The Press-Dispatch
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012 B-1 E-Mail Sports Items to: sports@pressdispatch.net Sports Tidbits From the Mini Mac By Mike Johansen me to come down from the high of the Olympics. I really enjoyed the summer games, but I do have complaints. I the wrestling competition, both freestyle and Greco-Roman, in times when I could watch. I really like the wrestling and would have liked to see a lot more of it. I did watch some boxing on MSNBC or some satellite channel and got my fill. I am not a great boxing fan and the United State boxers did not do well, men at least. Worst Complaint—The lead First, they showed little of t took me more than a busy week of getting ready for the fall sports season for VIDEO NETedition Exclusive broadcaster and many of the oth- ers commenting and broadcasting some sports were obnoxious and I could not listen to them. My mute button got a lot of use and watch- ing the games in silence was a much better choice. there was way too much coverage of the diving in the early rounds before the finals. But that is my opinion. I like watching diving, but not as much as NBC had on. As a whole, NBC did, at best, an average job of covering the Olympics. Another complaint—I thought more of the shooting sports and other minor real sports covered by NBC. If not on the primary channel, they could have offered a lot more coverage on their sub channels for us who love those other "minor" sports. Wrestling is my main complaint, but there were a lot of others they missed. They could have used the other channels to rebroadcast (tape delays or what ever you call them) of those sports that were during the day and they did not want to feature on their main channel. Overall, I am glad there was a lot of coverage and I was able to see gymnastics and many other sports featured. I would have loved seeing Chargers start with a win four Chargers including Michael Seger, 55, Dakota Walker, 22, and Richard McDowell, 68. Aldridge had 72 yards in 6 car- ries, the longest was 35 yards for a TD. Running back Kegan Aldridge picks up a few yards before being hit by two North Knox defenders. Providing blocks are First time since 2007 to be 1-0, Tigers are next By Mike Johansen of scrimmage with a lot of help from the backs on both sides of the line as the Pike Central Char- gers downed the North Knox war- riors 15-0 Friday night at Weathers Field. It was the first season open- ing win since the 2006 season un- der Coach Marty Deputy. The Chargers will have a chance The game was won at the line It is nice to get that first win in the first game of the season. We have a tough one this week, Princeton is big and fast and can score a lot on you. We will have to be ready." The Chargers scored in the first and fourth quarters and in be- tween the defense did an outstand- ing job of keeping the Warriors of- fense out of the end zone. North Knox had the ball first wake-up call when a big hit on run- ning back Brennan Duke behind the lines led to the ball coming out and the Chargers pouncing on it at the North Knox 41. This time opportunity did not escape the Chargers offense. Tyler Ennis ripped off 18 yards As far as men's and women's basketball—I did not watch. It was probably more like real basketball than what the NBA and WNBA offer in the United States. I do not watch them during the regular season either because I dislike pro basketball and if it went away I would not care. I know, that wounds many of you with vastly different opinions. However, no matter what you might try, my opinion will not change about Pro basketball. Now, I love college basketball and I cannot wait for the college and pro football seasons as well as the high school seasons. The pro football teams do give us a good show, unlike the pro basketball teams. I also believe that college sports should stay pure and amateur. I am not for expanding to a type of pay system for athletes. They are there first to get an education for their future, second for football of any other sport. Many student athletes receive free tuition, books, rooms, board and a few perks, as set by the NCAA. That is quite a bit compared to the regular college student, who has to find a way to pay his or her way through college. I would long for the days of tu- ition charges in my college days, late 1960s and early 1970s. My last two years at the University of Missouri I paid $250 tuition a semester. I know, that was centuries ago for you young people. We also got our books for a little over $100, a lot of money at that time. The Jews began to grumble about Jesus because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven." They said, "Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, 'I came down from heaven'?" "Stop grumbling among yourselves," Jesus answered. "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the Prophets: 'They will all be taught by God.' Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me. No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father. I tell you the truth, he who believes has ever- lasting life."