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08/07/09:
Pirate Football Youth Camp Very
Successful
 The
2009 Charlestown High School Football Youth Camp
was recently held during the last week of July. The participants, in
two different age group camps, one for 1st through 4th graders and one for
5th through 8th graders, worked on the fundamentals of football.
Offensive, defensive and kicking basics were the focus while working on
specific football position skills. The camp was managed by
 Charlestown
HS head football coach Jason Hawkins, with assistants Gary Woods,
Eric May, Drew Curry, Chris Brafford, Denny Van, David Daniel, as well as graduated members of the 10-1 2007 MSC Champion team.
"Camp went really well with over 80 kids participating. We had to
spend a lot of time in the gym due to rain; but I feel the kids did a great
job, learned a lot and had fun at the same time. It's all about
building on the future and tradition of our program" commented Coach Hawkins
after the camp concluded. Eighty plus participants made the Pirates'
camp one of the largest in the area. For more information about
Charlestown Pirate Football, log onto their Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Football.htm.
Photos provided by Kim Wray.
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08/06/09:
Pirate Damon Vest Signs with IU-Southeast Baseball
 Pirate
Baseball graduate, 2009 MSC All-Conference, and 2009 Indiana Class 3A
All-State Baseball honoree Damon Vest recently signed with the
Indiana University-Southeast to play Grenadier baseball. During the
signing ceremony, Damon was joined by his parents, Jeff and Penny Vest, his
sister Nikki Vest, Charlestown Baseball Coach Ricky Romans, Charlestown High
School Athletic Director David Null, and IUS Assistant Baseball Coach Joe
Natterman. "I am very excited for Damon and this great opportunity
that he has to continue his education and baseball career. I'm sure
that he will excel in both the classroom and on the playing field. We
wish him nothing by the best as he continues at the next level", commented
Pirate Baseball Head Coach Ricky Romans after the signing ceremony.
IUS Coach Natterman added that "Damon is a great competitor and will be a
good leader by example. He is also very versatile and can play other
position beside catcher, which pigeon holes a lot of kids with lesser
agility and athleticism. He is an extremely hard worker and his work
ethic will make him a big part of our success in the future years as he
matures in this games. He knows it's not just your ability when you
come to college, but how you work that puts you over the top. He is
already an All-State caliber ballplayer, but the scary thing is he can get
much better. he will be a great addition to the Grenadier program."
Congratulations to Damon for reaching this accomplishment and representing
Pirate Nation so well, good luck at the college level.
For more
information on Pirate Baseball, log on to
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Baseball.htm.
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07/30/09:
New CHS Construction Project Photo Gallery Upgraded
The Charlestown High School Construction Project
page of this website which includes a photo gallery documenting
the progress; as well as the past, has been upgraded and updated with an
additional 50+ photos. A new feature on the Photo Gallery, allows users
to manually scroll through photos already viewed...just follow the
directions below the gallery. View the entire photo album, by
selecting "New High School Project" from the main menu of the Charlestown
Pirate Pride website or go directly to
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/ProjectCHS.htm.
Thanks to CHS custodian Linda Duncan for providing the photos to the
website.
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07/20/09:
Pirate Baseball Represents on 09 All-MSC Team
The 2008-09 Mid-Southern Conference Baseball All-Conference Team has been
finalized and includes three Pirate Baseball standouts, as well as
announcing Head Coach Ricky Romans as MSC Coach of the Year.
Pirates Damon Vest, Cameron Metzger, and Bryan Williams were
all named to this year's All-Conference Team; which also included Austin's
Malachi Helton & Eric Rigel, North Harrison's Marcus Stone & Dylan Janes,
Brownstown's Kelly Wagner, Silver Creek's Nolan Taylor, Clarksville's Robert
Noe, and Salem's Alex Potter. Pirate Baseball finished their 2009
season with #13 Class 3A ranking, a 22-9 overall record, and a Class 3A
Sectional #30 Championship.
Congratulations to Pirates Vest, Metzger, Williams,
and Head Coach Romans for their Mid-Southern Conference honors as well as a
very successful season. For more
information on Pirate Baseball, log on to
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Baseball.htm.
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07/17/09:
2009 Cross Country Conditioning Scheduled
Conditioning for Charlestown High School cross country will begin on Monday,
July 20 from 6 to 8 pm. Any high school boy or girl interested should meet
on the high school track dressed ready to run and bring water, towel, and
sports drink. For more information or questions, please contact head coach
Jerri Ettel at 502-553-0331.
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07/15/09:
Pirate Football Season Preview Show Announced
 Charlestown
Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting, in conjunction with the Digital
Connectors of Charlestown, is proud to announce the first annual Pirate
Football Season Preview Show; live from the Charlestown Pizza Company,
located on the square at 850 Main Street. The show, a special edition of
“Talk with ‘Coach’ Hawk”, will feature Charlestown High School Football
Coach Jason Hawkins in a question and answer discussion of the up-coming
Pirate and Mid-Southern Conference football seasons; moderated by Pirate
Pride Sportscasters Bud McQuillen and Michael Grayson. The Pirate Football
Season Preview Show will be held on Wednesday, August 19th
beginning at 7:00 pm and will be broadcasted over the internet via live
streaming audio by Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com. Charlestown Pizza Company customers can
enjoy the Season Preview Show live and in-person on a first-come first-serve
seating basis. The Digital Connectors of Charlestown will also be on hand
to video the show for purposes of creating a webcast version, available
on-line after the event.
Checking out the Pirate Football Season Preview
Show is the perfect way to kick-off another exciting season of Pirate
Football in Charlestown. Speculation and expectations abound in how the
Pirates will follow up back-to-back conference championship winning seasons
in 2009. The Pirate Football Season Preview Show promises to supply plenty
of Pirate Football information and opinion on what this year’s squad may
accomplish in Class 3A IHSAA competition.
Go to the Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting
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07/14/09:
Pirate Basketball Experiences Summertime Successes
High School sports in this day and age never
sleeps, here are some updates on Pirate Basketball accomplishments
thus far this off season. This week, a team of five Pirates played in
the Nolan Fieldhouse League and competed with a lot of toughness winning 3
consecutive games to win the league tournament. The team consisted of
juniors Steven Coyne, Josh King, and Kyle Hayes, sophomore
transfer Kendall Thompson and incoming freshmen Chris Braun.
The team defeated CAI in a lopsided victory, but then had to turn around and
play a very athletic and talented Rock Creek team in the semifinals.
During that game, the Pirates came back from two double figure deficits
including a 16 point deficit late in the second half to force overtime.
In overtime, the Pirates pulled out a 1 point victory on a terrific backdoor
feed from Josh King to Steven Coyne. In the finals, the Pirates also
gutted out another 1 point victory over South Central in overtime to win the
league tournament. "It was a gritty performance and it was great to see the
kids compete and play with a lot of resiliency. I was very pleased
with the way this group competed. They showed a lot of mental and physical
toughness and they played really well together", commented Pirate Head Coach
Sean Smith. Additionally, a few weeks ago in the Salem League
tournament, 3 of these Pirates, Steven Coyne, Kendall Thompson, and
Chris Braun; along with junior Timmy Hall, sophomore Brad
Baker and freshmen Aaron Daniel showed that same toughness nearly
making it to the finals of that tournament after upsetting #2 seeded Eastern
and then battling a physically tough West Washington team in the semifinals
only to the let the game get a way late. Despite being worn down from
playing for the fifth consecutive day, the kids battled and showed a lot of
mental toughness, gritty play and teamwork. "It was a long summer, but I
think that we found out a lot about our returning and incoming players",
concluded Coach Smith. For more information about Pirate Basketball,
go to
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/BoysBasketball.htm
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07/01/09:
Metzger and Vest Honored Statewide
Recently graduated Pirate Baseball team
members Cameron Metzger and
Damon Vest have been named to the
Indiana Class 3A First Team All-State team this week. Information
on the Indiana Baseball All-State team members statewide, can be located at
www.IHSBCA.org.
Metzger and Vest are the second and third baseball players in Charlestown
school history to garner the First Team honor. Both Metzger and Vest
helped the Pirates win a Class 3A Baseball Sectional Championship this year,
the first in over ten years. Additionally, Cameron Metzger was also
one of 50 players statewide to be named an Indiana Academic All-State
team member last month. Congratulations to both Pirates for these
honors and representing Charlestown is such a high regard not only on the
field of play, but also in the classroom. Pirate Baseball finished the
season with a 22-6 record overall, losing in the Regional round of the state
tournament to eventual State Runner-up West Vigo.
For more on Pirate Baseball, go to
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Baseball.htm.
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06/30/09:
Coach Hall Summarizes the Lady Pirate's Off-Season
The Lady Pirate Basketball program has
completed a very successful summer of activities and competition. The
highly regarded freshmen class was introduced to high school competition
while attending the University of Louisville team camp in early June. The
Lady Pirates went undefeated while participating in the Clarksville
shoot-out in mid June and finished 3rd in their own Shoot-out to end the
summer. The Lady Pirates also went 6-2 during summer league play at
Eastern HS. The varsity team record for the summer was 17-8. Coach
Hall was very impressed with the record number of girls who participated in
the summer activities. The Lady Pirates also conducted their own camp in
June for the future players in the program and what a thrill it was for the
girls to work with the little ones. With the opening of the new gym in
the very near future the program is looking forward to next season.
For more on Lady Pirate Basketball, go to
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/GirlsBasketball.htm.
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06/28/09:
National Qualifying Pirate Cheerleaders Take Top Honors at NCA Camp
The Charlestown High School Junior Varsity
and Varsity Football Cheerleaders participated in an
National Cheerleaders Association
(NCA) three day choreography camp at the University of Evansville
June 25th through 27th. On the last day, the Pirate Cheerleaders dominated
the individual and team competitions. The Junior Varsity placed
FIRST in the Spirit Routine competition and
second in the Individual Routine competition. The Varsity won
BEST OVERALL Team after placing
FIRST in the Individual Routine competition
and second in the Spirit Routine competition. Their performances qualified
them for a trip to the NCA Senior & Junior High Cheerleading Nationals in
Dallas, Texas in December. In addition, both the JV and Varsity teams
were presented with the S.P.O.T. Safety in Stunting
Award. The Varsity also received the
Technical Excellence Award in Motions and the
Herkie Team Award for exemplifying
qualities in leadership, values, teamwork and sportsmanship. The
Pirate Cheerleaders competed against high school varsity and junior varsity
squads from as far away as Illinois and Missouri. In individual or
small group achievements, the following awards were earned by Pirate
Cheerleaders:
Katie McClaine won the Top Gun Jump
competition. Libby Branham, Kelsie Houchens, Chelsey Ledbetter, and
Raquel Wolter made up the group who won the Top Gun Stunt competition.
Five individuals made the 2009 NCA All-American Team: Libby Branham,
Shelby Keeling, Katelyn Maymon, Katie McClaine...Kelsie Houchens was
dubbed Top All-American. Shelby
Keeling and Katie McClaine also received invitations to become NCA Staff
Instructors for the 2010 summer camp series. For more information
about Charlestown Pirate Cheerleading, go to
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/FallCheerleading.htm.
(click on photos to enlarge)
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06/13/09:
Pirate Football Cheerleading Headed to NCA Camp
The Charlestown High School Junior Varsity
and Varsity Football Cheerleaders will be attending their first
NCA
Quest Camp at the University of Evansville June 25th through
27th. The camp, which is one of eight across the entire United States,
specializes in team choreography for game days and competitions and includes
elite level stunt classes and coaches safety certifications. In addition,
participants are eligible for Top Gun Competitions in the areas of stunts,
tumbling, and dance, as well as All-American Tryouts, and special events
opportunities like college bowl games and holiday parades.
Not only will your CHS
Football Cheerleaders strive to learn and perfect material to
keep you entertained between downs and during quarters of football action
this coming season, but they also hope to earn a Nationals bid through this
camp and plan bring home top honors in the Top Team competition on the last
evening. They would appreciate any support in their efforts!
If you would like to support the Pirate
Cheerleaders at the camp competition at 8:00 P.M. CHS time on Saturday, June
27th at The Carson Center in Evansville, contact Coach Melissa Stewart for
detailed information and directions at (502) 468-0413.
Junior Varsity cheerleaders
for the 2009 football season are Autumn Balmer, Shelby Coyne, Destiny
Elmore, Marissa Hammond, Jayla Rose, and Ariana Sherrard. The JV
cheerleaders are coached by Ariel LaFountain.
Varsity cheerleaders for the
2009 football season are Libby Branham, Kirstyn Davis, Kelsie Houchens,
Shelby Keeling, Chelsey Ledbetter, Jaclyn Logan, Katelyn Maymon, Katie
McClaine, Lauren Napier, Makenzie Schafer, Nikki Vest, Emma Wesp, Raquel
Wolter, and Jacy Woods. The Varsity cheerleaders are coached by Melissa
Stewart.
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06/06/09:
Pirate Baseball Loses to West Vigo in Regional Play, 5 - 0
The Pirate Baseball
team finishes an outstanding season (22 - 9), including a Class 3A Sectional
Championship, a #13 Class 3A ranking, and MSC Runner-up record with a 5 - 0
loss to the #3 ranked West Vigo Vikings in the first round of the Southridge
Regional. Congratulations to the Pirates for an outstanding season of
Pirate baseball, you've made Pirate fans proud!
More coverage upcoming.
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06/02/09:
BREAKING NEWS
Pirate Baseball Defeats Salem, Earns Sectional Title
The Pirate Baseball
team (22 - 8) outlasted the Salem Lions in the Championship game of the
Class 3A #30 Sectional, hosted by Silver Creek High School. The
Pirates earn the victory 7 - 6 in extra innings. The Sectional crown
is only the second in school baseball history, the first
title came in 1999.
The Pirates now advance to
play in Saturday's
Regional Round versus West Vigo (25-1), hosted by Southridge High School
(League
Stadium, Huntingburg Municipal Park, East 1st and South Cherry Streets, Huntingburg, IN 47542).
Additional Regional round information will be posted here when available.
For more Class 3A Indiana HS Baseball Sectional and
Regional information, go to
http://www.ihsaa.org/b-baseball_frame.htm
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06/01/09:
Pirate Baseball Defeats Creek, Faces Salem in Final
The Pirate Baseball
team (21 - 8) turned the Sectional #30 host Dragons away, 14-2 behind quick
defense and batting. Senior Damon Vest got the momentum started
early in the second with a three run home run, his 10th of the season.
Junior Brian Williams got the victory on the mound while also adding
a sole home run in the second inning.
The Pirates now advance to
play in Tuesday's 6:00 pm Sectional Final Round versus the Salem Lions.
Salem defeated the North Harrison Cougars 14-1 in the other semi-final
match-up. Sectional #30 is being played in
Sellersburg at Silver Creek High School. Pirate fans are encouraged to
attend the Sectional Championship game and support them to their first
sectional title since 1999. Pirate Pride Sports
Broadcasting will cover the game live at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Broadcasting.htm.
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05/31/09:
Atkins Ties School Record in Pirate Win on the Links
The Pirate Boy's Golf Team hosted Eastern, and
Austin at the Hidden Creek Golf Course, winning with a final team score of
174. Additionally, Sophomore Jake Atkins tied the Charlestown Pirate
School Record for 9 holes on a par 35 course with a score of 36. Final
results are as follows:
Charlestown (174) - Jake Atkins - 36, Sean
Balch 41, Alex Meredith - 47, Eddie Huber 50
Eastern (182) - George Hoskins - 36, Andrew
Oberhausen 41, Dustin Whitaker 51, Cody Gilstrap - 48
Austin (191) - Adam Johnson - 38, Jacob Jones
43, Zach Johnson -56, Dylan Everhart 54
"The team has improved a lot over the course of
the year. I'm happy for Jake and Sean played his best round of the year as
well. Alex and Eddie have shown a lot of improvement since the beginning of
the year as well", commented head coach Sean Smith after the victory.
