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B-6 Sports Wednesday, Februar y 14, 2018 The Press-Dispatch Wesleyan was a big day for both the program, and for he and his wife as parents. "We want to see our kids succeed and have success on and off of the field, as a team," Chad Western said. "If we can get kids to individ- ually take big steps like this, we're very proud of that." "But, definitely, as a dad, you want to see your kids succeed and strive for big goals, and I think that's what he's always done," Chad Western added. "This is just another big step in the process that we're all excit- ed about." Kyson Western was named the Pocket Athletic Conference's Player of the Year in 2017 after scoring a total of 32 goals – falling just one short of the school record 33 goals scored by Colton White in 2016 – and dishing out 22 assists as the Chargers went 15 -3-1, in- cluding a perfect 7-0 in the PAC to win their first-ever conference title. During his four-year high school career, Kyson West- ern scored a total of 87 goals – ranking second all-time in the PAC behind Gibson Southern's Hunter Deweese, who scored 101 goals – while setting PAC career records for most assists (76) and points (250). Kyson Western, who was named to the Indiana Soc- cer Coaches Association's All-District boys' soccer team for District 4, also re- ceived honorable mention All-State accolades during the ISCA's annual awards banquet on Nov. 19 at the Ritz Charles in Carmel. As a sophomore, when the Chargers went 15 -2-2, including 5 -1 in the PAC – Kyson Western scored 33 goals and dished out 27 as- sists to help lead Pike Cen- tral to its first-ever boys' soccer sectional title when it defeated Washington 1-0 on a goal by Kyson Western with 2:24 left in the first sev- en-minute overtime period of the championship match. The Panthers, who com- pete at the NCA A Division II level in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, went 1- 13-1 – including 1-12-1 in the G-MAC – last season, the fifth under head coach John Fusco. Kyson Western said that he, Evansville Mater Dei goalie Lucas Daunhauer and Evansville Bosse midfielder Elijah Easterday are among the program's six-member incoming freshmen class. "I know some of the in- coming freshmen," he said. "I've played travel with some, and I just know some from hearing about them scoring goals and hearing how good their team is. So we've got six incoming freshmen, and I think our coach is looking to make us all play from the beginning, so we can, hope- fully, get some wins in the conference ... and then, lat- er on, in a couple of years, maybe, compete for the con- ference." Kyson Western said that he had narrowed down his choices to just a handful be- fore deciding to sign with Kentucky Wesleyan. "Oakland City, just be- cause they're close, and they're at a good level," he said. "And USI (University of Southern Indiana). They're Division II. My brother goes to school there, so I'm famil- iar with the school and the campus. And then we talk- ed to Northern Kentucky, which is close to Cincinna- ti, and then the Universi- ty of Indianapolis, which is a good school. I took