The Press-Dispatch
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B-6 Sports Wednesday, April 20, 2016 The Press-Dispatch LAUREN MORTON Morton, a sophomore member of the Oakland City University softball team, went 2-for-4 and scored one run as the Lady Oaks de- feated visiting Robert Mor- ris University-Springfield (Ill.) 7-4 in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday, April 16. Morton, who graduat- ed from Pike Central High School in 2014, started at catcher, totaling four put- outs and two assists as Oak- land City. Morton reached on a field- er's choice grounder in the first inning and scored on a two-run single by third base- man Allie Minton that gave the Lady Oaks a 4-0 lead. Morton led off the fourth inning with a single and ad- vanced to second on a sacri- fice bunt by pitcher Corbin McCrary, but was left stranded there when desig- nated player Bre Huff lined out to shortstop and Minton grounded out to end the in- ning. In the second game of the twinbill – a 1-0 win by Robert Morris University-Spring- field (Ill.) – Morton started at catcher and went 0 -for-3 with one strikeout while re- cording seven putouts. Morton, who has start- ed 14 games at catcher, two games at designated play- er and one game at third base, is currently batting .322 with nine runs scored and eight runs batted in. She has three extra-base hits – two doubles and a home run. Defensively, Morton has re- corded 41 putouts and 10 assists with two errors for a fielding percentage of .962. Next: The Lady Oaks (10 -15), who hosted Brescia University (Ky.) on Mon- day, April 18, will host Bel- larmine University (Ky.) on Wednesday, April 20, then play at University of Cincin- nati-Clermont (Ohio) on Sat- urday, April 23, and at Mid- way College (Ky.) on Tues- day, April 26, before clos- ing out the regular season at home against Crowley's Ridge College (Ark.) on Sat- urday, April 30. STEPHANIE RICHARDSON Richardson, a sophomore member of the St. Mary-of- the-Woods College softball team, picked up three wins as the Pomeroys won five of six games last week. Richardson, who graduat- ed from Pike Central High School in 2014, started at pitcher on Tuesday, April 12, in the second game of a doubleheader against vis- iting Missouri Baptist Col- lege and allowed one hit and walked one while hurl- ing four shutout innings in a 2-0 victory. On Saturday, April 16, Richardson started at pitch- er in the second game of a doubleheader against vis- iting Cleary University (Mich.), allowing two runs – both earned – on eight hits while striking out three in a complete-game 6 -2 victory. On Sunday, April 17, Rich- ardson started at pitcher in the second game of a dou- bleheader against visiting MacMurray College (Ill.), allowing one run – which was earned – on eight hits while walking one and strik- ing out four in a complete- game 4-3 victory. Through Sunday, April 17, Richardson was 9 -1 with two saves and an earned run average of 2.42. She had al- lowed 26 runs – 23 of which were earned – on 68 hits in 66 -2/3 innings while walk- ing 15 and striking out 43. Defensively, Richardson – who was batting .333 with 10 hits in 30 at-bats – had 11 put-outs and 17 assists in 30 total chances for a fielding percentage of .933. Next: St. Mary-of-the- Woods College (24-5), which played at Purdue University-North Central (Ind.) on Monday, April 18, will host Marian College (Ind.) on Wednesday, April 20, Robert Morris Universi- ty-Springfield (Ill.) on Sun- day, April 24, Indiana Uni- versity-Southeast on Tues- day, April 26, and Hanover College (Ind.) on Wednes- day, April 27, before closing out the regular season at Berea College (Ky.) on Sun- day, April 30, and at Spald- ing University (Ky.) on Mon- day, May 1. COLLEGIATE SPOTLIGHT Lauren Morton Stephanie Richardson COMMERCIAL LEAGUE BOWLING RESULTS At Laurel Lanes, Washington TEAM STANDINGS (Through Wednesday, April 13) Points Points Team High High Team Name Won Lost Avg. Game Series Wilz Construction 89 47 960 1096 3110 Balled 85 51 789 1072 2978 No. 423 Smokehouse 84 52 976 1086 3073 King Pin 80 56 886 1114 3056 Missfits 78 58 916 1112 2987 Hands Termite & Pest Co. 74 62 995 1192 3201 Water Department 74 62 876 1102 2945 A & R Home Center 68 68 866 1002 2962 Crips 64 72 735 987 2645 Pocket Pounders 54 82 666 836 2295 German American Bank 48 88 789 909 2565 RESULTS OF WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 Hdcp. Hdcp. Lanes Team Name Total Won Team Name Total Won 1-2 Wilz Construction 3325 4 Balled 3345 4 3-4 No. 423 