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B-2 Sports Wednesday, May 22, 2019 The Press-Dispatch 31.33 and classmate Emma McKinney was 16th in 32.21 in the prelims. Lily Wil- lis placed 11th in the 400, clocking 1:10.40, and Fella Toman was 15th in 1:14.47. Jayln Nelson missed the fi- nals of the 100 -meter dash, placing eighth in a time of 13.88 and Jade Kamman was 14th in the prelims with a 14.31. The Lady Charger re- lays won fourth place in the 4x100 and 4x400, and fifth in the 4x800. Brooklynn Moody, Carmen Hasenour, Maggie Rose and Mada- lynn Steckler comprised the 4x400 relay (4:25.41) and Emma McKinney, Kya Sulli- van, Morgan Anderson and Morgan Blackburn made up the 4x100 (52.34). The team of Charlotte Duden- hoeffer, Libby Stone, Quin- lan Teague and Morgan Sal- lee placed fifth in the 4x800 (11:03.64). Gibson Southern claimed the boys' and girls' Prince- ton sectional crowns, tak- ing the girls' win with 138 point. Barr-Reeve was sec- ond 123, followed by Pike Central with 64.5, Wash- ington 54, South Knox 52, Princeton 45, North Knox 43, Vincennes Lincoln 32, North Daviess 27, Tecum- seh 16, Vincennes Rivet 14, Wood Memorial 10.5, Wash- ington Catholic 3. SPORTS BRIEFS Lions Hokum Karem is June 8 The porch of the His- toric Peter Brenton log cabin at Hornady Park is the site of the Hokum Karem (Run or Walk) Pe- tersburg Lions Club fund- raiser. The race is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, June 8 and features two person teams that complete a to- tal of six miles, alternat- ing one mile at a time. Those interested in en- tering a team can submit an entry form by June 2, with $10 per person pay- able to Petersburg Lions Club. Entry cost is $12 per person the day of the race. There will be bottled wa- ter and fruit for all par- ticipants and awards to the first 50 entries. Win- ning teams will receive an award in each of the twelve race categories. Locally, the Lions Club provides eye screening for all Pike County children through the elementary schools, plus exams and eye care for children and adults who cannot afford it. Participants and fans are encouraged to bring used eyeglasses to do- nate. Lions club collects and recycles eye glass- es for worldwide distri- bution. Send entries to: Cal Bid- dle, Lions Race Director, 225 W Pike Ave. Peters- burg, IN 47567. THIRD Continued from page 1 SECTIONAL Continued from page 1 FALL Continued from page 1 Troy Rickard Race Britton Kyle Williams Joey Church Elijah Coleman Draven Huff Christian Benson Brennon Brenton Braxton Rice Austin Goodrid Congratulations To Our 2019 Charger Baseball Seniors! Best of luck in the future! Thanks for the memories! Above: The Pike Central Lady Charger softball team posed for a group shot prior to their 6-1 win against the Northeast Dubois Lady Jeeps this past Thursday. James Capozella photo Below left: It's a waiting game when the ball is across the plate, bat is on the shoulder, and the pitcher and catcher are set for action. It was part of the Lady Charger 6-1 win over the visiting NED Lady Jeeps this past Thursday. James Capozella photo Below right: Lady Chargers Karsyn Pipes and Hallie Bailey work a run-down play to second during the early going of the 6-1 win over the NED Lady Jeeps. James Capozella photo by Lady Wildcats Hadley Meyer and Delaney Wigand 6 -2, 6 -3 in the number two doubles final. Keepes defeated Lady Raider Evie Sherer 6 -1, 6 - 1 in the Wednesday num- ber one singles match and Bohnert bettered Lady Raider Olivia Durcholz 6 -1, 6 -1 in the number two sin- gles pairing. Meredith Ben- son took care of Lady Raid- er Elizabeth Fleck 6 -1, 6 -2 in the number three singles match. Lady Chargers Kirsten Jansen and Shelby fell to La- dy Raiders Jordan Biehl and Audra Hochgesang 4-6, 6 -2, 6 -2 in the number one dou- bles pairing. Adair Kabrick and Chloe Roy won their number two doubles match against Lady Raiders Kelby LaRoche and Gabbie Wer- ner 6 -4, 6 -0. Keepes takes to the court again in the regional compe- tition next week and Jasper advances as a team. Charger coach Brent Beck commented, "Going into the sectional we knew that we had a chance if we played our best and that was the case. A fter beating Southridge 4-1, we had an opportunity to unseat Jas- per, but just came up short. We were able to pick up two wins at one and two singles, but just couldn't get a third point. "We played extremely well against them, but they were the better team that day. It was a great season that showed that hard work pays off in the end. Audrey Keepes won both of her matches in sectional play and will continue her season in the singles tournament. I am also proud of our three seniors, Meredith, Nat and Kirsten, for the commitment that they have shown to our team over the years." UPCOMING SCHEDULE THURSDAY, MAY 23 Boys' Varsity Track and Field: IHSA A Regional at Evansville Central, 6 p.m. sulted in a 6 -1 Lady Char- ger win on the home field. That early run held for the Lady Chargers until the top of the second inning, when the Jeeps crossed the plate to tie it with a single. The Lady Chargers came back with two in the fifth and three in the sixth as the defense held NE Dubois scoreless for all but the sec- ond inning of the contest. The Pike Central of- fense tallied 11 hits, in- cluding three by Carna- han with two RBIs. Hick- ey had two RBIs, also on one hit, and Alize Padgett helped her cause and the team with a hit and the oth- er RBI. Lauren Vaughn and Xia Stafford each account- ed for two hits apiece, and Padgett, Vaughn and Staf- ford all had doubles. Kenzie Powell and Aubrie Dawson each had a single. Carnah- an scored twice and Hick- ey, Stafford, Dawson and Kelsey Barrett