The Press-Dispatch
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B-2 Wednesday, September 29, 2021 The Press-Dispatch SPORTS BRIEFS DNR plans to stock 67,000 channel catfish this fall DNR will stock more than 130 public fishing sites across Indiana with approximately 67,000 channel catfish. State fish hatcheries will begin harvesting channel cat- fish Sept. 27 and plan to stock them by Nov. 15. These lake and reservoir stockings occur annually or every oth- er year, depending on the number of catfish produced at the state hatcheries and the requests from DNR fisheries management staff. The catfish stocked will be 8 -10 inches in length with some in the 12-14-inch size range. With careful handling and transport, most newly stocked catfish quickly accli- mate to their new environment and offer immediate op- portunities to interested anglers. The bag limit for channel catfish is 10 per day, and there is no minimum size limit. Review channel catfish regula- tions at https://bit.ly/3hALk96. Volunteers sought to prep duck blinds October 2 Monroe Lake will host a workday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 2 for volunteers to help clean, repair, and cut brush to camouflage duck blinds in the Stillwater-North- fork Wildlife Area, in preparation for waterfowl hunting season. Volunteers do not need to stay the whole day. Advance registration is requested at bit.ly/ camouduck2021 by noon on October 1, but last-minute volunteers are welcome to come on Saturday morning at the Northfork Check Station, located east of Bloomington off of State Road 46, about 1/3 mile south of the intersec- tion of Kent Road and McGowan Road. For more detailed directions, call the Monroe Lake office at 812-837-9546. Volunteers should dress for the weather and bring work gloves, hand tools useful for cutting brush, and a water bottle. If you plan to stay into the afternoon, bring a sack lunch. Youth under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Questions about this volunteer workday should be di- rected to Jill Vance, Monroe Lake interpretive naturalist, at jvance@dnr.IN.gov or 812-837-9967. First Choice Solutions 5K Oct. 9 The Life 5K walk/run for First Choice Solutions (for- merly the Pregnancy Care Center) is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, October 9 in Eastside Park in Washington. Reg- istration begins at 8:15 a.m. in the Kiwannis Building. For more information, call 812-257-1041. Bird Hunters' 15th Annual Free Youth Day is Oct. 9 All area youth are invited to participate in the Pike Coun- ty Bird Hunters' Club 15th Annual Brownwells NR A Youth Day on Saturday, October 9. Youth ages seven through 18 will find plenty of activities beginning at 8 a.m., with a pro- vided breakfast. The no charge day in the field includes darts, archery, BB gun, muzzle loader, 22 rifle, trap shoot- ing and Chukar hunting over dogs. Registered participants will be in a random drawing for a dozen rifles and shotguns, plus four compound bows, af- ter a day of outdoor activities. There will be three Remington 11-87 shotguns in the drawing. Six Tri-Star shotguns in 20 ga. and 12 ga. will al- so be given away, along with three Ruger 10/22 rifles. The archery prizes include Hoyt Fireshot, Matthews Mission Radik, Bear Archery Finesse and PSC Pro Serve Diablo compound bows. The Pike County Bird Hunters' Club is located five miles south of Petersburg on SR 57 and just two miles west on Division Road. Watch for signs. Do not bring any firearms to the event. All firearms and ammunition will be provided by the club. Adults are en- couraged to attend and will have breakfast and lunch for a donation. A Hunter Education Card is required for Chu- kar Hunting. Following a day of outdoor activities, there will be a search and rescue demonstration, followed by the random drawing for long guns and archery sets. For more informa- tion, contact Chris Kinman at 812-789 -3125. Native Habitat for Game Wildlife Workshop The Pike-Gibson Cooperative Invasive Species Man- agement Area will be hosting a free workshop in partner- ship with the Pike County Soil and Water Conservation District, Gibson County Soil and Water Conservation Dis- trict, Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge, Natural Re- source Conservation Service and Southern Indiana Co- operative Invasive Management on October 30 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. CDT at the Wirth Park Community Center in Oakland City. Talks from Samantha Dame, Natural Resource Special- ist, Julie Loehr, Watershed Coordinator, and Kaila Knies, Regional Specialist, will focus on managing invasive spe- cies and utilizing native plants to support game wildlife such as turkey, quail, waterfowl and deer. There will be a self-guided hike out at the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge following the event where participants can see in- vasive species in person and what quality