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Charger boys third in PAC Meet B-2 Wednesday, May 16, 2012 The Press-Dispatch Set 3,200 relay record and earn four first place spots gers moved up four places in the Pocket Athletic Con- ference meet last week and had four all-conference per- formances. The Chargers finished The Pike Central Char- By Mike Johansen Sectional. Colton Corlett picked up third in the PAC Meet at Tell City High School last Thursday with 97.5 points, an improvement of four places and 50 points since last year. In 2011 the Char- gers finished in sixth place with 47 points and in 2010 they were fifth place with 62 points after finishing eighth in 2009 with 25 points. The Chargers also had a nice first place finish in the pole vault event clearing 11 feet 1 inch to win on his last height. Sam Beckman of Forest Park was second in 11-0.5; Jake Burton of South Spencer was third at 11-0; Kyle Nixon of Gibson South- ern was fourth at 10-6 and Paul Reller of Southridge was fifth at 10-0. Eric McCord picked up a event at 41.74; Hunter Wet- zel, South Spencer, 410.60; fourth went to Sam Beck- man, Forest Park, 43.57; sixth to Evan Gogel, Heri- tage Hills, 44.34; seventh to Austin Fisher, Forest Park, 46.02 and eighth to Owen Gick, Gibson Southern, 50.73, Cain Parker picked up the four all-conference perfor- mances (first place finishes) after having none last year. The 3,200 meter relay team of Cain Parker, Christian Wilson, Chantz Parson and Tanner Gray won the event with a school record time of 8 minutes 21.38 seconds, taking almost a second off their own school record set in the Pike Central Invita- tional two weeks ago. Heritage Hills was second in 8:24.20; Gibson Southern 8:29.72; Tell City 8:33.77; Forest Park 9:09.78; South- ridge 9:21.94 and North Posey 9:33.20. Gibson Southern is the only other PAC school in the Princeton first place in his heat in the 110 meter high hurdles with a time of 17.05 and came back in the finals, the first race after the 3,200 relay, for first in 16.16, with Clint Johnson of Gibson Southern second at 16.62, Hunter Wet- zel of South Spencer, third at 16.69; Austin Fisher of Forest Park fourth at 17.04; Evan Gogel of Heritage Hills fifth at 17.27; Clay Peacock of Southridge sixth at 17.52; Sam Beckman of Forest Park seventh at 17.76 and J.D. Montgomery came in eighth for the Chargers with a time of 22.50. He had quali- fied for the finals at 18.78 and hit a hurdle in the finals that set him back. McCord took third in the 300 inter- mediate hurdles clocked at 43.07 with Kegan Aldridge fifth in 43.77. Clint Johnson of Gibson Southern won the forth first place finish and all-conference honor for the Chargers in the 1,600 meter run. He won the event with a time of 4:34.20 to Darian Allen of Tell City second at 4:36.91; Connor Wilson of Gibson Southern 4:45; Ben Woolems of Heritage Hills 4:45.60; Cody Flami- on of Forest Park 4:51.20; Donovon Ingle, Tell City, 4:53.90; Ethan Mounts, Gib- son Southern, 4:57.20; and Brian Lindauer, Forest Park, eighth at 5:02.30. Lance Capozella was 10th for the Chargers at 5:16.80. Parker finished in second in the 3,200 meter run with a time of 10:13 to Darian Allen of Tell City at 10:02. Third went to Cameron Sherry of Tell City at 10:14; Ben Woolems of Heritage Hills was fourth at 10:25; Brian Lindauer of Forest Park 10:38; Matthew Davis, Gib- son Southern, 10:42; Adrian Madden, Tecumseh, 10:45; and Cody Flamion, Forest Park, 10:48. Elijah Punturi was 10th for the Chargers with a time of 10:59, one of his best of the season. Colton Corlett clears the high jump in a recent effort. He finished high in the standings at the PAC Meet. fifth in the 400 meter re- lay with J.J. Howald, Justin Stieneker, Montgomery and Morgan Petty finishing fifth