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B-2 Sports Wednesday, June 6, 2018 The Press-Dispatch bogey on No. 18. "He shot an 80 today, and he took an 8 on a par-3, so, if he pars that, he shoots 75," Gideon said. "He played bet- ter than his score indicated, but he really recovered well after that terrible hole. He came back and started mak- ing pars and kind of got right back on track." "I started out the front nine with a 36, so I had high hopes for the whole round, altogeth- er, but it turns out, the back nine, I kind of blew up a little bit to end it out," said Onyett, who carded an 83 during last year's sectional tourney. "But it ended up being alright." Vaughn, who shot an 80 during last year's sectional tourney, had one birdie, sev- en pars, six bogeys and four double-bogeys. "I had four really bad holes, and that kind of kills your score," Vaughn said. "I had a lot of good holes. I was hitting the ball okay the ma- jority of the round. But four bad holes will just kill your score." "Lincoln did a good job," Gideon said. "He had a couple of rough holes, but he didn't let anything get out of hand, which was real key. You're going to have holes out here where you bogey and dou- ble-bogey. You've just kind of got to recover and make pars." Holder's score of 87 was an 11-stroke improvement over the 98 he shot during last year's sectional tourney, and Kabrick's score of 85 was an eight-stroke improvement over the 93 he shot during last year's sectional tourney. "I know last year they were, I'm sure, nervous wrecks, and this year they were pretty calm and felt confident about what they could do," Gideon said of Holder and Kabrick. "An 85 and an 87 out of those guys is a good score." "Hayden Kabrick com- ing in with an 85 today real- ly helped us, because there's a lot of teams out there that don't have that consistency, one through five," Vaughn said. "My teammates are just really, really good, and that's why we won today." South Knox placed first with a score of 322 – 13 strokes ahead of Pike Cen- tral's 335 – while Gibson Southern was third with a score of 340 to also advance to the regional tournament. Washington and Wood Me- morial tied for fourth with a 345, followed by Vincennes Lincoln (348), Washington Catholic (362), Vincennes Rivet (369), North Knox (375), Barr-Reeve (429), North Daviess (441), Princ- eton (451) and Tecumseh (457). "It's a pretty big accom- plishment," Gideon said. "This is a really tough sec- tional to get out of. You've got three teams that play here as their home course, and it's just a good group of teams. The way I figured it, there were six teams, or sev- en, coming in here today that could win it." "My freshman year, I made that my goal, to advance the whole team to regional, and we actually did it today," Vaughn said. "I owe one to my teammates. I didn't play well today." Also advancing to the re- gional tournament are the top three individuals from a non-advancing team – Wyatt Roberts of Vincennes Lin- coln, who shot a tourney-best score of 71; Carter Creeden of Wood Memorial, who shot a 77; and Brock Craney of Washington Catholic, who shot a 79. Gideon said he was look- ing forward to playing the re- gional tournament at Coun- try Oaks Golf Club, where the Chargers placed ninth out of 15 teams in the Wash- ington Invitational on Tues- day, May 29. "We did not play well up there last time, so it's nice to get kind of an opportuni- ty at redemption, go up there and play well," Gideon said. "There's no pressure on you at regional. That was our goal, to get there, so there's no pressure. We just want to go play and play well and see what we can do." Onyett and Vaughn agreed. "It's a big goal just to get there," Onyett said. "There's going to be some tough op- ponents. But you can't just knock yourself out of it al- ready. We'll go up there and try out best. We'll have anoth- er whole week to practice, so it's only time to get better." "There's a lot of very good teams at regional, but I still think we have a shot," Vaughn said. "If we play the best we can, we still