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The Press-Dispatch Sports Wednesday, August 23, 2017 B- 5 Pike Central Middle School's Griffin Boyd (right) kicks the ball past a Gibson Southern de- fender during a boys' soccer match on Tuesday, Aug. 15. The host Titans won the contest, 4-1. Jim Capozella photo Above: Pike Central Middle School's Joey Rid- ao (left) tries to keep the ball away from a Gibson Southern defender during a boys' soccer match on Tuesday, Aug. 15. The host Titans won the con- test, 4-1. Jim Capozella photo Left: Pike Central Middle School's Devin Car- lisle (left) battles a Gibson Southern player for control of the ball during a boys' soccer match on Tuesday, Aug. 15. The host Titans won the con- test, 4-1. Jim Capozella photo Chargers place third in Pike Central Invitational The Pike Central High School boys' tennis team defeated South Spencer 5 -0 to finish third in the Pike Central Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 19. The Chargers, who had won the four-team tourna- ment eight years in a row, lost to North Daviess 4-1 in the opening round. The Cougars would go on to record a 5 -0 victo- ry over Wood Memorial in the championship match. "Saturday was very dis- appointing," Pike Central head coach Brent Beck said. "We lost to a North Daviess team that I feel we should have been able to compete with." Against North Daviess: At No. 1 singles, Char- gers senior Jackson Keep- es lost to Cougars senior Jeff Mayfield 6 -1, 6 -3. At No. 2 singles, Char- gers senior Carlos Stew- art lost to Cougars junior Garrett Huff 6 -3, 6 -2. At No. 3 singles, Char- gers sophomore Dalton Williams lost to Cougars junior Landon Mokris 6 - 0, 6 -2. At No. 1 doubles, the Chargers team of junior Kyle Williams and soph- omore Quinton Sorgius defeated Cougars juniors Caleb Wagler and Tyler Dunbar 6 -3, 6 -1. At No. 2 doubles, Char- gers sophomores Andrew Claridge and Colin Craig lost to Cougars sopho- mores Aric Wade and Hayden Parisian 6 -3, 6 -2. Against South Spencer: At No. 1 singles, Char- gers senior Jackson Keep- es defeated the Rebels' Mason Schmidt 6 -2, 6 -0. At No. 2 singles, Char- gers junior Kyle Williams defeated the Rebels' Tyler Mallory 6 -0, 6 -1. At No. 3 singles, Char- gers senior Carlos Stew- art defeated the Rebels' Zeke Donnelly 6 -0, 6 -2. At No. 1 doubles, Char- gers sophomores Quinton Sorgius and Dalton Wil- liams won by forfeit. At No. 2 doubles, Char- gers sophomores Andrew Claridge and Colin Craig won by forfeit. On Wednesday, Aug. 16, Pike Central dropped a 5 -0 Pocket Athletic Conference loss at North Posey 5 -0. At No. 1 singles, Char- gers senior Jackson Keep- es lost to North Posey's Dylan Brown 6 -0, 6 -0. At No. 2 singles, Char- gers senior Carlos Stew- art lost to North Posey's Wes Voegel 6 -1, 6 -2. At No. 3 singles, Char- gers sophomore Dalton Williams lost to North Posey's Ian Heinlin 6 -0, 6 -2. At No. 1 doubles, the Chargers team of junior Kyle Williams and soph- omore Quinton Sorgi- us lost to North Posey's Riley Drone and Blake Schmitt 6 -1, 6 -2. At No. 2 doubles, Char- gers sophomores Andrew Claridge and Colin Craig lost to North Posey's Cole Koester and Caleb Wass- mer 6 -1, 6 -3. In a junior varsity match, Chargers fresh- man Ethan Huck lost 8 -3. "North Posey is one of the top teams in our con- ference," said Beck. "We didn't play our best ten- nis, and they played ex- tremely well. The only spot we really competed at was No. 2 doubles." Pike Central (1-3 over- all, 0 -1 in the PAC) played at PAC foe Gibson South- ern on Monday, Aug. 21. The Chargers will return to action on Wednes- day, Aug. 23, when they will host Tecumseh in a PAC match starting at 5:30 p.m. One week lat- er, on Wednesday, Aug. 30, Pike Central will host South Spencer in anoth- er PAC match starting at 5:30 p.m. Charger netters fall at Gibson Southern The Pike Central