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The Press-Dispatch Sports Wednesday, May 24, 2017 B- 3 year." "I was very proud of the way Gavin and Tyler jumped at sectionals," Knight said. "Gavin, Tyler and ( junior) Baron Earley have worked very hard this year at pole vault. At the end of each prac- tice, those three are always the last to leave." "It really helps having a couple of kids each year that are good at this event," Knight added. "They keep pushing each other and keep each oth- er jumping higher." Knight noted that Tyler Kirby spent much of the 2017 regular season behind Boyd and Earley, who placed sev- enth in pole vault during the sectional meet as a freshman with a leap of 9 feet, 10 inches and placed third in the event during the sectional meet as a sophomore with a leap of 11 feet. "Tyler has improved each meet and each practice," Knight said. "Tyler came in this year jumping under the two juniors at 8 -6. He worked very hard and has moved up in pole lengths and weights to improve that height each time." "Tyler is a very good ath- lete and also a good kid," Knight added. "He is one of those kids that will try or do anything you ask him to do, and will try his hardest to be the best at what he is doing. He's another one of those kids a coach really enjoys having on a team." Because each school is lim- ited to no more than two ath- letes per individual event at the sectional meet, Earley was the odd man out, Knight noted. "Baron has worked hard and has given us every- thing all year and is jumping heights right there with the other two," Knight said. "All three will be back next year." "The Evansville (Central) regional is a very big and com- petitive meet, and also very fun to compete in," Knight added. "Let's hope Mother Nature is kind to us and both Gavin and Tyler can push each other to more personal best heights." Boyd and Tyler Kirby also teamed up with senior Jared McCord and freshman Sam Theising to advance to the regional meet in the 400 -me- ter relay with a third-place fin- ish in the event with a time of 46.49 seconds. In addition, McCord ad- vanced to the regional meet in three individual events af- ter finishing second in the 300 -meter hurdles with a time of 42.40 seconds, finish- ing third in the 110 -meter hur- dles with a time of 16.25 sec- onds and finishing third in high jump with a leap of 6 feet. "For Jared to advance in all four events is amazing," Kramer said. "We knew going into sectionals that he had a great opportunity to advance in all four, and he performed well." "He has made it to regionals all four years in the 300 -meter hurdles and three out of four years in the 110 -meter hur- dles," Kramer added. "You definitely don't have someone like that come around very often, and it's a testament to him and his hard work and de- sire to go year after year." Also placing for the Char- gers, but not advancing to the regional meet, were: • Boyd, who placed fourth in the 100 -meter dash with a time of 12.00 seconds. • Theising, who placed sixth in the 300 -meter hur- dles with a personal record time of 45.40 seconds, best- ing his previous PR time of 45.68 seconds. • Sophomore Adam Kir- by, who placed seventh in the 400 -meter dash with a time of 55.91 seconds. • Sophomore Andrew Krieg, who placed sixth in discus with a personal record throw of 114 feet, 10 inches, besting his previous PR throw of 114 feet, 4 inches. • Freshman Nate Wool- ery, who placed seventh in the 3,200 -meter run with a per- sonal record time of 10 :47.12, besting his previous PR time of 11:10.60. • The team of Theising, Woolery, sophomore Chris- tian Benson and freshman A.J. Hill, who placed eighth in the 3,200 -meter relay with a time of 9:43.89. Benson also finished 11th in the 800 -meter run with a personal record time of 2:21.67, besting his previous PR time of 2:25.53; and soph- omore Jacob Vest finished 12th in the 400 -meter dash with a personal record time of 58.91 seconds, besting his previous PR time of 59.55 sec- onds, while the team of Ben- son, Theising, Vest and soph- omore Hunter Kunz finished 11th in the 1,600 -meter relay with a time of 3:59.36. In addition: • Tyler Kirby finished 18th during prelminaries for the 100 -meter