The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Sports Wednesday, May 4, 2016 B- 3 The Pike Central Mid- dle School girls' track and field team won 14 out of 16 events – including all five relays – while romping to a first-place finish in a tri- meet hosted by the La- dy Chargers on Monday, May 2. As a team, Pike Central scored a total of 106 points, easily outdistancing Wood Memorial (43 points) and South Spencer (22). Seventh grader Libby Stone led the Lady Char- gers with first-place fin- ishes in three individu- al events, winning the 400 -meter dash with a time of 1:09.00, the 200 -meter dash with a time of 28.47 seconds, and long jump with a leap of 14 feet, 1 inch. Stone also teamed up with eighth graders Lily Frederick-Rice and Jalyn Nelson and seventh grad- er Lauren Young to place first in the 400 -meter relay with a time of 5:00.10. Nelson and eighth grad- er Hadley Holder each won two individual events. Nelson placed first in the 100 -meter dash with a time of 13.78 seconds and in high jump with a leap of 4 feet, 6 inches, while Hold- er placed first in shot put with a throw of 26 feet, 10 inches, and in discus with a throw of 73 feet, 8 inches. Also placing first in an individual event for the La- dy Chargers was seventh grader Lily Willis, who won the 800 -meter run with a time of 2:45.81. In addition, the team of Frederick-Rice, Willis, Young and sixth grader Kendall Radabaugh placed first in the 3,200 -meter re- lay with a time of 11:46; the team of Holder, Nelson, Willis and eighth grader Jenna McLain placed first in the 400 -meter relay with a time of 57.53 seconds; the team of Radabaugh, sev- enth grader Kailee Mann and sixth graders Cora Anson and Addison Faulk placed first in the seventh grade 400 -meter relay with a time of 1:01.32; and the team of sixth graders Morgan Anderson, Syd- ney Boyd, Jade Kamman and Carissa Moudy placed first in the seventh grade 1,600 -meter relay with a time of 5:33.94. In the boys' meet, Pike Central posted wins in 11 events while taking first- place honors, scoring 93.5 points to outdistance Wood Memorial (40.5 points) and South Spencer (36). Eighth grader Nate Woolery won three indi- vidual events, placing first in the 1,600 -meter run with a time of 5:32, in the 800 -meter run with a time of 2:30.56, and in long jump with a leap of 15 feet. Woolery also teamed up with eighth grader Sam Theising and seventh grad- ers Sam Jones and Connor Young to place first in the 3,200 -meter relay with a time of 10 :54. Also placing first in an individual event for the Chargers were seventh grader Colt Armstrong in high jump with a leap of 5 feet; eighth grader Blake Henson in the 300 -meter low hurdles with a time of 50.69 seconds; seventh grader Ethan Huck in the 100 -meter dash with a time of 12.12 seconds; and The- ising in the 110 -meter hur- dles with a time of 19.19 seconds. In addition, the team of Armstrong, Huck, Theis- ing and eighth grader Ty- ler Kirby placed first in the 400 -meter relay with a time of 51.91 seconds; the team of Jones and sev- enth graders Reece Ash- ley, Hunter Russell and Trent Zimmerman placed first in the seventh grade 400 -meter relay with a time of 59.72 seconds; and the team of Young, sixth grad- er Shane Morson and sev- enth graders Garrett Boyd and Gavin Wilson placed first in the seventh grade 1,600 -meter relay with a time of 5:13.48. Pike Central will close out its season with the Pocket Athletic Confer- ence Championships, which will be hosted by Southridge on Saturday, May 14. SPORTS BRIEFS Dubois County Bombers announce youth skills camp dates The Dubois County Bombers have announced the dates of their upcom- ing youth skills camps. The Bombers' coach- ing staff and players will provide valuable baseball instruction to area youth from 6 to 15 years of age at camps in Huntingburg and Jasper. The first camp will take place June 13-15 at League Stadium in Huntingburg. The second camp will take place June 27-29 at the JYSC Little League Fields in Jasper. Each camp will be di- vided into two sessions by age, with ages 6 -9 years reporting from 9 a.m.