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B-6 Sports Wednesday, May 9, 2018 The Press-Dispatch PCMS SPRING SPORTS Pictured above is the 2017-18 Pike Central Middle School boys' track and field team. They are, first row, left to right: Brycen Knepp, Jack Tegmeyer, Braden Howald, Xavier Shoultz, Jonas Martinez, Sam Nelson, Zane Gehl- hausen, Austin Henson, Devin Carlisle and Wyatt Luff. Second row: Grif- fin Boyd, William Wright, Fennton McCrary, Landyn Perry, Kaden Goodrid, Griffin Correll, Corey Goeppner, Quaid Britton, Evan Conder, Darrian Her- rera, Ryan Gladish and Jacob Carter. Third row: Wyatt Frasure, Blaine Pitch- er, Dallas Reutepohler, Isaac Marchino, Remington Gideon, Samuel Cole- man, Gunnar Earley, Peyton Howald, Cole Parks, Nolan Nelson and Dane Gladish. Photo courtesy of Inter-State Studio Pictured above is the 2017-18 Pike Central Middle School girls' tennis team. They are, first row, left to right: Wren Kabrick, Alli Hardin, Annabel- la Matteson, Jamie Sallee, Ruby Sallee, Shelby Keeker, Payton Readle and Alaina Johnson. Second row: Gabriella Collins, Coach Bob Collins, Addy Russell, Ella Adams, Kyla Kinman, Eleanor McGuire, Morgan Ice, Alaina McClellan, Reagan Craig, Coach Stephanie McGuire and Hanna Fair. Photo courtesy of Inter-State Studio Pictured above is the 2017-18 Pike Central Middle School baseball team. They are, first row, left to right: Jackson Stuckey, Nolan Rice, Devan Farm- er, Zack Miller, Cade Morgan, Ashleigh Martin and Nolan Sapp. Second row: Kendrick Sorgius, Tyrus Schoppenhorst, Arri McDonald, Noah McFarland, Isaac Burdette and Kale Speedy. Third row: Haley May, Alex Clark, Zeke Yon, Jagar Dent, Sway Pollock and Brody Rice. Photo courtesy of Inter-State Studio Pictured above is the 2017-18 Pike Central Middle School girls' track and field team. They are, first row, left to right: Ashlynn Kirk, Lillian Thomp- son, Quinlan Teague, Morgan Sallee, Athalee Loveless, Savanah Ingle, Jes- sica Redman, Gabrielle Kyle, Kennedy Willis, Anna Whitehead and Madelyn Gray. Second row: Keena Young, Sarah Siggers, Emily Krieg, Tiffany Artea- ga, Reygan Fenwick, Amber Wilkins, Kodi Catt, Ava Reinhart, Bella Tohman, Kendall Radabaugh and Kahle Young. Third row: Morgan Anderson, Court- ney Weisling, Addison Faulk, Kya Leighty, Abbi Harrison, Kimmy Truitt, Er- ika Vinnedge, Ashton Catt, Kayla Gladish, Kayla Cannon, Jade Kamman and Jaize Mills. Photo courtesy of Inter-State Studio Pictured above is the 2017-18 Pike Central Middle School wrestling team. They are, first row, left to right: Damien Fullington, Jaydon Clark, Braden Howald, Jake Leighty, Griffin Boyd, Skylar Shelton, Ryan Gladish and Jack Tegmeyer. Second row: Cole Parks, Gunnar Earley, Cory Goeppner, Kaden Davis, Wyatt Frasure, Blaine Pitcher, Jon Cannon and Dane Gladish. Photo courtesy of Inter-State Studio Pictured above is the 2017-18 Pike Central Middle School softball team. They are, first row, left to right: Brailey Mills, Karley Kavanaugh, Lexie On- yett, Zarah Sallee, Jaidyn Gogel and Macey Stilwell. Second row: Delaney Welch, Madelyn Fiscus, Jasmine Leighty, Lorin Hummer, Tessa Vinnedge, Nevaeh Lemond and Avery Hunt. Third row: Haylie Fulcher, Breanna Brit- ton, Alyna Sharp, Brynn Hillyard, Hallie Bailey and Chloe Willis. Fourth row: Coach Dan Carnahan, Sophie Carnahan, Mallory Hunt, Chloe Williams and Coach Nick Willis. Photo courtesy of Inter-State Studio ing – which was held in Pike Central High School's distance learning lab – was bittersweet. "Yeah, but, you know, he's ready, so it's time to head to that next step," Mike Bohnert said. "The main thing is the schooling, and he found a school with the classes he was wanting to take, so it worked out re- ally