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05/31/09:
Baxtron Qualifies for State Finals and Breaks School Record in 200m
The
Pirate boys track regional team consisting of Aaron May, Justin Baxtron,
Josh King, Daniel Taylor, and Clay Daniel finished 11th
out of 30 teams last Thursday night at Bloomington North HS. Points were
scored by Josh King in the 110 meter hurdles by finishing 7th and
Justin Baxtron in the 100 and 200 meter dashes by finishing 2nd.
Justin qualified for the state finals which will be held on the campus of
Indiana University, Friday June 5th. Justin also
took sole possession of the school record for the 200 meter dash by running
22.28. Great job team and best of luck to Justin in the State Finals!!
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05/31/09:
FINAL Mid-Southern Conference All-Sport Standings Released
The Mid-Southern Conference, which is
membered by the high school boys and girls athletic teams of Austin,
Brownstown, Charlestown, Clarksville, Corydon, Eastern (Pekin), North
Harrison, Salem, Scottsburg, and Silver Creek has released its final
standings of all-sport competition results for the 2008-09 school year.
Salem finished first in boy's sport competition with 71.5 points, including
conference championships in Football, Boys Basketball and Baseball.
North Harrison, Corydon, Scottsburg, and Charlestown finished 2nd, 3rd, 4th
and 5th respectively. North Harrison finished first in girl's sport
competition with 62 points, including conference championships in Girls
Golf, Girls Basketball, and Softball. Silver Creek, Corydon,
Brownstown, and Salem finished 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively.
View all Mid-Southern Conference results by logging onto
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/MSCstanding.htm.
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05/28/09:
Pirate Baseball Begins Sectional Play Tonight
The Pirate Baseball team will begin Class
3A Sectional #30 play tonight (Thursday, May 28th), hosted by Silver Creek
HS in Sellersburg. Charlestown will face the Mitchell Bluejackets in
Game #2 First Round Sectional action, with the first pitch scheduled for
5:00 pm. Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting will cover Pirate Baseball
Sectional play, check
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Broadcasting.htm
for more broadcast details. Semi-Final and Final round Pirate Baseball
games, if qualified, will be broadcasted live on Pirate Pride Sports
Broadcasting.
For more Baseball Sectional information, go to
http://www.ihsaa.org/b-baseball/2008-09/0809Sectionals.htm.
For more information about Charlestown Pirate Baseball, including team
photos and schedules, log on to the Baseball Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Baseball.htm.
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05/28/09:
Pirate Summer Tennis Camp Information Available
Charlestown Tennis Club offers the following
Summer Camps this year:
#1 - Parent/Child Class(1 child per parent),
5:15 - 6:00, June 15-18, $20.
#2 - Grades 3-8, 6:00-7:00, June
8-18(Mon-Thurs), $35.
#3 - High School, 7:00-8:15, June
8-18(Mon-Thurs), $40.
Contact Coach Chris Ryan for more info:
cryan@gcs.k12.in.us or call 502-243-5202, or check
www.piratetennis.webs.com on the Activities Link.
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05/27/09:
Lady Pirates Drop Heart-Breaker in Sectional Semi's
The Lady
Pirate Softball team's season came to an end Tuesday night in the
Semi-Final round of the Class 3A Sectional hosted by Corydon Central HS.
The Lady Pirates and Lady Dragons battled scoreless through 9 1/2 innings
until the Lady Dragons scored on a
successful
sacrifice RBI to end the game with a score of 1 - 0.
Lady Pirate Junior Amanda Miller pitched an excellent game, allowing
only three Lady Dragon hits in 10 innings of play. The Lady Pirates
committed five errors compared to the Lady Dragons one error on the evening.
The Lady Pirates finished with five hits from Kelsey Houchins, Tyler
Brafford, Brittany Bennison and two from Amanda Miller in the
lose. Silver Creek will face host Corydon, who defeated North Harrison
in the second semi-final 5-0, for the Sectional Championship. For more
information about Charlestown Pirate Softball, including team photos and
schedules, log on to the Softball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Softball.htm.
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05/22/09:
Pirate Track Finishes 4th Out of 11 Teams at Jeff Sectional
The Boys Track and Field team
finished
4th out of 11 teams Thursday night at the Jeffersonville
Sectional. Leading the team was sectional champion: Justin Baxtron in
the 100 and 200 meter dashes. 2nd places were
received by Clay Daniel in shot put, the 1600 meter relay and the 400
meter relay team consisting of Baxtron, Aaron May, Josh King, and Dan
Taylor, as well as Josh King in the 110 hurdles. Aaron May
finished 3rd in the long jump and 200 meter dash and Josh King
finished third in the 300 hurdles. These team members will travel to
Bloomington North High School for the regional next Thursday.
We are very proud of these qualifiers as well as all
team members. Great job team!!
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05/21/09:
Pirate Baseball Senior Night Announced
In an effort to avoid a weather conflict during
next Tuesday's final home game, Pirate Baseball Senior Night festivities
will be held this Friday evening, May 22nd, after the Brownstown home game;
and just prior to the JV game, at the Charlestown Little League Park.
The Senior Night festivities combined with a very important Mid-Southern
Conference game will make for a memorable event, that would be great to see
as many Pirate fans present as possible. Please do everything you can
to attend and bring or invite friends and relative, the support creates
results on the field of play.
For more information about Charlestown Pirate Baseball, including team
photos and schedules, log on to the Baseball Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Baseball.htm.
For more information on the current MSC Baseball Title race, go
to
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/MSCbaseball.htm.
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05/19/09:
Charlestown Basketball Camp Information Released
Information
regarding the 2009 Charlestown Basketball Camp with Coach Sean Smith is now
available. Elementary Camp will be held June 8th through June 12th
from 10:30 am to noon for rising grades K - 2nd; and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm for
rising grades 3rd - 5th, at a cost of $30.00 per camper. Middle
School Camp will be held June 15th through June 19th & June 22nd through
June 25th from 10:00 am to noon for rising grades 6th - 8th; at a cost
of $50.00 per camper. For more information, contact Coach Sean Smith
at
ssmith@gcs.k12.in.us or at (502) 554-8161 / (812) 256-3328.
Campers should come dressed in shorts, t-shirt
and basketball shoes. Bottled water, sports drinks, and candy will
also be available for purchase at camp. The Charlestown Pirate
Basketball Camps are designed to provide the youth of Charlestown a
rewarding and enjoyable experience with the game of basketball. Plans
include positive instruction in the fundamentals of basketball with a strong
emphasis on Shooting, Ball Handling/Passing, Offensive Moves, Teamwork, and
Sportsmanship. All Campers will also received a Camp T-Shirt and daily
awards and prizes. 
CLICK HERE
TO DOWNLOAD AND PRINT A REGISTRATION FORM.
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05/19/09:
Lady Devils Sink the Lady Pirates
The Lady
Pirate Softball team (10-7 / 5-3 MSC)
sailed into Jeffersonville Monday
night and was shanghaied in one fateful inning. The Lady Pirates got half of
their game total 4 hits in the top of the first inning but failed to score.
Then the Lady Red Devils countered with six hits of their own (including 3
doubles) and scored 4 runs as 10 batters came to the plate in the bottom of
the first inning. That one inning proved to be all Jeffersonville needed as
they won the contest 4 to 0. After that inning, the Lady Pirates contained
Jeffersonville to just 1 hit and allowed only 2 base runners but it was too
late to stop the wreck. The Lady Pirates got hits from the bats of Kelsie
Houchins (2), Amanda Miller, and Lyndsay Sprinkle.
In the JV contest, the two teams
completed the five inning game in a 5 to 5 tie. The Lady Pirates had the
hotter bats getting eight hits to just 2 for Jeffersonville. Gathering hits
for Charlestown were: Jena Sherrill (2 singles), Ashley Smothers
(a double and a single), and a single each for Tiffany Abbott, Shelby
Nash, Kelsie Houchins, and Rebecca Lawson.
For more information about Charlestown Pirate Softball, including team
photos and schedules, log on to the Softball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Softball.htm.
[contributed by David Trotter, Charlestown
Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting]
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05/19/09:
Pirate Baseball News: Braves Friday, Draw Mitchell
The Charlestown Pirate
Baseball team (15-6 / 6-2 MSC) will host the Brownstown Braves on
Friday, 5:00 pm at the Charlestown Little League park. For current MSC
standings, go to
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/MSCBaseball.htm.
The
State Tournament Draw (sectional pairings) have been selected,
Charlestown will play Mitchell in the first round of the Silver Creek Class
3A Sectional #30 beginning on Thursday, May 28th. For more Baseball
Sectional information, go to
http://www.ihsaa.org/b-baseball/2008-09/0809Sectionals.htm.
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05/18/09:
Pirate Track & Field Finishes 3rd in MSC, Prepares for Sectional
The boys
Pirate Track and Field team finished 3rd last
Thursday in the Mid-Southern Conference meet scoring 70 points. First place
conference honors were achieved by Justin Baxtron in the 100 (11.4)
and 200 meter (22.9) dashes and the 400 meter relay team consisting of
Baxtron, Aaron May, Daniel Taylor, and Josh King (44.7). Second
place points were earned by Michael Baines in the 100 meter dash
(11.4) and Josh King in the 300 meter hurdle (42.5). Third place finishes
were earned by King in the 110 meter hurdles (16.3) and Clay
Daniel in the shot put (47’ 1”). It was an outstanding meet and
conference finish for the team. The boys will travel to Jeffersonville
for sectional this Thursday.
For final
2009 MSC Track & Field standings, go to
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/MSCTrack.htm.
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05/15/09:
Pirate Baseball News, Charlestown Invitational, MSC Race
The Charlestown Pirate
Baseball team (15-5 / 6-1 MSC) will host the annual Charlestown
Invitational tomorrow, Saturday, May 16th, at the Charlestown Little League
Park. Saturday is also Booster Day at the Charlestown Little League,
another reason not to miss the festivities at the park this weekend.
In conjunction with the Charlestown Invitational, the Pirates will make up
their very important Mid-Southern Conference match-up with the Brownstown
Braves (the Pirates were originally scheduled to play the Braves Thursday
night, but it was cancelled due to weather conditions).
The Charlestown Invitational
schedule is as follows:
10:00 am Scottsburg v.
Henryville (game 1)
12:30 pm Brownstown v.
Charlestown (game 2) - counts as a conference game
3:00 pm Loser of Game 1 v.
Loser of Game 2 (Consolation Game)
5:30 pm Winner of Game 1
v. Winner of Game 2 (Championship Game)
The Pirates are on a roll in the
Mid-Southern Conference title race,
if the Pirates win their last
two conference games (Saturday versus Brownstown and Monday at Salem), they
will win their first MSC Championship since 1987.
All Pirate fans are encouraged to get out
to the ball park and support the Pirates to victory.
The IHSAA Class 3A Baseball Sectional
draw will be held
Tuesday, May 19, 8:30 am
ET. You can watch the Pairings Show live at
www.ihsaasports.org.
For more
information about Charlestown Pirate Baseball, including team photos and
schedules, log on to the Baseball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Baseball.htm.
For more information on the current MSC Baseball Title race, go
to
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/MSCbaseball.htm.
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05/15/09:
Lady Pirates Drop MSC Contest
The Lady
Pirate Softball team (10-6 / 5-3 MSC)
lost a critical MSC softball contest Thursday
evening against Eastern High School by a final score of 5 to 0. Both teams
battled through 4 scoreless innings. In the top of the fifth, the first
batter for Eastern hit a home run over the left field fence. Eastern went on
to record three more hits that inning but the Lady Pirates’ defense held
strong and prevented any further runs. Then in the top of the sixth, Eastern
connected for five more hits and was able to score four more runs.
While the Lady Pirates didn’t score in the
contest, they did collect 9 hits (and got at least one hit in every inning
of the 7 inning game) and had a total of 9 runners on the bases. Eastern got
a total of 11 hits and stranded 7 runners.
Collecting hits for the Lady Pirates were:
Amanda Miller (2 singles), Tyler Brafford (2 singles), Kelsie
Houchins (2 singles), Chelsea Johns (1 single and 1 double) and
Lyndsay Sprinkle (1 single).
In the JV contest, both teams scored four runs
each and ended the 5 inning contest in a 4 to 4 draw. Charlestown collected
6 hits compared to Eastern’s 4 in the contest. Those Lady Pirate hits came
from the bats of Jena Sherrill (2), Rebecca Lawson (2),
Anna Trotter (1), and Tiffany Abbott (1).
For more information about Charlestown Pirate Softball, including team
photos and schedules, log on to the Softball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Softball.htm.
[contributed by David Trotter, Charlestown
Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting]
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05/13/09:
Lady Pirate Tennis Shuts Out
Mustangs, 5 - 0
The Lady Pirate Tennis
team traveled to New Washington High School on Tuesday for a
non-conference match-up. The Lady Pirates dominated the Lady Mustangs
in a 5 - 0 victory.
The match results are as follows:
1S - Holly Jones d. Kala Dieterlen
6-2,6-0
2S - Holly Duggins d. Sarah Martin
6-0,6-0
3S - Elizabeth Pavey won by forfeit
1D - Cassie Hesik/Emily Combs d. Briana
Hoskins/Sanai Davaadagua 6-2,6-0
2D - Stephanie Jones/Emily Shaw d.
Charlotte Kleckner/Moria Harrod 6-1,6-1
"Our girls played really well today, in the
rival match with New Washington. A lot of these girls know each other, and
sometimes it is easy to get off track in those situations. I was pleased
with the way we stayed focused, and played good tennis. Emily Shaw
showed progress today in her opportunity for varsity play", said Coach Chris
Ryan. For more
information about Lady Pirate Tennis, check out
the Girls Tennis
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/GirlsTennis.htm.
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05/12/09:
Lady Pirates Stay in the Hunt with Victory Over Salem
The Lady
Pirate Softball team (10-5 / 5-2 MSC) battled the Lady Lions of Salem at
home Monday night to claim an MSC victory. The game lasted 10 innings as
both teams refused to yield a deciding run until McKinnah Bussey came
to the plate in the bottom of the 10th with bases loaded.
Bussey drove the ball deep into right-center field and garnered 3 RBI’s
to end the hard fought game.
Charlestown had
claimed an early but short-lived lead in the game (1 to 0) in the bottom of
the 2nd inning. But, Salem roared back with a run of their own in
the top of the 3rd. The score remained tied until Bussey’s
big 10th inning smash.
During the game,
Salem got eight hits and they stranded 13 players on the bases. The Lady
Pirates only collected 3 hits in the game but only stranded 2 runners.
Besides Bussey’s game winning double, Chelsea Johns and
Lindsey Sprinkle got hits for Charlestown.
For more information about Charlestown Pirate Softball, including team
photos and schedules, log on to the Softball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Softball.htm.
[contributed by David Trotter, Charlestown
Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting]
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05/12/09:
Pirates Keep the Ship Steady, Disappoint Cougars
The Charlestown Pirate
Baseball team (15-4 / 6-1 MSC) traveled to Ramsey, Indiana Monday
evening for a showdown with the North Harrison Cougars (7-7 / 2-3 MSC).
While in the hunt of their first conference title since 1987, every
conference game is critical and the one played Monday night against a
struggling 7-7 team was no exception. After a sluggish start, the
Pirates focused on the task and kept the ship up-right, denying the Cougars
an upset bid. Senior Damon Vest continued his batting
improvements by finishing with two doubles, while team mates Brady,
Williams and Rhodes also contributed doubles while at bat.
Junior Bryan Williams improved his mound record at 6 - 1 with the
win. The
Pirates have two remaining MSC games left, Thursday at home versus
Brownstown and Monday at Salem. "We started a little flat today but
regrouped and put a nice performance together. Bryan did a good job of
battling on the mound and our offense continued to come up big in clutch
situations. Overall, I'm proud of our effort, especially after the slow
start",
commented Head Coach Ricky Romans after the game.
Click here for game highlights.
The Pirates step back out of Mid-Southern Conference play Wednesday as they
travel to county rival Providence beginning at 5:00 pm. For more
information about Charlestown Pirate Baseball, including team photos and
schedules, log on to the Baseball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Baseball.htm.