scored once. Padgett worked the mound for a complete game in the Thursday eve- ning win. She held the Lady Jeeps to six scattered hits, with one earned run, five strikeouts and she issued no walks. One wild pitch, a hit batter and four errors worked against the Lady Jeep club, taking the game to a much quicker conclu- sion. Lady Chargers: 1 0 0 0 2 3 x: 6 11 5 Lady Jeeps: 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 : 1 6 0 TELL CITY NIPS PIKE CENTRAL IN SIXTH The Lady Chargers scored twice in the second inning and then held a 2- 1 lead for three innings in their lengthy road trip to Tell City. The Lady Marks- men crossed the plate with three in the bottom of the sixth and held on in the top of the sixth for a Pock- et Athletic Conference win. Errors worked for and against the girls, scor- ing first against the Lady Marksmen in the second inning. Tell City came back in the sixth and scored one run on an error before tak- ing the lead 4-2 for keeps. Tell City had three RBIs on five hits, including a double. The Lady Chargers man- aged just three hits, includ- ing a double by Hannah Carnahan and one walk by Kenzie Powell. Mallory Hickey singled and scored one run, and Addie John- son was one of three with a single. Powell was the starter, pitching six innings, while allowing five hits and one earned run, while striking out one and walking none. Both teams committed four fielding errors and both had one extra base hit in the Wednesday evening clash of conference rivals. Tell City turned two double plays and tallied three RBIs in posting the 4-2 win. Lady Chargers: 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 : 2 3 4 Lady Marksmen: 0 1 0 0 0 3 x: 4 5 4 Pike Central falls 4-1 to Titans A three-set loss at num- ber two singles prevented the Lady Titans from scor- ing a 5 -0 Pocket Athlet- ic Conference win at Pike Central last Monday. Lady Titan Lexie Birch lost to La- dy Charger Natalie Bohnert 6 -3, 4-6, 2-6 at the number two doubles court. The rest of the Lady Chargers had it a little rougher, losing num- ber one and three singles, and both doubles matches. Lady Titan Addison Brown bettered Lady Char- ger Audrey Keepes with a 6 - 0, 6 -0 score in number one singles. Cori Jones post- ed a 6 -0, 6 -1 win at number three singles against Pike Central's Meredith Benson. The number one Lady Char- ger doubles team of Adair Kabrick and Chloe Roy fell to Alison Kissel and Allie Sensmeier 2-6, 6 -2, 6 -4. The team of Mary Hall and Syd- ney Goedde combined for a win over the Lady Charger duo of Kirsten Jansen and Shelby Vaughn 6 -2, 6 -4. A 7-2 loss to the South- ridge Raiders at their place on Wednesday was followed up with a 9 -6 win at South Spencer on Thursday. On the Rebels' Diamond, the Chargers got out early with six runs in the first and then three in the fourth, and needed to escape a bot- tom-of-the-seventh inning last gasp of four runs by the Rebels. A trio of hits, including a pair of triples and an er- ror, lead to the four-run sev- enth that fell short for South Spencer. It followed a nine- hit performance by the Char- gers, who scored nine runs in the first two innings, be- ginning with a bases-loaded walk for Braxton Rice that scored the first run. Joey Church started for the Chargers, going six and a third innings and help- ing himself with two of four at the plate. Teammates helped, including Kyle Wil- liams with a triple and one RBI, and Eli Coleman go- ing two for four with three RBIs. Additional fire power came from Rice's double, go- ing two for three with a walk and two RBIs. Troy Rickard and Con- nor O'Neal were good for one hit each, and O'Neal had the other RBI. Draven Huff, Rice and Race Britton drew walks, and Rice and Church scored twice. Rick- ard, Benton, Britton, O'Ne- al and Coleman each scored once. Coleman had the only stolen base, Brenton was a hit batter twice and O'Neal once. Race Britton handled two double plays on batting from Rebels Raaf and John- son. The Chargers commit- ted two fielding errors and Charger baseball splits between PAC contests the Rebels had four. Church allowed sev- en hits, four earned runs and struck out three while walking four. Race Britton stepped in and launched four pitches for the final two outs. Chargers: 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 : 9 9 2 Rebels: 0 2 0 0 0 0 4: 6 7 4 RAIDERS CLAIM 7- 2 WIN AT HOME Despites an error-free de- fensive effort and five Raid- er fielding errors, the Char- gers could only muster two runs on five hits, including a double and single by Troy Rickard. The Chargers got behind 4-0 in the first inning and didn't get the offense go- ing enough to close down on the Raider early start. Braxton Rice had a 99 -pitch night on Wednes- day, allowing 10 hits and seven earned runs, while striking out two and walk- ing four. Charger Kyle Wil- liams was two for three with the only RBI and only stolen base, while teammate Con- nor O'Neal had the other hit. Chargers Joey Church and Race Britton each earned walks. The Chargers watched the game slip away until the fourth when they made it a 5 -1 contest, but in the bot- tom of the sixth, the Raid- ers notched two more for a 7-1 advantage. The Char- gers scored their second run of the night in the top of the sixth, but no more. Southridge's ten hits in- cluded two doubles and a triple. The Raiders had four stolen bases and col- lected seven strikeouts, while walking two and hit- ting one batter, as did Rice. Church and Britton got on with walks, O'Neal was the hit batter, and Rickard and Britton each crossed the plate for the Chargers. Chargers: 0 0 0 1 0 0 1: 2 6 0 Raider: 4 0 1 0 0 2 X: 7 10 5 SOMETHING NEWSWORTHY? Give us a call: 812-354-8500