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B-2 Sports Wednesday, September 4, 2019 The Press-Dispatch in the first set, but Heidi Woodford served three ac- es in a row helping us win the set." Alivia Gulledge did exceptionally in the back row as well. "I am excited for this season," Shedd said. "I have a great group of young ladies." "Sydney Burdette and Jaelee Loveless both com- municated well with team- mates, and Taryn Fiscus was a great leader and a solid player throughout the match." "All the girls have real- ly improved since the be- ginning of our practic- es," Shedd concluded. "As a team our passing was great. We earned a lot of points from volleys." Woodford finished the match with five aces, Taryn Fiscus had three aces and Brooklyn Blount had two aces. The sixth-grade team is scheduled to host South Knox on Wednesday, Sept. 4. VOLLEYBALL Continued from page 1 SPLIT Continued from page 1 SHUT Continued from page 1 SPORTS SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, SEP. 4 Sixth-Grade Volleyball: South Knox at Pike Cen- tral MS, 6 p.m. Junior Varsity Volleyball: F.J. Reitz at Pike Cen- tral HS, 6:30 p.m. Varsity Volleyball: F.J. Reitz at Pike Central HS, 7:45 p.m. THURSDAY, SEP. 5 Boys' and Girls' Middle School Cross Country: Pike Central at Washington MS, 5 p.m. Girls' Varsity Golf: Pike Central vs. Forest Park at Sultans Run, 5 p.m. Boys' Varsity Tennis: Wood Memorial at Pike Central, 5:30 p.m. Boys' and Girls' Varsity Cross Country: Pike Central in Alan Hopewell Invitational at Gibson Southern HS, 6 p.m. Middle School Football: Pike Central at North Knox, 6 p.m. Girls' Varsity Soccer: Pike Central at Boonville, 6 p.m. Junior Varsity Volleyball: Pike Central at Shoals, 6 p.m. Varsity Volleyball: Pike Central at Shoals, 7:15 p.m. Boys' Varsity Soccer: Pike Central at Boonville, 7:45 p.m. FRIDAY, SEP. 6 Varsity Football: Pike Central at Heritage Hills, 8 p.m. SATURDAY, SEP. 7 Boys' and Girls' Varsity Cross Country: Pike Central at Columbus North Classic, 9 a.m. Boys' and Girls' Middle School Cross Coun- try: Pike Central at Gibson Southern Invitation- al, 10 a.m. Boys' Varsity Soccer: Pike Central at Prince- ton, noon MONDAY, SEP. 9 Junior Varsity Volleyball: Southridge at Pike Central, 6 p.m. Varsity Volleyball: Southridge at Pike Central, 7:15 p.m. TUESDAY, SEP. 10 Boys' and Girls' Varisty Cross Country: Pike Central/South Knox/North Daviess/Washington Catholic at Prides Creek Golf Course, 4:45 p.m. Boys' and Girls' Middle School Cross Coun- try: Pike Central/Washington Catholic at Jasper MS, 5 p.m. Boys' Varsity Soccer: South Knox at Pike Cen- tral, 5 p.m. Boys' Varsity Tennis: Pike Central at South Knox, 5 p.m. Girls' Varsity Golf: Pike Central/Vincennes Lin- coln at the Country Club of Old Vincennes, 5:30 p.m. Sixth-Grade Volleyball: Oakland City Elemen- tary at Pike Central MS, 6 p.m. Middle School Volleyball: South Knox at Pike Central HS, 6 p.m. Junior Varsity Volleyball: Pike Central at Wood Memorial, 6:30 p.m. Varsity Volleyball: Pike Central at Wood Memo- rial, 7:45 p.m. mention the fact that my oldest daughter Eva was at the Riley Children's Hospi- tal for 6 days from a burst appendix. Rena and I took turns living at the hospital so one of us could be with her at all times. Rena was there when she underwent emergency surgery while I stayed at home with our other two kids. Every time I pictured my little blond haired girl that I've loved from the moment I looked into her blue eyes laying on the surgeon's bed, it crushed my heart. I prayed and worshiped my Creator. I never asked Him for any- thing, he knew what I want- ed. But she recovered like a champ and soon the halls of Riley were graced by two less parents with wor- ried looks in their eyes. I was moved by the stories I heard when talking to oth- er parents and the support my family felt from so ma- ny volunteers and donated resources during Eva's stay there. And now the first op- portunity we've had to hit the water is in peril from a pack of angry bees. Swimming low in the water I sneak towards the end of the canoe opposite the bees. With one swift motion I reach up and flip the canoe over sending the bees to a watery grave. Vic- tory! Flipping the canoe back over I pull it up to the bank. "Eli, you up there" I call out. Slowly I see a head peer from the foliage of the river bank and look down towards me. Those blue eyes are just as calm and steady as when the whole ordeal started. "The bees are gone son, I think we can get the boat upright and still go canoeing." He nods but looks at the canoe half full of water with dead bees floating around and I know he has his doubts. But soon we've got all of the water out of the boat and are both seated ready to start. With one push of my paddle I send the boat forward and we are on our way, on the river at last. RIVER Continued from page 1 three headed goals, all off of Ethan Scott's throw-ins. "I have never seen some- one score a hat trick and all three goals come the exact same way," Western said. "I think it shows how danger- ous we can be on set piec- es, but our corners do need some work. We really need to improve on winning the second ball." Scott and Gabe Caldwell also scored two goals. Jo- ey Ridao and Devin Carlisle each had one. Scott had four total as- sists. Hunter Capehart had two and Noah Nelson, Con- nor Young and Brayden Fur- man each had one. The Chargers were also great on the defensive