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B-2 Sports Wednesday, November 1, 2017 The Press-Dispatch points. Forest Park is fourth with 207.6 points, followed by North Posey (197.6 points), Southridge (195), Tell City (170), South Spen- cer (110) and Tecumseh (80). In 2016 -17, the Chargers finished fifth with a total of 495 points, Heritage Hills (726.7), Gibson South- ern (612.5), North Posey (547.5) and Tell City (510). Forest Park was sixth with 496.7 points, followed by Southridge (461.7), South Spencer (365) and Tecum- seh (510). The Lady Chargers – who placed third in the PAC's all- sports standings last year – are currently in fourth place with 195 points af- ter finishing fourth in golf (60 points), fourth in cross country (60 points), sixth in soccer (40 points) and tied for sixth with South Spen- cer in volleyball (35 points) this past fall. At the same point last year, the Lady Chargers were in second place with 255 points after finishing second in golf (85 points), third in cross country (70 points), fourth in soccer (60 points) and sixth in volley- ball (40 points). Gibson Southern, which has won the girls' all-sports trophy six years in a row, is currently first with 355 points, Heritage Hills is second with 255 points and Forest Park is third with 215 points. North Posey and South Spencer are tied for fifth with 175 points each, followed by Southridge (155 points), Tell City (140) and Tecumseh (125). In 2016 -17, the Lady Char- gers finished third with a total of 462.5 points, trail- ing Gibson Southern (680 points) and Heritage Hills (580). Forest Park was fourth with 460 points, fol- lowed by Southridge (445), South Spencer (425), North Posey (355), Tell City (325) and Tecumseh (230). PAC Continued from page 1 SPORTS BRIEFS Co-ed softball tournament set for Nov. 4-5 The 1st annual Fall Co-ed Softball Tournament will be on Saturday, Nov. 4, and Sunday, Nov. 5, at the Petersburg Little League fields. All participants must be 18 years of age or older. All teams will have a maximum of 12 players per team, with a minimum of four females. The registration fee is $200 per team. For more information or to register, contact – via text message – Joey O'Brien at 812-486 -7107 or Shanna Hallett at 317-460 -3907, or visit the event's Facebook page, Petersburg CoEd Softball Fall Tourney. Boys' Charger Cub basketball to conduct sign-ups Nov. 16 Charger Cub basket- ball sign-ups for any boy in grades 1 through 5 who are interested in partic- ipating will be conduct- ed on Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Pike Central High School gymnasium, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Charger Cub basketball practices will be on Satur- day, Nov. 18, in the Pike Central Middle School gym. Grades 1-2 will prac- tice from 9 a.m.-10 :15 a.m. and Grades 3-5 will prac- tice from 10 :30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Registration will be conducted at the door on Saturday, Nov. 18, as well. Each player will re- ceive instruction on the skills and drills essential for the game of basketball, game play, contests, and a league T-shirt. The cost is $40 for the first child and $ 30 for each additional child in the same family. Checks should be made payable to Pike County Youth Bas- ketball. For more information, contact Chargers boys' basketball head coach Hunter Elliott at (812) 354-4884 or by e-mail at helliott@pcsc.k12.in.us. Registration for Girls' Charger Cub basketball league being accepted The Girls' Charger Cub basketball league is con- ducting registration for girls in grades 2 through 4 who are interested in par- ticipating. The cost is $40 for the first child and $ 35 for each additional child in the same family. Registration forms are available at both Pe- tersburg and Winslow el- ementary schools. Checks should be made payable to Coach Kyle McCutchan. The first practice will be on Sunday, Nov. 5, from 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., at the Petersburg Elementary School gym. Registration forms can be brought to the first practice or mailed to Kyle McCutchan, 410 South 8th Street, Petersburg, IN 47567. No registration forms will be accepted after Sun- day, Nov. 12. The Girls' Charger Cub basketball league will hold four practice dates – on Sunday, Nov. 5, Sunday, Nov. 12, Sunday, Nov. 19, and Sunday, Dec. 3 – and four game dates, which will be played on Sunday afternoons at Petersburg Elementary School. Game scheduled will be distribut- ed on Nov. 19. Each player will receive instruction on the skills and drills essential for the game of basketball, game play, contests, and a league T-shirt. For more information, call Lady Chargers head coach Kyle McCutchan at 812-582-8124. UPCOMING SPORTS SCHEDULE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 High School Girls' Basketball: Evansville Reitz at Pike Central – Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Girls' Basket- ball: Pike Central at Fort Branch, 6:30 p.m. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Girls' Bas- ketball: Pike Central at Loogootee, 6 p.m. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Boys' Basket- ball: Pike Central at South Spencer, 6:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 High School Girls' Basketball: Pike Central at Boonville – Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Girls' Basket- ball: North Posey at Pike Central, 6:30 p.m. Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Boys' Basket- ball: Pike Central at North Posey, 6:30 p.m. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10 High School Girls' Basketball: Pike Central at South Knox – Junior Varsity, 6 p.m.; Varsity, 7:30 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Pocket Athletic Conference Standings PAC Overall Team W-L W-L PF PA Gibson Southern 7-0 11-0 598 114 Southridge 6 -1 9 -2 383 154 North Posey 5 -2 7-3 368 262 Heritage Hills 4-3 5 -5 300 231 South Spencer 3-4 3-7 168 394 Forest Park 1-6 4-7 233 398 Pike Central 1-6 2-8 175 410 Tell City 1-6 2-7 146 385 IHSA A TOURNAMENT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 CLASS 5A Sectional 16 Terre Haute North 31, Evansville North 0 Terre Haute South 31, Castle 28 CLASS 4A Sectional 24 Evansville Bosse 26, Owen Valley 0 Evansville Central 26, Jasper 15 CLASS 3A Sectional 32 Evansville Memorial 49, Washington 15 Gibson Southern 39, Vincennes Lincoln 28 CLASS 2A Sectional 40 Southridge 20, Linton-Stockton 0 Evansville Mater Dei 55, Forest Park 14 CLASS 1A Sectional 48 Eastern Greene 41, West Washington 0 North Central (Farmersburg) 34, Tecumseh 20 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 CLASS 5A Sectional 16 Terre Haute South at Terre Haute North CLASS 4A Sectional 24 Evansville Bosse at Evansville Central CLASS 3A Sectional 32 Evansville Memorial at Gibson Southern CLASS 2A Sectional 40 Southridge at Evansville Mater Dei CLASS 1A Sectional 48 Eastern Greene at North Central (Farmersburg) MAC'S HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 812-789-3065 104 E Center St, Winslow • macshtgac@hotmail.com T H I S F E A T U R E I S S P O N S O R E D B Y : AUTUMN PANCAKE has played Soccer four years at Pike Central, and was named a team cap- tain. Her favorite classes are Chemistr y and other science-related studies. Autumn volunteers in the community and enjoys watching movies. She is the daughter of Doug and Joline Pancake, of Velpen. BRIAR MEADORS has played Soccer four years at Pike Central. He lettered all four years, and received the Mental Attitude award. Briar's favorite class is Criminal Justice. He enjoys racing dirt bikes and hunting. Briar is the son of Todd and Lori Meadors, of Otwell. TYLER MEADORS has played Soccer four years at Pike Central. His favorite class is Elective Physical Education. Tyler also enjoys racing dirt bikes and hunting. He is the son of Todd and Lori Meadors, of Otwell. PIKE CENTRAL OF THE WEEK Mac's Heating and Air Conditioning recognizes the Pike Central seniors who are involved in athletics. Fall Camping (with kids) Patoka Valley Outdoors by Sam Whiteleather "All right, who wants some orange Hi-C? " I ask the three towheaded chil- dren that are standing around the back of the car where our red cooler sits in the dirt. "I do," they respond in uni- son. I dig around in the food bag, past a crushed box of fruit snacks and a half empty bag of pretzels, to find three cups of equal size but differing colors. I hand a yellow cup to my son, Eli. He sees the color and knits his brow. "Take it," I say. "I don't want the yel- low one, I want the green one." I give the yellow cup to my youngest daugh- ter instead, who takes it and patiently waits for her Hi-C ration. Next I give a blue cup to my old- est daughter, Eva. "I want the green cup," she says. "You and Eli both can't have the green cup. There's only one. What difference does it make any way they're all the same size? " I respond. Eva takes the cup but puts on her scowly face which, although, at 8 years old she hasn't yet managed to outgrow. Eli grabs the green cup relishing the fact that he has won this round of the cup battle. I open the cooler and grab the one-gallon value jug of Hi-C and pour a little in each of the cups. I fill the cups to the half mark, mitigating the risk of wasting a full cup when one of them spills it into the dirt, which inev- itably, will happen. The kids are soon gulping it down and each one sports a faint orange mustache over their up- per lips. For our fall vacation, we've traveled to central Illinois to spend a few days tent camping at a state park and visit- ing the zoos, historical sites and mu- seums of St. Louis, Missouri (most of the attractions are free, by the way … great for families on a budget). The weather forecast looks favor- able for tent camping except for night time lows in the 40s, making me wor- ry about the kids getting cold at night. Luckily for them, Dad has spent some time tent camping in cold weather, so we're prepared. When tent camping in colder weath- er, I prefer to sleep di- rectly on the ground, avoiding air mattress- es or cots which tend to allow cold air to creep in beneath you. To pre- pare for our first night, I've laid several thick blankets on our tent floor, which will give us comfort while still keeping us close to the ground. Instead of