Needing a win to avoid tying the single-season record for most losses in program history and lock up the fifth seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament, the Ball State University field hockey team lost twice this weekend. The Cardinals travelled to Central Michigan University on Saturday, losing 4-2, and then finished their regular season Sunday at Miami University, where they lost 5-0.
Every recruit is different. Every recruit weighs the aspects of a potential school differently. Some consider the quality of the program most important, and others the quality of the education they will get. Two weeks ago I received an e-mail from the parent of a local softball player who, according to him, has the ability to play Division I.
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Despite not playing this week, the Ball State University football team continued to move up in the polls. The Cardinals jumped up two spots to No. 16 in the newest Associated Pres Poll released Sunday afternoon. Ball State received 594 votes - 52 more votes than last week - to move ahead of Brigham Young University and Florida State University.
The Ball State University field hockey team lost 4-2 to Central Michigan University on the road Saturday. Senior defender Jodi Mann scored both goals for the Cardinals who fell to 2-15 and 1-8 in the Mid-American Conference. After Mann opened the scoring 10 minutes into the game, the Chippewas scored four straight goals to win their MAC finale.
After failing to prove itself in the regular season, the Ball State University soccer team is excited for its second chance in the Mid-American Conference tournament. The Cardinals (9-9-1, 5-5-1 MAC) earned the chance to compete in the postseason with their 1-0 win against Miami University (6-11-1, 5-6 MAC) in the regular season finale Thursday at the Ball State Soccer Field.
Some local law enforcement agencies will step up their efforts around Delaware County for Halloween weekend. Sgt. Rod Russell of Indiana State Police's Redkey district said ISP would send extra units to patrol the streets like it does every year for Halloween.
Unlike its original broadcast in 1938, the martian invasion Thursday night at Pruis Hall did not cause a panic. Instead Ball State University students, faculty and members of the Muncie community welcomed the recreation of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds.
For the 30th year, Elliott Hall promises scares and surprises on Halloween night. The second annual Haunted Costume Ball will be from 8 p.m. to midnight today with a fee of $3 at the door. All proceeds will go to the Boys and Girls Club. A group of about 10 Elliott Hall residents have met every Thursday for weeks to plan the Ball.
FM Music will be hosting a trash pickup day to encourage green efforts on and around Ball State University's campus. The event will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Teams of four to six volunteers should meet at MT Cup in the Village to get an assigned area to canvas.
It started with an argument about a boy, and it ended with a six-month jail sentence. Judge Robert Barnet Jr. sentenced former Ball State University student Amanda Polson, 20, to six months in Delaware County Jail, followed by six months of probation, during a sentencing hearing Thursday.
The Ball State University women's tennis team will not have a tournament this weekend due to the lack of participants. Coach Kathy Bull decided earlier this week to cancel the match scheduled for the weekend due to the withdraw of one of the expected teams, thus concluding the fall season for women's tennis.
CLEVELAND - For senior guard Porchia Green and the Ball State University women's basketball team, one of the changes from last season are how many "Olga Days" there are during conditioning. "Olga Day" is a team nickname for those workouts new coach Kelly Packard calls "mean, nasty and physical.
Democrat Lee Ann Mengelt, District 35 Indiana House candidate, was lonely on stage Thursday night. Her appearance at the Citizens of Delaware County for Property Tax Repeal political forum was a rare sight at the event. She was the only Democrat candidate in attendance.
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The Ball State University women's volleyball team travels north tonight to play Eastern Michigan University before playing Central Michigan University on Saturday in the team's final regular season road trip of the year. The Cardinals (10-15, 5-5 Mid-American Conference) are 6-3 in true road matches this season, including the 3-2 upset in their last away match on Saturday against 2007 MAC Tournament Champion and East Division-leading Miami University.
Off in the cornfields of Delaware County, about 20 miles northeast of campus in the small town of Dunkirk there is a gravel country road known to locals simply as Blood Road. "It's one of the creepiest things I've ever seen," said Ryan Coleman, a high school senior and lifetime resident of Dunkirk.
With less than one week left before the start of the Mid-American Conference Tournament, the Ball State University field hockey team has two more chances to improve its standing. The Cardinals will visit Central Michigan University on Saturday before heading south Miami University to close out their regular season Sunday.
University Program Board is giving students alternative activities for Halloween. UPB will have the first Fall Fest in the Quad from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Junior telecommunications major Sam Maples said it will provide a laid back atmosphere where people can go to relax.
CLEVELAND - Ball State University men's basketball senior forward Anthony Newell doesn't want his team to surprise anyone this season. The 2008 to 2009 Preseason All-Mid-American Conference and 2007 to 2008 Honorable Mention All-MAC selection said his team's goal this year is simple.