a visit there (and) went to a camp." "We've worked through this for probably the last 13, 14 months, and we've talk- ed to a lot of coaches, a lot of programs," Chad West- ern said. "It's been a deal where we whittled it down to a lesser and lesser amount of school, and then, at the end, everything was pointing this direction." Chad Western said that he and Kyson had already been talking to Kentucky Wesley- an's coaches – by phone and by e-mail – when Kyson's travel team played the Pan- thers last summer. "I think we lost 2-1 but he put a goal away against them," Chad Western re- called. "And then we got a direct invite to a camp and workouts that they had in the summer, so we did that. And he played really well and looked good. Since then ... we've talked quite a bit." Chad Western added that Kentucky Wesleyan Col- WESTERN Continued from page 1 PAC Continued from page 1 COMMERCIAL LEAGUE BOWLING RESULTS At King Pin Bowling Center, Washington TEAM STANDINGS (Through Wednesday, February 7) Points Points Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Scratch Pins + Team Name Won Lost Won Lost Pins Handicap King Pin 48 24 118 90 72205 84217 Washington Warriors 48 24 150 58 73252 83908 Balled 46 26 125 81 67083 83631 No. 423 Smokehouse 44 28 120 88 72596 84404 German American Bank 42 30 120 88 60157 82159 Misfits 40 32 109 99 70044 84069 Anthis Heating & Air 40 32 112 96 69962 83285 Hands Termite & Pest Control 38 34 116 92 73867 83155 Water Department 38 34 90 118 66210 82569 Daviess County Tire 38 34 112 96 62303 82568 A & R Home Center 36 36 111 99 64998 82632 The Tux 36 36 87 125 55979 81477 Crips 25 47 95 113 59593 82234 Pocket Pounders 25 47 89 119 58189 81367 Buckeyes 24 48 82 126 56953 81175 RESULTS OF WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Hdcp. Hdcp. Lanes Team Name Total Won Team Name Total Won 1-2 No. 423 Smokehouse 3349 6 Daviess County Tire 3150 2 3-4 Bye 0 Hands Termite & Pest Control 3110 4 5 -6 A & R Home Center 3263 4 Washington Warriors 3237 4 7-8 The Tux 3237 6 Misfits 3230 2 9 -10 Pocket Pounders 3118 2 Water Department 3209 6 11-12 Crips 3052 0 Buckeyes 3241 8 13-14 King Pin 3219 8 German American Bank 3107 0 15 -16 Anthis Heating & Air 3311 2 Balled 3332 6 Top Scores - Teams Scratch Game: 1065 – No. 423 Smokehouse; 998 – Misfits; 980 – King Pin. Scratch Series: 2943 – No. 423 Smokehouse; 2822 – Anthis Heating & Air; 2811 – Washington Warriors. Handicap Game: 1204 – No. 423 Smokehouse; 1178 – A & R Home Center; 1169 – Misfits. Handicap Series: 3349 – No. 423 Smokehouse; 3332 – Balled; 3311 – Anthis Heating & Air. Top Scores - Individuals Scratch Game: 266 – Steve Bartlett (Daviess County Tire); 265 – John Dosch (Hands Termite & Pest Control); 257 – Joe Stone ( Washington Warriors). Scratch Series: 691 – Joe Stone ( Washington Warriors); 687 – Pat Strange (Anthis Heating & Air); 662 – Bran- don Fitzpatrick (No. 423 Smokehouse). Handicap Game: 306 – Steve Bartlett (Daviess County Tire); 290 – Sam Stone (The Tux); 288 – John Dosch (Hands Termite & Pest Control). Handicap Series: 774 – Pat Strange (Anthis Heating & Air); 757 – Stan Hodges (No. 423 Smokehouse); 754 – Steve