dash with a time of 12.91 seconds. • Earley finished 17th during preliminaries for the 200 -meter dash with a time of 26.27 seconds. • Vest finished 19th during preliminaries for the 200 -me- ter dash with a time of 27.25 seconds. As a team, Pike Central finished fifth out of 11 teams with 57.5 points. Prince- ton took first place with 146 points, followed by Gibson Southern (92 points), Vin- cennes Lincoln (75.5) and South Knox (64). Barr-Reeve was sixth with 49 points, fol- lowed by North Knox (48), Washington (42), North Da- viess (23), Wood Memorial (18) and Tecumseh (8). SPORTS BRIEFS Dubois County Bombers announce youth skills camp dates The Dubois County Bombers have announced the dates of their upcom- ing youth skills camps. The Bombers' coach- ing staff and players will provide valuable baseball instruction to area youth from 6 to 15 years of age at camps in Huntingburg and Jasper. The first camp will take place June 26 -28 at League Stadium in Hunt- ingburg. The second camp will take place Ju- ly 10 -12 at the JYSC Little League Fields in Jasper. Each camp will be di- vided into two sessions by age, with ages 6 -9 years reporting from 9 a.m.-10 :30 a.m. daily and ages 10 -15 years report- ing from 10 :30 a.m. to noon daily. All camps cover throw- ing progression/pitching, hitting drills/bunting/ base running, and fielding position by position, plus a game to end the camp with a whole lot of fun. The cost of each three- day camp is $ 60 per par- ticipant, which includes – in addition to the great baseball instruction – a camp t-shirt and a ticket to a Bombers baseball game. Registration forms are available on the Bombers website at www.dcbomb- ers.com, by e-mailing dc- bombers@psci.net or by calling the Bombers office at 812-683-3700. Registra- tion forms are due by June 10 to guarantee a t-shirt. However, enrollment will be taken after that date as well as at the door. Please arrive early for registra- tion. VU men's basketball offering summer shootout, skills camps The Vincennes Uni- versity men's basketball team will be offering its shootout camp for mid- dle school aged campers (grades 6 -8) on Thursday, June 8; session one for varsity and junior varsity athletes on Friday, June 9; and session two for varsi- ty and junior varsity ath- letes on Saturday, June 10. The shootouts will be held in the Vincennes Uni- versity P.E. Complex. Cost for attendance is $200 for one team, $ 375 for two teams and a deposit of $50 is required. The camp will include four games during which players will scrimmage against other schools from all over the Midwest, as well as sharp- en their skills heading in- to the season. The Trailblazers will al- so be offering an individ- ual skills camp for boys June 16 -June 18. The cost for the boy's camp is $175 for parents planning for their child to commute back and forth or $215 if the camper plans to stay in the dorms and eat meals at the Tecumseh Dining Center. A $50 de- posit is required to attend the boys camp. Registration will be held at the P.E. Complex from 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 16, at the front entrance. Campers that will be staying over- night will also receive dorm assignments at that time. Finally, an offensive skills camp for boys and girls in 3rd through 10th grades will be offered Ju- ly 6 -8. The cost is $110, which includes meals pro- vided at the Tecumseh Dining Center on Wednes- day, July 6, and Thursday, July 7, along with a camp t- shirt. Campers are asked to register between 8:30 a.m.-9 a.m. on Wednesdy, July 6, at the front of the VU P.E. Complex. For more registration information and registra- tion flyers, visit govutrail- blazers.com and click "Men's Basketball" under the camps tab. SECTIONAL Continued from page 1 ADVANCE Continued from page 1 UPCOMING SPORTS SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 High School Baseball: Sectional Tournament at Jasper – Vincennes Lincoln vs. Jasper, 6 p.m.; Wash- ington vs. Southridge, 8 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 25 High School Boys' Golf: Pike Central at Barr- Reeve, 4:30 p.m. High School Boys' Track and Field: Pike Central in Regional Meet at Evansville Central, 6 p.m. MONDAY, MAY 29 