well for him." Jacob's mother, Beth, who also serves as an assis- tant coach for the Pike Cen- tral boys' and girls' swim- ming team, said that her son had been considering going to Vincennes Univer- sity, which, while it does of- fer an electrical technology program, it doesn't have a swim team. "We were pretty set on going there, and then over spring break, we decided to make a trip out west," Beth Bohnert said. "The coach e-mailed us just be- fore we left, and I really think that's the place he needs to be." Iowa Lakes Community College – located in pictur- esque Iowa's Great Lakes region – offers a two-year associate in applied sci- ence degree in electrical technology at its campus in Estherville, Iowa. "They have an excel- lent electrical school – a lot of new items, like, right outside the door, there's a wind turbine, and the buildings have got a lot of solar power, that sort of thing," Beth Bohnert said. "Even if he wasn't going to swim, I think he really en- joyed that whole school. But he was going to miss swimming, so I'm thrilled that he actually gets to go and do what he loves." "It was either not swim and go to Vincennes, or get to do what he loves, and go to Iowa," she added. "So, we'll be making some trips – long-distance trips – for a while." Mike Bohnert agreed. "We'll get to enjoy an- other couple of years," he said. "It's a long trip, but we'll make a few of them." Jacob Bohnert, 18, said that Iowa Lakes Commu- nity College's location – which is about a 700 -mile drive from his parents' home south of Petersburg – wasn't a factor in his de- cision. "I think it was a good decision," Jacob Bohnert said. "I don't really have a problem with the distance." "Mom might," he added. "I don't. BOHNERT Continued from page 1 Willis wins two events to lead PCMS girls' track team past South Spencer, Wood Memorial Seventh grader Kenne- dy Willis won two individu- al events as the Pike Central Middle School girls' track and field team finished first in a three-team meet against visiting South Spencer and Wood Memorial on Monday, April 30. Willis placed first in the 1,600 -meter run with a sea- son-best time of 6:03, and first in the 800 -meter run with a time of 2:50. Willis also teamed up with eighth graders Kend- all Radabaugh and Quinlan Teague and seventh grader Lillian Thompson to place first in the 3,200 -meter re- lay with a time of 12:40.38, and with Thompson and sev- enth graders Sarah Siggers and Keena Young to place first in the seventh grade 1,600 -meter relay with a time of 5:15.19. Eighth grader Erika Vinnedge, meanwhile, set a new school record in dis- cus while placing first with a throw of 91 feet, 5 inches. The previous school record – 89 feet, 9 inches – was set by Michelle Morton in 2003. Also placing first in indi- vidual events for the Lady Chargers were Radabaugh in the 200 -meter dash with a time of 30.97 seconds; eighth grader Kayla Glad- ish in shot put; and eighth grader Kenzie Woodland in long jump with a leap of 13 feet, 1-1/2 inches. Placing second in indi- vidual events for the La- dy Chargers were Thomp- son in the 800 -meter run with a time of 2:59; Wood- land in the 100 -meter dash with a time of 14.44 sec- onds; eighth grader Ash- ton Catt in shot put with a throw of 24 feet, 7-1/2 inch- es; eighth grader Addison Faulk in the 100 -meter hur- dles with a time of 19.06 sec- onds – tying her season-best time – and in the 300 -meter hurdles with a season-best time of 58.03 seconds; and seventh grader Emily Krieg in the 200 -meter dash with a time of 31.13 seconds. Placing third in indi- vidual events for the Lady Chargers were Krieg in the 100 -meter dash with a time of 15.07 seconds and in high jump with a leap