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The Press-Dispatch Sports Wednesday, October 3, 2018 B- 3 By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net While the Pike Central High School girls' soccer team ended the regular sea- son with a 2-0 loss to visit- ing Forest Park on Satur- day, Sept. 29, Lady Char- gers head coach Eric Mc- Cord was pleased with how his team played as they get set to take on sectional tour- nament host Princeton in a semifinal match on Thurs- day, Oct. 4. "They definitely played really well," said McCord, whose team ended the regu- lar season 4-9 -1 overall and 2-3-1 in the Pocket Athletic Conference. "Forest Park is a great team every year and they've put up a lot of points against really good teams, against Jasper, Gibson South- ern and Heritage Hills, teams we've already played. To be able to compete with a team like that ... I think that's a great game." A goal by freshman Leah Dilger, off an assist from ju- nior Denai Sicard, gave the Lady Rangers a 1-0 lead with 33:50 left in the first half. The score remained un- changed until Sicard scored an unassisted goal with 7:17 remaining in the second half. For the game, Forest Park (12-4 overall, 5 -1 in the PAC) took a total of 29 shots – in- cluding 19 on goal – as Pike Central sophomore goalie Jenna Horrall recorded 17 saves. "She played a great game as well," McCord said of Hor- rall. "She was sweeping up any mistakes we had or any long shots. She's really great against long shots because she's tall and she can get up there and grab the high shots that go over most other goal- ies' heads. So we're not afraid of the long shots as some oth- er teams are." "We just want to make sure they stay out of the 18(-yard box)," McCord add- ed. "That's where it gets real- ly dangerous for her." Pike Central, meanwhile, was held to four shots on goal as Forest Park fresh- man goalie Madison Wathen recorded two saves. Senior Kelsey Barrett took a total of three shots on goal, including a header off a cross from senior Emily Hill that Wathen grabbed before it could get into the goal. "I think everybody played a great game," McCord said. "Just a couple of mistakes here and there. But, other than that, I think we're good to go for sectionals." Pike Central is scheduled to play the Lady Tigers in the second of two semifinal con- tests, which will start at 8 p.m., Eastern time. The win- ner will advance to Satur- day's championship match at 3 p.m., Eastern time. During the regular season, the Lady Chargers dropped a 1-0 loss at Princeton. "It was a close game, but I don't think we played nearly as well as we did here against Forest Park," McCord said. "So if we play like we did here, I think we can easily win the game." Pike Central enters the postseason with a three- game losing streak following a 5 -1 loss at Gibson Southern on Sept. 20, a 7-1 loss at Her- itage Hills on Sept. 26, and Saturday's 2-0 loss to Forest Park. "Our season ends with just three really good teams back to back – Gibson Southern, Heritage Hills and Forest Park," McCord said. "Those three teams are always real- ly good. It's just hard to end a season with three really tough teams like that, but I think they really came out tonight and played a great game. So, hopefully, they'll do the same thing on Thurs- day." SPORTS BRIEFS Petersburg Little League to hold election for officers The Petersburg Little League 2018 board offi- cers election will be Sun- day, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m. at the Petersburg Little League concession stands. Anyone interested in a league office or voting for the officers is welcome. New members are re- quired to attend. For more information, call Joey O'Brien at 812- 486-7107. Live raptors highlight Patoka River NWR Appreciation Day The Patoka River Na- tional Wildlife Refuge will celebrate the "Year of the Bird" in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the Migratory Bird Act at the annual Refuge Apprecia- tion Day. The event, host- ed by the Friends of the Patoka River NWR and the Patoka River NWR, will be on Saturday, Oct. 13, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Wirth Park in Oakland City. Featured morning pro- grams are all about birds. At 9:15 a.m., the Indi- ana Falconers Association will present a program on falconry and do a hunting demonstration with a live goshawk. At 10 :45 a.m., the In- ternational Crane Foun- dation will talk about the federally endangered Whooping Crane, a fall and winter visitor that can be found on the Refuge. At 11:45 a.m., there will be a live Birds of Prey program presented by the Hardy Lake/Dwight Chamberlain Raptor Cen- ter that may include a bald eagle. In addition to the morn- ing programs, at 1 p.m. at- tendees will have the op- portunity to take a bus tour of the Refuge, or take a car caravan for a guided 1.5 -mile hike to the new Buck's Marsh boardwald. Throughout the day, visitors will be able to ex- plore more than 20 booths that showcase nature, the environment, and conser- vation. Children's crafts will take place in the shel- ter house and food will be provided by the Eagles and Duck's Unlimited for purchase. The event and parking is free and open to the public. In case of inclem- ent weather, the event will be held indoors at the park. Come and enjoy the nature of Southern Indi- ana at its best during Ref- uge Appreciation Day. Gibson Volleyball Club holding free tryouts The Gibson Volleyball Club will be holding free club tryouts on Thurs- day, Oct. 4, for 10/11/12u, Monday, Oct. 8, for 13/14u, and on Wednes- day, Oct. 17, for 15/16u, at the Wood Memorial High School gymnasium in Oakland City. Doors will open at 6 p.m., Eastern time, for registration. Tryouts will begin at 7 p.m., Eastern time. Tryouts are open to all girls in the tri-state area. Participants do not need to be a Gibson County res- ident to attend. For more information, visit the Gibson Volleyball Club-GVC Facebook page, or contact Coach Shaylon Pierce by text or voice at 812-677-1277. 