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B-2 Sports Wednesday, May 23, 2018 The Press-Dispatch ing to regionals with three freshmen and a senior." "This group is a very com- petitive group, and a great group of teammates that work together to continue to improve," added Biester- veld, noting that sophomore Lily Willis serves as an al- ternate. "They have PRed in the last two meets and I fully expect them to do the same at regionals." The six Lady Chargers – Deffendoll, Jenkins, Meyer, Powers, Stone and Young – are the most to advance to the regional meet in a sin- gle season since 2013, when Michal Ashby, Janessa Fos- ter, Kaylee Hadley, Olivia Leighty, Nicah McFarland and Jessica McQueen also accomplished the feat. "I am extremely proud of how all of the girls per- formed," Bieterveld said. "I am especially excited to have six girls advancing to regionals." Deffendoll – who placed second in high jump with a leap of 4 feet, 10 inches – will be making her second regional appearance in the event. In 2017, Deffendoll placed fourth at the section- al meet with a leap of 4 feet, 8 inches, then cleared the same height to finish 14th in the regional meet. "Taylor did a great job clearing each height on her first attempt all the way up to 5 feet, where she went out," Biesterveld said. "This will be her second time going to regional and she is jumping as good as she ever has. She is totally capable of clearing 5 feet or higher, and has do- ne so throughout the year." Stone placed second in the 400 -meter dash with a personal-record time of 1:03.36 to become the first Lady Charger to advance to the regional meet in that event since Michal Ashby in 2010. "Libby has gone back and forth between the 100, 200 and 400 this year," Bies- terveld said. "She is a very strong 400 runner as she's shown in both the 400 and the 4x400 relay. I believe she has the potential to place in the top 10 at regional in the 400. She has gotten better throughout the year and continues to PR." Stone also placed sixth in long jump with a season-best leap of 15 feet, 7 inches, and finished 12th in preliminar- ies for the 100 -meter dash with a time of 14.48 seconds. Powers, meanwhile, post- ed a personal-record time of 2:31.52 to place third in the 800 -meter run to become the first Lady Charger to ad- vance to the regional meet in that event since Brittany Craney in 2004. In addition to teaming up with Meyer, Stone and Young to place second in the 4 x 400 -meter relay with a season-best time of 4:19.55, Powers also teamed up with Deffendoll, Meyer and Young to place fifth in the 4 x 400 -meter relay with a sea- son-best time of 54.64 sec- onds and placed sixth in pole vault with a leap of 7 feet. "Halley is a very diverse athlete," Biesterveld said of Powers, who finished 10th in the 300 -meter hurdles and 10th in preliminaries for the 100 -meter hurdles in 2017. "She is capable of running and doing well in almost any race you can put her in. I think the only race she is running that is the same from two years ago is the 4 x 400 relay." "I looked at several things when it came to deciding to put Halley in the 800, in- cluding the time between her other events and how she had been performing in practice," Biesterveld con- tinued. "There is no doubt she can run distance but in track, with her diversi- ty, we had tried to use her in the best events we can. She was running a pretty good 800 time, so we decid- ed to give it a shot. Halley is a very driven and competi- tive person. She is going to fight until the end no mat- ter who or what you put her up against, which is why she makes a great anchor in the 4 x 400 as well." Jenkins, who placed fifth in shot put as a freshman and fourth in discus as a sophomore at the section- al meet, placed third in dis- cus with a throw of 97 feet, 6 inches – six inches better than the 97 foot toss by the fourth-place finisher, Princ- eton senior Aleni Brewer. "Alyssa has been close to making it to the region- al each year and finally did it this year in the discus," Bi- esterveld said. "She has the potential to throw it a good distance, and has broken the 100 -foot mark