in 46.43 seconds. Gibson Southern won the relay at 44.14, Tell City 44.97, Forest Park 45.64, South Spencer 45.94 and seventh went to Heritage Hills at 46.44. The Chargers team of Howald, Dexter Waltz, Par- son and Heldring finished fourth in the 1,600 meter relay clocked at 3:40.70. Gibson Southern won the event at 3:33.60; South Spen- cer 3:35.80; Heritage Hills 3:36.10 and fifth went to For- est Park at 3:42.90. Justin Stieneker earned The Chargers finished an eighth place finish in the 200 meter dash with a time of 24.79 seconds. He quali- fied in eighth at 24.69 and Dakota Lee had a time of 25.69, but missed a spot in the finals. First went to Chad Heath of Gibson Southern at 23.34, Wes Luttrell, Gib- son Southern, 23.59; Elliott Brown, Tell City, 23.68; Travis Schnell, Forest Park, 23.81; Victor Weyer, Forest Park, 23.82; Gabe Konder- ing, Heritage Hills 24.36; Geovany Tobar, Southridge, 24.61. On an individual level fourth place in the 400 me- ter dash with a time of 52.76. Paul Heldring missed a top eight finish but had a time of 55.74. First went to Vic- tor Weyer of Forest Park at 51.22; second to Geovanny Tovar of Southridge at 51,71; third to Caleb Epley of South Spencer at 52.22 and fifth to Logan Smithson of Tell City at 52.94. Pike Central did not have Dexter Waltz picked up anyone finish in the top eight in the 100 meter dash. Morgan Petty had a time of 12.21 in the qualifying runs. Caleb Epley of South Spencer won the event with a time of 11.43 and Chad Heath of Gibson Southern was second at 11.62. Besides Corlett's first in a second place finish in the long jump with a best of 19- 0/75 behind Adam Smith of Gibson Southern at 19-3.5. Isaiah Stokes of South Spen- cer was third with a best of 18-9.5. Morgan Petty was ninth with a best jump of 17- 11 in the preliminaries but losing out to Victor Weyer of Forest Park on criteria. Ben Braunecker won the Jordan Scheller of Gibson Southern was second at 5-10. Cody Thompson of Southridge won the event with a height of 6-6. Kegan Aldridge picked up the pole vault he finished tied for fourth in the high jump clearing 5-10. Kyle Nixon of Gibson Southern also was fourth at 5-10. Ben Brauneker of Forest Park was third clearing 5-10 and discus with a throw of 179-10 in the prelims. Clay Peacock of Southridge was second at 139-10, Blane Gress had a best of 108-0.5 for the Char- gers and Kody Douglas 101- 5 and both missed the finals. In the shot put Brau- Sports Week Elijah Punturi and Tanner Gray get out in front of a group of runners in one of the distance events in a recent track meet. Parson was second in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:04.60 and sixth place went to Christian Wilson at 2:07.70. Connor Wilson of Gibson Southern won the event at 2:03.60; third went to Caleb Sherry of Tell City, 2:05.20; fourth to Isaiah Stokes, South Spen- cer, 2:07.30; fifth to Hayden Baehl, Gibson Southern, 2:07.60; seventh to Brandon Gaynor of Tell City in 2:08.40 and eighth to Eric Kuhn of Forest Park, 2:10.40. Lady Chargers JV upends Rangers for the Pike Central Lady Chargers JV softball team with one close call and one win added to their record in two games. The close call was a 5-4 It was a pretty good week By Mike Johansen loss to the North Posey Lady Vikings on May 8. Pike Central jumped on top with one run in the top of the first inning in the game at North Posey. Kimmie Mc- Cammon opened the game with a single and stole sec- ond. She moved to third on a fielders choice and scored on a passed ball. Ashli Riley added a single and Haylea Harden made base on an error, but both were left stranded. North Posey came back with a run in the second in- ning and scored one in the third to take the lead. They added three runs in the fourth frame to lead 5-1 at the