The 3rd Annual Charlestown Pirate Baseball Chili Supper & Auction will take place on Saturday, February 28th beginning at 5:30 pm. The event will be held at the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, located at 301 Gospel Road, just south of Highway 403. For more information, please contact Coach Romans at 502-641-2883.
The Charlestown Pirate Basketball team opened Silver Creek Holiday Tourney play Monday evening with a 65-47 drumming of Clarksville. The win moved the Pirates to 4-3 on the season and the right to face #7 and host Creek Tuesday evening in the tourney Championship game. Silver Creek dispatched Providence Monday evening in game one, 55-32, pitting the last four winners of the Holiday Tourney (Providence and Clarksville) against each other in Tuesday’s 6:00 pm Consolation Game. The Pirates jumped out to a 17-9 first quarter lead before posting a 28-17 score at the break. Charlestown was led by Jamal Long’s 12, and eight points scored respectively by Lex Smith and Gage Martin. Charlestown and Silver Creek tip in the Holiday Tourney final, Tuesday night at approximately 7:30 pm. The two schools have not met in the final since 2009, which is also the last time the host Dragons won the tourney. Listen to Tuesday’s final on Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting, at www.CPPSB.com or on your mobile device using the free CPPSB app. Silver Creek Holiday Tourney History can be found at www.PiratePride.blue/boysbasketball.
Charlestown defeats Silver Creek 48-39 for their 17th Girls Varsity Basketball Holiday Tournament Championship. Hennings and Burdin both finsih the game with 14 points each respectively while Logsdon added 12 points while being assigned to defensively chase the opponent’s perimeter threat.
Kaitlynn Henning named Butch Troutman MVP of Tourney.
All Tourney Team: Justice Burdin (CT), Shelby Goedeker (CT), Kelsie Scott (SC), Alexis Barnett (SC), Claire Rauck (PR), and Aly Weber (CL).
Lexi Logsdon named the Coyle Chevy,Buick, GMC & Coyle Nissan Player of the Game by CPPSB.
Consolation Game Final: Providence 73 – Clarksville 22.
For complete information and history of the 39th Annual Girls Varsity Basketball Holiday Tourney, go to http://piratepride.blue/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014GirlsVarsityHolidayTournamentatCharlestownHS.pdf.
While attending Charlestown High School Pirate and Lady Pirate athletic events, don’t forget to enter for chances to win fan contests , held during the game. Here are a few of the recent winners of the New Washington State Bank Halftime Bank Shot Shootout and the Backyard Staycation Game Ball winners.
December 9th Mo Smith won $50.00 by hitting a layup, free throw and a three pointer in 30 seconds; and Vic Corfiage won the game ball.
December 20th Kevin Khuri won $50.00 by hitting a layup, free throw and a three pointer in 30 seconds; and Donnie Roark won the game ball.
Shown in the photo from upper left clockwise, Mo Smith, Vic Corfiage, Donnie Roark and Kevin Khuri; all with presenter Ricky Romans, the Pirate Baseball Head Coach.
Congratulations to these fans and thanks for playing while supporting Pirate and Lady Pirate athletics.
The Charlestown Lady Pirate Basketball team improved to 9-1 on the season in advance of next week Holiday Tourney; by dispatching the Lady Bluejackets at home Saturday, 47-33. Coming off their first setback of the season at Floyd Central, an overtime loss without a full lineup due to illness; the Lady Pirates returned to their more accurate form, lead by Kaitlynn Hennings 20 points. Henning is currently Charlestown’s fourth all time career girls basketball scorer with 1,259, behind Abby Conklin, Kristin Mattox, and Kelly Adams. Saturday’s non-conference win over Mitchell (6-6) included 14 big points by Shelby Goedeker, and 7 points by Justice Burdin. The Lady Pirates will host the 39th Annual Girls Varsity Basketball Holiday Tourney Monday and Tuesday in the CHS Sports Arena. Providence (8-3) and Silver Creek (2-8) open the tourney Monday evening at 6:00 with Charlestown and Clarksville (4-8) playing in the second first round game at approximately 7:30 pm the same night. Charlestown is the defending Holiday Tourney Champs, and leads the tourney title count with sixteen (Silver Creek has 14 Holiday Tourney titles) since its beginning in 1976.
The Charlestown Lady Pirate Basketball team made the short trip east up Indiana 62 Saturday evening for game to of this year’s annual home and away series with the New Washington Lady Mustangs. Similar to the 82-28 meeting last month, Charlestown routed the host Lady Mustangs again, 75-35. The win kept Charlestown perfect at 8-0 in preparation of next Wednesday’s game at Floyd Central. Justice Burdin and Kaitlynn Henning combined for 46 of Charlestown’s points during the win. Burdin led all scorers with 24 and Henning with 22, right at her per game scoring average. Shelby Goedeker finished with 9 points and Bri Harvey 8 for the winning cause.
The Charlestown Pirate Basketball team (3-2 & 1-2 MSC) traveled to Clarksville Friday night and secured their first conference victory 54-40. The Pirates led at the half 23-19 before expanding their lead by games end. Hunter Crace led the scoring attack for the Pirates, finishing with 13 points. Tristan Chester and Korey Harris added 9 points each respectively for the winning cause. Charlestown returns to action next Saturday when they host Providence in the CHS Sports Arena.