this season." Junior Lillie Pancake, who advanced to the re- gional meet in pole vault each of the last two years, just missed qualifying for the third straight season, placing fourth with a leap of 8 feet, which tied her sea- son-best mark. "Lillie not advancing is unfortunate," Biesterveld said. "But she will at least have one more shot next year at it as a senior." "Track is a year-to-year meet-to-meet sport – any- one can beat anyone on any given day," Biesterveld add- ed. "It only takes one jump, one throw, or one-tenth of a second to make all the dif- ference in the world. There were two girls both jumping in the 10 -foot range, which Oakland City GC hosts He-She Spring Thaw The Oakland City Golf Club held its 8th Annual He-She Spring Thaw alter- nating tournament on Sat- urday, May 19. The results: Championship Flight 1st place: Scott Blair and Jessica Embry – 38 - 37 75 2nd place: Bob Bise and Lou Farris – 35 -42 77 First Flight 1st place: Tom and Stephanie Buedel – 42-40 82 2nd place: Chuck and Rena Lilly – 43-41 84 3rd place: Alva and Lu- Ann Buck – 44-41 85 Second Flight 1st place: Gary Helsey and Sharon Bree – 47-40 87 2nd place: Mark and Donna Dearing 45 -42 87 Closest to the Pin Hole 2: Jenny Emery – 31 feet. Hole 6: Bob Bise – 14 feet, 3 inches. Longest Putt Hole 4: Bob Klassen – 10 feet, 7 inches. Hole 7: Connie Klassen – 10 feet, 7 inches. Nature hike at Patoka River NWR set for June 2 On Saturday, June 2, at 9 a.m. Central time (10 a.m. Eastern time), in conjunc- tion with National Trails Day, the Friends of Pato- ka River National Wildlife Refuge are sponsoring a hike at the Snakey Point/ Columbia Mine Area. The hike will last approximate- ly two hours. The nature hike will fea- ture a stop at a 2017 con- structed pier at Snakey Point Marsh, pollinator plantings, a discussion on an Eastern Box Turtle study at the Refuge, and bird watching and grass- land habitat management activities. We will observe the results of a controlled burn and check out a Barn Owl nesting box. The hike will start at the Boyd's Trail parking lot, just east of Snakey Point. Suitable clothing and shoes, as well as insect repellent, are suggested. Maps of the Refuge and more than 11 miles of hik- ing trails will be available. Wildlife biologist and current Friends of Pato- ka River National Wildlife Refuge vice-president, Da- vid Howell, will guide the event. To get to the Boyd's Trail parking lot, head east from Oakland City on State Road 64. Just outside the city, turn left (north) on- to paved CR 1275 E. Con- tinue about one-half mile and bear left onto CR 1300 E, which becomes gravel. Continue about one mile to the Boyd's Trail parking lot on the left. Look for posted brown Refuge signs along the way. For more information, look us up on Facebook at Patoka Refuge Friends, check out our website at Patokarefugefriends.org, or contact Howell at 812- 455 -5256. MAC'S HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 812-789-3065 T H I S F E AT U R E I S S P O N S O R E D BY: 104 E Center St, Winslow • macshtgac@hotmail.com Mac's Heating and Air Conditioning recognizes the Pike Central seniors who are involved in athletics. QUIN BAILEY has been a manager for the Pike Cen- tral track team for four years, and also partic- ipated in cross country and swimming. She received awards for Leadership and Most Improved Swimmer. She is also a member of National Honor Society, Student Govern - ment, Pep and Concert Bands. Her favorite classes are English and Quantitative Reasoning. She is the daughter of Chris and Ketina Bailey, of Petersburg. JADYN ASHBY has played tennis for Pike Central for four years, and is also a man- ager for the swim team. Her favorite class is Math. She works as a photography assistant and is a member of her church youth group. She is the daughter of Jon and Kim Ashby, of Petersburg. NATHAN WELCH has played baseball for Pike Central for two years. His favorite class is Welding. He works, and enjoys hunting and fishing. He is the son of Brenda and Terry Welch, of Petersburg. PIKE CENTRAL OF THE WEEK UPCOMING SPORTS SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, MAY 