Lady Pirates Come Up Short at Southwestern

Charlestown Varsity lost 20-25, 26-24, 23-25, 21-25

Coach Tammy Nuxoll:  I was proud of the way we consistently played with heart all four sets tonight. Each and every set came down to the wire and the girls played hard until the end. I was pleased with the overall team effort and the improvements I saw from our last match. We did a much better job on serve receive and didn’t let too many ball drop on defense. Emalee Craven had a big offense night with 15 kills, four blocks and four aces. Southwestern had trouble stopping her when she was on the front row. Bri Harvey also contributed seven kills and four blocks. Molly Braunecker and Maddie Nuxoll contributed 13 assists a piece and Maddie also had four aces. Haley Vincent, Danielle Miles and Chrissa Ledbetter did a good job passing for us tonight and Haley Vincent led the team with ten digs.  This is a great group of girls who I hope will start believing that they can win.  We need to continue to work on not panicking when the match is tight.  As we compete with more teams in close matches, we need to stay calm and in control.  I hope we take the way we played tonight and continue to improve in our match against Silver Creek on Thursday.

Charlestown JV won 25-21, 25-21

Coach Tammy Nuxoll:  Our JV team continues to win matches. I’m very proud of their hard work and effort on the court. Amelia McCoy and Kaia Reid do a good job of leading the offense. Hannah Vincent contributes with leadership on the court and consistent serving. I’m very excited about what all these players will contribute to the Charlestown Volleyball program.

Lady Pirate Alum Andrews Begins Collegiate Competition

AndrewsFormer Charlestown Pirate Cross Country standout Whitney Andrews participated in her first collegiate meet Tuesday, running in a Hokum Karem at Anderson University in Indianapolis.  Whitney and her teammate Margo placed 2nd overall in the meet against Franklin.  “Proud of her for representing Charlestown XC at the collegiate level”, commented Charlestown Cross Country Coach Jerry Doyle.

Lady Pirate Golf falls to Providence

The CHS girls golf team competed against Providence yesterday at Elk Run. Providence defeated CHS, but the girls are continuing to improve each match. “We are not putting together a consistent number of holes, but have a few good ones that help to improve our team score. Emma Sellers is shooting consistently each match. Grace Sellers, Madison Schnell, and Brianna McCutcheon have shown improvement since the beginning of the season. The season is winding down, but hope to continue our improvement individually and as a team each match,” commented Head Coach Kim Carroll. The Lady Pirates will be back in action on Thursday night against Jeffersonville.

JV Football Tops Brownstown 19-8

Charlestown JV Football hosted their Brownstown Braves counterparts Monday evening at Dutch Reis Field.  After spotting the visiting Braves an 8-0 lead, the defense shored things up and the offense got going as well to come back and win 19-8.  Offensively, carries were split between Nathan Thomas, Amado Gomez, and Kain Blankenship.  Nathan also rushed for two touchdowns.  Logan Gurr completed four passes for 70 yards to Mitch Wurtsmith, one of those for a go ahead TD to gain a 12-8 lead.  Calvin McClelland also coverted a PAT kick. Mitch was named the offensive player of the game; while defensively, interior line play was strong by Aden Dennison and Sean Baker.  Max Mitchell provided pressure off the edge and Dakota Porter added an interception.  Aden was named the defensive player of the game with 9 tackles.  The JV Pirate team is now 2-0 and 1-0 in MSC play.

Pirate Soccer Falls to No. 4 Southern HS

The Pirate Soccer team played some different looking talent from the State of Kentucky on Thursday night when they faced off against the No. 4 ranked soccer team in the state from Southern High School in Louisville. The Pirates were shut out, 6-0, but showed some competitiveness against a tough defensive team. The Pirates (0-4 overall; 0-1 MSC) will travel to Madison on Tuesday night, and will be back at home next Wednesday night, hosting Scottsburg.

Pirate Tennis Shuts Out New Washington

The Charlestown Pirate Tennis team faced off against county rival New Washington on Thursday night in the 2015 Pirate home opener. The Pirates continued their dominating success over the New Washington tennis program with a shutout over the Mustangs. Miles Matthews won at one singles, 6-0, 6-4. Tyler Massie won at two singles, 6-3, 6-3. Trey Woodward won at three singles 6-0, 6-1. Steven Delaney and Alec Sipes continued good work at one doubles, winning 6-0, 6-1. Zach Whitten and Austin Smith completed the shutout, winning 6-0, 6-2. The Pirates improve to 3 wins and 2 losses on the season and will be back in action on over the weekend, competing in the New Albany Invitational at New Albany High School.

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