Bartlett (Daviess County Tire). LINESCORES HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY BOYS' BASKETBALL PIKE CENTR AL 40, TECUMSEH 39 February 6 at Tecumseh Pike Central 13 8 10 9 – 40 Tecumseh 7 15 10 7 – 39 Pike Central: Cameron Henson 1-5 0 -0 3, Breyton Booker 1-6 3-4 5, Christian Benson 0 - 0 0 -0 0, Kaleb Claridge 2-2 0 -1 4, Kyson West- ern 2-6 0 -0 4, Tyler Tormohlen 2-5 2-2 6, Bry- ant Nalley 5 -10 8 -9 18. Totals 13-34 13-16 40. Tecumseh: Gavin Oxley 1-2 0 -0 2, Carson White 1-6 0 -0 2, Dustin DuPont 1-5 0 -0 3, Ste- ven Molinet 3-6 3-4 9, Logan Arnold 2-3 0 -0 5, Tanner Brammeier 6 -8 0 -0 12, Josh Jagelews- ki 1-1 0 -1 2, Woody Brucken 2-3 0 -0 4. Totals 17-34 3-5 39. Three-point field goals: Pike Central 1 (Cameron Henson); Tecumseh 2 (Dustin Du- Pont, Logan Arnold). TELL CITY 54, PIKE CENTR AL 52 (2OT) February 9 at Tell City Pike Central 6 13 6 8 9 10 – 52 Tell City 5 8 11 9 9 12 – 54 Pike Central: Cameron Henson 2-4 0 -0 5, Breyton Booker 2-5 1-4 5, Christian Benson 1- 1 1-2 4, Kaleb Claridge 3-7 0 -0 6, Kyson West- ern 1-3 2-2 4, Tyler Tormohlen 3-8 3-5 10, Bry- ant Nalley 5 -11 6 -6 18. Totals 17-39 13-19 52. Tell City: Tretter Lyons 2-6 0 -0 5, Trent Ar- nold 3-4 7-9 15, Spencer Fest 0 -5 0 -0 0, Dev- on Blake 2-7 0 -2 4, Ty Smith 1-2 0 -2 2, Braeden Beard 11-17 2-4 26, Dustin Hunt 0 -0 2-4 2. To- tals 19 -41 11-21 54. Three-point field goals: Pike Central 5 (Cameron Henson, Christian Benson, Tyler Tormohlen, Bryant Nalley 2); Tell City 5 (Tret- ter Lyons, Trent Arnold 2, Braeden Beard 2). HERITAGE HILLS 62, PIKE CENTR AL 48 February 10 at Pike Central Heritage Hills 16 17 10 19 – 62 Pike Central 6 12 16 14 – 48 Heritage Hills: Simon Scherry 5 -9 2-4 12, Cade Jones 1-1 2-2 4, Dylan Begle 0 -1 0 -0 0, Carter Meunier 0 -1 1-2 1, Cole Sigler 0 -1 0 -0 0, Mitchel Becher 4-7 3-4 11, Murray Becher 9 -14 0 -1 22, Blake Sisley 4-4 4-6 12. Totals 17- 34 3-5 39. Pike Central: Cameron Henson 2-7 0 -0 5, Breyton Booker 6 -14 5 -5 18, Christian Benson 0 -2 0 -0 0, Kaleb Claridge 1-2 0 -0 2, Kyson West- ern 3-6 1-2 9, Tyler Tormohlen 2-6 0 -0 6, Bryant Nalley 3-14 2-4 8. Totals 17-51 8 -11 48. Three-point field goals: Heritage Hills 4 (Murray Becher 4); Pike Central 6 (Cameron Henson, Breyton Booker, Kyson Western 2, Ty- ler Tormohlen 2). HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS' BASKETBALL TECUMSEH 54, PIKE CENTR AL 40 February 6 at Tecumseh Pike Central 5 16 10 9 – 40 Tecumseh 11 15 18 10 – 54 Pike Central: Austin Holder 2 0 -0 5, Troy Rickard 0 0 -0 0, Elijah Coleman 0 0 -0 0, Judah Leathco 3 0 -0 8, Mario Fields 1 1-2 3, Connor O'Neal 1 2-2 4, Ethan Scott 1 0 -2 2, Hayden Kabrick 1 0 -0 2, Andrew Krieg 3 1-3 7, Draven Huff 0 0 -0 0, Noah Whann 4 1-2 9. Totals 16 5 - 11 40. Tecumseh: Ethan Hall 0 0 -0 0, Gage Green 4 0 -1 11, Kinzer Flowers 5 2-2 12, Griffin Tuley 2 0 -0 4, Nick Gallagher 1 3-4 5, Andrew Teddle- ton 1 0 -0 2, Tanner Toopes 2 2-2 6, Levi Lillpop 7 0 -0 14. Totals 22 7-9 54. Three-point field goals: Pike Central 3 (Austin Holder, Judah Leathco 2); Tecumseh 3 (Gage Green 3). TELL CITY 45, PIKE CENTR AL 33 February 9 at Tell City Pike Central 6 5 11 11 – 33 