23 High School Baseball: Sectional Tournament at Vincennes Lincoln – Pike Central vs. Washington, 6 p.m. High School Softball: Sectional Tournament at Pike Central – Jasper vs. Washington, 6 p.m.; Pike Central-Vincennes Lincoln winner vs. Princeton, 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 24 High School Boys' Track and Field: Pike Central in Regional Meet at Evansville Central, 6 p.m. High School Softball: Sectional Tournament at Pike Central – Championship game, 6:30 p.m. MONDAY, MAY 28 High School Baseball: Sectional Tournament at Vincennes Lincoln – Princeton vs. Gibson Southern, 11 a.m.; Pike Central-Washington winner vs. Vincennes Lincoln, 1 p.m.; Championship game, 7 p.m. TUESDAY, MAY 29 High School Golf: Pike Central in Washington In- vitational at Country Oaks Golf Club, 8 a.m. FRIDAY, JUNE 1 High School Golf: Pike Central in Sectional Tour- nament at Country Club of Old Vincennes, 9 a.m. every match," Gideon said. Sophomore Jaylon Mills shot a 45. "He was minus-one through five holes before the wheels came off," Gide- on said of Mills. "I told him to forget the last four holes and focus on the first five and let that be a lesson on what he is capable of if he puts it all together." Junior Austin Holder, meanwhile, had a 46. "He struggled a bit with a few swing mechanics is- sues," Gideon said. "I know he is capable of posting real- ly solid numbers for us." On Tuesday, May 15, On- yett fired a team-best 37 as Pike Central defeated visit- ing North Knox 157-173 in a match played at the Prides Creek Golf Course. Vaughn and Holder both shot scores of 40 while Mills added a 42. Reed had a 44. The Chargers' nine-hole score of 157 was their best of the season. "I think we are starting to play our best golf at the right time of the season," Gideon said. "In the last two match- es alone we have had all six of our varsity golfers shoot 41 or below. They are really starting to play smarter and think their way around the course." "The boys have really put in a lot of time during the year and it's starting to pay off," Gideon added. "They have a 24-3 season record going into sectional, which is something to be proud of in itself. But I know they ar- en't satisfied and want to per- form well in the postseason." Pike Central will close out the regular season by partic- ipating in the Washington In- vitational on Tuesday, May 29. The sectional meet will be held on Friday, June 1, at the Country Club of Old Vin- cennes. ONYETT Continued from page 1 Pike Central High School ju- nior Noah Onyett tees off on Hole No. 2 during a home match against Barr-Reeve at the Prides Creek Golf Course on Wednes- day, May 16. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School ju- nior Hayden Kabrick hits the ball out of a sand trap on Hole No. 3 during a home match against Barr-Reeve at the Prides Creek Golf Course on Wednes- day, May 16. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School se- nior Lincoln Vaughn watches his ball after hitting a putt on Hole No. 1 during a home match against Barr-Reeve at the Prides Creek Golf Course on Wednes- day, May 16. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore Colin Craig tees off on Hole No. 8 during a home match against Barr-Reeve at the Prides Creek Golf Course on Wednesday, May 16. Ed Cahill photo Six members of the Pike Central High School girls' track and field team qualified to advance to the regional meet during the sectional meet on Tues- day, May 15, at Princeton. From left to right: Alyssa Jenkins, Libby Stone, Tay- lor Deffendoll, Halley Powers, Jenna Meyer and Lauren Young. Submitted Photo Pike Central High School freshman Lauren Young com- petes in the 300-me- ter hurdles during the girls' track and field sectional meet on Tuesday, May 15, at Princeton. Young placed fifth with a season-best time of 52.63 seconds. Jim Capozella photo Pike Central High School junior Alyssa Jen- kins competes in discus during the girls' track and field sectional meet on Tuesday, May 15, at Princeton. Jenkins placed third with a throw of 95 feet, 8 inches. Jim Capozella photo ADVANCE Continued from page 1 See TR ACK on pg 6