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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, June 13, 2018 B-1 SPORTS Submit sports items: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: sports@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net The Pike Central High School boys' golf team placed 17th out of 18 teams with an 18 -hole score of 366 during the regional tournament held on Thursday, June 7, at the Country Oaks Golf Club in Montgomery. Pike Central, making its first ap- pearance as a team in the regional tournament since 1997, after plac- ing second in the sectional tourna- ment at the Country Club of Old Vin- cennes on Friday, June 1, finished six strokes ahead of Southmont, which shot a 372. Evansville North placed first with a 298, followed by Evansville Memo- rial (309) and Castle (313). "It's been a great year for them," said Chargers head coach Jarrod Gideon, whose team compiled a du- al and tri-meet won-loss record of 24- 3 this season. "We accomplished a lot of the goals we set out to get at the be- ginning of the year." "We didn't play well in our region- al," Gideon continued. "The course was set up really tough and we just kind of let the course play us, I think. I don't want to say we were intimidat- ed, but we didn't play our best. The scores in general were pretty high. We just didn't play real well." Junior Noah Onyett led Pike Cen- tral with a 13-over-par score of 85, with one birdie, five pars, 10 bogeys and two double bogeys. Onyett's score of 85 was the lowest shot by a Charger since Colton Reed's 83 in 2011. Last year, Onyett advanced as an individual to the regional tournament and shot a 19 -over-par score of 91. Senior Lincoln Vaughn shot a 17-over-par score of 89, with six pars, eight bogeys, six double bogeys and one triple bogey. Vaughn also advanced as an indi- vidual to the regional tournament last year and shot an 18 -over-par score of 90. Juniors Austin Holder and Hayden Kabrick both shot 24-over-par scores of 96, while sophomore Jaylon Mills shot a 28 -over-par score of 100. The Chargers' team score of 366 was 15 strokes higher than the 351 it shot on the same course during the Washington Invitational on Tuesday, May 29. "It was set up longer," Gideon said. "They moved the tees back on a lot of holes, which is what you'd expect in a regional. It's supposed to be tough. And it was just really windy, which made it tough." In addition, Gideon noted that golf- ers in the regional tournament were required to play the ball as it laid without improving the lie. "We were playing the ball down, and playing the ball down is differ- ent, because we're not used to doing that," Gideon said. "We don't play a lot of courses where you're capable of playing it down, not moving the ball at all. That's a couple of strokes per nine holes right there. It adds up." "We were disappointed with the way we played, but I told them that there was no pressure going in, and to just play and have fun and enjoy the moment," Gideon added. "I think they enjoyed it. They were proud of themselves for being there. It's the first time any team member has been to regional, so it was a new experi- ence." With four of the team's top five players returning next season, Gide- on said that the future looked bright. "With Noah, I think he's just kind of starting to scratch the surface of how good he could be," Gideon said. "He's got the potential to go really low. I think next year we'll see a lot of that. And the other guys, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, they got a lot better. If they work on it, we could be really tough." Just how good the Chargers will be next season depends a lot on what they do in the offseason, Gideon not- ed. CHARGERS PLACE 17TH IN REGIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT Pike Central High School senior Lincoln Vaughn follows through on his swing while teeing off during the boys' golf sectional tournament at the Country Club of Old Vincennes on Friday, June 1. Vaughn shot an 18-hole score of 89 as the Chargers placed 17th in the regional tournament at the Country Oaks Golf Club in Montgomery on Thursday, June 7. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School junior Hayden Kabrick fol- lows through on his swing while teeing off during the boys' golf sectional tourna- ment at the Country Club of Old Vincennes on Friday, June 1. Kabrick shot an 18-hole score of 96 as the Chargers placed 17th in the regional tournament at the Country Oaks Golf Club in Montgomery on Thursday, June 7. Ed Cahill photo See GOLF on pg 2 7th Annual Heartland Half Marathon registration open Pike Central High School junior Noah Onyett hits his ball onto the green during the boys' golf sectional tour- nament at the Country Club of Old Vincennes on Fri- day, June 1. Onyett shot an 18-hole score of 85 as the Chargers placed 17th in the regional tournament at the Country Oaks Golf Club in Montgomery on Thursday, June 7. