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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, May 8, 2019 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 Chargers fall to Vikes 12-1 A seven-run first inning haul for the visiting North Posey Vikings was more than enough for them to come away with a 12-1 PAC win Monday evening. The Chargers slipped to 8 -10 on the season and 1-4 in the Pocket Athletic Conference. The big inning for the Vi- kings came by way of an RBI triple, followed by a double, a fielder's choice, a walk and then a double. There were five hits for the Chargers, while the Vikings had 13 for the contest. A three-run fourth and then two more in the sixth made it a 10 -run rule for the Vikings. Braxton Rice had two sin- gles, scored the only Char- ger run and had the only sto- len base. Brennon Benton had a single and an RBI dou- ble and Race Britton had the other single. Rice was two of three, Benton two of two and Britton one of two. Joey Church and Dalton Goslee had one walk apiece. Both teams featured a ro- tation of four pitchers on the mound, with Britton taking the mound first for the Char- gers. He allowed four hits and two earned runs, walked two and struck out one. Se- By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net A five-run first inning erased an early 1-0 deficit as Gibson Southern rolled to a 7-2 victory over visiting Pike Central on Tuesday, April 30. The Chargers jumped out to a 1-0 lead when senior third baseman Troy Rickard led off the game with a sin- gle, advanced to second base on a one-out single by se- nior pitcher Braxton Rice, and scored on a single by se- nior catcher Brennon Benton. In the home half of the first inning, following back- to-back base hits by freshman center fielder Brayden Malone and sophomore second baseman Kaden Hur- less, sophomore first baseman Hunter Seaton was hit by a pitch to load the bases. A fter a single by senior right fielder Cody Hupp plat- ed Malone to tie the score at 1-1, senior left fielder Pay- ton Boyd belted a double, scoring Hurless and Seaton to give the Titans a 3-1 lead. Junior third baseman Taylor Lintzenich followed with a sacrifice fly, scoring Hupp to extend Gibson South- ern's lead to 4-1. Boyd would advance to third base on an infield grounder before scoring on a two-out error to cap the Titans' five-run first inning. Gibson Southern would tack on another run in the third inning, when Hupp drew a lead-off walk, advanced to second on a passed ball and scored on a single by Boyd, extending the Titans' lead to 6 -1. Pike Central would rally to score what proved to be its final run in the fifth inning, when Rickard stroked a one-out single and scored on a two-out double by Rice. Gibson Southern capped the scoring in the sixth in- ning, when a two-out double by Hurless plated junior pinch runner Patrick Jones. Pike Central was led offensively by Rickard, who was 1-for-2 with two walks and scored two runs; Rice, who was 2-for-4 with one double and one run batted in; Ben- ton, who went 1-for-3 and drove in one run; senior sec- ond baseman Eli Coleman, who went 2-for-3; and senior shortstop Joey Church, who went 1-for-3. Rice went the distance for the Chargers, allowing sev- en runs - six of which were earned - on seven hits while walking two and striking out five in six innings. With the win, Gibson Southern improved to 8 -6 over- all and 4-3 in the PAC, while Pike Central slipped to 8 -9 overall and 1-3 in the PAC. The Chargers, who dropped a 12-1 loss to visiting North Posey on Monday, May 6, and hosted Barr-Reeve on Tuesday, May 7, will host Tecumseh on Wednesday, May 8, before hitting the road for games at Vincennes Lincoln on Friday, May 10, at Wood Memorial on Sat- urday, May 11, at Northeast Dubois on Monday, May 13, at Southridge on Wednesday, May 15, and at South Spencer on Thursday, May 16. PATOKA VALLEY OUTDOORS By Sam Whiteleather Looking out over the front of the boat I can see what look like moon craters about two feet below the wa- ter's surface. Looking hard at the craters I see dark objects hovering over the center of each one. "These beds are loaded," I think to myself. I grab a pole, hook a wriggling red worm on and then get ready for my cast. The air this evening is warm and the leaves on a big dogwood tree next to the bank hang perfectly still. The tree is covered in large white blossoms that reflect lightly off the wa- ter's surface. The day is beginning to dim but there is still plenty of light to fish by. Crouching low in my boat I cast towards a bed. It's a good cast and my worm drifts slowly down to the bottom. Still crouched, I watch as a big red-ear sun- fish swims over to inves- tigate my worm. It moves closer before turning on its side and picking up the worm. I wait a few min- utes letting the fish swal- low the worm