Pirate Tennis Throttles Cougars

Boys Tennis

Charlestown Pirate Tennis hosted a swept the visiting North Harrison Cougars in conference play Thursday evening 5-0.  The improve their record to 11-3 and 6-2 in MSC play with one conference match with versus Salem Tuesday at home.  Miles Matthews won #1 singles 6-1, 6-0; Tyler Massie won #2 singles 6-2, 6-2; Trey Woodward won #3 singles 6-2, 6-1; Alec Sipes and Jacob Doherty won #1 doubles 6-0, 7-5; and Zach Whitten and Austin Smith won #2 double 6-4, 6-0.  The Pirates will play at Southwestern Monday and host Salem Tuesday in a very important MSC contest before sectional play.

Pirate Tennis Stays Hot, Tops Henryville 3-2

Boys Tennis

The Charlestown Pirate Tennis team traveled to Henryville Wednesday evening for an out of conference match, handing the host Hornets just their third loss of the season.  The Pirates improved their record to 10-3 (5-2 MSC), now winners of eight out of their last nine dual matches.  Pirate winners at Henryville included Miles Matthews in #1 singles, Tyler Massie in #3 singles, and Zack Whitten and Austin Smith in #2 doubles.  Tyler Massie lost 6-3, 7-5 in #2 singles; and Steven Delaney/Josh Copeland lost an even closer match 7-6, 7-6   a two tiebreaker match in #1 doubles play.  The Pirates host North Harrison tonight after the parade in a huge Mid-Southern Conference showdown at 6:30 pm.  Come support the tennis team after enjoying this evenings Homecoming Parade.

2015 Fall Community Basketball Developmental League

Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball

The Charlestown Youth and Family Sports program and Charlestown High School boys and girls basketball programs are holding registration for their upcoming Community Basketball Developmental League.  The Charlestown Basketball Developmental League, open for any boy or girl ages 4-1, will have a registration booth set up at the football game this Friday, next to the girl’s basketball tailgating booth.  We will offer the chance to register for the upcoming season from 5:30-7:00 pm.  The registration deadline is October 1st, 2015.  The registration form may also be downloaded and/or printed (submit it per the instructions on the form) at www.cityofcharlestown.com/2015-fall-community-developmental-league.

Pirate Tennis Upends Brownstown

Boys Tennis

Charlestown Pirate Tennis hosted conference rival Brownstown Monday evening and improving their record to 9-3 overall and 5-2 in MSC play with a 3-2 win over the visiting Braves.  Pirate results:  #1 singles  Miles Matthews won the #1 singles match 6-3, 6-3; Trey Woodward won #3 singles 6-2, 6-1; and the in #2 Doubles, Austin Smith and Zack Whitten won 6-3, 7-5.  Tyler Massie lost a close match (4-6,  6-2,  & 6-2) in #2 singles; and Josh Copeland/Steven Delaney lost another close match in #1 Doubles 5-7, 5-7.  “This was a great team win over a quality top MSC oppenent…..(We’re) continuing to play well” commented Charlestown Head Coach Scott Matthews.

Volleyball Splits Matchup with Austin at Home

Volleyball

The Charlestown Lady Pirate Volleyball team hosted MSC rival Austin Monday evening in the CHS Sports Arena.  The varsity team dropped to 4-18 and 1-7 MSC losing to Austin 18-25, 20-25, 25-18, 17-25.  “We struggled tonight with our passing and defense.  Austin played very consistent and didn’t make a lot of errors.  We made too many unforced errors on passing and we struggled making adjustments when we weren’t hitting well”, commented Lady Pirate Head Coach Tammy Nuxoll.  Emalee Craven had a big night with 11 kills and one error for a hitting percentage of .526.  Craven also recorded five blocks, seven digs and four aces.  Bri Harvey contributed 8 kills and 6 blocks.  Maddie Nuxoll had a consistent night with thirteen assists, five kills, nine digs and two blocks.  Molly Braunecker led in the dig category with fourteen.  “We are going to have to be more disciplined on defense and pass better if we want to be competitive against Scottsburg on Thursday”, concluded Coach Nuxoll.

The Charlestown JV team improved its record to 9-4 & 4-2 MSC be beating their Lady Eagle counterparts 25-19, 25-19.  “Our JV team continues to win.  They continue to work together, and we are proud that they do not give up even when the match is close or if they get a few points behind”, commented Coach Nuxoll.

Several CHS XC Runners Set Personal Records at Crawford

Cross Country

XccrawfordCharlestown HS Pirate and Lady Pirate Cross Country ran in the Crawford County Invitational Saturday, where half of the team run personal records on one of the toughest courses on the schedule all year!

Charlestown runners setting personal records at Crawford County included Kelsey Lakes, Alexis Gurr, Piper Clark, Matt Fellows, Darian Zeis, Harrison Adams and Drashaun Morrow.  Lady Pirate Katie Rhodes finished 5th as a medalist at Crawford Invitational in the Sophomore girls race; and Pirate Andrew Shaw finished 15th as a medalist in the senior boys race.  “This was a great day, seeing so much improvement, as everyone else ran hard also!  I am so proud of both teams for working hard and having a desire to improve!”, commented Head Coach Jerry Doyle.

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