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Ian, Aaron, Mason, and Annika predict what games will bring home trophies at the 2024 Video Game Awards.Anchors: Ian Case, Aaron Picklesimer, Mason Mundy, Annika SharlowVideo Editing: Mason MundyExecutive Producer: Willow EmigThumbnail: Mason MundyGraphics: Taylor Sheridan, Evan FischerMusic: Jack McGinnis
By: Dane MasseyWINCHESTER, Ind. — The lights were bright on this final regular season addition of Friday Night Lights in Winchester, Indiana, as the Golden Falcons got the win over Union City (48-6) to extend their winning streak to three heading into the regional playoff against Shenandoah.
By: Corbin HubertHead coach Emily Livingston offered her Union City girls volleyball team some reassuring words during some tense moments.
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Twitch has been the reigning King of the live game streaming scene, with over 140 million monthly active users. However, some streamers now choose to expand beyond Twitch or leave the platform altogether due to increased competition, policy changes, and revenue splits.
Ball State men’s basketball has played nine games this season. The Cardinals have three games left in 2024 until Mid-American Conference (MAC) play starts in January. Head coach Michael Lewis is worried about his team’s ability to compete. “Definitely worried about it. No question, I’m worried about it,” Lewis said. “I'm really concerned because I thought we got better in Florida. [The struggles] came back, and maybe we're just gonna fight that all year.”When they ended their three-game stretch in the Gulf Coast Showcase 10 days ago, the third-year Cardinals’ coach believed they were in a good spot. He thought they were taking the correct steps to become a team. Today’s 82-69 road defeat to SIU Edwardsville (SIUE) – amongst other things – proved to him that was not the case. “We didn't practice particularly well when we got back,” he said. I don't know if [it was us] playing [three straight] games, and then all of a sudden you don't have something on your calendar for over a week. I know really good teams that I've been around. It didn't matter if it was practice or a game, those dudes were wired up. “They were wired up to compete and get better and push each other in practice. We don't have enough of that.” But it’s not just him. Redshirt senior center Ben Hendriks – who had a season-high 13 points in the loss and is the longest-tenured Cardinal – was equally as frustrated. “Down the line, it doesn't matter who it is,” Hendriks said. “If we want to start winning games, it's just our mentality. We've got to change.” Though the contest became one that had coaches and players alike scratching their heads after its conclusion, the Cardinals had some of the best play this season in the opening half. Junior guard Juanse Gorosito was 5-for-8 from 3-point range and had 15 points at halftime. “Most of the guys were [creating shots] for me, and I was able to knock it down for the team,” he said. “So at the end of the day, those shots were created by my teammates, and I think that's the reason why we were playing well.”Ball State’s bench had its moments and 18 points to SIUE’s six. But near the end of the second half, things started to shift. The Cougars went on an 8-0 scoring run to end the first half, only trailing the Cardinals 41-39.
Delta senior boys’ basketball player Jordan Furney was named the Delaware County Athlete of the Week for the week of Monday, Nov. 25 to Saturday, Nov. 30. In Delta’s 48-36 win over Connersville, Furney led the blue and gold with 14 points.
