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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, July 26, 2017 B-1 SPORTS Submit sports items: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: sports@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg This year's Heartland Half Marathon prepara- tions are underway as the sixth annual event is sched- uled to take place during Labor Day Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 2. The events will once again in- clude a half marathon, 5K, and team challenge, along with cash prizes for the top three finishers in both male and female divisions for the half marathon. The races will begin at 7:30 a.m. in the shadow of the Jasper Train Depot in Jasper, along the banks of the Patoka River, and will finish in the shade along the same river just a stone's throw away. This scenic course takes half marathon runners along a hilly route through commercial and residential neighborhoods with chal- lenging peaks midway through the race. The 5K starts and ends in the same location as the half mara- thon, but splits to take a different course close to the start of the race. The routes once again merge during the last leg of the race, which take runners along the scenic Jasper Riverwalk. The team challenge is a relay comprised of a four-person team and fol- lows the same course as the Heartland Half Mar- athon. The first runner in the relay will travel 3.8 miles, then pass along his/ her timing chip to the sec- ond runner. The second runner will then run 4.05 miles and pass along the chip. The third runner will run 2.5 miles, and fi- nal runner finishes off with the remaining 2.75 miles. The registration fee for the half marathon is $ 60 if registered by Aug. 13. A f- ter August 13, cost for the half marathon is $70. The 5K and team challenge reg- istration fee is $25 per per- son. Pre-registrants will re- ceive a technical shirt, and the first 500 half marathon- ers to preregister will also receive a special race gift. Registration can be com- pleted online at raceros- ter.com or at heartland- halfmarathon.com. For anyone interested in training with others in preparation for the Heart- land Half Marathon, the Southern Indiana Wolf- pack, based in Jasper, spon- sors a free training pro- gram every Sunday morn- ing beginning at 7 a.m. in front of the Jasper Fire Sta- tion, located at 309 East Sixth Street. Each workout begins with basic stretch- ing, plus a few short core drills prior to beginning the run/walk route. There are no pace requirements for this training group, as participants are free to run/walk at their own pace. The Heartland Half Mar- athon, 5K and Team Chal- lenge is being coordinat- ed by DC Multisport, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting health and wellness while giving back to local com- munities. Lodging infor- mation and race-day event volunteers are being co- ordinated by the Dubois County Visitors Center staff. The event corporate sponsor is Memorial Hospi- tal and Health Care Center. The majority of the pro- ceeds from this year's race will be given to the Phillip R. Dawkins Heart & Vas- cular Center at Memorial Hospital to be utilized for new integrative medicine services provided to car- diac patients. Ten percent of the proceeds will go to- wards the DC Multisport Endowment to ensure fu- ture stability of the orga- nization and to continue in its efforts to give towards worthy causes. For more informa- tion, visit www.heartland- halfmarathon.com or call Memorial Hospital's Mar- keting Department at 812- 996 -2333. Heartland Half Marathon giving cash prizes Pike Central High School rising junior Becca Crow (20) attempts a lay-up during a girls' var- sity basketball scrimmage at Evansville Reitz on Tuesday, July 18. The Lady Chargers won, 32-15. Ed Cahill photo See SPIKE on 2 By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net The Pike Central High School vol- leyball team placed third in Summer Spike, which was hosted by Washing- ton on Saturday, July 22. The Lady Chargers opened the four- team round-robin tournament with hard-fought straight-set losses to sec- tional foes Vincennes Lincoln (25 -21, 25 -23) and Washington (25 -24, 25 -23) before finishing the day with a 25 -15, 16 -25, 15 -6 victory over North Daviess. "I was very pleased with how they played," said Pike Central head coach Tonya Walton. "I made some changes offensively and was very impressed with how those played out. We con- tended closely with both teams ( Vin- cennes Lincoln and Washington) and were able to make adjustments as needed with a very young group." In the first game of the match against Vincennes Lincoln, the Lady Chargers