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Call us at 812-354-8500 or email sports@pressdispatch.net FOURTH Continued from page 1 SPORTS SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 High School Baseball: Pike Central at Boonville, 7:30 p.m. High School Softball: South Spencer at Pike Cen- tral, 6 p.m. High School Boys' Golf: Pike Central at North Daviess, 4:30 p.m. High School Girls' Tennis: Wood Memorial at Pike Central, 5:30 p.m. Middle School Softball: Vincennes Rivet at Pike Central, 6 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 5 High School Baseball: Pike Central at Tecumseh, 5:30 p.m. High School Girls' and Boys' Track and Field: North Posey at Pike Central, 6 p.m. Middle School Softball: Pike Central at Prince- ton, 6:30 p.m. FRIDAY, MAY 6 High School Girls' Tennis: Washington at Pike Central, 4:30 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 7 High School Softball: Evansville Reitz, Mount Ver- non (Posey) and Tell City in Pike Central Invitation- al, 11 a.m. High School Girls' Tennis: Pike Central at Tell City, 11 a.m. MONDAY, MAY 9 High School Baseball: Pike Central at North Posey, 6 p.m. High School Boys' Golf: Tecumseh at Pike Cen- tral, 5:30 p.m. High School Girls' Tennis: Pike Central at South Spencer, 6 p.m. High School Boys' Track and Field: Pike Central and Wood Memorial at North Posey, 6 p.m. TUESDAY, MAY 10 High School Baseball: Pike Central at Barr-Reeve, 5 p.m. High School Softball: Pike Central at North Posey, 6 p.m. High School Girls' Tennis: Pike Central at Barr- Reeve, 4:30 p.m. High School Girls' Track and Field: Pike Cen- tral in Pocket Athletic Conference Meet at Tell City, 6:30 p.m. Middle School Softball: Heritage Hills at Pike Cen- tral, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 Middle School Softball: Pike Central at South- ridge, 5:30 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 12 High School Softball: Forest Park at Pike Central, Varsity, 5:30 p.m.; Junior Varsity, 7 p.m. High School Boys' Golf: Pike Central at North Posey, 6 p.m. High School Boys' Track and Field: Pike Cen- tral in Pocket Athletic Conference Meet at Tell City, 6:30 p.m. Middle School Softball: Forest Park at Pike Cen- tral, 6 p.m. FRIDAY, MAY 13 High School Baseball: Vincennes Lincoln at Pike Central, 6 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 14 High School Baseball: Wood Memorial at Pike Central, noon. High School Softball: Gibson Southern at Pike Central, 1 p.m. High School Girls' Tennis: Pike Central in Heri- tage Hills Invitational, 10 a.m. Middle School Girls' and Boys' Track and Field: Pike Central in Pocket Athletic Conference Meet at Southridge, 10 a.m. points, trailing Jasper (128 points), Evansville North (105.5) and Boonville (78). Tecumseh was fifth with 8 points, followed by Evans- ville Day School (3 points). Pike Central will host North Posey on Thursday, May 5, at 6:30 p.m., then will compete in the Pocket Athletic Conference Cham- pionships at Tell City on Tuesday, May 10. we only got one run," Weis- man lamented afterward. "There's where you've just got to pound them. There's where you've got to put them away." In the bottom of the fourth inning, however, the Lady Chargers sent nine batters to the plate – four of whom scored – as Pike Central ex- tended its lead to 8 -0. Following back-to-back first-pitch hits by sopho- more designated player Jalah Barnes and Scott to start the inning, Pipes sin- gled to right field, scor- ing Barnes while Scott ad- vanced to third and Pipes took second. An infield single by Brooks scored Scott while Pipes advanced to third base. A fter Brooks stole second base, Croak hit a grounder at Boger, who threw the ball home and Pinkstaff tagged Pipes for the first out of the inning as Brooks advanced to third. Brooks then scored on a sacrifice fly to right