The East Central Neighborhood Association arranged for volunteers to plant flowers in a couple of spots downtown. Take a look at the members of the Muncie community during this beautification effort.
In a duel of the two winningest programs in Mid-American Conference (MAC) history, Ball State (17-6, 9-2) would set the tone early in its four-set win against Western Michigan (13-10, 5-6), holding the Broncos to a .174 hitting percentage through the first two sets.
Ball State Football (4-4, 2-2 MAC) fell 20-16 to Eastern Michigan (5-3, 2-2 MAC) to put an end to their three-game winning streak, unable to cap off Homecoming week on a positive note.
As Ball State was not able to capitalize on opportunities to secure their fourth straight win, here are four takeaways from the Cardinals’ conference loss.
Delaware County, Indiana. A population of 114,461 people. Lesser known to a majority of the United States population. A powerhouse in AAU volleyball. Munciana Volleyball Club has experienced success on the travel volleyball club circuit with 38 national championships, 22 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Championships, 15 USA Volleyball Championships and one Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) Championship.
“We love our fans here in Worthen; we love playing here,” fourth-year middle blocker Marie Plitt said. “Everyone is so supportive, especially our Men’s team and other sports teams and the Muncie community in general.”
As a part of Ball State University's homecoming week traditions, Bed Races returned to W. Riverside Avenue Friday, October 21, 2022.
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol formally issued its extraordinary subpoena o Donald Trump on Friday, demanding testimony from the former president who lawmakers say “personally orchestrated” a multi-part effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
The Cardinals host Eastern Michigan in the 2022 homecoming game with both sides coming into the matchup 4-3 overall. Ball State played a comeback role in the last three games, defeating Northern Illinois in overtime, beating Central Michigan 17-16 after trailing most of the game and most recently knocking off UConn with a shutout in the second half after being behind 21-10 at halftime.
Second-seed in the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Ball State, and third-seed, Kent State, went head to head in an attempt to advance in the MAC tournament seedings Oct. 20.
“I don’t really come out to the dorms to eat a lot just because I have my own house,” McCleskey said. “As a senior, this is my last homecoming and all the events this year have just been really awesome.”
“There were some people who had just come from cancer treatment,” Grubbs said. “It just made their day to get their flowers.”
Weather Forecaster Jack VanMeter is tracking a warm up for homecoming weekend but with some windy conditions.
“At first it was hard to hear that we didn’t have a home meet because it is always fun and I had a lot of people tell me they were going to come to the home meet,” Van Eck said. “You know you work with what you got and I’m going to take every race as an opportunity to do my best, work with the team and compete.”
The 2022-23 NBA season is off and running and the Daily News Sports Section is quickly behind with out predictions for the season.
Weather Forecaster Hunter Luzadder has the latest on above average temperatures and perfect homecoming weather.
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday — bowing to the inevitable after a tumultuous, short-lived term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party that obliterated her authority.
“This is trying to get rid of what we call the Ball State bounce… it’s very likely if you have that question, we would be able to answer it with the cross-training team,” said Pavlik.
“Due to COVID two years ago, we weren’t able to hold a shadow cast for Halloween night in 2020. Last year was the first time, and we hope to get more numbers from last year's show and get everyone involved,” Reich said.
Air Jam is one of the most popular events occurring throughout Ball State’s Homecoming week, but there’s a lot of historical depth behind past and current competitors, along with numerous opportunities for Ball State students to get involved with Homecoming week through Air Jam.
