey on Saturday.

USI Men’s Basketball senior forward, Jacob Polakovich was named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week for his efforts against Southeast Missouri State and Eastern Illinois last week. The OVC honor is the first for Polakovich and the third this season for the Eagles. Polakovich started the week by overpowering Southeast Missouri State in the lane. He posted an impressive double-double with 27 points and 26 rebounds in USI’s 86-81 victory at home last Thursday. The senior, who also had a career-high five assists, was 11-of-18 from the field.
 
The 26 rebounds were one short of the USI single-game record (27 by Aaron Nelson versus Kentucky State University December 7^th, 2013) and is the first 20-20 game by an Eagle since Emmanuel Little had 29 points, 21 rebounds versus Missouri S&T on January 18^th, 2018.
 
Polakovich finished the week with nine-points and 10-rebounds in a loss at Eastern Illinois. For the week, Polakovich averaged 18.0 points and 18.0 rebounds per game. He shot 53.6 percent from the field (15-28) and averaged 3.5 assists per game. USI Men’s Basketball is 8-7 and 1-1 in the OVC. They play at Morehead State on Thursday.
 

A current City of Evansville leader says he won't be looking for an elevated position in 2023. Deputy Mayor Steve Schaefer made an announcement on Monday, saying he wouldn't be running for mayor in 2023 despite an outpouring of support and encouragement. Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke had previously announced that he wouldn’t be seeking re-election. Names in the race for the 2023 election currently include Cheryl Musgrave, Natalie Rascher, and Gabe Whitley.

Ladies looking to join the rough and tumble world of Roller Derby are invited to suit up this evening. The Demolition City Roller Derby is hosting a recruitment event tonight. Tuesday's introduction to the hard-hitting sport gets underway at 6:30 P.M. at Evansville's Skate World location along Fairfield Drive. The team was formed in 2007 and is comprised of 20 area competitors.

Sports: 

- Mt. Vernon Girls Basketball plays host to Gibson Southern tonight. The JV game is at 5:30 PM and the Varsity game will follow at 7:00 PM. 

- In Men's College Basketball this evening, Louisville (2-12) welcomes Syracuse at 6:00 PM. Ball State (9-4) travels to Toledo at 6:00 PM. Notre Dame (8-6) is on the road to play Boston College at 6:00 PM. Kentucky (9-4) is home against LSU at 7:00 PM.