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05/11/09:
Pirates Have Plenty of Offense for the Rebels
The Charlestown Pirate
Baseball team (14 - 4 / 5 - 1 MSC) hosted Southwestern (Hanover) for a
double header Saturday morning and afternoon, and showed it's offensive
power at the same time. Southwestern (2 - 14) committed 12 errors on
the day, 8 in the second game in comparison with Charlestown's two.
The Pirates handled won both games over the Rebels, 21 - 2 and 25
- 1. Tyler Rhodes pitched a complete game in the first
allowing only one run, while striking out 12 and walking none.
Damon Vest, Cameron Metzger, and Matt Hall hit homeruns in the first
game, with Hall's being a grand slam.
In game two of the double header, Damon Vest continued his torrid day
at the plate by hitting his second home run of the day and finishing a
perfect 7 for 7. Vest also scored in 7 RBI's, and reached base
in all 9 plate appearances on the day.
"It's
nice to finish off a good week on a high note. We had many guys contribute
today, which is something that we will continue to need going into a very
tough stretch of our season next week. Every game matters as we get closer
to tournament time",
commented Head Coach Ricky Romans after the game.
Click here for game highlights.
The Pirates step back into the heat of Mid-Southern Conference play today in
Ramsey, Indiana, as they challenge North Harrison beginning at 5:00 pm. For more
information about Charlestown Pirate Baseball, including team photos and
schedules, log on to the Baseball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Baseball.htm.
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05/08/09:
Pirates Dominate Eagles, Move Closer to 09 Title
The Charlestown Pirate
Baseball team (12 - 4 / 5 - 1) dominated the visiting Class 2A #10 Austin Eagles (13
- 7 / 5 - 2 MSC), putting on a home run exhibition and convincing winning 10 - 1.
The Pirates now move within a 1/2 game of the Mid-Southern Conference lead
with three conference games remaining.
Damon Vest and Chad Brady started
the bottom of the 1st inning by hitting back to back Home Run's.
Cameron Metzger and Matt Hall added additional home runs later in
the game as the Pirates dominated throughout, recording zero errors. Junior
Bryan Williams got the win on the mound to improve his record to 5 - 1.
"I am extremely happy
with our overall effort tonight. The guys came in very focused and ready to
play. Bryan did an exceptional job on the hill tonight and we hit the ball
very well. It is a very nice win against a real good ball club", commented
Head Coach Ricky Romans after the game.
Click here for game highlights.
The Pirates step out of conference play Saturday at home for a double versus
Southwestern, play starts at 11:00 a.m. at Charlestown Little League.
The Pirates return to MSC play Monday evening when traveling to North
Harrison in an attempt to keep title hopes alive. For more
information about Charlestown Pirate Baseball, including team photos and
schedules, log on to the Baseball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Baseball.htm.
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05/08/09:
Lady Pirate Tennis Gains Victory
Home Versus Shawe
The Lady Pirate Tennis
team hosted Madison Shawe Thursday evening at Charlestown High School, in a
non-conference match-up. The Lady Pirates came through and prevailed
to post a 3 - 2 victory.
The match results are as follows:
1S- Maise Lauster (M) d. Lynsey Peyton
6-2,6-0
2S- Hailey Jones (M) d. Holly Jones
6-4,6-4
3S- Holly Duggins (C) d. Katherine Bear
6-2, 1-6, 7-6(7-1)
1D- Whitney Greene/Emily Combs (C) d.
Abby Stillwell/Jordan Fry 6-1,6-3
2D- Sarah Trotter/Jessica Goodwin (C) won
by forfeit.
The deciding match of the day came down to
Holly Duggins #3 singles match. Holly looked like she would have
no trouble at the beginning, taking the 6-2 first set. Things fell
apart for her losing 1-6 in the second, and even further getting down 2-5 in
the third set. "I was really proud of Holly for how she adjusted her
playing style, and increased her focus, in order to come back and win the
third set tie-breaker", said Coach Chris Ryan. The win gave the team
the third point for the match, improving our record to 7-7.
For more
information about Lady Pirate Tennis, check out
the Girls Tennis
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/GirlsTennis.htm.
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05/08/09:
Pirate Track Finishes Well at Jeff Invite
The Boys Track and Field team had an
outstanding meet at the Jeffersonville Invitational last night which
included 16 other teams. Pirate Justin Baxtron brought home the
trophies in both the 100 and 200 meter dashes by finishing first. He also
bettered his previous school record in the 100 meter by running 10.56. The
400 Relay team consisting of Aaron May, Dan Taylor, Michael Baines,
and Baxtron finished second with a time of 44.39 seconds, just a
tenth of a second off of the school record. The 1600 Meter Relay team
consisting of Baxtron, Baines, Taylor, and Josh King picked up
third place. Josh King also picked up fourth in the 300 hurdles and
Aaron May finished seventh in the jump. Clay Daniel rounded
out the scoring by finishing 8th in the shot put. The distance
runners also performed well and many improved their personal best times in
their events.
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05/08/09:
Lady
Pirates Drop MSC Game to Lady Braves
The bats of the Lady Braves of Brownstown were
just too hot for the Lady Pirates Softball team Thursday evening as
Charlestown dropped an MSC game on the road by a final score of 8 to 5.
The Lady Pirates trailed most of the game until
a big scoring 6th inning when the visitors took a short-lived 5 to 2 lead.
When the Lady Braves got their turn at bat in the bottom of that same
inning, they tallied six more runs on 5 hits. That proved to be enough as
the Lady Pirates were unable to score again in the contest.
Charlestown got a total of 10 hits in the game
compared to Brownstown's 15. Chelsea Johns led the way for the Lady Pirates
going 2 for 3. Tyler Brafford and Amanda Miller both went 2
for 4. Kelsie Houchens, McKinnah Bussey, Morgan Allen and Brittany
Bennison all got one hit each. Bennison's hit was a triple to the fence
that drove home 3 runs in the 6th inning. Fielding errors also contributed
to the Lady Pirate loss as they committed 5 mistakes compared to none by
Brownstown.
In the JV game, a long
couple weeks took its toll of the Lady Pirates as they dropped the nightcap
by a score of 21 to 7. Ashley Smothers and Rebecca Lawson each
got a hit for the visitors and the pitchers for Brownstown walked a total of
14 Lady Pirates. Kelsie Houchens handled the bulk of the pitching
duties for Charlestown as she relieved starting pitcher Shelby Nash,
who got the loss, early in the game.
For more information about Charlestown Pirate Softball, including team
photos and schedules, log on to the Softball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Softball.htm.
[contributed by David Trotter, Charlestown
Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting]
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05/07/09:
BIG MSC Games Tonight on the Diamonds
Both the Charlestown Lady Pirate softball
team (9 - 4
/ 4 - 1 MSC) and the Charlestown Pirate Baseball team (11 - 4 / 4 -
1) are in action tonight on their respective ball diamonds; and both against
teams in
the hunt for a Mid-Southern Conference title. The Lady Pirates will
travel to Brownstown HS to challenge the Lady Braves, game time 5:30 p.m.
The Lady Pirates and Lady Braves are both 4 - 1 in the MSC and tied at the
time for first place with four MSC matches remaining. The Pirate
Baseball team, ranked 12th in Class 3A, is currently a game and a half out
of first place Salem (3 - 0); and will host the Class 2A #13 Austin Eagles
(4 - 1 MSC), at the Charlestown Little League park, game time is 5:00 p.m.
Both games are huge in the quest for MSC titles,
get that Pirate spirit out tonight and cheer on our deserving Pirate and
Lady Pirate student athletes to victory!
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05/06/09:
Lady
Pirates Win MSC Battle Over Lady Dragons
The Charlestown Lady Pirate softball team (9 - 4
/ 4 - 1 MSC) soundly defeated county and MSC rival Silver Creek late Tuesday
evening by a score of 7 to 0, at the Charlestown Little League Park.
Only 26 batters made it to the plate for the
Lady Dragons during the 7 inning contest. During the shut-out win, Amanda
Miller allowed only 2 hits and struck out 6. Miller was also productive
at the plate, getting 3 hits during her 4 times at bat.
Charlestown got a total of 10 hits from 4
different players. Besides Miller, Brittany Bennison also went 3 for
4, while Kelsie Houchens and McKinnah Bussey both went 2 for
3. Silver Creek only had 4 base runners in the game. Both teams did commit 3
fielding errors a piece during the contest.
The victory moves the Lady Pirates into a first place tie with Brownstown in
the Mid-Southern Conference. The Lady Pirates are scheduled
to travel to Brownstown this Thursday evening.
New
Washington will visit the Lady Pirates this evening (Wednesday) for a
non-conference rivalry match up.
For more information about Charlestown Pirate Softball, including team
photos and schedules, log on to the Softball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Softball.htm.
[contributed by David Trotter, Charlestown
Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting]
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05/06/09:
Pirate Track Wins Four-Way Home Meet
The Boys Track and Field team broke the
100 point mark last night for the first time this season scoring 106 points
compared to Christian Academy’s 67, Southwestern’s 15, and Rock Creek’s 12.
The team was led with first place finishes by Clay Daniel in shot put, Josh
King in the 110 hurdles, Michael Baines in the 100 dash, Jordan White in the
discus, Aaron May in the long jump, the 400 meter relay team consisting of
May, Dan Taylor, Baines, and Justin Baxtron, Kyle Jenkins in the 400 meter
dash, King in the 300 hurdles, Josiah Garza in the 800 meters, May in the
200 meter dash, Tyler Newcomb in the 3200 meter, and the 1600 relay team
consisting of Taylor, Baxtron, Baines, and King. The team also picked up
four second place finishes and two third place finishes. Outstanding meet
last night guys. The team will travel to Jeffersonville this Thursday for
the Jeff Invite.
The Girls track team finished second in a
four way meet last night scoring 39 points, which is the highest of the
season. The team was led with first place finishes by Samantha Farmer in
the 100 and 200 meter dashes and the 400 meter relay team consisting of
Farmer, Sophia Higazy, Corrie Jeter, and Emily Dahmer. The team also scored
second place points from Farmer in the long jump, Sophia Higazy in the 100
hurdles and Cara Rhoten in the shot put. Third place points were earned by
Corrie Jeter in the discus. Emily Dahmer, Higazy, Rhoten, and Jeter rounded
out the remaining scoring for the girls. The team will be in action again
on Tuesday when they travel to Eastern Pekin for the MSC Meet.
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05/05/09:
Pirates Handle Host Dragons, MSC Race Heats Up
The Charlestown Pirate Baseball team (11-4 /
4-1 MSC)
completed a very important step in their quest for a conference title Monday
night when traveling to MSC/County rival Silver Creek (6-10 / 1-4 MSC) and
winning. The Pirates, committing only two errors, scored seven runs on
ten hits and convincingly handed the home standing Dragons a 7 - 3 defeat to
move within a game and a half of first place in the
Mid-Southern Conference Baseball race
(www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/MSCbaseball.htm).
The Pirates will host the Austin Eagles (5-1 MSC), who just dropped their
first MSC game to Salem, this Thursday in a pivotal conference game.
Pirate Seniors Vest, Brady, and Metzger all contributed doubles to secure
the victory, while Metzger got the win on the mound to improve his record to
3 wins and 1 loss on the season.
"A good win tonight! Cameron threw the ball very well tonight and was in
command of all of his pitches. Our offense did a good job of coming to life
when we needed it and our defense played pretty well. Overall, it was a
real nice win,"
commented Coach Ricky Romans after the game.
All Pirate fans are encouraged to attend
Thursday night's home game versus Austin, 5:00 pm at the Charlestown Little
League Park, and cheer Pirate baseball on their quest for their first MSC
title since 1987.
Click here for game highlights.
For more
information about Charlestown Pirate Baseball, including team photos and
schedules, log on to the Baseball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Baseball.htm.
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05/05/09:
Lady
Pirates Plunder Lady Cubs on Nine Hits
The Charlestown Lady Pirate softball team (8 - 4
/ 3 - 1 MSC) started off a very busy week with a win over the visiting Lady
Cubs of Madison. Charlestown collected 9 hits in the 3 to 0 contest.
The Lady Pirates were led by Brittany Bennison, Lyndsey Sprinkle and
Morgan Allen with 2 hits each. Also getting hits were Tyler
Brafford, McKennia Bussey and Jena Sherrill. Getting the shut-out
win and allowing only a few hits was Amanda Miller.
The Lady Pirate JV team also got a win for their
efforts. They battled a scrappy Madison team and came from behind to win 14
to 12. Handling the pitching duties was Kelsie Houchins.
Both the varsity and junior varsity teams play
again tonight (Tuesday) at home as they host Silver Creek in an MSC rain
date game. The varsity is scheduled to take the field at 8:00 PM, followed
by the JV contest.
For more information about Charlestown Pirate Softball, including team
photos and schedules, log on to the Softball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Softball.htm.
[contributed by David Trotter, Charlestown
Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting]
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05/01/09:
Pirates Turn Generals Away for Big MSC Win
The Charlestown Pirate Baseball team (10-4 /
3-1 MSC)
hosted the Clarksville Generals (5-6 / 3-1 MSC) in an important MSC battle
Thursday evening. The Pirates had four batsmen with multiple hits on
the evening, Senior Cameron Metzger finished 3-for-4 with a double, while
Damon Vest, Tyler Rhodes and Devin Thorstad each had two hits.
The Pirates finished with only one recorded error and finished the back and
forth battle strong with a 10 - 7 victory at the Charlestown Little League
Complex. "A much needed victory tonight! I'm very pleased with the
way the guys competed tonight and very pleased with their overall effort.
We really came out tonight focused and executed our game plan very well. We
needed to get back on track after a couple of tough losses and hopefully
this can get us going again,"
commented Coach Ricky Romans after the game.
Click here for game highlights.
The JV improved their record by also defeating Clarksville, with a final
score of 5-4. For more
information about Charlestown Pirate Baseball, including team photos and
schedules, log on to the Baseball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Baseball.htm.
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05/01/09:
Lady Pirates Finish Week on a
High Note
The Charlestown Lady Pirates softball
team finished a long week of 4 games with 3 games in the win column as they
defeated the host Austin Lady Eagles by a score of 8 to 3 Thursday evening.
Charlestown sent 39 batters to the plate during the contest. The Lady
Pirate’s batting was their strength in the contest as they overpowered the
Lady Eagles 14 hits to 4 hits.
Amanda Miller was the winning pitcher and
she led the offensive charge going 5 for 5 (5 singles) at the plate. Also
gathering Charlestown hits were: Kelsie Houchens (2), McKinnah
Bussey (2), Morgan Allen (2), Lindsey Sprinkle (1),
Chelsea Johns (1), and Jenna Sherrill (1).
The Lady
Pirates have another long week beginning next Monday (May 4) as they have
five straight nights of games. They will play at home Monday thru Wednesday
(Madison, Silver Creek, and New Washington), then go on the road to
Brownstown Thursday and then to Crawford County for a double-header on
Friday evening. The Silver Creek game is a make-up from a rain out so it
will be played under the lights. So make it a point
to come out for a game or two and cheer on our Lady Pirates.
For more information about Charlestown Pirate Softball, including team
photos and schedules, log on to the Softball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Softball.htm.
[contributed by David Trotter, Charlestown
Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting]
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05/01/09:
Lady Pirate Tennis Blank
Pioneers, 5-0
The Lady Pirate Tennis
team hosted the Providence Lady Pioneers Thursday evening at Charlestown High
School, in an important rivalry non-conference match-up. The
Lady Pirates shut out Providence in singles and doubles play to complete the
sweep
with a 5 - 0 victory.
The match results are as follows:
1S - Lynsey Peyton d. Sammie Riggs
6-0,6-1
2S - Holly Jones d. Kara Garcia 6-1,6-0
3S - Holly Duggins d. Sara Federspiel
6-0,6-0
1D- Whitney Greene/Emily Combs d. Hanna
Gish/Hillary Ernstberger 6-3,0-6,10-4
2D- Stephanie Jones/Cassie Hesik d.
