Pirate Tennis Begins Sectional Play Today

Boys Tennis

The Charlestown Pirate Tennis team will begin Sectional #55 play today at 4:30 pm against Borden.  The Sectional is hosted by Silver Creek HS, but all matches are being played at Henryville High School.  The remainder of the sectional pairings include Silver Creek v. Henryville at 4:30 pm on Thursday, October 2nd and then the Championship game on Friday at 4:30 pm.  The Championship game will pit the winning teams from Wednesday and Thursday’s matches.

Good luck to our Pirate Tennis team during Sectional play!

Lady Pirate XC Finishes Second, Parker Runs Personal Best

Cross Country

09302014xcThe Pirate and Lady Pirate Cross Country team ran in the New Washington Invitational Tuesday evening.  The Lady Pirates finished second to Southwestern, led by Freshman Katie Rhodes who ran second, with a personal best time of 20:14.  Senior Whitney Andrews finished 6th and Alysha Flaget 16th, both winning medals for Charlestown.  Rounding out the Lady Pirate scoring included Gabi Gagnon in 21st place and Erin Kimbrell in 29th place; also running a personal best time.  The Pirates were led by Seth Parker, who finished in 14th place with a personal best time of 18:11, and unofficially placing him in the record book at Charlestown!  Skyler Elmore, Darian Zeise and Matt Fellows all ran very well for the Pirates!  For more information about Charlestown Pirate and Lady Pirate Cross Country, go to www.PiratePride.BLUE/Cross_Country

Lady Pirates Fall at Borden 3-0

Volleyball

Charlestown at Borden

CHS JV lost 21-25, 18-25 & CHS Varsity lost 15-25, 21-25, 13-25

Coach Nuxoll:  We definitely had our ups and downs tonight. We played together at times and other times we didn’t. We have got to work on our consistency with our fundamentals. We have got to have more consistent passing, setters have to put the ball in front of the hitters and the hitters have to stay behind the ball. Borden has some good hitters and they were very tough to put a ball down on. I was pleased that we did not give up in the second and third set when we were down. We have a long break, and I hope we can come back ready to play.

The JV struggled tonight with the setter taking the ball over on the second hit, and we did not react well when the hitters tipped. This is a young team, and we still need to work on reacting to the ball. Some of that will come with experience.

Lady Pirate Fall Basketball Fundamental Sessions Conclude

Girls Basketball

IMG_20140927_120036Coach Prichard:  I just wanted to say thanks to all of the families, parents, and guardians that have brought their loved ones out on these Saturday mornings over the past month and a half at Charlestown High School. We had a total of 40 different participants and averaged around 25 participants between our two split age group that worked very hard. I believe that the participants in these fundamental sessions got an idea of developing the building blocks of a sports work-ethic. One of the goals of these fundamental sessions was to work on skills and keep trying in our drills, even when they seemed hard or difficult. They learned this drills and many of them they can work on at home or work on them when they are at a city park or in the gym. As long as I am the Coach at Charlestown High School, I would like to continue with these Free Fundamental Sessions in the Fall and even try offering them in the Spring. So Stay Tuned For Updates.

Anytime Fitness Offers Fall Break Training

Athletic Department

Anytime Fitness of Charlestown will be providing two 1-week Advanced Athletic Training Clinics during Fall Break. On October 6-10, sessions will be from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.; on October 13-17, they are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. (Times are subject to change due to participation. Please call Greg Wilkerson @ 502-689-5904 with questions and/or concerns.)

Athletes will receive instruction for proper and safe lifting techniques, as well as techniques for enhancing their conditioning, strength, speed and agility. The clinics include daily workouts, nutrition support, an individualized progression plan and post-clinic homework. The cost per week is only $99!

Space is limited. For athletes age 13 and up. A copy of the most recent student physical is required. CALL GREG TODAY!

JV Volleyball Wins Third, Varsity Falls to Rock Creek

Volleyball

Charlestown at Rock Creek

CHS JV won 24-25, 25-23, 15-8 & CHS Varsity lost 11-25, 18-25, 7-25

Coach Nuxoll:  Danielle Miles showed good leadership on the court for us tonight. Despite rough patches, she encouraged her team to stay in the game. Danielle and Emalee Craven led our offensive efforts. We struggled in each set with our passing, and we had difficulty with some basic plays. We were not low on defense nor did we move our feet to get to balls. We continue to be on a rollercoaster of emotions, trying to decide when we will play as a team despite all odds or when we will play as individuals and not communicate. Rock Creek has some good hitters and played good defense against us, but I do think that if we would stick together as a team like we have in other matches, we would have been more competitive against them. Haley Vincent had some good passes for us tonight and Shelby Goedeker hustled on defense. We will have to refocus as we head to Borden tomorrow.

Our JV won a hard fought match. The first set went back and forth, and we actually had a three point lead at the end and Rock Creek edged out the win 25-24. Kiersten James and Allana Brock had consistent serving in the first set to help us stay in the game. I was encouraged to see the girls come out and play hard in the second set despite losing the first one. Again, consistent serving from Alanna Brock, Bri Harvey and Maddie Nuxoll helped us win another close set 25-23. In the third set we seemed more focused and started to pick up balls that Rock Creek was sending over on the second contact. Consistent serving from Kiersten James and Sidney Goedeker allowed us to gain a lead in the third set and keep it. Chrissa Ledbetter did a nice job for us on defense and Bri Harvey, Kiersten James and Hannah Vincent helped on offense.

Chester Sets New Passing Record vs Salem

Football

TristanChesterSenior Quarterback Tristan Chester was put to test last Friday night, when the Salem Lions felt content to concentrate on stopping the Pirate rushing game.  Recognizing the situation, the Pirates took advantage by giving Chester plenty of passing plays to exercise his throwing arm……and exercise he did.  Not only did the Pirates rout the Lions 40-8, but Chester completed 18 of 23 pass attempts (totaling 253 yards); breaking a 2006 school record.  Chester now holds the “Most Pass Completions in a Game” school football record with 18, surpassing Andrew Smith’s 17 completions set in a 2006 meeting with North Harrison.  Through six games this season, Chester has completed 58 of 93 passes (63%) for 885 yards, and thrown 11 touchdowns.  Congratulations to Senior QB Tristan Chester, last week’s Coyle Chevy, Buick, GMC & Coyle Nissan Offensive Co-Player of the Game; and new Charlestown Pirate Football school record holder for most pass completions in a game.

The Pirates (5-1 & 4-1 MSC) are back in action this Friday in a very important conference showdown at Corydon (5-1 & 4-0 MSC).  Kick-off Friday is scheduled for 7:00 pm, for a game that promises to be another emotional contest.  DON’T MISS IT PIRATE NATION!

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