2 seed for the upcoming Ohio Valley Conference Championships after a Sunday sweep over UT Martin Game Recap: Softball | 5/4/2025 7:36:00 PM | Eric Hess SIUE's Emma Henderson provided the heroics in both games She tossed a three-hit shutout in game one and then singled home the game winner in game two the most by a Cougar in a season during the Division I era SIUE will have a double bye in the league championships The Cougars' first game will not be until 10 a.m Thursday and will await four games before finding out its first-round opponent In game two, both teams scored five runs in the first five innings capped off by a solo home run in the fifth by Anna Henderson The bullpens for both teams took over. McKayla Anderson went seven innings for SIUE and threw 103 pitches for the Cougars in relief Natalie Krueziger tossed 6 2/3 innings and 110 pitches in relief before suffering the loss In the bottom of the 11th, Harley Limberger drew a one-out, pinch-hit walk. Shuey added a quick bunt single. After Salyars flew out and advanced both runners, Emma Henderson laced a ball to the left side of the infield just out of the complete reach of  UT Martin shortstop Kyrsten Brown allowing Limberger to score the game winner Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Thanks for visiting Thanks for visiting ! The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. © 2025 BVM Sports. Best Version Media, LLC. – SIUE dropped a 5-2 decision to Western Illinois in the first game of a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series at Roy E The Cougars fell to 13-6 in OVC play and 21-22 overall Western Illinois improved to 15-26 and 7-12 in the league Western Illinois starter Max Tripure (4-6) limited the Cougars to just a run on two hits over the first five innings The Leathernecks built a 4-0 lead with a run in the second two in the third and another in the fourth against SIUE starter Tim Teixeira (3-3) We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it OK Privacy policy The Edwardsville school board meeting Monday night at Liberty Middle School was so packed that officials had to ask some people to watch in an overflow room Most of those in attendance were there to voice their opposition to the dismissal of 16 non-tenured teachers for the next school year as the board voted 4-3 in favor of the cuts Dalla Riva and Ahart are seeking another term in the April 1 election a music teacher at Nelson and Woodlands elementary schools was one of the 24 people who spoke against the cuts She said the district has spent unnecessary money on other items that would be better spent on teacher salaries “Vote ‘no’ on the dismissal of these teachers,” she said “It is time for the board to stop voting with the administration and start listening to the stakeholders of this district Edwards was one of several speakers who referenced big-ticket items on the agenda They included the purchase of a warehouse for $1.55 million the resurfacing of the high school track and the installation of two turf fields for $2.33 million The board voted unanimously to table the purchase of the warehouse until its next regular meeting on April 28 and voted 6-1 against the athletic expenditures instructing Superintendent Patrick Shelton to break off each one into a separate agenda item for the board’s work session on April 7 Shelton said the decision to dismiss the 16 non-tenured teachers was difficult but necessary as the district has been spending more on salaries than it’s been taking into its education fund He said the uncertainty of federal funding under the Trump administration also played a role that comes from federal funds,” Shelton said “That mostly pays salaries and support for teachers that would certainly be another layer that we would have to navigate through.” He said the district is hoping that most federal funding stays intact for the next school year Shelton said that the cuts would include 14 full-time teachers and an additional six full-time substitute teachers The agenda item for Monday’s meeting included a total of 16 full-time teachers to be cut without specifying whether they were teachers or substitutes parents and students rallied outside Liberty Middle ahead of the board meeting holding signs and cheering as cars honked in support Edwardsville Education Association co-president He is a science teacher at Edwardsville High School and is in his 18th year in the district Unzicker noted that these cuts came shortly before upcoming contract negotiations between the EEA and the district “This absolutely makes it difficult,” he said “They were already talking about and discussing potential losses of federal funding in the neighborhood of about $4 million but we have a district that has a budget of over $100 million.” Unzicker said teachers feel like the district is repeating a pattern of balancing its budget on their backs “And that has left us behind neighboring districts,” he said “We are losing talent from our district to neighboring districts for pay