Kristin Simms/Maggie Bremmer 6-2, 6-1
"This is the first time we have beaten
Providence in at least 8 years. Our girls were very frustrated, and
motivated, by Providence's decision to leave several varsity regulars out of
the line-up. It was good to see our girls play with a chip on their
shoulder, and easily control their matches, losing only two games to the
Providence singles players. Emily and Whitney closed out the third-set
super-tiebreak 10-4 to give our team a sweep for the day", commented Coach Chris Ryan after the victory.
For more
information about Lady Pirate Tennis, check out
the Girls Tennis
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/GirlsTennis.htm.
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04/30/09:
Lady Pirates Handle Providence
on the Diamond
On Wednesday night the Charlestown Lady
Pirates (6-4 / 2-1 MSC) notched another softball victory while visiting
the Lady Pioneers of Providence. Amanda Miller allowed only 6 hits
and struck out 4 on her way to the 8 to 2 win.
Assistant Coaches, Wally Napier and
JoAnn Sawyer, commented that the whole team hit the ball well and that
fielding continues to improve. The Lady Pirates got 10 hits in the contest;
leading the charge was senior Lindsey Sprinkle who went 3 for 4 and
sophomore Kelsie Houchens who went 2 for 3. Brittany Bennison
collected 2 hits (2 for 4), Tyler Brafford one hit, Amanda Miller
one hit, and McKinnah Bussey one hit.
The JV game was also won by the Lady Pirates by
a score of 5 to 1. Charlestown had just 1 hit in the game by freshman
Jennifer Cobb. Shelby Nash pitched the win.
For more information about Charlestown Pirate Softball, including team
photos and schedules, log on to the Softball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Softball.htm.
[contributed by David Trotter, Charlestown
Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting]
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04/29/09:
Lady Pirates Make a Big
Statement in Win over CAI
The Charlestown Lady Pirate softball team
took a commanding 9 to 0 first inning lead and never looked back in
Tuesday’s home game win against Christian Academy of Indiana (CAI). The Lady
Pirates (5-4 / 2-1 MSC) sent a total of 36 batters to the plate during the 4
and half inning game (shortened because of the 10 run rule) and beat the
Lady Warriors by a final score of 14 to 3.
Amanda Miller started the game on the
mound, pitching a perfect 3 innings (no runs, no hits, and only 9 batters).
Shelby Nash finished up the pitching duties for Charlestown in the
final 2 innings.
Collecting hits for the Lady Pirates were: Tyler Brafford (a triple,
double, and single), Kelsie Houchins (two singles), Amanda Miller
(a double and a single), Jena Sherrill (a double and a single);
Brittany Bennison, Lindsay Sprinkle, Chelsea Johns, Mackenia Bussey,
and Katie Carlisle all with a single each.
For more information about Charlestown Pirate Softball, including team
photos and schedules, log on to the Softball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Softball.htm.
[contributed by David Trotter, Charlestown
Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting]
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04/29/09:
Pirates Host Austin & Scottsburg on the Track
The Pirate Track and Field team hosted
Austin and Scottsburg last night. The team was led by first place finishes
by Aaron May in the long jump, Justin Baxtron in the 100 and
200 meter dashes, and Josh King in the 300 hurdles. The team also
scored second place points by Clay Daniel in the shot put, Michael
Baines in the 100 and 200 meter dashes, and the 1600 relay team
consisting of King, Baxtron, May, and Dan Taylor.
The girl’s team also competed against Austin and
Scottsburg last night. The team was led in scoring by Samantha Farmer
with first place finishes in the 100 and 200 meter dashes. The team also
picked up second place points from Farmer in the long jump, as well as
Sophia Higazy in the 100 hurdles and the 400 meter relay team consisting
of Cara Rhoten, Corrie Jeter, Higazy, and Farmer. The team will
host their last home meet of the season next Tuesday.
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04/28/09:
Pirate Wrestlers Achieve Success in Off-Season, Bryant wins State Title
Even though the high school
wrestling season has ended some Pirate wrestlers are still tallying
up accolades. A trio of Pirates traveled to Lawrence North High School, in
Indianapolis, on Sunday to compete in the Indiana State Wrestling
Association Greco-Roman State Finals. All three Pirates came home with
medal. Junior Mark Daugherty took 5th place, Freshman Cory
Suddeth 4th place, and Sixth grader Bryant
Haynes brought a State Championship back to Charlestown.
More information about the Indiana State Wrestling Association and the
Greco-Roman Finals, go to
http://www.iswa.com. For more information about
Pirate Wrestling, log on to
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Wrestling.htm.
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04/28/09:
Former Lady Pirate Kendra Stumler Making Her Mark at College Level
Kendra Stumler (2005)
a former Lady Pirate who helped Charlestown win 2 Sectional and 1 Regional
Championships completed a very successful career at St. Marys of the Woods
College.
Kendra holds St. Mary’s school records in free throws in a game (13
for 13), 3rd best most rebounds in a game with 18 and 84
consecutive free throws made during practice. Kendra recently received an
award for joining the St Mary’s 1,000 point club. Kendra battled
injuries during her College career but always maintained her hard work
ethnic and love of the game.
The entire Lady Pirate Basketball family congratulates Kendra for a job well
done.
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04/28/09:
Lady Pirates Fall to Seymour's
Lady Owls on the Road
The Charlestown
Lady Pirates played a close softball game against the Lady Owls of Seymour
High School Monday evening and even lead the game until two Seymour hits and
two Lady Pirate fielding errors yielded 3 runs in the bottom of the seventh
inning and the homestanding Lady Owls won the contest 5 to 4. In the bottom
of the seventh inning, Charlestown was leading by two runs and the first two
Seymour batters flied out, then the third batter of the inning, a substitute
batter, hit a routine infield ground ball but it was bobbled, then a Seymour
double put the tying runners on base, then another Charlestown fielding
error and a triple yielded the winning run. Both teams had 6 hits each in
the game. Charlestown had 4 errors to Seymour’s 2. Kelsie Houchens
and Morgan Allen both went 2 for 3 at bat. Others collecting a hit
each were Tyler Brafford and Amanda Miller.
The
junior varsity contest was a slug-fest for the host Lady Owls as they
collected 9 runs on 11 hits and beat Lady Pirates 9 to 2 in just four and a
half innings. Tiffany Abbott and Taylor Abbott each collected
a hit for Charlestown.
For more information about Charlestown Pirate Softball, including team
photos and schedules, log on to the Softball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Softball.htm.
[contributed by David Trotter, Charlestown
Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting]
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04/27/09:
Lady Pirate Basketball Selects
the Lady Cards Shoot-out
The Lady Pirate Basketball program has been accepted to participate
in the University of Louisville girl’s basketball shoot-out this
summer June 12-14. The Lady Cards are coming off of an excellent year
finishing runner-up in the nation. All Charlestown High School girls
involved in the program are welcome to participate. Coach Hall said: “We
have been getting record numbers in the gym this spring for skill
development. The girls are all working hard to improve their dribbling and
shooting skills. We feel attending the U of L team camp will benefit all
players and be close enough for parents to attend games.”
The Lady
Pirates have also released their schedule for next year. Highlights are
dropping Rock Creek and only playing New Washington once in order to
participate in the prestigious Floyd Central Tournament which includes teams
from Indiana and Kentucky.
For more information about Charlestown Lady Pirate Basketball, log on to the
Girls Basketball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/GirlsBasketball.htm.
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04/27/09:
Pirate Sluggers Win Double Hitter - Hit by 11 Pitches
The Charlestown Pirate Baseball team (9-2 /
2-0 MSC)
hosted the Pacers of Switzerland County Saturday at the Charlestown Little League
Park for a double hitter, in more than one aspect. Pirate batsmen were
hit eleven times by errand Pacer pitches (a possible state record) during
the two game face-off. Switzerland County (3-5) committed 11 errors
versus Charlestown's 7 on the day. Charlestown won both games, 14 - 12
and 14 - 2, as well as a collection of bruises.
"I thought we got a
little lazy after getting a big lead in the first game and it almost cost
us. The guys came out in the second game with a little more focus and swung
the bats better. We have to start playing more fundamentally sound defense
or it's going to catch up with us, but it's nice to get two victories today",
commented Coach Ricky Romans after the game.
Click here for game highlights. For more
information about Charlestown Pirate Baseball, including team photos and
schedules, log on to the Baseball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Baseball.htm.
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04/13/09:
Lady Pirates Notch Victory Over
Ranked Clarksville
The Charlestown Lady Pirate Softball team
(4-3 / 2-1 MSC) , winners of three straight traveled to Clarksville to
challenge the Lady Generals (8-3 / 2-1 MSC) in an important Mid-Southern
Conference match-up Thursday evening.
The Lady Pirates played a nearly flawless
softball game on their way to defeating the host Lady Generals of
Clarksville (ranked 5th in the state among 2A schools by Digital
Sports) by a score of 4 to 0. Charlestown had 8 hits and committed no errors
in the seven inning contest. Clarksville collected only 4 hits off of
winning pitcher Amanda Miller. The Lady Generals committed 3 fateful
fielding errors and stranded 5 runners on the bases. Charlestown left 7
runners on base during the game.
The Lady
Pirates’ 8 singles came off the bats of Kelsie Houchins (1 for 3),
Brittany Bennison (1 for 4), Lyndsay Sprinkle (1 for 4),
Chelsea Johns (1 for 2), Morgan Allen (1 for 3) and Miller
(3 for 3). Miller also collected 5 strikeouts and gave up only 2 walks in
the game.
For more information about Charlestown Pirate Softball, including team
photos and schedules, log on to the Softball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Softball.htm.
[contributed by David Trotter, Charlestown
Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting]
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04/24/09:
Pirates Continue Streak, Defeat Visiting Warriors
The Charlestown Pirate Baseball team (7-2 /
2-0 MSC)
hosted MSC foe Scottsburg last evening at the Charlestown Little League
Park. Charlestown bettered its current winning streak to six straight
games and improved its conference record to 2-0 with a 15 - 5 drilling of
the Warriors.
"We
hit the ball real well tonight and got good production from everyone in our
lineup. It was a real good conference victory!",
remarked Coach Ricky Romans after the game.
Click here for game highlights. For more
information about Charlestown Pirate Baseball, including team photos and
schedules, log on to the Baseball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Baseball.htm.
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04/24/09:
Pirate Track & Field Places 4th at Pirate Relays
The boy’s track and field team finished 4th
Wednesday night in the annual Pirate Relays. The team was led with first
place finishes in Sprint Medley (Justin Baxtron, Michael Baines, Dan
Taylor, and Josh King), 400 meter relay (Baxtron, Baines, Taylor, and
Aaron May), and the 800 meter relay (Taylor, Baxtron, May, and Baines).
The team also picked up a third place finish in the 1600 meter relay (King,
Baxtron, May, and Kyle Jenkins)
The girl’s track and field team finished 5th
in the Pirate Relays. The girls were led in scoring with third place
finishes in the Sprint Medley and 400 meter relay. The team also scored 4th
place points in the long jump and discus events. The girl team members are
Cara Rhoten, Corrie Jeter, Samantha Farmer, Sophia Higazy, Emily Dahmer,
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04/23/09:
Lady Pirate Tennis Notches
Another MSC Victory vs. Salem
The Lady Pirate Tennis
team hosted the Salem Lady Lions Wednesday evening at Charlestown High
School, in an all important Mid-Southern Conference match-up. The
Lady Pirates shut out the Lady Lions in singles play to
squeeze the match victory at 3 - 2.
The win also gave Charlestown Tennis Coach Chris Ryan his 50th career
victory in seven years of Charlestown High School Girls Tennis.
The match results are as follows:
1S- Lynsey Peyton (C) d. Tonnie Terrell
5-7,6-0,6-2.
2S- Holly Duggins (C) d. Olivia Hazelip
6-1,6-1.
3S- Holly Jones (C) d. Dani Williams
6-4,6-3.
1D- Tressie Barrett/Emma Naugle (S) d.
Whitney Greene/Emily Combs 6-0,6-2.
2D- Wendy Fleenor/Teddi Mahuron (S) d. Cassie
Hesik/Stephanie Jones 6-7, 6-2,6-2.
"Our singles players competed today, when I
thought two doubles would be the key point. Lynsey and Holly Jones were able
to pull out wins, without feeling well or playing their best tennis. Lynsey
being able to dominate her match after dropping her first set was the
difference in the team score. Holly Duggins had a huge service day, and used
it as a big advantage in closing out her match", commented Coach Chris Ryan after the victory.
For more
information about Lady Pirate Tennis, check out
the Girls Tennis
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/GirlsTennis.htm.
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04/21/09:
Pirate Track & Field Places 5th out of 12 at Faulkner Relays
The Pirate Track and
Field team competed at the Daniel Faulkner Relays in Clarksville on
Saturday, April 18th. The team finished 5th out of 12
teams. Justin Baxtron and Michael Baines earned first place
in the 100 meter dash relay. The 800 meter relay team consisting of
Baxtron, Josh King, Aaron May, and Dan Taylor also finished first. The
400 relay team, consisting of Baxtron, Baines, Taylor, and May,
continued to impress by finishing 1st but also setting a new
Faulkner Relay Record of 45.21, which beat the previous record of 45.3.
The sprint medley team consisting of Baines, Baxtron, May, and King
finished in second place. The distance runners also put in solid efforts
and set many personal bests. The Boys and Girls track team will be at home
this Wednesday for the Pirate Relays and
would like to invite you come out to cheer them on.
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04/21/09:
Lady Pirates Claim Commanding Victory Over Perry Central
After a high scoring first inning that saw a
total of 17 batters come to the plate, the Charlestown Lady Pirates settled
into a 4-3 lead and never looked back. The Lady Pirates also scored 2 more
runs in the second inning and 2 more in the fifth inning to beat visiting
Perry Central 8-3 on Friday, April 17.
The Lady Pirates had a total of 11 hits with
Tyler Brafford leading the way with 3 singles and going 3 for 3 at bat.
Amanda Miller was the winning pitcher and helped herself at the plate as
well as she went 2 for 3 on a double and a single. Kelsie Houchins had 2
singles and Lindsay Sprinkle, Chelsea Johns, Brittany Bennison and Morgan
Allen each had a single. Charlestown had a total of 16 base runners in the
contest. Perry Central had 8 hits and stranded 9 runners on the bases during
the game.
In the JV
contest, Perry Central jumped to an early 1-0 lead in the first inning. The
Lady Pirates tied the score in the bottom of the third inning and then went
ahead 2-1 in the fourth inning. But Perry Central rallied in the final frame
with 2 unanswered runs to beat the Lady Pirates 3-2. The Lady Pirates had 3
singles from three freshmen: Shelby Nash, Ashley Smothers and Rebecca
Lawson.
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04/18/09:
Pirates Upset Homestanding #9 South Central on the Diamond
The Charlestown Pirate Baseball team (6-2 / 1-0 MSC)
traveled to Elizabeth, Indiana on Friday evening to battle Indiana Class 1A
#9 ranked South Central (5-2).
One day after being voted to
the Preseason Class 3A First-Team All-State, Senior Pirate slugger
Cameron Metzger showed why he is so highly touted. Metzger hit 2
homeruns and knocked in 3 runs, as well as pitching the Pirates to a victory
over 9th ranked South Central.
"The guys really battled
tonight. Each of the kids stepped up and performed when the game was on the
line. We had clutch hits, good defensive plays, and good pitching when we
needed it. I'm proud of the guys for competing tonight!",
remarked Coach Ricky Romans after the game.
Click here for game highlights. For more
information about Charlestown Pirate Baseball, check out the Baseball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Baseball.htm.
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04/17/09:
Pirates Metzger and Baxtron Make Local & State Headlines
Senior Pirate Outfielder Cameron Metzger
was named pre-season
2009
All-State Class 3A 1st Team by
www.HoosierDiamond.com . "This
is an excellent honor of recognition for Cameron and we are extremely happy
for him. He is one of only 4 outfielders to be named First-Team in Class
3A", commented Head Coach Ricky Romans after the announcement.
Senior Pirate Track
Standout Justin Baxtron is featured in this week's edition of Louisville
Courier-Journal Sports Q & A. Baxtron answers several questions
ranging from breaking school records to future college plans.
Click here to read the entire article.
