The Press-Dispatch
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012 B-1 E-Mail Sports Items to: sports@pressdispatch.net Sports Tidbits From the Mini Mac By Mike Johansen have been noticing that my stepmom, sister and many others have been observ- ing the Days of Thankfulness on Facebook. I am going to do that, but as usual, it is going to be in this column rather than Face- book, since I do not get on it more than a couple times a week. First and foremost, I want to thank my God and Lord in Heav- en and my Savior Jesus Christ. Without my faith and the guid- ance from heaven above, I know I would not have gotten to where I am in life. It is the Divine Spirit that is sent from heaven for all of us—you, me, everyone—that is so important, the most important thing in life. I don't know how long He will be having me serve here on earth, but I will try to give it my best each and every day If you haven't found our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and come to know our Father in Heaven, I urge you to do it and do it now. There are many churches and many good people who will be glad to help you find your Lord and Savior; all you need to do is to accept Him into your heart and start your life anew. Please, do it now! I really thank you Lord for so many years with my dad (Nor- man, but I always called him Dad) and all that he did for me and the love he showed to all us kids. He was on this earth 88 years and did so many good things. He was a great man and my hero and I know he is now in your service and I praise you for taking him Home. I I also miss my original mom, Genevra Jeff Johansen, as she was around so short a time. She passed away in 1984. She was a very fine lady who tried many things in life and gave her all to us kids when trying to raise us. My stepmom Fran is so very special and a wonderful person. She is so kind and considerate and caring about all of us in her family. She is just one of those special people God allowed in all our lives. She is just one very special person to all of our family and her many friends. She has traveled to some exotic places this past year spreading the Word of God and Love and helping kids and adults learn. She is very special and adventurous as she moves forward after the loss of dad-Norm. My brother Rich and Sis-in- Law Chris, nieces Brittany and her husband Jason, and my grandniece Maddie, and my niece Allison are just all very special people. They have really helped me this past year as well as being great people of God. I really enjoy the times we do have together and hearing about them and all they do. I thank Rich and Chris for putting up with me and taking care of me from time to time. God Bless!!! I thank the Lord for being with me as I traveled the rough road to continue the fight to keep my kidney problems in check and do the best I can. The Lord was either right beside me or carried me through the tough times. I never asked why, but just asked for His help and guidance to lead me back to health if that was His will for me. Lord, I have challeng- es ahead and I ask your help and guidance to move forward in the best way possible and to be by my side or carry me when I needed it. Thank you Lord for being there and guiding me!!!! First win comes for PC Girls Topple Trojans in third game of the new season week during the past eight days, and they were able to pick up their first win of the season two weeks earlier than last year. The challenge now will be to The Lady Chargers had a busy By Mike Johansen find the second and third wins of the year, a lot sooner than last sea- son. Last year the Lady Chargers had a win over South Spencer ear- ly in December, a win over Linton- Stockton in the Christmas tourna- ment and a win over Tecumseh at the end of January. After tasting victory over Wood Memorial on Friday, the Lady Chargers know they like the taste of that result a lot better than the alternative. The losses to Vincennes Lincoln on Nov. 13 and Tell City last Saturday did not give them that good feeling a win does. The week opened at Vincennes Lincoln for the second game of the season and a third quarter scoring drought resulted in a 46-35 loss to the Lady Alices. Jordan Like scored the first points of the game with 6:39 to go in the first eight minute quarter. The Lady Alices scored the next seven until a free throw by Emily Howes and two more free throws by freshman Samantha Halbrader. A three pointer by Howes with 2:56 to play had the Lady Chargers on top for the first time, 8-7. A basket by Like and one from Alyx Abbott Michal Ashby battles with three Lady Trojans for a rebound during Pike Central's first win Friday night. Olivia Leighty comes in to try to help. off a steal resulted in a 12-7 lead for the Lady Chargers. They went cold the last minute and a half, and Vincennes Lincoln took advantage to slip back in front 13-12 on a last- second shot. A three pointer by Abbott early in the second period tied the score at 15-15 and a free throw from Hal- brader made it 16-16. The Lady Al- ices went on a four-point run for a 20-16 margin and after a Halbrader two, stretched the lead to 25-18. Like and Halbrader made shots to end the half and cut the difference to 22-25 at the halftime break. The key to the game proved to be the start of the third quarter. The Lady Chargers did not score for the first 5:08 and the Lady Al- ices went ahead 30-22. Like had a basket and Michal Ashby one, but Pike Central was out-scored 10-4 in the period and trailed 26-35 at the end. Ashby nailed a three to