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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, April 4, 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 The Pike Central High School girls' tennis team opened its sea- son with a 3-2 victory over visit- ing Tecumseh on Monday, April 2. At No. 1 singles, Lady Char- gers senior Cass Conder defeat- ed Tecumseh sophomore Breah Bailey 4-6, 6 -1, 7-6 (7-2). At No. 2 singles, Lady Char- gers junior Meredith Benson lost to Tecumseh sophomore Layne Pemberton 6 -4, 6 -1. At No. 3 singles, Lady Char- gers sophomore Shelby Vaughn lost to Tecumseh junior Melinda Munday 6 -2, 6 -2. At No. 1 doubles, the Lady Chargers team of junior Kirsten Jansen and sophomore Audrey Keepes defeated the Tecumseh team of senior Allie Lochmuel- ler and junior Samantha Clark 6 - Freshman Libby Stone won two individual events as the Pike Cen- tral High School girls' track and field team opened its season by placing first in a three-team meet hosted by Tecumseh on Monday, April 2. Stone placed first in the 100 -me- ter dash with a time of 14.33 sec- onds, and first in long jump with a leap of 13 feet, 7 inches. Also placing first in individu- al events for the Lady Chargers were senior Taylor Deffendoll in high jump with a leap of 4 feet, 8 inches; junior Alyssa Jenkins in shot put with a throw of 28 feet, 3 inches; senior Halley Powers in the 300 -meter hurdles with a time of 59.46 seconds; and fresh- man Lauren Young in the 100 -me- ter hurdles with a time of 18.95 seconds. In addition, the team of Pow- ers, senior Cailey Furman, ju- nior Lillie Pancake and sopho- more Lily Willis placed first in the 3,200 -meter relay with a time of 12:12; and the team of Pow- ers, Stone, Willis and freshman Jenna Meyer placed first in the 1,600 -meter relay with a time of 4:42. Placing second in individu- al events for the Lady Chargers were Meyer in the 100 -meter dash with a time of 14.34; Stone in the 200 -meter dash with a time of 29.31 seconds; Willis in long jump with a leap of 11 feet, 6 inch- es; and freshman Maddie Wil- liams in high jump with a leap of 4 feet, 6 inches. Placing third in individu- al events for the Lady Chargers were Furman in the 800 -meter run with a time of 3:17.; Meyer in the 200 -meter dash with a time of 30.84 seconds; Pancake in the 400 -meter dash with a time of 1:15; and junior Storm Weisling in shot put with a throw of 21 feet, 1 inch. Placing fourth in an individual event for the Lady Chargers was Furman in the 1,600 -meter run. In addition, the team of Def- fendoll, Jenkins, Meyer and Pow- ers placed second in the 400 -me- ter relay with a time of 58.68 sec- onds. As a team, Pike Central scored a total of 69 points. Tecumseh was second with 53 points, while Washington Catholic finished third with two points. "I felt the girls did a great job for the first meet of the year," La- dy Chargers head coach Ryne Bi- esterveld said. "We have had a limited number of outdoor prac- tices due to weather. It was a chilly and soggy night. It was the first time in nearly 12 years of coaching track I had seen the discus throw canceled because of weather." "Tecumseh also does not have pole vault, so we had a couple By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net The third out proved to be elusive when the Pike Central High School baseball team opened its season with a 12-1 loss at Wash- ington on Friday, March 30. Ten of the Hatchets' runs were scored with two outs, including every one in an eight-run fourth inning during which 11 straight batters reached base – six on walks, three on errors, one as a hit batter, and one with a hit. "One thing that we've got to figure out this year is getting that third out," Char- gers head coach Josh McDonald said. "In all the innings, we've got to figure a way to finish them out." "It seems like they give up after two outs," McDonald added. "We can't do that. 12-1 against this team is not good." The season got off to a promising start for Pike Central in the first inning when ju- nior shortstop Race Britton reached on an error with one out, then advanced to sec- ond when the next batter, junior catcher Brennon Benton, was hit by a pitch. However, junior pitcher Braxton Rice grounded into a double play to end the in- ning. In the home half of the first inning, Hatch- ets right fielder Jacob Mason belted a one- out single to left field and – after pitcher Bil- ly Fleetwood popped out to Chargers junior third baseman Joey Church for the second out of the inning – stole second. Mason then scored on a double by third baseman Gage Latham to give Washington a 1-0 lead. The score remained the same until the CHARGERS OPEN SEASON WITH 12-1 LOSS AT WASHINGTON Pike Central High School senior second baseman Nathan Welch (right) looks to throw the ball to first base after retiring Washington pitcher Billy Fleetwood (left) on a force-out during varsity baseball action at Washington on Friday, March 30. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School junior pitcher Braxton Rice checks his swing on an in- side pitch during varsity baseball action at Washington on Friday, March 30. 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