Pirate Tennis Sweeps Corydon 5-0

Boys Tennis

The Charlestown Pirate Tennis team improved their record to 8-3 overall and 4-2 in the MSC Thursday evening after traveling to Corydon and sweeping the Panthers 5-0.  Miles Matthews took #1 singles 6-0, 6-1, Trey Woodward handled #2 singles 6-2, 6-0, and Steven Delaney dominated #3 singles 6-0, 6-0.  In doubles play, Pirates Josh Copeland and Jacob Doherty won 6-0, 6-0 while Pirates Chase Wray and Aaron Meyer took care of #2 doubles business to the tune of 6-2, 6-2.  IN Junior Varsity action, Jacob Roberts and Trent Reid won 8-6 and Nathan Massie and Pat McCutcheon won 8-7 (7-1).  The Pirates now prepare for Saturday’s Jeffersonville Invitational and a big MSC showdown Monday at Brownstown (4-2).

Lady Pirates Storm Back for MSC Road Win

Volleyball

ChrissaServesThe Charlestown Lady Pirate Volleyball team improved to 9-9 on the season; but also 5-2 in MSC play Thursday evening by defeating host Salem 3-2.  Charlestown dropped the first two sets 22-25 and 24-26; but then hit their stride to take the next three sets 25-14, 25-16 & 15-8.  “Tonight was a big conference win for us against a good Salem team.  We started rough in the first set allowing ourselves to get into a 2-10 deficit before we started to play.  Salem did a nice job with their blocking that first set and we were not covering or adjusting.  We started to gain momentum at the end of that set but couldn’t pull out the win.  We have had some injuries and had made some adjustments to our line-up over the last several weeks, but went back to our normal line-up in the second set.  Instead of carrying that momentum into the second set, we again got ourselves down 4-10 before starting to play like we know how.  Finally, in the third set we started to put it together”, summarized Lady Pirate Head Coach Tammy Nuxoll.  The Charlestown offense was led by Senior Emalee Craven (also named the Coyle Chevy, Buick, GMC, and Coyle Nissan Player of the Game) who logged 20 kills, Kaia Reid contributed 15, and Kiersten James added 12 kill in the victory.  Maddie Nuxoll ended the night with 47 assists and 5 kills of her own; while Chrissa Ledbetter stepped up the passing in the later sets of the match and recorded 11 digs.  “I’m very proud of the way the team held it together to come back and win in five.  This was our third match in a row and the team will get some rest tomorrow before heading into the Borden Invite on Saturday”, concluded Coach Nuxoll.  The Charlestown JV team unfortunately lost to Salem 14-25, & 23-25 Thursday evening.

Pirate Broadcasters Pledge Donations for Touchdowns

Broadcasting, Football

TouchdownsAgainstCancerCPPSBThe Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting Football crew, in support of the 2016 Touchdowns Against Cancer national program, has pledged to personally donate $5.00 each, every time the Charlestown Pirates score a varsity game time touchdown between September 16th and October 1st, 2016 (during contests against Silver Creek, Salem & Corydon).  That’s a $25 combined donation, each time Southern Indiana’s highest scoring high school football team scores a touchdown during the next three games, to St. Jude Children’s Cancer Research, through the Touchdowns Against Cancer program.  For more information about the program, go to www.TouchdownsAgainstCancer.com.  Additionally, Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting challenges fellow sports broadcasters all around the country, as well as fans and listeners; to make a similar pledge while covering and rooting for their favorite high school football team.

 

Big Slate of Events for Friday Night Pirate Football

Football

BoneYardPirate fans, don’t miss a minute of Friday’s slate of events in conjunction with the big MSC match-up against the Silver Creek Dragons in the BONE YARD.  Charlestown leads the young series with Creek five game to nil.  The Pirates are averaging nearly nine yards of total offense per play and have amassed a total of 2,388 yards in just four games.  Combined with the fact that the Defense is now flying all over the field, hitting hard, and stacking up numbers; the Pirates have been impressive to watch.  In addition to the football clash, the CHS Athletic Department will be recognizing and honoring the 1996 Sectional Champion Pirate Football team between the first and second quarters.  CatchingMalone

During halftime, Pirate Nation will also recognize all Charlestown Little Pirate Football players and cheerleaders; the FUTURE of Pirate Football TRADITION.  Little Pirate Football players will be admitted to the game free, wearing their jersey or cheer uniform and accompanied by an adult paid admission.  All Little Pirate Football Coaches must sign in on the list provided by the League President.  Reminder to fans, bringing footballs into the stadium is prohibited.  Prior to the game, a colon cancer prevention booth will also be set up along with the colon inflatable in conjunction with the national Touchdowns Against Cancer program, learn more at TouchdownsAgainstCancer.com.  Also, Armark will have their food truck on site for pregame tailgating from 6-7:30 pm outside the stadium; proceeds benefit the Charlestown Athletic Department.  Fans who absolutely can’t make it to the game, Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting will cover every second of the action live over the internet at www.CPPSB.com or on your smartphone or mobile device using the FREE CPPSB app.  The CPPSB Grayson Funeral Homes PreGame Show will begin at 6:30 pm.

