The Press-Dispatch
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B-4 Sports Wednesday, September 13, 2017 The Press-Dispatch Vikings sophomore Owen Kinker 6 -4, 7-5. • At No. 1 doubles, the Chargers' team of junior Kyle Williams and soph- omore Quinton Sorgius defeated Vikings juniors Michael Kappner and Al- ex Brehl 6 -2, 7-5. • At No. 2 doubles, Chargers sophomores Andrew Claridge and Colin Craig lost to the Vi- kings' team of junior Gar- rett Altmeyer and fresh- man Austin Barkley 6 -3, 6 -4. In junior varsity singles matches, Chargers fresh- man Ethan Gorby lost to Vikings freshman Liam Lubbehusen 8 -1 and to Vikings freshman Kon- ner Thyen 8 -3. Against Tell City: • At No. 1 singles, Chargers senior Jackson Keepes defeated Marks- men sophomore Neal Hol- linden. • At No. 2 singles, Chargers senior Carlos Stewart defeated Marks- men junior Ethan Maffia. • At No. 3 singles, Char- gers freshman Ethan Huck defeated Marks- men freshman Cameron Young. • At No. 1 doubles, the Chargers' team of junior Kyle Williams and sopho- more Quinton Sorgius de- feated Marksmen fresh- men Zach Goffinet and Anthony Koch. • At No. 2 doubles, Chargers sophomores Andrew Claridge and Col- in Craig won by forfeit. In junior varsity singles matches, Chargers fresh- man Dalton Williams de- feated Tell City's Corey Davis 6 -0 and Chargers freshman Ethan Gorby defeated Davis 6 -1. Against North Posey: • At No. 1 singles, Chargers senior Jackson Keepes lost to Rangers senior Collin Hochgesang 6 -2, 6 -2. • At No. 2 singles, Chargers senior Carlos Stewart lost to Rangers ju- nior Reid Steffey 6 -0, 6 -1. • At No. 3 singles, Chargers freshman Ethan Huck lost to Rang- ers freshman 6 -4, 6 -1. • At No. 1 doubles, the Chargers' team of junior Kyle Williams and soph- omore Quinton Sorgius lost to the Rangers' team of junior Aaron Hurst and senior Aaron Welp 6 -1, 6 - 3. • At No. 2 doubles, Chargers sophomores Andrew Claridge and Colin Craig defeated the Rangers' team of junior Joe Hurst and Caiden Per- sohn 7-6, 7-6. In junior varsity singles matches, freshman Ethan Gorby won 6 -4, and fresh- man Dalton Williams lost 6 -4 and won 6 -1. Pike Central (4-10 over- all, 2-5 in the Pocket Ath- letic Conference) will close out their regular season with home match- es against Boonville on Thursday, Sept. 14, Her- itage Hills on Monday, Sept. 18, Washington Catholic on Wednesday, Sept. 19, and Vincennes Lincoln on Thursday, Sept. 21. he left off before the holiday weekend, placing second overall in the boys' division with a personal record time of 17:31, beating his previous PR time of 17:58 set on Thurs- day, Aug. 31. "Draven continues to get faster, as he cut 27 seconds off his PR today," Roach said. The race marked the third straight outing that Huff – whose time was 29 seconds behind South Knox senior Zach Kirchoff's first-place time of 17:02 – has posted a personal record time. On Thursday, Aug. 31, Huff posted a personal record time of 17:58 to finish 12th in the junior/senior division of the Alan Hopewell Invitational at Gibson Southern, 63 seconds behind Kirchoff, who placed sixth with a time of 16:53. Two days earlier, in a home dual meet against North Knox, Huff posted a personal record time of 18:08, besting his previous PR time of 18:10. Chargers freshman Ijaa Chambers placed fourth with a time of 18:02; senior Caden Armstrong placed seventh with a time of 18:16; fresh- man Colt Armstrong placed ninth with a time of 19:15; and senior Jacob Bohnert placed 18th with a time of 20 :43. In addition, sophomore A.J. Hill placed 19th with a time of 20 :49, tying his pre- vious PR time; freshman Sam Jones placed 21st with a time of 20 :58; senior Garrett Manges placed 22nd with a time of 21:48; sophomore Sam Theising placed 24th with a time of 22:19; senior Lane Ridao placed 25th with a time of 22:35; and freshman Lane Potts placed 31st with a time of 24:59. As a team, Pike