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B-4 Sports Wednesday, May 18, 2016 The Press-Dispatch LAUREN MORTON Morton, a sophomore member of the Oakland City University softball team, went 1-for-3, scored one run and drove in an- other as the Lady Oaks defeated Grace College 8 -6 to open the NCCA A Mid-West Regional in Westfield, Ind., on Mon - day, May 9. Morton, who graduated from Pike Central High School in 2014, drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning – giving Oakland City a 3-0 lead – and scored in the sixth in- ning to extend the Lady Oaks' lead to 7-0. Oakland City subse- quently dropped a 5 -2 loss to Indiana Wesley- an University, before de- feated Grace College 7-3 on Wednesday, May 11, to advance to the NCCA A World Series, which will be held May 18 -20 in Bo- tetourt, Va. Morton started at catch- er in all three games and recorded a total of six put- outs and two assists. Morton is currently bat- ting .304 with 24 hits in 79 at-bats, 11 runs scored and 18 runs batted in. She has nine extra-base hits – sev- en doubles and two home runs. Defensively, Morton has recorded 64 putouts and 15 assists with two er- rors for a fielding percent- age of .975. Next: The Lady Oaks (15 -19) will open pool play in the NCCA A World Se- ries – which is being host- ed by Bluefield ( Va.) Col- lege – at Botetourt, Va., on Wednesday, May 18, when it will take on Mississippi College at noon and Em- manuel College at 6 p.m. Pool play continues on Thursday, May 19, when the Lady Oaks will face Southern Wesleyan Uni- versity at noon. COLLEGIATE SPOTLIGHT Lauren Morton By State Rep. Ron Bacon This deer hunting sea- son, Hoosiers will have a wide variety of rifles they can begin using. Under a new law passed this year, additional cartridges and calibers will be allowed on private land during the fire- arms season. Cartridges that are now legal include, but are not limited to: • 6mm-06 • 6mm BR Remington • 6mm PPC • 6mm Remington •.240 Weatherby •.243 Winchester •.243 Winchester Super Short Magnum •.30 Carbine •.30 Herrett •.30 Remington AR •.30 -06 Springfield •.30 -30 Winchester •.30 -40 Krag •.300 A AC Blackout (.300 Whisper) •.300 H&H Magnum •.300 Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum •.300 Savage •.300 Weatherby Mag- num •.300 Winchester Mag- num •.300 Winchester Short Magnum •.300 Remington Ultra Magnum •.308 Marlin •.308 Winchester • 7.62x39mm • 7.62x54mm Additional requirements include: • The rifle must have a barrel length of at least 16 inches; • The rifle cartridges must have a cartridge case length of at least 1.16 inch- es; • The rifle cartridge must fire a bullet with a di- ameter that is .243 inch- es (6mm) or .308 inches (7.62mm); • No cartridges with a bullet diameter between .243 and .308 are legal. Example: .270 Winchester; and • A hunter may not carry more than 10 such cartridg- es while hunting. Cartridges that have been allowed in previous years are still allowed to be used while hunting deer on both private and public property. A partial list of cartridg- es not permitted under this law include the .270 Win- chester, .38 -55 Winchester, .444 Marlin and .45 -70 Gov- ernment. Provisions under this law will expire after the 2020 deer season. At that time, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will submit an impact re- port to the governor and General Assembly. Currently, the DNR is projecting this year's fire- arm deer season to take place Nov. 12 through Nov. 27. For more information on this new law, visit iga. in.gov, the DNR's website – www.in.gov/dnr/ – or contact your local conser- vation officer. As always, contact me with questions or input at 317-232-9833 or by email at h75@iga.in.gov. I appreci- ate hearing from you in or- der to better represent our district. Stay up-to-date with the work being done at the Statehouse by signing up to receive my email up- dates at www.in.gov/h75. Rep. Ron Bacon (R-Chan- dler) represents portions of Warrick, Pike and Spencer counties. Clarifying new rifle law for deer hunting 12th & Main StreetS, PeterSburg 812-354-6000 FICKLIN AUTO SUPPLY Phone: 812-354-9995 Online: www.fourstarfab.com Four Star Fabricators P.O. Box 67, Petersburg, IN 47567 Four Star Fabricators P.O. Box 67, Petersburg, IN 47567 P.O. BOX 218, HWY. 57 SOUTH, PETERSBURG, IN 47567 Phone: (812) 354-8542 or 1-800-581-5826 Wyatt Seed Company, Inc. The Press-Dispatch Comprehensive coverage of Pike County athletes. GIRLS' TRACK Pictured above is the 2015-16 Pike Central High School girls' track team. They are, front row, left to right: Lillie Pancake, Makaila Mason, Erin Craig, Cheyanna Padgett, Ivy Sullivan, Taylor Deffendoll and Storm Weisling. Second row: Head Coach Ryne Biesterveld, Kaitlyn Foster, Selena Carpenter, Ab- by Hillyard, Alexis McDowell, Halley Powers, Alyssa Jenkins, Erika Hendrixson and Marissa Harrison. Not pictured: Amy Chastain, Abby Hess, Delia Krueger, Allesha Sisk and Assistant Coach Lauryn Da- vis. Ed Cahill photo GOOD LUCK AT SECTIONALS Lady Chargers