have a shot." The top three teams plus the top five low individuals from non-advancing teams will advance from the region- al tournament to the state fi- nals, which will be held Tues- day, June 12, and Wednesday, June 13, at the Prairie View Golf Club in Carmel. REGIONAL Continued from page 1 SPORTS BRIEFS Pike County Youth Football to hold sign-ups for summer camp Pike County Youth Football will be signing up fifth and sixth graders on Monday, June 11, and Tuesday, June 12, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., in front of the Pike Central Middle School front office for a summer camp which will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., starting on Thursday, June 14. The camp will be fo- cused on learning the ba- sic skills for the upcoming youth football season. Actual season sign-ups for the entire youth league will be held at a later date, closer to the start of the 2018 -19 school year. For more information, contact PCYF president Anthony McHargue at 812-403-0884 or PCYF vice-president Matt Robi- nette at 812-582-2533. Pike Central Chargers to host soccer clinic June 15 The Pike Central Char- gers soccer coaching staff and players will be host- ing a one-day clinic on Fri- day, June 15, for boys and girls who will be entering kindergarten through eighth grade this fall. The clinic will be held at the Gospel Center Church's soccer field on east Illi- nois Street in Petersburg. Session 1 – from 10 to 11:30 a.m. – will be for boys and girls kindergar- ten through fifth grade. Session 2 – from 12:30 to 3 p.m. – will be for boys and girls sixth through eighth grade. Members of the Pike Central High School boys' soccer team and coaches will run the clinic, with age specific drills and in- struction. The registration fee is $20 per player. A clinic t- shirt will be provided to those who are pre-regis- tered. Check-in is 15 to 20 minutes before the start of each session. Registration will also be conducted the day of the clinic, but no clinic t- shirts will be provided. Registration forms and payments are due by Fri- day, June 1, in order to re- ceive a clinic t-shirt. Com- pleted registration forms, along with checks made payable to "PC Boys Soc- cer," should be mailed to Amanda Howald, 941 South State Road 61, Winslow, IN 47598. All players attending the clinic should arrive with shinguards and a wa- ter bottle, as well as their own soccer ball. For more information, or to obtain a registration form, call Pike Central High School head boys' soccer coach Chad West- ern at (812) 789 -3312. Lady Charger Basketball Camp set for June 25-28 Girls who will be enter- ing third through eighth grades this fall will have a chance to improve their skills and learn more about basketball during the Lady Chargers Bas- ketball Camp, which will be held from Monday, June 25, through Thurs- day, June 28, at Pike Cen- tral High School. Pike Central High School head coach Kyle McCutchan and his staff will be conducting two separate camps. The first will be for incoming 3rd through 5th graders from 6 -7 p.m. The sec- ond will be for incoming 6th through 8th graders from 7-8 p.m. The camp will focus on fundamentals and learn- ing the game of basket- ball. There will be games and contests each day. Each camper will receive individual instruction from coaching staff and high school players. The cost is $20 per play- er, or $ 35 for two players from the same family, and includes a camp t-shirt. Forms are available at each school's office. Completed registration forms, along with checks made payable to Kyle Mc- Cutchan, should be mailed to: Kyle McCutchan, 410 S. 8th St., Petersburg, IN 47567. Please be sure to note each player's incom- ing grade and their shirt size. Registrations must be received by Saturday, June 9, so shirts can be or- dered on Monday, June 11. KIRBY Continued from page 1 UPCOMING SPORTS SCHEDULE THURSDAY, JUNE 7 High School Boys' Golf: Pike Central in Regional Tournament at Country Oaks Golf Club, 9 a.m. 7th Annual Heartland Half Marathon registration open The 7th Annual Heartland Half