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B-2 Sports Wednesday, September 25, 2019 The Press-Dispatch next match. "We played Washington well in the first set," Chest- nut said. "It was close. I think we did a better job of covering their middle hitter, we got a few blocks on her. In the sec- ond set, Washington adjusted their offense and was able to push the ball back behind us when we were set up to defend a short hit in the middle." The Hatchets defeated the Chargers 25 -16, 25 -8. Leaders were Keepes with six kills and five digs; Vinnedge with two kills and two blocks; Frederick-Rice with a kill and a dig; Daw- son with a kill and four digs; Shoultz with a kill, three digs and an assist; Powell with a kill, three digs and 10 assists; Pipes with a kill and two digs; Johnson with an ace, six digs and an assist; Neeley Correll with a dig; and Lily Willis with a dig. Pike Central also lost its fi- nal match of the day to South Knox 2-0. "It was a close two sets," Chestnut said. "A couple missed plays defensively could have changed the out- come of sets in our favor." The Spartans won 25 -23, 25 -21. The Chargers' leaders were Vinnedge with seven kills and one dig; Keepes with five kills, two digs and two assists; Powell with three kills, three aces, four digs and 13 assists; Frederick-Rice with two kills and three digs; Pipes with two kills, one dig and two assists; Shoultz with a kill, two aces and seven digs; Willis with a kill and five digs; Johnson with two aces, two assists and six digs; Dawson with four digs; Shoultz with an as- sist; Emma Russell with five digs; and Shelby Ridao with one dig. Pike Central also lost 3-1 at Princeton (9 -10) on Tuesday, Sept. 17. "We had the same amount of wins going in to the Princ- eton game as they did," Chest- nut said. "I think we should have easily come out with the win this match." The Tigers won the match 25 -17, 22-25, 25 -18, 25 -11. The Chargers' leaders were Pipes with seven kills, 10 digs and three assists; Keepes with seven kills, an ace, 18 digs and two assists; Powell with four kills, an ace, 13 digs and 18 assists; Willis with three kills, an ace and six digs; Shoultz with three kills, an ace, two digs and an assist; Dawson with three kills, sev- en digs and two assists; Rus- sell with two kills and two digs; Johnson with two aces, 20 digs and an assist; Ridao with a dig; Morgan with a dig and Maddie Williams with a kill; and three digs. Pike Central also lost 3-0 to North Posey (11-7) on Mon- day, Sept. 16. "I think we were evenly matched," Chestnut said. "I don't feel that they overpow- ered us with their hitting abil- ity. I do think that we got out hustled during some key mo- ments in the game." The Vikings won the match 25 -20, 25 -23, 25 -10. The Chargers' leaders were Vinnedge with five kills and a dig; Powell with four kills, 11 digs and 12 assists; Pipes with three kills, an ace and six digs; Dawson with two kills, two aces and seven digs; Keepes with a kill, a block, five digs and an assist; Shoul- tz with a kill; Johnson with a kill, two aces, four digs and two assists; Russell with two aces; Frederick-Rice with two digs; Morgan with two digs; Correll with a dig and an as- sist; Willis with a dig and an assist; and Williams with a dig. Pike Central traveled to Vincennes Rivet on Tuesday, Sept. 24. The team will also be on the road at South Spencer on Thursday, Sept. 26. The 48th annual IHSA A Volleyball State Tournament Pairing Show will be on Sun- day, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. It will be streamed exclusively on IH- SA Atv.org. DROP Continued from page 1 UPCOMING SCHEDULE THURSDAY, SEPT. 26 Boys' Varsity Tennis: Vincennes Lincoln at Pike Cen- tral, 5 p.m. Boys' and Girls' Middle School Cross Country: Pike Central at Barr-Reeve, 5:30 p.m. Girls' Varsity Soccer: Gibson Southern at Pike Cen- tral, 6 p.m. Middle School Volleyball: Pike Central at Holy Trin- ity Catholic School, 6 p.m. Middle School Football: North Posey at Pike Cen- tral, 6:30 p.m. Junior Varsity Volleyball: Pike Central at South Spen- cer, 6:30 p.m. Boys' Varsity Soccer: Gibson Southern at Pike Cen- tral, 7:30 p.m. Varsity Volleyball: Pike Central at South Spencer, 7:45 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPT. 27 Varsity Football: South Spencer at Pike Central, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, SEPT. 28 Boys' and Girls' Varsity Cross Country: Pike Central Invitational at Prides Creek Golf Course, 10 :30 a.m. MONDAY, SEPT. 30 Boys' Junior Varsity Soccer: Pike Central at Boon- ville, 6:30 p.m. Middle School Volleyball: Pike Central at Prince- ton, 6:30 p.m. TUESDAY, OCT. 1 Boys' and Girls' Middle School Cross Country: Pike Central at Gibson Southern, 5:45 p.m. Boys' Varsity Soccer: Southridge at Pike Central, 6 p.m. Junior Varsity Volleyball: Tell City at Pike Central, 6:30 p.m. Girls' Varsity Soccer: Heritage Hills at Pike Cen- tral, 7:45 p.m. Varsity Volleyball: Tell City at Pike Central, 7:45 p.m. won over Dalton Williams 6 -0, 6 -4 at No. 3 singles. Additionally, Sam Hay- craft competed in a junior varsity match against Kyle Denk, but fell 6 -0. Pike Central also lost to Heritage Hills on Monday, Sept. 23. The Patriots' defeat- ed the Chargers 5 -0. Josh Bellamuth defeated Sorgi- us 6 -1, 6 -0 ; JT Smallwood defeated Ethan Huck 6 -0, 6 -0 ; and Josh Smith beat Dalton Williams 6 -4, 6 -1. Pike Central had to for- feit at