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MUNCIE, Ind. — On the afternoon of September 18, 180 employers will teach Ball State students the different job opportunities they provide during the Cardinal Jobs Fair.
MUNCIE, Ind. — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jennifer McCormick visited the Unitarian Universalist Church in Muncie on September 11th. She shared that she is platforming on women’s reproductive rights, education, higher wages, and mental health awareness.
Tonight: Skies will be clear as high pressure is over us. Temperatures will reach down to around 54 degrees. Winds will be from the east around 5 mph then be light and variable.
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The 2024 VMAs have come and gone, making for an interesting night of fashion, music, and overall fun. Every award show is bound to have some iconic moments; from tear-jerking speeches, show-stopping performances, and even silly moments that will turn into a meme for days to come, the VMAs are just another example of this. Here are six moments throughout the night that encapsulate the purpose of award shows and why getting the world's biggest artists in one room for a night will always bring audiences together.
Editor’s note: The Ball State Daily News reached out for interviews with head coach Caitlin Walsh and student-athletes Sept. 13-15 but did not receive a response.Ball State had something to prove while on last week’s road trip. Emma Hilton, one of Ball State field hockey’s five fifth-year seniors, expressed a hint of optimism Sunday, Sept. 1 amidst the disappointment surrounding the Cardinals first two matches of the season. Both were losses; the first a 3-2 defeat in double overtime and the second a 5-0 shutout against the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)’s Stanford (4-1). Although Hilton and head coach Caitlin Walsh both thought the Cardinals did not play to the best of their ability in their first two matches of the season, they did recognize the importance of keeping the season’s length in perspective. At that point, Ball State still had 15 guaranteed matches left and had signs pointing towards hope despite the losses. Junior Emma van Hal scored the first two goals of her career against Saint Francis (4-2) and the Cardinals’ defense should be bolstered in the near future when 2023 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Defensive Player of the Year Michaela Graney returns from her broken right pinky finger injury. And those signs of hope only grew when Ball State defeated the Saint Louis Billikens (0-4) in the first of two road matches from Wednesday, Sept. 11 to Friday, Sept. 13. It looked like the Cardinals were destined to experience more of the same early season disappointment when Saint Louis senior Josefina Perez scored a goal within the first 40 seconds of play Wednesday afternoon. Ball State’s offense finally found its footing shortly after, attempting nine shots in the first period alone. Though none of those found the back of the cage, the fifth-year duo of Emma Hilton and Paloma Gomez Rengifo scored their first goals of the season in the third and fourth period. The Cardinals led 2-1 with less than 10 minutes remaining, but the Billikens' put together five shots in the fourth period only for Perez to score her second goal of the game as time expired to force overtime. Within the first five minutes of overtime, Emma van Hal nailed the match-winning goal to give Ball State its first taste of victory in 2024 with a 3-2 win. It would be naive to think the Cardinals weren’t riding high Wednesday despite a Big Ten opponent looming in less than 48 hours time. Besides, Ball State defeated Indiana last season in an overtime shootout thanks to Hilton’s heroics. At the end of the first period in Ball State’s rematch against Indiana Friday, the Cardinals had more shot attempts than the Hoosiers. Even without Graney, Ball State’s defense did not allow a single shot in the first 15 minutes of play in Bloomington. However, between the second and third period, Indiana flipped the script and prevented the Cardinals from attempting any shots while the Hoosiers earned 15 tries. One of those tries was successful when Sydney Keld found the back of the cage in the third period to put Indiana ahead 1-0. About 18 minutes later with just 10 minutes left to play, the Hoosiers added to their lead with Maggie Carter’s first goal of the season. Even though Ball State earned two more shots in the fourth period, Indiana’s defense shutout Muncie’s finest.Despite letting up two scores, the Cardinals’ fifth-year goalkeeper Hannah Johnston compiled 13 saves against a Big Ten offense. So yes, Ball State heads into its first conference game this Friday sitting at 1-3, but there seems to be a lot of positives to build on. Not only did the Cardinals bounce back from a rough first week with a win, but their 2-0 loss to Indiana (2-3) was not as lopsided as the score may suggest. The Cardinals open MAC competition Friday with a 2 p.m. match against Kent State (0-6) in Ohio. The Golden Flashes beat Ball State 4-2 last season. Contact Kyle Smedley with comments via email at kmsmedley213@gmail.com or via X @KyleSmedley_.
