The Press-Dispatch
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B-2 Wednesday, April 20, 2022 The Press-Dispatch Not a good night for Pike County Sheriff's boxers at Guns & Hoses By Sherri Sebella Saturday was not the night for both Pike County Sheriff Deputy Bryce Manning and Jared Simmons at the 911 Gives Hope, Guns and Hoses Charity Boxing Match. Man- ning lost his match against Rob "Butterbean" Ralph, in a split decision and Simmons lost his match in the second round by technical knockout after receiving a bloody nose as the referee stopping the fight. "Losing is never fun, how- ever it was a great experience like always," Manning said. "It was a great fight between Chad and me, and I enjoyed the opportunity to step in the ring with him. At the end of the night, it doesn't matter who wins and loses. It's for local charities. I'll be com- ing back next year and hope- fully years to come. I love the atmosphere and all the sup- port that surrounds Guns and Hoses." Simmons said he was re- covering from a bloody nose three weeks ago, and knew the minute his nose started bleeding that the fight was over. "They stopped the fight on the second round because my nose was bleeding," Sim- mons said. "They tell us be- fore the fight that we're aren't professionals and we have jobs to go to the next day, so the minute my nose started bleeding, I knew it was over. I'm already training for next year's fight. It's not about winning, it's all for a good cause." 911 Gives Hope is a group of Police Officers, Firefight- ers and Paramedics dedi- cated to improving the lives of children and people with disabilities in the local com- munity. 911 Gives Hope is a non-profit corporation. No members of 911 Gives Hope receive any type of salary and all proceeds go directly to lo- cal charities that involve chil- dren and people with disabil- ities. To date, 911 Gives Hope has raised more than $1,320,000 for local children's charities. 911 Gives Hope has two major projects it supports in addi- tion to donating to more than 40 other organizations. It al- so raises money and aware- ness for persons suffering from Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS). 911 Gives Hope is al- so committed to maintaining Mickey's Kingdom in Evans- ville. Pike County Sheriff's Deputy Bryce Manning and Jared Simmons INCREASE BEAT the New Subscription Rates Start May 1, 2022 476 or 477 zip codes LOCAL SUBSCRIBERS' PRICE $ 35 35 812-354-8500 812-354-8500 / YR One-Year Subscriptions Local ������������������������������$35 State ������������������������������$38 Out-of-State ������������������$55 Online Only �������������������$35 Senior Local rate ��������� $32 Senior State ������������������$35 Senior Out of State ������$52 NEW RATES BEGIN MAY 1 Vivien Frasure gives it her all in the 100 meter dash. Jacoby Smith gets a good start in the boys 100 me- ter dash. Emily Ricker rounds the fourth turn on lap two of her leg of the 4x800 meter run. Pike Central's girls won the event. Deacon Jenkins clears the bar early in the pole vault competition. Zane DeCoursey leaps off the long jump board last Tuesday night. Middle School Track breaks records By Andy Heuring The Pike Central Middle School track team saw a new school record in their first meet of the season. Grant Boyd broke the eighth grade record for pole vault. Boyd cleared 11' feet last Tuesday against Princeton and Southridge. The height broke the old record of 10'6". To make it even better, the re- cord was jointly held by his coach, Eric Knight and older brother, Gavin Boyd. Pike Central's boys and girls placed second in the triangle meet. Princeton won the boys with 86 points, Pike Cen- tral was second with 36 and Southridge had 10. In the girls meet, Princeton won with 75 points to Pike Central's 29 and Southridge at 27. Boyd had a huge day for the Char- gers as he won three events. He won the long jump with a leap of 17'8", which was two feet longer than sec- ond place. He also won the 200 in a time of 25.18. The other winner for Pike Central was Quentin McCormick, who cleared 5'2". Aaron Gadberry placed second in the 400 with a time of 1:08.18. Pike Central's 4 x 400 relay team of Jacoby Smith, Aaron Gadberry, Awstyn Luff and D. Jenkins placed second with a time of 4:46. Joshua Harker was third in the dis- cus with a throw of 69'1" and Deacon Jenkins was third in the pole vault at 6'6" On the girls side, Pike Central had three individual winners and 4x800 re- lay champs. The Chargers took first and second in the 100 hurdles with Mya Hudson winning in 19.05 and Kenadie Houch- ins in second at 20 seconds flat. Sadie Willis won the 400 in a time of 1:10. Addison Handcock won the high jump with a leap of 4'1". Kylee Weath- ers placed third with a height of 4'. Alexis McDougal placed third in the 300 hurdles in a 59.1. Deagen Knepp placed third in the shot put with a toss of 20'4".