The Charlestown Lady Pirate Volleyball team improved to 17-9 on the season Thursday evening as they traveled to Elizabeth Indiana to clash with the Rebels of South Central.  Charlestown swept the Rebels 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, and 25-22) and found them to be an improved team this season compared to last.  The Charlestown Junior Varsity team was also victorious, wining 2-0 over the South Central JV team in the opener (25-9, and 25-24).  The win brought the Junior Varsity team season record to 9-8 going into next weekend’s New Washington Invitational.  “This was a good win to end a good week going 3-0.  We had some struggles early in sets one and three, but were able to keep our composure and regain the lead.  South Central had a lot of scrappy plays, but we were able to capitalize on their free balls and missed serves”, summarized Lady Pirate Head Coach Tammy Nuxoll.  The Charlestown offense finished with very balanced game stats, as Senior Kaia Reid logged 11 kills, Sophomore Hannah Thibideau 8 kills, and Freshman Kayleigh Smith seven.  Senior Maddie Nuxoll distributed 22 assists and led the defense with 17 digs; while Senior Chrissa Ledbetter finished with a close sixteen digs.  Seniors Molly Braunecker, Ledbetter, and Hannah Vincent also had a good night passing.  “The girls have had a long week with matches, including an emotional senior night, and finals this week.  This group has a difficult class load, and they always make me proud balancing a busy sport schedule and their school work.  They have earned a few days off before we go to the New Washington tournament next weekend”, concluded Coach Nuxoll.

The Charlestown Lady Pirates hosted Borden Tuesday evening and celebrated its nine program Seniors.  After an emotional Senior ceremony held between the Junior Varsity and Varsity matchups, the Lady Pirates swept the visiting Lady Braves 3-0 (25-12, 25-10, 25-10); improving their season record to 16-9.  “Senior night is always an emotional night, but we played focused and in control the entire match.   All eight seniors contributed to the win, and I’m happy that they ended their last home match on a strong performance. This group has put in a lot of time and effort to improve their skills over the past four years and are great role models for younger players. They not only excel on the court, but also in the classroom”, commented Lady Pirate Head Coach Tammy Nuxoll.  Senior Kaia Reid led the offense with nine kills; while Senior Maddie Nuxoll contributed 19 assists.  Sophomore Hannah Thibideau and Senior Molly Braunecker both had a good serving night.  Hannah had 21 service points with 2 aces and Molly had 6 aces.  Senior Chrissa Ledbetter and Molly Braunecker had a good night passing, as Molly finished the contest with twelve digs.  “Although we had our last home match, we are not finished meeting the goals we set at the beginning of the year.  We will come into practice to prepare for our match Thursday against South Central”, concluded Coach Nuxoll.  The Charlestown Junior Varsity team evened their record at 8-8 with a 2-1 (25-12, 17-25, 15-11) victory over Borden in Tuesday’s opener.