The Charlestown Pirate and Lady Pirate Soccer Sectional draws are complete. The Boys Soccer team will be facing off against Corydon Central on Monday night, October 5th, at 5:00pm. The Girls Soccer team will be facing off against Jeffersonville on Tuesday night, October 6th, at 5:00pm. Both matches are played at Floyd Central High School. For more information, please contact the Athletic Department at Charlestown High School. 812-256-3328 ex.11142.
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.
The Pirate Soccer team traveled to Corydon Central High School on Tuesday evening to face off against Corydon Central in their first conference match of the 2015 season. The Pirates fell 3-6 to Corydon Central, but showed more improvement during the match. Trent Wight led the team with two goals, and Sergio Bolanos scored the other goal. The Pirates (0-3 overall; 0-1 MSC) will face off against a highly ranked Kentucky program at Southern High School tomorrow night, Thursday, at home. The match will begin at 5:30pm.
The Charlestown Pirate Soccer team continued their 2015 campaign with a match at home against the Henryville Hornets. The Hornets, led by Head Coach John Harris, started slow against the Pirates. The Pirates put together several good minutes during the first half to take the lead at half. The Pirates, led by senior Trent Wight, showed much improvement during the match and led soon took a 4-2 lead over the Hornets. The Hornets would put together a late surge in the second half to defeat Charlestown 6-5 at Dutch Reis Field. “Senior Trent Wight scores 5 goals in a hard fought loss. Much improvement from first match,” commented Head Coach Brian Wight. The Pirates (0-2 overall; 0-0 MSC) will begin conference play today, on the road against the Corydon Central Panthers. They will begin at 6:00pm.
The Charlestown Pirate Soccer team, led by new Head Coach Brian Wight, opened their 2015 season with a home match against the traveling River City team from Jeffersonville Tuesday night. The Pirates, with an extremely young team with only senior, lost to River City by a score of 0-7. “We are a young team, but we showed signs of success,” commented Head Coach Brian Wight following the defeat. The Pirates (0-1 overall; 0-0 MSC) will be back in action when they host Henryville next Monday. The match against Henryville is scheduled to begin at 6:00pm.