Lady Pirate Softball Rips Austin 16-0

Softball
The Charlestown Lady Pirate Softball team scored early and often while hosting MSC foe Austin Thursday evening.  Charlestown got some timely hitting taking advantage of some Austin pitching wows.  The Lady Pirates improved their record to 7-3 (4-0 MSC) by dispatching the Lady Eagles 16-0 with Carly Price in the circle, allowing one hit, striking out seven and walking none.  Lexi Logsdon finished the game 2-2 at the plate including five RBI’s, a double, a triple, while scoring three times.  Sarah Willinger added another double, while batting in four runs.  Morgan Eldridge carded 2-3 at the plate with 2 RBIs, MacKenzie Smith went 2-2 at bat and scored four times.  Charlestown will travel to West Washington on Friday and Madison on Monday.

Boys Basketball Announces Upcoming Skills Academy

Boys Basketball

Charlestown Pirate Basketball Head Coach Jason Connell has announced plans to host a Boys Basketball Skills Academy in the CHS Sports Arena beginning Monday, May 16th  and running through Thursday, May 19th from 3:30-5:30 pm.  The academy will be designed for boys of incoming grades 1 through 6th, at a cost of $25 per participant, including a t-shirt.  Download and print an Academy Brochure and Registration form by clicking HERE.  If you have any questions feel free to contact Coach Connell at 502-640-1226 or jconnell@gcs.k12.in.us.

Charlestown Wins the Pirate Relays Overall Trophy

Track & Field

pIRATERELAYS2016Charlestown High School Boys and Girls Track teams competed in the annual Pirate Relays Wednesday night, hosted at Charlestown High School.  The Pirate boys and girls teams both placed 3rd respectively; but overall their combined scores were good enough to earn the Event Boys and Girls Combined Team Champions Trophy; beating Corydon, Crawford Co, Austin, North Harrison and Scottsburg.

Lady Pirate finishes of note included:  1st place: Long Jump – Molly Brauneker / Ilanya Keltner; and 800M Relay combo of Molly Brauneker, Cheyanne, Ilanya Ketner, & Tayte Motsinger.  2nd place: High Jump – Tayte Motsinger / Cheyanne Hawk; Shuttle Hurdles – Tayte Motsinger / Carrley Shreve; the 1600M Relay combination of Carrley Shreve, Gabi Gagnon, Molly Brauneker, & Alexis Gurr; and the Sprint Medley combo of Ilanya Ketner, Carrley Shreve, Gabi Gagnon, and Alexis Gurr.

Pirate finishes of note included:  1st place:  Long Jump, Shuttle Hurdle Relay, and the 1600M Relay combination.  2nd place: High Jump, 400M & 800M relays.

“I am so proud of the girls.  We had 9 girls competing, several girls had 4 events.  Adia Wells, Alex Chester, and Cheyanne Hawk, Molly Brauneker, Ilanya Ketner had personal bests in their field events.  I cannot remember the last time the track teams won the Combined Team Champion Trophy”, commented Lady Pirate Head Coach Kim Carroll.

Mandatory Pirate Basketball Meeting Scheduled

Boys Basketball

Pirate Basketball Head Coach Jason Connell has announced that he will hold a mandatory parent meeting for any one having sons wanting to try out for CHS Pirate Basketball next year.  The meeting will be held Monday, April 25th at 6 in the main gym.  Discussions will include summer activities, fundraising, and expectations.

Sherrill and Lady Pirates Take Down Creek 6-3

Softball

SherrillsoftballThe Mid-Southern Conference Softball race, although early in the season, is just that, a race.  Coming into Tuesday’s game at Silver Creek, Charlestown… along with North Harrison, Salem, and Silver Creek were sharing an undefeated conference start, with Brownstown one game back and in the mix.  The Lady Pirates, along with the rest of the Mid-Southern Conference Softball programs; know that every single conference game is critical.  Tuesday evening, the Charlestown Lady Pirates did what they had to do; beat arch-rival Silver Creek and keep themselves in a position to vie for defending their 2015 title.  Scoreless after three complete innings, Charlestown scored one in the fourth and three in the sixth to lead the hosts 4-0 going to the bottom of the sixth.  The Dragons got on the board in the bottom of the sixth, scoring two runs heading in to the seventh (4-2); when Senior Leah Sherrill basically put the game away for Charlestown.  Despite  Creek showing signs of a rally, and Charlestown clinging to a two run lead with two outs; Sherrill smacked her third homer of the season at a perfect time.  Sherrill finished the game 3-for-4 from the plate, including a triple and three RBIs.  Silver Creek was held to one run in the bottom of the seventh to make it a 6-3 final score.  Carly Price got the seven inning win from the circle, allowing three runs on just five hits, and striking out five.  Lady Pirate MacKenzie Smith went 2-for-4 and scored three times and Brooke Adams finished 2-for-3.  Charlestown improved their record to 6-3 & 3-0 MSC, while the Dragons fell to 3-1 in MSC play.  The Lady Pirates will be back in action on Thursday, hosting MSC rival Clarksville at 5:00 pm.  Charlestown will host North Harrison May 3rd, host Brownstown on May 5th, and travel to Salem on May 9th.

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