Congratulations to both
of these Pirate student athletes, not only for their recent accomplishments
but also their outstanding representation of Charlestown High School.
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04/17/09:
Miller Leads Lady Pirates Victory at Scottsburg
The Charlestown Lady Pirate Softball team
(2 - 3 / 1-1 MSC) turned the host Warriorette's away with a solid 12 - 5
Mid-Southern Conference victory last night.
Pitcher Amanda Miller has a stellar
contest on the mound and at the plate to lead the Lady Pirates. Miller
threw a complete game, yielding six hits and two walks with six strikeouts.
As a hitter, she went 3-for-3 and scored four runs, smacking a two-run homer
in the top of the seventh. Teammates McKenna Bussey and
Chelsea Johns each were 2 for 3 on the night while the team as a whole
stole a total of nine bases. "We hit the ball well tonight," Pirate
head coach Kevin Zollman said. "Amanda did a great job both
offensively and defensively. Still we've got to cut down on our
errors."
[courtesy of The Evening News]
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04/17/09:
Williams' Solid Pitching Earns
MSC Victory
The Charlestown Baseball team (5-2 / 1-0
MSC) hosted Mid-Southern Conference foe Corydon Central (2-5 / 0-1 MSC) in
an important start of conference play for both clubs. Pirate pitcher
Bryan Williams carried a no-hitter into the 6th inning and finished allowing
no earned runs on two hits and one walk, striking out six to improve to a
2-0 record in the 7 - 1 Pirate victory. Pirates Joel Rodriguez
(including a solo home run) and Chad Brady hit 2 for 2 for the evening,
played at Charlestown Little League.
"Bryan
(Williams) pitched a great game last night. He was in complete control of
the strike zone and did his job to give us the opportunity to win. We're
starting to swing the bats a little better now, but still need to improve to
be the team we want to be this year. It's a good win for us and a nice way
to start conference play", commented Coach Ricky Romans after the game.
Click here for game highlights. For more
information about Charlestown Pirate Baseball, check out the Baseball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Baseball.htm.
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04/13/09:
Lady Pirate Sluggers Claim
Runner-Up Title at Providence
The Charlestown Lady Pirate Softball team
(1 - 3) won one game and lost one game on their way to winning the runner-up
crown at the Providence Invitational Tourney this past Saturday.
In the first game, Charlestown was led by
Brittney Bennison and Lindsey Sprinkle, both going 3 for 4 at bat , as
the Lady Pirates defeated Crawford County 8 - 2. Also hitting for
Charlestown were Tyler Brafford (a single and a triple), McKenia
Bussey (2 doubles), and Chelsea Johns (a double). The Lady
Pirates had a total of 11 hits and only 2 errors with 5 runners left on
base. Crawford County had just 5 hits, 1 error and 3 runners left on
base. Amanda Miller earned winning pitcher honors.
In the championship game, the Lady Pirates led
North Harrison most of the game until a fateful 7th inning that
saw Charlestown commit 4 fielding errors that resulted in 4 runs; putting
North Harrison in a 3 run lead with the Lady Pirates having one last at-bats
to try to save the win. In that last at-bats, Charlestown loaded the
bases but failed to score a run and North Harrison claimed the championship
by a score of 6 to 3. Amanda Miller, Kelsie Houchins, and Lindsey
Sprinkle each had 2 hits, while Brittney Bennison and Rebecca
Lawson both had one hit. Charlestown left 11 base runners on
during the contest. North Harrison had one less hit than the Lady
Pirates (7) but stranded only 5 runners and committed no errors.
[contributed by David Trotter, Charlestown
Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting]
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04/13/09:
Pirate Sluggers Complete Double
Play vs. Christian Academy
The Pirate Baseball
team hosted Christian Academy Saturday for a double-header at the
Charlestown Little League Park. The Pirates won the first game 9 - 5
then the second 8 - 7 on a walk off two run double by Cameron Metzger with 2
out in the bottom of the 7th inning; after training 6-0 early in the game.
"The
kids showed great character today! They never quit and they kept believing
that we had a chance to win. CAI is a very gritty team and they always play
us tough, but I'm very proud of the way we competed today. I can't say
enough about everyone's contributions today; we played as a team!" -
Coach Ricky Romans
Click here for game highlights. For more
information about Charlestown Pirate Baseball, check out the Baseball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Baseball.htm. |
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04/13/09:
Lady Pirate Tennis Sweeps
Invitational
The Lady Pirate Tennis
team hosted the Charlestown Invitational this past Saturday and dominated, 3
- 0 to capture the 1st place honors.
South Central finished second, with 2 wins and 1 lose on the day, Crawford
County finished third (1 win & 2 loses), and New Washington 4th, with four
loses. "This was a very good day for our girls. Today was the
first time in the history of the tournament that we were fortunate enough to
finished in first place. Holly Duggins and Holly Jones led the
way for us, winning all three of their singles matches. We used 10
different girls in our line-up, and each of them played when they were
needed, in the position they were put, and equally contributed to our team
winning the trophy", commented Coach Chris Ryan at the conclusion of the
day. Additionally, each team had an individual position go undefeated
for the day:
1S - Lindsey Krohn (NW); 2S - Holly Duggins (CH); 3S - Holly Jones (CH);
1D - Brandi Lewicki/Becca Koopman (CC); 2D - Katie Dennison/Emily Parker
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04/10/09:
Lady Pirate Softball Comes Up
Short at 4th Ranked Corydon
The Lady Pirate Softball
team traveled to Corydon High School Thursday night to begin MSC play
against the Class 3A #4 Lady Panthers. The Lady Pirates got big hits
from Amanda Miller, Rebecca Lawson, and Brittany Bennison; while
showing improvement overall and rallying in the 6th and 7th innings to close
the scoring gap, but couldn't pull out the victory. The Lady Panthers
survived the late rally and earned a 4 - 3 victory over the Lady Pirates
(0-2, 0-1 MSC). The Lady Pirate Softball team travels to Clarksville
to participate in the Providence Invitational this Saturday, starting at
10:00 am.
The Lady Pirate JV Softball squad also opened season play at Corydon,
dropping the game 5 - 2; they will travel to Floyd Central today for a JV
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04/09/09:
Pirate Sluggers Rout Madison
Shawe, 14 - 1
The Pirate Baseball
team hosted Madison Shawe last night in a home game played at Charlestown
Little League. Charlestown scored 14 runs on 11 hits while forcing 10
Shawe errors to improve their record to 2-2 (0-0 MSC).
Click here for game highlights. For more
information about Charlestown Pirate Baseball, check out the Baseball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Baseball.htm. |
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04/08/09:
Lady Pirate Tennis Begins 09
Campaign with a Big Win
The Lady Pirate Tennis
team traveled to Brownstown High School Tuesday to open their season versus
the Lady Braves. Despite less than favorable weather conditions, the
Lady Pirates returned home with a 4 - 1 victory to begin their 2009 season.
1S- Holly Jones def. Laurn Marida
6-2,6-1; 2S- Lyndsey Peyton def. Fallon Stinson 6-1,6-0; 3S- Emily
Combs def. Stephanie Underwood 5-7,6-2,6-4; 1D- Toni Jaynes/Abbey
Jungclaus(BT) def. Whitney Green/Holly Duggins 6-0,6-1; 2D- Cassie
Hesik/Stephanie Jones def. Kayla Isaacs/Katie Runge 1-6,6-3,6-4.
"The team showed a great effort in our first
match of the season, especially considering the cold and wind. Holly Jones
and Lyndsey Peyton took control of their singles matches early, and never
let up. Emily Combs at three singles, and Cassie and Stephanie at two
doubles, each fought back for three set wins after losing the first set. We
definitely showed a lot of room for tennis skill improvements, but our
competitive effort was one of our best performances in the past several
seasons", commented Coach Chris Ryan after the victory.
For more
information about Lady Pirate Tennis, check out
the Girls Tennis
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/GirlsTennis.htm.
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04/05/09:
Pirate Track Opens 09 Season
Breaking Records
The Pirate Track & Field
team began their season last Wednesday evening versus Providence, New
Washington and South Central. The boys team finished first,
accumulating 80 points on 14 first place finishes by Clay Daniel, Aaron May,
Justin Baxtron, Kyle Jenkins, Josh King, Daniel Taylor, and Michael Baines.
The Pirates also scored on 4 second place and 6 third place finishes.
Pirate Justin Baxtron set a new school record in the 100 meter dash by
finishing with a time of 10.6 seconds, after Michael Baines had just tied
the school record at 10.9 seconds minutes earlier. The thrower group
of Jordan White, Clay Daniel, Brandon Lyons, and Tyler Lyons also set an
unofficial school record by defeating Providence in a "Big Man Challenge 400
Meter Relay" with a time of 55 seconds.
The Lady Pirate Track & Field team, consisting of Samantha Farmer, Corrie
Jeter, Cara Rhoten, Sophia Higazy, Emily Dahmer, and Katie Burkhart also
started their season off on a good note. Despite low numbers, the
girls were able to gain 16 points against the much larger squads of
Providence, New Washington, and South Central. For more
Pirate and Lady Pirate Track and Field Information, go to the Track and
Field Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Track.htm
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04/02/09:
Pirate Sluggers Open Creek
Invitational play v. Jennings Co. Saturday
The Pirate Baseball
team will open its Silver Creek Invitational play versus Class 4A Jennings
County this Saturday, April 4th, 12:30 pm, at Silver Creek High
School (Sellersburg). Charlestown will play either home standing
Silver Creek or Class 1A Rockville in the second game of the invitational
Saturday. Jennings County is a talented veteran team, Rockville made
it to the Semi-State last season, and obviously Silver Creek is a Pirate
county and conference rival. Combined with a great forecast for
baseball, the Saturday promises to be well worth Pirate fan's short trip to
Sellersburg to cheer on the Pirates. For more game
information, check out the Baseball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Baseball.htm.
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03/31/09:
Pirate Baseball Opens Season
Defeating Charlevoix, 8-2
The Pirate Baseball
team's season opener versus
Charlevoix High School, of Michigan
yesterday began the slugger's season off on the right note with a solid 8-2
victory. The game, played at Jeffersonville's Memorial
Park due to Charlestown Little League construction, featured good play from
the team's younger players. Charlevoix HS, a 3A size school from
Michigan, stopped to play the Pirates on their way to Tennessee for their
annual Spring Break trip. The game marked the first time the Pirates
have played an out of state team since the 2005 season (when traveled to
Ballard HS (KY) for the Ballard Invitational). For more game
information, check out the
Game Highlights section of the Baseball
Sports Page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Baseball.htm.
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03/25/09:
Lady Pirate Alumni Experience
March Madness
Lady
Pirate Basketball Alumnus Kelsie Thrasher (2005) and Lindsey Davis (2007)
have experienced their fair share of March Madness during their college
careers. Kelsie, who is a starter at Kentucky Christian
University, has now won her third NCCAA National Championship (2007, 2008 &
2009) with the Lady Knights. Kelsie was recently named Mid-East 2009
Regional Player of the Year, 1st team NCCAA All-American Team, and the 2009
NCCAA All-Tournament Team. Lindsey, who plays for the Kaskaskia
College Blue Angels, finished 4th in the NCJAA Division 1 Tournament in
Salina, Kansas. The Blue Angels are coming off their best season in
history, winning their conference with a record of 16-0; and winning the
Region 24 tournament to qualify for the NJCAA Final Four. For more
information about Pirate and Lady Pirate Athletic Alumni, log onto the
Pirate Pride website at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/AthleticAlumni.htm.
Congratulations to both Kelsie and Lindsey on their recent college
basketball success and excellent representation as Charlestown Lady Pirate
Alumnus!
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03/25/09:
Pirate Sluggers Rodriguez and
Rhodes Named 09 Co-Captains
The Pirate Baseball Staff and Players
have named
Senior Joel Rodriguez
and
Junior Tyler Rhodes
teams co-captains of up-coming 2009 baseball season. "Joel and
Tyler are very deserving of this responsibility. They are true team
players and will be great extensions of our coaching staff. We are
very fortunate to have great senior leadership and excellent hard working
underclassmen this season". The Pirates will host
Charlevoix High School, of Michigan
in a game that promises to be interesting, fans are encouraged to attend the
game to help the 2009 team open up with full Pirate support. For more
information about Pirate Baseball, log on to their sports page at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Baseball.htm.
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03/24/09:
Read More About Charlestown's
One to One Initiative
 CityofCharlestown.com
has section dedicated to the One-To-One Initiative,
available to all Charlestown students, parents and citizens to assist in
gaining information about the project being spear-headed for Charlestown
middle and high school students. The new section has testimonial
statements from several Charlestown teachers, community leaders and parents
who have recently traveled to Green County, North Carolina for a first-hand
look at what the initiative could mean for Charlestown students. Read
what they have published.
For more information about Charlestown's One-To-One Initiative,
click here
or go to
www.cityofcharlestown.com/OneToOne.htm.
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03/20/09:
CMS Pirates
Celebrate Successful Seasons with Pirate Pride!
 The
GCCS 6th Grade Boys Basketball Tournament concluded with the Championship
round last night in front of a standing room only crowd at Parkview Middle
School, in Jeffersonville. Both Charlestown Middle School teams (Blue
and White) qualified for the Championship game after very successful
seasons. The CMS White Team finished an undefeated season (9-0) by
dominating their Parkview Middle School counterparts to win the Championship
trophy. The CMS Blue Team showed a lot of heart and never gave up the
fight to the end, but fell to the Parkview MS Red Team and brought home the
Tournament Runner-up Trophy. The CMS Blue Team ended their season with
a very impressive 7-2 record, with its only two loses to the Parkview Red
Team. Both teams have alot to be proud of, they represented their
school and community with Pirate Pride!
 The
team would like to thank everyone that come out to support their efforts to
bring home the trophies; including the Charlestown Pizza Company, who hosted
the post game celebration last night. A huge thanks also goes out to
the CYBL....the boys really appreciated the celebration cakes provided at
last night's celebration, as well as the encouraging words of
congratulations spoke by Bud and Erica. Go
Pirates, Go Big Blue! Congratulations CMS 6th Grade Blue and White
Boys Basketball Teams!
[click on photos to enlarge]
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03/16/09:
Laptop Initiative Funding for
CMS Laptops, Questioned /
Meeting
Postponed
The special school board meeting originally scheduled for tonight to discuss
One to One Initiative funding for middle school student laptops has been
cancelled. The re-scheduled date and time will be announced and forwarded
to you when available. All Pirate supporters remain encouraged to contact
school board members to voice your support of the initiative to include
Charlestown Middle School students.
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03/13/09:
Laptop Initiative Funding for
CMS Laptops, Questioned
The school board is having a special meeting on Monday (March 16th,
2009) at the administration building immediately following their
executive session at 5:00 pm. This meeting is concerning the expenditure
for the middle school laptops. There is a need to show support for
the laptops by having a full board room. All Pirates are encouraged to
attend this meeting and show your support. This is an investment in our
community and our kids not just laptops, and that includes including the
Middle School students in the project with the High School students.
There has been some concern by certain some board members over the expense
for laptops and has had many New Washington and Jeffersonville parents
questioning “Why Charlestown?”. Until they have seen the One to One
Initiative in progress, they apparently aren’t seeing the big picture and
the work that the Charlestown community has dedicated.
Please call or email anyone you know that is in support of the One-to-Once
Initiative to inform them of this meeting. You can also email the school
board members, Pirate emails made a huge impact during the initial vote.
The link to
the school board website is where you can find school board member emails.
http://www.gcs.k12.in.us. |
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03/10/09:
Pirate Pride All-Sport
Recognition Dinner & Auction Tickets
The 2nd Annual Pirate Pride All-Sports Recognition Dinner and Auction
will be held on Sunday, April 19th, 2009 at the Bill Dunn Sports Arena at
Charlestown High School. The event, sponsored by the
Charlestown Pirate Pride Booster Club,
will recognize the student athletes, coaches, staff and volunteers of all
Charlestown High School sports, including the Marching Band of Pirates.
