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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, July 17, 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 By Dennis Marshall Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net The Petersburg Kiwanis hosted its an- nual youth camp last week. The free camp at Prides Creek Golf course had about 20 participants, ranging from fourth to eighth-grade. "It's something we can provide the kids with during the summer that keeps them active," Kiwanis member Kyler Henry said. "It's a good sport and social activity to get into. It also gives us a chance to help these kids start a lifelong relationship with a great game that they can play for the rest of their lives." Instructors taught camp-goers about rules, technique and practical knowledge during the three-day camp that concluded with a pizza party. "We have enough instructors that each kid is able to learn about the game and also get to play a little bit," Henry said. "Hope- fully, it furthers youth interest in golf and keeps the love of the sport going. They love the pizza, but they also have a lot of fun and everyone always says they are coming back next year." By Dennis Marshall Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net The Pike Central football team returned to Weathers Field on Friday, July 12 for a tri- angular scrimmage with Washington and Crawford County. The Chargers offense was especially im- pressive during the scrimmage that was di- vided into situational football, 7-on-7s, line- man drills and concluded with the teams go- ing 11-on-11. "I am really excited about where we are at with our skill positions," Pike Central head coach Dave Stephens said. "There was a stretch toward the end of the 7-on-7 compe- tition and full-team scrimmage where we reeled off four or five straight possessions that ended in a touchdown. That was real- ly good for us." Junior quarterback Lars Utterback looked calm, cool and collected in the pocket and delivered the ball to his receivers with pre- cision and accuracy. Stephens said Utterback started to get more repetitions in the final three games of last season, and he actually started the sectional game against Vincennes Lincoln. "Lars has made as much growth from one season to the next as any kid I have ever seen in my 20 -year coaching career," Ste- phens said. "He was a guy who was unsure of reads and was nervous in the pocket and now he is as cool as a cucumber back there. He stays in the pocket and keeps his eyes downfield. He's throwing accurate passes and giving his team a chance. He has tak- en care of the ball in all of our scrimmages this summer." Utterback has only thrown one intercep- tion in 11-on-11 scrimmages this summer against Cloverdale, North Daviess, Mount Vernon, Washington and Crawford County. "That's a testament to him in knowing his reads, making good decisions and phys- ically executing the throw," Stephens said. "He's really starting to get a great under- standing of what we want to do schemati- cally." Stephens said Utterback had the best arm on the team last year, but he wasn't really for the speed or violence of varsity football yet. "Lars has been lifting since December and has really improved his strength," he said. "That has helped improve his confi- dence a little and his athleticism has also increased. We knew that we were going to have to transition, but we were very slow in the way that we transitioned to him be- cause we didn't want to destroy his confi- dence knowing that our plan was to have him as our quarterback his junior and se- nior seasons." Charger fans also have to be pleased with the emergence of receivers Stephen Krieg, Colson Dillard and running back Wyatt Fra- sure. All three made touchdown catches in the scrimmage on Friday. Stephens said Frasure had been a solid threat in the running game, but was never really that intimidating as a receiver. "We are looking for growth as a team, but also as individuals right now because we are looking for who we can trust," he said. "We know that we can trust Connor O'Neal and Levi McCarter. They were studs for us last year and they will be studs for us again this year. Now it's learning who are those other guys that we can trust." The Chargers linemen looked solid, with Lee Moore named OCU's new head men's basketball coach SUMMER SCRIMMAGES PREPARE CHARGERS FOR THE SEASON AHEAD Pike Central middle linebacker Wyatt Frasure breaks down to make a tackle in the Chargers' scrimmage against Washington at Weathers Field on Friday. Camp-goers gather for a group photo after the competition of the three-day 2019 Petersburg Kiwanis Junior Golf Camp at Prides Creek Golf Course. Lee Moore Will also serve as the Oaks head cross country coach By Dennis Marshall Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net Oakland City University announced recently the hiring of Lee Moore, 57, as the new head men's basketball and cross country coach. Moore has coached basketball, volley- ball and swimming at the collegiate level for nearly a decade, most recently serv- ing as the head baseball and swimming coach at Williams Baptist University the past three seasons. He was also a coach and educator for 27 years in the public school systems in Oklahoma, Georgia and Alaska, retiring in 2011. "The more time we spent with [coach Moore] and his family throughout the interview process, it just seemed like a great fit," OCU interim athletic direc- tor T-Ray Fletcher said. "He has a ton of coaching experience at different levels. It's an easy fit and he just seemed to be the missing piece to our puzzle." Moore was the head coach at Toccoa Falls College in Toccoa, Ga., for the 2015 - 16 season, being named the Coach of the Year for the NCCA A Division II South Region, and finishing the season as run- ner-up in the Christian College Nation- al Invitational Tournament at OCU. He's also been an assistant for the men's bas- ketball teams at Gray's Harbor College in Aberdeen, Wash., and Reinhardt Uni- versity in Waleska, Ga. The Press-Dispatch had the chance to talk to Moore about everything from his background and 2019 expectations, to his future in Oakland City. Q: Welcome to the area, Coach. Con- gratulations on the new job. Can you start out by giving us a little bit of back- ground information? A: I was born and raised in Alaska. I graduated from Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. I did my under- graduate at Oklahoma Baptist Universi- ty, and I have two master's degrees, both from the University of Southern Missis- sippi, one in Educational Administration and the second in Sports Administration and Human Performance. I am married to my wonderful wife, Pam (Stipanuk), a Terre Haute native, and this summer we are celebrating our 35th wedding an- niversary. We have two daughters; Tay- lor Sulaiman (a 2011 OCU graduate) and her husband, Saeed, live in Rapid City, S.D., with our brand new grandson, Isaa. Our other daughter Makenzie (a 2018 Williams Baptist graduate) lives in Ra- leigh, N.C.. I knew from a very young age that I wanted to coach. I began coaching basketball during my student teaching in Dale, Okla., and I've been coaching ev- Call us at 812-354-8500 or email sports@pressdispatch.net GOT SPORTS NEWS? 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