Local News: Monday September 25th 2023

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News:

Coming up tonight on Posey County Radio at 5:30 PM it’s both the Mt. Vernon and North Posey Football Coaches Show. The Mt. Vernon show will be broadcasted live from United Fidelity Bank on 106.7 FM WMVI with host Allen Buck and Wildcats Head Coach Justin Fisher. Mt. Vernon lost at Boonville this past Friday, 20-17. The loss snapped their 4-game winning streak and they dropped to 4-2 on the season. The Wildcats will host Heritage Hills this Friday.

The North Posey show with Jordan Fisher and Vikings Head Coach Waylon Schenk will be broadcasted live from the Wheelhouse on 98.9 FM WPIW. North Posey scorched Tecumseh on the road this past Friday, 63-0. The Vikings are 5-1 on the year and return home this week to battle Forest Park.

The Courier and Press has a poll open for the fans midseason football play of the year and Posey County has four choices to vote. They include Mt. Vernon’s Nicot Burnett and Kortez Stewart and North Posey’s Jed Galvin and Liam Stone. You can vote on the Courier and Press website, and we also have the link on our Facebook page at Posey County Radio. Voting ends on Tuesday.

Yesterday, the IHSAA released their sectional pairings for the Boys and Girls Soccer Sectional coming up next week. Mt. Vernon Boys Soccer plays in the Class 2A Sectional 32 at Memorial, and they drew Heritage Hills in the opening match of the first round next Monday at 5:00 PM. Mt. Vernon Girls Soccer will play in the Class 2A Sectional 32 at Heritage Hills. The Wildcats will play Gibson Southern the first night of sectionals next Tuesday at 7:00 PM.

North Posey Boys Soccer is in the Class 1A Sectional 48 at Forest Park and they drew Wood Memorial in the first round. That match will be next Tuesday at 7:00 PM. Vikings Girls Soccer participates in the Class 1A Sectional 48 at South Spencer, and they will face Tell City in the first round next Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM.

Work has begun at Brittlebank park as part of a grant provided from the READY program. According to Mt. Vernon Mayor Bill Curtis, part of that work involves repairs to the lake which for some time has had leaking issues. Earlier in the year, repairs were performed on the lake, but some issues remained and therefore further repairs have become necessary. Once the repairs on the lake are completed, construction will begin on a walking trail in the park which will also be ADA compliant. Other updates in the park include the Avery's Place Playground which will be Posey County's first inclusive playground designed for all children including those with disabilities. According to Mayor Curtis, 42 acres of land were donated to the city by Philip Hagemann to help with future expansion of the park.   

Many community members in Mt. Vernon are being advised to boil their water before consuming it. Saturday morning, Posey County Emergency Management announced a boil advisory for the west side of Parke Street in Mt. Vernon. Officials say the advisory was issued due to water supply problems and may continue through Wednesday or Thursday of this week. If you have any questions, you are asked to contact the Mt. Vernon Water Department.

Sports Tonight:

• Mt. Vernon JV Football is home against Boonville at 6:00 PM.
• North Posey JV Football welcomes Tecumseh at 6:00 PM.
• North Posey Boys Tennis travels to Central at 4:30 PM.
• North Posey Boys Soccer journeys to Princeton at 5:30 PM.

• Evansville Volleyball plays host to Chicago State at 6:00 PM.

Sports From Sunday:

• The Indianapolis Colts (2-1) earned a 22-19 overtime win in Baltimore yesterday against the Ravens. Colts Kicker Matt Gay was 5-for-5 on field goals and made four that were 50+ yards, including the game winning 53-yard field goal in overtime. Running back Zack Moss carried the ball 30 times for 122 yards. Indy is home against the Rams next Sunday for their Week 4 game.

• Chicago Bears fans had to hide their eyes yesterday and now I advise to cover your ears and the Bears get stomped in Kansas City by the Chiefs, 41-10. Chicago trailed 34-0 at halftime. Bears Quarterback Justin Fields was 11-for-22 for 99 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. Chicago is 0-3 and they return home next week against the Broncos.

• Sunday wasn’t much better for Tennessee Titans fans as they get drilled in Cleveland by the Browns, 27-3. Browns Quarterback Deshaun Watson was 27-for-33 for 289 yards and two touchdowns. Titans Quarterback Ryan Tannehill was 13-for-25 for 104 yards, while running back Derrick Henry had just 11 carries for 20 yards. Titans fall to 1-2 and will host the Bengals next week. Browns improve to 2-1 and will welcome the Ravens in Week 4.

• The Green Bay Packers trailed 17-0 after the third quarter at home to the Saints before scoring 18 unanswered points and clipping New Orleans, 18-17. Packers improve to 2-1 and have a quick turnaround as they get ready for the Lions at home on Thursday Night Football this week.

• Other storylines from Sunday includes the Cardinals upsetting the Cowboys in Arizona, 28-16. It was Arizona’s first win of the year and for Dallas, it was their first loss. The Miami Dolphins score 70 points in a 70-20 route at home over the Denver Broncos. The 70 points scored was two shy of the NFL record. Dolphins are 3-0.

• The St. Louis Cardinals (68-88) lost the finale of a 3-game series in San Diego on Sunday, 12-2. With six games left in the regular season, the Redbirds will be off today before heading to Milwaukee on Tuesday for a 3-game series with the Brewers.

• The Chicago Cubs (82-74) picked up a huge win at home against the Colorado Rockies, 4-3. The Cubs sweep the 3-game series and maintain a one-game lead for the final wild card spot in the National League over the Miami Marlins. Chicago is off today and will start a 3-game series in Atlanta on Tuesday with the Braves.  

• The Cincinnati Reds (80-77) who are hanging on for dear life to their playoff hopes, picked up a much-needed win yesterday at home, 4-2 over the Pirates. Cincinnati is two and a half games back of the Cubs for the final playoff spot. The Reds don’t play today and will be in Cleveland on Tuesday for a brief 2-game series with the Guardians.