The Charlestown Pirate Basketball program has announced a schedule for off-season conditioning for CHS boys planning on trying-out for basketball this upcoming season. Conditioning session will begin Aug 25th and be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm. Questions regarding conditioning or Pirate Basketball should be directed to Coach Jason Connell at jconnell@gcs.k12.in.us.
Charlestown Pirate Basketball Coach Jason Connell and his staff concluded their Pirate Summer Boys Basketball Camp this past Friday, June 19th in the CHS Sports Arena. The camp was run Tuesday through Friday for incoming grades K-6th each day. Instruction was managed by Pirate Head Coach Jason Connell and his coaching staff and players. The camp attracted 50 kids who “had a lot of fun and hopefully learned a lot”, according to Pirate Head Coach Jason Connell. Coach Connell further stated, “Thanks to everyone that came out for the Pirate Camp…the future is bright. Go Pirates!” If more information about Pirate Basketball, go to www.PiratePride.BLUE/BoysBasketball.
Charlestown Pirate Basketball Coach Jason Connell has finalized dates for this year’s Pirate Summer Boys Basketball Camp. The camp will run from Tuesday, June 16th through Friday, June 19th, 2015, for incoming grades K-6th, from 9:00 am to 11:00am each day. The cost of the camp is $25 per participant, which includes a camp t-shirt. Instruction will be managed by Pirate Head Coach Jason Connell and his coaching staff and players.
Download and print a Camp Brochure by clicking HERE.
If you have any questions feel free to contact Coach Connell at jconnell@gcs.k12.in.us.
The Indiana High School Athletic Association announced the new sectional alignments for Basketball, Football, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball and Soccer Monday. The new alignment will be used for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school year athletic seasons. Charlestown remains in Class 3A and generally in the same sectionals as currently assigned; with a few new opponents due to school size fluctuation and recent success factors. The following outline the new and up-coming sectional alignments for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years:
Baseball: #30-Brownstown, Charlestown, Corydon, North Harrison, Salem, Scottsburg, & Silver Creek;
Boys Basketball: #30-Brownstown, Charlestown, Corydon, North Harrison, Salem, Scottsburg, & Silver Creek;
Girls Basketball: #30-Brownstown, Charlestown, Corydon, North Harrison, Salem, Scottsburg, & Silver Creek;
Football: #31-Brown County, Brownstown, Charlestown, Corydon, Heritage Hills, North Harrison, Salem & Southridge;
Softball: #30-Brownstown, Charlestown, Corydon, North Harrison, Salem, Scottsburg, & Silver Creek;
Boys Soccer: #28-Charlestown, Corydon, Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, New Albany, & Silver Creek;
Girls Soccer: #28-Charlestown, Corydon, Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, New Albany, & Silver Creek; and
Volleyball: #30-Brownstown, Charlestown, Corydon, Providence, Salem, Scottsburg, & Silver Creek.
Charlestown High School Pirates Coach Tom Hamilton died Wednesday in Shelbyville, KY. He headed the boys’ varsity basketball program at Charlestown from 1968 to 1970, where he directed outstanding players Danny Albertson, Bob Brashear, Mike Bottorff and Norman Kalkhoff.
Hamilton, a graduate of Morehead State University and a giant of a man—six-feet-seven; always with a gracious smile, began his coaching career at Raceland High School in Kentucky, before coming to Charlestown. He was there for three seasons, 1964-65, 1965-66 and 1966-67, producing a remarkable 72 wins with only 22 losses with the Rams.
Coach Hamilton was the younger brother of the outstanding All-American Steve Hamilton from Morehead State University, who also was a standout at Charlestown. Hamilton played for Coach John E. Wood in 1956 and 1957. Hamilton said he had the “best” in the coaching world under his former mentor, Coach John Wood. “Wood came to Charlestown in 1955 and replaced Norton, who went back to Kentucky. Coach Wood was a really good coach and he did really well. His first year with the Pirates was also the first year in our new high school and gym. We were excited about all these events taking place in Charlestown at the time,” he said.
In his three seasons with the Pirates, Coach Hamilton won 33 and lost 31. Some of his athletes that he mentored while at Charlestown were 6’2” Danny Albertson, 6’1” Mike Bottorff, Bob Brashear, Rex Davidson, Norman Kalkhoff, 6’3” Greg Kemp, and Mike Russell. These were excellent players at Charlestown and Hamilton was mainly responsible for transforming them into solid citizens after they left high school and continued their higher education or enter into the working profession.
Who could ever forget when one of Hamilton’s exceptional athletes and great shooter, Danny Albertson poured in 45 points to break the 35 points set by outstanding ace Donnie Bush in 1962? The sparkling performance by Albertson occurred when Henryville visited the Pirates on November 21, 1969.
Charlestown has had the privilege of some of the finest coaches to ever grace the hardwood and guide young men not only in the basketball arena, but also in their careers. Coach Tom Hamilton is among one of the best. He was a winning coach in every sense of the word and ranks as one of the best at Charlestown. He was 75.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday April 12, 2015 at Shelby Christian Church in Shelbyville with his son, Paul Hamilton speaking. Shannon Funeral Home in Shelbyville, KY is in charge of the arrangements.
After averaging sixteen points and seven rebounds per game this past season, Charlestown Pirate Basketball standout Jamal Long was named to the All Mid-Southern Conference list Wednesday. Jamal, a junior, scored in 21 of Charlestown’s 23 games this past season; scoring more than 20 point six times, including 27 against Floyd Central and 29 at North Harrison. Jamal finished the season with four double-double games, including 14 rebounds against Floyd Central and 10 versus North Harrison.
Congratulations to Pirate Jamal Long, keep up the great work and outstanding representation of Pirate Athletics. For more information about Jamal and Pirate Basketball, go to www.PiratePride.blue/BoysBasketball.