No matter the result that comes before, Ball State football head coach Mike Neu always enters post game press conferences with a hint of optimism. He did when the Cardinals lost 44-14 to Kentucky last season. He did when Ball State fell 59-10 to Tennessee in 2022. Not Saturday night in Coral Gables, Florida. Not after the worst margin of defeat in his nine years as Ball State’s leader. Not following a 62-0 loss. “We didn't execute well enough to even give ourselves a chance,” Neu started with. “ … There's not a lot of positives to bring out of tonight.” The No. 10 Miami Hurricanes’ shellacking of the Cardinals was a historic one. The last time Ball State was held scoreless came in a 42-0 loss to Temple. The last time the Cardinals lost by 62 points or more was a 76-0 defeat at the hands of Kansas State 24 years ago. Saturday evening was Neu’s largest margin of defeat he has ever surrendered as a Cardinal coach or player. It was probably the worst loss any of those suiting up for the red and white ever suffered in their entire football careers. “As a defensive player, that's heartbreaking. As a linebacker, that's heartbreaking,” Keionté Newson said. The fifth-year True Cardinal 1 said he tried to keep Ball State’s defense hopeful throughout the blowout loss, but eventually his efforts fell null. The typically jovial Newson admitted it became a struggle to keep himself positive as the Hurricanes’ lead grew larger and larger. “It's a long season,” Newson said. “Regardless of how it ended, [this game] can make or break us.” Ball State’s defense surrendered 750 total yards, 346 of which via senior quarterback Cam Ward. Although he didn’t play after the first drive of the second half, the Washington State transfer compiled five passing touchdowns in the first 35 minutes of play. Ward finished with a 230.6 passer rating and now has 1.035 passing yards with 11 passing touchdowns this season. “Show me somebody who's playing better than him in the country through three games,” Neu said.Seemingly every time Ward dropped back to pass, a Miami receiver left a Cardinal defender in the dust. All of Ward’s touchdown passes were at least 17-yard scores, the longest of which a 37-yard reception by redshirt freshman running back Chris Johnson Jr. At the end of the first half, Ball State trailed 31-0. The Cardinals went into halftime Week 1 against Missouri State tied at seven apiece.Newson made it clear why Ball State’s defense struggled against the Hurricanes in the first half in particular. “Bad communication and self-inflicted wounds,” Newson said. “We left people wide open, and against a Heisman front runner, he is going to make us pay for that.” Neu repeatedly acknowledged that he knew the Cardinals were fighting an uphill battle heading into Hard Rock Stadium. Anyone following either program knew that. Hell, DraftKings knew it, slotting Ball State as a 36.5-point underdog.On paper, Ball State’s defense was the weak point Saturday night, but that group had to contend with one of the nation’s best quarterbacks. It’s hard to imagine that anyone thought Miami would be this dominant against Muncie’s finest, and it may be the Cardinals’ offense that most against the Hurricanes. The U’s pass rush ate up Ball State’s offensive line in the first half, recording three sacks and a tackle for loss. The Hurricanes’ standout play came when the Cardinals’ redshirt freshman quarterback gave up an interception to Miami senior defensive lineman Elijah Alston. Semonza made the right call, tossing the ball in the air to avoid a loss of yards as he was being hit by a Miami defender, Alston just had an even better reaction when he reached up to grab the errant pass. Aside from the turnover, Semonza played relatively well, completing 10 of his first 11 passes and finishing with a 62 percent completion percentage with 111 yards. And yet, the Cardinals never ran one offensive play in the red zone. That may ultimately boil down to senior running back Braedon Sloan only earning five carries compared to 21 in Week 1. Sloan rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown against Missouri State last week, and while the Cardinals weren’t playing from behind for the entirety of that game like they were against Miami, it’s hard to believe their offense wouldn’t have found more success with an increased workload for Sloan. When he did get the ball against the Hurricanes, he rushed for 13 yards. On the receiving end, he led Ball State with 41 yards on four receptions. Regardless, Sloan was not frustrated with his decrease in touches, and Neu chalked it up to the strength of Miami’s defense. “You got to make plays when they come to you,” Sloan said. The Ball State offense ran numerous plays with defensive back Kiael Kelly taking snaps at quarterback, running back or wide receiver, but none produced any results. The redshirt junior’s two rushes compiled -1 yard, his one passing completion on two attempts resulted in a three-yard loss and his lone reception only yielded six yards. Miami’s defense seemed to sniff out Ball State’s plans every time Kelly was on the offensive side of the ball.“Every week you want to try to get your playmakers on the field, and Kiael is a playmaker,” Neu said. “We'll just keep grinding on that every week.” The Cardinals will have to keep grinding on all fronts in the next six days, quickly shifting their focus to Mid-American Conference (MAC) play. Ball State opens its conference schedule on the road against a 1-2 Central Michigan team that is still reeling from a 31-9 loss to Illinois. Although both sides of the gridiron looked bleak for Ball State for all 60 minutes in Coral Gables, Sloan does think there is value in playing a Top 10 team like the Miami Hurricanes. “We got to put this one behind us, but we can't forget about it,” Sloan said. “The upcoming weeks are going to tell us a lot about our team. Sometimes you get hit in the mouth and you got to respond.” Contact Kyle Smedley via email at kmsmedley213@gmail.com or via X @KyleSmedley_.
