The rebuilding of Lady Pirate Volleyball, under third year Coach Tammy Nuxoll, took an important step Tuesday evening while on the road at New Washington.  The varsity team, when the distance, and won three sets to two over the host Mustangs.  The victory marked the first varsity win for the program since October 1, 2013 (versus Borden); and only the fourth win in the past three seasons.  Charlestown defeated the Mustangs 25-16, 23-25, 22-25, 25-14,17-15 Tuesday evening.  “I am very proud of my team tonight for staying focused, playing hard, and never giving up”, commented Lady Pirate Head Coach Tammy Nuxoll.  “We played really well in the first set.  The setters distributed the ball well to a variety of players and the hitters did a good job of putting the balls on the floor.  The second and third sets were very close.  We couldn’t get a lead and New Washington was consistent with their serving and defense.  We would make a really good play and come back and miss a serve.  We were struggling to put several good plays together in a row.  We were gaining momentum in the third set off of the serving of Maddie Nuxoll, but just fell short.  That momentum allowed us to come back strong in the fourth set.  In the final set we started on a 5-0 lead off of the serving of Molly Braunecker to lose the lead later in the match. We were down 12-14, but Molly made a great dig to keep the ball in play and we were able to win the point. Tied 15-15, Haley Vincent was able to come in and make two key serves to help us end the match. I hope this win will give our girls confidence to know they can win in difficult situations”, concluded Coach Nuxoll.  Charlestown’s attack leaders were Emalee Craven with 11 kills and Bri Harvey and Kiersten James each with six.  Molly Braunecker led in assists with 16; while Emalee Craven also had 8 aces and Haley Vincent had 7.  The game was broadcasted by CPPSB, who named Molly Braunecker the Coyle Chevy, Buick, GMC and Coyle Nissan Player of the Game.  The Lady Pirates will need to keep their momentum going when they play a strong Henryville team Wednesday night at home.

The Junior Varsity Lady Pirates improved their season record to 2-1 Tuesday evening; when also defeating host New Washington 23-25, 25-07, and 15-08.

The Charlestown Lady Pirate Volleyball team faced off against Brownstown and Clarksville on Saturday in a Mid-Southern Conference double header at Clarksville High School. The Lady Pirates fell in both matches, but showed some improvement against the conference powerhouse of Brownstown. The Lady Pirates fell to Clarksville in the first match, 17-25, 22-25, and 12-25. “We got a slow start in the Clarksville game. It took us a while to start passing. When we are passing we are able to run our offense. I thought we played better in the second match but came up short. The third match we were flat. Overall, I saw improvements and we cut down on some of our errors. Emalee Craven led this match in kills with 9. Bri Harvey contributed 3 blocks and Chrissa Ledbetter led the team in digs with 7,” commented Head Coach Tammy Nuxoll. The second match, the Lady Pirates fell to Brownstown 14-25, 10-25, and 12-25. “Brownstown has a good program. I thought we had stretches of play where we played really well. We had several long rallies and we were able to win a few of them. I want our girls to realize that we can win and play with any team. Emalee Craven contributed 7 kills and Bri Harvey had 4. Molly Braunecker led the team with 9 assists. Chrissa Ledbetter had 8 digs and Haley Vincent 4. We have got to continue to work on passing and defense. We will need to perform well this week when we play New Washington, Henryville and Madison,” commented Head Coach Tammy Nuxoll. The Lady Pirates (0-4 overall; 0-3 MSC) will be back in action on Tuesday night, as they travel up 62 to New Washington. The match will begin at 6:00pm.

The Charlestown Lady Pirate Volleyball team dropped their season opener Tuesday night to Corydon Central (1-1 overall; 1-0 MSC). Corydon Central defeated Charlestown 24-26, 19-25, and 22-25. The Lady Pirates battled throughout the entire match, and showed much improvement throughout. “I am disappointed with our loss tonight. We had Corydon down 19-24 in the first set and couldn’t finish. We allowed them to serve eight points and couldn’t put a ball away. We cannot let that happen. We have to continue to earn points and not rely on other teams to make mistakes. When we got down, we tended to play a little tentative instead of being aggressive. Emalee Craven led the team with six kills and four aces. We will come back and work hard tomorrow to prepare for Jeff on Thursday,” commented Head Coach Tammy Nuxoll following the loss. The Lady Pirates match vs. Corydon Central was the first ever volleyball match broadcasted on Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting, and can be found on the archived broadcasts on www.cppsb.com. The Lady Pirates (0-1 overall; 0-1 MSC) will be back in action on Thursday night, hosting Jeffersonville (0-0 overall; 0-0 Hoosier Hills), with JV beginning at 6:00pm.

The Charlestown High School Lady Pirate Volleyball Program would like to invite girls entering grades 4-9 to attend a summer volleyball camp.  The dates for the camp will be July 22nd and July 23rd.  Girls entering grades 4-6 will be from 9:30-11:00 and grades 7-9 will be from 12:00-2:00.  The camp will be held in the Auxiliary Gymnasium at Charlestown High School.  The purpose of the camp is to teach the fundamentals s of volleyball including passing, setting, hitting and serving, as well as, the basics of team play.

CLICK HERE to download and print the camp registration form.  For more information, contact Lady Pirate Head Coach Tammy Nuxoll at tnuxoll@gcs.k12.in.us.

When the Charlestown Pirate Football team beat Silver Creek in the Bone Yard on September 19th, Ms. Ronda Hostetler, a Jonathan Jennings School Teacher bought a chance to win the game ball.  The game ball chances were sold by the Lady Pirate Volleyball program as fund raiser; sponsored by Backyard Staycations of Floyds Knobs and Sellersburg.  Ms. Hostetler bought the lucky winning ticket; however due to scheduling interruptions she hadn’t got her winning game ball…..until Monday morning.  During the normal Jonathan Jennings Elementary School Monday morning, Lady Pirate Volleyball Coach Tammy Nuxoll finally got to present and Ms. Hostetler finally got to receive her winning game ball.  Thanks to all of Pirate Nation who bought chances during this season’s home games, and congratulations to the winners of this year’s Pirate Football game ball, sponsored by Backyard-Staycations.  For more information about CHS Lady Pirate Volleyball, go to www.PiratePride.BLUE/Volleyball