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B-4 Sports Wednesday, April 25, 2018 The Press-Dispatch gers senior Cass Conder lost to Lady Spartans senior Sa- mantha Nardine 6 -0, 6 -1. At No. 2 singles, Lady Chargers junior Meredith Benson lost to Lady Spartans sophomore Mykayla Couche- nour 6 -3, 6 -2. At No. 3 singles, Lady Chargers sophomore Shelby Vaughn lost to Lady Spartans sophomore Lauren McCrary 6 -1, 6 -0. At No. 1 doubles, the La- dy Chargers' team of junior Kirsten Jansen and sopho- more Audrey Keepes defeat- ed the Lady Spartans' team of senior Macey Wieling and freshman Morgan Beard 6 - 0, 6 -0. At No. 2 doubles, the Lady Chargers' team of senior Ja- dyn Ashby and junior Grace Smith lost to Lady Spartans seniors Britni Qualkenbush and Kristen Goodman 6 -4, 6 -1. In junior varsity match- es, the Lady Chargers' team of senior Gretchen Mc- Crary and sophomore Han- nah Beane defeated the La- dy Spartans' team of junior Emily Myers and freshman Ella Hayes 8 -4; the Lady Chargers' team of junior Ka- tie Spalding and sophomore Chloe Roy lost to Lady Spar- tans sophomores Hailee Coo- per and Christine Morris 8 - 7; the Lady Chargers' team of sophomore Adair Kabrick and freshman Kenley Beck defeated Lady Spartans fresh- men Morgan Smith and Mi- chaela Sampson 8 -2; Lady Chargers' freshmen Shelby Ridao and Makayla Stanley lost 6 -4; Lady Chargers fresh- men Zoey Davis and Aalyah Landazuri lost 4-1; and Lady Chargers freshman Grace Brandle lost 4-0. Pike Central, which trav- eled to Heritage Hills on Tuesday, April 24, will trav- el to Washington Catholic on Wednesday, April 25, before returning home to host Gib- son Southern on Thursday, April 26. The Lady Chargers will travel to Northeast Du- bois on Tuesday, May 1, then will host Wood Memorial on Wednesday, May 2. scored four runs and drove in three, while junior first baseman Hannah Carna- han belted a first-inning homer, scored twice and drove in two runs. Fresh- man right fielder Xia Staf- ford went 2-for-4 and drove in two runs. Sophomore sec- ond baseman Madison War- ner went 2-for-2 and scored twice. Pike Central 2, North Knox 0 Sophomore pitcher Al- izé Padgett tossed a three- hit shutout to lead the La- dy Chargers to a 2-0 victo- ry at North Knox on Friday, April 13. In seven innings, Padgett threw 87 pitches – including 61 for strikes – while walk- ing three and striking out three. Pike Central took a 1- 0 lead in the first inning when senior shortstop Au- dra Stone – who had led off with a single, stole second and advanced to third on an infield ground-out by senior leftfielder Jordan Montgom- ery – scored on a sacrifice fly by senior first baseman Demi Croak. The Lady Chargers ex- tended their lead to 2-0 in the seventh inning when Montgomery – who led off with a single, stole second, and advanced to third on an infield ground-out by Croak – scored on a sacrifice fly by senior third baseman Jalah Barnes. Also collecting hits for Pike Central were fresh- man catcher Addy Johnson and junior right fielder Alex Traylor, who both had one single in two at-bats. In the junior varsity game, Pike Central pounded out 20 hits – including seven for ex- tra bases – while rolling to an 18 -2 victory over North Knox. Sophomore centerfield- er Alexis Englert belted a homerun, junior leftfielder Kelsey Barrett had two tri- ples, sophomore leftfielder Aubrie Dawson had one tri- ple, while freshman pitch- er Kenzie Powell, fresh- man third baseman Mallory Hickey and sophomore sec- ond baseman Madison War- ner all had doubles. Powell went the distance on the mound for the Lady Chargers, allowing two runs – both of which were un- earned – on two hits while striking out seven. Pike Central 11, Wood Memorial 1 Senior centerfielder Pey- ton Sorgius belted a double and a homerun in three at- bats – scoring three runs and driving in three – as Pike Central defeated host Wood Memorial 11-1 on Thursday, April 19. Senior first baseman Demi Croak and sophomore rightfielder Lauren Vaughn both drove in two runs as the Lady Chargers improved to 4-4. Sophomore pitcher Alizé Padgett allowed one run – which was earned – on three hits while walking one and striking out four to earn the complete-game victory. In the junior varsity con- test, junior