The Press-Dispatch
Issue link: https://www.ifoldsflip.com/i/956502
B-4 Sports Wednesday, March 21, 2018 The Press-Dispatch son-best time of 40.38 sec- onds, eclipsing her previ- ous season-best time of 41.42 seconds. "She swam really well, considering everybody that beat her has been an age- group swimmer for a long time," Bohnert said. "She was three-tenths (of a sec- ond) off the girl in third." "She's been really coming on swimming," Bohnert add- ed. "Her breaststroke has re- ally been coming on here lately – she's been cutting time just almost every time she's hit the water swim- ming." McKinney also teamed up with eighth graders Jaize Mills and Madison Riley and seventh grader Jillian Bailey to place fifth in the 200 -yard medley relay with a time of 2:35.18, and fifth in the 200 -yard freestyle relay with a season-best time of 2:14.59, eclipsing their previous sea - son-best time of 2:14.96. Mills placed seventh in diving with a five-dive score of 87.50 points. She was al- so 11th in the 50 -yard back- stroke with a time of 41.49 seconds. Jillian Bailey placed sev- enth in the 50 -yard freestyle with a season-best time of 30.99 seconds, eclipsing her previous season-best time of 31.34 seconds. She was also eighth in the 100 -yard free- style with a time of 1:12.36. Also placing eighth for the Lady Chargers was eighth grader Amber Feldpausch in the 50 -yard breaststroke with a season-best time of 43.57 seconds, eclipsing her previous season-best time of 44.98 seconds. Feldpaus- ch also placed 14th in the 100 -yard individual med- ley with a season-best time of 1:40.94, eclipsing her pre- vious season-best time of 1:44.47. Eighth grader Ruby Sallee placed ninth in the 100 -yard individual medley with a season-best time of 1:35.29, eclipsing her previous sea- son-best time of 1:38.33. She also placed 15th in the 50 -yard butterfly with a sea- son-best time of 52.25 sec- onds, eclipsing her previous season-best time of 53.18. Riley placed 10th in the 200 -yard freestyle with a season-best time of 2:56.64, eclipsing her previous sea- son-best time of 3:02.41. Riley was also 12th in the 50 -yard butterfly with a time of 42.83 seconds. Eighth grader Amelia Bailey placed 12th in the 200 -yard freestyle with a time of 3:21.85. Eighth grader Emma Quakenbush placed 12th in diving with a five-dive score of 51.05 points. She al - so placed 16th in the 50 -yard backstroke with a time of 47.94 seconds. Also: • Sixth grader Ella Adams placed 14th in the 50 -yard butterfly with a season-best time of 51.94 seconds, eclips- ing her previous season-best time of 53.08 seconds, and 18th in the 50 -yard freestyle with a time of 39.82 seconds. • Eighth grader Sarah Fenwick placed 15th in the 100 -yard freestyle with a season-best time of 1:28.37, eclipsing her previous sea- son-best time of 1:29.60. • Sixth grader Addy Russell placed 15th in the 50 -yard freestyle with a sea- son-best time of 38.80 sec- onds, eclipsing her previous season-best time of 41.25 seconds. • Seventh grader Shelby Keeker placed 16th in the 50 -yard breaststroke with a season-best time of 49.69 seconds, eclipsing her pre- vious season-best time of 50.03 seconds, and 17th in the 100 -yard freestyle with a time of 1:35.38. • Eighth grader Morgan Sallee placed 16th in the 100 -yard individual medley with a time of 1:50.70. • Seventh grader Rea- gan Craig placed 17th in the 200 -yard freestyle with a time of 4:02.26. • Sixth grader Jamie Sal- lee placed 19th in the 50 -yard backstroke with a time of 52.31 seconds. In addition, the team of Amelia Bailey, Fenwick, Quakenbush and Russell placed sixth in the 400 -yard freestyle relay with a sea- son-best time of 6:22.54, eclipsing their previous sea- son-best time of 6:25.16. As a team, Pike Central scored 121 points, trailing Southridge (309 points), Tell City (303.5) and Heritage Hills (121). South Spencer was fifth with 116.5 points, followed by Tecumseh (93), Forest Park (22) and Gibson Southern (18). "All three teams that were in front of us have a lot of kids that swim year round," Bohnert said. "None of the girls that swam for us that were sixth, seventh or eighth grade swim year round." "But we swam really well," Bohnert added. "We beat ev - erybody that was in the same boat with us, on the age- group part, so we swam well. But Southridge and Tell City are made up mostly of year- round swimmers." Bohnert said that he was particularly pleased with the fact that the Lady Chargers posted 13 season-best times during the PAC Meet. "As far as our times, our girls did really well, swam good races and good solid races, and cut time," Bohnert said. "They cut a lot of time throughout the meet, too. We were pretty happy with how they performed for the night." the log, a small discolor- ation, etc., and then hold your eye on the spot all the way through your swing. To do this, you must maintain control of your swing to en- sure you connect with the spot at the end. You should start with your hands apart on the handle, bringing the maul up high into the air di- rectly over your head and then bring your hands to- gether just before the blow. With these things in mind, I take my first try. I connect with the strik- ing pad and send the ball up top, where it