The Press-Dispatch
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B-4 Wednesday, February 6, 2013 The Press-Dispatch Beachless Volleyball Dennis Bishop takes care of the passing drills at the Optimists Tri-Star Basketball contest recently. Trying his skills at passing is Isaac Theising as the other players wait their turn. The Pike Central High School seniors won the Beachless Volleyball tournament at Pike Central as part of the Homecoming Week festivities. Unfortunately, the homecoming ceremonies were postponed until this Friday night. The Seniors beat the Juniors in the finals 29-27 as well as Beating the other Seniors team. They were coached by the senior Lady Chargers volleyball players. The Juniors also had two teams and the Freshmen had one team. A Senior player tries to spike the ball as two Junior players try for a block during the championship match. The Seniors beat the Juniors for the championship. Tri-Star Hoops champs The Tri-Star Basketball competition sponsored by the Pike County Optimist Club is complete and the winners are ready to move on to the District competition. Each of the kids entered in the boys and girls divisions had to test their dribbling, passing and shooting skills during the competition. The winners include: 8 Year-Old Girls: 1. Ashlyn Shoultz. 9 Year-Old Girls: 1. Jasmine Gonterman. 10 Year-Old Girls: 1. Kenley Beck. 11 Year-Old Girls: 1. Jenna Horrall. 12 Year-Old Girls: 1. Cassandra Conder. 8 Year-Old Boys: 1. Evan Conder; 2. Nolan Nelson; 3. Bryce Knepp. 9 Year-Old Boys: 1. Hunter Russell; 2. Alex Clark; 3. Kaleb Walburn. 10 Year-Old Boys: 1. Austyn Walburn; 2. Garrett Boyd; 3. Reece Ashley. 11 Year-Old Boys: 1. Andrew Clark; 2. Sam Theising; 3. Tyler Kirby. 12 Year-Old Boys: 1. Braxton Rice; 2. Rusty Ward. Alex Clark weaves his way through the dribbling course at the Optimists Tri-Star Basketball contest recently at the Old Petersburg Gym. Sixth boys get a win A Junior player reaches up to tip the ball back across the net as the Freshmen wait for a return shot from the Juniors in the Beachless Volleyball semifinals. The Juniors won the match. A senior player tries to spike the ball for Seniors 1 as players for the other seniors team try for a block during a first round match. By Mike Johansen The week of basketball for the Pike Central Middle School sixth grade Chargers boys basketball team began with a victory over South Spencer. The Chargers A Team downed South Spencer 27-22. Joey Church had 7 points, Troy Rickard 3, Jed One Junior, left, tries to stop a shot by another Junior, right, during the match between Juniors 1 and Juniors 2. Juniors 1 won the match. One junior player for Juniors 2 tries to bump the ball back to the Juniors 1 Team during the Beachless Volleyball match between two junior class teams. Deadline for Sports News is 5 p.m. Every Monday Evans 7, Noah Onyett 5, Andrew Krieg 2, Christian Benson 2 and Hayden Kabrick 1. The Chargers B Team stopped South Spencer 2810 in the second game of the night. Rusty Ward scored 8 points, Braxton Rice 7, Brennon Benton 7, Austin Holder 4 and Luke Harris 2. The Chargers had tough- er luck against Jasper with the A Team falling to the Wildcats 30-18. Onyett had 7, Krieg 3, Rickard 3, Kabrick 3 and Church 2. The Chargers B Team lost to Jasper 53-24. Ward scored 11 points, Judah Leathco had 2, Holder 4, Benton 5 and Trenton Mann 2. Sports Week PCHS Girls Basketball Day Date Opponent PlaceTime Fri. Feb. 8 IHSAA Sectional at Jasper High Cabby O'Neill Gym 6:30—Pike Central (4-16) vs. Heritage Hills or Mitchell 8—Vincennes Lincoln (6-13) vs. Jasper or Washington Sat. Feb. 9 IHSAA Sectional at Jasper High School Cabby O'Neill Gym 7:30—Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 PCHS Boys-Girls Swimming Wed. Feb. 6 Thurs. Feb. 14 Sat. Feb. 16 Sat. Feb. 2 Evansville Central/Bosse H 6:00 Boys Sectional at Jasper A 6:00 Boys Sectional at Jasper Diving 10 a.m./Swimming 1:30 p.m. PCHS Wrestling IHSAA Semistate A 10:00a at The Ford Center, Evansville PCHS Boys Basketball Thurs. Sat. Tues. Fri. Feb. 7 Feb. 9 Feb. 12 Feb. 15 Tecumseh* South Spencer* Gibson Southern* Forest Park* Sat. Mon. Feb. 9 PC Tournament Feb. 11 PC Tournament PCMS 6th Boys Basketball PCMS 6th Girls Basketball H A A H 6:30-8 1-2:30 6:30-8 6-7:30 H H 9:00a 6:00 Thurs. Feb. 7 South Spencer H 6:30 Sat. Feb. 9 Barr-Reeve A 9:00a *=Pocket Athletic Conference match, game or meet.