MUNCIE, IND - After dropping a battle of a conference game, the Delta Eagles (2-1, 0-1) bounced back and beat Centerville (2-2) 45-40. The first half was slow offensively and sloppy for both sides, with multiple turnovers from each side. The halftime score was only 13-11 in favor of the Bulldogs. In lieu of the slow offensive start, both teams' defenses were shining.Delta forced 18 turnovers throughout the contest and played a gritty basketball game. Head coach Mark Detweiler was pleased with his team's effort during the second of two games in 24 hours.“Defensively, I like a lot of things we did,” he said. “We forced 18 turnovers and took five charges, both of those are key stats that coaches are pleased with early in the season. Those two numbers are huge. We had some toughness that, if we don't play a Friday night against a good Mount Vernon team, we probably don't have that grit tonight.”Although Detweiler was pleased with his team’s defensive efforts, he knows more work needs to be done offensively. Especially playing as difficult of a schedule as Delta does in the Hoosier Heritage Conference. “Offensively is a work in progress,” he said. “That first half was nasty. I thought we were hesitant and passed up some shots. So just playing loose on the offensive end is the next step for this group.”Leading the way offensively for Delta was senior guard Cooper Bratton. Bratton tallied 11 points and was the evident vocal leader offensively. Senior forwards Bronson Edwards and Jordan Furney each had 10 points to aid in the efforts. Edwards, who played quarterback for Delta football this fall, transfers his gridiron physicality to the paint.“Jordan and Bronson are who they are,” Detweiler said. ”They're a good one-two combo force. They made the plays they needed to in the second half to kind of get us some separation to win that game.”Although Bratton, Edwards and Furney finished with double-digit totals, at the end of the first half, junior guard Lucas Bragg and sophomore guard Jackson Peters were the leading scorers with three points each. Delta pulled away in the third quarter, leading 31-24 heading into the final period. Centerville was able to make it a thriller, getting as close as three points with under five minutes to go in the game.“We just have to get comfortable closing out games,” Detweiler said. “The last thing I said to them tonight in the locker room was that we got a lot of new faces out there trying to close out a game. So we have to get guys comfortable in those situations. That’s what I think tonight was all about.”After getting off to a slow start in the first half, Delta picked up the pace and began to rain down threes and hit more shots in the final 16 minutes. Detweiler wanted his players to take more shots and not be as hesitant to shoot the ball.“We said at halftime, you're most open when you first catch it,” he said. “I told them to remember that when you catch the ball, you're probably not gonna be more open if you hesitate. I wanted them to just catch and shoot and stop thinking so much, they did a great job of that down the stretch.”Delta’s offense created more opportunities to score tonight in the second half of the game. Delta dropped just two three-point shots in the first half, a blimp compared to the five dropped in the second. “I thought we had more catch-and-shoot opportunities in the second half that we took advantage of. That's how we have to play, we have to play through that sort of passing and quick ball movement and our shooters have to do their job and be ready to make shots.”Delta’s next game comes Dec. 13 against its crosstown, and conference rival, Yorktown. The Eagles and Tigers have a history of hard-fought contests. Full of defense and gritty plays, Detweiler thinks the next installment will not be much different.“It’ll be what you kind of saw tonight in terms of the defensive effort,” he said. “Yorktown is gonna try to bring that same defensive effort and both teams have a lot of new faces getting comfortable, logging a lot of minutes now. It'll be a defensive battle, I think that everybody expects and just a matter of these new faces getting comfortable on both teams.”The tip-off for Delta vs. Yorktown is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Dec 13.
Mike Uremovich starts most days around 3:45 a.m. He didn’t want to specify how many cups of coffee he drinks per day, but let’s just say that he stays well caffeinated.
With the holidays right around the corner, Muncie’s Minnetrista Museums and Gardens kicked off its annual Enchanted Luminaria Walk Dec. 6. This event had three miles of lights, live music and an artist market where visitors can support local small businesses, according to the Minnetrista’s website.
The Mike Uremovich Era is officially underway for Ball State Football.
Two Indianapolis police officers were found not guilty Dec. 6 of involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide and battery in the death of Herman Whitfield III after a weeklong trial.