— John 6: 41-47. Lord Jesus, thank you for com- ******* to challenge for their second win Friday night, but they will have to be leery of the Princeton Tigers (1-0) as they will be looking for re- venge for a loss at Pike Central last year by a big score, 56-21. Game time is at 7:30 p.m. at the Princeton field next to the old high school (they have just moved into their new high school building). "I thought overall we played hard and the kids performed pret- ty good," said Head Coach Dustin Powell. "This was one of our bet- ter defensive efforts. There were times when they looked like they might break out, but we flew to the ball and made the stops. We had several stops on fourth down plays. The kids flowed to the ball well." a lot. We scored early, but then we would move the ball forward, then go back. We had several penalties that hurt us," added the coach. "We have to be able to sustain drives better and not commit the penalties. We had the ball much of the third quarter, but did not score. We were able to get two scores late to seal the game. I am extremely proud of our kids and the coaches. "The offense controlled the ball and overcame a game opening penalty to get a first down. A bob- bled snap for an eight yard loss was the drive killer that forced a punt. The Chargers moved to a first down near mid-field, but fum- bled the ball away, sending a little fear into the fans about what might happen that evening. However, the Charger fans did not have to wait long for a little it just missing the mark as North Knox put on a big rush. That would be all the scoring until the last seven minutes of the game, but not all the excitement. The Warriors almost gave up on the first down play and Shaine Eck slammed through the hard blocking line for 16 more yards on the next play for a first and goal at the Warriors 7-yard line. Ennis ran two plays for three and one yard. On third and three from the 3-yard line, quarterback, Dustin Meny, rolled out and found Alex Roberts open in the end zone and found him with the pass for the touch- down with four minutes remaining in the opening period. The extra point kick did not go as well, with a big play on the next series as Kegan Aldridge just missed an in- terception as he was ruled out of bounds by the official. A big unsportsmanlike penalty on the next series was very costly for the Chargers and forced a punt. On the next possession by North Knox, the Chargers had two five yard penalties that helped the Warriors, giving them a first down on one. However, on fourth and six at the PC 31, the Chargers defense came up big, sacking quarterback Tyler Mundy for six yards and causing them to lose the ball on Continued on Page B4 Chargers first in PC Invitational the Pike Central Chargers boys tennis team bounced back with flair to win three straight matches and take first place in the four team Pike Central Invitational. The Chargers started the run After a rough start to the season, By Mike Johansen the four team Pike Central Invi- tational. North Daviess won its opening match to move to the fi- nals topping South Spencer. Pike Central came away with a Saturday, the Chargers hosted back up the ladder of success on Wednesday by downing the North Posey Vikings 3-2 in Pocket Athlet- ic Conference play. That not only gave the Chargers a 1-1 record on the season, it gave them a 1-0 re- cord in the PAC, a good step for- ward in conference competition. In singles, Jeffrey Estey won the first game 6-2 over Kyle Voegel, but then had trouble in the final two sets losing 1-6 and 4-6 in the No. 1 players match. Dexter Waltz also had trouble in 4-1 victory over Evansville Bosse. Estey downed Alex North 6-1, 6-1, in the No. 1 singles match. Waltz came through to get his first win downing Jake Douhitt 6-1, 6-1. At No. 3 singles ,Aaron Keepes lease his pass as a North Knox defender comes after him. Meny was 3 of 4 for 31 yards and had a TD in passing Friday night. The Chargers won 15-0 and this pass went to Alex Roberts for a 3-yard TD. Pike Central quarterback, Dustin Meny, receives good protection but has to roll out to re- notched the team win with a win of his own over Cavin Alston 6-0, 6-2. In the doubles, Kyle Keepes and Downey downed Willie Cappo and Jordan Bailey 6-3, 6-3. The only loss came in a long match at No. 2 doubles as Smith and McFarland lost to Vince Robbins and Zach Cox 7-6, 6-7, 6-10. In the finals, the Chargers met North Daviess and prevailed 3-2 thanks to two doubles wins. Estey did his job at No. 1 singles downing Evan Hawk 6-4, 6-3. In the No. 2 singles match, Waltz lost to Scott Woodruff 1-6, 2-6. In the third singles match, A. Keepes fell to Braden Lawyer 3-6, 2-6. In the No. 1 doubles match K. ing from heaven to live, die and rise again for me. Come to me through your Word to connect me with you, my Saving God, forever. Amen. in the No. 3 singles match picking up a dominating win over Chris- tian Jones 6-0 and 6-0. The Chargers doubles team polished off their opponents to se- cure the match win. In the No. 1 doubles match, Kyle Keepes and Chris Downey teamed up for a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Griffin Motz and Drake Davenport in the hard fought match. The No. 2 doubles team of Ty Smith and Tanner Mc- Farland had it a little easier down- ing Chase Wilderman and Conner Voegel 6-1 and 6-2 to get the team win. the No. 2 singles match falling to Reed Gerstein falling 1-6 and 2-6. Aaron Keepes turned the tables match with North Posey. Estey won twice this weekend to help the Chargers win the PC Invitational. Jeffrey Estey talks with Coach Brent Beck during the Keepes and Downey downed Lane Heshelman and Trevor Wikk 6-3, 6-1. The clinching win came from the No. 2 doubles team of McFar- land and Smith with a win over Lane Fulton and Trent Bowman 6-2, 6-2. "Overall, we played pretty well on Saturday. In our first match against Bosse, our singles players had straight set victories, and we won 6-3 6-3 at No. 1 doubles and lost a hard fought match at No. 2 doubles in three sets," said Coach Brent Beck. "I was more pleased with our second match of the day. Jeffrey had a quality win at No. 1 singles, while both of our doubles teams had straight set victories. Both of the matches capped off a nice start to the season. Going 3-1 the first week is certainly a good way to begin."