makes a healthy connection with the bell. When I take my next swing, I hit the pad harder, making the bell ring a little louder. On the third blow, the pressure of not messing up gets to me but I swing through and the bell tolls for a third time. I take a step back and look at the Carney as if to say, 'now what? ' He dully replies, "you can pick any prize." The tone and vol- ume of his voice has lost all of its former enthusiasm now that he has my money in his pouch. I look to where our group stands and see that my youngest daughter, Es- ther, is the only one of the kids that is still interested in Daddy's display of man- liness and power. "Come on, girl, pick out a prize," I call to her. She approach- es the inflatable toys and looks carefully at the over- sized baseball bats, gigan- tic hands and mallets. A pink "super bat" catch- es her eye and she grabs it with a quick glance at me for reassurance. "All right, good one," I say as she tucks the bat firmly under her arm like the way a man tucks a newspaper under his arm after buying it from a metal pay box. It's hers, and you'll have to be pret- ty big (bigger than her two siblings) and pretty scary (they aren't scary only ir- ritating) to take it from her. As we walk through the carnival and along the busy streets of the town, she clings to the pink bat with- out fail. Her Uncle sneaks up from behind and gives it a pull. She nits her brow and gives him the"scowly" face before he lets go and laughs at the determina- tion of a three-year-old pro- tecting her prize. I study the children. They look at the rides and the lights and the crowds and observe them in their own way. I wonder which of the things they see to- night will stick the longest in their minds. When they are all grown up, which memory of this trip to Flor- ida will they recall? Which will be their favorite? For me, it's easy. It's the sight of my little one walk- ing in the warm night un- der the neon lights of a Fer- ris wheel, her light golden hair rustled softly by the breeze. She's wearing a pair of blue shorts and a pink mermaid shirt as her little legs move her rap- idly forward through the crowd. And all the while, the pink inflatable bat that Daddy won is clutched tightly under one arm. SPLITTING Continued from page 1 MCKINNEY Continued from page 1 The Winslow Sports League hosted an adult softball tournament this past weekend. Pictured above are the winning teams – Dat Team of Princeton (left) and Dy- namic Blasting (right). The two teams shared the victory and donat- ed their winnings back to the league. Submitted Photo Pike Central Middle School eighth grader Mad- ison Riley swims the butterfly leg of the girls' 200-yard medley relay during the 2018 Pock- et Athletic Conference Championship Meet at Southridge High School on Thursday, March 15. Riley teamed up with eighth graders Emma McK- inney and Jaize Mills and seventh grader Jillian Bailey to place fifth with a time of 2:35.18. Ed Ca- hill photo Pike Central Middle School sixth grader Ru- by Sallee swims the breaststroke leg of the girls' 100-yard individual medley during the 2018 Pocket Athletic Conference Championship Meet at Southridge High School on Thursday, March 15. Sallee placed ninth with a season-best time of 1:35.29. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central Middle School eighth grader Mor- gan Sallee swims the breaststroke leg of the girls' 100-yard individual medley during the 2018 Pocket Athletic Conference Championship Meet at Southridge High School on Thursday, March 15. Sallee placed 16th with a time of 1:50.70. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central Middle School eighth grader Jaize Mills swims the backstroke leg of the girls' 200-yard medley relay during the 2018 Pock- et Athletic Conference Championship Meet at Southridge High School on Thursday, March 15. Mills teamed up with eighth graders Emma McK- inney and Madison Riley and seventh grader Jil- lian Bailey to place fifth with a time of 2:35.18. Ed Cahill photo M on.-Fri. 9:30-5:30 Sat. 9-2 SOUTHGATE CENTER, JASPER 482-2421 Athletic Department Store Heart Guard Heart Guard Heart Guard Shirt Shirt Shirt Baseball/Softball Baseball/Softball Baseball/Softball Pants Pants Pants Sliding Shorts Sliding Shorts Sliding Shorts Sale Price Sale Price Sale Price $ 149.95 $ 149.95 $ 149.95 Reg. $160 Fielders Masks Fielders Masks Fielders Masks Sale Price Sale Price Sale Price $ 134.95 $ 134.95 $ 134.95 Wilson & Wilson & Wilson & Demarini Demarini Demarini ASICS Gel ASICS Gel ASICS Gel Kayano 24 Kayano 24 Kayano 24 Sale Price $29.95 Louisville Slugger Louisville Slugger Louisville Slugger Beginners Baseball Glove Beginners Baseball Glove Beginners Baseball Glove Reg. $40.00 Men & Women Stadium Stadium Stadium Seats Seats Seats Reg. $70 Sale Price Sale Price Sale Price $ 55.95 $ 55.95 $ 55.95 ASICS Gel ASICS Gel ASICS Gel Contend Contend Contend Men & Women Louisville Louisville Louisville Slugger Slugger Slugger USA Omaha USA Omaha USA Omaha Baseball Bats Baseball Bats Baseball Bats Reg. $130 Sale Price Sale Price Sale Price $ 99.95 $ 99.95 $ 99.95 Reg. $210 Demarini USA Demarini USA Demarini USA Baseball Bats Baseball Bats Baseball Bats SOUTHGATE CENTER, JASPER 812-482-2421