Central fin- ished second with 34 points, while South Knox took first with 23 points. North Daviess and Washington Catholic also participated but did not have enough runners to qualify for a team score. In the girls' race, Lady Chargers senior Halley Pow- ers placed fourth with a time of 22:32; freshman Lauren Young placed seventh with a time of 23:13; and senior Cailey Furman placed eighth with a season-best time of 23:13. In addition, freshman Charlotte Dudenhoef- fer placed 14th with a sea- son-best time of 25:24; ju- nior Lillie Pancake placed 15th with a time of 25:46; ju- nior Erin Craig placed 16th with a time of 25:50 ; and se- nior Brittany Young placed 17th with a time of 26:23. South Knox sophomore Mykayla Couchenour placed first overall with a time of 20 :11. As a team, Pike Central scored 48 points to place third behind South Knox (27 points) and North Daviess (45). "When evaluating things, I felt like we would gain more from a mental break enter- ing our halfway point than we would lose physically from the break," Roach said. "Racing is the best condi- tion we can have because it is a lot easier to push during a race than it is during prac- tice. It was a good kickoff to the week." Pike Central, which com- peted in the Princeton Invi- tational on Tuesday, Sept. 12, will participate in the South Knox Invitational on Satur- day, Sept. 16, and the Barr- Reeve Invitational on Tues- day, Sept. 19. "We are entering the most competitive part of our sea- son before we get to the post- season and that's why we wanted to give them a little mini-break from the wear and tear of the season," Roach said. "The spirits are up and they are ready to attack the second half of the season. It should be a lot of fun these next couple of races." SPORTS BRIEFS Co-ed softball benefit tourney to be held Oct. 21 A co-ed softball tourna- ment benefiting Tommy Daves will be played on Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Winslow ballpark, start- ing at 8 a.m. The entry fee is $200 per team. The deadline to sign up is Monday, Oct. 16. All proceeds will go di- rectly to Tommy Daves to help cover medical ex- penses associated with his battle with cancer. Concessions will be avail- able and a silent auction will also be held. For more information, call Bo Daves at (812) 582-1072 or Desiree Perry at (812) 582-9958. Petersburg Kiwanis Club's scramble results The foursome of Er- ic Smith, Nick Smith, Scott Smith and Justin Dixon won the Peters- burg Kiwanis Club's an- nual scramble on Satur- day, Sept. 9. The Smiths and Dixon placed first with a team score of minus-11, edg- ing out the second-place team of Mike Higdon, Tom Hunt, Stan Helsley and Tony Chamberlain – who had a team score of minus-10 – by one stroke. The team of Brett and Rhonda Warner and John and Steph Catt was third with a team score of mi- nus-9, while the team of Kyler Henry, Brian Brum- field, Chris Yon and Adam Thompson finished in last place with a team score of minus-1. Hunt won the closest to the pin and longest drive competitions while Steve Arnold won the longest putt competition. All proceeds from the scramble benefit the Pe- tersburg Kiwanis' Kids Christmas program, which helps underprivi- leged youth in Pike Coun- ty. 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. Red Ryder BB gun shoot set for Sept. 16 The Sons of the Amer- ican Legion's Red Ryder BB Gun Shoot will be held on Saturday, Sept. 16, starting at 1 p.m., at the American Legion Post 256 in Oakland City. The entry fee is $2 per round. Cash or meat priz- es will be awarded for ev- ery round. No pellet or better quality guns will be permitted. Loaner guns will be available for use. Admission is free for spectators. Concessions will be provided on site by the Ladies Auxiliary. Pike Central High School senior Caden Armstrong competes in a boys' cross coun- try meet against North Daviess, South Knox and