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B-2 Sports Wednesday, May 24, 2017 The Press-Dispatch An elated Pike Central High School junior pitcher Peyton Sorgius returns to the dugout holding the ball she hit for a three-run homer during a 15-4 win over visiting Northeast Dubois on Thursday, May 18. Ed Cahill photo Colvin subsequently laid down a squeeze bunt that Halbrader was unable to gr- ab, allowing Colvin to reach first base while Gress raced home with the game's first run. "If we would have let that ball go, it might have went foul," Wiseman said. "But, you're in the heat of battle right there and you either grab it or you don't grab it. You've got to react to it and be done with it." A fter Colvin was thrown out attempting to steal sec- ond base to end the inning, Sorgius retired the next sev- en batters until Gobert sin- gled with one out in the fifth inning. Colvin attempted to bunt her way onto base but was called out when the ball struck her in fair territory, and Gobert was ordered to return to first base, where she was left stranded when the next batter – freshman Lexie Jerger – grounded out to Scott. Then, with one out in the fifth inning, junior sec- ond baseman Grace Werner beat out a bunt single, stole second, advanced to third on a fly ball to right field by Knies, and scored on a bunt by Lindsay Mehringer to give the Lady Wildcats a 2- 0 lead. Jasper would tack on an- other run in the seventh in- ning, when Gobert belted a double with two outs, then scored on a single by Colvin. For the game, the Lady Wildcats scored three runs – two of which were earned – on six hits while leaving three runners on base. "We played well," Weis- man said. "You've got to give them credit, though. They're a good ball club. So when you get beat by the best, hey, you've got to take your hat off to them." With the win, Jasper ad- vanced to the semifinals, where the Lady Wildcats will square off against Vin- cennes Lincoln – a 2-1 win- ner over Princeton in Mon- day night's other first-round game – at 6 p.m. on Wednes- day, May 24. The winner of that contest will take on the winner of the other semifinal match-up be- tween Southridge and Wash- ington at 7 p.m. on Thurs- day, May 25, in the champi- onship game. SPORTS BRIEFS Petersburg Little League announces closing day parade, ceremony After inclement weath- er forced the Petersburg Little League to cancel plans for an opening day ceremony on Saturday, May 6, league officials are now planning on hav- ing a closing day parade and ceremony on Satur- day, June 17. Lineup for the clos- ing day parade will start at 6:30 p.m., on Walnut Street in front of the Old Petersburg Gym, with the parade scheduled to start at 7 p.m. The parade will take South 9th Street to Main Street, then follow Main Street westward and turn left onto South 5th Street for the final leg toward the Petersburg Little League Park. A closing day ceremo- ny – during which tro- phies and awards will be presented – will immedi- ately follow the end of the parade. Youth football sign-ups set for May 30-31 The Pike County Youth Football program will be having sign ups on Tues- day, May 30, and Wednes- day, May 31, at the Pike Central Middle School Office from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The sign up cost is $55 per player. For more information, contact Anthony McHar- gue, Youth Football Pres- ident, at 812-403-0884. Pike Central Boys' Basketball Camp set for June 5-8 The 2017 Pike Central Boys' Basketball Camp – for boys who will be en- tering first through eighth grades this fall – will be held Monday, June 5, through Thursday, June 8, at the Pike Central Middle School gymnasium. The cost of the camp is $25 per child. The cost for two campers from the same family is $40. Each camper will receive a Pike Central Basketball T-shirt. The camp, which will be conducted by Pike Central coaching staff and players, will feature five hours of instruction time. The camp is designed to assist and enhance bas- ketball fundamentals, fo- cusing on the fundamen- tals of dribbling, passing, shooting, ball handling, team strategies and de- fense. The camp will be split into two sessions. The session for campers en- tering first through fourth grade will be held from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. each day, while the session for campers entering fifth through eighth grade will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. each day. Registration forms, which are available at ar- ea school offices, can be mailed to Jason Roach, Pike Central High School, 1810 E. State Rd. 56, Pe- tersburg, IN 47567. Make sure to indicate the T- shirt size on the registra- tion form, as well as what grade the camper will be entering this coming fall, and be sure to make checks payable to "Pike Central Boys Basketball." For more information, call the Pike Central High School Athletic Of- fice at 812-354-8478, or e- mail Coach Jason Roach at jroach@pcsc.k12.in.us. Lady Charger Basketball Camp set for June 26-29 Girls who will be enter- ing third through eighth grades this fall will have a chance to improve their skills and learn more about basketball during the Lady Chargers Bas- ketball Camp, which will be held from Monday, June 26, through Thurs- day, June 29, at Peters- burg Elementary School. Pike Central High School head coach Kyle McCutchan and his staff will be conducting two separate camps. The first will be for incoming 3rd through 5th graders from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. The second will be for incom- ing 6th through 8th grad- ers from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. The cost is $20 per play- er, or $35 for two players, and includes a camp t- shirt. Forms are available at each school's office. Completed registra- tion forms, along with checks made payable to Kyle McCutchan, should be mailed to: Kyle Mc- Cutchan, 410 S. 8th St., Pe- tersburg, IN 47567. Please be sure to note each play- er's incoming grade and their shirt size. Pike Central Chargers to host soccer camp June 23 The Pike Central Char- gers soccer coaching staff and players will be host- ing a one-day camp on Friday, June 23, for