Smokehouse 3378 4 King Pin 3317 4 5 -6 Hands Termite & Pest Co. 3197 2 Missfitts 3229 6 7-8 Water Department 3231 6 Crips 3177 2 9 -10 A & R Home Center 3310 8 German American Bank 3064 0 11-12 Pocket Pounders 3270 8 Bye 0 Top Scores - Teams Scratch Game: 1086 – No. 423 Smokehouse; 1072 – Balled; 1039 – Wilz Construction. Scratch Series: 3069 – No. 423 Smokehouse; 3017 – Hands Termite & Pest Co.; 2980 – Wilz Construction. Handicap Game: 1221 – Balled; 1189 – No. 423 Smokehouse; 1166 – Water Department. Handicap Series: 3378 – No. 423 Smokehouse; 3345 – Balled; 3325 – Wilz Construction. Top Scores - Individuals Scratch Game: 279 – Brandon Fitzpatrick; 255 – Mark Rhoads; 248 – Joe Stone. Scratch Series: 720 – Brandon Fitzpatrick; 671 – Pat Strange; 671 – Charlie Kane. Handicap Game: 302 – Dustin Barnard; 293 – Mark Rhoads; 290 – Brandon Fitzpatrick. Handicap Series: 755 – Dustin Barnard; 754 –Matt Inman; 753 – Brandon Fitzpatrick. Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge seeking summer workers The Patoka River National Wild- life Refuge (NWR) will tentatively sponsor a Youth Conservation Corps ( YCC) employment program for the summer of 2016, based on funding availability, Refuge Manager William McCoy has announced. The eight-week educational work program would run from June 6 to Ju- ly 29, is for young men and women, 15 through 18 years of age. Participants must reside within either Pike or Gib- son counties as Patoka River NWR is located in both counties. The purpose of the YCC program is to further the development and main- tenance of the natural resources of the United States while providing gainful employment for America's youth. Pa- toka River NWR hosted YCC crews from 2009 through 2015. The crews performed numerous work assign- ments from surveying wildlife popu- lations, posting boundary signs, con- trolling invasive plant species, paint- ing observation decks and kiosks, and picking up roadside trash. The experience will also include environmental education opportuni- ties. Participants will do hard physical work and will be exposed to insects, poison ivy, adverse weather and diffi- cult working conditions. Enrollee's pay will be the estab- lished Federal minimum wage rate, which is presently $7.25 per hour. Work will consist of 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Central time. All YCC enrollees are required to have Federal salary payments made by di- rect deposit to a personal account of a financial institution of their choosing. Applications must be received no later than 4:30 p.m., Central time, on Monday, April 25, at refuge head- quarters in Oakland City. Four appli- cants will be selected for employment in a random drawing held on Tuesday, April 26, at 9 a.m., Central time, at ref- uge headquarters. Selected enrollees will be evenly divided between male and female applicants. Patoka River National Wildlife Ref- uge Headquarters is located at 510 ½ West Morton Street in Oakland City. The mailing address is P.O. Box 217, Oakland City, IN 47660. Anyone with questions or in need of an application can stop by head- quarters or call the refuge office at 812-749 -3199, or the application can be found online at http://www.fws. gov/mountain-prairie/ycc/ycc_ap- plication.pdf. The Pike Central High School girls' tennis team went 2- 2 over the last week, defeating host North Daviess 5 -0 on Tuesday, April 12, dropping a 4-1 loss at North Posey on Wednesday, April 13, defeating visiting Vincennes Lincoln 3-2 on Thursday, April 14, and dropping a 3-2 loss at Forest Park on Monday, April 18. Pike Central 5, North Daviess 0 At No. 1 singles, Lady Charger senior Hope Waltz de- feated Lady Cougar Madeline Riggins 6 -2, 6 -0. At No. 2 singles, Lady Charger freshman Natalie Bohnert defeated Lady Cougar Madison Bors 6 -0, 6 -1. At No. 3 singles, La- dy Chargers junior Maya Frederick defeated Lady Cougar Michelle Dinkins 6 -1, 6 -3. At No. 1 doubles, Lady Charger junior Kallie Davis teamed up with sophomore Cass Conder to defeat Lady Cougars Mackenzie Mullins and Macy Kane 6 -0, 6 -1. At No. 2 doubles, Lady Charger senior Kylee Graves teamed up with junior Madison Dorsey to defeat Lady Cougars Kel- sea Sherrill and Kaitlyn Allen 6 -2, 6 -0. In junior varsity action, Lady Charger junior Nicole Griffith defeated Lady Cougar Chavannah Chestnut 6 - 1; Lady Charger sophomore Maddie Kroeger teamed up with freshman Kirsten Jansen to defeat Lady Cougars Jes- sa Newby and Mackenzie Wagler 6 -1; Lady Charger sopho- more Sydney Nolan teamed up with