time. The Lady Chargers tried two for three with two runs scored; Ashli Riley was three for three with two doubles, one run and an RBI; Emma Crow scored a run. Also playing were Hay- lea Harden, Morgan Hud- son, Nikki Williams, Jaccie Cannon, Rachel Roettger, Jessica Boudakian, Marisa Aders, Christy Miller and Sierra Russell. Harden had one RBI in the game. Hard- en was the pitcher of record allowing five runs on four hits, three earned runs and striking out six. The Lady Chargers JV Kimmie McCammon was was at home Thursday night and picked up a 7-6 win over the Forest Park Lady Rang- ers JV team. The Lady Rangers jumped were left on base. McCammon gave the ahead 1-0 in the top of the first, but Pike Central came back to tie the game. Mc- Cammon walked and stole second. She moved to third on a fielders choice and scored on a double by Hard- en. Harden was left on base. Forest Park scored an- other run in the top of the third, but the Lady Chargers rallied scoring two runs. Emma Crow led off with a single and Ashli Riley dou- bled to score the first run. She scored on a double by Harden. Williams was hit by a pitch, but both runners Lady Chargers a 4-2 lead as she singled, stole second and third and stole home. Ri- ley and Harden had singles and Morgan Hudson walked to load the bases, but they were left stranded. The Lady Rangers scored four runs in the top of the fifth to lead 6-4. Pike Central rallied with three runs in the bottom of the fifth to get the 7-6 victory. Cannon, Boudakian and Russell walked, but Can- non was forced out at home. Continued on Page B3 Mon. May 21 Washington Sectional Thurs. May 17 Northeast Dubois Fri. Wed. May 16 Tell City* May 18 Gibson Southern* Tues. May 21 Washington Sectional Semifinals Wed. Thurs. May 17 Jasper Sectional Sat. PCHS Girls Tennis Thurs. May 17 Princeton Sectional Thurs. May 24 Evansville Regional May 19 Jasper Sectional Finals A 10:00a PCHS Boys Track 4:30—Jasper vs. Southridge 4:30—Pike Central vs. Forest Park Tues. May 22 Evansville Regional Thurs. May 17 South Spencer* Sat. Wed. Thurs. May 31 Barr-Reeve Sat. Wed. Tues. May 22 Dubois Tues. May 29 South Knox Sat. May 19 Sullivan Thurs. May 17 Princeton Wed. May 16 South Knox PCMS Softball A&B May 16 Tecumseh* May 19 Boonville May 30 North Knox Invite June 2 Sectional PCHS Boys Golf at Evansville Central PCHS Girls Track at Evansville Central PCHS Baseball A A A 5:30—Jasper vs. Heritage Hills 7:00—Mitchell vs. Washington PCHS Varsity-JV Softball A 5:30—Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 7:00—Pike Central vs. Vincennes Lincoln May 22 Washington Sect. Finals A necker threw 55-11.75 in the prelims and Clay Peacock of Southridge was second at 47-5. Joey Carroll had a best of 37-4, but missed the finals. H 6:00 A 6:00 5:30 A TBA H 6:00 A 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 H 6:00 H 6:00 A 11:00a *—All Home Meets at Prides Creek Golf Course PCMS Baseball at Country Club of Old Vincennes A 9:00a A 10:00a A 4:30 A 12:00 H 6:00 H 5:30 H 6:00 A Good Luck to our Pike Central LADY CHARGER SOFTBALL Seniors to rally in the top of the fourth and scored three runs, coming up one run shy in the end. Rachel Roett- ger and Jessica Boudakian were safe on an error and a fielders choice and both were put out while trying to advance on fielder's choice plays. McCammon broke the string with a single, Emma Crow was safe on a fielder's choice play and Ashli Riley doubled in two runs. Riley advanced and scored on an error, but that is where the rally stopped. Karley Mills Hallie Richardson Alexa Kluemper Harden for an out at first base after Riley fielded a bunt by the Forest Park player. Pitcher Ashli Riley tosses the ball to Haylea Senior Night — 6PM • May 18 • PC vs. Gibson Southern You will all be missed. 6:00