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B-4 Sports Wednesday, September 27, 2017 The Press-Dispatch At No. 1 doubles, the Chargers' team of junior Kyle Williams and sopho- more Quinton Sorgius won by forfeit over Patriots ju- niors Luke Peters and Josh Nelson. At No. 2 doubles, Char- gers sophomores Andrew Claridge and Colin Craig lost to the Patriots' team of junior Trae Hirt and sopho- more Zach Weaver 6 -1, 6 -2. Against Vincennes Lin- coln: SPORTS BRIEFS Co-ed softball benefit tourney to be held Oct. 21 A co-ed softball tourna- ment benefitting 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. Youth Day is October 14 Saturday, Oct. 14, will be a fantastic day for any- one interested in spend- ing time in the field or on the trap range. The 12th Annual Pike County Bird Hunter's Club NR A Youth Day is nearing, so mark your calenders for a day of varied outdoor activi- ty plus the chance to win one of 13 quality shotguns or rifles in a random draw- ing. Youth Day begins at 8 a.m. EDT with sign- in, breakfast and then a choice for youth of start- ing with BB gun shooting, darts, .22-caliber rifle, muzzle loading, archery, trap shooting or Chukar hunting over dogs. After lunch and a day of activities for young- sters and their families, a search and rescue demon- stration will be presented. This year, the Union Vol- unteer Fire Department will have a fire truck on display. At the conclusion of the day, a random drawing will be held for six Rem- ington 11-87 semi-auto shotguns, four Remington 20 -gauge 870 shotguns, two Ruger .22 rifles and the grand prize of a $700 Weatherby semi-auto shot gun. Included in the draw- ing are Bear Archery sets and equipment. All youth ages seven through 18 are welcome and are provided break- fast and lunch. Do not bring any firearms or am- munition to the event. All equipment plus 12 gauge, 20 gauge, 410 and 22 shells are provided by the club, the NR A and local organi- zations and sponsors. Par- ents are welcome and can enjoy breakfast and lunch for a donation. All 4-H shooting sports, boy and girl scouts and all other interested youth are wel- come. A hunter education card is required for Chu- kar hunting. The first 50 youth to register will re- ceive a free T-shirt. The club is located be- tween Oakland City and Petersburg about two miles west of SR 57 at Di- vision Road. Signs will be posted. For more in- formation, contact Chris Kinman at 812-789-3125 or Ray Bryant at 812-753- 4861. BOYS' TENNIS The Pike Central High School boys' tennis team members are, first row (l to r): Dalton Williams, Carlos Stewart, Jackson Keepes and Kyle Williams. Second row: Quinton Sorgius, Andrew Claridge, Colin Craig and Head Coach Brent Beck. Not pictured: Ethan Huck. Ed Cahill photo GOOD LUCK AT SECTIONALS 812-354-9670 350 W. MAIN, PETERSBURG DOUBLE J COLLISION CENTER OPEN: MON.-FRI. 8 A.M. - 5 P.M. 12th & Main StreetS, PeterSburg 812-354-6000 FICKLIN AUTO SUPPLY Phone: 812-354-9995 Online: www.fourstarfab.com Four Star Fabricators P.O. Box 67, Petersburg, IN 47567 Four Star Fabricators P.O. Box 67, Petersburg, IN 47567 350 W. Main, Petersburg • Next to Double J Collision Call for Carry-Out or Faster Service (812)354-2606 Joe Mama's Pizza HWY. 57 SOUTH, PETERSBURG, IN Phone: (812) 354-8542 WYATT SEED COMPANY, INC. The Press-Dispatch GO CHARGERS! TENNIS Continued from page 1 PCMS boys' tennis team falls to Forest Park The Pike Central Mid- dle School boys' tennis team dropped a 5 -0 loss to visiting Forest Park on Tuesday, Sept. 19. In singles matches, Parker Knust lost 8 -1, Al- ex Clark lost 8 -7 and No- lan Bailey lost 8 -0. In dou- bles matches, Adon Le- mond and Dietrich Dun- igan lost 8 -6 and Alex Gray and Carter Black- well lost 8 -2. In second-round singles matches, Alex Gray lost 6 -0 and Carter Blackwell lost 6 -0. In second-round doubles matches, Parker Knust and Alex Clark won 6 -3, and Jacob Carter and Nolan Bailey lost 6 -0. Pike Central closed out its season by hosting Southridge on Tuesday, Sept. 26. At No. 1 singles, Char- gers senior Jackson Keep- es lost to Alices' senior Brayden Seger 6 -0, 6 -1. At No. 2 singles, Char- gers senior Carlos Stewart lost to Alices' junior Isaac Lane 6 -0, 6 -1. At No. 3 singles, Char- gers freshman Ethan Huck lost to Alices' senior Sam Corrona 6 -0, 6 -0. At No. 1 doubles, the Chargers' team of junior Kyle Williams and sopho- more Quenton Sorgius lost to the Alices' team of Trev- or Stenger and Dustin Alt- stadt 6 -4, 6 -3. At No. 2 doubles, Char- gers sophomores Andrew Claridge and Colin Craig lost to the Alices' team of se- nior Blake Bobe and fresh- man Kyle Stenger 6 -2, 6 -1. In a junior varsity doubles match, the