Charlestown Lady Pirate Volleyball participated in the annual preseason Summer Scorcher Tournament hosted by North Harrison High School.  The tournament features twelve area high school volleyball teams, including Charlestown, Christian Academy, Corydon, Jasper, Jeffersonville, Meade County, North Harrison, Paoli, Perry Central, Scottsburg, Silver Creek, and West Washington.  The Lady Pirates finished morning pool play with two wins and one loss; specifically 25-22, 25-13 over Perry Central, 25-22, 20-25 and 7-3 over West Washington, and 12-25, 15-25 to Silver Creek.  The second place teams of all three pools faced off in re-pool play; as the Lady Pirates surprised defending Class A State Champions from Christian Academy 27-25, 15-25 & 7-3, before defeating Paoli 25-21, and 25-22 to finish the day 4-1 and winning the second place pool.

“Overall, we had a good tournament.  I’m proud of the way girls didn’t give up when we were several points down.  They fought back to regain leads.  I also liked the intensity we showed to win three game matches”, commented Charlestown Head Coach Tammy Nuxoll.

The Lady Pirates will scrimmage Lanesville on the road August 10th then open their 2016 season hosting MSC rival Corydon on August 16th in the CHS Sports Arena.