Washington Cath- olic on Tuesday, Sept. 5, at Prides Creek Park. Armstrong placed seventh with a time of 18:16. Ed Ca- hill photo Pike Central High School junior Lil- lie Pancake com- petes in a girls' cross country meet against North Daviess and South Knox on Tues- day, Sept. 5, at Prides Creek Park. Pancake placed 15th with a time of 25:46. Ed Ca- hill photo Pike Central High School senior Britta- ny Young competes during a girls' cross country meet against North Daviess and South Knox on Tues- day, Sept. 5, at Prides Creek Park. Young placed 17th with a time of 26:23. Ed Ca- hill photo Pike Central High School freshmen Ijaa Chambers competes in the boys' cross country meet against North Daviess, South Knox and Washing- ton Catholic on Tues- day, Sept. 5, at Prides Creek Park. Cham- bers placed fourth with a time of 16:02. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Hal- ley Powers com- petes in a girls' cross country meet against North Daviess and South Knox on Tues- day, Sept. 5, at Prides Creek Park. Powers placed fourth with a time of 22:32. Ed Ca- hill photo Pike Central High School senior Carlos Stewart fol- lows through with his swing while play- ing No. 2 sin- gles in a boys' tennis match against vis- iting Forest Park on Mon- day, Sept. 11. Ed Cahill photo FOES Continued from page 1 PCMS cross country teams finish second at Jasper Fifth grader Xavery Weis- man placed second and eighth grader Anna White- head placed eighth as the Pike Central Middle School girls' cross country team fin- ished second in a dual meet hosted by Jasper on Tuesday, Sept. 5. "Although she came not expecting to win this race, Xavery came within one sec- ond away from such a victo- ry," Pike Central head coach Bridget Butcher said of Weis- man, who finished the race with a time of 12:57. "From the start line to the last 400 meters, Xavery was in the lead pack. With one girl by her side neck-and-neck they really battled hard to see who would win the first place spot." "Although Xavery did not finish in the exact place she wanted to, we discussed how important of a race this was for her, our team, and how each of our teammates must not let fear seep into our thoughts," Butcher added. Whitehead, meanwhile, had a time of 14:24, while eighth grader Quinlan Teague placed 14th with a time of 14:53. "One person I was very pleased to have such a good strong race was Quinlan," Butcher said. "Quinlan is al- ways a positive, hard-work- ing teammate who started and finished well today." Sixth grader Lexie Onyett placed 15th with a time of 14:55, and fifth grader Izzy Luker placed 18th with a time of 15:13. In addition: • Sixth grader Ruby Sal- lee placed 21st with a time of 15:18. • Sixth grader Michaela Gray placed 23rd with a time of 15:21. • Fourth grader Gracie Hill placed 24th with a sea- son-best time of 15:25. • Eighth grader Morgan Sallee placed 27th with a time of 15:43. • Fifth grader Eibhlin Teague placed 30th with a time of 16:04. • Fifth grader Karlee Bolin placed 40th with a time of 17:40. • Eighth grader Morgan Anderson placed 42nd with a time of 17:56. • Fifth grader Ella Hart- ke placed 43rd with a time of 18:10. • Fifth grader Brenna Potts placed 52nd with a time of 19:37. • Fifth grader Destiny Jackson placed 53rd with a time of 20 :15. • Eighth grader Hailey Parker placed 57th with a time of 23:14. As a team, Pike Central scored 58 points, while Jasper placed first with 19 points. In the boys' race, seventh grader Dallas Reutapohler placed 11th with a time of 12:33 and fifth grader Blaine Barnett placed 22nd with a time of 13:06 as Pike Central finished second in the dual meet. "Our boys faced a strong and large Jasper middle school team," Butcher said. "Dallas and Blaine both worked very hard to begin at the front with the top 20. With that in mind, Dallas crossed the finish line in 11th place and Blaine finished not far behind him." In addition, sixth