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The Press-Dispatch Sports Wednesday, July 31, 2019 B- 3 Athletic Department Store The Best Quality Products at Low Prices Everyday Southgate Shopping Center Mon.-Fri. 9:30-5:30 Sat. 9:00-2:00 Kick Off Back to School with a Winning Sale! Nike Bags and Local School Bags SWIM SUITS (Men & Women) (Men & Women) Reg. $160 SALE PRICE $134.95 ALL TAKE AN EXTRA $10 OFF OUR EVERYDAY LOW PRICE Stadium Seats IN STOCK Asics Kayano 25 Running Asics Gel Contend SOCCER Shin Guards, Socks & Balls SALE PRICE $54.95 Reg. $70 Pike Central Apparel IN HOUSE CUSTOM EMBROIDERY & SCREEN PRINTING WIN Continued from page 1 8th annual Heartland Half Marathon registration open The 8th annual Heart- land Half Marathon is scheduled for Saturday, 21. The event will once again include a half mara- thon, a 5K and a team chal- lenge. Cash prizes will be given to the top three male and female half marathon finishers. First place all re- ceive $500, second place $250 and third place $100. The race will begin at 7:30 a.m., eastern time, in the shadow of the Jasper Train Depot along the Pa- toka River and will finish in the shade at Dave Bueller Plaza, just a stone's throw away from the starting line. The hilly, scenic course takes runners through commercial and residen- tial areas with challenging peaks midway point, the course largely flattens out through to the finish. The 5K starts and ends in the same location as the half marathon, but splits to take a different course very close to the start of the race. The team challenge is a relay comprised of a four-person team and fol- lows the same course as the half marathon. The first team member will travel 3.8 miles, then pass along a timing chip to the second member of the team. The second member will cover 4.05 miles, the third mem- ber 2.5 miles and the final member 2.75 miles. The registration fee for the half marathon is $ 60 if registered before Aug. 15, when the fee will increase to $70. The registration fee for the 5K is $25. The reg- istration fee for the team challenge is $100 per team or $25 per team member. Pre-registrants will re- ceive a technical shirt, and the first 500 half marathon registrants will receive a special gift. The Heartland Kids Fun Run and Festival will take place on Friday, Sept. 20 and costs $15 if registered by Aug. 15, when the fee will increase to $20. The race will begin at 6 p.m. from the paved parking ar- ea adjacent to Dave Bueller Plaza. Children ages four to 14 are eligible to enter the 1.1 mile Kids Fun Run. Those participants ages four through eight will be required to run with a run- ning buddy, who is age 18 or older. Race registration in- cludes a shirt, participa- tion medal and goody bag. The first 100 participants to register for the Kids Fun Run will receive a special gift. Running buddies are not required to register and therefore will not be charged the race fee. A free training group will meet every Sunday at 7 a.m. at the Downtown Run- ning and Fitness located at 331 Mill Street. This train- ing group is open to the public and participants are free to run or walk at their own pace. The Heartland Half Mar- athon, 5K and Team Chal- lenge are being coordi- nated by DC MultiSport, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting health and wellness while giving back to local com- munities. Lodging information is being coordinated by the Dubois County Visitors Center and race-day event volunteers are being coor- dinated by Memorial Hos- pital and Health Care Cen- ter, the event's corporate sponsor. The majority of the pro- ceeds from this year's race will be given to the Phillip R. Dawkins Heart and Vas- cular Center at Memorial Hospital to be utilized for new integrative medicine services provided to cardi- ac patients. Ten percent of the pro- ceeds will go towards the DC MultiSport Endow- ment to ensure future sta- bility of the organization and to continue in its ef- forts to give toward wor- thy causes. To register for the heart- land Half Marathon, 5K or Team Challenge, visit www.heartlandhalfmara- thon.com. For more infor- mation, call Memorial Hos- pital's Marketing Depart- ment at 812-996 -2338. Charger