Lady Pirates Win New Washington Invite

Cross Country

XCNWInvite2016Charlestown Cross Country made the short trip to New Washington Tuesday evening to compete in their annual invitational meet; along with the hosts, Scottsburg, Christian Academy, Madison Shawe, Austin, South Central, Crothersville, and Trinity Lutheran.  The Lady Pirates placed all seven girls in the top 20, replacing medals and earning the Invitational Championship!  Leading the way for Charlestown was Carley Conway in 3rd, Katie Rhodes in 4th, Kelsey Lakes in 10th, Claire Mitchell in 11th, Alexis Gurr in 12th, Piper Clark in 13th and Samantha Matthews in 17th.  “I really like the way our 3-6 runners are working together and pushing each other, and then I have Sam continuing to improve and set another PR tonight.  I am looking forward to seeing how we fair in conference this Saturday at Silver Creek!”, commented Head Coach Jerry Doyle,

The guys finished fifth as a team at New Washington, led by Seth Parker in 13th place and Drashaun Morrow in 17th place.  Running personal records were Drashaun Morrow, Josh McCoy and Matt Fellows. “I am proud of the guys for pushing themselves and achieving personal goals”, added Coach Doyle.

Lady Pirate and Dragon Soccer Honor Down Syndrome

Girls Soccer

Charlestown Lady Pirate Soccer will travel to Silver Creek Thursday evening for a 6:00 pm rivalry match against the Lady Dragons, a game both teams have been waiting for all season long.  Charlestown and Silver Creek will honor Down Syndrome during the rivalry match-up; including a halftime show put on by Down Syndrome of Louisville.  The game kick-off will include down syndrome children in attendance with both teams; and a silent auction to benefit DSL is also planned.  The Lady Pirates invite and encourage everyone to come out to the game and help support this event while they raise money for DSL!   Hope to see you there!

Lady Pirates Fall to Borden on the Road

Volleyball

The Charlestown Lady Pirate Volleyball team traveled to Borden Tuesday evening, dropping to 14-11 after losing to the Lady Braves 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, and 25-20).  “We had a rough night tonight….. I did not see the same team that I saw against Rock Creek on Monday night.  We had leads in the first two sets and did not fight to keep it.  We allowed Borden to dictate the tempo and did not capitalize when given opportunities.  We were sluggish on defense and struggled tonight with our passing.  Despite the set back, I know these girls will come back to work hard in practice tomorrow and will be prepared for South Central on Thursday”, commented Lady Pirate Head Coach Tammy Nuxoll.  Charlestown was led by Kaia Reid who finished with 10 kills, 6 aces and 13 digs.  The Lady Pirate Junior Varsity team improved to 8-9 with a 2-1 win against Borden (23-25, 25-23, and 15-11).

Pirates Sweep Rebels 5-0, Play Salem Tuesday

Boys Tennis

Charlestown Pirate Tennis hosted Southwestern Monday afternoon for a non-conference showdown with the Rebels.  The Pirates put the sweep on the visitors, dominating to a 5-0 conclusion at Charlestown High School.  Miles Matthews won #1 singles play (6-1, 6-1); Trey Woodward won #2 singles (6-3, 6-2), and Steven Delaney took #3 singles (6-0, 6-0).  Jacob Doherty and Chase Wray also dominated #1 doubles play, winning (6-0,  6-0) while Trent Reid and Isaac Bates finished the sweep winning #2 doubles (7-5, 6-2).  The win over Southwestern improved the Pirates record to 12-3 heading into Tuesday’s MSC finale at Salem, and Wednesday’s Silver Creek Sectional opener versus Silver Creek at 4:30 pm.

Lady Pirates Outlast Rock Creek 3-2

Volleyball

NuxollCharlestown Lady Pirate Volleyball improved to 14-10 on the season, while defeating Rock Creek (13-7) for the second straight year Monday evening on the road.  Charlestown won the first set 26-24, but allowed the host Lady Lions to take sets two and three 16-25,  and 16-25 respectively.  Charlestown got back on track taking the third 25-19, then outlasted Rock Creek 16-14 in the tie-breaking set.  The Lady Pirates have won eight of their last nine matches.  “Tonight was a very hard fought match between two competitive teams”, stated Charlestown Head Coach Tammy Nuxoll.  “We started off slow in the first set and found ourselves behind 0-5.  We were able to get back in the game, but had our backs against the wall down 20-24.  Emalee Craven went back to serve and the team rallied to earn 6 service points and win the set 26-24”, added Coach Nuxoll.  The second and third sets the Lady Pirates struggled with passing and putting balls to the floor against the good defense Rock Creek was playing.  “We adjusted the line-up the final two sets to match up better with them offensively, and the team picked up the tempo and stayed focused.  I was proud of the way they pulled through in tight situations in the final set”, said Coach Nuxoll.  The Lady Pirate offense was led Monday evening by Emalee Craven, who recorded 15 kills and Kaia Reid who added 11 kills off of 37 assists from Maddie Nuxoll.  Kiersten James led in blocks with five total, and Chrissa Ledbetter did a nice job passing and led the defense with 27 digs.  “I want us to play with the same focus and determination tomorrow night against Borden; but would like to see more consistency in all aspects of our game”, concluded Coach Nuxoll.  The Charlestown Junior Varsity lost 2-0 to Rock Creek 18-25, & 20-25.

Lady Pirates Drop Conference Game at Salem

Girls Soccer

The Pirates started the week off a bit rocky falling to Salem 8-1.

Being down 4-0 at halftime, the Pirates were able to put one up on the board in the second half by Tayte Motsinger. It ended up being 8-1 at the end.

“It wasn’t our night. Sometimes nothing goes your way. But, you can always pride yourself on effort and never giving up, and our kids kept playing until the end. In situations like that, that’s all we ask for.”

The Pirates take on Silver Creek at their place Thursday night at 6:00pm for the last regular season game.

Lady Pirates Finish Fourth at Madison Meet

Cross Country

XCatMadisonCharlestown Cross Country traveled to Madison for participation in the Duke Meyer Classic (formerly known as the Madison Courier) at Hanover Saturday morning.  Lady Pirate medal winners were Freshman Carley Conway in 8th place and Junior Katie Rhodes in 13th place. “Our 3-6 runners really stepped up today with all of them running either a season best or personal record”, commented Coach Jerry Doyle.  The top 25 runners received medals, which included six Lady Pirates in the top 33!  Kelsey Lakes finished 28th, Piper Clark in 29th, Claire Mitchell in 32nd, and Alexis Gurr in 33rd.  Samantha Matthews, who finished in 46th, continued to show improvement as a new runner this season.  Charlestown girls finished 4th as a team, only 10 points from 2nd place New Albany, and 9 points from 3rd place Silver Creek; while Jennings County took the win.  “I can’t say how proud I am of these ladies today!  We are peaking at the right time, and I think this meet made them hungry to improve even more”, concluded an excited Coach Doyle.  Charlestown will make the short trip east to New Washington on Tuesday.

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