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B-4 Sports Wednesday, August 30, 2017 The Press-Dispatch ace serve by senior Shelbi Pipes – to take a 7-6 lead. Following ties at 7-7, 8 -8, 9 -9, 10 -10, 11-11, 12-12, 13- 13, 14-14 and 15 -15, a kill by Pipes gave the Lady Char- gers a 16 -15 lead. However, the Lady Warriors scored six of the next seven points to take a 21-17 lead. Pike Central would score three straight points - in- cluding two on blocks by Nalley – to close to with- in 21-20. Following an ex- change of points, North Knox finished off the first set with a 3-0 run on three consecutive kills by junior Makinzi Maurer. In the second set, the La- dy Warriors took control from the start, outscoring Pike Central 8 -1 as sopho- more Emilee Organ scored five points on three kills and two blocks. Lamey (five kills) and Nalley (three kills and two blocks) led the Lady Char- gers with five points each while Pipes (two kills and one ace serve) added three. Crow and Pipes led Pike Central in set-assists with six and four, respectively. Whann had a team-high 12 digs while Pipes added nine. Pike Central 2, North Daviess 0 In the first set, Pike Cen- tral scored four straight points – on kills by juniors Kylie Dawson and Alyssa Jenkins and two ace serves by Nalley – to take a 5 -2 lead. Then, leading 6 -4, the La- dy Chargers scored four of the next five points – includ- ing one on an ace serve by senior Peyton Sorgius – to open up a 10 -5 lead. With North Daviess trailing 21-16, Pike Central scored four unanswered points – the last on an ace serve by Crow – to finish off the first-set win. In the second set, the La- dy Chargers scored eight straight points – including four on ace serves by Crow – to erase an early 1-0 deficit. The Lady Cougars would close to within one point be- fore Pike Central, leading 15 -14, scored three of the next four points to open up an 18 -15 lead. North Daviess would get no closer than two points – at 18 -16 and 21-19 – the rest of the match. Crow led the Lady Char- gers in scoring with eight points on six ace serves and two kills while Jenkins add- ed five points, all on kills. Nalley (two ace serves and one kill) and Pipes (two kills and one block) netted three points each. Crow also had a team-high five set-as- sists while Pipes had three. Whann led Pike Central in digs with 13 while Pipes and Sorgius added eight and sev- en, respectively. Flora (Ill.) 2, Pike Central 0 Trailing 8 -7 in the first set, Flora (Ill.) scored five straight points to take a 12- 8 lead. Pike Central closed to within two points twice (18 -16 and 19 -17) before the Wolgals went on a 3-0 run – on a kill and two ace serves by senior Sydney Cammon – to open up a 22-17 lead. A fter the Lady Chargers scored back-to-back points – the second on a block by Jenkins – to narrow the defi- cit to 22-19, Flora ended the set with a 3-0 scoring run, with the last point coming on an ace serve by senior Skylar Freeman. In the second set, Pike Central led by as many as four points – at 8 -4 and 12- 8 – before the Wolgals went on a 12-3 scoring run to surge ahead 20 -15. The La- dy Chargers would get no closer than four points the rest of the match. Nalley paced Pike Central in scoring with 10 points on five ace serves, four kills and one block, Pipes had four kills while Lamey had three. Crow, who had a team-high seven set-assists, and Jenkins also had one block each. Whann, mean- while, led the Lady Char- gers in digs with 17. • On Monday, Aug. 28, Pike Central dropped a 25 - 12, 25 -18, 26 -24 loss to vis- iting Evansville Reitz. Jen- kins led the Lady Chargers in scoring with five kills and two blocks while Lamey had six kills. Whann had a team- high 19 digs. Also reaching double figures in digs were Traylor (16), Nalley (11) and Pipes (10). Pike Central, which dropped a 25 -10, 25 -19, 25 - 12 loss to visiting Loogootee on Thursday, Aug. 24, fell to 2-6 overall with the loss. In the junior varsity con- test, sophomore Emma Russell dished out eight ace serves – along with 14 set-assists – to go along with two kills to score a team-high 10 points. Soph- omore Alexis Englert added 8.5 points on six kills, 1-1/2 blocks and one ace serve. Sophomore Audrey Keep- es had