first baseman Hannah Carnahan had three doubles and a single in four at-bats, scored three runs and drove in three as Pike Central rolled to a 14-1 vic- tory over Wood Memorial. Freshman pitcher Kenzie Powell pitched all five in- nings for the Lady Chargers, allowing one run – which was earned – on three hits while walking one and strik- ing out four. Pike Central will play at Washington on Wednesday, April 25, before returning home to host Southridge on Thursday, April 26. The La- dy Chargers will host Vin- cennes Lincoln on Monday, April 30, and South Spencer on Wednesday, May 2. CHARGERS Continued from page 2 FALL Continued from page 1 Pike Central High School senior Peyton Sorgius winds up for a pitch during varsity softball game action at Princeton on Tues- day, April 17. The Lady Tigers won the game 6-4. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior centerfielder Shelbi Pipes watches a a high pitch during varsi- ty softball game action at Princeton on Tuesday, April 17. The Lady Tigers won the contest, 6-4. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore Audrey Keepes gets in position to re- turn the ball while playing doubles with junior Kirsten Jansen (not pictured) against South Knox senior Macey Wieling and freshman Morgan Beard in var- sity tennis action on Thursday, April 19. Jansen and Keepes won the match 6- 0, 6-0. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Jadyn Ashby hits a return while playing doubles with junior Grace Smith (not pictured) against South Knox seniors Britni Qualkenbush and Kristen Goodman in varsity tennis action on Thurs- day, April 19. Qualkenbush and Goodman won the match 6-4, 6-1. Ed Ca- hill photo Pike Central High School se- nior shortstop Audra Stone ap- proaches third base after belt- ing a solo home run during varsi- ty softball game action at Prince- ton on Tuesday, April 17. The La- dy Tigers won the contest, 6-4. Ed Cahill photo PCMS softball team remains unbeaten with wins over Dubois, Forest Park The Pike Central Mid- dle School softball team improved to 7-0 with wins at Dubois on Wednesday, April 17, and at Forest Park on Thursday, April 18. Pike Central 9, Dubois 5 The Lady Chargers pounded out 11 hits and drew five walks while host Dubois committed one fielding error. Eighth grad- ers Avery Hunt (single and double), Hallie Bailey (sin- gle and double), Sophie Carnahan (two singles) and Mallory Hunt (two singles) and seventh grad- er Madelyn Fiscus (two singles) had two hits each while seventh grader Chloe Willis added one single. Eighth grader Brynn Hillyard picked up the win for Pike Central, allow- ing two earned runs on three hilts while striking out three in three innings. Carnahan got the save, al- lowing three runs – one of which was earned – on one hit while striking out two in the final two innings. The Lady Chargers' B- team improved to 6 -0 with a 6 -4 victory. Sixth grad- er Macey Stillwell led the team in hitting with one single and one double. Sev- enth grader Alyna Sharp and sixth graders Karley Kavanaugh, Haylie Ful- cher and Kelby Leighty all singled. Pike Central 8, Forest Park 5 The Lady Chargers col- lected 10 hits and five walks while Forest Park committed two field errors. Eighth grader Avery Hunt had three hits (two singles and a triple), eight grad- ers Hallie Bailey (two sin- gles) and Brynn Hillyard (two singles) belted out two hits each while eighth graders Sophie Carnahan and Mallory Hunt and sev- enth grader Alyna Sharp added one single apiece. Carnahan pitched the first three innings to get the win, allowing three runs – all earned – on five hilts while striking out one. Seventh grader Chloe Wil- liams picked up the save, allowing two runs – one of which was earned – on no hits while striking out three in two innings. The Lady Chargers' B- team had nine hits and drew one walk in a 3-2 victo- ry to also remain unbeaten at 7-0. Seventh grader Aly- na Sharp had a single and a triple, sixth grader Brai- ley Mills had a single and a double, and sixth graders Karley Kavanaugh, Lex- ie Onyett, Macey Stilwell, Breanna Britton and Lorin Hummer all singled. Kava- naugh picked up the com- plete game win, allowing two runs – both earned – on four hits while striking out three in five innings. Pike