grader Wyatt Luff placed 31st with a time of 14:19; fourth grad- er Brayden Hartley placed 37th with a time of 15:31; fourth grader Gary Ander- son placed 43rd with a time of 19:19; and fifth grader Car- ter McCain placed 47th with a time of 22:14. "Although a few of our teammates did not receive a ribbon or the ribbon of their choice, they each started and finished the race," Butch- er said. "Each one of these young children made them- selves push through the neg- ative voice in their head and believe in their potential." As a team, Pike Central had a score of 144 points. Jasper finished first with 16 points. HUFF Continued from page 1 PCMS cross country teams compete at Southridge Seventh grader Dallas Re- utepohler placed third and sixth grader Wyatt Luff fin- ished 11th as the Pike Cen- tral Middle School boys' cross country team com- peted in a three-team meet hosted by Southridge on Thursday, Sept. 7. Reutepohler completed the boys' middle school race with a time of 12:19 – tying his season-best time – while Luff had a time of 14:12. The host Raiders placed first as a team with 15 points. Neither Pike Cen- tral nor South Spencer had enough runners participat- ing to qualify for a team score. In the girls' middle school race, sixth grader Ruby Sal- lee placed ninth with a sea- son-best time of 13:19; eighth grader Anna White- head placed 14th with a time of 13:45; eighth grad- er Quinlan Teague placed 10th with a season-best time of 13:22; sixth grader Lex- ie Onyett placed 16th with a time of 14:14; sixth grader Michaela Gray placed 17th with a time of 16:52; and eighth grader Hailey Park- er placed 28th with a sea- son-best time of 18:51. The host Lady Raiders placed first as a team with 18 points, followed by South Spencer (53 points) and Pike Central (63). In the boys' elementa- ry school race, fifth grader Blaine Barnett placed sec- ond with a time of 12:27, ty- ing his season-best time; fourth grader Brayden Hartley placed sixth with a time of 14:24, tying his sea- son-best time; fourth grad- er Gary Anderson placed 13th with a time of 20 :19; and fifth grader Carter Mc- Cain placed 14th with a time of 20 :32. The host Raiders placed first with 15 points. Pike Central did not have enough runners participating to qualify for a team score. In the girls' elementa- ry school race, fifth grad- er Kaylyn Warner placed first with a time of 12:41; fifth grader Xavery Weis- man placed second with a time of 12:57; fifth grad- er Izzy Luker placed fifth with a personal record time of 14:11, besting her previ- ous PR time of 14:13; fourth grader Gracie Hill placed sixth with a personal record time of 14:32, besting her previous PR time of 15:25; fifth grader Eibhlin Teague placed seventh with a time of 15:01; and fifth grader Ella Hartke placed ninth with a time of 15:39. In addition, fifth grader Karlee Bolin placed 17th with a time of 17:29; fifth grader Brenna Potts placed 18th with a season-best time of 17:37; and fifth grader Destiny Jackson placed 20th with a time of 18:37. As a team, the Lady Char- gers placed first with 21 points. Southridge finished second with 36 points. "Today was a perfect day for our runners," Pike Cen- tral head coach Bridget Butcher said. "Although we have had a few injuries this week, I expected the kids to come out and have a great race. The weather was won- derful, and we had plenty of time to get hydrated, fueled and warmed up. The ener- gy and excitement from the kids felt exhilarating and I was more than ready to see what the night would bring." "This season, I have con- stantly discussed with both the boys and the girls the power of staying positive while running," Butcher add- ed. "Being your best friend and believing in yourself are our two biggest themes." Pike Central will trav- el to Vincennes Clark on Wednesday, Sept. 13, and will compete in the South Knox Invitational on Satur- day, Sept. 16.