Morning News: Friday March 10th 2023

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News: 

The MSD of North Posey County is currently seeking bus drivers for the 2023-2024 school year as well as applications for substitute drivers. They say they are happy to assist with reimbursement for driver training fees, but the deadline for the next training is quickly approaching. If you are interested in this flexible employment opportunity, contact MSD of North Posey County.

Evansville utility officials have put a pause on work at a downtown intersection after human remains were unearthed during the project. Officials with Evansville Water and Sewer Utility confirm this happened near the intersection of Vine Street and Northwest 4th Street. Waterline work and storm sewer replacement work has been underway along Vine Street  since late February. Since the discovery of the remains, an archeologist has been hired to submit an excavation plan to the Department of Natural Resources. In the meantime, work will continue on other points of the project along Vine Street. Officials say the skeletal remains, were sent to the coroner to be examined. According to online records, the intersection is believed to be the original site of a historic cemetery known as the "Evansville Graveyard."

Former Evansville Harrison basketball standout Chris Lowery was announced as the first-ever Big Ten Howard Moore Assistant Coach of the Year Award winner earlier this week. In his first season as an assistant coach for the Northwestern men’s basketball team, Lowery helped lead the Wildcats (21-10, 12-8 Big Ten) to an unexpected second-place finish in the conference standings. Lowery has been credited for elevating Northwestern’s play on the defensive side of  things. The Wildcats allowed only 62.3 points per game this season, which ranks second in the Big Ten and 18th in the country. Prior to his time at Northwestern, Lowery spent the last decade on Bruce Weber’s staff at Kansas State. He also served as head coach at Southern Illinois from 2004-12. Lowery was a standout player at Harrison High School and was named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Silver Anniversary Team in 2015.

Coming up tomorrow, it’s the High School Boys Basketball Regional across the tri-state. This year, the IHSAA changed the regional format from two games to just one game. In the Class 4A Regional 7 Championship Game at Seymore High School, Reitz (19-6) will play Jennings County (23-2) at 3:00 PM. In the Class 3A Regional 16 Championship Game at Washington High School, Gibson Southern (13-12) will battle North Daviess (23-5) at 6:00 PM. Moving on to the Class 2A Regional 23 Championship Game at Southridge High School, Forest Park (9-17) plays Brownstown Central (22-4) at 3:00 PM. After that game at Southridge, Linton-Stockton (26-1) faces North Decatur (21-5) at 6:00 PM in the Class 2A Regional 24 Championship Game. Finishing up in the Class 1A Regional 31 Championship Game at Loogootee High School, Northeast Dubois (14-10) battles Loogootee (19-7) at 3:00 PM.

Sports: 

- Evansville Women's Basketball (11-19) was the #9 seed in the MVC Tournament and lost their first game yesterday against #8 seed Murray State, 88-46. The Purple Aces end their season on a 6-game losing streak. 

- From Men's College Basketball...in the MAC Tournament in Cleveland, #4 seed Ball State (20-12) fell to #5 seed Ohio, 90-70. In the Big Ten Tournament in Chicago, #7 seed Illinois (20-12) got tripped up by #10 seed Penn State, 79-76. From the Conference USA Tournament in Frisco, Texas...#8 seed WKU (17-16) got beat by #1 seed FAU, 75-51.

- The Indiana Pacers (30-37) earned a win at home in OT against the Houston Rockets, 134-125. Tyrese Haliburton had 29 points and 19 assists.