The Press-Dispatch
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D-4 Wednesday, November 21, 2012 The Press-Dispatch last weekend and will travel to Mount Vernon on Thursday and Friday for the annual Turkey Classic Dual Meet Tournament. The home dates for meets this year are Dec. 11 with Tell City visiting and Jan. 15 with Washington coming to Pike Central. The Pike Central wrestling team, kneeling front from left, in- cludes: Colton Brittain, Cordale Kenley, Gage Fiscus, Caleb Hawkins, Jaccie The Pike Central Chargers were at Jefferson High School in Lafayette Cannon, Austin Dotterweich, Eli Loveland and Taven Randolph. Middle row: Mason Roberson, A.J. Ronk. Austin Trinkle, Devin Phillips, Austin Bolin, Austin Dixon, Nick Baker, Cody Whitehead and manager Lexie Shoultz. In back are: Zeb Craig, Nicholas Lane, Assistant Coach Rick Cannon, Jacob Day, Alex Roberts, Bryce Manning, Head Coach Billy Hewig, Dalton Miller, Derek McCandless, Tristan Kenley, Cody Slater and Assistant Coach Chad Tharp. 2012-13 PC Chargers Wrestling leaders for the Pike Central Chargers wrestling team this season as 25 underclass- men will make up the 2012- 13 team that will have its second meet of the season this Friday and Saturday. The Chargers opened The juniors will be the By Mike Johansen nior," said the coach. Austin Bolin, a junior at the season at the Broncho Duals in Lafayette, Ind., at Jefferson High School (see story on sports pages) and this Friday and Saturday will be in the annual Turkey Classic at Mount Vernon High School. They will wres- tle eight matches in the two- day event. It begins at noon Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday in the Wildcats gym. There are two home meets again this season when the Chargers host the Tell City Marksmen at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 11 and the Wash- ington Hatchets wrestling team will visit on Jan. 15 at 6 p.m. only one senior and that is manager Lexie Shoultz. She has been with the program four years. "She will be im- possible to replace when we lose her as manager after this year. The team thinks of her as a teammate just as much as anyone else and she works hard for the pro- gram. She has done and will do a great job for the team again this season," said Coach Hewig. The juniors are the core Coach Billy Hewig has 132, will be another solid returning wrestler. "Austin has tremendous physical ability. He is a move away from pinning almost every- one he wrestles just because of his natural strength and ability. He is a returning Re- gional qualifier and we look for good things from him," added the coach. At the 130-pound weight and has become a lot bet- ter. He was undefeated as a JV wrestler last year and we are looking for great things from him this season," said the coach. Junior Alex Roberts will division will be returning junior Devin Phillips. "He is coming back after a strong sophomore year where he got second at the Memo- rial Tournament. He led our team in near falls and has tremendous ability on the mat," said Coach Hewig. "He is really putting effort into becoming a better wres- tler." other junior at 195 pounds who has good experience on the mat. "He is another strong wrestler and had a good sophomore year. He works very hard at becom- ing a better wrestler every day. He pushes himself and will be a big part of the team this year," said Hewig. Mason Roberson is back Derek McCandless is an- be at 182 pounds and should be much improved. "I have never had a kid work as hard as him. He has learned from Cody Gadberry last year and he has gained a lot of intensity. To get him to leave the weight room is like pulling teeth; he wants to be there getting better every day. It is hard to find a kid that wants success for him- self and for the whole team. Alex is really going to have a good year and it is due to his talent. I can honestly say I have never had a kid improve as much as Alex. He should really have a good season," added Coach Hewig. A.J. Ronk is back at 152 of the Chargers wrestling team on the mat this season, and they are taking a strong leadership role starting with heavyweight Dalton Miller. Miller had a great sopho- more season wining the vast majority of his matches. He finished third in the Pocket Athletic Conference Meet, third in the Sectional and third in the Regional. He made it to the second round at Semistate losing to the Mater Dei wrestler and missing state by just a single match. match to the Mater Dei kid at Semistate in a really tough match. He was only three pins off from break- ing our pin record last year," said Coach Hewig. "We are expecting great things from him. His work ethic in the weight room has been as- tounding over the off sea- son." "Miller lost a tough returning junior, fitting in at 126 pounds most likely. "Nick made it to Regional last year and was only five pins away from breaking the school record last year. I am looking forward to working with a kid with that much potential. He worked hard in the off season and has stepped up and been one of my strongest leaders. He won most of his matches as a sophomore and I expect even more of him as a ju- Nick Baker is another at 160 pounds. He is also a junior with a lot of experi- ence. "Mason is a tremen- dous talent. He has pushed himself very hard in the weight room in the off sea- son. He listens to every- thing and takes everything in. He works with the intent of making himself and his team better. He is a return- ing letterman that we expect a lot from this year," added the coach. Austin Trinkle will fit pounds as a