field by Halbrader to give Pike Cen- tral a 7-0 lead. Croak advanced to second on a single by Abbott, then scored on a single by Stone, extending the Lady Char- gers' lead to 8 -0. "We talked about being ready on the first pitch, and some of them took advan- tage of that right there, and it paid off for them," Weis- man said. "I like that ap- proach. Pitchers go up there and they try to get ahead the first pitch, so, hey, be ready to go. Sometimes you're go- ing to win that battle, some- times you're not." In the top of the fifth in- ning, Vincennes Lincoln got on the scoreboard when senior designated player Kelsey Quinett and junior third baseman Kacy Cram- er led off with back-to-back singles and, one out later, scored on a home run to straight away center field by Montgomery. Montgomery also belted a second homer – a solo shot to left field – with two outs in the top of the seventh inning to conclude the scoring. "She's a good player and a good hitter," Weisman said of Montgomery. "We've just got to be smart with her, keep it away from her, if nothing else. In an important game, we'd probably just put her on, especially with runners on. I mean, she had all four of their RBIs, and she scored two of the runs herself! " Halbrader went the dis- tance for Pike Central, al- lowing four runs – all earned – on eight hits while walking two and striking out four. With the win, the Lady Chargers improved to 3- 0 against sectional oppo- nents, after previously post- ing wins over Princeton and Southridge. Pike Central will travel to Jasper – cur- rently ranked No. 1 in Class 3A – on Tuesday, May 17, while a game against Wash- ington on Wednesday, April 27, was rained out, is not ex- pected to be rescheduled. "That feels good," Weis- man said. "That feels re- al good. A win is a win, re- gardless of what the circum- stances are, who they had, who we had." Weisman said that, if the Lady Chargers were to square off again in the sec- tional tournament – which Pike Central is hosting this year – he would likely call on Sorgius to pitch. "We've got somebody else on our team that they haven't seen," Weisman said, refer- ring to Sorgius. "Most of those girls have seen Sam two or three years, so our intentions are they proba- bly won't see her again." "( Vincennes Lincoln head coach Chaz Hendrix) will have some things in his bag, we'll have some in ours, you know," Weisman added. Pike Central will host South Spencer on Wednes- day, May 4, at 6 p.m., before hosting the Pike Central Invitational – with Evans- ville Reitz, Mount Vernon (Posey) and Tell City also participating – on Saturday, May 7, starting at 11 a.m. • The game against Vin- cennes Lincoln was des- ignated as the Pike Cen- tral softball team's "Strike Out Cancer Game." Lady Alices senior catcher Tay- lor Pinkstaff, who was di- agnosed with ovarian can- cer at 16, was given the hon- or of throwing out the first pitch, with her parents, Ko- ri and Sonny Pinkstaff, join- ing her on the field. In addition to honoring Pinkstaff, each of the team's coaches and players dedi- cated the game to a fami- ly member who has fought cancer. Pike Central High School junior sec- ond baseman Sydney Brooks throws the ball to first game during an 8-4 victory over visiting Vincennes Lincoln on Fri- day, April 29. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School junior catcher Madison Scott (left) throws the ball to first base to retire Vincennes Lin- coln junior centerfielder Kyndra Smith (10) during game action on Friday, April 29. Ed Cahill photo Above: Vincennes Lincoln High School senior catcher Tay- lor Pinkstaff (left) catches the ball to force out Pike Cen- tral sophomore first baseman Demi Croak at the plate during game action on Friday, April 29. Ed Cahill photo Left: Pike Central High School sophomore centerfielder Shelbi Pipes makes a catch during an 8-4 victory over vis- iting Vincennes Lincoln on Friday, April 29. Ed Cahill photo PCMS girls' tennis team wins one of three matches The Pike Central Middle School girls' tennis team won one of three matches as it took on visiting South- ridge on Monday, April 25, played at Washington on Friday, April 29, and host- ed Vincennes Rivet on Mon- day, May 2. Southridge 3, Pike Central 2 At No. 1 singles, Pike Central's Shelby Vaughn lost to Southridge's Audra Hochgesang 8 -2. At No. 2 singles, Pike Central's Mor- gan Kroeger lost to South- ridge's Evie Sherer 8 -3. At No. 3 singles, Pike Cen- tral's Lexie Miller defeated Southridge's Jazlyn John- son 8 -3. At No. 1 doubles, Pike Central's Emma Russell and Shelby Fox lost to South- ridge's Camille Fleming and Corey Peters 8 -5. At No. 2 doubles, Pike Cen- tral's Chloe Roy and Kenley Beck defeated Southridge's Jordan Biehl and Kelby La- Roche 8 -5. In junior varsity ac- tion, Pike Central's Kalin Brock lost to Southridge's Robyn Deno; Pike Cen- tral's Madison Riley and Er- ika Vinnedge lost to South- ridge's Alexa Head and Oliv- ia Lopez 6 -3; Pike Central's Emma Leighty and Hav- en Roy lost to Southridge's Elizabeth Fleck and Randi Moeller 6 -3; and Pike Cen- tral's Amber Wilkins and Kenley Beck lost to South- ridge's Charlotte Moss and Adi Luker 6 -1. Washington 4, Pike Central 1 At No. 1 singles, Pike Central's Shelby Vaughn defeated Washington's Al- ex Allison 9 -8. At No. 2 sin- gles, Pike Central's Morgan Kroeger lost to Washing- ton's Sophie Davis 8 -6. At No. 3 singles, Pike Central's Lexie Miller lost to Wash- ington's Bella Thorne 8 -2. At No. 1 doubles, Pike Central's Shelby Fox and Chloe Roy lost to Wash- ington's Faith Dalton and Grace Allison 8 -0. At No. 2 doubles, Pike Central's Ka- lin Brock and Kenley Beck lost to Washington's Kenli Barber and Adrianne Gar- cia 9 -5. In junior varsity action, Pike Central's Madison Ri- ley and Erika Vinnedge lost to Washington's Ellie Reed and Kenzie Knepp; Pike Central's Amber Leighty and Emma Leighty defeat- ed Washington's Paige Byrd and Lacy Hancock 6 -2; Pike Central's Kenley Beck and Kalin Brock defeated Wash- ington's Grace Allison and Ellie Reed; and Pike Cen- tral's Erika Vinnedge de- feated Washington's Ken- zie Knepp 6 -3. Pike Central 4, Vincennes Rivet 1 At No. 1 singles, Pike Central's Shelby Vaughn lost to Vincennes Rivet's Bella Atkinson 9 -8. At No. 2 singles, Pike Central's Mor- gan Kroeger defeated Vin- cennes Rivet's Lily Wag- ner 8 -6. At No. 3 singles, Pike Central's Lexie Miller defeated Vincennes Rivet's Maddy Halter 8 -3. At No. 1 doubles, Pike Central's Shelby Fox and Emma Russell defeated Vincennes Rivet's Meredith Weiss and Kathryn Herman 8 -4. At No. 2 doubles, Pike Central's Chloe Roy and Kalin Brock defeated Vin- cennes Rivet's Grace Wil- lis and McKenzie Willis 8 -1. In junior varsity action, Pike Central's Kenley Beck lost to Vincennes Rivet's Kathryn Hamm; Pike Cen- tral's Emma Leighty defeat- ed Vincennes Rivet's Grace Willis 8 -0 ; Pike Central's Erika Vinnedge lost to Vin- cennes Rivet's McKenzie Willis; and Pike Central's Madison Riley and Amber Wilkens lost to Vincennes Rivet's Maddy Halter and Meredith Weiss 8 -0. Pike Central closed out its season at home on Tues- day, May 3, against South Knox. See Cindy, Fran, Pam or John to place your order today. Phone: 812- 354-8500 E-mail: ads@pressdispatch.net Call us today to be a part of th dynamic graduation section. PIKE CENTRAL CENTRAL C L A SS O F Copy deadline is Wednesday, May 18. SIZE UNIT COST Full Page �������������$499�00 2/3 Page ��������������$352�00 1/3 Page ��������������$210�00 1/6 Page ��������������$124�00 1/12 Page ��������������$79�00 With a FULL PAGE ad in this section, you receive FREE spot color, a $50 VALUE! 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