five kills and one ace serve while sophomore Au- brie Dawson had four kills and one ace serve. Keepes also had 16 digs, while Rus- sell and sophomore Karsyn Pipes had 14 and 13 digs, re- spectively. Pike Central, which played at Forest Park on Tuesday, Aug. 29, will trav- el to Shoals on Thursday, Aug. 31, and to Wood Me- morial on Tuesday, Sept. 5, before returning home to host Southridge on Thurs- day, Sept. 7. SPORTS BRIEFS Petersburg Kiwanis Golf Scramble set for September 9 The Petersburg Kiwan- is Golf Scramble will be held on Saturday, Sept. 9, starting at 9 a.m., at the Prides Creek Golf Course. Sign-ups are now being 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 dona- tions of any amount will be accepted. Please make checks payable to Kiwan- is and mail them to Dustin Schnarr, P.O. Box 14, Pe- tersburg, 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. Petersburg Little League to hold election for officers The Petersburg Little League will be having a meeting on Sunday, Sept. 10, for anyone interested in being a league officer for the coming year. The Petersburg Little League 2017 board offi - cers election will be Sun- day, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Petersburg Little League concession. Anyone interested in a league office or voting for the officers is welcome. New members are re - quired to attend. For more information, call Joey O'Brien at (812) 486 -7107. Tryouts for travel softball team scheduled The Diamond Cutters 03, based out of Odon, will be hosting an open tryout from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16, at North Daviess High School. The Diamond Cutters are looking to add to a sol- id core of players, Specif- ic needs include a steady, reliable pitcher, a solid catcher and utility play- ers. Big bats are a defi- nite plus. Any girl born in 2003 or 2004 is eligible. For more information, call Mark Neukam at (812) 709-0116 or email mark.a.neukam.civ@ mail.mil. All-Sports Pass available at Pike Central High School Individuals planning on attending a large number of regular season sports contests at Pike Central High School during the 2017-18 school year can save money on admission fees by purchasing the All-Sports Pass. The All-Sports Pass, which is good for all regular season home events at Pike Central High School, costs $70 for adults and $50 for students and seniors. A family package is available, if all passes are purchased at the same time. Fans must purchase two adult passes at the regular price and the student passes for students in the same family are $10 each – a savings of $40 per student pass. All-Sports Passes are available at the Pike Central High School front office from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The All-Sports Pass will be good for entry into varsity and junior varsity football games, volleyball, boys' and girls' soccer, boys' and girls' basketball, wrestling, swimming and all spring sports. For more information about the All-Sports Pass, call Pike Central High School front office at (812) 354-8478. VOLLEY Continued from page 1 Heartland Half Marathon to be held Saturday The Sixth Annual Heartland Half Mara- thon will be held on Sat- urday, 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 run- ners along a hilly route through commercial and residential neighbor- hoods with challenging peaks midway through the race. The 5K starts and ends in the same lo- cation 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 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 finish- es off with the remaining 2.75 miles. The registration fee for the half marathon was $ 60 if registered by Aug. 13. A fter Aug. 13, the cost for the half mar- athon is $70. The 5K and team challenge registra- tion fee is $25 per person. Registration can be completed online at ra- ceroster.com or at heart- landhalfmarathon.com. The Heartland Half Marathon, 5K and Team Challenge is being coor- dinated 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 corpo- rate sponsor is Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center. The majority of the proceeds from this year's race will be given to the Phillip R. Dawkins Heart & Vascular Center at Me- morial Hospital