Morning News: Monday December 5th 2022

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News: 

A Posey County law enforcement officer received an award on Friday. Posey County Prosecutor’s Office Investigator Kenneth Rose has been named the recipient of the “2022 Indiana Law Enforcement Distinguished Service Award.” Rose is the first member of law enforcement from Posey County to ever be named a recipient of this award.

This year, donors to the Posey County Community Foundation are once again making scholarship awards available through the Community Scholarship Program. Students may apply for one or more scholarships, as long as they meet the particular eligibility requirements. Details about each scholarship and the application are posted on the website at poseycountycf.org/scholarships. Eligibility requirements and selection criteria are determined by donors and are posted on the website. Each scholarship is unique and supports students with a variety of backgrounds, educational goals, and economic statuses. The deadline to apply is 12:00 midnight on Monday, February 13, 2023.

Don Mattingly has missed out on another chance to be enshrined in Cooperstown. The Evansville native was considered on Sunday to join the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee, which gathered in San Diego for the annual Winter Meetings. They reviewed the candidacies of eight players who were not elected when they previously were on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballots. Mattingly needed at least 12 votes from the 16-member committee. He received eight, the second-most among the candidates. Fred McGriff was the only one to surpass the threshold with a 100% approval rate. Albert Belle, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Dale Murphy, Rafael Palmeiro, and Curt Schilling were the other candidates on the ballot. The committee was comprised of seven Hall of Famers, six team executives and three media members. The Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee is one of three groups eligible for consideration as part of the Era Committee process, which provides a way for Hall of Fame consideration to managers, umpires, and executives, as well as players retired for more than 15 seasons. Since retiring as a player, Mattingly has remained in the game on the coaching side, including five seasons as manager of the Dodgers and the last seven with the Marlins. His Contract with the Marlins expired at the end of this past season, and he stepped down. Last week, he was named the Toronto Blue Jays’ new bench coach.

Sports:

- USI Men's Basketball lost at Chicago State, 78-61. Jelani Simmons led the way for USI with 14 points. Tyler Henry added 12 points and Isaiah Swope chipped in with 11 points. The Screaming Eagles are 3-5 on the year. They play host to Anderson on Wednesday at 7:00 PM. 

- #19 UK (7-2) earned a 73-69 win at Michigan. 

- #5 Purdue (8-0) stays perfect with an 89-70 thumping of Minnesota at home. Zach Edey had 31 points and 22 rebounds. 

- The Indianapolis Colts got hammered on Sunday Night Football at the Dallas Cowboys, 54-19. Indy was outscored 33-0 in the 4th quarter. The Colts fall to 4-8-1. 

- Packers (5-8) beat the Bears (3-10) in Chicago, 28-19. Titans (7-5) got stomped in Philadelphia by the Eagles, 35-10. Bengals (8-4) win a thriller at home against the Chiefs, 27-24. 

- The Indiana Pacers (12-11) lost at the Portland Trailblazers, 116-100. Myles Turner had 24 points and 9 rebounds. Indiana plays at the Golden State Warriors tonight.