13th Annual Youth Day set for October 13 Mark your calender for the Pike County Bird Hunters Club 13th annu- al Youth Day on Saturday, October 13 with sign up at 8 p.m. followed by a free breakfast. The club is lo- cated just five miles south of Petersburg or six miles north of Oakland city just west off of SR 57. Just fol- low the signs posted by the highway. The entire program is totally FREE to all youth ages seven through 17. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. The first 50 to arrive will receive a free NR A t-shirt. The 13th annual Youth Day features seven outdoor events including clay bird shooting on the trap range, hunting Chu- kar over dogs, 22 rifle, muzzle loader, archery, BB gun and dart ranges. Breakfast and lunch for the youngsters is provid- ed free by the club with a donation expected for ac- companying adults. Hunt- ing Chukar over trained bird dogs requires a hunt- er education card). All firearms, ammuni- tion and other equipment will be provided by the club. As always, there will be more than a dozen ma- jor prizes including rifles, shotguns and archery sets given away through a ran- dom drawing at the con- clusion of the day. YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN1 Last year 172 youth and over 100 adults attended the event. After lunch provided by the club, a special demon- stration of search and res- cue dogs from the Wash- ington Police Department led by Captain Tim Guy will take place behind the club house. This event promises to be another opportuni- ty for our youth to have a wonderful experience in the great outdoors. Youth will have hands on experi- ence in various shooting sports with special em- phasis on gun safety and proper training by quali- fied instructors. This event is supported by the Pike County Bird Hunters Club and through donations and grants from the NR A and various gen- erous companies, orga- nizations and individu- als. Many of our youth are looking for a hobby, so let's help them find it. Learning the skills in var- ious shooting sports is a great and very rewarding activity. Unplug and leave the computer games for one Saturday and come out and have a wonderful experience in the great out doors and who knows, you might even win a nice prize. Just remember, DO NOT BRING ANY FIRE- ARMS OR AMMUNI- TION OF AN KIND. Consider assisting in this worthwhile experi- ence in the great outdoors by helping sponsor Youth Day through a donation. Checks can be made out to the Pike County Bird Hunters Club, 876 South SR 57 Petersburg, Indi- ana 47567, Attention Chris Kinman. For further infor- mation contact Chris Kin- man, PCBHC president and Youth Day Director at 812-789-3125. Pike Central High School junior Shelby Vaughn (10) goes airborne in an attempt to block a kick by Forest Park sophomore Ava Hamilton (14) during varsity girls' soccer action on Saturday, Sept. 29. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore Lauren Young (left) battles Forest Park junior Lauren John (right) for the ball during varsity girls' soc- cer action on Saturday, Sept. 29. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central Middle School goalie Gabe Jones reaches for the ball during boys' soccer action at Jasper on Wednesday, Sept. 26. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School junior goalie Jenna Horrall watches the ball bounce away after at- tempting to make a save during varsity girls' soc- cer action against visiting Forest Park Saturday, Sept. 29. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central Middle School's Quintin Sanders (right) goes up with Jasper's Jayden Boeglin (left) for the ball during boys' soccer action on Wednes- day, Sept. 26. Boeglin scored two goals to lead the host Wildcats to a 4-1 victory. Ed Cahill photo Above: Pike Central High School junior Adair Kabrick (17) and Forest Park junior Emma Loud- en (left) pursue the ball during varsity girls' soc- cer action on Saturday, Sept. 29. Ed Cahill photo Left: Pike Central High School senior Kelsey Barrett (5) tries to redirect a corner kick toward the goal during varsity girls' soccer action against visiting Forest Park on Saturday, Sept. 29. Ed Ca- hill photo PCHS girls' soccer team ends regular season with 2-0 loss to Forest Park A fter finishing the regu- lar season 12-1-3, the Pike Central Middle School boys' soccer team ended its sea- son on a sour note by los- ing all three of its matches during the Southern Indiana Junior High School Confer- ence Tournament last week. On Wednesday, Sept. 26, the Chargers opened tour- ney play with a 4-1 loss at Jasper, with Chase Ridao scoring Pike Central's lone goal. Jayden Boeglin scored two goals for the Wildcats while Brandon Elizarraras and Zack Pieper added one each. "Jasper is one of the best teams in the area," Chargers head coach Tanner Gray said. "I'm proud of how we defended against their con- stant pressure. We had a few really good opportunities to score, but couldn't convert." On Saturday, Sept. 29, Pike Central dropped a 2-0 loss to Washington and an 8 - 2 loss to Heritage Hills, with Xavier Shoultz scoring both goals for the Chargers. Pike Central's B team, af- ter suffering a 3-0 loss to Tell City in a game played at the Old Petersburg Gym soc- cer field on Thursday, Sept. 27, dropped a 7-1 loss to Vin- cennes Rivet – with Camer- on Roy scoring the Char- gers' only goal – and a 4-0 loss to Heritage Hills on Sat- urday. "We had a rough day at the Jasper tournament," Gray said. "Injuries and short breaks between games made it hard to compete against the top teams in the area. I don't want the tour- nament to take away from the success we had this sea- son. Our A team record for the regular season was 12- 1-3 and the B team was 3-5 - 3. Our A team was seeded fourth overall in the 20 -team tournament." "I'm very happy with the season we had and I'm ex- cited to see how much these kids improve as they go on- to high school or come back to the middle school team next season," Gray added. "I would like to thank the parents, fans, players, and the Soccer Board for being so supportive the whole sea- son." PCMS boys' soccer team struggles in season-ending tournament