The event will be again catered by the
Schnitzelbank
Restaurant of Jasper, Indiana and begin at 5:30 pm (doors open at
4:30 pm), Sunday, April 19th. In addition to the full course dinner
and sports recognitions, silent and live auctions will be held of donated
items. Proceeds of this event will be used to benefit all CHS athletic
teams in purchasing equipment for the new weight room at the new high
school. The first annual event raised over $15,000.00 toward the same
cause in 2008, and was attended by nearly 600 supporters. Tickets for
the 2009 Pirate Pride All-Sports Recognition Dinner and Auction are $5.00
each, and are currently available for purchase through April 10th at the
Charlestown HS Athletic Director's Office, Grayson Funeral Homes, or from
Pirate Pride officers. Corporate sponsorship packages are available
for $250, for more information on sponsorships and auction donations to the
event, contact Chris Grayson at 812-256-2424. |
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03/06/09:
Lady Pirate Anna Trotter Named
Academic All-State
Lady Pirate Senior Anna Trotter
has been honored by being named to the 2008-09 Indiana Coaches of Girls
Sports Association Academic All-State Basketball List. To qualify
for ICGSA Academic All-State Honors, the student athlete must be a senior
with a minimum GPA of 3.5, an minimum SAT score of 1100, and have
participated in a minimum of 50% of a high school sport's contests.
Players are nominated by their coaches and principals. This past
October, Anna was also named Academic All-State Honorable Mention by the
Indiana High School Volleyball Coaches Association.
CONGRATULATIONS to
Anna for her accomplishments and recognition in sports as well as in the
classroom!
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03/06/09:
CHS After-Prom Meeting for
Parents
The next CHS After-Prom Organizational Meeting
will be held on Monday, March 9th, at Charlestown Public Library (51 Clark
Rd.), beginning at 5:30 pm. Anyone interested in helping out with the
After-Prom activity is invited to attend these meetings. The
After-Prom provides our students with a safe & drug free event after the
Prom (April 26th). Kids have been heard saying that the After-Prom is
"more fun than the prom". If your business has money or merchandise to
donate for door prizes, they will be put to good use. Questions should
be directed to Debbie Trotter at 812-256-3478. |
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02/21/09:
Junior Jeff Stotridge Ends
Season 40-3 in State Round
Pirate Grappler Jeff Stotridge's
season ended Friday in the State Round of Individual Wrestling State
Tournament competition. Stotridge finished this season with a very
impressive final record of 40 wins and only 3 loses in the 119 weight class.
Stotridge was defeated 13-4 by Camden Eppert (12) of Anderson Highland at
Indianapolis' Conseco Fieldhouse. Stotridge did an outstanding job
representing Charlestown all season, congratulations Jeff!
[View, download and Print the
pairings of the State Finals] |
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02/21/09:
Pirates to Open Sectional versus
Silver Creek
The 2009 IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament
will begin with Sectional round play March 2nd through the 7th. The
Charlestown Pirates will play in the Class 3A Sectional #30, hosted by
Crawford County HS. The Pirates have drawn county-rival Silver Creek
in Sectional Game #2, 6:00 pm (EST), Wednesday, March 4th at Crawford County
HS. Information regarding tickets and travel directions are
forthcoming. Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting will cover
all the Pirate post season games live via the Broadcast section of this
website.
Good Luck Pirates!
Click here to view the entire Class 3A Sectional
Pairings |
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02/18/09:
09 Boys Basketball Sectional
Pairing Show, Thursday
The 2009 IHSAA Boys Basketball Sectional Pairings Show
will be broadcasted lived over the internet Thursday evening, February 19th
beginning at approximately 6:06 pm. The broadcast is courtesy of
IHSAAsports.org and can be viewed using the link below at the before
mentioned date and time. The Sectional Pairings Show includes the
announcement of the Class 3A tournament brackets for the Sectional #30 site
at Crawford County HS, of which the Pirates will compete to defend their
2008 Sectional Championship crown.
Good Luck Pirates!
Click here to
watch the IHSAA Boys Basketball Sectional Pairings Show, live from Conseco
Fieldhouse |
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02/17/09:
UPDATED
Junior Jeff Stotridge Qualifies
for State Wrestling Round
Pirate Grappler Jeff Stotridge
placed 3rd (119 lb. class) in the IHSAA Wrestling Semi-Final Round last Saturday at
Roberts Stadium in Evansville, qualifying him for the Wrestling State Finals.
Stotridge opened the day by pinning Castle's Jordan Mann, then followed that
up with a 6-4 decision over Center Grove's Matt Milton. Milton placed
6th in the State meet last year. Stotridge was knocked off by
Evansville Reitz's Alex Johns in the semi-finals, but bounced back to pin
Justin Fuller of Brownsburg in the 3rd place round. Stotridge is the
only grappler of seven Pirates in
the Semi-State Round to earn a sport in the Finals round of the state
Individuals tournament. Stotridge will take his 40-2 record into the
State Finals, where he will meet up with Anderson Highland Senior Camden
Eppert on Friday in Conseco Fieldhouse.
[View, download and Print the
pairings of the State Finals] |
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02/13/09:
One to One Initiative Funding
Approved!
The Greater Clark County School Board
met Wednesday evening to consider funding for Charlestown's One-to-One
Computing Initiative.
The One to One Computing Initiative is a project to
support student learning in a technology-enriched environment with a firm
commitment to laying the foundation of 21st century skills. The One to
One Computing Initiative as a catalyst for creating a student curriculum
that focuses around preparing our kids for careers in the high-demand,
technology-driven fields of tomorrow. The School Board voted (5-2)
to approve $1.2 million in funding for the program (Charlestown Board
Representative Ernie Gilbert and Board Vice-President Robbie Valentine voted
against the funding measure). The program, in cooperation with the
City of Charlestown, is now clear to enter into an agreement to place a
Apple laptop in the hands of every Charlestown student, grades six through
twelve begin with in the 2009-10 school year. The nationwide program
will be the only one of its kind in place within the entire state of
Indiana. Meetings with parents and the community are forth-coming as
the progress of the program now takes shape and changes the way students
learn and develop technology-enhanced skills for careers of the future.
"As president of the board I would like to sincerely thank my
fellow board members. The partnership with the City of Charlestown will
allow us to greatly impact the students and families we serve. I would also
like to thank our teachers and principals who dedicated their time to make
this happen. Superintendent Haire and former Superintendent Bennett have my
utmost gratitude for accepting the challenge to prepare our students for the
21st Century. We have taken bold steps to support our mission of being the
Premier Provider of Education. Thank you again to all involved in making
this pilot program and partnership a reality.",
said Bob McEwen, School Board President.
THANKS TO
ALL WHO SENT LETTERS OF SUPPORT TO BOARD MEMBERS REGARDING THE PROGRAM! |
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02/13/09:
Lady Pirate Advance to Sectional Semi-Finals, Beat Salem
The Charlestown
Lady Pirates will face Class 3A #6 North Harrison Lady Cats tonight in the
Corydon Class 3A Sectional #30 Semi-Final round. The Lady Pirates handled
the Salem Lady Lions Wednesday evening, 38-21; while North Harrison defeated
Mitchell 59-54 in the first round of Sectional play. Tip-off time is
scheduled for approximately 7:30 pm at Corydon Central High School. The
game will be broadcasted live on Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com; but ALL Pirate fans are strongly
encouraged to attend the game, witness high school basketball playoff action at
its best; and cheer the Lady Pirates to an upset victory and propelling them
into the Sectional Championship game.
View all the Class 3A Sectional pairings by clicking
here.
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02/09/09:
Seven Pirate Grapplers Advance
to Semi-State
A School Record Seven Pirate Wrestling Team
members will compete in the IHSAA Wrestling Semi-Final Round this Saturday at
Roberts Stadium in Evansville, led by Junior Jeff Stotridge and Senior Eddie Duran.
Stotridge continued his post season dominance to win a Jeffersonville
Regional Title this past Saturday in the 119 lbs. class, defeating
Jeffersonville's Devon Miller in the final. Senior Eddie Duran gave
the Pirates back-to-back (2008 & 2009) Regional Titles when he avenged his
Sectional finals defeat to Corydon's Ryan Hutchinson. Duran scored a
last second takedown to pull out a hard fought 4-2 victory in the 125 lbs.
class. Stotridge and Duran were joined in the Championship round
by Senior Aaron May and Junior Taylor Newcomb. May, a
2008 Regional Champion, came up short in his bed to repeat by falling to
Floyd Central's Garrett Blackmon at 135 lbs. Taylor Newcomb continued
his stellar season but was knocked in the Finals by Floyd Central's Ben
Mobley. Newcomb defeated Mobely last week to win the Sectional crown.
Additionally Pirate Grapplers Justin Wolf (112 lbs.), Mark
Daugherty (160 lbs.), and Travis Aguirre (Heavy weight) all
advanced to Semi-State by placing 4th overall in their respective weight
classes at the Regional.
Pirate fans are encouraged to
attend Saturday's Semi-State Round, beginning at 9:00 am (CT) in
Evansville's Roberts Stadium.
[
View, download and Print the
Evansville Semi-State
Pairings by click here. ]
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WRESTLING TEAM AND GOOD LUCK
IN THE SEMI-STATE ROUND! |
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02/06/09:
Pirate Parents Encourage School Board Members' Approval of One To One
Charlestown Pirate Pride is requesting all Pirate Parents of
Charlestown school students to encourage
Greater Clark County School Board Members to
approve upcoming funding proposals concerning the One to One Computing
Initiative. The One to One Computing Initiative is a project to
support student learning in a technology-enriched environment with a firm
commitment to laying the foundation of 21st century skills.
Charlestown, in conjunction with the construction of a new high school
campus, is striving to use the One to One Computing Initiative as a catalyst
for creating a student curriculum that focuses around preparing our kids for
careers in the high-demand, technology-driven fields of tomorrow.
Laying the foundation and changing the current student curriculum includes
providing laptops to students from grades 6th through 12th, networking the
community through its students, and utilizing world-wide web resources
within daily studies and course projects.
Voice your support of the current Charlestown One to
One Computing Initiative proposal to Greater Clark County School Board
Members, by CLICKING HERE.
Funding decisions are planned to be brought
before the board for approval as early as the next School Board Meeting, on
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 beginning at 7:00 pm.
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02/05/09:
Eleven Pirate Grapplers Prepare
for Regional Round
Eleven Pirate Wrestling Team
members will compete in the IHSAA Wrestling Regional this Saturday at
Jeffersonville High School. Seniors Eddie Duran and Aaron
May will look to defend the Regional crowns they grabbed a year ago;
while Juniors Jeff Stotridge and Taylor Newcomb look for a
Regional Title to go along with their 2009 Sectional Championships.
Also representing Charlestown HS will be Justin Wolfe, Tyler Newcomb,
Mark Daugherty, Steven Martin, Chase Nickles, Cameron Metzger and Travis
Aguirre. The top four competitors in each weight class will
advance to the Semi State round of the tournament to be held on February
14th.
View, download and Print the Jeff Wrestling Regional
Pairing by click here.
All Pirate fans are encouraged
to attend Saturday's Regional Round, beginning at 9:00 am in Jeffersonville
High School's Johnson Arena, and support our Pirate qualifiers to
Semi-State!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WRESTLING TEAM AND GOOD LUCK AT REGIONAL COMPETITION. |
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02/02/09:
1999 Boy's Basketball Sectional
Team to be Honored Saturday
The 1999 Pirate Boys Basketball Sectional Championship Team
will be honored during this Saturday's home boys basketball game versus
Corydon, February 7th. The 1999 boy's team is celebrating it's 10th
year anniversary of winning their Sectional Championship this year; and will
be recognized between the JV and Varsity games Saturday in Bill Dunn Sports
Arena. All 1999 team members, including players, managers and coaches
are asked to contact Coach Sean Smith, at Charlestown HS, if you haven't
already heard from him and make plans to be in attendance. |
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01/31/09:
Two Pirates Earn Wrestling
Sectional Titles, 11 Qualify for Regionals
The Pirate Wrestling Team
finished 3rd as a team, behind Jeffersonville and Floyd Central, in the
Jeffersonville Sectional today; but two Pirates, Juniors Jeff Stotridge
(119 lbs.) and Taylor Newcomb (145 lbs.) earned a Sectional
Championship in their respective weight classes. Stotridge blasted
Jeffersonville's Devon Miller, 9-1 for the 119 lbs. class title while Taylor
Newcomb edged Floyd Central's Ben Mobley 3-2 in the 145 lbs. class.
The Pirates put up a stellar "team" effort in Saturday's Sectional and
qualified a total of eleven wrestlers for next Saturday's Regional round of
the state tournament.
Pirate Regional Qualifiers include:
Justin Wolfe, 2nd place (112); Jeff Stotridge, Champion (119);
Eddie Duran, 2nd place (125); Aaron May, 3rd place (135);
Tyler Newcomb, 3rd place (140); Taylor Newcomb, Champion (145);
Mark Daugherty, 2nd place (160); Steven Martin, 3rd place
(171); Chase Nickles, 4th place (189); Cameron Metzger, 3rd
place (215); and Travis Aguirre, 3rd place (285).
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WRESTLING TEAM AND THE
ELEVEN QUALIFIERS, GOOD LUCK AT INDIVIDUAL REGIONAL COMPETITION. |
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01/30/09:
Pirate Wrestling Preparing for
Sectional
The Pirate Wrestling Team
will compete in the IHSAA Sectional 29 tournament Saturday at Jeffersonville
High School, beginning at 9:00 am. Four Pirates have earned #1 seeds
in the Sectional round, Junior Jeff Stotridge, in the 119 lbs. class;
undefeated Senior Eddie Duran, in the 125 lbs. class; Junior Tyler
Newcomb, in the 140 lbs. class; and Junior Taylor Newcomb, in the
145 lbs. class. Pirates Senior Aaron May (135 lbs.) and Junior
Mark Daughtery (160 lbs.) were both seeded second in their weight
class respectively. The Pirates finished the regular season with a
14-7 record including a fourth consecutive MSC crown; but are looking to
spoil Jeffersonville (23-7) and defending sectional champion Floyd Central's
plans of a 2009 Sectional Title, for the first time since 1995.
Jeffersonville scored three #1 seeds in the Sectional, while Floyd Central
scored none, and Providence scored four like Charlestown. Saturday's
sectional at Jeff High promises to be exciting, Pirate fans are encouraged
to make the short trip and experience the Pirate performances on the mat.
GOOD LUCK PIRATES, WIN SECTIONAL. |
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01/30/09:
Pirate Boys Basketball Games
Rescheduled, Wrestling Sectional is On
The Pirates Basketball Team
games scheduled for tonight (Friday, Jan. 30th) versus the Brownstown
Braves and tomorrow (Saturday, Jan. 31st) night at home versus
Mitchell has been re-scheduled due to weather and road conditions. The
Wrestling Sectional meet at Jeffersonville HS Saturday, Jan. 31st remains as
scheduled.
The Pirates' game at Brownstown has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February
10th; and the home game versus Mitchell (Pirate Pride Night), has
been rescheduled for Saturday, February 21st. Same tip-off times will
prevail unless otherwise announced. The Lady Pirates' Thurs. Jan. 29th
game at Clarksville was also postponed due to weather, and has been
rescheduled for 2:00 pm (JV tip-off) Feb. 7th at Clarksville High School.
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01/30/09:
Girls Basketball Sectional
Pairings Finalized
The Lady Pirates Basketball Team
drew a game #3 match-up with Salem to open Sectional #30 play on Wednesday,
February 11th, with an approximate tip-off time of 7:30 pm. The Lady
Pirates defeated the Salem Lady Lions, 35 - 22 in regular season play in
Bill Dunn Sports Arena on January 22nd. Class 3A
Sectional #30 will be hosted by Corydon Central HS, and includes the Class
3A girls basketball varsity teams from Charlestown, Corydon, Crawford
County, Mitchell, North Harrison, Salem, and Silver Creek.
View all the Class 3A Sectional pairings by clicking
here. The Lady Pirates have defeated four team in the
Sectional field with an important MSC clash with North Harrison scheduled
for this Tuesday. "The girls have been preparing themselves for this
stretch of the season. We understand what it take to be successful in
tournament play", commented Lady Pirates Head Coach Tony Hall.
Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting will be at Corydon HS to bring
fans all the Lady Pirate sectional action live at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Broadcasting.htm.
The entire Sectional #30 schedule at Corydon High School is as follows:
Game #1- 7:00 Tue Silver Creek
[4-13] vs. Corydon Central [7-9];
Game #2 - 6:00 Wed Mitchell [12-3] vs. North
Harrison [15-3];
Game #3 - 7:30 Wed Charlestown [8-9] vs. Salem
[9-7];
Game #4 - 6:00 Fri Crawford County [12-7] vs.
Silver Creek;
Game #5 - 7:30 Fri North Harrison vs.
Charlestown;
Game #6
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01/27/09:
Pirate Baseball Finalizes 09
Schedule, Opens with Michigan School
The Pirates Baseball Team
has finalized its 2009 Schedule and includes an exciting opening game to
begin the season.
Charlevoix High School, of Michigan, is
making a stop to play the Pirates on their way to Tennessee for their annual
Spring Break trip. The game will be both team's opening game for the
2009 season, and also will mark the first time the Pirates have played an
out of state team since the 2005 season (when traveled to Ballard HS (KY)
for the Ballard Invitational). Coach Ricky Romans comments, "We
are eager to get things going this season. After finishing up last
season with a disappointing ending, the guys are ready to hit the ground
running in 09." The Pirates return many of the same faces from a year
ago, including 11 that have experienced Varsity action. "As with any
program, pitching will be the key. We will led by Senior Cameron
Metzger and Junior Bryan Williams; and will need contributions
from some of our young guys as well." Offensively, the Pirates will
miss the production and overall leadership of graduate All-State Clayton
Merschbrock, but will have many guys that have the experience to fill
his shoes. "Leading that charge should be Cameron Metzger, followed by
fellow Seniors Matt Wyatt, Damon Vest, Joel Rodriguez, and Chad
Brady, said Coach Coach Romans. Overall, it will be another
challenging season in the Mid-Southern Conference. Annual out of
conference games against New Albany, Providence, and Madison will provide
plenty of tests for the team in preparation of a successful post-season.
Coach Romans said, "If we come ready to work everyday and focus on improving
throughout the season, we should be primed for another winning season and an
opportunity to make some noise in the Conference and Sectional." The
complete schedule, including a printable version is available from the
Pirate Baseball Sports Page. Catch
Coach Romans' halftime interview during the Corydon boys basketball game
broadcast, February 7th on
Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting.
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01/24/09:
Pirates Win Second in a Row on
Homecoming Night
The Pirates Boys Basketball Team
celebrated
homecoming with their first winning streak of the season, defeating MSC foe
and Coach Sean Smith's Alma Mater, Eastern (Pekin), 53 - 46. The Pirates (2-10)
used first half rebounding and second half patience to outlast the
Musketeers (3-10). During Homecoming festivities, Senior Whitney
Greene was crowned 2009 Homecoming Queen in front of large crowd in Bill
Dunn Sports Arena. Pirate Senior Chad Brady, who finished the
game with 15 pts. and 6 rebounds, was named Tumbletown Player of the Game by
Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting. Listen to the archived broadcast by
logging onto
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/CPPSBCurrentSeason.htm. |
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01/23/09:
Pirates Outlast Mustangs for
First Win of the Season
The Pirates Boys Basketball Team
find their
first season victory on the floor of the home-standing New Washington
Mustangs (10-5). Not only was the game dubbed
"Mustangs and Pirates
Unite Against Cancer"
it also turned out to be another thriller in the long standing basketball
arch-rivalry between the two schools. The Pirates (1-10) defeated the
Mustangs 58-57 when last second shot attempts failed due to Pirate defense
during the final 10 seconds of regulation. The Pirate Seniors stepped
up play, combined with Juniors Bryan Williams and Lucas Poteet to
make the difference. The four Seniors (Terry Crenshaw, Chad Brady,
Damon Vest and Matt Wyatt) were named Tumbletown Players of the Game by
Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting. Listen to the archived broadcast by
logging onto
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/CPPSBCurrentSeason.htm.
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01/23/09:
UPDATED
Pirate Grapplers Win 4th
Consecutive MSC Title!
The Charlestown Pirate Wrestling Team
has
successfully won their fourth consecutive Mid-Southern Conference
Championship, held tonight (Thursday) at Scottsburg High School. Top
Pirate Finishers include: Justin Wolfe (1st at 112 lbs.);
Jeff Stotridge (1st at 119 lbs.); Eddie Duran (1st at 125 lbs.);
Martin Calvario (3rd at 130 lbs.); Aaron May (2nd at 135
lbs.); Tyler Newcomb (1st at 140 lbs.); Taylor Newcomb (1st at
145 lbs.); Ryan Miles (2nd at 152 lbs.); Mark Daugherty (2nd
at 160 lbs.); Stephen Martin (2nd at 171 lbs.); Chase Nickles
(2nd at 189 lbs.); Cameron Metzger (1st at 215 lbs.) and Travis
Aguirre (2nd at 285 lbs.).
Team scores:
Charlestown 241,
Scottsburg 214, Corydon 159, Salem 64, Pekin Eastern 52.
“We wrestled very well,”
said Charlestown coach Tom Kendrick, who is in his final season as Pirate
coach. “I look at this as a very, very nice retirement gift. We had spots
where guys were seeded third and won and guys who were seeded fifth finish
third. You just like seeing your guys doing everything they can to win, and
that’s what I felt like we had tonight.”
CONGRATULATIONS AND OUTSTANDING WORK PIRATES! |
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01/23/09:
Lady Pirates Defeat Salem on
Homecoming Night
The Lady Pirates Basketball Team
improved their
record Thursday night during 2009 Girls Homecoming festivities with a 35-22
win over MSC opponent Salem. The win puts their MSC record at 4-3 with
two remaining conference contests. Amanda Miller led all scores
with 12 points and Alicia Zollman contributed 11 points and 12
rebounds while being named
Pirate Pride Sports
Broadcasting's Tumbletown Player of the Game.
During homecoming festivities, Senior Wesley Bowling was crowned the
2009 Homecoming King, in front of a large Charlestown crowd in Bill
Dunn Sports Arena. Listen to the archived broadcast at
http://www.charlestownpiratepride.com/CPPSBCurrentSeason.htm. |
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01/20/09:
SPECIAL REPORT
J. J. Prevails in Annual
Elementary Rivalry Game
The
Jonathan Jennings Elementary Pirates
defeated the Pleasant Ridge
Elementary Bucs in this year's Charlestown intra-city boy's elementary
basketball rivalry game, 31 - 22. The game was played at
Charlestown High School's Bill Dunn Sports Arena and brought out a large
crowd of nearly a thousand fans. The JJ Pirates were led in scoring by
#41 Austin Smith, finishing with 12 points; and #40 Tanner Wesp, 9 points
respectively. The PR Bucs were led in scoring by #15 Tate Boley with 8
points and #51 Trent Gilbert with 4 points.
(all player
stats unofficial).
CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH TEAMS ON A HARD FOUGHT GAME; WHILE SHOWCASING SOME
OF OUR FUTURE PIRATE STARS OF THE HARDWOOD! |
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01/18/09:
Pirate Grapplers WIN S.I.W.C.!
The
Charlestown Pirate Wrestling Team
competed in and took the Championship
of the annual Southern Indiana Wrestling Conference Tournament. The
tournament, held Saturday at Southwestern (Hanover) High School, involved 13
teams from area high schools. The Pirates
finished 33 points ahead of 2nd place Southwestern in their
continued dominance of the Southern Indiana high school wrestling circuit.
The Pirates finished with four Individual Champions including Junior Jeff
Stotridge, at 119 lbs.; Senior Eddie Duran, at 125 lbs.;
Senior Aaron May, at 135 lbs.; and Junior Taylor Newcomb, at 145
lbs.. Additional notable Pirate performances include Justin Wolf, 3rd
at 112 lbs.; Tyler Newcomb, 2nd at 140 lbs.; Steve Martin, 4th at 171 lbs.;
Chase Nicles, 4th at 189 lbs.; and Travis Aguirre, 2nd at 285 lbs.
CONGRATULATIONS ON AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE PIRATES! |
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01/14/09:
Pirate Wrestling Update, Still
Rolling!
The
Charlestown Pirate Wrestling Team
recently competed in the Mooresville
Holiday Classic and Forest Park Invitational. Senior Aaron May
led the Pirates at Mooresville with a runner-up performance in the 135
weight class. The Pirates picked up sixth place finishes from
Taylor Newcomb and Logan McCutchen.
As a team, the Pirates finished at
the Forest Park Invitational with 4 wins and 1 lose, with wins over Pike
Central (60-9), North Knox (56-18), Tecumseh (64-6), and Forest Park
(48-21). The Pirates were nipped by North Posey 39-37 for their only
loss of the outing. Individually the Pirates finished with six
Champions, Jeff Stotridge (5-0) at 145, Eddie Duran (5-0) at 125,
Aaron May (5-0) at 135, Taylor Newcomb (5-0) at 145, Mark
Daugherty (4-1) at 160 and Travis Aguirre (5-0) at 285.
Sophomore Brad Smith and Freshman Ryan Miles also had outstanding
performances both finishing the day with a 4-1 record.
CONGRATULATIONS ON AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE PIRATES! |
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01/09/08:
Mustangs & Pirates UNITE Against
Cancer
On January 23rd, 2009, the New
Washington Cheerleaders, Charlestown Cheerleaders, Boy's Basketball Teams,
and Coaching Staffs
are uniting
together to help raise money for cancer research as part of the Pirate and
Mustang JV / Varsity boys basketball games at New Washington High School.
Benefit t-shirts are being sold in advance for this event at a cost
of $10.00 each.
These t-shirts are light blue and will have "Mustangs & Pirates UNITE
Against Cancer" printed on them. Everyone is encouraged to participate
by buying a t-shirt, attending the January 23rd game at New Washington HS
and supporting the Mustangs and Pirates as they team up to promote cancer
awareness! For more information, Pirate fans should contact the CHS
Athletic office during regular school hours or Athletic Director David Null
at
dnull@gcs.k12.in.us of click on the
following banner for a shirt order form.
Hurry, Benefit T-shirts MUST be ordered and paid
for on or before Thursday, January 15th, 2009! |
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01/08/08:
2009 Little Pirate Basketball
Tournament Arrangements Announced
The
Charlestown Youth Basketball League
has announced
arrangements for it's 37th Annual Little Pirate Boys & Girls Basketball
Tournament. The tournament is for area 3rd through 6th grade boys and
girls teams and will be held at Charlestown High School's Bill Dunn Sports
Center. The Girls dates are set for February 7th and & 8th
while the boys dates are February 28th and March 1st, 2009. All
boys and girls divisions are set by school grade. Trophies, Medals,
and/or t-shirts will be awarded for qualifying team members. Divisions
will be limited to the first six teams with paid entries, for a total of 24
boys and 24 girls teams. Please feel free to visit
the Charlestown Youth Basketball League website at
www.CharlestownYouthBasketballLeague.com
for more information, or click on the following links:
2009 Tournament Flyer
/
2009 Team Entry Form |
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01/06/08:
Charlestown Youth Basketball
League to Offer Free Clinic
The
Charlestown Youth Basketball League
set to offer a
FREE six-week coaches clinic for Pre-Kindergarten through 2nd grade age
school kids!
Registration for the 2009 season will take place on Saturday, January 10th,
from 10am through noon (12pm) at the Charlestown High School. There
will be no charge for the six-week session and all children from Southern
Indiana are welcome to attend. Each player is to receive a league
shirt and trophy at the end of the season. Please feel free to visit
the Charlestown Youth Basketball League website at
www.CharlestownYouthBasketballLeague.com
or contact the Pirate and Lady Pirate Varsity Coaches, Tony Hall at
thall@gcs.k12.in.us,
or Sean Smith at
ssmith@gcs.k12.in.us. |
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01/06/09:
Lady Pirate Headlines:
Miller & Allen Honored
Charlestown Lady Pirate
Basketball Team
Juniors Amanda Miller and
Morgan Allen were recently named to the 2008 Girls Varsity Basketball
Charlestown Holiday Tourney All-Tournament Team. The tournament, in
its 33rd year, was held on December 22nd and 23rd in Charlestown's Bill Dunn
Sports Center. The Lady Pirates have dominated the tournament with 14
championship titles, including three out of the last five years; but were
unsuccessful in defending their title in 2008. Congratulations to
both Morgan and Amanda for outstanding play during the tournament and being
named to the All-Tournament Team! For more information about the Girls
Varsity Basketball Charlestown Holiday Tournament, go to
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/CHSHolidayTourneyHistory.htm.
Charlestown Lady Pirate Basketball Team
Junior Amanda Miller has also recently broken her second Charlestown
Girls Basketball Record, hitting twenty-one (21) consecutive free throws
this season. Amanda's streak of consecutive free throws ended January
3rd versus the Mitchell Lady Jackets; breaking the old record of 14 held by
Kelly Adams during the 1987-1988 season. Amanda is currently shooting
81.8% from the free throw line this season.
Congratulations to Amanda for her hard work and dedication to Lady Pirate
sports! For more Pirate & Lady Pirate
Athletic Records, log on to
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/PirateRecordbook.htm.
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12/31/08:
Steven Coyne Named to Holiday
Tourney All-Tournament Team
Even though the Pirate
Basketball Team
was unable to successfully
defend it's 2007 Holiday Tournament crown, Sophomore Guard Steven Coyne
had a coming to varsity basketball life of sorts during this year's Silver
Creek Holiday Tournament. Coyne took advantage of extra playing time
in game one of the tournament versus Silver Creek, scoring 16 points and
making an impact on defense. Coach Smith rewarded Coyne the following
night in game two versus Clarksville; where Coyne entered the varsity
starting line-up and contributed another outstanding performance including 9
points. The Pirates suffered losses in both contests but showed more
improvements in various of areas of the game, and by several players.
As a result of Coyne's tournament performances, he was named by participant
school coaches to the 48th Annual Silver Creek
Holiday Tourney All-Tournament Team (the only Pirate to be named
this year). Congratulations to Steven for the accomplishment and
recognition! For more information, results, and history of the
Boys Varsity Basketball Silver Creek Holiday Tournament, go to
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/SCHolidayTourneyHistory.htm.
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12/22/08:
Play Charlestown Pizza Company
Pirate Sports Trivia
 Test
your knowledge of Charlestown Pirate Athletic History and win yummy prizes!
Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting,
in conjunction with the Charlestown Pizza Company,
brings you the Pirate Sports Trivia Contest.
Play and win free food at the Charlestown Pizza Company while listening to
Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting’s live internet coverage of
Pirate and Lady Pirate Basketball games.
Broadcasters of Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting will read a
Charlestown Pirate Athletics trivia question during each of the remaining
basketball game broadcasts. The first Pirate fan
to email the correct answer to the trivia question of the night, wins a
certificate for a free meal at the Charlestown Pizza Company,
located on the square in Charlestown. Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports
Broadcasting can be located on the internet at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Broadcasting.htm.
The live broadcast email address is
VoiceOfThePirates@CharlestownPiratePride.com.
The answers to all trivia questions can be located on the
Charlestown Pirate Pride website.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE
CHARLESTOWN PIRATE PRIDE SPORTS BROADCASTING SECTION
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12/21/08:
Stotridge & Duran win Jeff
Classic Wrestling Titles!
The
Charlestown Pirate Wrestling Team
competed this past Saturday in the
31st annual Jeffersonville High School Wrestling Classic. Pirates
Junior Jeff Stotridge and Senior Eddie Duran each grabbed individual
championship titles in their respective weight classes. Jeff Stotridge
pinned Tim Martin of New Albany in 3:58 to win the 119 title. Eddie Duran
pulled out a hard fought 1-0 decision over Carmel's Evan Ackerman at 125.
The Pirates also put Senior Aaron May in the Championship bout, and picked
up a Fourth place finish from Junior Taylor Newcomb enroute to a Sixth place
finish in the team standings. The Pirates grapplers placed 11 wrestlers in
the top 8 of their weight classes, and finished 6th out of 16 in the team
standings.