sleeping in individual sleeping bags, I've unzipped our bags which will go over the top of us allowing our body heat to be shared (I would only apply this technique with my family – this could get a little awk- ward with a group of friends). I've also made sure that all of us have stocking caps and wool socks that we can wear at night to keep our feet and heads warm. It is important to put on a fresh pair of clean and dry socks right before going to bed. Wearing the socks you've sweated in all day will result in cold feet every time. I prefer to sleep in pants and a long sleeve shirt with a vest to help keep my core warm. A fter our Hi-C ordeal is over, I put the kids to work helping me set up the tent. Now that they are old enough to help out, I've found that not only do we get the job done quicker as a family, but the kids enjoy the interaction and the feeling of doing something useful. Once the tent is up, we load back in- to our car and head to a nearby small town for pizza. Later in the evening when we get back to camp, night has fallen. The kids bail out of the car and are soon running under the big oaks that dot our campsite, sporting the glow stick toys we bought them in town. I busy myself with the campfire and soon bright orange flames are casting yel- low light up into the spreading branch- es of the oaks. I work on the fire until large coals throw heat on my hands and face insulating me from the chilly night air. "Let's go for a night hike," I call to the kids, who have played wizards and fairies in the dark- ness just outside the fires light non-stop since we got back from town. The kids form a pack around me and we leave the glow- ing fire to walk out onto a nearby pen- insula that juts out into a large lake. A gentle breeze blows across the lake causing small waves to lap against its shore in the darkness. Above us stretches a vast expanse of black sky set with thousands of spar- kling stars. We lay on our backs and I point out the Little Dipper and Orion's Belt to the kids. Eva and Eli seem in- terested, but soon the little one is over- whelmed by the darkness and pleads to be led back to the relative safety of the campfire. I relent and we are soon back at camp. Rena, who has returned from tak- ing a shower at the shower house, lets the kids know it's time for bed. A fter a long day of driving in the car and a night full of running around in dark woods, no one complains and soon all three are quietly sleeping in the tent. I sit by the fire, letting the ancient pull of glowing coals and flickering flames on a cool night hold me just a lit- tle longer. I think of the day and the fun we've had together as a family. And al- though at times having the kids around on a camping trip can drive a sane per- son to the brink of insanity quicker than it takes a dog to eat a piece of ba- con, I wouldn't have it any other way. PCHS Boys Tennis Award Winners The Pike Central High School boys' tennis team held its annual awards dinner at the Village Inn on Monday Oct. 30. Pictured above, from left to right, are: Andrew Claridge (Most Varsity Doubles Wins), Colin Craig (Most Varsity Doubles Wins), Jackson Keepes, Kyle Williams (Academic Award), Quinton Sorgius, Carlos Stewart (Most Varsity Singles Wins), and Dalton Williams (Most JV Wins) and Ethan Huck. Not pictured: Ethan Gorby. Photo submitted by Jill Keepes Wornica's collegiate basketball career to tip off Wednesday Pike Central High School alum Trey Wornica will launch his college bas- ketball career when Joliet (Ill.) Junior College hosts Olivet Nazarene Universi- ty on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Wornica, the 19 -year- old son of Tricia and Ter- ry Wornica, of Petersburg, is one of six freshmen who will be competing with three sophomores for play- ing time in the backcourt for the Wolves. "Trey, an excellent all- around player with a high basketball IQ, can play both point and off guard," said Joliet head coach Joe Kuhn, who has an overall record of 454-203 over 20 seasons at JJC. "I look for Trey to contribute in a vari- ety of ways for us this year. He can shoot it well and is an excellent leader both on and off the floor." The Joliet Junior Col- lege men's basketball team is looking to improve on last year's 23-9 finish. The Wolves defeated Mil- waukee Area Technical College in the 2016 -17 Re- gion IV quarterfinal game 80 -73, but fell to Rock Val- ley College in a semifinal matchup, 82-78. The 6 -foot-2, 150 -pound Wornica averaged 10.0 points, 2.0 assists and 3.3 rebounds in 23 games during his senior year at Pike Central to help lead the Chargers – who fin- ished the season 15 -12 – to their second consecutive sectional title. For his career, Worni- ca average 7.8 points per game while hitting 174 of 318 field goal attempts – a 54.7 percent average – and 106 of 127 tries from the free throw line – an 83.5 percent average. He scored a career-high 21 points in a 77-69 win at Vincennes Riv- et on Dec. 16, 2016. Following Wednesday night's season opener, Jo- liet Junior College will host College of Lake County on Saturday, Nov. 4, and Prai- rie State College on Thurs- day, Nov. 9. Trey Wornica