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Last night Volleyball Sectionals got underway, as the North Posey Vikings took care of business in their first-round match against South Spencer. North Posey won in straight sets…25-11, 25-15, 25-16. Their overall record is now 24-6. The Vikings will play in Sectional Semi-Finals on Saturday morning at 11:00 AM against Mater Dei. This is the Class 2A Sectional 48 hosted at South Spencer High School.
Mt. Vernon High School is hosting this year’s Class 3A Sectional 32. It gets underway tomorrow evening and will finish on Saturday. The Wildcats first round match is tomorrow night at 7:00 PM against Heritage Hills.
Coming up this Friday it’s the final week of the High School Football regular season. The 6-2 North Posey Vikings will close the regular season at home against 3-5 Pike Central at 6:30 PM. The 4-4 Mt. Vernon Wildcats will play host to 1-7 Princeton at 7:00 PM.
The POPS Mt. Vernon Football Booster Club posted on Facebook that they encourage fans to arrive early Friday night. The senior football players will be recognized starting at 6:30 PM. Cheerleaders and band members will be recognized at half time. The cheerleaders are also hosting their cheer clinic that had to be rescheduled due to weather. The youth cheer girls will be cheering with the high schoolers for the first quarter.
As we head into the final week of the regular season, the updated Indiana Football Coaches Association rankings were released Monday morning. The North Posey Vikings sit at 10th in Class 2A. In Class 5A, Castle is 4th. In Class 4A, Reitz is 15th. Class 3A has Memorial 1st, Heritage Hills 2nd, Mater Dei 3rd, Gibson Southern 5th, and Southridge is 10th.
Access to a key road at a busy West Side Evansville intersection will reopen as work on the Lloyd Expressway continues. The Indiana Department of Transportation announced it will reopen Pearl Drive at the intersection with Red Bank Road "on or after" Tuesday. It had been closed while crews relocated a water main. The Red Bank work will now head just south of Pearl Drive, closing that section of roadway for about 15 days, INDOT said in a news release Monday.
The project is just one of several involved in the massive overhaul of Evansville's main artery. New pavement, bridge reconstruction and changes to the intersections have slowed traffic on the West Side. Farther east, crews have removed the stoplight at Vann Avenue and started work around Stockwell Road. By the time work wraps up in 2028, more than 20 Lloyd intersections will receive anything from small tweaks to complete reworkings.
The Alexandrian Public Library in Mt. Vernon has announced a Halloween event called “Boo Bash” this Friday from 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM. Registration is required. They say that the doors for the event will open at 5:50 PM and there will be games, photos, refreshments, treat bags, and more. They encourage you to come dressed in a costume.
Coming up this Saturday morning at the North Posey High School Football field is the annual Punt, Pass, and Kick Contest for boys and girls ages 8-12. The Kiwanis Club of Poseyville will sponsor the competition. First, Second, and Third place trophies will be awarded in each of the five age categories. Ribbons will be awarded to all participants. No entry fee will be charged, and the contest is open to any student in the age range of 8-12 who attends a school within the boundaries of the M.S.D. of North Posey. The Kiwanis Club of Poseyville will supply the footballs, prizes, kicking tees, and workers.