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Mar 15, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Stan Sollars
Lahaina1 hour agoAfter the Fires, a Maui Community Creates a Land Trust to Keep Homes in Local Handskqed.org • 1hSeveral months after Mikey Burke’s house burned down in Lahaina, her husband got a text message out of the blue.
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Mar 15, 2024 | 
indianapublicmedia.org | Stephanie Wiechmann |Stan Sollars
In an evening of severe weather, a tornado did extensive damage to two towns in Randolph and Delaware counties. But, as IPR’s Stephanie Wiechmann reports, officials say the storm could have been much worse. In Winchester, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department says overnight reports of mass casualties on social media were false. Winchester Mayor Bob McCoy says 38 people were injured, three critically. No one died. The damage in Winchester, he says, is extensive.
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Feb 24, 2023 | 
indianapublicradio.org | Stan Sollars
Saturday at 1 p.m. in Worthen Arena the Ball State women’s basketball Cardinals host Toledo in a showdown of two of the three first place teams in the Mid-American Conference. It’s senior day — the last home game of the season for Ball State. The Cards are 23-and-5 overall and 13-and-2 in the MAC. Toledo is 22-and-4 overall and 13-and-2 in the MAC. The third of the three first-place teams, Bowling Green, plays Buffalo at home Saturday.
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Feb 23, 2023 | 
indianapublicradio.org | Stan Sollars
Ball State’s women’s basketball Cardinals racked up their 23 win of the season last night at Worthen Arena, shellacking Western Michigan 80 to 49. After a close first quarter ending with a Ball State lead of 21 to 17, the Cards broke the game open outscoring the Broncos 27 to 10 in the second stanza. Western’s 49 points were the fewest allowed by Ball State this season. Anna Clephane scored 14 points, Ally Becki added 13 points, and Marie Kiefer and Annie Rauch contributed 11 points each.
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Feb 22, 2023 | 
indianapublicradio.org | Stan Sollars
Ball State’s men’s basketball Cardinals got their 20th victory of the season with a big win at home last night against Kent State, 82-70. Yet again, five Cardinals scored in double figures, led by Jaylin Sellers with 20 points. The first half was back and forth with Kent State leading at the half 33 to 32. After the intermission, the Cards came out with a 16-to-3 run, on the way to the win. Ball State is 20-and-8 overall and 11-and-4 in the Mid-American Conference.
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Feb 20, 2023 | 
indianapublicradio.org | Stan Sollars
The men’s basketball Cardinals lost at Western Michigan, 78 to 68, Saturday. The loss snapped Ball State’s 6-game winning streak. The Cards are 19-and-8 overall and 10-and-4 in Mid-American Conference play – good enough to hold down 4th place in the conference, two games ahead of fifth-place Ohio. The Ball State women’s basketball Cardinals saw their 10-game winning streak disappear as Northern Illinois kept control throughout the contest and beat the Cards 84 to 77.
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Feb 17, 2023 | 
indianapublicradio.org | Stan Sollars
Dekalb, Illinois is the destination for the Mid-American-Conference-leading Ball State women’s basketball Cardinals. They will face Northern Illinois at 2 p.m. ET, Saturday. The Cards have racked up 22 wins against four losses, and are 12-and-1 in the MAC. They have won 10 games in a row. Northern is coming off a big road win over Bowling Green earlier in the week. B-G was tied with Ball State for first place in the MAC. The Huskies are 13-and-11 overall, and 5-and-8 in the MAC.
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Feb 16, 2023 | 
indianapublicradio.org | Stan Sollars
Brady Sallee’s Ball State women’s basketball Cardinals turned on the jets after a sluggish first quarter to beat the visiting Ohio Bobcats 78 to 53, Wednesday night at Worthen Arena. The Cards picked up their 22nd win of the season against 4 losses. Thelma Dis Agustdottir had a career night, scoring 34 points, including 9 three-pointers, tying a program record. Ball State is alone atop the Mid-American Conference with the win, coupled with Bowling Green’s loss, last night to Northern Illinois.
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Feb 15, 2023 | 
indianapublicradio.org | Stan Sollars
Ball State’s men’s basketball Cardinals won their sixth game in a row with an 87 to 77 defeat of Northern Illinois, last night, at Worthen Arena. With the win, Ball State secured a place in the Mid-American Conference Tournament. Five Cardinals scored in double figures. Ball State is 19-and-7 overall and 10-and-3 in the MAC. Tonight at 6:30, Ball State’s women’s basketball Cardinals take on Ohio at Worthen Arena.
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Feb 13, 2023 | 
indianapublicradio.org | Stan Sollars
Both Ball State basketball teams kept up their winning ways on Saturday. Michael Lewis’ men’s basketball Cardinals disemboweled Bowling Green 93 to 72 at Worthen Arena. Payton Sparks led Ball State scoring with 18 points. The Cards finished the game with five in double figures while winning their fifth game in a row. Ball State looks like it will achieve a 20-win season and then some.