cheerleaders earn awards at camp By Dennis Marshall Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net The Pike Central cheer- leaders attended a Nation- al Cheerleading Association camp at Vincennes Universi- ty from July 23 through 26. While at the camp, the team worked 12 to 14 hours per day learning dances, cheers, stunting and pyra- mids. "Overall, the camp went great," Pike Central coach Jamie McKinney said. "The girls showed tremendous im- provement in their skills and stunting. They bonded more as a team. Going to camp is always a great benefit for the team because not only are they taught new cheers, chants and dances, but they are taught new stunts and pyramids. Along with learn- ing these new stunts and pyr- amids, they are taught safety and what to do when a stunt may not hit right away. They are taught correct spotting procedures and how to build correctly to keep all in the group safe." The Chargers received a bid to attend Nationals, the NCA Spirit Award, their Na- tional Federation of State High School Associations credentials, two blue superi- or ribbons on evaluations and three spirit sticks. Nationals will take place on Feb. 1 and 2 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. Bids are awarded to teams who ex- emplify competitive cheer- leading ability and score at least 55 points during Home Cheer Qualification. Blue superior ribbons are given to a team who displays strong technique, leads the crowd well and performed with no noticeable mistakes. The Spirit Award is vot- ed on by all squads at the camp, as the team who has added the most spotters to the camp all week, and spir- it sticks are awarded to the teams showing the most sin- cere spirit and enthusiasm for the day, while taking in- to account attitude during classes, promptness, coop- eration, relations with other squads and leadership. The Chargers had seven All-American nominations. They were Lexie Neese, Jen- na Meyer, Haven Longest, Emma McKinney, Macken- zie Woodland, Jillian Bailey and Chloe Willis. Willis also won the best cheerleader competition, and McKinney received the "Pin it Forward" award from a South Vermillion cheer- leader. "We are excited to start cheering on our Chargers football team," McKinney said. Chargers cheerleaders, front row (l to r): Kayla Cannon, Mackenzie Woodland, Peyton Thorne, Lex- ie Neese, Hannah Cassada, Chloe Willis; back row: Jenna Meyer, Emma McKinney, Alyssa Young, Car- lie Halbrader, Caitlyn Tyree, Grace Brandle, Haven Longest, Madyson Satterfield and Jillian Bailey pose for a picture after the NCA Cheerleading camp at Vincennes University Tyler Meadors is deep into the final berm in the 2019 4-H Supercross go- ing for the checked flag. Meadors won the $500 prize in the "Dash for Cash" and also won the Open Class moto. James Capozella photo Left: Number 21 goes high into the berm to maintain speed while number 13 enters the tight curve just a frac- tion of a second behind. James Capozella photo Below: Racer number 44 gets past racer num- ber 13, who had bad luck with a hairpin turn shortly after the long straightaway start of the 4-H Supercross. James Capozella photo Right: A plume of dust and dirt streams from the spinning wheel of Briar Meador's MXer as he heads toward the final jump and finish line in the 2019 4-H Supercross. Meadors was second in the "Dash for Cash" and his brother Tyler won both the B Open race and the $500 "Dash for Cash" race. James Capozella photo Left: Number 37 takes to the air mid- way through the course at the 2019 4-H Supercross this past Saturday. James Capo- zella photo Pike Central cheerleaders, front row (l to r): Jenna Meyer, Grace Brandle, Lexie Neese, Pey- ton Thorne, Mackenzie Woodland, Emma McK- inney, back row: Jillian Bailey, Haven Longest, Caitlyn Tyree, Madyson Satterfield, Hannah Cas- sada, Carlie Halbrader, Kayla Cannon and Alys- sa Young stand for a photo after the NCA Cheer- leading camp at Vincennes University on July 26. an increase of seven over the 2018 Supercross. Nine sponsors supported this year's race, which includ- ed: Nixon Construction, O'Reilly's, Bike Worx, Mills Custom Powder Coating, Stella-Jones, WBDC, J&J, Mikel's Graphics and Warex.