Thursday morning’s Ball State women’s basketball win went far beyond the play on the court. Nearly 5,000 students from Muncie area elementary and middle schools filled Worthen Arena for the annual Field Trip Day.Needless to say, the kids were excited to be there, and the Cardinals gave them something to cheer for. The crowd was loud from team introductions to every made basket, and the final buzzer. “It’s a lot of fun,” senior Madelyn Bischoff said. “But sometimes it's hard to hear, which is a really good thing. Overall though, I think it's fun and it makes me happy knowing that they're having fun and we're creating a great experience for them.”Playing in front of a young crowd is a different experience than usual for senior Ally Becki, who sees it as a way to grow the game of basketball.“I would say it's exciting,” she said. “You never know who's sitting in that chair and seeing one of us play and maybe taking that as an opportunity to want to play basketball. Hopefully, they see one of us out there and we influence them to just continue becoming basketball players.”One of the biggest notes heading into the game has been the continued absence of senior Alex Richard. Graduate student Elise Stuck was also out for the first time this season after she picked up a concussion during the Cardinal's last game against South Dakota State.“Elise is trending and getting better,” head coach Brady Sallee said. “You just got to give it time. I think [Alex] is progressing, she's going to be back. It's just kind of a pain-tolerance deal and there's going to be a little bit of time involved.”The coaches and players look forward to having Richard and Stuck back. But according to Sallee, right now, they just need to continue to compete and play their game.“As a coach and even the players, we all want her back,” he said. “But we just have to be patient and know that it's coming. In the meantime, we got a job to do and we got kids that can do it, as evidenced by today.”The last four games have not swung the way of Ball State. Dropping three of those four, all against top-80 opponents according to the Net Rankings, though is something they are not upset about.“We had played five straight against the top 83 and we're two and three,” Sallee said. “I think we were a few possessions away from maybe being undefeated or four-and-one. How did we play in those was really for me, what I look at. So the way we competed and the way we belonged was good stuff. I think this stretch of games is only going to make us better, as long as we keep it in perspective.”Coming off the loss against South Dakota State Sunday, the locker room knew they had work to do and wanted to come away with a big win to get the ball rolling again.“We knew what we had to do, and we just kind of had to put our feelings aside and just get straight into it,” Becki said. “This group isn't really used to losing two in a row like that, but we just kind of put our heads down and just started grinding.”The play in the paint has been a major improvement for the Cardinals this season. Today against Davidson, they had 22 points from the paint and nine steals, something Sallee said is a part of his team's identity. “You look at pretty consistent points in the paint being a strong thing. Today, rebounding was over the top, good. We've got to do those things, regardless of who we play, for us to be successful. When we can shoot the ball at a 40-percent clip from the three-point line, and we can have the paint stuff, I think that's when we're playing at our best.”Getting production from the bench has been a sore spot for the Cardinals so far. Tonight, things changed and a handful of players came from the bench to put up productive minutes and important points.Sallee said Zuri Ransom, Maliyah Johnson, Haley Smith, and Grace Kingrey played well coming off the bench. Johnson put up seven points, and Smith provided a spark of energy as she usually does from the bench.“I thought Haley gave us a great spurt, a lot of energy, and a lot of toughness. She needed that, and we needed it. In adversity, when you got some kids out, you're not healthy, you got to have a bench that can step up and we certainly did today,” Sallee said.Although the shooting was on display today, the grit of senior Marie Kiefer is something that did not go unnoticed. From being the all-time career blocks leader to consistently performing well every game, her spark is never not felt.“I think she knows her role, and she plays it so well,” Bischoff said. “I think overall, she just brings a sense of confidence for us because we know she's gonna come every game and do her role. She's a huge part of our team, and we wouldn’t be where we are without her.”The Cardinals travel to Ohio State (OSU) Dec. 10 in what will be the toughest game of the season for the Cardinals, with OSU currently ranked 12th in the nation. They are ready to compete and see how they can match up with another Power 4 opponent.“With the next opponent, we're going to have to be tough,” Sallee said “The challenge now is, take tomorrow off and and then get in there on Saturday and figure out a way to do it more consistently…If you can't get excited about the stretch of games we played and the level we're being expected to play at, then you ain't real, not for this level. Our kids understand who Ohio State is, and they understand the opportunity. I think Ohio State is really good, but I think we are too.”
Ball State Women’s Basketball won at home against Davidson University Dec. 5 80-61, improving to 6-3 on the season.
No matter the opponent, no matter the location, no matter the time, Keionte Newson kneels and bows his head at the 26-yard line before kickoff of every Ball State University football game. The senior Cardinal linebacker takes a moment to speak to his second cousin Dexter Jones, who died 10 years ago.
Geoffery Mearns is the President of Ball State University. He is writing as a guest writer for the Ball State Daily News. His views do not necessarily represent those of the paper.
Ball State University’s Student Government Association (SGA) held its last meeting of the Fall 2024 semester Dec. 4.
Two students were wounded in a Dec. 4 shooting at Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists, a private K-8 religious school in Palermo, Calif., according to the Associated Press (AP).
Construction on Ball State University’s Cooper Physical Science Building began in Sept. 2019, according to a press release from the university, and is still in construction over five years later.