Marathon is scheduled for Labor Day weekend on Saturday, Sept. 1. The event will once again include a half marathon, a 5K, and a team challenge. Cash prizes will be given to the top three male and female half mar- athon finishers. First place will receive $500, second place $250, and third place $100. The races will begin 7:30 a.m., Eastern time, in the shadow of the Jasper Train Depot along the Patoka River and will finish in the shade at Dave Buehler Pla- za, just a stone's throw away from the starting line. The hilly, scenic course takes runners through com- mercial and residential areas with challenging peaks mid- way through the route. A fter the midway point, the course largely flattens out through to the finish. The 5K starts and ends in the same location as the half marathon, but splits to take a different course very close to the start of the race. The team challenge is a re- lay comprised of a four-per- son team and follows the same course as the half mar- athon. The first team mem- ber will travel 3.8 miles, then pass along his/her timing chip to the second member. The second member will cover 4.05 miles, the third member 2.5 miles, and the final member 2.75 miles. The registration fee for the half marathon is $50 if registered before June 18. The fee will increase to $ 60 on June 18 and to $70 on Au- gust 13. The registration fee for the 5K is $20 if registered before June 17. The fee will increase to $25 on June 18. The registration fee for the team challenge is $20 per person/$ 80 per team if reg- istered before June 17. The fee will increase to $25 per person/$100 per team on June 18. Pre-registrants will re- ceive a technical shirt, and the first 500 half marathon registrants will receive a special gift. A free training group will meet every Sunday at 7 a.m. Eastern time, at Downtown Running and Fitness locat- ed at 331 Mill Street. This training group is open to the public and participants are free to run/walk at their own pace. The Heartland Half Mar- athon, 5K, and Team Chal- lenge are being coordinat- ed by DC MultiSport, a non-profit organization ded- icated to promoting health and wellness while giving back to local communities. Lodging information is be- ing coordinated by the Du- bois County Visitors Cen- ter and race-day event vol- unteers are being coordi- nated by Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center, the event's corporate sponsor. The majority of the pro- ceeds from this year's race will be given to the Phillip R. Dawkins Heart & Vascu- lar Center at Memorial Hos- pital to be utilized for new in- tegrative medicine services provided to cardiac patients. Ten percent of the pro- ceeds will go toward the DC MultiSport Endowment to ensure future stability of the organization and to con- tinue in its efforts to give to- ward worthy causes. To register for the Heart- land Half Marathon, 5K, or Team Challenge, visit www. heartlandhalfmarathon.com or www.runsignup.com. For more information, call Me- morial Hospital's Market- ing Department at (812) 996 -2338. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' GOLF SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT June 1 at Country Club of Old Vincennes Team scores: x-South Knox 323, x-Pike Central 335, x-Gibson South- ern 340, Washington 345, Wood Memorial 345, Vincennes Lincoln 348, Washington Catholic 362, Vin- cennes Rivet 369, North Knox 375, Barr-Reeve 429, North Daviess 441, Princeton 451, Tecumseh 457. South Knox (323): Deaton Grove 83, Collin Fausnagh 97, Tristan Dubbs 74, Coleton Hostet- tler 82, Lucas Beard 84. Pike Central (335): Noah On- yett 80, Lincoln Vaughn 83, Austin Holder 87, Haydon Kabrick 85, Jay- lon Owens 87. Gibson Southern (340): Mason Stoll 76, Dylan Stefanich 81, Bren- dan Murphy 87, Devin Murphy 96, Reed Rendle 103. Washington (345): Zane Mein- hart 82, Zach Gray 85, Andrew Wat- kins 97, Dominic Depass 94, Brock Melton 84. Wood Memorial (345): x-Car- ter Creedon 77, Paxton Schwomey- er 81, Jalen Doerner 92, Travis Bot- toms 107, Justin Stricklan 95. Vincennes Lincoln (348): x-Wyatt