junior. This will be his third year wrestling and he has a lot of poten- tial. "He has put the work into getting stronger in the weight room. He has been very focused on becoming a better wrestler. He wants to be a better wrestler and he will be a strong contend- er over the next couple of years," said the coach. Tristan Kenley, a junior, where he got some varsity time wrestling behind Nick Baker. This year he will step in and get some more varsity time, and I am look- ing forward to see what he blossoms into these next couple of years. He works very hard." Taven Randolph is a first-year wrestler in the 145 pound class. "He is very ag- gressive, and he looks like he will get some time on the mat on the varsity for us probably," said Coach Hewig. "He looks like he is going to be one heck of a talented wrestler and we are looking forward to good things from him after he starts learning what to do on the mat." Sophomore Bryce Man- "Her brothers are wrestlers in the middle school pro- gram and are talented young men. She is working really hard and is pushing herself really hard. She is making herself better and our team better and we are looking forward to seeing what she can do," said Coach Hewig. Austin Dixon, a sopho- "He could have a very bright future in wrestling," said the coach. will step in at 145 pounds. He is a new wrestler. "He has been on the mat for two weeks now and has a lot of potential to be a good wrestler. He is very aggres- sive and we look forward to seeing what he can do in the future," said the coach. The sophomores also in- in at 145 pounds. "He has put in a lot of work in the off season into becoming a better wrestler. He is one of the most improved kids since the beginning of his first year of wrestling last year. He was worked on his explosiveness and intensity clude several experienced wrestlers. Cody Whitehead is one sophomore stepping back at 120 pounds. "He has worked very hard this off season. Cody has been pushing himself and his teammates. He is coming off a very good season as a freshman ning is back and will likely move from 220 to heavy- weight to contend with Miller. He wrestled several matches as 220 last sea- son. "He was a tough wres- tler for us and had a 16-11 record and battled really tough. He almost made it to the Regional against a tough Southridge kid los- ing a triple overtime match. He works hard and is a big kid, and Bryce will be at the forefront of making heavy- weight a tough class for us," said the coach. Caleb Hawkins will be more, will step in at 130 pounds. "You won't find a more competitive kid on the mat. He is a hard worker and pushes himself. He is a fun kid and always has fun, but he also pushes himself and works hard on the mat because of his work ethic," said the coach. "It is excit- ing to have him wrestling and we look for him to have a good year after a solid JV year last season." Colt Brittain will slip in the line-up at 136 pounds. He is also a sophomore. "Colt is a wonderful listener and really takes in what you are saying. He is dedicated to getting stronger and look- ing for opportunities to get better. This year will be a learning experience," said the coach. Jacob Day is another the first 106 pound wrestler for the Chargers in a while. He is in his first year of wrestling, but the coach has high expectations for him. "He has great potential and he is a great pick up for us. He has great overall inten- sity and he is willing to work to get better. His effort will make him get better as the season goes along and he gets more comfortable on the mat and we are glad we picked him up," added the coach. The Chargers also have one female wrestler in soph- omore Jaccie Cannon. It is her first year of wrestling. sophomore at 170 pounds. "He is a second year wres- tler and is very explosive and very strong. We look for good things from Jacob," said the coach. Cordale Kenley will be freshman slipping in at 136. "He is naturally strong and athletically talented. Once he gets a little more com- fortable with wrestling, he should be fantastic," added Coach Hewig. Eli Loveland is another will be at 120 pounds and was another of the middle school squad moving up to the varsity this season. "He is a very solid wrestler and always looks for ways to get better. He is going to have some success in the next couple of years," said Hewig. Garrett Walls is another Austin Dotterweich middle school wrestler mov- ing into the varsity at 145. He placed in the middle school PAC all three years. "He always is working on his technique and listening. He is trying to become funda- mentally sound and we look for good things from him," said the coach. Nick Lane will be at 182 after wrestling in middle school the past couple of years. He placed in the PAC. "He is a very hard worker and very dedicated to the sport," said the coach. "He is a very solid wrestler and we look for good things from him." Grant Hopkins will likely wrestling 126. He was a sol- id middle school wrestler, although he missed the PAC last year with a concussion. be at 195 and saw a lot of ac- tion in the middle school. "He works really hard and he listens to the coaches. Continued on Page D2 GREAT PEOPLE. GREAT PRODUCTS. GREAT PRICES. YOU'LL FIND IT AT CARQUEST You pay us nothing for these: • Sound advice on Auto Repair. • Expert advice on Quality Auto Parts. • CarQuest "Pros" — we can refer you to them when you need help. • Friendly service and assurance that we have the part you need. GOOD LUCK CHARGERS WE WISH YOU A VERY SUCCESSFUL SEASON! 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