to be uti- lized for new integrative medicine services pro- vided to cardiac patients. Ten percent of the pro- ceeds will go towards the DC Multisport Endow- ment to ensure future sta- bility of the organization and to continue in its ef- forts to give towards wor- thy causes. For more information, visit www.heartland- halfmarathon.com or call Memorial Hospital's Mar- keting Department at 812- 996 -2333. Pike Central High School junior Becca Crow (14) and senior Brook Nalley (13) attempt to block a hit by North Daviess senior Kacey Jones (23) during the Screen Printing Plus Invitational at Vincennes Lincoln High School on Saturday, Aug. 26. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Peyton Sorgius (11) passes the ball during a match against North Knox played at Vincennes Clark Middle School as part of the Screen Printing Plus Invitational on Sat- urday, Aug. 26. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School ju- nior Kylie Dawson (27) goes up to hit the ball during a match against Mount Vernon (Posey) played at Vincennes Clark Mid- dle School as part of the Screen Printing Plus Invitational on Sat- urday, Aug. 26. Ed Cahill photo Left: Pike Central High School junior Alys- sa Jenkins (16) attempts to block a hit by Flora senior Sydney Cammon (14) during the Screen Printing Plus Invitational at Vincennes Lincoln High School on Saturday, Aug. 26. Ed Cahill photo take off and keep the girl behind her." "The huge excitement in a sprint finish after such a hard race is what we all love to see, and Erin deliv- ered today," Roach added. Junior Lillie Pancake placed 18th with a time of 27:45; and senior Brittany Young placed 23rd with a time of 29:14. As a team, Pike Central scored a total of 39 points, one point behind first-place finisher Southridge's 38. Heritage Hills was third with 49 points. Shoals and Springs Valley also par- ticipated but did not have enough runners to qualify for a team score. In the boys' race, junior Draven Huff placed fourth out of 46 runners with a time of 18:18, just one sec- ond ahead of Southridge freshman Cameron Giles, who placed fifth with a time of 18:19. "For the second year in a row, Draven led our boys in this race," Roach said. "He ran just behind the lead pack the whole race and out-sprinted Giles at the very end to take fourth place." Freshman Ijaa Cham- bers, meanwhile, placed sixth with a time of 18:45, while senior Caden Arm- strong finished seventh with a time of 18:46. "Ijaa and Caden were close to Huff the whole race as we packed together at the top very well again," Roach said. Freshman Colt Arm- strong was 13th with a time of 19:59; senior Gar- rett Manges was 19th with a time of 20 :28; and senior Jacob Bohnert was 20th with a time of 20 :34. "Garrett and Jacob both cut a little over a minute off their time from Thurs- day as they were neck-and- neck for most of the race, fighting for our fifth spot," Roach said. In addition, sophomore A.J. Hill placed 27th with a time of 22:15; freshman Sam Jones placed 30th with a time of 22:26.7; sophomore Sam Theising placed 34th with a time of 22:52; senior Lane Ridao placed 36th with a time of 23:23; and freshman Lane Potts placed 37th with a time of 24:16. As a team, Pike Central had a score of 39 points, 16 points behind the 33 points scored by first-place Heri- tage Hills. Southridge fin- ished third with 55 points, followed by Springs Val- ley (97 points) and Shoals (131). "This race was a great early test for both teams as this is the course we will be running our con- ference race on this year," Roach said. "All day long, it kind of seemed like there was a high possibility we would get stormed out. It's very hard to get fully men- tally prepared if you aren't certain that you will be rac- ing. So, from that aspect, I was proud of the kids that they were ready to battle through the mental things that take you out of your routine and still come out and show improvement." Pike Central, which hosted North Knox on Tuesday, Aug. 29, will com- pete in the Alan Hopewell Invitational hosted by Gib- son Southern on Thursday, Aug. 31, before returning home to host North Da- viess, South Knox and Washington Catholic on Tuesday, Sept. 5. SECOND Continued from page 1