Ball State Women's Basketball (26-8) defeated Belmont (23-12) 101-86 in a first round Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) to extend its season. Three Cardinals scored 20 points or more, including two career high performances.
Weather forecaster Dimitri Gegas is tracking showers for tonight and into tomorrow.
“We made a goal all summer and all fall and then throughout the season to stay focused on winning the sectional, it was a great accomplishment,” said Matt Luce, the Wapahani head coach. “Then to win Saturday night against Carroll (Flora) was great and kind of a history-making thing for our school.”
“Whoever wins, it’s cool, as long as it’s not Kentucky,” said Jacob Walker, a student at Ball State. “If Kentucky wins, I’ll literally just throw up. We’re in Indiana, you just can’t root for them.”
Exactly one year from entering the transfer portal, Ball State Men's Basketball's Payton Sparks is on he move again, he announced today in a Twitter post.
“My view is [that] it's important for our leaders, particularly our elected officials, to do what they can with the power that they have,” Mearns said.
Silence falls over the crowd. The orchestra plays the first notes. Energy vibrates through the room, as anticipation grows. Goosebumps form, and smiles widen as the curtain opens to reveal a the set — elaborately painted structures and period props, costumes, hair and makeup. Before an actor says the first line — in that opening pause — the audience enters the story. Kip Shawager, associate professor emeritus of theatre design of the Ball State University Department of Theatre and Dance, said these visual cues establish the setting, the time period and the tone of the story. “We’re supporting the actors and the directions and everything they do by surrounding them with visuals to tell the story that makes sense,” he added. Shawger shared that all the visual and design aspects of theatre — costuming, sets, props, hair, makeup and lighting — all have to work in unison.
On a night when Ball State was honoring the 50-year anniversary of Munciana Volleyball Club, the Cardinals (12-7, 5-2 MIVA) reinforced Muncie’s reputation as a national hub for volleyball by capitalizing on the Buckeyes (11-9, 4-3 MIVA) 15 total errors and allowing 36 kills to their 41 en route to the win.
Weather forecaster Jack Van Meter is tracking calm conditions but rain on the way.
The original voice of Anderson Speedway, Dutch Hurst, announced for fans in the first 32 years of the track’s existence before passing the torch to an eager 30 year-old Adams. Adams now in the twilight of his career looked back at how he got his start.
“It’s been a couple years in the works,” Owens said. “We actually were able to bump our timeline ahead a few years. We’re hoping that by 2025 we’ll be able to repave those roads.”
The Ball State University Student Government Association began its meeting with nominations for the upcoming elections for both chief administrator and treasurer. The nominees for chief administrator are Sen. Kyle Wickizer and Sen. Sam Schlatter.
As the NFL offseason comes upon us, there have been a lot of questions as to how the Indianapolis Colts should go about their offseason. The Colts finished this season with a 4-12-1 record, a massive downfall from when they finished 11-5 just two years ago. It seems the team is on track to bring out the tools to start the full-scale rebuild in the near future, however, there is a chance Indianapolis could return to playoff contention in one offseason.
Ball State finished 11th out of 16 teams in the Spring Break Shootout at Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club in Dade City, Florida. The Ball State’s five-person lineup consisted of junior Kiah Parrott, freshman Sarah Gallagher, freshman Jasmine Driscoll, freshman Madelin Boyd and sophomore Payton Bennett.
“I went to Indiana for a golf tournament and there was a panel of coaches. The coaches from here [Ball State] spoke on their behalf and ever since, I reached out to them”, says freshman golfer, Madelin Boyd on her recruitment process.
The project, which was broken up into two semesters, was built into a pre-existing course that is part of Ball State’s Sustainability minor. Students in the summer class designed the tiny houses, and students in the fall designed the site and the community building.
We have a brief warmup to finish off the workweek before cold air returns for the weekend.
In an email sent out to some Ball State students, it details how requirements for substituting in Indiana are at a level where any student with any major attending Ball State is eligible.
Despite years of hype and a legacy of classic emo bangers, Paramore resurfaces with a recycled and uninspired new album. Delivering little in the way of new style, This Is Why falls flat across Paramore's discography.
In March 2022, the Cardinals were defeated in the MAC tournament, and a few weeks later, head coach Michael Lewis was hired after previous head coach James Whitford was fired. Lewis was able to return four players, who all made a significant impact on the team's success. Three of them were from the NCAA’s transfer portal, all sophomores: All-MAC Second Team member Payton Sparks (13.3 ppg, 8.7 rebs), All-MAC Third Team member Jaylin Sellers (13.7 ppg, 45 percent 3PT), and Basheer Jihad (7.1 ppg, 3.6 rebs).
