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The Press-Dispatch Sports Wednesday, May 2, 2018 B- 3 ler did not bring home the first-place position." Knight said that both Kir- by and Boyd received new poles on Friday, April 27, and appear poised to break the school record he himself set in 2002 of 14 feet. "Both Gavin and Tyler jumped really good at prac- tice Friday," Knight said. "Tyler was jumping near or around 14 feet, and Gavin came out of nowhere, jump- ing around 15 feet." "With the school record sitting at 14 feet, I see both of them beating it this year," Knight added. "It would be an honor to see both of them take down my record." Also placing in individu- al events for the Chargers were junior Andrew Krieg, who placed fifth in shot put with a personal-best throw of 40 feet, 4 inches, and sophomore Nate Wool- ery, who placed sixth in the 3,200 -meter run with a time of 10 :58.90. In addition, the team of Boyd, Kirby, sophomore Sam Theising and fresh- man Colt Armstrong placed fifth in the 400 -meter relay with a time of 48.93 seconds; the team of Armstrong, The- ising, junior Colton Car- penter and freshman Ijaa Chambers placed sixth in the 1,600 -meter relay; and the team of junior Christian Benson, sophomore A.J. Hill and freshmen Sean Hansel- man and Sam Jones placed seventh in the 3,200 -meter relay with a time of 10 :02.56. As a team, Pike Central scored a total of 22 points, trailing Princeton (132 points), Jasper (125), Mount Vernon (Posey) (62), Boon- ville (55) and North Posey (40). Washington (20) was sixth, followed by Tecumseh (16), Wood Memorial (12) and Vincennes Lincoln (10). The Chargers, who partic- ipated in the Boonville Re- lays on Tuesday, May 1, will return to action on Thurs- day, May 10, when they will compete in the Pocket Ath- letic Conference Champion- ship at Tell City. dyn Ashby and junior Grace Smith lost to the Lady Titans' team of senior Hannah Rein- brecht and sophomore Syd- ney Goedde 6 -0, 6 -1. In junior varsity matches, Lady Chargers sophomore Adair Kabrick lost to Lady Ti- tans junior Ali Kissel 6 -0 ; La- dy Chargers freshman Ken- ley Beck lost 6 -0 ; the Lady Chargers' team of junior Ka- tie Spalding and sophomore Chloe Roy lost to Lady Titans juniors Alexa Goldman and Cailyn Mayse 6 -2; the La- dy Chargers' team of senior Gretchen McCrary and soph- omore Hannah Beane defeat- ed the Lady Titans' team of Brylee Loyd and Cara Mayse 6 -0 ; the Lady Chargers' team of freshmen Shelby Ridao and Makayla Stanley lost 6 - 2; the Lady Chargers' team of freshmen Grace Brandle and Zoey Davis lost 6 -0 ; and the Lady Chargers team of freshmen Aalyah Landazuri and Shelby Ridao lost 6 -0. With the loss, Pike Cen- tral fell to 3-5 overall and 1- 3 in the Pocket Athletic Con- ference. DROP Continued from page 1 SPORTS BRIEFS Sports physicals for PCMS, PCHS to be conducted May 9 Annual sports physi- cals for any student-ath- letes going into grades six through 12 for the 2018 -19 school year will be conducted on Wednes- day, May 9, at Pike Cen- tral Middle School. The physicals will be conducted from 5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. at a cost of $15 (cash or check made payable to PC Athletics). The sign-up location will be at Pike Central Middle School's main entrance. Students will be re- quired to sign in with their payment and will be seen on a first-come, first- served basis. Students participating in a PCSC home sporting event during the time physicals are being conducted will be worked in accordingly with the coach if it is pos- sible. Physicals include mea- surement of height, weight, blood pressure, a vision screening and a physical evaluation per- formed by a local health care provider. An IHSA A physical form – including the histo- ry, consent, acknowledge- ment and release – must be completed and signed by a parent or legal guard- ian and the student if the student is under the age of 18. The form will be avail- able that evening or can be picked up in