The Charlestown HS Lady Pirate Volleyball team improved to 3-2 on their young season Tuesday evening, when defeating visiting New Washington three sets to two.  The Lady Pirates had to battle the Lady Mustangs, about as much as the team battles injuries this season.  Charlestown squeezed set one 25-23, then fell 23-25 in straight sets, before winning the fourth 25-19 and the tie breaker 15-9.  “Our matches against New Washington are always good ones because they always have scrappy teams that make it difficult to put a ball away.  They had a few tough servers who gave us trouble during serve receive.  We had them down by several points in the third set, but they inched their way back to beat us.  Not allowing a team to come back when we have a lead, is something we will continue to work on.  Despite our lapses in focus, we were able to pull it together in the end to come up with a win.  We were without one of starting middles due to an ankle injury and our two JV middles, Hannah Thibideau and Adia Wells, did a nice job filling in”, commented Lady Pirate Head Coach Tammy Nuxoll.  Kaia Reid led the offense tonight with 16 kills while Amelia McCoy added eleven.  Maddie Nuxoll had a big night with 32 assists, 15 digs and 2 service aces.  Chrissa Ledbetter led the defense with 29 digs.  “I’m glad we were able to pull out the win tonight, but we will have to be more focused and disciplined if we want to beat Henryville tomorrow night”, concluded Coach Nuxoll.

The Lady Pirate JV team also recorded a victory, moving their record to 2-2, by defeating New Washington 25-20, & 25-19.

The Charlestown Lady Pirate Volleyball team (2-2 & 1-1 MSC) hosted conference rivals Clarksville and Brownstown in the CHS Sports Arena Saturday morning.  Both Charlestown matches were broadcasted live and archived by Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting.  Charlestown started the tri-match action by matching up with Clarksville, a team the program hadn’t defeated but once in the past decade.  Charlestown swept the visiting Lady Generals three to nil in the best of five match.  Final set scores recorded are 25-15, 25-13, and 25-12.  “This is my fourth year coaching at Charlestown and our match against Clarksville is the best I’ve ever had a team play.  Everyone was focused and contributed to the win.  When my players took control of the set, they did not let Clarksville back in.  I was proud with how they played with control and confidence”, summarized Head Coach Tammy Nuxoll.  Notable Lady Pirate performances included Kaia Reid’s 10 kills, and Maddie Nuxoll’s 23 assists.  Emalee Craven recorded 5 blocks and Chrissa Ledbetter and Amelia McCoy did a great job passing; Ledbetter led the defense with 15 digs.  “This is the team we will strive to have on the floor every match”, added Coach Nuxoll.  Maddie Nuxoll was named the Coyle Chevy, Buick, GMC & Coyle Nissan Player of the Game.

Brownstown, ranked #8 in the state preseason poll, then dispatched Clarksville, 3-0 before clashing with the host Lady Pirates in game three.  Charlestown fell to Brownstown in three, 19-25, 15-25, and 9-25.  “Against Brownstown, we struggled to get an offense going.  We gave them too many free plays and with a good team like Brownstown we cannot afford to allow them to run their faster offense.  One of my middles was injured in the second set with a sprained ankle, and we couldn’t get get anything going for us n the third set”, commented Coach Nuxoll on the loss.  Kaia Reid finished the Brownstown match with 8 kills off the sets of Maddie Nuxoll, who had 13 assists.  Chrissa Ledbetter recorded 16 digs and was named the Coyle Chevy, Buick, GMC & Coyle Nissan Player of the Game.

The Lady Pirates will host New Washington Tuesday, travel to Henryville on Wednesday, and host Madison on Thursday; all matches begin at 6 pm (JV) with Varsity immediately following at approximately 7:30 pm.