freshman Grace Smith to defeat Lady Cougars Kristen Fulton and Shelby Taylor 6 - 0 ; Lady Charger freshmen Katie Spaulding and Meredith Benson defeated Lady Cougars Jessa Newby and Macken- zie Wagler 6 -2; Lady Charger sophomores Jadyn Ashby and Gretchen McCrary defeated Lady Cougars Tristen Rhoton and Alysia Petty 6 -2; and sophomore Courtney Frederick teamed up with freshman Maggie McDonald to defeat La- dy Cougars Tristen Rhoton and Shelby Taylor 6 -2. North Posey 4, Pike Central 1 At No. 1 singles, Lady Chargers senior Hope Waltz lost to Lady Viking Amanda Marshall 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5. At No. 2 singles, Lady Charger freshman Natalie Bohnert defeat- ed Lady Viking Roni Inkenbrandt 6 -3, 6 -1. At No. 3 singles, Lady Charger junior Maya Frederick lost to Lady Viking Baylee Willman 7-6 (9 -7), 7-5. At No. 1 doubles, Lady Charger junior Kallie Davis teamed up with sophomomore Cass Conder in a 6 -1, 6 -1 loss to Lady Vikings Abbi Voegel and Morgan Alvey. At No. 2 doubles, Lady Charger senior Kaylee Graves teamed up with junior Madison Dorsey in a 6 -4, 6 -4 loss to Lady Vi- kings Kamryn Brandenstein and Kennedy Livers. In junior varsity action, Lady Charger junior Nicole Griffith lost to Lady Viking Christine Scheller 6 -2; Lady Charger sophomore Maddie Kroeger teamed up with fresh- man Kirsten Jansen in a 6 -2 loss to Lady Vikings Annie Goetz and Kimberly Weaver; Lady Charger sophomore Syd- ney Nolan teamed up with freshman Grace Smith in a 6 - 2 loss to Lady Vikings Katlyn Downey and Stephanie Pat- ton; Lady Charger freshmen Meredith Benson and Katie Spaulding lost to Lady Vikings Annie Goetz and Kimber- ly Weaver; Lady Chargers sophomores Jadyn Ashby and Gretchen McCrary lost to Lady Vikings Katlyn Downey and Stephanie Patton 6 -3; and Lady Charger sophomore Courtney Frederick teamed up with freshman Maggie Mc- Donald in a 6 -0 loss to Lady Vikings Annie Goetz and Kim- berly Weaver. Pike Central 3, Vincennes Lincoln 2 At No. 1 singles, Lady Charger senior Hope Waltz defeat- ed Lady Alice Katie Lunsford 3-6, 6 -0, 6 -2. At No. 2 singles, Lady Charger freshman Natalie Bohnert defeated Lady Al- ice Cassidy Mercer-Szady 6 -0, 7-5. At No. 3 singles, Lady Charger junior Maya Frederick defeated Lady Alice Anna Purdom 6 -2, 6 -3. At No. 1 doubles, Lady Charger junior Kallie Davis teamed up with sophomore Cass Conder in a 6 -3, 6 -0 loss to Lady Alices Dalayna Anderson and Rachelle Williams. At No. 2 doubles, Lady Charger senior Kylee Graves teamed up with junior Madison Dorsey in a 6 -2, 6 -2 loss to Lady Al- ices Alison Hein and Becca Rutherford. In junior varsity action, Lady Charger junior Nicole Griffith teamed up with sophomore Maddie Kroeger in a 6 - 2 win; and Lady Charger sophomore Sydney Nolan teamed up with freshman Kirsten Jansen in a 6 -2 win. Pike Central x, Forest Park x At No. 1 singles, Forest Park's Paige Uebelhor defeat- ed Lady Charger senior Hope Waltz 6 -2, 6 -2. At No. 2 sin- gles, Lady Charger freshman Natalie Bohnert defeated For- est Park's Lauren Tretter 6 -4, 6 -2. At No. 3 singles, Forest Park's Emmy Miller defeated Lady Charger junior Maya Frederick 5 -7, 6 -3, 6 -0. At No. 1 doubles, Forest Park's Shannon Hentrup and Sam Wendholt defeated the Lady Chargers team of junior Kallie Davis and sophomore Cass Conder 6 -2, 6 -2. At No. 2 doubles, the Lady Chargers team of senior Kylee Graves and junior Madison Dorsey defeated Forest Park's Hailey Thayer and Anna Becher 7-6 (7-4), 6 -4. Pike Central will travel to Southridge on Wednesday, April 19, before returning home to host South Knox on Thursday, April 21, at 5 p.m. A fter competed in the Loogoo- tee Invitational on Saturday, April 23, the Lady Chargers will host Heritage Hills on Monday, April 25, at 5:30 p.m., and travel to Washington Catholic on Wednesday, April 27. Lady Charger netters win two of four matches Above: Pike Central High School senior Hope Waltz prepares to return the ball during a 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 win over Lincoln's Katie Lunsford on Thursday, April 14. Matt Haycraft photo Below: Pike Central High School senior Kylee Graves serves the ball during a doubles match. Her and her partner, junior Madison Dorsey, suf- fered a 6-2, 6-2 loss to Lincoln's doubles team Alison Hein and Becca Rutherford on Thursday, April 14. Matt Haycraft photo Pike Central High School senior Natalie Bohnert returns the ball during a 6-0, 7-5 win over Lin- coln's Cassidy Mercer-Szady on Thursday, April 14. Matt Haycraft photo