of 3 feet, 11 inches; Thompson in the 1,600 -meter run with a time of 6:43; Vinnedge in shot put with a throw of 23 feet, 11 inches; and eighth grader Jaize Mills in the 400 -meter dash with a season-best time of 1:16.69. Placing fourth in individu- al events for the Lady Char- gers were Catt in discus with a throw of 59 feet; Gladish in the 800 -meter run with a time of 3:04; and Teague in the 1,600 -meter run with a time of 6:56. Placing fifth in individu- al events for the Lady Char- gers was eighth grader Mor- gan Anderson in the 100 -me- ter hurdles with a time of 20.31 seconds and in the 300 -meter hurdles with a time of 1:03.00. In addition, the team of Kreig, Siggers, Keena Young and seventh grader Kahle Young placed first in the seventh grade 400 -meter relay with a time of 1:00.16; and the team of Ander- son, Faulk, Radabaugh and Woodland placed second in the eighth grade 400 -meter relay with a time of 58.15 seconds – tying their sea- son-best time in the event. As a team, Pike Central scored 83 points. South Spencer was second with 40 points. Wood Memorial finished third with 33 points. BOYS' 7TH GRADE 1,600-METER RELAY RECORD FALLS ... AGAIN Seventh graders Fenn- ton McCrary, Nolan Nel- son, Cole Parks and Xavier Shoultz teamed up to break their own record while plac- ing first in the seventh grade 1,600 -meter relay as the Pike Central Middle School boys' track and field team finished first. McCrary, Nelson, Parks and Shoultz won the event with a time of 4:11.93, best- ing the previous record time of 4:15.83 they set in a meet hosted by Washington on Tuesday, April 24. In addition, Shoultz – who placed first in the 1,600 -me- ter run with a time of 5:38 and first in the 800 -meter run with a time of 2:42 – teamed up with eighth grad- ers Devin Carlisle and Dane Gladish and seventh grader Dallas Reutepohler to place first in the 3,200 -meter re- lay with a time of 10 :54.53. Eighth graders Wyatt Fra- sure and Remington Gide- on also won two individual events. Frasure placed first in the 100 -meter dash with a time of 12.59 seconds and in the 200 -meter dash with a time of 25.56 seconds, while Gideon placed first in shot put with a throw of 40 feet, 1-1/2 inches and in dis- cus with a throw of 97 feet, 8 inches. Also placing first in indi- vidual events for the Char- gers were Parks in the 400 -meter dash with a time of 1:04.28; and seventh grad- er Peyton Howald in the 300 -meter hurdles with a time of 53.62 seconds. Placing second in individ- ual events for the Chargers were Conder in the 300 -me- ter hurdles with a time of 54.22 seconds; Peyton How- ald in the 100 -meter hurdles with a time of 19.91 seconds; Nelson in the 400 -meter dash with a time of 1:05.78; eighth grader Samuel Cole- man in discus with a throw of 95 feet, 5 inches; and eighth grader Gunnar Ear- ly in shot put with a throw of 35 feet, 4 inches. Placing third in individ- ual events for the Chargers were Coleman in shot put with a throw of 31 feet, 2 inches; Frasure in long jump with a leap of 15 feet, 2-1/2 inches; Dane Gladish in the 1,600 -meter run with a time of 5:45; and Reutepohler in the 800 -meter run with a time of 2:46. Placing fourth in individ- ual events for the Chargers were Conder in the 100 -me- ter hurdles with a time of 20.59 seconds; Earley in discus with a throw of 82 feet, 4 inches; Peyton How- ald in high jump with a leap of 4 feet, 8 inches; and sev- enth grader Braden Howald in pole vault with a leap of 7 feet, 6 inches. tying his sea- son-best jump. In addition, the team of Peyton Howald, Nelson, Parks and seventh grader See PCMS on pg 7 Life Milestones made free CALL: 812-354-8500 Put a free photo with write up on your Family and Class Reunions.