Lady Pirate Volleyball Tops Eastern and Lanesville

Volleyball

Img_6083 (2)Charlestown, in a three game stretch plus a Saturday Invitational this week, dispatched MSC foe Eastern (Pekin) (25-17, 25-19, & 25-18) Tuesday evening; then sweeped Lanesville (25-14, 25-20, & 25-11) Wednesday evening.  The Lady Pirates (8-9 and 4-2 MSC) will travel to Salem Thursday for an important MSC clash; a game that will be broadcasted live on www.CPPSB.com by Pirate Pride Sports beginning at approximately 7:15 pm.  “I was proud of the focus my team had tonight against Lanesville.  We passed better and did a better job of getting into our defensive positions.  We also made good decisions at the net.  We played aggressive when the ball was on the net, and made good choices if we were out of system”, commented Lady Pirate Head Coach Tammy Nuxoll.  Charlestown got balanced offense Wednesday evening with Kaia Reid and Emalee Craven each having 11 kills and Kiersten James adding 10 kills off of 30 assists from Maddie Nuxoll.  Emalee Craven had a good serving night having 22 service points, 11 in a row in the third set, and four aces.  The Lady Pirate defensive was led by Kaia Reid, who finished with 16 digs, Chrissa Ledbetter added 12.

Concluding Tuesday win over Eastern, Coach Nuxoll summarized the game, “I am always happy with a win, especially a conference win.  We struggled with our passing tonight early in each set, but were able to maintain our composure to get ourselves back in the match and steadily move ahead.  We tried to run a few plays tonight, so I was glad to see the girls gaining some confidence to try something new”.  Kaia Reid led the Charlestown offense Tuesday evening with 12 kills, while Kiersten James had 9 kills off of 27 assists from Maddie Nuxoll.  Maddie finished Tuesday with 21 service points and five aces.  The defense was led by Kaia Reid with 12 digs and Chrissa Ledbetter contributing 11.

The Charlestown Lady Pirate Junior Varsity also defeated both Eastern (25-13 & 25-12) and Lanesville (25-18 & 25-15); improving their record to (7-5 & 3-1 MSC).

The Lady Pirates will now attempt to carry this week’s momentum into Thursday’s conference match at Salem.

Jeff Squeezes Past Lady Pirate Soccer 2-1

Girls Soccer

In a close heated second half, the Pirates end up falling short to the Red Devils 2-1 at Home on Wednesday night.

The Devils got on the board early, scoring within the first seven minutes. They came out firing with speed, aggression, and willingness to win every 50-50 battle. The Pirates woke up about mid way through the first half evening the score at 1. Tayte Motsinger found an opening in the midfield and took it alone beating the Devil defense and finding the back of the net.

Jeffersonville continued to possess and create opportunities, finishing on one of them to be up at halftime 2-1. Jeffersonville goals were scored by Hazel Dickey and Kylee Luce.

The Pirates weren’t going down without a fight, and played a tough second half, nearly putting a few away, but came up empty handed. “We are very proud of our girls for the way they battled back in the second half. We fought hard until the very end, but couldn’t find the back of the net. Jeffersonville was a great challenge for us, as they connected passes and kept possession far more than the other teams we have played against. ”

Brenley Berger was busy for us in goal tonight and kept the score close as she made 12 saves from Jeffersonville’s 21 shot count.

“Every single kid that played in the second half for us gave 110%. Freshman Machayla Hawkins was a fireball up top for us tonight and lifted our energy in the second half.” We are excited to see improvements being made and how much our team has learned so far this season.

The Pirates will play at our last home on Tuesday against Scottsburg at 6:00pm.

Lady Pirates Drop 6-5 Decision at Southwestern

Girls Soccer

In a tough game, the Lady Pirates came up just short with a 6-5 loss Tuesday in their first away game of the season.

Southwestern started the scoring early 6 minutes into the game. At minute 15 Tayte Motsinger put the Pirates on the board, with sophomore Carrley Shreve putting one in the back of the net 1 minute later assisted from classmate Jessaca Rawson.

Southwestern did not go away quietly, as they stepped up their game and put three in before half by their number 10, Kayla Adkins. Going into the half, the Pirates were down 4-2. “Their speed up top really challenged us in the first half. We needed to find a way for our back line to step up higher to put pressure on their front line before they had a chance to turn.”

The Lady Pirates came out strong in the second half as Motsinger scored 3 minutes in with Carrley Shreve assisting Ilayah Keltner 4 minutes later, at the 47 minute mark of the game. Keltner put the Pirates ahead 5-4 as she found the back of the net after Ivon Guzman won the ball out of the air from the back line off a Southwestern punt.

Scoring off a PK with only 13:29 left, the score was once again even at 5 a piece. With only four minutes to go in the game, Southwestern found a gap in the Pirate defense and placed it past Berger in goal to win the game 6-5. Berger came up big for the Pirates tonight with 23 saves, keeping it a close match between the two teams.

“Our kids played a great second half. Kelsey and I addressed what we needed to fix from the first half at halftime, and our kids executed the game plan. We ended up on the wrong side of the score tonight, but that’s soccer and that’s sports. Hoping to be able to take the momentum from the second half tonight into tomorrow’s game against Jeffersonville’s Varsity squad. ”

The Pirates return home September 14 at 6:00pm.

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