native habitat looks like. Hikers may even be able to catch a glimpse of the refuge's abundant wildlife while touring the sites. There will be activities for kids and all ages are welcome. A free chili lunch will be served at the beginning of the event. To register, go to https://pgcisma_nativehabitatfor- game.eventbrite.com. For more information, contact Kai- la Knies at kaila@sicim.info. Pictured above is the 2020-21 Pike Central boys' tennis team. They are (l to r): Parker Knust, Nate Carter, Eli Arnold, Adon Lemond and Jayden Bolin. Photo by Matthew Haycraft CHARGERS TENNIS Good Luck at Sectionals 801 East Illinois Street • Petersburg, IN 812-354-3001 • ambermanorhc.com 801 E. Illinois St. Petersburg, IN 812-354-3001 ambermanorhc.com P.O. Box 67, Petersburg, IN 47567 812-354-9995 | www.fourstarfab.com Chargers! Glezen Revival Center Go 245 S. Glezen Center St. • Petersburg • 812-354-9909 2134 E MAIN STREET, PETERSBURG | C A L L 812 - 380 - 7453 OTWELL MEN'S BASKETBALL LEAGUE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 RESULTS Game 1: Knox County Boys 100 vs Jail Blazers 73 Game 2: B Squad 80 vs RuNNinRage 75 Game 3: Globo Gym 78 vs The Undesirables 52 Game 4: Bus Drivers 77 vs Hot Shots 55 Game 5: Longshots 66 vs Fulda Squad 65 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3 Team 1 Team 2 Time Knox County Boys Globo Gym 10 a.m. Jail Blazers The Hot Shots 11 a.m. The Undesirables B Squad Noon Bus Drivers Longshots 1 p.m. RuNNinRage Fulda Squad 2 p.m. Charger boys' tennis suffer losses By Matthew Haycraft The Pike Central Charger boys' tennis team played several teams this last week, losing to Heritage Hills, Princeton, Vin- cennes and North Posey. The Chargers played Heritage Hills on Monday, September 20, losing 0 -4. In the number one singles, freshman Eli Arnold lost to junior Kayden Bell, of the Patriots, 3-6, 3-6. Charger freshman Parker Knust was defeated by Heritage Hills' freshman Masson Freker 0 -6, 0 -6 in the number two singles. Nate Carter, Charger freshman, was defeated in the number three singles by Patriots' junior Kevin Dilger 0 -6, 1-6. Pike Central lost by forfeit in the number two doubles due to not having enough players. In the number one dou- bles, freshmen Adon Lemond and Jayden Bolin lost to senior Kyle Eubank and freshman Matthew Kress, of Heritage Hills, 0 -6, 1-6. CHARGERS FACED PRINCETON SEPT. 21 On Tuesday, September 21, the Char- gers played the Princeton Tigers and lost out by a score of 0 -5. In number one singles, Arnold played Tiger junior Cade Hurt losing 1-6, 0 -3, in a match that was not completed due to rain. Knust was defeated by senior Ti- ger Garrett Scott in the number two dou- bles 1-6, 0 -6. Carter lost to Tiger fresh- man Jarrett Kinder in the number three doubles 1-6, 0 -6. Pike Central lost by forfeit in the num- ber two doubles due to not having enough players. In the number one doubles, Le- mond and Bolin lost to senior Brady Kidd and freshman Dillon Firkins, of Prince- ton, 0 -6, 0 -6. SEPT. 23 AGAINST VINCENNES Chargers faced off, in their next match, with the Vincennes Lincoln Alices on Thursday, September 23, losing 0 -5. In the number one singles, Arnold lost in a tie-break to Alices' senior David Wil- son 6 -3, 5 -7, 6 -6 (7-9). Knust was defeat- ed by junior Parker Dugan, of Vincennes Lincoln, in the number two doubles 0 - 6, 1-6. In the number three singles, Car- ter was defeated by Alices' senior Calvin Cormean 0 -6, 0 -6. Pike Central lost by forfeit in the num- ber two doubles due to not having enough players. In the number one doubles, Le- mond and Bolin lost out to Alices' soph- omores Cayden McCrary and Gus Mc- Crary 0 -6, 2-6. WEEK-ENDING MATCH AGAINST NORTH POSEY In the last match of the week, Char- gers played North Posey on Friday, Sep- tember 2, losing 0 -5. Pike Central's Arnold was defeated by junior Max Renshaw, of North Posey, 0 - 6, 0 -6 in the number one singles. In the number two singles, Bolin was defeated by North Posey's Chale Krohn 1-6, 3-6. In the number one doubles, Knust and Carter were defeated by senior Jaden En- glert and sophomore Vinie Scheller 2-6, 5 -7. The Chargers lost by forfeit in the number three singles and the number two doubles due to not having enough players. The Pike Central boys' tennis team is now 2-13 overall and 1-10 in the confer- ence. The team will play in the section- al against Southridge in the upcoming week. Charger freshman Adon LeMond stands at the ready for the return serve to come his direction during the Pike Central boys' tennis match against Heritage Hills on Monday, September 20. Above: Eli Arnold, Charger freshman, jumps up to serve the ball across the net during the Pike Central boys' tennis match against Heritage Hills on Monday, September 20. Right: Jayden Bolin, Pike Central freshman, power serves the ball over the net during the Pike Central boys' tennis match against Heritage Hills on Monday, September 20.