Complete Pirate Jeff Classic
Results:
112 Justin Wolf, 7th / 119 Jeff
Stotridge, Champion / 125 Eddie Duran, Champion / 135 Aaron May, 2nd / 140
Brad Smith, 8th / 145 Taylor Newcomb, 4th / 152 Mark Daugherty, 6th / 171
Stephen Martin, 6th / 189 Chase Nickles, 6th / 215 Logan McCutchen, 5th /
285 John
Slaten, 7th
CONGRATULATIONS ON AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE PIRATES! |
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12/15/08:
Pirate Wrestlers Extend M.S.C.
Streak to 30 Consecutive Wins!
The
Charlestown Pirate Wrestling Team
hosted the
Mid-Southern Conference Wrestling Duals Meet this past Saturday in Bill Dunn
Sports Arena, and continued their dominance of the Mid-Southern Conference.
The Pirates pounded Salem (66-6), Eastern (78-6), Corydon (66-18), and
Scottsburg (51-30), now winning thirty (30)
consecutive Mid-Southern Conference matches, a streak dating back
to December of 2003. The success of this team of Pirate Grapplers
didn't stop their, the New Albany Bulldogs also participated in Saturday's
matches and were also defeated by the Pirates in ten out of fourteen bouts.
The Pirates current team record is 10 wins and 4 loses, including wins over
their last six opponents. The Pirate Grapplers next in action,
attempting to keep their M.S.C. streak alive, when they host Eastern on
Wednesday in Bill Dunn Sports Arena. The Pirates will also travel to
Jeffersonville on Friday and Saturday, December 19th and 20th for the annual
Jeffersonville Classic.
CONGRATULATIONS PIRATES AND GOOD LUCK DURING THE REMAINING SEASON! |
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12/12/08:
Mid-Southern Conference Wrestling Duals Meet At CHS to be Broadcasted LIVE
Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting
will provide exclusive live coverage of the Mid-Southern Conference
Wrestling Duals Meet tomorrow at bill Dunn Sports Arena. The event also
includes CHS Pirate Wrestling Alumni Day and will begin at 10:00 am.
Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting will go on the air just before
10:00 am and cover the event via live streaming audio at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Broadcasting.htm. If you can’t make it
to the meet, tune in catch all the action. |
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12/12/08:
Girls Basketball Pirate Pride Night
Girls Basketball Charlestown Pirate Pride Night
will be held this Saturday
evening, December 13th, during the home Lady Pirates Varsity and JV
basketball match-up with Rock Creek Academy. The event is sponsored by
the Charlestown Pirate Pride Booster Club, and will be held in Bill Dunn
Sports Arena at the Charlestown High School. All Pleasant Ridge and
Jonathan Jennings Elementary student admission is free and will receive a
free hot dog and soft drink with a paying adult. Pleasant Ridge and
Jonathan Jennings cheerleaders will rock the gym with cheers. Don't
miss all the fun, prizes, give-aways, food and good music. There will
be friendly games of skill and cheering competition between the two
participating elementary schools. Wear your school colors and bring a
poster to show your school spirit. All activities begin shortly after
5:45 pm.
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12/11/08:
Pirates Pin Rebels to the Mat:
The Charlestown HS Wrestling Team
knocked off the Southwestern
High School Rebels, 40 - 30 on Wednesday
in Bill Dunn Sports Arena. The Pirates picked up wins from Justin Wolf,
Jeff Stotridge, Eddie Duran, Aaron May, Taylor Newcomb, Cory Suddeth, Mark
Daugherty and Stephen Martin. The Pirates next host the Mid-Southern
Conference Duals meet on Saturday Dec. 13th, in Bill Dunn Arena.
For
more information about Charlestown Pirate Wrestling, go to
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Wrestling.htm.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PIRATE
GRAPPLERS!
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12/09/08:
Pirate Grapplers Split Results at Reitz:
The Charlestown HS Wrestling Team
competed this past Friday and Saturday in Evansville, Indiana.
Pirate Senior Eddie
Duran and Junior Taylor Newcomb each won individual Championships at the
Hill Classic at Evansville Reitz. The Pirates were out a couple of starters
and managed to go 3-4 on the weekend. The Pirates defeated Evansville
Central, Evansville Bosse, and Paducah Tilghman, and lost to Jasper,
Heritage Hills, Terre Haute North, and Evansville Reitz. The Pirates
return home Wednesday to take on Southwestern in Bill Dunn Sports Arena,
beginning at 6:00 pm.
For more information about Charlestown Pirate
Wrestling, go to
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Wrestling.htm.
CONGRATULATIONS PIRATE
GRAPPLERS!
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12/01/08:
Pirate Cross Country Runners Recognized:
The Charlestown HS Cross Country Team
recently had several members recognized for their outstanding performance
during their recent 2008 season. Senior Samantha Farmer was
recognized by the
Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association (ICGSA) and awarded
Academic All-State Honors.
The qualifying criteria for nominees are as
follows: 1. The Player must be a Senior; 2. The Player
must have a minimum GPA of 3.6 on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent; 3.
The Player must have scored at least 1100 on the SAT or 24 on the ACT; and
4. Player must be a varsity participant in a minimum of 50% of team
contests. Congratulations to Samantha on earning such an honor.
Freshman Katie Burkhart, received Honorable Mention honors placing
15th at the Mid-Southern Conference meet in Girls Varsity Cross Country.
During the annual Cross Country Awards Dinner, held on November 20th, the
following awards were bestowed on Pirate and Lady Pirate Runners:
Leadership Award, Junior Tyler Newcomb; 110 Percent Award,
Freshman James Hurley; Most Valuable Runner, Freshman Katie Burkhart;
and Most Improved Runner, Sophomore
Sophie Higazy.
Thanks to all cross country team members for representing Charlestown High
School with dedication and pride.
For more information about Charlestown Pirate
Cross Country, go to
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/CrossCountry.htm.
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11/29/08:
Pirate Grapplers "Take Down" Providence:
The Charlestown HS Wrestling Team
opened their regular season with a big 48 - 28 at Providence this past
Wednesday. The Pirates were led by Jeff Stotridge, Justin Wolf,
Tyler Newcomb, Brad Smith, Taylor Newcomb, Jacob Hall, Steven Martin, and
John Slaten; all of whom pinned their opponents. The Pirates are
back in action next Friday and Saturday, December 5th and 6th, in the Hill
Classic at Evansville Reitz High School.
The Pirates will wrestle in 7 matches during the two day event.
For more information about Charlestown Pirate
Wrestling, go to
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/Wrestling.htm.
CONGRATULATIONS PIRATE
GRAPPLERS!
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11/25/08:
Defend "The Dunn", Black Out New
Washington Tonight
Pirate Basketball opens its
regular season tonight versus arch-rival New Washington Mustangs in Bill
Dunn Sports Arena, game times are 6:00 pm for JV and 7:30 for Varsity.
CHS students have declared
tonight a "Black Out" game encouraging all fans to wear black Pirate attire
to the game. The Mustangs are coming into Dunn Arena hungry and
confident about stealing a victory from the Pirates on our home court.
A large and excited crowd will help the boys getting pumped up and
"Defend The Dunn"!
The Pirates and Lady Pirates continue rivalry
week by hosting the Silver Creek Dragons this Saturday, November 29th.
Four games are on the schedule beginning with a noon tip-off Lady Pirate JV
contest followed by a 1:30 pm Pirate JV boys match up. Lady Pirate and
Pirate Varsity squads take center stage at 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm in Dunn Arena
as the Dragons attempt to spoil the Pirates and Lady Pirates plans of
victory.
New Student Section T-shirts ($8.00 students
/ $10.00 adults) go on sale tonight at Dunn Arena for the Saturday games
versus Silver Creek and the new student section, called
"SECTION: Aaargh!", beginning a new
tradition of student Pirate pride this Saturday. The new student
section t-shirts will also be on-sale Saturday before and during the Silver
Creek games in Dunn Arena.
Pirate Pride Sports
Broadcasting will cover tonight and Saturday's Varsity games live via
streaming audio broadcast on the internet from
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com.
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11/24/08:
Lady Pirates Defeat Corydon,
improve to 2-0
After opening the season with
a home win over Crawford County the Lady Pirate traveled to Corydon last
Friday night and came home with a 32-29 victory.
The Lady Pirates (2-0) after
falling behind 5-4 took a 6-5 lead and never trailed again.
The Lady Pirates again played
great team defense. Juniors Amanda Miller had 7 steals and Morgan Allen had
6 rebounds. The Lady Pirates out rebounded the taller Lady Panthers 21-19.
Miller lead the team in scoring
with 13 points on 6-7 shooting. Also scoring were Alicia Zollman 8, Cara
Rhoten 5, Morgan Allen 4, and Chelsea Johns 2.
The Lady Pirates will face the
Lady Mustangs this Wednesday with a trip to New Washington. The Lady
Pirates versus the Lady Mustangs is one of the more exciting basketball
rivalries in Clark County. The Lady Pirates are leading the rivalry
series, 20 games to 15; but have split their last six meetings (3 - 3) with
the Lady Mustangs. The series dates
back to the 1980-81 season, when the Lady Mustangs won the first seven of
ten meetings between the two programs.
Wednesday's edition promises to be another "rivalry type" contest that
Pirate fans won't want to miss, while supporting the current squad's
successful start to the 2008-2009 season. Pirate Pride Sports
Broadcasting will cover the game live via streaming audio broadcast on the
internet, beginning at 7:15 p.m. from
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com.
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11/18/08:
Lady Pirates are Victorious in
Season Opener:
After finally a chance to
see your team in action against someone other than itself, what Charlestown
coach Tony Hall saw on Saturday was pleasing for the most part, as the
Pirates turned back Crawford County 62-58 at the Bill Dunn Sports Arena.
Charlestown (1-0)
showed a bit of everything. They opened a large lead, let that slip away and
then came back with timely free-throw shooting and defense.
“We didn't win this
game with any big offensive flurry at the end,” Hall said. “We won it with
defense and it takes guts to play defense. We had a couple of girls,
Brittany Bennison and Morgan Allen, really show some guts down the stretch
tonight.”
After leading by as
many as 15 points in the first half and by seven, 36-29, at halftime,
Charlestown trailed 52-45 after Crawford County’s Chelsea Benham drilled a
3-pointer with 5:10 left.
Charlestown then
went on a 9-0 run, tying the game at 52 when Amanda Miller hit one of two
free throws, then taking the lead when Miller scored after the Pirates
controlled the rebound.
Shauncae Bigham of
the Wolfpack and Chelsea Johns then traded baskets before Kim Holzbog hit
one of two at the line to pull the Wolfpack to within one at 56-55 with 1:27
left. Crawford then sent the Pirates to the line, a strategy that backfired
when they couldn't convert at the offensive end.
Trailing 60-55,
Crawford had one last gasp, as Chelsea Jellison hit a 3 with nine seconds
left. But Miller answered with two free throws to put the game out of reach
and give her a game-high 29 points.
“Amanda has a lot of
weight on her shoulders this season and she answered the first bell with 29
points,” Hall said. “We put the ball in her hands as much as possible. She
also had nine assists for us.”
Hall acknowledged
that his team has a lot of things to work on, such as 29 turnovers, but was
pleased with the clutch foul shooting down the stretch, something that
hasn't been a strength of past Pirate teams.
“You take a player
like Chelsea Johns, she's been in our program for four years,” Hall said.
“She hit two big free throws down the stretch for us tonight. She's never
been in that situation before, but she's practiced it many times and it paid
off tonight.”
Benham and Bigham
led Crawford Co. with 15 points apiece. Jellison added 11 points.
Charlestown will
open its Mid-Southern Conference slate next Friday with a trip to Corydon.
“We've got a week to get
ready,” Hall said. “We're pleased with the win tonight, but we know we have
some things to work on. The girls were talking about that after the game.
That's encouraging. Corydon is a very difficult place to play.” |
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11/17/08:
New CHS Construction Project Photo Gallery Available:
Thanks to CHS Custodian Linda Duncan
who has
been documenting and continues to document the changes involving in the
construction of the new Charlestown High School, a photo gallery has been
set up at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/ProjectCHS.htm for everyone to view the
progress of the project as well as preserve images of the facilities’
history and transformation.
The Photo Gallery will be updated with additional photos each week until the
project is concluded, which provokes a reminder for those interested in
dedicating a brick or stone bench along the new Pirate Pride Way, don’t
forget to log on to
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com/PiratePrideWay.htm and add your mark to
the new facility. |
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11/13/08:
Four Pirate Grapplers Ranked Pre-Season:
The Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches
Association
released it's
Pre-Season Individual Rankings of Indiana
High School Wrestlers this week, which included four Pirate wrestlers in
four weight classes. The following Pirates are ranked respectively
according to their expected weight classes: Eddie Duran 8th at 119
lbs.; Jeff Stotridge 11th at 125 lbs.; Aaron May 23rd at 135 lbs.; and Logan
McCuthen 14th at 215 lbs..
Congratulations to each of these Pirates for representing CHS and good luck
with the up-coming season.
The Pirate Wrestling season begins with the Charlestown JV Tourney on
Saturday, November 22nd in Bill Dunn Sports Arena (9:00 am), then at
Providence HS on Wednesday, November 26th at 6:30 pm. The Pirates have
dominated MSC competition by capturing the MSC Championship five out of the
past six years (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 20008)!
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11/12/08:
Pirate Wrestling Announces Alumni Day:
The 2008 Pirate Wrestling Alumni Day will be on
Saturday, December 13th in conjunction with the MSC Duals meet
to be held home in the Bill Dunn Sports Arena. The meet is scheduled
to begin at 10:00 a.m. For more information, to obtain a Pirate
Wrestling Alumni Booster Club application and t-shirt, contact Coach
Kendrick at
tkendrick@gcs.k12.in.us
or at 502-544-0110. Alumni who attended last year will
be automatically sent an application.
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10/27/08:
Pirates Travel to Heritage Hills for Friday’s Sectional
Semi-Final Showdown:
The 2008 MSC Football Champion Charlestown Pirates
will play in the Sectional #23 Semi-Final round at Heritage Hills High
School on Friday, October 31st, 2008. The game time is set at
7:00 pm CDT (Heritage Hills time) / 8:00 pm EDT (Charlestown time).
The following are suggested travel directions to
Heritage Hills High School in Lincoln City, Indiana:
I-64 west from I-265 in New Albany, 58 miles to
Exit 63 (IN-162 / Santa Claus Indiana Exit);
Left onto IN-162 toward Santa Claus, Indiana at
Exit 63;
Travel seven (7) miles on IN-162 to Santa Claus,
Indiana then right (at Holiday World) following IN-162 / IN-245 / 1600 North
approximately 4.5 miles to Heritage Hills High School (on right).
Approximate Travel Time: 1.5 hours (86 miles) from Charlestown.
The Pirates
will need plenty of fan support against a traditionally tough Heritage Hills
program, with hopes of executing some revenge on last year’s Sectional
Semi-Final loss. All Pirate
fans that can make the trip are greatly encouraged to do so; fan support is
the greatest morale booster for high school athletes during games.
Pirate fans that
absolutely can’t make it to the game can catch it live via the internet.
Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting will cover the game from
Heritage Hills, via live streaming audio at
www.CharlestownPiratePride.com, beginning at approximately 7:45 pm EDT.
Advanced tickets sales are available in the CHS Athletic
Director’s Office between the hours of 8am and 4pm this week. All football
sectional tickets are $5.00 each, and good for one (1) admission.
A reminder to all students and fans regarding the following
IHSAA Tournament Restrictions:
1. Banners and posters are not allowed.
2. No battery or electronic noise makers, sirens or whistles
are allowed.
3. Throwing of articles, including toilet tissue, is not
allowed.
4. No live animal mascots are permitted at anytime.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PIRATES ON THEIR FIRST ROUND SECTIONAL WIN, GOOD LUCK
AT HERITAGE HILLS ON THE QUEST FOR THE THIRD OF THREE GOALS, AN IHSAA
SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP! |
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