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School junior Austin Holder watch- es his putt during the boys' golf sectional tournament at the Country Club of Old Vincennes on Friday, June 1. Holder shot an 18-hole score of 96 as the Chargers placed 17th in the region- al tournament at the Coun- try Oaks Golf Club in Mont- gomery on Thursday, June 7. Ed Cahill photo Above: Draven Huff (left) and Nate Woolery (right) teamed up to place first in the Males (2) 30-60 division during the 6th Annual Pe- tersburg Lions Club Run for Sight on Saturday, June 9, at Hornady Park, with a course record time of 32 minutes, 58 seconds. Submitted photo Left: Jenna Meyer (left) and Libby Stone (right) teamed up to place first in the Females (2) Under 30 division during the 6th Annual Petersburg Lions Club Run for Sight on Satur- day, June 9, at Hornady Park, with a time of 43 minutes, 16 seconds. Submitted photo Far left: Eibhlin Teague (left) and Xavery Weisman (right) teamed up to place second in the Females (2) Under 30 division during the 6th Annual Petersburg Lions Club Run for Sight on Saturday, June 9, at Hornady Park, with a time of 47 minutes, 11 seconds. Submit- ted photo The 7th Annual Heartland Half Marathon is scheduled for Labor Day weekend on Saturday, Sept. 1. The event will once again include a half marathon, a 5K, and a team challenge. Cash prizes will be given to the top three male and female half mar- athon finishers. First place will receive $500, second place $250, and third place $100. The races will begin 7:30 a.m., Eastern time, in the shadow of the Jasper Train Depot along the Patoka Riv- er and will finish in the shade at Dave Buehler Plaza, just a stone's throw away from the starting line. The hilly, scenic course takes runners through com- mercial and residential areas with challenging peaks mid- way through the route. A fter the midway point, the course largely flattens out through to the finish. The 5K starts and ends in the same location as the half marathon, but splits to take a different course very close to the start of the race. The team challenge is a re- lay comprised of a four-per- son team and follows the same course as the half mar- athon. The first team mem- ber will travel 3.8 miles, then pass along his/her timing chip to the second member. The second member will cov- er 4.05 miles, the third mem- ber 2.5 miles, and the final member 2.75 miles. The registration fee for the half marathon is $50 if regis- tered before June 18. The fee will increase to $ 60 on June 18 and to $70 on August 13. The registration fee for the 5K is $20 if registered before June 17. The fee will increase to $25 on June 18. The regis- tration fee for the team chal- lenge is $20 per person/$ 80 per team if registered before June 17. The fee will increase to $25 per person/$100 per team on June 18. Pre-registrants will re- ceive a technical shirt, and the first 500 half marathon registrants will receive a spe- cial gift. A free training group will meet every Sunday at 7 a.m. Eastern time, at Downtown Running and Fitness locat- ed at 331 Mill Street. This training group is open to the public and participants are free to run/walk at their own pace. The Heartland Half Mar- athon, 5K, and Team Chal- lenge are being coordinat- ed by DC MultiSport, a non-profit organization ded- icated to promoting health and wellness while giving back to local communities. Lodging information is be- ing coordinated by the Du- bois County Visitors Cen- ter and race-day event vol- unteers are being coordi- nated by Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center, the event's corporate sponsor. The majority of the pro- ceeds from this year's race will be given to the Phillip R. Dawkins Heart & Vascu- lar Center at Memorial Hos- pital to be utilized for new in- tegrative medicine services provided to cardiac patients. Ten percent of the pro- ceeds will go toward the DC MultiSport Endowment to ensure future stability of the organization and to continue in its efforts to give toward worthy causes. To register for the Heart- land Half Marathon, 5K, or Team Challenge, visit www. heartlandhalfmarathon.com or www.runsignup.com. For more information, call Me- morial Hospital's Marketing Department at (812) 996 - 2338. See RUN on pg 2 WE ARE PROFFESIONAL GRADE uebelhorgm.com 1-800-937-8721 Jasper, IN The Hokum Karem team of Draven Huff and Nate Woolery set a new course record during the 6th An- nual Petersburg Lions Club Run for Sight, which was held on Saturday, June 9, at Hornady Park. Huff and Woolery com- pleted the six-mile run with a time of 32 minutes, 58 seconds – breaking the previous course record of 32:59 set by Tanner Ma- son and Joe Chamberlain in 2015 – to place first in the Males (2) 30 -60 division. The team of Mason and A.J. Hill placed second with a time of 38:36; while the team of Noah Russell and Samuel Theising placed third with a time of 46:22. The team of Josh Roach and Wil Teague placed first in the Males (2) 61-90 divi- sion with a time of 41:04. The team of 14-year-old Jenna Meyer and 14-year- old Libby Stone placed first in the Female (2) Un- der 30 division with a time of 43:16. The team of Eibhlin Teague and Xavery Weis- man placed second with a time of 47:11; while the team of Morgan Anderson Huff, Woolery break Run for Sight course record

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