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Wednesday, June 6, 2012 B-1 E-Mail Sports Items to: sports@pressdispatch.net Sports Tidbits From the Mini Mac By Mike Johansen Normandy Beachhead on June 6, 1944, when the Allied forces invaded France to start the march to Berlin and the defeat of the Nazi regime and Adolph Hitler in World War II. The movie The Longest Day is probably the best portrayal of that event—it has John Wayne in it, as well as a few other stars. I was not born yet, al- though Mom and dad were in love at the time. Dad was flying cargo planes over the Hump in India to China and back, being shot at by Japanese. T oday is D-Day or at least the day we remember the invasion of the I have always been fascinated by our history and love seeing historical movies and reading the books about various historical events. I am sure I have forgotten more than I can remember about all of it. However, facts do keep popping up in my head from time- to-time. One thing that I always try to do is learn something new each day. Sometimes it is a new fact about some time way in the past, sometimes it is something dealing with the current situation and sometimes it is a trivial thing, but of interest anyway. I hope you remember what this day in history is and that all the kids in the U.S. know or learn its significance. I am sure it has more meaning for us older Americans than it does for the younger generation. This is summertime and I hope that the high school kids get some time for fun and relaxation as well as starting their training for fall sports. Both are important items. There are some "do not" items that you, as student-athletes, must not do. One, is drink alcoholic beverages and another is smoke. Both are bad for you and both are against the rules even in the summertime. I know some people had to sit out some events in the spring because they were caught drinking or smoking. Remember, you are still subject to the rules for student-athletes even though it is the summer time. If you are caught by law enforcement or school personnel violating one of the rules, you will have to suffer the penalties. So parents, help your kids remember as well!!! All the student-athletes signed this agreement saying they will abide by it or suffer the consequences. Some of the policies are— 1. I will not use or possess tobacco related products. 2. I will not use or possess alcoholic beverages. ******* 3. I will not use or possess any illegal drugs or controlled substances. circumstances. sportsmanlike manner 365 days a year, in and out of school. Any student violating these will be suspended immediately from athletics and subject to penalties which include: 4. I will not steal under any 5. I will conduct myself in a Parker sets new school record at state track meet Cain Parker, 22, No. 617, tries to pass a couple of other runners during the 1,600 meter in the Indiana Boys State Track Meet at Indiana University on Saturday. (Photo by Mitch Parker) rience in the Indiana Boys State Track Meet were two important things that happened Saturday for Pike Central Charger Cain Parker. The Chargers junior was fourth A new school record and expe- By Mike Johansen in the Regional with a time of 4:27.60 after a previous best time of 4:34 in the Sectional. That time was among the top No. 4 runner times in the state in the Regionals and set the stage for his being selected to fill out the field of 27. The top three runners in each of the eight Region- als qualify automatically for state. The top No. 4 runners are selected to fill the field to 27 runners in the state meet. Two other runners had faster times in the fourth place spot at 4:17.56 and 4:25.67 and he tied with Jacob Reinking of Fort Wayne Concordia for that third and final spot. Both runners were added to the state field. Reinking finished one spot and a little more than a second in front of Parker. Parker's time was 4:23.64, a new school record breaking his own record set in the Regional and the school record of G. Carlisle of 4:31.25 set in 1986. The 19th place finish was above nine other runners including one that did not finish. In 20th was Jonathan Reynolds of North Har- rison at 4:24.59; 21st was Aaron Tichner of Martinsville at 4:25.95. Andrew Kump of West Vigo, third in the Evansville Regional, was 23rd at 4:26.65; Logan Hambrock of Terre Haute South, a second at the Evansville Regional, was 25th at 4:29.83. Tyler Schickel, first in the Evansville Regional, finished in seventh place with a time of 4:12.92. First went to Jason Crist of Franklin Central at 4:09.12. The state record is 4:03.00 set by Aus- tin Mudd of Center Grave in 2011. "I did better than I thought I could. It was a very neat experi- ence and I hope to go back next year," said Parker. He also has set as a goal of getting to state in cross country in the fall. He has been to the cross country Semistate finish- ing 41st last year and 91st the year before. His goal is to get in the top 15 at Semistate to qualify for state. "I was nervous when I first got there and warming up for the event. But when race time came I forgot about being nervous and just went out and ran," said Parker. "I want to thank everyone that went to state to cheer me on and that worked with me the past week to get ready for state. Their help is appreciated." Among those working with Parker was Andrew Dixon, a for- mer state qualifier for the Char- gers in the 3,200 meter event. He helped Parker train and gave him tips about running in the state track meet. Dixon started working with him before the PAC Meet in early May. Former Charger run- ner Joey Chamberlain also lent a hand. Dixon ran cross country and trained at the University of South- ern Indiana and Chamberlain ran cross country at USI. He also had the help of Track Coaches Randy Meece, Steve Wilson and Kyle McCutchan and several other of the Chargers in preparing for state. He had other teammates