The Ball State Daily News will use this program to honor athletes who had an impressive week or a breakout performance. Candidates will be chosen and the community can cast their votes.Candidates will be announced every Sunday with the voting closing on the following Monday at 5 p.m. The winner will be announced the next day. If you believe a certain student-athlete should be a candidate, email the Daily News sports editor Zach Carter at zachary.carter@bsu.edu or associate sports editor David Moore at david.moore@bsu.edu.
In last weekend’s Kentucky Invitational, the Ball State Women’s Volleyball took two wins from two matches before getting swept by the host team in the final match.
Ball State football dropped its first game of the season against No. 10 ranked Miami 62-0.
Below are the highlights and results of this past week of Delaware County sporting events that the Ball State Daily News staff was unable to attend. Please send stats to sports@bsudaily.news, zachary.carter@bsu.edu or david.moore@bsu.edu to make sure your team is featured.
MUNCIE - On Friday evening two North Central Conference (NCC) rivals in Muncie Central (0-4) and Lafayette Jefferson (4-0) hit the field. The Bearcats have struggled to stop their opponents on the defensive side of the ball which has contributed to their winless start. Those defensive struggles would rear their ugly head again as Muncie Central would lose their fourth straight 43-14.
The Wes-Del Warriors came into Friday night with one thing in mind: to win. A team who has been on the search for just one of those this season got just that tonight, and to make it better, it came on homecoming.Coming into the game against Southern Wells, they were outscored 126-32. Head coach Matt Nuckols has been telling his team to stay on track and things will start to fall into line.“It shows them that the stuff we've been working on works,” he said. “It gets them back to that belief. You know, we were in a similar boat last year. Ended up with 4-6 after that little jump start, it resets expectations. What we've done these last three weeks, we found ways to get better and this is kind of a restart of the season for our guys.“They're in a great, great spot right now mentally.”The Warriors tallied 321 yards on the ground and five touchdowns in the first half. Sophomore Eli Wright led the charge with three of his own and 204 rushing yards. Wright accredited his offensive line for his career night.“It was definitely our o-line,” he said. “Our line is really good and they just played incredible. On the outside plays, they got out in front and just worked so hard to get down field.”To the Warriors, the biggest story tonight was Wright and his three touchdowns. Nuckols has seen these glimpses all season and was happy that he was finally able to break out of that shell.“He had a couple big runs earlier in the season,” he said. “We got four different wings that we try to rotate because all those guys are playing defense, trying to keep everybody healthy. But after that first round, we knew we had to feed him. “He ran his tail off, he ran hard and he ran fast. Knew exactly what he was supposed to do. He and all those wings did, but he really stepped up in this game.”Complimenting the strong offensive performance, the Warrior defense held strong allowing only one touchdown on the half. Southern Wells was held to -17 rushing yards and 127 passing yards in the first two quarters.“I think all of the credit tonight should go to our defensive line,” senior linebacker Grayson Mealy said. “Those guys up front are amazing, and they were getting off blocks today so fast and making those plays in the backfield.”Wes-Del owned the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. In return, the Warriors were able to accumulate over 500 yards on the ground. Nuckols attributes that to their work this week in practice and his offensive line.“We really worked on two big things this week,” he said. “We worked on our counters and we worked on our rockets. Those are two plays we knew we had to get better at. We haven't been running them well, and they've been staples for us in the past. It was what we worked on this week, and hit it hard in practice, and we were able to pop and do some really good stuff there.”The Warriors faced some adversity this week as starting quarterback Kameran Vonderscmitt was sidelined with an injury. Freshman Noah Perdue stepped up and filled big shoes for Nuckols’ offense.