Charlestown High School Cross Country participated in the annual Clarksville Hokum Karem meet Tuesday evening.  The Lady Pirates placed fifth as a team, with the top three team partners counting toward the team score.  Highlight of the evening was partners Katie Rhodes and Carley Conway finishing in second place with a total time of 39:31.  Coach Doyle commented that the time was the best Charlestown time he’d since in his five years of coaching the Pirates.  Additional performances of note included Claire Mitchell and Kelsey Lakes finished 20th while receiving medals with Rhodes and Conway.  Lady Pirates Piper Clark and Alexis Gurr placed 25th for Charlestown.

The Charlestown High School Cross Country team traveled north Thursday evening and participated along with ten other local teams at the Seymour Invitational.  The Lady Pirate team, led by a 6th place finish by Freshman Carley Conway and 10th place finish by Junior Katie Rhodes finished 5th as a team; directly behind Seymour, Jeffersonville, Brownstown, and Jennings County.  The course was very sloppy with humid conditions, however the Lady Pirates performed well in their season opener.  “Being that it was our first meet of the season, the girls were nervous, but responded in a great way under tough conditions”, commented Head Coach Jerry Doyle.  The Pirates finished 9th without Seth Parker (ill); but were led in a photo finish by Freshman Josh McCoy and Sophomore Drashaun Morrow.  “It was great to have Senior Logan Gurr join us this year.  I look for the guys to keep improving as the season progresses”, concluded Coach Doyle.  Pirate and Lady Pirate Cross Country will next run at the Bulldog Classic this Saturday.

Charlestown Lady Pirate Cross Country Sophomore Katie Rhodes ran a personal best time of 20:44; to finish in Saturday’s Regional meet at Brown County in the top twenty finishers.  The top twenty finish also qualified Rhodes to her second straight Semi-State meet in her young high school career.  Rhodes will return to Brown County Saturday, October 24th for the Semi-State meet; with hopes of a top ten finish among runners from non-team qualifying teams.  Congratulations and best of luck to Katie Rhodes in Saturday’s Semi-State meet.

Additional Lady Pirate Regional finishes of note include Kelsey Lakes in 24:33.25, Alexis Gurr in 25:44.65, Erin Kimbrell in 25:59.65, Gabrielle Gagnon in 27:47.99, Isabella Golja in 29:08.11, and Molly Sumner in 31:01.19.

Pirate Cross Country Regional finishes of note include Seth Parker in 18:40.78, and Andrew Shaw in 19:06.93.

Charlestown High School Cross Country traveled to Hanover College to begin the 2015 State Tournament in the Southwestern High School sectional round Saturday.

The Charlestown girls Cross Country team finished 5th out of eight teams, just good enough to qualify as a team for next Saturday’s Cross Country Regional in Brown County.  Southwestern Sectional Qualifying teams included Jennings County (1st-50); Southwestern (Hanover) and Switerland County (tied for 2nd-70); Silver Creek (4th-82); and Charlestown (5th-133).  The Lady Pirates were lead by Sophomore Katie Rhodes, who finished the Sectional in 3rd place, with a time of 21:24.7.  Freshman Alexis Gurr finished 29th in a time of 25:12.9; Sophomore Kelsey Lakes 31st in a time of 25:25.3; Sophomore Erin Kimbrell 33rd in 25:44.0 37; Sophomore Gabrielle Gagnon 37th in 26:36.8; Junior Piper Clark 41st in 27:40.1; and Sophomore Isabella Golja 44th in 29:28.9.  Congratulations to our Lady Pirate Cross Country team and best of luck in Saturday’s Regional run.

The Charlestown boys Cross Country team finished 8th as a team; however posted respectable finishes in Saturday’s Sectional.  The Pirate Sectional results are Junior Seth Parker, 27th with a time of 11 18:41.4; Senior Andrew Shaw, 32nd in a time of 12 19:05.7; Freshman Harrison Adams, 41st in a time of 20:33.3; Junior Darian Zeis, 44th in a time of 21:11.2; Sophomore Matt Fellows, 45th in 21:39.0; and Freshman Drashaun Morrow, 46th in 21:58.4.  Congratulations to the Pirate Cross Country on their steady improvement and proud representation of Pirate Nation all season.

Congratulations to Lady Pirate Cross Country runner Katie Rhodes for placing second at the recent Mid-Southern Conference meet, also earning her All Conference Honors.  Additionally, Lady Pirate Kelsey Lakes finished 18th earning her Honorable Mention honors, while the team finished 4th overall.

On a rainy, chilly evening in New Washington, the Charlestown Lady Pirate Cross Country team took 3^rd place in a field of 10 teams.  Leading the way and winning a plaque was Katie Rhodes, finishing in 2^nd place.  Winning medals were Erin Kimbrell in 15^th place and Alexis Gurr in 16^th place.  Those receiving ribbons were Piper Clark in 21^st, Isabella Golja in 25^th and Molly Sumner in 29^th place. The Lady Pirates ran well in sloppy conditions, and considering that we were without the services of Gabrielle Gagnon and Kelsey Lakes did outstanding.  Kelsey started the race and was running in 11^th place, but had to come off of the course at about the 2 mile mark.  “I look forward to getting everyone healthy, and see what we can do in conference and sectional”, commented Head Coach Jerry Doyle.

The Charlestown Pirate Cross Country team only had three who ran at New Washington on Tuesday; but they all ran well.  Winning medals on behalf of the Pirates were Harrison Adams in 16^th place and Matt Fellows in 18^th place.  Placing 21^stand receiving a ribbon was Darian Zeis.  “All of the guys have been running really well lately, and I am expecting them all to be excited for sectional.  I would love nothing more than to see them move on to regional as a team!”, commented Coach Doyle.