High School boys' tennis team dropped a 5 -0 loss at Gib- son Southern on Monday, Aug. 21. At No. 1 singles, Char- gers senior Jackson Keep- es lost to Titans' freshman Max Braselton 6 -3, 6 -2. At No. 2 singles, Char- gers senior Carlos Stewart lost to Titans sophomore Jarrett Klusmeier 6 -2, 6 -4. At No. 3 singles, Char- gers sophomore Dalton Williams lost to Titans ju- nior Gavin Graper 6 -3, 6 -0. At No. 1 doubles, the Chargers' duo of junior Kyle Williams and sopho- more Quinton Sorgius lost to the Titans' team of junior Daniel Knapp and fresh- man Evan Brock 6 -3, 6 -1. At No. 2 doubles, Char- gers' sophomores Andrew Claridge and Colin Craig lost to Titans' seniors Cam- eron Foster and Derrick Lynn 6 -3, 6 -2. In junior varsity action, freshman Ethan Huck dropped two singles match- es by scores of 8 -4 and 5 -2. With the loss, Pike Cen- tral fell to 1-4 overall and 0 -2 in the Pocket Athletic Conference. Heartland Half Marathon giving cash prizes This year's Heartland Half Marathon preparations are underway as the sixth annual event is scheduled to take place during Labor Day Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 2. The events will once again include 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 residen- tial neighborhoods with challenging peaks midway through the race. The 5K starts and ends in the same location as the half mara- thon, but splits to take a dif- ferent 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 sce- nic Jasper Riverwalk. The team challenge is a re- lay comprised of a four-per- son team and follows the same course as the Heart- land Half Marathon. The first runner in the relay will travel 3.8 miles, then pass along his/her timing chip to the second runner. The second runner will then run 4.05 miles and pass along the chip. The third runner will run 2.5 miles, and final runner finishes off with the remaining 2.75 miles. The registration fee for the half marathon was $ 60 if registered by Aug. 13. A f- ter Aug. 13, the cost for the half marathon is $70. The 5K and team challenge registra- tion fee is $25 per person. Registration can be com- pleted online at raceroster. com or at heartlandhalfmar- athon.com. For anyone interested in training with others in preparation for the Heart- land Half Marathon, the Southern Indiana Wolfpack, based in Jasper, sponsors a free training program ev- ery Sunday morning begin- ning at 7 a.m. in front of the Jasper Fire Station, locat- ed at 309 East Sixth Street. Each workout begins with basic stretching, plus a few short core drills prior to beginning the run/walk route. There are no pace re- quirements 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 ded- icated to promoting health and wellness while giving back to local communities. Lodging information and race-day event volunteers are being coordinated by the Dubois County Visitors Center staff. The event cor- porate sponsor is Memori- al Hospital and Health Care Center. The majority of the pro- ceeds from this year's race will be given to the Phillip R. Dawkins Heart & Vascu- lar Center at Memorial Hos- pital to be utilized for new integrative medicine ser- vices provided to cardiac patients. Ten percent of the proceeds will go towards the DC Multisport Endowment to ensure future stability of the organization and to con- tinue in its efforts to give to- wards worthy causes. For more information, vis- it www.heartlandhalfmara- thon.com or call Memori- al Hospital's Marketing De- partment at 812-996 -2333. PCMS Boys' Soccer vs. Gibson Southern Call us at 812-354-8500 or email sports@pressdispatch.net GOT SPORTS NEWS? SOMETHING NEWSWORTHY? Give us a call: 812-354-8500 you can learn a lot from the Newspaper! Encourage your children to make reading the newspaper a part of their everyday routine for lifelong learning. 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