Cross Country Runs at Silver Creek Invite

Cross Country

XCscinvit2016Charlestown Cross Country ran the Silver Creek Invitational Tuesdaye evening.  Leading the way in 6th place was Freshman Carley Conway in a time of 21:50, and Junior Katie Rhodes in 11th place in a time of 22:42.  Top 25 runners received medals.  The ladies finished 7th out of 13 teams, but were without the points from our #3 runner Claire Mitchell, who was struggling from the heat and dehydration, and had to drop out of the race at about 2.5 miles. “If we can get everyone healthy and running their best in the same meet, we will finish much higher.  I don’t think that we have run a meet yet, without some sort of setback.  When it all comes together, we can be very competitive”, commented Coach Doyle.  For more information about Charlestown Pirate and Lady Pirate Cross Country log on to www.PiratePride.BLUE/CrossCountry.

Lady Pirates Drop MSC Game Against Warriorettes

Girls Soccer

The Lady Pirates ended up on the wrong side of the score in their last home opener of the season to Scottsburg 5-3 despite out shooting them 19-13.

Scottsburg caught the Pirates sleeping at the start of the game as Katie Horstman #11 dribbled behind their back line and found the back of the net.

“We came out flat tonight. We had energy in our warm up and seemed ready to go, but when the first whistle blew, we were asleep.” Scottsburg scored again ten minutes later, putting up an early 2-0 lead.

The Pirates are a team full of grit and fight, and it showed when Ilayah Keltner won the ball off of a goal kick and scored in the 15th minute narrowing the lead to 2-1. Scottsburg’s Mara Colson snuck in behind the Pirate defense in the 20th minute, taking the lead back up to a 2 goal margin at 3-1. Carrley Shreve put the Pirates back in the game with eight minutes to go in the first half, following up Tayte Motsinger’s rebound.

“It wasn’t the best half of soccer we have put together. We were a little disorganized in the back to start, and needed to figure out how to deal with their speed. Most importantly, we needed to find that extra energy and fire throughout our entire team to play a better second half.”

In the 68th minute, Scottsburg scored off of an own goal off a corner that wasn’t cleared out of the box. Tayte Motsinger answered back two minutes later, putting the score 4-3. Scottsburg sealed their win at 5-3 with five minutes to go.

“We are proud of our kids second half. They fought back and played with a lot more energy. It was tough losing this one on senior night, but we played hard.” Brenley Berger made 12 saves for us tonight, stopping a few breakaways to keep the score close.

The seniors that were honored tonight for the Pirates were Cheyenne Hawk, Alexia Castro, Ivon Guzman, and Stephanie Fielding, who had her best game of the season tonight.

The Lady Pirates will play North Harrison on the road this Thursday 9-22.

Lady Pirate Volleyball Takes Care of Business at Austin

Volleyball

Lady Pirate Volleyball won its seventh straight on the road Monday evening, taking care of business at MSC rival Austin.  Charlestown topped the Lady Eagles 3-1 (25-12, 13-25, 25-19, and 28-26) with one conference contest remaining; Thursday at Scottsburg.  “Tonight was a great conference win for us.  Austin has a good team that always comes ready to play, and I’m glad we stepped up and decided to play too”, commented Lady Pirate Head Coach Tammy Nuxoll.  The Lady Pirates are now 13-9 and 6-2 in conference.  Charlestown got off to a good start in the first set behind the serving of Chrissa Ledbetter; who had 10 service points in a row to build a good lead.  Austin made some errors in serving in the first which also helped the Lady Pirates take set one.  In the second set, Austin made fewer mistakes and the Lady Pirates struggled with passing allowing the Lady Eagles take a 6-0 lead, then a 13-25 set win.  Play remained pretty tight in the third set, but Ledbetter and Hannah Vincent both had some serving runs that helped Charlestown edge out the Eagles 25-19.  “The fourth set was close the whole way.  The girls just dug deep and played aggressive until the end.  I’m proud of the way they were able to pull out the win in the fourth set instead of taking it to five”, added Coach Nuxoll.  Emalee Craven led the offense with 14 kills and Kaia Reid was a close second with thirteen.  Maddie Nuxoll helped the offense with 36 assists; Ledbetter had 16 service points, 1 ace, and led the defense with 26 digs.  “I’m glad we have a little bit of practice time before our rematch with Scottsburg on Thursday”, concluded Coach Nuxoll.  The Junior Varsity fell to Austin 0-2 (11-25, and 14-25).  Thursday’s contest at Scottsburg will be broadcasted live by Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting on www.CPPSB.com, Junior Varsity is scheduled to begin at 6:00 pm and varsity immediately following at approximately 7:15 pm.

