Posey County Radio News and Sports
News:
We are now through two weeks of the high school football regular season and yesterday the updated Indiana Football Coaches Association Rankings were released. The North Posey Vikings are ranked 4th in Class 2A. There are a handful of other tri-state teams receiving recognition as well. In Class 5A, Castle is 12th. In Class 4A, Reitz is 3rd. There are several teams ranked in Class 3A with Memorial 1st, Gibson Southern 2nd, Heritage Hills 3rd, and Mater Dei is 7th. In Class 1A, Forest Park is 10th.
There are two high school football players in Posey County that are up for the Evansville Courier and Press Football Player of the Week Award for their week 2 performance this past Friday. Mt. Vernon Senior, Ryder Snodgrass is one of those players. He went 9-for-12 passing for 217 yards and threw 4 touchdowns in the Wildcats 56-28 victory over South Spencer. The other Posey County player is North Posey Senior, Jed Galvin. He carried the ball 15 times this past Friday for 208 yards and found the endzone 4 times in the Vikings 48-7 win against Princeton. You can vote as often as you would like at courierpress.com until 10:00 AM this Friday morning.
Coming up tonight on Posey County Radio, you will hear the North Posey Football Coaches Show at 5:30 PM. The show will be broadcast live from Straws Scoops in Poseyville. Jordan Fisher is the host of the show, and he will catch up with Vikings Head Coach Waylon Schenk. They will recap the Vikings win from the past Friday over Princeton and preview this Friday night’s game at South Spencer. You can hear the show on 98.9 FM WPIW and online at poseycountyradio.com. North Posey Football is 2-0 on the year.
The Mt. Vernon Football Coaches Show aired last night on 106.7 FM WMVI. If you missed the show, it is archived online at poseycountyradio.com. The host of the show Allen Buck caught up with Wildcats Head Coach Justin Fischer to discuss Mt. Vernon’s week 2 win at home against South Spencer. They also previewed this Friday night’s week 3 game at home against Pike Central. Mt. Vernon Football sits at 1-1 on the season.
The September Tox-away day will be this Thursday from 2:00 PM until 6:00 PM at the Mt. Vernon Recycling Center. This is a chance to properly dispose of old household chemicals such as pesticides, cleaners, non-latex paint, non- alkaline batteries, etc. If you need more information, you can contact the district at 812-838-1613.
We are still about two months away from Halloween, but it was recently announced that the Posey County community is invited to the 1st Annual 'Hide and Seek from the Police' event. The Poseyville Carnegie Public Library says the event is sponsored by Heart of Poseyville and the Poseyville Library. 'Hide and Seek from the Police' is set to take place on October 31st starting at 8:00 PM. Residents are asked to meet at the Poseyville Community Center to receive a wristband. They will then be released at 9:00 PM, with a 15-minute head start from the authorities. There is a limit of 100 entries. Sign up is located at the Poseyville Library starting October 1st. The library is located at 55 South Cale Street in Poseyville. Participants will have to follow some rules including staying within city limits, no entering private yards, and staying outside only.
The wait is almost over for the return of flights from Evansville to Chicago. Back in April, leaders at Evansville Regional Airport announced the direct flights would return in September. This time, the flight will be exclusively on American Airlines. Leaders say it’s been a long two years since the flights stopped. That’s why they worked diligently with American and local leaders to get them back. The flights start tomorrow and will be twice daily, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. They will also return to Evansville from Chicago twice daily.
Sports:
Coming up this evening in local high school sports…Mt. Vernon JV Football plays at South Spencer at 6:00 PM. Mt. Vernon Volleyball heads to Boonville. The JV match is set for 6:00 PM and the Varsity match will follow around 7:30 PM. Wildcats Girls Soccer is also at Boonville at 5:30 PM. Mt. Vernon Boys Tennis journeys to Central at 4:30 PM.
Nort Posey JV Football is on the road at Princeton at 6:00 PM. North Posey Volleyball battles Central on the road. The JV match is at 5:30 PM and the Varsity match will be right after around 7:00 PM. Vikings Boys Soccer plays at Southridge at 5:00 PM. North Posey Boys Tennis welcomes Gibson Southern at 4:30 PM. Vikings Girls Golf plays Pike Central on the road at 4:30 PM.
The St. Louis Cardinals could not win a 3rd-straight game on Monday as they lost the opening game of a 3-game series in Milwaukee against the Brewers, 9-3. The Cardinals fall back to .500 at 69-69 on the year. They are 5.5 games back of the Atlanta Braves for the final playoff spot, with the Mets and Cubs also in front of them. St. Louis plays game 2 of their series in Milwaukee tonight at 6:40 PM.
The Chicago Cubs saw their 6-game winning streak come to end last night as they fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates at home, 5-3. The Cubs had a 3-0 lead in the 8th inning, but the Pirates scored 4 runs in the 8th inning and added another run in the 9th inning. Chicago is now 71-67 on the season and 3.5 games back of the Braves for the final National League Wild Card spot. Game 2 of the series between the Cubs and the Pirates in Chicago is this evening at 6:40 PM.
The Cincinnati Reds earned a 5-3 win at home against the Houston Astros yesterday in the opening game of a 3-game set. The Reds improve to 66-73. Cincy has today off, before continuing the 3-game series Wednesday night in Cincinnati.