“Biggest thing I'm really proud of, though, is we've had to deal with a lot of adversity this week,” he said. “Our starting quarterback, who's been our guy from the beginning, went down on Wednesday. We had our freshman Noah Purdue and our senior Tyler Summers step in there and I’m just so proud of them. “Noah ran pretty much the whole game and got the ball where it needed to go, ran the show even there late. He knew how to handle the clock. I’m just very proud of him and how the team rallied around that.”The run game domination for Wes-Del was due largely to reps and working on those plays day in and day out. Sophomore Rhyker Mauck was able to tack on a hard-nosed touchdown of his own late in the first half.“It comes from a lot of reps in practice,” he said. “We drill those over and over again. We rep it all week and it paid off tonight.”Although the Warriors would have liked a win sooner, getting the first one could not have come at a better time. With the 0-3 start, picking it up on homecoming meant more for not only players, but also the community.“The whole community was here,” he said. “Getting the win on homecoming is awesome. I mean, we had the whole crowd behind us and it showed what we can do to the whole crowd. I think that'll continue to build momentum through the season.”Nuckols was happy with his team’s ability to run the ball tonight. They plan to continue to dominate games on the ground and make teams hurt in the run-game.“We knew coming into this, if we want to be successful tonight and throughout the season, we have got to make sure that we establish that run and we can be successful with that,” he said. “You know, we're wing t and we throw the ball, we do some stuff like that, but we have to establish the run first, and we've done all right in a couple games, but not in every game.”Wes-Del will look to build this win into a streak next Friday, Sept. 20th, on the road against North White at 7 p.m. Contact Logan Connor via email at logan.connor@bsu.edu or via X @_loganconnor.
YORKTOWN, Ind – Senior festivities and packed grandstands set the scene at Yorktown High School as the Tigers took on the Delta Eagles in the newest installment of the cross-county rivalry on the football field. While every Tiger wanted to win the game, junior Tanner Griffey – who missed most of last season due to an injury – came into the contest with one goal in mind: to play well. “This was my game,” Griffey said. “I had their logo on my phone’s lock screen. This was my game.” The outside linebacker finished the game with two interceptions – one pick-six – and multiple tackles for loss. His showing helped the Tigers handle the Eagles a 28-14 loss, their first defeat of the season.The win was not only a special one for the Tigers but also for Yorktown head coach Mike Wilhelm. With the victory, it’s his 108th of his career. That passes his dad – Dave Wilhelm – who won 107 at Southwood High School. “I love him. In the end, his winning percentage is way better than mine,” Mike said. “But I got him on the win column.” To open the contest, it was back-to-back punts for both teams as defense was the name of the game. Add in that both teams struggled with flags, it was not a good combination for the competing teams. At the end of the opening quarter, it was 0-0. However, the Tigers got something going once they found the end zone thanks to a touchdown pass from junior quarterback Sam Tokar – who finished the game going 9-for-15 for 176 yards and two touchdowns – to senior receiver Wilson Webster. After that, the green and white’s offense began to fire on all cylinders. “This coaching staff, they spent so much time on a great scouting report,” Griffey said. “They put all the film together that we need. They have us ready for success every single week.”
Muncie’s restaurant Legacy Village opened its doors to judicial candidates Kim Dowling (D) and Andrew Ramirez (R) to provide a space for community members to learn about the candidates in a forum organized by Muncie’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
MUNCIE, Ind. — Someone that has been described as a “dynamic playmaker on the field” and “a great person off,” Redshirt Junior Kiael Kelly faces a new challenge unlike any that is often seen in the sport of collegiate football.
MUNCIE, Ind. — Fringed Production House, Cardinal Film Works' sister organization, is looking to change the way media is made and who can make it.
Tonight: Skies becoming partly cloudy with the low chance of scattered rain in the early morning hours of Saturday with a low temperature around 63F. Winds will be light around 5 mph from the ESE.
Indiana University (IU) announced an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior against IU Athletics Hall of Fame member and former team physician Brad Bomba Sr. according to a press release Wednesday.
Editor's Note: This article was updated to correct an error.