run- ning with him to train for state in- cluding Paul Heldring and Chris- tian Wilson. "They all helped me get ready for state and I appreciate their help," added Parker. Parker does a lot of training in the off season as well running 50 to 60 miles and running some road races and 5K events. He won the NHS 5K in early May and will run in a few events this summer. He took only a few days off after cross country season to prepare for the track season, running throughout the mild winter. He said the milder temperatures this winter made it a little easier to train in. and I hope to go to state in cross country and track next year," Parker said. "I really appreciate the number of people from Pike County making the trip to state to cheer me on, it really helped. It was a great experience and I want to go back." "This was a great experience Soccer Camp garten through eighth grade will be held on June 15 by the Pike Central-Youth Soccer coaches for the soccer programs. The camp will be on Friday, Soccer Camp for kids in kinder- June 15, from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. in two sessions. The session for soccer players going into grades kindergarten through fifth grade will be from 9 a.m. to 11:30. The camp for kids in grades six through eight will be from 1 to 4:30 p.m. The cost is $15 if pre-registered by June 5 and $20 for those reg- istering after June 5 to the day of the camp. Each participant will re- ceive a T-shirt and it will be held at the Pike Central High School field behind Old Petersburg Gym. Pike Central Middle School will have boys and girls soccer in the fall. Biesterveld earns All-American honor couple of more honors at Indiana University-Southeast including Evan Biesterveld has earned a For the first violation the athlete shall be prohibited from participating in 20 percent of the scheduled contests in the sport(s) in which he/she is participating at the time of violation. Violations of certain rules will also require the athlete to (1) attend a substance abuse program provided by Pike Central officials at the expense of the athlete and/or parent; (2) give a written release to the counseling service to talk with Pike Central officials. The student-athlete and his/her parents or guard- ians must begin the substance abuse program within 48 hours of receiving written notice from the Athletic Director of the violation. The athlete must also make resti- tution to injured parties. Failure to complete the requirements for a first violation will result is a suspension of the athletic privileges for the duration of an athlete's enrollment at Pike Central High School. If a penalty imposed cannot be served before the end of a sports season, the re- mainder thereof will carry over to and be served in the next season in which the athlete participates. Any attempt to circumvent this rule by going out for a sport in which the athlete does not normally participate will not be allowed. For a second and subsequent violation of certain rules and a third and subsequent violation of the tobacco rule during an Continued on page 4 named All-Conference this year. He also won NAIA Scho- lastic All-American Honors at Indiana University-Southeast. Evan Biesterveld shows off the plaque he got for being NAIA All-American Scholar-Ath- lete status. The NAIA has announced that 86 men's tennis student-athletes have been named 2012 Daktron- ics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes, includ- ing IU Southeast junior Evan Bies- terveld. tive, was also a KIAC All-Confer- ence team member for 2011-12. In order to be nominated by an institution's head coach, a student- athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a ju- nior academic status to qualify for this honor. Biesterveld is also the recipient Biesterveld, a Petersburg na- of the IU Southeast Athletic Direc- tor's Honor Roll recognition for the 2012 spring semester. He was on the 3.5 or better GPA honor roll for athletes. He is the son of Pike County Circuit Court Judge Jeff and Kim Biesterveld. The Grenadiers finished the spring tennis season with a 12-9 record including a 4-1 record in the KIAC. Biesterveld is a graduate of Pike Central High School. He helped lead the high school team to a Sec- tional championship as the No. 1 singles player, a position he held all season. He was also twice named to the Pocket Athletic Conference (PAC) All-Conference team and helped the Chargers team win the PAC Conference Championship in 2006. Biesterveld and Trent Bar- rett qualified for the Regionals in doubles competition in 2007 by going undefeated in the Sectional tournament. Biesterveld played No. 1 doubles in 2006 and 2007 for Pike Central. Evan graduated with academic honors from PCHS. Biesterveld is majoring in history and criminal justice at IU Southeast in prepara- tion of going to law school. Biesterveld was out last spring with an injury that required sur- gery. He had a successful fresh- man year and is competing again this year. This spring he has a 5-4 record in singles and is 7-3 in dou- bles playing most matches with Jordan Kelsey. Biesterveld will be a senior next year. Football auction Saturday ket auction and dinner this Saturday at the Sts. Peter and Paul Par- ish Hall in Petersburg on Seventh Street. The basket auction and dinner begins at 4 p.m. and lasts until 8:30 The Pike Central High School Football Boosters will have a bas- p.m.. The meal includes hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs and brats with chips. The cost is a free will offering. There will also be a basket auction and they are still accepting baskets for the auction or donations for the football team to help their expenses with attending football camp this summer. Call Coach Dustin Powell at 582-2295 or Stacy Nordoff t 766-2514 or Phil Claridge at 631-1804. Wayne Manning will auction off the baskets and bidders are needed for the delightful items on sale.