-10 :30 a.m. daily and ages 10 -15 years report- ing from 10 :30 a.m. to noon daily. All camps cover throw- ing progression/pitching, hitting drills/bunting/ base running, and fielding position by position, plus a game to end the camp with a whole lot of fun. The cost of each three- day camp is $ 60 per par- ticipant, which includes – in addition to the great baseball instruction – a camp t-shirt and a ticket to a Bombers baseball game. Registration forms are available on the Bombers website at www.dcbomb- ers.com, by e-mailing dc- bombers@psci.net or by calling the Bombers of- fice at 812-683-3700. Reg- istration forms are due by May 20th to guaran- tee a t-shirt. However, en- rollment will be taken af- ter that date as well as at the door. Dates set for Charger Tennis Camp Boys who will be enter- ing first through eighth grade next fall who want to learn more about tennis will have that chance this summer. The Charger Tennis Camp will offer two ses- sions. Following are the dates and times for the first ses- sion: • May 30 & 31, June 1, 6 & 7, 10 a.m.-10 :45 a.m. each day, for boys enter- ing grades 1-3. Fee: $29. • May 30 & 31, June 2, 6, 7 & 9, 6 p.m.-7 p.m., for boys entering grades 4-8. Fee: $49. Following are the dates and times for the second session: • June 20, 21, 22, 27 & 28, 10 a.m.-10 :45 a.m., for boys entering grades 1-3. Fee: $29. • June 20, 21, 23, 27, 28 & 30, 6 p.m.-7 p.m., for boys entering grades 4-8. Fee: $49. Registration forms are available at Pike Central Middle School. For more information, contact Pike Central High School boys' tennis coach Brent Beck at 812-789 - 2452 or at facebook.com/ chargertennis. Archery lessons, fun shoot at Patoka Lake May 14 A day of archery at Pato- ka Lake on Saturday, May 14, will start with lessons and end with some friend- ly competition. The event, an introduc- tion to the sport, is open to ages 8 and older. All equipment will be provid- ed. Participation is limited to 20 people and advance registration is required. The lake's naturalist and other certified ar- chery instructors will of- fer instruction for begin- ner and intermediate ar- chers at the property's ar- chery range from 9 a.m. to noon. Participants can then use their new skills in a friendly competition at 1 p.m. Prizes will be awarded. To register or receive more information, call (812) 685 -2447. A fee of $7 per in-state vehicle and $ 9 per out-of- state vehicle is required for entry into the New- ton-Stewart State Recre- ation Area at Patoka Lake. Patoka Lake is locat- ed at 3084 North Dillard Road inBirdseye. LOSSES Continued from page 1 DNR seeks input on fish, hunt, trap regulatons The Indiana Depart- ment of Natural Resourc- es' Division of Fish & Wild- life wants to hear ideas on fishing, hunting, trapping and other fish-and-wildlife- related regulations in Indi- ana, including special per- mits. Through May 15, the public can use a convenient online form to contribute ideas and provide input on issues the DNR has identi- fied for consideration. The form is at wildlife. IN.gov/7373.htm. "Got INput? " allows the public to comment on ideas put forward by the DNR Di- vision of Fish & Wildlife as well as requests for rule changes from citizen peti- tions. The program also al- lows members of the public to propose their own ideas on any fishing, hunting or trapping topic. Got INput users must register with a username and a password. Input and ideas can also be mailed to: DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife Attn: Got INput 402 W. Washington St., Room W273 Indianapolis, IN 46204 This is the second year of the Got INput program. The first year, in 2014, more than 3,000 comments were received. A