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PIRATE WRESTLERS DEFEAT MSC FOE SILVER CREEK

ARSS, Wrestling

PIRATE WRESTLERS DEFEAT MSC FOE SILVER CREEK
by WPMQ staff reporter Eric Wigginton

 

Thursday night the Pirate wrestlers hosted one of its only two home duals this season against Mid Southern Conference foe Silver Creek. This is the first year that the Dragons have had a wrestling team and they were no match for the experienced Pirates. The Pirates took advantage of that lack of experience and used the match to work on their craft. Charlestown made quick work of the Dragons, pinning in every class they weighed in at, including some weight class forfeits, and a final score of 64-6 in less than an hour. Coach Adam Doherty had this to say about his wrestlers: “The kids wrestled hard for being off since Connersville [a two-day tournament after Christmas where the Pirates placed 12th out of 32 teams admidst stout competition from around the state]. They all wanted to get back out on the mat and get out of practice and bang around again. The end of the year is coming up and we are focused on the remainder of the season ahead and conference.” The Pirates have a match next Wednesday at Jeffersonville High School at 6:00 P.M.

A complete list of wrestlers and results can be found below:

145 lb – Braden Moore (pin)
152 lb – Ben Phillips (pin)
160 lb – Chris Graham (FF)
170 lb – Deke Brown (pin)
182 lb – Xuan Dong (pin)
195 lb – Manuel Ordorica (pin)
220 lb – Lucas Gagnon (FF)
285 lb – Malachi Rios (FF)
126 lb – Colin Knox (pin)
132 lb – Jakob Lewellen (pin)
138 lb – Declan Brading (maj. dec)

Micah Keltner also got a pin for the Pirates in the night’s only JV match.

(Pictured below is junior Deke Brown working his opponent into a pin.)

Look for more weekly beats on all our sports from WPMQ sports broadcasting this year.

Three Pirate Wrestlers Advance to Semi-State

ARSS, Wrestling

Three Pirates will represent Charlestown High School in this weekend’s Evansville Reitz semi-state.  Colin Knox placed 3rd and advanced in the 120 pound weight class while Ben Phillips (138) and Sean Baker (285) both placed 4th and advanced. The semi-state will be held at the Ford Center at 10:00 A.M. Best wishes to Colin, Ben, and Sean.

Pirate Wrestling Advances 9 to Regional

ARSS, Uncategorized, Wrestling

The Charlestown Pirates wrestled at the Jeffersonville Sectional this past weekend. Twelve wrestlers participated, eleven made the podium, and nine qualified for the regional next Saturday, also to be held at Jeffersonville. Complete results are as follows:

106: Micah Keltner (5th)

**113: Austin Cooper (2nd)

**120: Colin Knox (2nd)

**126: Jakob Lewellen (4th)

132: Jesse Wheeler (DNP)

**138: Ben Phillips (3rd)

145: Mark Sherrill (5th)

**152: Peyton Hamm (3rd)

**170: Deke Brown (4th)

**180: Manuel Ordorica (3rd)

**220:Lucas Gagnon(4th)

**285: Sean Baker (Champion)

**denotes a regional qualifier

Charlestown finished 4th as a team behind Eastern, Tell City and Jeffersonville. Good work guys! Pirate Strong! 💪🏼

Article contributed by WPMQ staff. Photos contributed by the wrestling program.

Pirate Wrestlers Claim 6 MSC Weight Class Championships, 2nd Place Overall

ARSS, Uncategorized, Wrestling

The Pirate wrestling team took runners up at last week’s Mid Southern Conference championships at Eastern High School. The Pirates won in six weight classes, placed second in two, and 4th in two out of a total 14 weight classes, 6 total schools. Freshman Ben Phillips; Sophomores Deke Brown, Colin Knox, and Manuel Ordorica; and Seniors Sean Baker and Peyton Hamm all won conference, while Freshman Jakob Lewellen; Sophomore Lucas Gagnon; and Seniors Austin Cooper and Mark Sherrill all placed as runners up; and Freshmen Carlos Lozano and Jesse Wheeler placed 4th for the Pirates. Team results are as seen below:

Special thanks to Dennis Gagnon for the photo submissions:

Article submission by WPMQ staff.

 

 

Pirate Grapplers Top Providence, 54-15

Wrestling

The Charlestown HS Pirate Wrestling team opened their regular season defeating Providence HS Thursday evening on the road to a 54-15 final.  Picking up pins for Charlestown were Darien Zies at 126, Mark Sherrill at 138, Logan Hurricane at 152, and Josh Rijos at 220 lbs.  Also winning for the Pirates  were Austin Cooper at 106, Ethanol Smith at 145, Blake Jones at 160, Sean Baker at 285, Charles Dickens at 170 and Jacob VanMeter at 182.  “We wrestled very well for our first match of the season”, commented Pirate Coaches on the win.

Snowy Saturday Charlestown Athletic Schedule Updates

Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Wrestling

The Mid-Southern Conference Wrestling meet, originally scheduled for the morning of January 23rd has been moved to Saturday evening (January 23rd).  The meet will start in the CHS Sports Arena (Auxiliary section) at 6:00 pm with weigh-ins beginning at 5:00 pm.

The Lady Pirate Basketball game will be played as scheduled in the CHS Sports Arena, Saturday night with the JV game tipping at 6:00 pm and Varsity at approximately 7:30 pm.

The Pirate Basketball games scheduled for 6:00 pm (JV) and 7:30 pm (Varsity) at Corydon Saturday night has been POSTPONED TO February 20th.

Pirate Grapplers Continue Dominance of Providence

Wrestling
The Charlestown Pirate Wrestling team hosted Providence for a dual match-up in the CHS Sports Arena Thursday evening.  The Pirates dominated the Pioneers to a final score of 54-21.  Pirate Results include Freshman Austin Cooper won by forfeit in the 106 class; Freshman Blake Miller won by forfeit in the 112 class; Senior Tanner Smith won by pin in 120; Freshman Peyton Hamm won by forfeit in 126; Junior Darrian Zies won by pin in 132; Freshman James Kastner lost by a pin in the 138 class; Freshman Mark Sherrill lost by pin in 145, Junior Logan Gurr won by forfeit in 152; 160 scored a double forfeit, Junior Dylan Fetz lost by pin in 170; Junior Calvin McClelland won by pin in the 182 class; Junior Jacob Vanmeter won by forfiet in 195; Junior Josh Rijos lost by pin in 220; and at 285 Freshman Sean Baker won by pin.  The Pirates wrestle again on Saturday at New Castle in a five-way duals.  “We could have wrestled better but we are very young; wrestling ten first year wrestlers in the varsity line-up”, commented Assistant Coach Kevin Zollman.
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