end and allowed Washington Catholic just one shot the entire game. Noah Whann and Peyton Howald combined for the shutout in goal. "We were able to try out a different formation for a lot of the second half and hope- fully it will be put to good use in the future," Western said. Pike Central also held Mount Vernon (0 -3-0) score- less in a close 1-0 contest on Thursday, Aug. 28. It was a back-and-forth game throughout, that was scoreless in the first half, but Young had a great fin- ish, scoring about halfway through the second half off of a headed assist from Rid- ao. "Offensively we struggled at times. We could not con- nect very many passes and didn't give ourselves time to get numbers forward, but we found a way to get a goal and that's all we need- ed," Western said. "Mount Vernon played a really good game and outplayed us for large parts of the game. They were able to keep more possession than us and had more shots on goal. I can't say enough good things about our defense, led by Jer- sey Mills and Garrett Boyd, with Andrew Clark, Car- son Johnson, and freshman Xavier Shoultz all playing huge roles. They did a great job limiting Mount Vernon's chances and helped us keep a clean sheet." Whann played a large role in the victory in goal. He made an incredible save to preserve the shutout late and played all 80 minutes in goal. Whann finished with nine saves. "That was one of the best saves I have seen in awhile," Western said. "This game was a good learning experi- ence and we will play a lot more games of this nature. We battled for the entire 80 minutes and even though it wasn't pretty, we found a way to get a good result. The bench was focused and in- volved throughout the whole game and that is a big part of the success we had. I'm proud of the boys' effort and willingness to do whatever it takes to secure the win. Pike Central was back in action against South Spen- cer (1-1) on Tuesday, Sept.. 3. The team will be test- ed this week. The journey starts on the road at Boon- ville (2-0 -3) on Thursday, Sept.. 5 and at Princeton (2- 1-0) on Saturday, Sept.. 7. The Chargers will also host South Knox (5 -0 -0) on Tuesday, Sept.. 10. CHARGERS' JV BEATS DAY SCHOOL The Pike Central boys' junior varsity team traveled to Goebel Soccer Complex in Evansville to face Day School on Thursday, Aug. 29. The Chargers defeated the Eagles 4-1. "The JV had not played in a couple of weeks and it was obvious they were ready to go," Western said. "We scored early and Day School matched our goal, and then after that it was all us. We scored our second goal on some really good team pass- ing. We had five or six guys involved on the goal." Carlisle had two goals. Alfredo Stewart and Jade Montgomery each had one. Isaac Burdette had two as- sists. Stewart and Furman each had one. Gabe Jones had six saves and Howald had three. "In the second half we re- ally dominated possession and the scoring chances," Western concluded. "We were really solid through - out the game. It was one of the best JV performances I have seen." Pike Central junior Reece Ash- ley goes for shot against Evans- ville Day School on Thursday, Aug. 29. Pike Central defensemen Evan Conder and Pey- ton Howald try to steal the ball from Evansville Day School on Thursday, Aug. 29 at the Goebel Soccer Complex in Evansville. The Chargers' Shelby Vaughn at- tempts to drive through two Evans- ville Day School defender on Thurs- day, Aug. 29. Pike Central goalkeeper leaps up to make a speculator save against Evans- ville Day School at the Goebel Soccer Complex on Thursday, Aug. 29. Pike Central's Abigail Skelt- on attempts to beat a Evansville Day School player to the ball on Thursday, Aug. 29. Right: Pike Central senior Adair Kubrick battles with an Evans- ville Day School player for the ball on Thurs- day, Aug. 29. Pike Central freshman standout Kennedy Willis shoots during the Chargers' match with Evansville Day School on Thursday, Aug. 29. The Chargers' Brayden Furman dribble past a Evansville Day School defender on Thursday, Aug. 29. win in goal while playing an- other good game. Western said Kabrick, Keena Young, Kahle Young, Lauren Young, Jay- lynn Capehart, Albany Ash- ley and Hannah Woodford played well on defense. "We had some girls play well and help us get our third win of the season," Western said. Pike Central travels to the Goebel Soccer Com- plex in Evansville to take on Day School, but couldn't find any kind of offensive rhythm against the Eagles (2-1-0) and fell 2-0. "Day School is a solid team," Western said. "They execute well, and know what they want to do. They pos- sess the ball a lot, and it does make us play defense quite a bit." Western said the Char- gers created a lot more chances in the second goal, but just couldn't capitalize on their opportunities. "We had several attacks, and were getting shots and pressure on them," he said. A bright spot for Pike Cen- tral despite the loss, was the play of Horrall in goal. The tall, long and athletic goalkeeper has better power than many of the male high school players in the area. "She is a big part of what we do each time out," West- ern said. "She has the size and is a good enough athlete to play anywhere on the field when needed." The Chargers hosted South Spencer (2-0 -1) on Tuesday, Sept. 3, and will travel to Boonville (1-0 -2) on Thursday, Sept. 5. Call us at 812-354-8500 or email sports@pressdispatch.net GOT SPORTS NEWS?