Roberts 71, Trevor Stenger 88, Alex Smith 92, Lance Lange 105, Luke Lange 97. Washington Catholic (362): x- Brock Craney 79, Brandon Trillo 91, Blake Hunter 97, Jace Drew 95, Bris- tol Yoder 118. Vincennes Rivet (369): Vance Atkinson 98, James Hancock 88, Mc- Cain Claycomb 93, Austin Finch 90, Rajh Bajay 102. North Knox (375): Andrew Dil- lon 90, Korde Weber 93, Jasper Con- rad 98, Jalen Conrad 94, Nick Hais- lip 106. Barr-Reeve (429): Colton Broth- ers 104, Wade Burris 109, Garret Blake 99, Lance Swartzentruber 117, Owen Jarrett 139. North Daviess (441): Kaleb Roark 112, Craig Parsons 113, Ca- leb Wagler 116, Marcus Belcher 100, Peyton Strange 122. Princeton (451): Hunter Davis 107, Henry Wilhite 102, Paul Fugate 132, Caleb Hiatt 110. Tecumseh (457): Logan Ar- nold 116, Conner Perry 107, Tanner Toopes 124, Griffin Tulley 110. x-Advancing to regional. The Pike Central High School boys' track and field team held its annual awards ceremony recently. Pictured above are the award winners. They are, from left to right: Gavin Boyd (Most Valuable Sprint- er Award, Most Valuable Overall Award, Mental Attitude Award); Andrew Krieg (Most Valuable Throw- er Award, Varsity Academic Award); Tyler Kirby (Most Valuable Jumper Award, Most Valuable Under- classman Award) and Stephen Krieg (Junior Varsity Academic Award). Not pictured: Nate Woolery (Most Valuable Distance Runner Award). Submitted photo standing job representing Pike Central." "I am extremely proud of Tyler," added Knight. "Go- ing to state is an honor in itself, but going there and jumping 14 feet and plac- ing 12th as a sophomore is crazy." Kirby's 12th-place fin- ish was the highest by a Charger since 2013, when then-senior Cain Parker placed 12th in the 1,600 -meter run. Prior to that, then-senior Tyler Jo- chim placed 10th in high jump in 2007. "Being that Tyler is a sophomore, it was defi- nitely a great learning ex- perience that he can take and build on for the next two years, to be able to im- prove," Kramer said of Kir- by's performance at the state finals. "Most kids don't get the opportunity to be able to have that ex- perience and come back for another year, let alone two more years." "We are definitely proud of what Tyler has accom- plished this season, and look forward to the future for more great things," Kramer added. Kirby's appearance in the state finals capped an outstanding year for the Chargers' pole vaulters, in- cluding senior Gavin Boyd, who finished fourth in the regional meet with a per- sonal-best leap of 13 feet, 6 inches. "Overall, it was a great season for the pole vault- ers this year," Knight said. "We had some good per- sonal records set, a school record set, the confer- ence champ, the sectional champ, two regional quali- fies and one state jumper." "We have a couple more kids coming up that will take Gavin's spot next year and a couple of middle school kids that can jump pretty well," Knight added. "So I'm so looking forward to next season to see what we can accomplish." In the meantime, Knight noted that Kirby will con- tinue to work at pole vault through the summer "until the football team makes us put the mats away." "Tyler will jump this summer and also be look- ing into some camps and competitions," Knight said. "Tyler is the type of kid that sets goals and will work at that until he reach- es them. None of his goals are out of reach, and he has the heart and determina- tion to go after them." State honorable mention were Mackenzie Atkins of North Posey; Sara Helm- ing of Forest Park; Saman- tha Helms of South Spen- cer; Samantha Jarboe of Forest Park; Kirston Jewell of Mount Vernon (Posey); Lyndsay Keitel of Mount Vernon (Posey); Hannah Kissel of Evansville Mater Dei; Victoria Matthews of Princeton; Lindsay Merk- ley of Evansville Mater Dei; Emma Reel of Wood Memorial; Morgan Sta- pleton of Southridge; Tes- sa Tapia-Aguilar of North Knox; McKendree Ward of Castle; Olivia Weinzap- fel of Evansville Reitz; and Addison Wittmer of North Daviess. ALL-STATE Continued from page 1 SOMETHING NEWSWORTHY? Give us a call: 812-354-8500