fell behind 22-14 before scor- ing seven of the next eight points – in- cluding two on ace serves by rising ju- nior middle blocker Taylor Lamey and rising sophomore middle blocker/out- side hitter Audrey Keepes and two on kills by Keepes and rising junior Alys- sa Jenkins – to close to within 23-21. In the second game against the La- dy Alices, Pike Central fell behind 22- 13 before scoring nine consecutive points – including eight on serves by rising sophomore middle blocker/out- side hitter Alexis Englert – to pull even at 22-22. Vincennes Lincoln, however, scored three of the next four points to finish off the two-set victory. In the first set of the match against Washington, the Lady Chargers trailed 22-18 before scoring four straight points – including three on ace serves by rising senior libero Morgan Whann – to tie the score at 22-22. Following ties at 23-23 and 24-24, a kill by Washington rising sophomore outside hitter Makayla Sipes gave the Lady Hatchets a 25 -24 win. In the second game, Pike Central trailed by as many as four points – at 18 -14 – before rallying to tie the score at 20 -20 on a kill by Jenkins. A fter Washington scored the next four points to take a 24-20 lead, the Lady Chargers scored three straight points to pull to within 24-23. Howev- er, the Lady Hatchets would score the match-winning point on a net serve by Jenkins. "We played very well with Washing- ton," Walton said. "We were missing three upper classmen, including two returning varsity players (rising se- nior defensive specialist Peyton Sor- gius and rising senior middle blocker Brook Nalley), but we played very well with some very young players." The match against North Daviess was played in Washington Middle School's unair-conditioned gym as the temperature outside rose above 90 de- grees, with a heat index over 100 de- grees. During the first game, Pike Central scored seven straight points – includ- ing two on ace serves by rising senior Shelbi Pipes while Whann and Jenkins added one kill each – to open up a 10 -3 lead while cruising to a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three match. In the second game, the Lady Char- gers scored six straight points – in- cluding two on ace serves by rising junior Becca Crow – to erase an ear- ly 1-0 deficit, but North Daviess an- swered with seven straight points to take an 8 -7 lead. Following ties at 8 -8 and 9 -9, the Lady Cougars rattled off six unan- swered points to open up a 15 -9 lead. Pike Central would get no closer than two points – at 15 -13 – before North Daviess scored 10 of the next 13 points to even the match at one game each. LADY CHARGERS FINISH THIRD IN SUMMER SPIKE Pike Central High School rising junior Taylor Lamey (12) tries to block a hit by a Washington player during a girls' volleyball scrimmage at Summer Spike, which was hosted by the Lady Hatchets, on Sat- urday, July 22. The Lady Hatchets won 25-24, 25-23. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School rising junior Becca Crow (4) and rising sophomore Audrey Keepes (6) try to block a hit by a Washington player during a girls' volleyball scrimmage at Summer Spike, which was hosted by the Lady Hatchets, on Saturday, July 22. The Lady Hatchets won 25-24, 25-23. Ed Cahill photo Above: Pike Central High School rising senior Shelbi Pipes (1) goes up for a serve during a girls' volleyball scrim- mage against North Daviess at Summer Spike, which was hosted by Washington, on Sat- urday, July 22. The Lady Char- gers won 25-15, 16-25, 15-6. Ed Cahill photo Left: Pike Central High School rising junior Alyssa Jen- kins (left) tries to hit the ball past a Washington defender during a girls' volleyball scrim- mage at Summer Spike, which was hosted by the Lady Hatch- ets, on Saturday, July 22. The Lady Hatchets won 25-24, 25- 23. Ed Cahill photo Girls' Basketball photos See More inside on page 3 Petersburg Kiwanis Golf Scramble set for September 9 The Petersburg Ki- wanis Golf Scramble will be held on Saturday, Sept. 9, starting at 9 a.m., at the Prides Creek Golf Course. Sign-ups are now be- ing accepted at Prides Creek Golf Course. The cost is $40 per person or $160 for a four-person team. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three teams. In addition, hole spon- sorships are available for $100, although do- nations of any amount will be accepted. Please make checks payable to Kiwanis and mail them to Dustin Schnarr, P.O. Box 14, Petersburg, IN 47567. For more information, contact Dustin Schnarr at (812) 295 -8183 or the Prides Creek Golf Course at (812) 354-3059. All proceeds benefit the Petersburg Kiwan- is' Kids Christmas pro- gram, which helps under- privileged youth in Pike County.