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The Ball State University men's volleyball team won game one of its best-of-five match against No. 11 Lewis University 30-26 at Worthen Arena. For more men's volleball coverage continue to check bsudailynews.com
The Ball State University women's swimming and diving team will do battle with defending Mid-American Conference champions,Ohio University on Saturday. The Cardinals are led by the reigning MAC swimmer of the week, Emily Haifley, who broke the Ball State record in the 200-yard breaststroke by two seconds last weekend.
Ball State University's men's tennis team will look to stay undefeated at home this season as it takes on the University of Dayton on Saturday. A victory against the Flyers would give the Cardinals an even record at 2-2 for the season. "It's a match where we are the favorite," coach Bill Richards said.
As open-faced renovation continues on the Irving Gym athletic facilities, the Ball State University gymnastics team is set to play host to Mid-American Conference opponent Central Michigan University at 2 p.m. Sunday at Worthen Arena. Returning 10 starters from a 2008 season in which they placed third in the MAC Championships, the Chippewas, (3-0, 1-0 MAC), purvey what the Cardinals have been accumulating since early January: vocational experience.
Ball State University won Sitecore's Best Site of the Year for North America award, two years after the university re-launched its Web site with the content management system company. The university Web site was recognized among 10 other categories from Best Financial Site to Best Entertainment and Sports Site in the beginning of January.
The Ball State University football team filled another void on its coaching staff Thursday that was created when former head coach Brady Hoke left for San Diego State University. Coach Stan Parrish, who replaced Hoke in December, named Mark Naylor as Ball State's director of football strength and conditioning Thursday.
The Ball State University women's basketball team looks to knock off the 2008 Mid-American Conference champions Saturday at Worthen Arena when Cardinal fans "Pack the House." Miami University (11-8, 3-3 MAC) is coming off a championship season last year when they beat Ohio University 67-56 in the conference championship game.
Consolidating local government at the county level could cut state costs by about $622 million, according to a new study released by economists at Ball State University. "Local Government Reform in Indiana," a study addressing the potential impact of consolidation on the costs of local government was released on Jan.
Once a staple in elementary school classrooms, teaching the art of cursive writing may be a thing of the past. As the elegant penmanship behind the language has been tossed out due to more technology entering the classroom, some Ball State University education majors are in debate as to whether too much time is being spent teaching cursive writing to students.
Worthen Arena, get ready for Jerome Tillman. The Ball State University men's basketball team plays host to Ohio University on Saturday, led by the 6-foot-6, 235 pound Tillman, who leads the Mid-American Conference with 19.7 points per game and 9.1 rebounds per game.
The second day of cleaning up 12.8 inches of snow from the Muncie streets went "pretty good", **Ron Ball, Muncie Street Department maintenance supervisor, said. The winter weather caused the Muncie cleanup crews to work from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, mainly concentrating on the primary roads.
Players on the Ball State University men's volleyball team have heard all the talk about No. 11 Lewis University leading up to their conference opener tonight. With the preseason poll predicting Lewis to win the conference title, the Flyers said they have the belief that this is their year to win a championship and advance to the NCAA Final Four.
The Ball State University track and field team will stay close to home for its third meet of the indoor season at the Indiana Wesleyan Invitational. Ball State will venture about 35 miles away from the Cardinals' nest to Marion to continue the duration of their indoor season.
Below is how teams in the coaches poll top 15 have fared this week. Ball State is listed at No. 16 and will play No. 11 Lewis at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Worthen Arena. 1. Penn State (defeated Juniata; plays No. 14 St. Francis on Friday and Springfield College on Saturday) 2.
More than a foot of snow fell in Muncie on Wednesday. More than a foot of snow probably remains piled up around your car. If you are a Ball State University student who lives in one of the near-campus neighborhoods with characteristically small streets, chances are high you haven't dared to drive.
Do snow days kick buttocks or what! I remember being a youngster and enjoying the freedom and bliss of a day without the pain of school. Of course, those days were further back for me than for most students. The signal for school cancellations then were less advanced than Wednesday's e-mail notification.
A Ball State University football player faces a preliminary felony charge after he reportedly refused to pay for his taxi fare, according to an arrest report from Ball State police. Dane Cook, who was a sophomore free safety on the 2008 Ball State football team, was arrested on the preliminary charges of public intoxication and theft at about 4 a.
The Ball State University men's volleyball team will play No. 11 Lewis University starting 7:30 p.m. at Worthen Arena. Below are some notes about the match. Matt McCarthy returns Middle attacker Matt McCarthy will return to the starting lineup for tonight's match against Lewis, coach Joel Walton said Wednesday.
"No" wasn't an acceptable answer for Cassy Herode. Whenever somebody told her that 6-foot-2-inch women's volleyball players weren't supposed to play good defense or be able to pass out of the back row, Herode utilized extra practice sessions to improve in that area of her game.