High School Baseball: Sectional Tournament at Jasper – Vincennes Lincoln-Jasper winner vs. Wash- ington-Southridge winner, 11 a.m.; Princeton vs. Pike Central, following first game; Championship game, 8 p.m. FRIDAY, JUNE 2 High School Boys' Golf: Pike Central in Sectional Tournament at Country Club of Old Vincennes, 9 a.m. Above: Pike Central High School junior Gavin Boyd approaches the finish line while running the final leg of the 400-meter relay during the sec- tional meet on Thursday, May 18, at Princeton. Boyd teamed up with senior Jared McCord and freshmen Tyler Kirby and Sam Theising to place third with a time of 46.49 seconds. Andy Heur- ing photo Below: Pike Central High School freshman Ty- ler Kirby clears the crossbar while competing in pole vault during the sectional meet on Thursday, May 18, at Princeton. Kirby placed first in the event with a personal record leap of 13 feet to ad- vance to the regional meet on Thursday, May 25, at Evansville Central. Andy Heuring photo Pike Central High School senior Jared McCord attempts to leap over the crossbar while compet- ing in high jump during the sectional meet on Thursday, May 18, at Princeton. McCord placed third in the event with a leap of 6 feet to advance to the regional meet on Thursday, May 25, at Evansville Central. McCord also placed second in the 300-meter hurdles and third in the 110-me- ter hurdles and teamed up with junior Gavin Boyd and freshmen Tyler Kirby and Sam Theis- ing to place third in the 400-meter relay. Andy Heuring photo See TR ACK on 5 veld added. "She has done it in practice but not yet in a meet." Vincennes Lincoln junior Rachel Frey won the pole vault competition with a leap of 9 feet, while North Knox sophomore Mikinzi Meurer placed second with a leap of 8 feet, 6 inches. Meanwhile, Pike Central junior Halley Powers tied Princeton junior Ashlyn An- this for fifth place with a per- sonal record tying leap of 7 feet, 6 inches. Also qualifying to ad- vance to the regional meet was junior Taylor Deffen- doll, who placed fourth in high jump with a leap of 4 feet, 8 inches. While only the top three finishers – Vincennes Lin- coln senior Victoria De- Brock, Washington junior Sara Lewis and Wood Me- morial junior Lexi Lash- brook – automatically ad- vanced to the regional meet, the competitors with the next four best performanc- es from the Floyd Central, Mount Vernon (Posey), Per- ry Central and Princeton sectionals also advanced. The next three best per- formances were by North Harrison junior Emily Ne- aly, who placed fourth in the Floyd Central sectional with a leap of 5 feet, New Alba- ny senior Erin Torres, who placed fifth in the Floyd Cen- tral sectional with a leap of 4 feet, 10 inches, and North Posey junior Danielle Per- ry, who placed fourth in the Mount Vernon (Posey) sec- tional with a leap of 4 feet, 10 inches. A total of 14 competitors – including Deffendoll – who had leaps of 4 feet, 8 inches also advanced, bringing the number of regional qualifi- ers in high jump to 29. "I am just happy for Tay- lor to have this experience as a junior," Biesterveld said. "She started high jump for me as a sixth grader, and it is always nice to see hard work pay off." Sophomore Alyssa Jen- kins just missed advanc- ing to the regional meet in discus, placing fourth with a throw of 93 feet, 2 inches – more than three feet less than her personal best throw Upper Left: Pike Central High School junior Taylor Deffendoll attempts to clear the cross bar while competing in high jump during the sectional meet on Tuesday, May 16, at Princeton. Deffendoll finished fourth with a leap of 4 feet, 8 inches to advance to the regional meet on Tuesday, May 23, at Evans- ville Central. Ed Cahill photo Upper Right: Pike Central High School sophomore Lillie Pancake attempts to clear the cross bar while competing in pole vault during the sectional meet on Tuesday, May 16, at Princeton. Pancake finished third with a personal re- cord leap of 8 feet to advance to the regional meet on Tuesday, May 23, at Evansville Central. Ed Cahill photo Right: Pike Central High School sophomore Erin Craig competes in the 300-meter hurdles during the sectional meet on Tuesday, May 16, at Princ- eton. Ed Cahill photo