advance at the athletic department, any school nurse's office or at www.ihsaa.org. The physical form will be kept on file at school with a copy of the exam and will be provided to any parent upon request. Students obtaining a sports physical exam from their personal healthcare provider for the 2018 -19 school year must use the IHSA A form. For the IH- SA A form to be valid for the 2018 -19 school year, it cannot be competed before April 1, 2018. The form must be signed by a personal healthcare pro- vider. Other forms will not be accepted. A sports physical form must be on file in order for a student to participate in any sport during the 2018 - 19 school year and also to participate in summer workouts in 2018. This will be the only time sports physicals will be conducted at Pike Cen- tral Middle School or Pike Central High School for the 2018 -19 school year. Participation is not man- datory. It is offered to as- sist students and families that otherwise would pay a higher cost for a sports physical. Mammals of Patoka River NWR There are currently near- ly 60 wild mammal species in Indiana. Join us Satur- day, May 5, at the Pato- ka River National Wildlife Refuge, where we'll take a closer peek at a few of those found living within Refuge boundaries. The guest speaker will share information on cur- rent distribution and status of certain endangered or ra- re species, as well as infor- mation on mammal den- tal formulas as a means of identification. We will have mammal skins on hand to identify and touch, and al- so a few mammal skulls to observe and study. Take- home handouts will be available, as well as hands- on mammal track identifi- cation fun. The program will begin at 1 p.m., Central time, at the outdoor classroom next to Boyd's Trail. It will last about an hour and a half. To get to the Boyd's Trail parking lot, head east on SR 64 from Oakland City. Just outside of the city, past the brown sign, turn left on CR 1275E. In one-half mile, bear left on paved 1300E; it will become gravel. Con- tinue one mile to the park- ing lot located on the left side of the road. If you would like to at- tend, RSVP by calling the Refuge office at 812-749 - 3199. COLEMAN VOTE PIKE CO. SHERIFF "Always do the right thing." Paid for by Frank Coleman for Sheriff Push #47 Republican Ballot Hard to Figure Your County Council, including Council- man Elliott, lay claim to the great job they have done with the I-69 interchange. It is hard to figure the total money spent, but the results are there to see: one emp- ty car lot, one empty lot where Bud's Garage used to be and one 4'x8' sign. Wasteful spending? Vote for Jim Johns for a change. PAID FOR BY JIM JOHNS FOR COUNCIL Pike Central High School junior Meredith Ben- son tries to return the ball during varsity girls' tennis action against visiting Gibson Southern on Thursday, April 26. Benson lost to Lady Titans senior Rachel Jones 6-3, 6-0. Ed Cahill photo Left: Pike Central High School fresh- man Ethan Huck com- petes in long jump during the Princeton Boys Track and Field In- vitational on Wednesday, April 25. Ed Cahill photo Right: Pike Central High School junior Andrew Krieg competes in shot put during the Princeton Boys Track and Field Invitational on Wednesday, April 25. Krieg placed fifth in the event with a per- sonal-record throw of 40 feet, 4 inches. Ed Cahill photo Below Right: Pike Central High School sophomore Sam Theising clears a hurdle while competing in the 110-meter high hurdles preliminaries during the Princeton Boys Track and Field Invitational on Wednesday, April 25. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Gavin Boyd (center) races Princeton's Tory Evans (left) and North Posey's Alex Stewart (right) to the finish line while competing in the 100-meter dash preliminaries at the Princeton Boys' Track and Field Invitation- al on Wednesday, April 25. Ed Cahill photo Left: Pike Central High School freshman Ijaa Chambers competes in 1,600-meter run during the Prince- ton Boys Track and Field Invitation- al on Wednesday, April 25. Ed Cahill photo Far Left: Pike Central High School senior Gavin Boyd (center) races Princeton's Tory Evans (left) and North Posey's Alex Stewart (right) to the finish line during the 100-meter dash preliminaries at the Princeton Boys Track and Field Invitational on Wednesday, April 25. Ed Cahill photo PCHS girls' tennis team sweeps Washington Catholic, 5-0 The Pike Central High School girls' tennis team defeated host Washington Catholic 5 -0 on Wednes- day, April 25. At No. 1 singles, La- dy Chargers senior Cass Conder defeated the Lady Cardinals' Caroline Burch 6 -1, 6 -3. At No. 2 singles, Lady Chargers junior Meredith Benson defeated the Lady Chargers' Emily Fields 6 - 2, 6 -0. At No. 3 singles, Lady Chargers sophomore Shel- by Vaughn defeated the La- dy Cardinals' Erika Vega 6 -0, 6 -1. At No. 1 doubles, the La- dy Chargers' team of ju- nior Kirsten Jansen and sophomore Audrey Keep- es defeated the Lady Car- dinals' team of Shaylee Truelove and Sofie SoSy 6 -0, 6 -2. At No. 2 doubles, the La- dy Chargers' team of se- nior Jadyn Ashby and ju- nior Grace Smith defeated the Lady Cardinals' team of Hallie Lieschner and Aimily Sorenson 6 -0, 6 -0. In junior varsity sin- gles matches, Lady Char- gers junior Katie Spalding won 6 -0 and Lady Char- gers sophomore Chloe Roy won 6 -1. With the win, Pike Cen- tral improved to 3-4 over- all. Kabrick fires career-low 40 to lead PCHS boys' golf team past Forest Park Junior Hayden Kabrick fired a career-best nine-hole score of 40 to lead the Pike Central High School boys' golf team to a 165 -184 victo- ry over visiting Forest Park on Thursday, April 26, at the Prides Creek Golf Course. Sophomore Jaylon Mills had a career-low score of 41, senior Lincoln Vaughn shot a 41 and junior Noah Onyett rounded out the Chargers' top four with a 43. In addition, junior Austin Holder and freshman Cutter Reed had scores of 45 and 47, respectively. "It was our lowest team score of the year, and the most balanced performance," said Pike Central head coach Jar- rod Gideon, whose team im- proved to 13-1. "We shot our low round without our one-two punch of Noah and Lincoln playing their best golf. We had other guys really step up and play some of their best golf." Pike Central will face North Daviess at the Country Oaks Golf Club on Thursday, May 3, before returning home to host Tecumseh on Monday, May 7. PCHS boys' golf team drops 10-stroke loss to Wood Memorial The Pike Central High School boys' golf team fell to 13-2 with a 160 -170 loss to Wood Memorial in a match played Monday, April 30, at the Prides Creek Golf Course. Sophomore Jaylon Mills led the Chargers with a nine-hole score of 41, fol- lowed by senior Lincoln Vaughn (42), freshman Cut- ter Reed (43) and junior No- ah Onyett (44). In addition, juniors Austin Holder and Hayden Kabrick shot scores of 47 and 48, re- spectively. "We really shot ourselves in the foot," Pike Central head coach Jarrod Gideon said. "We really didn't play our smartest round. I'm not sure if we were pressing too hard because we knew Wood Memorial was a good team and we were just trying to make too much happen." Gideon noted that the Chargers' top four golf- ers had a quadruple bogey – with a total of 12 penalty strokes – on Hole No. 7. "If they all par that hole, things really get interest- ing," Gideon lamented. However, Gideon said that he was pleased with the performances of Mills and Reed, the team's No. 5 and No. 6 players. "It's nice to see the young- er guys stepping up and posting some good scores," Gideon said. "That really bodes well for our future." The Chargers will play North Daviess on Wednes- day, May 2, at the Country Oaks Golf Club, before re- turning home to host Te- cumseh on Monday, May 8. "We will get back to the grind and really focus on course management over the next few days," Gideon said. "We are looking for and looking forward to a strong finish to the season." VAULT Continued from page 1