fter May 15, the Divi- sion of Fish & Wildlife staff will evaluate all comments and seek approval on rule changes to present to the Natural Resources Com- mission for preliminary adoption. No rule proposals would take effect this year. Pike Central High School sophomore Cass Conder reaches up to return the ball during a dou- bles match against Gibson Southern on Thursday, April 28. Conder and junior Kallie Davis (not pic- tured) dropped a 6-1, 6-2 loss to the Lady Titans' Cecelia Hall and Hayley Doty. Jim Capozella photo Pike Central High School senior Kylee Graves hits a return during a doubles match against Gib- son Southern on Thursday, April 28. Graves and Madison Dorsey (not pictured) dropped a 6-2, 6- 1 loss to the Lady Titans' Katie Scott and Arielle Graper. Jim Capozella photo Pike Central Middle School eighth grader Na- te Woolery (left) takes the handoff from seventh grader Sam Jones (right) while competing in the 3,200-meter relay during a tri-meet against visit- ing South Spencer and Wood Memorial on Mon- day, May 2. The Chargers won the event with a time of 10:54. John Heuring photo sophomore Maddie Kroeger lost to Heritage Hills' Sidney Hoffman 6 -2; Lady Charger freshman Kirsten Jansen lost to Heritage Hills' Carly Sa- belhaus 6 -0 ; and Lady Char- ger sophomore Jadyn Ashby lost to Heritage Hills' Sidney Hoffman 6 -3. With the losses, Pike Cen- tral fell to 4-6 overall and 2-4 in the PAC. The Lady Chargers, who played at Northeast Dubois on Tuesday, May 3, will host Wood Memorial on Wednes- day, May 4, at 5:30 p.m., and Washington on Friday, May 6, at 4:30 p.m., before heading back on the road with away matches at Tell City on Satur- day, May 7, and at Barr-Reeve on Tuesday, May 10. PCHS boys' golf team drops losses to Forest Park, Wood Memorial The Pike Central High School boys' golf team dropped a one-stroke loss to Wood Memorial in a dual match hosted by the Char- gers at the Prides Creek Golf Course on Monday, May 2. Senior Tyler Toopes shot a team-low nine-hole score of 46 while freshman No- ah Onyett and sophomore Lincoln Vaughn both shot 50s. Sophomore Hayden Kabrick, meanwhile, had a 51. Juniors Gabe Elliott and Sam Brandle shot 55 and 58, respectively. Wood Memorial, as a team, edged Pike Central 196 -197. "We didn't play our best," Chargers head coach Jar- rod Gideon said. On Thursday, April 28, the Chargers dropped a 181-192 loss to visiting For- est Park. Onyett and Toopes paced the Chargers with nine- hole scores of 44 while Vaughn shot a 49. Brandle and Elliott had 55s while Kabrick shot a 57. "We're trying to get ev- eryone to play well on the same day," Gideon said. "If we can do that, we will be fine." Pike Central will play at North Daviess on Wednes- day, May 4, before return- ing home to host Tecumseh on Monday, May 9. PCMS track teams romp past Wood Memorial, South Spencer Pike Central Middle School sixth grader Carissa Moudy clears a hur- dle while competing in the 100-me- ter hurdles during a tri-meet against visiting South Spencer and Wood Memorial on Monday, May 2. Moody placed eighth with a time of 21.97 seconds. John Heuring photo Pike Central Mid- dle School eighth grader Lane Parks competes in the 1,600-meter run dur- ing a tri-meet against vis- iting South Spencer and Wood Memorial on Mon- day, May 2. Parks placed third with a time of 6:36. John Heuring photo Pike Central Middle School eighth grader Tyler Kirby com- petes in pole vault during a tri-meet against visiting South Spencer and Wood Memorial on Monday, May 2. Kirby tied for second place with eighth grade teammate Blake Henson with a leap of 8 feet. John Heu- ring photo Pike Central Middle School seventh grader Lily Willis competes in long jump while competing in long jump during a tri-meet against visiting South Spencer and Wood Memorial on Monday, May 2. Willis placed second in the event with a leap of 14 feet. John Heuring photo