place 8th in PAC meet By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net Senior Cheyanna Padgett tied for second in pole vault while sophomore Erika Hendrixson placed second in long jump as the Pike Central High School girls' track and field team fin- ished eighth in the Pocket Athletic Conference Cham- pionships held Wednesday, May 11, and Thursday, May 12, at Tell City. Padgett, Heritage Hills junior Malareah Balbach and Forest Park juniors Hannah Gehlhausen and Kylie Hasenour all record- ed leaps of 8 feet, 6 inch- es, but Gehlhausen was awarded first place based on misses. Padgett and Bal- bach tied for second while Hasenour finished fourth. In long jump, Hendrix- son matched Tell City ju- nior Emma Kohnert for the longest leap of 15 feet, 6 inches. Kohnert was award- ed first place, however, based on her second-lon- gest leap of 15 feet, 1 inch – which was three inches longer than Hendrixson's next-best leap of 14 feet, 10 inches. Hendrixson also placed eighth in the 100 -meter dash with a time of 14.24 seconds. In addition, sophomore Taylor Deffendoll placed third in high jump with a season-best leap of 4 feet, 10 inches, while Padgett tied for fifth place – with Gibson Southern senior Madelene Raley – with a leap of 4 feet, 8 inches. Also placing for the La- dy Chargers in individu- al events were junior Kai- tlyn Foster, who finished sixth in the 400 -meter dash with a time of 1:08.71; se- nior Makaila Mason, who finished seventh in the 800 -meter run with a sea- son-best time of 2:46.97; and freshman Lillie Pan- cake, who finished eighth in the 400 -meter dash with a time of 1:11.49. In addition, the team of Foster, Mason, junior Ab- by Hillyard and senior Ivy Sullivan placed sixth in the 3,200 -meter relay with a season-best time of 11:31.91; the team of Def- fendoll, Hendrixson and freshmen Erin Craig and Alyssa Jenkins placed sev- enth in the 400 -meter re- lay with a season-best time of 58.09 seconds; and the team of Foster, Mason, Sul- livan and sophomore Hal- ley Powers placed seventh in the 1,600 -meter relay with a time of 4:41.79. Also: • Craig finished 13th in the 100 -meter hurdles with a time of 21.59 seconds. • Deffendoll finished 13th in the 100 -meter dash with a season-best time of 14.83 seconds. • Jenkins fnished eighth in shot put with a throw of 28 feet, 11 inches, and 11th in discus with a throw of 68 feet, 5 inches. • Sullivan placed 11th in the 300 -meter hurdles with a time of 57.49 seconds, and 11th in the 200 -meter dash with a time of 31.65 sec- onds. • Junior Alexis McDow- ell finished 13th in shot put with a throw of 24 feet, 4 inches. • Freshman Storm Weis- ling finished 15th in discus with a throw of 52 feet, 11 inches. Competing but not plac- ing were Pancake in pole vault; Hillyard and junior Marissa Harrison in the 3,200 -meeter run; Harri- son and junior Selena Car- penter in the 1,600 -me- ter run; and senior Can- die Miller in the 800 -me- ter run. Pike Central had a team score of 39.5 points, trail- ing Gibson Southern (131.5 points), Heritage Hills (108.5), Southridge (81), Forest Park (74), Tell City (73), North Posey (65) and South Spencer (49.5). Te- cumseh (2 points) finished ninth. The meet, which was originally scheduled to be held on Tuesday, May 10, was postponed due to inclement weather to Wednesday, May 11, when a severe thunderstorm forced it to be suspended – with three running events and several field events re- maining to be completed – until Thursday, May 12. "Overall, I felt like we per- formed okay," Lady Char- gers head coach Ryne Bies- terveld said. "The weather played a significant part in the outcome of this meet. With having to reschedule twice and making two sep- arate trips to Tell City, we did about as well as could be expected." Pike Central was sched- uled to participate in the sectional meet at Prince- ton on Tuesday, May 17. The top three finishers in each event automatical- ly advance to the regional meet, which will be held on Tuesday, May 24, at Evans- ville Central. In addition, the next best four finishers in each event – regardless of what sectional they com- peted in – will also advance. Ron Bacon Pike Central High School freshman Erin Craig competes in the girls' 100-meter hurdles during the Pocket Athletic Conference Championship meet at Tell City on Wednesday, May 11. Craig placed 13th in the event with a time of 21.59 sec- onds. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Ivy Sul- livan competes in the girls' 3,200-meter re- lay during the Pock- et Athletic Confer- ence Championship meet at Tell City on Wednesday, May 11. Pike Central placed sixth in the event with a time of 11:31.91. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore Taylor Deffendoll competes in girls' high jump during the Pocket Athletic Conference Championship meet at Tell City on Wednesday, May 11. Deffen- doll placed third in the event with a leap of 4 feet, 10 inches. Ed Cahill photo GOT SPORTS NEWS? Call us at 812-354-8500 or email sports@ pressdispatch.net