boys and girls age four through those who will be entering eighth grade this fall. The camp will be held at the Petersburg Elementary School soccer fields. Session 1 – from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. – will be for boys and girls ages four through fourth grade. Session 2 – from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. – will be for boys and girls fifth through eighth grade. The registration fee is $20 per player. A camp T- shirt will be provided to those who are pre-regis- tered. Registration will also be conducted the day of the camp, but no camp t-shirts will be provided. Registration forms and payments are due by Mon- day, June 5, in order to re- ceive a clinic T-shirt. Com- pleted registration forms, along with checks made payable to "PC Boys' Soc- cer," should be mailed to Amanda Howald, 941 South State Road 61, Winslow, IN 47598. All players attending the clinic should arrive with shinguards and a wa- ter bottle, as well as their own soccer ball. For more information, or to obtain a registration form, call (812) 789 -3312. SOMETHING NEWSWORTHY? Give us a call: 812-354-8500 CHARGERS Continued from page 1 Pike Central High School junior first baseman Demi Croak (left) catches the throw from senior shortstop Madison Scott (not pictured) to re- tire Jasper freshman left fielder Lexie Jerger (1) during a 3-0 loss to host Jasper in the first round of the sectional tournament on Monday, May 22. Ed Cahill photo Above: Pike Central High School junior catch- er Lexi Halbrader catches the ball as Jasper se- nior rightfielder Maria Gobert (29) scores to give the host Lady Wildcats a 3-0 lead during the first round of the sectional tournament on Monday, May 22. Ed Cahill photo Left: Pike Central High School junior seconds baseman Audra Stone prepares to throw the ball to first base during a 3-0 loss to host Jasper in the first round of the sectional tournament on Mon- day, May 22. Ed Cahill photo PCMS softball team ends season with 5-2 loss to Barr-Reeve The Pike Central Middle School softball team end- ed its season with a 5 -2 loss to visiting Barr-Reeve on Wednesday, May 17. Seventh grader Sophie Carnahan took the loss for the Lady Chargers, allowing four earned runs on four hits while walking one and strik- ing out one of the 15 batter she faced in three innings. Eighth grader Kenzie Pow- ell faced eight batters over the final two innings, allow- ing no runs on three hits while walking none and striking out none. Eighth grader Addie John- son had two doubles while seventh grader Avery Hunt had one double and sixth grader Chloe Williams had one single. The Lady Chargers, who committed three errors to Barr-Reeve's one, ended the season with a 10 -4 record. In the B game, Pike Cen- tral defeated the Lady Vi- kings 6 -5. Williams picked up the win, facing 11 bat- ters over 3-1/3 innings and allowing no earned runs on one hit while walking none and striking out four. Sev- enth grader Brynn Hillyard faced 14 batters over the fi- nal 1-2/3 innings, allow- ing two earned runs while walking none and striking out none. The Lady Chargers pounded out eight hits. Wil- liams and seventh grader Nevaeh Lemond had two singles each, including the game-winning walk-off hit by Lemond. Hunt doubled and sixth graders Alain Sharp, Delaney Welch and Chloe Willis had one single each. The Pike Central B-team ended the season with a re- cord of 12-1. Sorgius drives in five runs in 15-4 win over Northeast Dubois By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net Before the 2017 season be- gan, Pike Central High School head softball coach Rick Weis- man told junior pitcher Peyton Sorgius that he would replace her with a courtesy runner whenever she reached base. "We've got a lot relying on her," Weisman explained. "We don't want to get a leg hurt or something." However, when the Lady Chargers hosted Northeast Dubois on Thursday, May 18, Sorgius finally got the chance to run the bases for herself. With Pike Central leading 7-3 with two outs in the sec- ond inning, Sorgius ham- mered the first pitch from La- dy Jeeps sophomore pitcher Clare Mangin for a three-run home run that landed half- way up the metal bleachers beyond the rightfield fence. "It felt really good, but I didn't think it was going over," Sorgius said following the La- dy Chargers' 15 -4 five-inning victory. "I thought it hit the bottom of the fence – and I just really wanted to run the bases." "It felt really good," Sorgi- us added. "I miss it. I miss do- ing it." The game got off to a rough start, however, as Northeast Dubois took a 3-0 first-inning lead on a run-scoring single by freshman third baseman Camryn Stemle and a two- run double by Mangin. A fter senior shortstop Mad- ison Scott and senior left field- er Sydney Brooks grounded out to start the home half of the first inning, junior sec- ond baseman Audra Stone singled to left, advanced to second on an infield hit by Pike Central junior first base- man Demi Croak, then took third when the throw by Lady Jeeps freshman second base- man Lizzie Kunz got past first baseman Macy Brinkman. Lady Chargers junior third baseman Jalah Barnes followed with a grounder at Kunz, but Brinkman was un- able to catch the throw at first base, allowing Stone to score while Croak advanced to sec- ond base. Freshman right fielder Lau- ren Vaughn followed with a single to centerfield, driving in Croak to cut Northeast Du- bois' lead to 3-2. A double by Sorgius would score both Barnes and Vaughn, propelling Pike Cen- tral ahead 4-3. In the second inning, the Lady Chargers would send 13 batters to the plate – nine of which scored – to open up a 13-3 lead. With one out, Scott reached on an error, advanced to sec- ond on a wild pitch, then scored on a single by Brooks, extending Pike Central's lead to 5 -3. A fter Stone singled to left and Croak drew a walk to load the bases, Barnes deliv- ered a run-scoring single, up- ping the Lady Chargers' lead to 6 -3. A sacrifice fly by freshman rightfielder Lauren Vaughn plated Stone extended Pike Central's lead to 7-3, setting the stage for Sorgius' three- run blast. "That looked good," Weis- man said of Sorgius' home See SORGIUS on 5