Pirate Tennis Tops Brownstown on the Road

Boys Tennis

Charlestown Pirate Tennis traveled to MSC rival Brownstown Monday evening and improved their record to 10-3 and 5-2 in conference with a 3-2 win over the Braves.  The match was tight, but the Pirates prevailed as Miles Matthews and Trey Woodward put two quick points on the board for the Pirates winning 6-0, 6-0 and 6-2, 6-3 respectively in one and two singles.  But the match wasn’t decided until Steven Delaney pulled out a two and a half hour three set match 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 including winning the last six games of the third set after falling behind 3-0.  Doubles teams of Josh Copeland and Jacob Doherty 1 doubles and Chase Wray and Aaron Meyer both lost in straight sets.  Patrick McCutcheon/ Jase Smith, Jacob Roberts/Issac Bates, and Nathan Massie/Jaz Bruce played well in JV matches against the home standing Braves.  Pirate Tennis will be back in action Wednesday hosting Henryville and Thursday at North Harrison.

Lady Pirates Win Borden Volleyball Invitational

Volleyball

BordenInvitVBChampsIts been several years, maybe decades since Charlestown earned hardware of any kind in the sport of volleyball.  Saturday morning changed that, as the 2016 Lady Pirates finished another busy week of volleyball by participating in the Bethany Burrier Invitational at Borden High School.  The Lady Pirates defeated host Borden 2-0 (25-19, & 25-10), then conference rival Scottsburg 2-1 (25-21, 16-25,  & 18-16), and finally Shoals 2-0 (25-11, & 25-14) to take the Invitational Championship trophy home.   The three invitational wins improves Charlestown’s season record to 12-9 (5-2 in MSC) and caps a 6-0 week after wins over Eastern, Lanesville and Salem earlier in the week.  “I am extremely proud of our Lady Pirate Volleyball team!  We had a long week with three matches in a row, so I’m happy with the way the girls came out and gave 100% effort despite being a little fatigued.  There were a couple of times in the Borden and Scottsburg match where we found ourselves several points behind, but the girls continued to fight back and make big plays at critical times to get the win.  This team plays with a lot of heart, and I’m proud of our program-from the players on the floor to the support from the bench and stands”, commented Lady Pirate Head Coach Tammy Nuxoll.  Saturday, the Charlestown offense was led by Kaia Reid with 25 kills, while Kiersten James and Amelia McCoy added thirteen kills each.  Maddie Nuxoll logged 62 assists for the Lady Pirates Saturday.  Emalee Craven had a great day serving, finishing with twelve service points in a row against Borden in the second set and seventeen against Shoals along with 4 aces on the day.  Emalee also led the Lady Pirate block category with 6, while Maddie Nuxoll added four.  Chrissa Ledbetter and Kaia Reid led the defense with 18 digs each respectively.  “This upcoming week is critical for us as we play our final two conference matches”, summarized Coach Nuxoll.  Charlestown travels to Austin Monday and Scottsburg on Thursday, both games to be broadcasted live by Pirate Pride Sports on www.CPPSB.com.

Conway and Rhodes Medal at Crawford for Pirates

Cross Country

IMG_4643The Charlestown Cross Country team had two medal winners Saturday at the Crawford County Invitational on a sloppy course!  Carley Conway finished 4th in the Freshman race, and Katie Rhodes was 3rd in the Junior race.  The event runs four races, Fresh/Soph girls, Junior/Senior girls, then the same for the boys.  “We had some good times today in spite of the sloppy conditions.  We haven’t got team results yet since it’s such a big meet, and how they do the four races.  No guys received medals, but I am seeing steady improvement.  They just need to get hungry and have a desire to always push, and never just be content! commented Charlestown Head Coach Jerry Doyle.

Boys Soccer Shuts Out Austin

Boys Soccer

The Charlestown Boys Soccer team (5-2-2 overall; 3-1-1 MSC) hosted MSC opponent Austin on Tuesday night at Charlestown High School and had no issues taking down the Eagles from Scott County. The Pirates scored early and often, with 4 goals by Sergio Bolanos, 1 goal by Jose Saldana, 1 goal by Efron Carrillo, and 1 goal by Ian Flora. The Pirates controlled the game from the opening kick and the movement of the ball is taking great effect into their winning ways as of late. “The Pirates are looking better and better week after week,” commented Brian Wight, Head Coach, “much needed rest this week as we get ready to travel to Lanesville on Tuesday night.” The Pirates (5-2-2 overall) will step out of conference play to face off against Lanesville on Tuesday night, traveling to Lanesville. The match is set to begin at 6:00pm.

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