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Today’s edition · Thurs., Nov. 5

Ball State loses 31-30 at UMass in overtime

Plus, two Muncie hospitality pros win statewide awards and a new documentary spotlights single moms.

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Ball State loses 31-⁠30 at UMass in a MACtion overtime heartbreaker

UMass edged Ball State by one point in overtime

  • Ball State30
    UMass31
    FinalOvertime, Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Amherst, Massachusetts

Sources: The Star Press, Ball State Daily News

If you stayed up for Wednesday's MACtion game, it was a rough ending. Ball State lost in overtime at UMass, 31-30, and the Cardinals' two-game winning streak is over.

The Cardinals came out strong. The Ball State Daily News says the first drive included a 35-yard catch by fifth-year tight end Alex Scherle on the second play, the longest of his career, and finished with a 20-yard touchdown pass to fifth-year wide receiver Jamarion McDougle.

Ball State's opening drive gained yards through the air and on the ground

Source: Ball State Daily News

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Scherle's catch35 yards
McDougle's TD catch20 yards
Bonds' three rushes18 yards
  • Ball State before the game: 3-5, 2-2 in the MAC
  • UMass before the game: 4-4, 1-3 in the MAC
  • Series before Wednesday: tied 2-2
  • Next: Buffalo at home on Wed., Nov. 11

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Awards

Josh Priest of Ron Lahody's Trust Your Butcher Steakhouse & Butcher's Lounge and Lori Jessee of won 2026 Hoosier Hospitality Awards. They received them from the Indiana Destination Development Corporation at an Oct. 27 ceremony at the Indiana Statehouse. Muncie Journal

Documentary

premiered its documentary "By Degrees" at The Paramount in downtown Anderson on Oct. 27. The nonprofit serves Muncie, Anderson and Marion single mothers working toward a degree, with housing support, coaching, family advocacy and workshops. Cardinal Media

Movies

Movie theater attendance this year has skyrocketed even as ticket prices rise, and Gen Z leads the way. Ball State's Max van Dongen points to the Minecraft movie's box office success as the turning point. Ball State Daily News

Coaching

JCHS graduate Josh Shatto gets his first shot as a head coach, leading one of the top programs in East Central Indiana. He got his start as a Patriot. The Commercial Review

Hoops

Monroe Central's girls basketball team beat visiting Eastbrook 62-11 on Wednesday in Parker City. Last season, the Golden Bears won the first regional title in program history. Winchester News Gazette

Monroe Central beat Eastbrook 62-⁠11 on Wednesday

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Source: Winchester News Gazette

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Ball State got a little fluffier Wednesday. Therapy dogs took over Bracken Library on Wednesday, Nov. 4, including Vida the Poodle, Pippi the Yorkshire Terrier and Ace the Siberian Husky, who rolled right into a man's lap. Students gathered around to pet them. Good boys and girls, all.

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Ball State loses 31-30 at UMass in overtime

Plus, two Muncie hospitality pros win statewide awards and a new documentary spotlights single moms.

The TLDR

  1. Ball State loses 31-30 at UMass in overtime
  2. Two Muncie pros win 2026 Hoosier Hospitality Awards
  3. Heartland Scholar House premieres a documentary
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