Tell City 8 12 10 15 – 45 Pike Central: Austin Holder 1 2-2 4, Troy Rickard 0 0 -0 0, Christian Benson 1 0 -0 3, Eli- jah Coleman 0 1-2 1, Judah Leathco 1 1-1 3, Ma- rio Fields 1 0 -0 2, Connor O'Neal 1 0 -0 2, Ethan Scott 1 0 -1 2, Hayden Kabrick 1 0 -0 3, Andrew Krieg 3 2-5 9, Noah Whann 2 0 -1 4. Totals 12 6 -12 33. Tell City: Owen Noble 1 2-2 4, Joe Gaynor 4 4-8 12, Kaden Chestnut 2 0 -0 4, Devin Pruitt 5 5 -6 19, Kyle Powers 0 0 -0 0, Dylan Mathena 3 0 -0 6. Totals 15 11-16 45. Three-point field goals: Pike Central 3 (Hayden Kabrick Andrew Krieg, Christian Ben- son); Tell City 4 (Devin Pruitt 4). HERITAGE HILLS 54, PIKE CENTR AL 50 February 10 at Pike Central Heritage Hills 20 15 7 12 – 54 Pike Central 14 11 5 20 – 50 Heritage Hills: Grant Lashley 1 3-6 6, Cayden Kratzer 1 0 -0 3, Carson Leibering 5 2- 4 13, Dylan Begle 3 0 -0 8, Blake Schaefer 0 0 -0 0, Cole Sigler 4 2-2 10, Kaden Feldpausch 0 2- 2 2, Grahm Turner 3 3-4 9, Mark Doyle 1 1-1 3. Totals 18 13-19 54. Pike Central: Austin Holder 3 0 -0 9, Troy Rickard 0 0 -0 0, Christian Benson 1 0 -0 2, Eli- jah Coleman 1 0 -0 2, Judah Leathco 3 0 -0 9, Mario Fields 2 1-4 5, Connor O'Neal 0 0 -0 0, Ethan Scott 0 0 -0 0, Hayden Kabrick 0 0 -0 0, Andrew Krieg 8 2-2 19, Noah Whann 2 0 -0 4. Totals 20 3-6 50. Three-point field goals: Heritage Hills 5 (Grant Lashley, Cayden Kratzer, Carson Leibering, Dylan Begle 2); Pike Central 7 (Aus- tin Holder 3, Judah Leathco 3, Andrew Krieg). HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN BOYS' BASKETBALL PIKE CENTR AL 35, GIBSON SOUTHERN 31 February 5 at Pike Central Gibson Southern 10 10 3 8 – 31 Pike Central 8 12 3 12 – 35 Gibson Southern: Brendan Miller 1 0 -0 3, Landon Stoll 1 1-2 4, Justin Barthel 2 0 -1 4, Jacob Spindler 3 2-5 8, Preston Riggs 3 0 -1 6, Daniel Hirsch 0 0 -0 0, Hunter Seaton 2 2-4 4. Totals 12 5 -12 31. Pike Central: Sean Hanselman 2 4-6 8, Hunter Traylor, Jaden Guth 2 3-4 7, Stephen Krieg 1 1-2 3, Ethan Gorby 4 1-2 9, Colin Craig 3 2-4 8, Connor Young 0 0 -0 0, Aden Brown 0 0 - 0 0, Colt Armstrong 0 0 -0 0. Totals 12 11-21 35. Three-point field goals: Gibson Southern 2 (Miller, Stoll). MIDDLE SCHOOL 6TH GRADE BOYS' BASKETBALL PIKE CENTR AL "A" 42, JASPER "A" 40 February 6 at Otwell Community Center Jasper "A" 12 11 8 9 – 40 Pike Central "A" 8 7 12 15 – 42 Jasper "A": Roos 0, Leinenbach 9, H. King 5, Holsworth 0, Wiseman 4, Wallace 14, Gutgsell 8. Pike Central "A": Julian Gish 20, Quade Martin 15, Arri McDonald 0, Chase Ridao 5, Ethan Meadors 2, Zack Miller 0, Zane Gehl- hausen 0. Three-point field goals: Pike Central "A" 3 ( Julian Gish 2, Chase Ridao). JASPER "B" 37, PIKE CENTR AL "B" 26 February 6 at Otwell Community Center Jasper "B" 8 6 14 9 – 37 Pike Central "B" 4 8 2 12 – 26 Jasper "B": Lorey 0, Bayer 4, Doty 8, Akins 0, Holsworth 6, Burkes 1, Wiseman 6, Leonard 10, Burnette 2. Pike Central "B": Zane Gehlhausen 4, Shane Woodhull 6, Tyler Craig 3, Lucas Tay- lor 0, Luke Sale 0, Remington Bottoms 0, Zan- der Weyerbacher 0, Aidan McGiffen 8, Ethan Meadors 5, Zack Miller 0. Three-point field goals: Pike Central "B" 2 (Tyler Craig, Aidan McGiffen). lege's proximity to Peters- burg – an