State Sen. Jim Tomes, a Mater Dei alumnus, asked the full Senate to join him in honoring the girls basketball team for their Class 2A State Championship victory.

Mater Dei finished their season with a 27-1 record, winning 20 consecutive games on their way to the state championship. They were ranked number one in Class 2A and finished off their season with an exciting overtime win against Ft. Wayne Bishop Luers High School, 56-52, in the championship game.

“It’s amazing to see such a passionate group of young people come together, combining all sorts of skills and talents, to work toward a common goal,” Tomes said.

Democratic city council candidates in Evansville have plenty of reasons to wake up happy Tuesday morning. They were able to sweep all of their contested races in the election.

The Le Merigot Hotel in Downtown Evansville saw a lot of happy people Tuesday night, celebrating a Democratic sweep for all seven council seats that were on the ballot.

Among those winners were three incumbents. Missy Mosby in the 2nd ward, John Friend in the 5th ward and Dan H. Adams, an at-large candidate, all won re-election.