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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, Januar y 17, 2018 B-1 SPORTS Submit sports items: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: sports@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Sullivan leads PCMS 8th grade Lady Chargers past Jasper, 33-30 Kya Sullivan scored a game-high 17 points to lead the Pike Central Middle School eighth grade girls' basketball team to a 33-30 victory over visiting Jasper on Thursday, Jan. 11. Sullivan scored 10 points in the first quarter as the La- dy Chargers jumped out to a 16 -6 lead. "Kya Sullivan showed up ready to play," Pike Cen- tral head coach Eric Knight said. "She really looked to drive to the basket looked to attack. Jasper did not have an answer for her. It was one of Kya's best games of the year." The Lady Wildcats would outscore Pike Central 10 -4 in the second period to pull to within 20 -16 before the Lady Chargers stretched their lead to 29 -19 heading into the fourth period. "The second quarter, we cooled off a little and missed a few shots," Knight said. By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net Senior Jerry Greer ral- lied from an 13-4 sec- ond-period deficit to score an overtime win by an 18 - 16 decision as the Pike Central High School wres- tling team defeated visit- ing Evansville Central 39 - 32 on Thursday, Jan. 11. Competing at 145 pounds, Greer fell behind Bears sophomore Nick Renshaw 9 -2 during the first two-minute period. A fter Renshaw scored two points on a takedown at the start of the second period to extend his lead to 11-2, Greer scored two straight points – one on a penal- ty, one on an escape – to By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net Seniors Jacob Bohnert and Lukas Hill and sophomore Jersey Mills won two individ- ual events each while leading the Pike Central High School boys' swim team to a124-39 victory over visiting Vin- cennes Lincoln on Wednes- day, Jan. 10. Bohnert placed first in the 200 -yard freestyle with a sea- son-best time of 1:53.99. He was also first in the 100 -yard backstroke with a time of 59.45 seconds. Lukas Hill placed first in the 200 -yard individual med- ley with a season-best time of 2:08.49. He was also first in the 100 -yard breaststroke with a season-best time of 1:06.00. Mills placed first in the 50 -yard freestyle with a sea- son-best time of 24.64 sec- onds. He was also first in the 100 -yard freestyle with a time of 53.86 seconds. Also placing first in indi- vidual events for the Char- gers were senior Ty Cas- sitty in diving with a sea- By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net Seniors Quin Bailey and Brittany Young and junior Natalie Bohnert won two individual events each as the Pike Central High School girls' swim team finished first in all 12 events to defeat visiting Vincennes Lin- coln 148 -18 on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Bailey placed first in the 200 -yard freestyle with a time of 2:25.33. She was also first in the 500 -yard free- style with a personal record time of 6:22.62, besting her previous PR time of 6:38.51. Young placed first in the 200 -yard individual med- ley with a personal record time of 2:43.86, besting her previous PR time of 2:46.99. She was also first in the 100 -yard butterfly with a time of 1:17.85. Bohnert placed first in the 50 -yard freestyle with a time of 26.34 seconds. She was also first in the 100 -yard breaststroke with a time of 1:17.31, less than one second off the school record time of 1:16.50 set by Missy Barnes in 1984. Also placing first in individual events for the Lady Chargers were senior Cass Conder in the 100 -yard freestyle with a time of 1:05.77; junior Hallee Stephens in diving with a personal record six-dive score of 206 points, besting her previous PR score of 205.05 points; and sophomore Lily Frederick-Rice in the 100 -yard backstroke with a season-best time of 1:16.15. Bailey, Bohnert, Conder and Young also teamed up to place first in the 200 -yard medley relay with a time of 2:09.97, and in the 400 -yard freestyle relay with a time of 4:20.99. In addition, the team of Frederick-Rice, senior Courtney Frederick and freshmen Audrey Keepes and Jenna Meyer placed first in the 200 -yard freestyle re- lay with a season-best time of 2:08.65. Placing second in individual events for the Lady Chargers were Conder in the 100 -yard breaststroke with a time of 1:25.48; Frederick-Rice in the 200 -yard freestyle with a personal record time of 2:34.26, best- ing her previous PR time of 2:36.36; Keepes in the 50 -yard freestyle with a season-best time of 29.75 sec- onds, and in the 100 -yard butterfly with a season-best Bohnert, Hill, Mills lead Chargers swim team past Vincennes Lincoln LADY CHARGERS SWIM TEAM WINS ALL 12 EVENTS IN VICTORY OVER VINCENNES LINCOLN Pike Central High School senior Jacob Bohnert swims the backstroke leg of the boys' 200-yard med- ley relay during a home meet against Vincennes Lincoln on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Quin Bailey competes in the girls' 200-yard freestyle during a home meet against Vincennes Lincoln on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Brittany Young swims the backstroke leg of the girls' 200-yard individual medley during a home meet against Vincennes Lincoln on Wednes- day, Jan. 10. Ed Cahill photo PATOKA VALLEY OUTDOORS By Sam Whiteleather "Mom, my bibs aren't stay- ing up," says a rosy-cheeked six-year-old clad in snow bibs, a heavy jacket and a blue monster stocking-cap complete with horns. Re- na bends over and fixes his bibs. "Here, put your scarf on," she calls to the oldest, who has wandered away from the car. Eva beckons the call and runs back. "I don't need a scarf," she protests. "Yes, you do," Rena says and on goes the scarf. Last- ly, the littlest one climbs out of the car and plunges into the snow. "Mom," she says. "I need a Kleenex." If I had a nickel for every time I've heard "I need a Kleenex" this winter, I would be rich beyond measure. Runny noses, sore throats and incessant coughing (both day and night) have ravaged the kid's immune systems for what seems like four weeks straight. When the cold bugs make a coordinated strike and all three kids are sick at the same time, we can easily go through a box of Kleenex a day. "Come on, let's go," I call to the kids. We start mov- ing away from the car and toward the trail. The after- noon sun shines bright off the fresh three inches of snow we received the day be- fore. It doesn't take long for the kids to get out ahead of Rena and I. They are a con- stant blur of motion, knock- ing into each other before falling into the snow over and over again. "Let's make snow an- gels," Eva shouts, and soon all three are on their backs, arms and legs squirming in the snow. We make slow progress down the trail, three snow angels made for every 10 yards of trail gained. Winter Hiking See PAST on page 4 See HIKING on page 3 See VICTORY on page 4 See HOLD on page 3 See PCMS on page 3 Charger wrestlers hold off Evansville Central for 39-32 win Pike Central High School senior Jerry Greer (top) battles Evansville Cen- tral sophomore Nick Renshaw (bottom) during a home wrestling match on Thursday, Jan. 11. Greer rallied from a 13-4 deficit to defeat Renshaw in overtime, 18-16. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central Middle School eighth grader Kya Sullivan (23) goes up for a shot during girls' bas- ketball action against visiting Jasper on Thurs- day, Jan. 11. Sullivan scored a game-high 17 points in the Lady Chargers' 33-30 victory. Ed Cahill photo