approximate one- hour drive – appealed to him. "I'm pretty happy that it's not three or four hours or more, so that's nice," he said. "We had a great visit there and their coaches were all about him and the class com- ing in, so we're excited with the recruiting class." Kyson Western said that he is currently undecided as to what his major will be. "I was thinking physical therapy's an option," he said. "Being a teacher's an option. I'm not really sure yet. But I think I want to coach soccer and basketball." According to Kyson West- ern, being able to continue to play soccer at the collegiate level means a lot. "Pike Central's known for not really winning a lot, but I've been blessed to have a great class and great class- es above me and behind me, just all around me," he said. "Once you get that sectional and you get that trophy, you don't want to stop. So after that loss this year, against Washington, I didn't real- ly want it to be over yet. So, hopefully, we can do some- thing in college." When it was pointed out that he and Kentucky Wes- leyan shared the same ini- tials, Kyson smiled. "They use a hashtag, like, K-dub, and some peo- ple have actually called me that," he said. "So that's kind of a coincidence. That's kind of cool." SUBSCRIBE TODAY! 812-354-8500 We're not afraid to shed some light on the truth. even in the conference, but we were really competitive in the conference. That's why I think we got three on there, because they respect- ed how hard that we played. They may have beat us, but they had to earn it." Croak averaged 6.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game during the regu- lar-season. Against PAC op- ponents, Croak averaged 7.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. "She was our go-to ball- handler," McCutchan said of Croak, who led Pike Central in assists and three-pointers made. "She's strong with the ball. It's hard to take it from her. And she was our best shooter. When she's hitting three-pointers, we're just that much better of a team." "All three of these kids, they led us in something, so that's why I'm very hap- py that they got the recog- nition from their conference opponents that they did," McCutchan added. "They all brought something differ- ent to the table, and I'm glad they got recognized for it." Also receiving honorable mention were Southridge ju- nior Mady Neukam, North Posey sophomore Haley Wil- son, Heritage Hills senior Kerragan Mulzer, Tecum- seh sophomore Chloe Hold- er, South Spencer junior Averi Myers, South Spen- cer senior Emily Kaufman and Forest Park sophomore Faith Zazzetti. Gibson Southern fin- ished first in the PAC, going 8 -0 while compiling a reg- ular-season record of 18 -4. Heritage Hills was 7-1 in the PAC and 17-3 overall. Forest Park was 6 -2 in the PAC and 14-8 overall. Tell City was 4- 4 in the PAC and11-12 over- all. Tecumseh was 4-4 in the PAC and 10 -11 overall. Pike Central was 4-4 in the PAC and 10 -10 overall. North Posey was 2-6 in the PAC and 11-14 overall. South- ridge was 1-7 in the PAC and 4-17 overall; and South Spen- cer was 0 -8 in the PAC and 2- 20 overall. Erika Hendrixson Demi Croak Brook Nalley