No. 1 and No. 2 dou- bles in both meets due to a lack of players. The team's overall re- cord dropped to 1-11 with the loss. The Chargers will host Vincennes Lincoln on Thursday, Sept. 26 in its fi- nal regular season contest. FOREST PARK BESTS MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM Pike Central's middle school tennis squad didn't fare much better than the varsity against Forest Park on Thursday, Sept. 17. The Rangers beat the Chargers 6 -3. Forest Park's Chris Fuhrman defeat- ed Parker Knust 8 -5, Al- ex Fleck and Chris Bros- mer defeated Nolan Bailey and Carter Blackwell 8 - 0 and Elijah Brosmer and Brock Schneider defeat- ed Alex Gray and Jayden Bolin 8 -4. The Pike Central doubles teams of Dietrich Dunigan and Carter Mc- Cain, Llinkyn Knust and Adon Lemond, and Black- well and Bailey also lost matches. The Chargers' wins came when JJ Bellmore defeated Grant Fischer 8 - 7, Eli Arnold defeated Car- ter Fleck 8 -3 and Bolin won 6 -0. The middle school team is now 4-3. Pike Central's Ethan Huck makes a back- handed return on Monday, Sept. 14. All IBF-South Division Teams that competed at state against the North Division stand for photo. Above: Ty Burns and Kayla Gladish pose for a picture with their third-place tro- phies during the IBF State Championship at Morse Reservoir in Noblesville. Left: The Pike Cen- tral High School Bass Fishing team stands for a photo at the state meet on Saturday, Sept. 14. It includes (l to r): Norman Dil- lon (Director/Boat Captain), Carrie Jean Dillon (Director/Boat Captain), Beau Dillon, Kayla Gladish, Ash- ton Evans, Ty Burns and Brandon Gladish (Boat Captain). The Chargers' Quinton Sorgius returns a serve against Forest Park on Monday, Sept. 16. Pike Central's Erika Vinnedge rises up for a spike during the South Knox Four-Way Round Robin Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 21. By Dennis Marshall Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net The Pike Central High School Bass Fishing Team was one of 15 teams to com- pete in the state champion- ship for the Indiana Bass Federation (IBF) Division at Morse Reservoir in Nobles- ville on Saturday, Sept. 14. The top teams from the IBF-North Division and IBF- South Division came togeth- er in a state championship with teams earning points throughout the season, and those with the highest points qualifying for state. The Chargers had a strong showing at the state meet in their first year of a having fishing team. Kayla Gladish and Ty Burns finished third, and Beau Dil- lon and Ashton Evans placed eighth. Brandon Gladish and Norman Dillon served as the boat captains for each team. Pike Central's Wyatt Fra- sure, Hunter Capehart and Paxton Thorne also qualified for the state meet. "These students did a great job throughout the year and fished many difficult tourna- ments in order to earn a spot at state," co-director Carrie Dillon said. "Due to sched- uling conflicts, we needed to substitute to form the two teams that competed at state. "The PCHS Bass Fishing Team would like to send a big thank you to all of our spon- sors, everyone that support- ed us during this first year, all our boat captains, all the par- ents and everyone that had a hand in making our new team and this adventure a success." Chargers fishermen compete at state meet ly getting some of the rec- ognition he deserves," Char- gers' head coach Josh Roach said. "He is one of the hardest workers I know and stays true to the process more than any- one. It's great to see the pro- cess finally loving him back." Roach said the example Woolery sets has started to trickle down to the rest of the team. "Our boys kind of see where they stand right now," he said. "We are going to challenge them in these next few weeks to sacrifice a little more each day. That may be asking them to get just a lit- tle more sleep, or to stretch for just a little more time or to eat just a little healthier. They may not see all of the things that could have an impact on their improvement for the rest of the year, but we are going to spend some time figuring it out and challenging them to do it. "I know one thing, if they are willing to sacrifice, they won't regret it. Even if they don't reach their goals, they won't regret the sacrifice. I can't promise that they won't regret not sacrificing more for their team. That's the mes- sage we will bring to them and we hope it brings them closer together." Other Charger runners were: Peyton Chanley at 44th in 18:57, Trent Zimmerman at 80th in 20 :08, Ethan Gor- by at 81st in 20 :09, Dallas Re- utepohler at 94th in 21:13, A J Hill at 105th in 21:50 and Sam Thieving at 117th in 23:06. Pike Central did not record a team score in the junior var- sity race. South Knox was first with a team score of 26. They were followed by: Castle (51), Gib- son Southern (109), Evans- ville North (113), Clay City (125), Evansville Mater Dei (152), Shakamak (158) and Washington (174). Barr- Reeve, Eastern Greene, Evansville Central, North Posey, North Knox and Evans- ville Central also didn't record a team score. South Knox's Dylan Maed- er won the race in 19:26. No- ah Russell was the Chargers' lone finisher at 40th in 22:33. Pike Central traveled to the Barr-Reeve Invite on Tuesday, Sept. 24. The Chargers will host the Pike Central Invitational at Prides Creek Golf Course on Saturday, Sept. 28. TWELFTH Continued from page 1 CHARGERS Continued from page 1