The Press-Dispatch
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B-2 Sports Wednesday, August 14, 2019 The Press-Dispatch Barr-Reeve and Wash- ington did not have enough golfers to record team scores, but the Vikings' Kadee Claridge finished as the medalist with a 43. She was followed by teammate Braylee Knepp with a 65. Washington's golfers and scores were Faith Dal- ton with a 47, Mckenzie Par- sons with a 55 and Reagan Phillips-Wright with a 59. Pike Central will be back in action on Thursday, Aug. 14 in a non-conference tri- angular meet with North Knox and South Knox at Prides Creek Golf Course. "They are both pretty good teams," Gideon said. "They have both been re- ally solid in the past and it will be tough challenge for us." However, the Chargers al- so have several key juniors and sophomores, who will be a part of the team, and a good freshman class that is getting better each week. Pike Central hosts Tell City in its season opener on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Western said after a long summer of training, his team is just ready to play. "I'm sure they're tired of just having to listen to me everyday," he said. "We are ready to get out there and grow as a team each game." DROP Continued from page 1 IMPROVE Continued from page 1 SPORTS BRIEFS All-Sports Passes available at Pike Central High School Individuals planning on attending a large number of regular season sports contests at Pike Central High School during the 2019 -20 school year can save money on admission fees by purchasing an All- Sports Pass. An All-Sports Pass, which is good for all regu- lar season home events at Pike Central High School, costs $70 for adults, and $50 for students and se- nior citizens. A family package is available, if all passes are purchased at the same time. Fans must pur- chase two adult passes at the regular price, and the student passes for stu- dents in the same family are $10 each. Students will not be al- lowed to use an adult pass to enter the gates. Passes must be shown at the gate of each event, every time. All-Sports Passes will be good for entry into varsity and junior varsi- ty football games, volley- ball matches, basketball games, wrestling match- es, and swimming during the winter; and baseball games, softball games and track meets in the spring. All-Sports Passes can be purchased at the Pike Central High School ath- letic office from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Individuals can earn an All-Sports Pass by signing up and working five gates for each pass. For more information, contact the Pike Central High School athletic department at 812-354-8478, extension 495. Kiwanis golf scramble set for September 7 The annual Petersburg Kiwanis Golf Scramble will take place on Sat- urday, Sept. 7 at Prides Creek Golf Course. The scramble, which starts at 9 a.m., is the Pe- tersburg Kiwanis' top fundraiser for its Chil- dren's Christmas Pro- gram that provides un- derprivileged children in Pike County with gifts during the holiday. Registration is open at the golf course and costs $40 per person or $160 for a team. Can't make the event and still want to help? Sponsor a hole for $100. Make checks payable to Kiwanis and mail to: Dustin Schnarr at P.O. Box 14, Petersburg, IN 47567. For any questions, call Schnarr at 812-295 -8183 or Prides Creek Golf Course at 812-354-3059. Registration is now open for the Join the Herd 5K The inaugural Join the Heard 5K Walk and Run is set for Saturday, Sept. 28. There is a $20 entry fee that includes a buffalo hat. T-shirts are also available for $10, but must be preor- dered by Friday, Sept. 20. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Buf- falo Trace Festival on Sept. 27 and 28. Prizes will be awarded to the first, second and third-place male and fe- male finishers. Registration begins at 8 a.m. the morning of the race, with a 9 a.m. start time. Participants should line up at the Pe - tersburg Police Station on 4th Street. Refreshments will be available after the race and a group photo will be taken. To register, contact Jan- et Graff at 812-354-3001 or janet.graff@amber- manorhc.com. UPCOMING SCHEDULE THURSDAY, AUG. 14 Girls' Varsity Golf: North Knox, South Knox and Pike Central at Prides Creek Golf Course, 4:30 p.m. FRIDAY, AUG. 15 Varsity Football: Pike Central at Cloverdale (scrim- mage), 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, AUG 16 Boys' Varsity Tennis: Loogootee at Pike Central (scrimmage), 10 a.m. MONDAY, AUG. 18 Boys' Varsity Tennis: Northeast Dubois at Pike Central, 10 a.m. TUESDAY, AUG. 19 Girls' Varsity Golf: Southridge, Heritage Hills and Pike Central at Prides Creek Golf Course, 4:30 p.m. Boys' Varsity Soccer: Tell City at Pike Central, 6 p.m. Varsity Volleyball: Pike Central at Vincennes Lin- coln, 7:15 p.m. Girls' Varsity Soccer: Tell City at Pike Central, 8 p.m. Left: Pike Central senior Hadley Holder crush- es a long drive on Wednesday, Aug. 6 at Prides Creek Golf Course. Right: Chargers' golfer Grace Goodpaster competes during Pike Central's triangular meet against Barr-Reeve and Washington on Wednes- day, Aug. 6. program of young men who do things the right way. The are going to be disciplined and coached-up. They will fight hard all the way through." The Chargers did not have an official scrimmage before last season and Stephens be- lieves it cost the team. "That really came back to hurt us in the first game of the season," he said. "I felt like we gave away a win that we probably would have had if we had that scrimmage the week before. We are very ex- cited and fortunate to be go- ing up and playing the Clo- vers this Friday." Perhaps what should have fans the most excited from the scrimmage was the late additions to the varsity team, which added about a dozen players since the start of school. "It's just kind of a testa- ment to the kind of work everyone in the program puts forth to try to recruit players and stuff like that," Stephens said. "We didn't leave any stone unturned. If there is a young person in that high school who wants to be a part of what we are doing, then we are going to find them. We're excited be- cause of the freedom it gives us. We have more opportu- nities for practice, and add- ed depth also gives us the chance to rest some guys when we need to. Everyone involved in the program is really excited about all that." CHARGERS Continued from page 1 Pike Central middle schooler Aksel Onyett rac- es past one of the Chargers' varsity players at Weathers Field during Charger Night on Friday, Aug. 9. Pike Central running back Wyatt Fra- ser puts his quickness and elusiveness on full display during the fourth quar- ter of Charger Night at Weathers Field. The Pike Central varsity football players con- gratulate Grant Boyd after he scored a long touch- down during Charger Night. Middle schooler Aksel Onyett scores a touchdown during Charger Night on Friday, Aug. 9. Pike Central head football coach Dave Stephens speaks to players from throughout the program during Charger Night at Weathers Field. Pike Central football players throughout the program came together for Charger Night on Friday, Aug. 9 at Weathers Field. Pike Central senior standout Levi McCarter leads the program's third- and fourth-grade team in the Chargers' pre-game ritual "Imma Fight."