start close," said Head Coach Randy Graham. "A couple of bright spots in this game were the contribu- tions of Halbrader off the bench and Abbott playing more relaxed. As the season rolls along we ex- pect our depth to get better." Like had 10 points and Hal- brader 9. Like had eight rebounds, Howes seven and Halbrader five. Abbott had four assists and two each for Ashby and Like. Howes had two blocks. Ashby had four steals and Abbott two. Pike Central (35) vs. Vincennes the fourth period, but the Lady Alices cut off the rally with a 7-2 run to lead 42-31. It was a 4-4 even match in the last four minutes of the game as Vincennes Lincoln worked the ball to win 46-35. "Neither team shot the ball very Lady Chargers get in the pool morial during the first win of the season for the Lady Char- gers. Emily Howes lets fly a three point shot against Wood Me- started Monday night for the Pike Central Lady Chargers with a sec- ond place finish in a three-team meet with Evansville Central and Bosse High Schools. Evansville Central had too much The girls swimming season By Mike Johansen depth for Pike Central and scored 120 points. The Lady Chargers were second with 91.5 points, just edging Evansville Bosse with 89.5 points. The Lady Chargers picked up My stises and families—Diona and Mike along with daughter Coryn and husband Joey and kids, Andrew, Bryant, Brandon and our two Angels Ashley and Braydon; Jason and Masumi and their two boys Justin and Martin; and Donielle and Rick along with daughters Mary Elizabeth (Betz, a teenager unfortunately) and Patty Grace, they are all wonder- ful although stuck in Oklahoma and Texas. Fran says we look like a village, but we are family! Despite us being apart as a family, we are also close. We have a great relationship and God allows it to keep growing under His guid- ance. I give you thanks Lord for the 2:12.80. Taking fourth was the second Pike Central team of Helen Dudenhoeffer, Kaylee Gray, Alivia Cummings and Lauren Luff with a time of 2:19.32. The top Pike Central 200 med- only one first place finish winning the 200 yard freestyle relay. The team of Kendall Dudenhoeffer, Aubrey Marrs, Ally Sutherland and Kylee Claridge won the relay with a combined time of 2 minutes 3.17 seconds beating the team from Bosse at 2:06.53, Central at ley relay team placed second in 2:17.51, behind a Bosse team com- ing in at 2:13.82. Swimming were K. Dudenhoeffer, Marrs, Claridge and Sutherland. A Central team was third in 2:26.93 and the Lady Chargers team of Chloe Keepes, Cummings, H. Dudenhoeffer and Gray was fourth in 2:43.49. Central won the 400 yard free- 200 yard freestyle individual event with a time of 2:38.82 and Lauren Luff was third in 2:47.81. First went to Alexus Medina of Bosse in 2:37.34. K. Dudenhoeffer was second in the 200 yard individual medley clocked at 2:51.09 as Marisa Ser- lectic of Central won the event in 2:50.68. Fifth went to H. Duden- hoeffer with a time of 3:13.60. Anna Hubers of Central won the style relay with a time of 4:26.80 and Bosse was second in 4:59.56. Third place went to the Lady Char- gers team of Cummings, Keepes, H. Dudenhoeffer and Luff with a time of 5:08.24. Marrs finished up third in the 50 freestyle in 27.79 seconds, with Sutherland second for Pike Cen- tral, at 30.76 and Claridge third in 32.42. won the diving with a score of 141.85. Pike Central did not have a diver. Hubers won the 100 but- terfly event for Central in 1:11.29. Kimberly Dugger of Central 100 yard freestyle with a time of 1:02.45 with Kendall Dudenhoef- fer second for the Lady Chargers with a time of 1:06.82 and Suther- land third in 1:08.45. Serlectic of Central won the 100 backstroke in 1:20.66 with Marrs finishing second in 1:21.53 and Keepes fourth at 1:33.43. Hubers won the breaststroke event for Central with a time of 1:18.94 with Claridge third for Pike Central clocked at 1:31.,346 and Luff fourth in 1:33.34. Pike Central did not have anyone in the race. The Lady Chargers also did not have an entry in the 500 freestyle, won by Mikhail Hamilton of Bosse with a time of 6:38.85. Emily Taylor of Central won the well, but Vincennes had a few less turnovers (three). They got to the free throw line more and edged us on the boards. We are giving a good effort and we are getting Lincoln (46): (2 pt FG, 3pt. FG, FT, Fouls, Reb., Points) Michal Ashby 2-6,1-3,0-0,2,4,7; Olivia Leighty 0-1,0-0,0-0,3,0,0; Jordan Like 5-12,0-2,0-0,1,8,10; Emily Howes 0-2,1-4,1-2,4,7,4; Alyx Abbott 1-5,1- 7,0-2,2,1,5; Lindsey Catt 0-0,0- 0,0-0,0,0,0; Allison Sheffler 0-0,0- 0,0-0,0,0,0; Samantha Halbrader 3-7,0-0,3-7,4,5,9; Rachel Roettger 0-1,0-0,0-0,1,1,0; totals: 11-34, 3-16, 4-11, 17, 26, 35. VL totals: 13-41, 3-17, 11-22, 13, 35, 46. The second game of the week was the best for the Lady Char- gers as they gained the lead late in the first quarter and never let go in beating the Wood Memorial Lady Trojans 46-32 at home Friday night. "We played a good game and did some things well. We played Continued on Page B3 wonderful people I work with. Each and every one is special Lord. They have been very kind and helpful to me during the tough times and good times and are great to work with!!! Thanks for filling in when I had to be gone. I thank you Lord for my won- derful job and all the people I work Continued on Page 3 ward in the 200 freestyle relay in the opening meet of the season. Kendall Dudenhoeffer takes a breath as she strokes for- in the first meet of the season for the Lady Chargers swim team. Chloe Keepes stretches out during the backstroke event