Chargers' team of sophomore Dalton Wil- liams and freshman Ethan Gorby lost to the Patriots' team of Quinton Seger and Nate Yang 8 -1. Pike Central ended the regular season with an over- all record of 5 -12, including a 2-6 mark against Pocket Athletic Conference oppo- nents. The Chargers will take on Forest Park in the semi- final round of the sectional tournament at Jasper at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27. The Pike Central-For- est Park winner will ad- vance to the championship match against the winner of the other semifinal match between Jasper and South- ridge at 4:30 p.m. on Thurs- day, Sept. 28. Pike Central High School sophomore Colin Craig returns the ball while playing doubles with sophomore teammate Andrew Claridge during a match against visiting Heritage Hills on Wednes- day, Sept. 20. Ed Cahill photo Nalley leads Lady Chargers to three-set win at Vincennes Rivet Senior Brook Nalley scored a team-high 13 points to lead the Pike Cen- tral High School volleyball team to a 25 -17, 25 -17, 25 -18 victory at Vincennes Rivet on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Nalley had eight kills, five ace serves and two blocks as the Lady Chargers im- proved to 9 -13 with their fifth straight win. Juniors Kylie Dawson (8 kills), Taylor Lamey (7 kills, 1 block) and Alyssa Jenkins (4 kills, 4 blocks) scored eight points each while se- nior Shelbi Pipes (3 ace serves, 3 kills) added six points. Junior Becca Crow led the Lady Chargers in set-assists with 15 while Shelbi Pipes and junior Madison Sisk added 10 and 2, respectively. Senior Morgan Whann, meanwhile, had a team- high 17 digs. Senior Peyton Sorgius (13 digs) and junior Alex Traylor (10 digs) also reached double figures in digs. Crow and Traylor also dished out two ace serves each. "We played very well," Pike Central head coach Tonya Walton said. "We had a strong offense going and the defense did a great job at getting the setters the ball. Overall, it was a great win! " South Spencer 3, Pike Central 0 Junior Alyssa Jenkins scored a team-high five points – all on kills – as the Lady Chargers dropped a 25 -15, 25 -18, 25 -13 loss at South Spencer on Thurs- day, Sept. 21. Senior Brook Nalley had four kills while senior Shelbi Pipes and juniors Kylie Daw- son and Taylor Lamey added two kills each. Senior Pey- ton Sorgius had Pike Cen- tral's only ace serve. Junior Becca Crow dished out a team-high nine set-as- sists while Shelbi Pipes had three. Senior Morgan Whann posted a team-high 30 digs. With the loss, the Lady Chargers slipped to 9 -14 overall and 2-2 in the Pock- et Athletic Conference. In the junior varsity con- test, sophomore Audrey Keepes had 10 kills to lead Pike Central to a 18 -25, 25 - 18, 15 -8 victory over South Spencer. Sophomores Aubrie Daw- son (4 kills, 1 ace serve), Alexis Englert (3 ace serves, 2 kills) and Karsyn Pipes (3 kills, 2 ace serves) scored five points each. Sophomore Emma Rus- sell dished out a team-high 12 set-assists while Daw- son and Keepes led the La- dy Chargers in digs with 15 and 11, respectively. Soph- omore Lily Frederick-Rice, who had two ace serves, add- ed nine digs. Pike Central, which host- ed Tell City on Tuesday, Sept. 26, will travel to Te- cumseh on Thursday, Sept. 28, before returning home to host Northeast Dubois on Monday, Oct. 2. On Tuesday, Oct. 3, the Lady Chargers will play at Gibson Southern. In addition, Pike Cen- tral's junior varsity squad will compete in a junior var- sity tournament being host- ed by Tecumseh on Satur- day, Sept. 30. PCMS cross country teams compete in Barr-Reeve Invitational Fifth grader Blaine Barnett finished 27th out of 82 total runners with a time of 12:45 as the Pike Central Middle School boys' cross country team competed in the Barr- Reeve Invitational on Thurs- day, Sept. 21. In addition, sixth grader Wyatt Luff placed 62nd with a time of 14:21. "Blaine and Wyatt were both mentally locked in and ready to compete in a chal- lenging race," Pike Central head coach Bridget Butch- er said. "The theme and fo- cus for the evening was to face your fears, whether that be the heat, the hills, or the competition. Blaine came out of the start elbows wide and fighting hard to make sure he was in a comfortable position with the pack. With time to settle into his race pace and everyone starting to spread out, he began passing people with ease. At one point I be- lieve he passed a good group of 10 athletes." "Wyatt did a great job sink- ing into his rhythm and main- taining a good, strong stride as he attacked the hills," Butcher continued. "This is something we have been working very hard on this sea- son, so it was great to see him See PCMS on 7