Central, which host- ed Barr-Reeve on Tuesday, April 23, will return to ac- tion on Friday, April 27, when the Lady Chargers will host Southridge. PCHS boys' track team places 7th in Southridge Invitational The Pike Central High School boys' track and field team placed seventh out of eight teams during the Southridge Invitation- al on Thursday, April 19. Senior Gavin Boyd was the Chargers' top finisher in an individual event, plac- ing third in the 100 -meter dash with a time of 11.64 seconds. In addition, freshman Colt Armstrong placed fifth in the 200 -meter dash with a time of 23.86 sec- onds, and tied for sixth in high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 8 inches. The team of freshmen Reece Ashley, Garrett Boyd, Ethan Huck and Si- mon McCrary placed third in the 400 -meter fresh- men relay with a time of 49.96 seconds; the team of Armstrong, freshman Ijaa Chambers, junior Adam Kirby and sophomore Sam Theising placed fourth in the 1,600 -meter relay team with a season-best time of 3:43.97; and the team of junior Christian Ben- son, sophomore A.J. Hill and freshmen Colson Dil- lard and Sam Jones placed sixth with a time of 9:49.1. Posting season-best per- formances but not placing were Benson in the 800 -me- ter run with a time of 2:19; Chambers in the 1,600 -me- ter run with a time of 4:49, and in the 800 -meter run with a time of 2:11; Hill in the 3,200 -meter run with a time of 11:56; Huck in the 200 -meter dash with a time of 25.61 seconds; ju- nior Andrew Krieg in shot put with a throw of 39 feet, 4 inches; freshman Ste- phen Krieg in shot put with a throw of 34 feet, 9 inches; and sophomore Nate Wool- ery in the 1,600 -meter run with a time of 4:50. As a team, Pike Cen- tral scored a total of 19.5 points, trailing Prince- ton (168 points), Heritage Hills (92), Forest Park (76), Northeast Dubois (66), North Posey (56.5) and Southridge (47). Wood Memorial placed eighth with two points. PCHS boys' track team places third in Northeast Dubois Freshman/Sophomore Invitational Sophomore Sam The- ising won two individu- al events and sophomore Tyler Kirby won another as the Pike Central High School boys' track and field team posted 38 personal or season-best performances to finish third in the North- east Dubois Freshman/ Sophomore Invitational on Tuesday, April 17. Theising placed first in the 110 -meter high hur- dles with a time of 18.34 seconds, and first in the 300 -meter intermediate hurdles with a person- al-best time of 44.83 sec- onds, while Kirby placed first in pole vault with a leap of 11 feet, 6 inches. In addition, Theising teamed up with freshmen Colt Armstrong, Ijaa Cham- bers and Ethan Huck to place first in the 1,600 -me- ter relay with a season-best time of 3:52.00. Placing second in indi- vidual events for the Char- gers were Armstrong in the 200 -meter dash with a per- sonal-record time of 24.16 seconds; and Kirby in the 100 -meter dash with a per- sonal-best time of 12.02 seconds. Placing third in individ- ual events for the Char- gers were Armstrong in high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 8 inches; Huck in long jump with a leap of 17 feet, 8 inches; and Nate Woolery in the 3,200 -meter run with a time of 10 :50.52. Placing fourth in indi- vidual events for the Char- gers were Chambers in the 1,600 -meter run with a per- sonal-best time of 4:59.30 ; sophomore Avery Dyer in shot put with a person- al-best throw of 33 feet, 8 - 1/2 inches; and freshman Stephen Krieg in discus with a personal-best throw of 94 feet, 7 inches. Placing fifth in individu- al events for the Chargers were Dyer in discus with a personal-best throw of 91 feet, 4 inches; and Kirby in high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 2 inches, tying North- east Dubois sophomore Eli Lueken. Also posting person- al-best individual perfor- mances but not placing: • Freshman Reece Ash- ley in the 400 -meter dash with a time of 1:02.65. • Freshman Garrett Boyd in the 200 -meter dash with a time of 26.90 seconds. • Sophomore Andrew Clark in the 100 -meter dash with a time of 12.83 seconds. • Freshman Cody Davis in shot put with a throw of 26 feet, 2-1/2 inches, and in discus with a throw of 71 feet, 10 inches. • Freshman Colson Dil- See TR ACK on pg 5