before I set the hook. Feeling my line, the fish pulls hard and flips side to side creating flash- es of silver in the clear wa- ter. It heads toward a sub- merged log, but I anticipate the move and reel hard. Fi- nally I lift the fish out of the water, "what a great fight- er," I say as I unhook the fish and send it flopping in- to my cooler. Fishing beds in late spring can be a very effec- tive tactic for taking big pan-fish. A "bed" is a shal- low depression in the bot- tom of a lake clean of debris and obstructions. Male fish make the bed by fanning with their tails. Females enter the bed to lay eggs which are fertilized by male fish. A fter eggs are laid and fertilized, the nest is guard- ed and any debris or intrud- ers are quickly removed. As for timing, spawning activi- ty usually begins when wa- ter temperatures near the upper 60s. Water depth of bed sites varies. Typically beds are in around 1-2 feet of water but I have seen beds in 3-4 feet of water or more. I've found that the deeper the beds the bigger the fish are that tend them. Both blue gill and red ear sunfish can be readi- ly caught from beds. One technique is to use a bob- ber with a cricket suspend- ed underneath. Another technique is to cast a small popper or fly on the surface above the beds. My preferred technique is to fish a worm on the bot- tom of the bed. I usually put a small split shot weight about six inches above the worm to aide in casting. I like to use a stiffer pole with 10 -12 pound test as some- times heavy line is needed to pull fish through weeds. I like a calm day to fish the beds and a few days with- out rain to make sure the water is clear. Fishing beds can be a great way to spend a late spring day on the water. You'll feel better for get- ting out in natures beauty and your family will thank you once the smell of frying fish fills your home. Bed Fishing PIKE CENTRAL DROPS 7-2 LOSS TO GIBSON SOUTHERN Pike Central Braxton Rice helped himself on the mound by going two for four at the plate with one RBI. Rice went the distance on the hill striking out five and walking two. James Capozella photo Charger senior Draven Huff lines up on a pitch during action on the road with Gibson Southern last Tuesday. The Titans claimed a 7-2 win after crossing the plate for five runs in the bottom of the first. James Capozella photo Charger senior Eli Coleman puts the bat to the ball, going two of three in the 7-2 loss to Gibson Southern last Tuesday. James Capozel- la photo Pike Central first baseman Kyle Williams gets ready to make a tag on Titan Payton Boyd, who got back to the bag ahead of the throw. James Capozella photo See FALL on 2 See WINS on 2 WE ARE PROFFESIONAL GRADE uebelhorgm.com 1-800-937-8721 Jasper, IN By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net The Pike Central High School girls' tennis team slipped to 8 -4 with a 3-2 loss to visiting Northeast Dubois on Tuesday, April 30, and a 4- 1 loss at Washington on Fri- day, May 3. Against Northeast Dubois: At No. 1 singles, Lady Chargers junior Audrey Keepes lost to Lady Jeeps ju- nior Chloe Terwiske 6 -1, 6 -4. At No. 2 singles, Lady Chargers senior Nat Bohnert defeated Lady Jeeps sopho- more Olivia Rasche 6 -1, 6 -0. At No. 3 singles, Lady Chargers senior Meredith Benson defeated Lady Jeeps sophomore Courtney Vitti- tow 6 -2, 6 -3. At No. 1 doubles, the La- dy Chargers' duo of senior Kirsten Jansen and junior Shelby Vaughn lost to the Lady Jeeps' team of senior Paige Knies and junior Alex- is Stafford 6 -0, 6 -0. At No. 2 doubles, Lady Chargers juniors Chloe Roy and Adair Kabrick lost to the Lady Jeeps' duo of senior Delaney Rasche and junior Olivia Schroering 6 -1, 6 -1. In a junior varsity doubles match, Lady Charger sopho- mores Kenley Beck and Zo- ey Davis defeated the Lady Jeeps' duo of junior Shambly Lady Chargers tennis slip to 8-4 Meredith Benson bettered Lady Rebel senior Baylee Kirch- gessner 6-2, 7-6 in the number three sin- gles Pocket Athletic Conference match-up Monday night. James Capozella photo See SLIP on 2 By Andy Heuring Press-Dispatch Sports sports@pressdispatch.net Pike Central added two wins to their record last week, despite only playing one meet. They beat Princ- eton 166 to 236 last Wednesday. But they got word late last Tuesday they had actually won their match against Wood Memorial due to an Wood play- er's act of honesty. In their 70 -shot win over Princ- eton, the Chargers had three play- ers shoot 42 or better and the high- est score they took was a 45 by Cut- ter Reed. Noah Onyett led the way and was the medalist with a 38, despite bo- geying the par 5 Hole 2. He also had a double bogey on Hole 7. But those were the only blemishes on his card. His birdie on Hole 4 gave him the two over 38. Hayden Kabrick posted a 41 that could have been much better. He Chargers add two more wins