Pirate Tennis Falls to Silver Creek 1-4

Boys Tennis

The Charlestown Pirate Tennis team competed against their rival down Country Road 403 Thursday night. The Pirates were competitive against the best team in the sectional, according to Coach Matthews, but fell to Silver Creek 1-4. At one singles, Josh Newton defeated Miles Matthews (Junior) 6-2, 6-3. At two singles, Tyler Massie (Senior) defeated Noah Eckert 7-5, 6-0. At three singles, Jacob Bishop defeated Trey Woodward (Junior) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3. At one doubles, Nate Eckert and Jack Hawkins defeated Steven Delaney (Sophomore) and Josh Copeland (Junior) 7-5, 7-6 (11-9). At two doubles, Cooper Cundiff and Sammy Padgett defeated Austin Smith (Senior) and Jacob Doherty (Sophomore) 6-2, 6-1. “Matches were competitive. We have to learn how to close out sets and matches when we have that opportunity. We are close to being a sectional contender. Silver Creek is the best team in the sectional,” commented Head Coach Scott Matthews following the loss. The Pirate Tennis team (1-1 overall; 0-1 MSC) will be back in action Monday night, traveling to South Central High School.

Rhodes Medals at Seymour, Pirates Compete

Cross Country

RhodesSeymour1Charlestown Cross Country competed in Seymour’s ten team meet Thursday evening.  The girls were led by medal winner Sophomore Katie Rhodes in 10th place in a time of 22:03.  The Lady Pirates finished 6th as a team.  “There were a lot of nerves for our first meet, but I’m so proud of everyone’s performances”, commented Head Coach Jerry Doyle.

The boys were led by Senior Andrew Shaw, just one spot out of medal contention, in 16th place.  The Pirates finished 7th as a team.  “I am so happy that they (the boys team) can compete as a team this year!  We’re already looking forward to this Saturdays meet at the Bulldog Classic at Prosser in New Albany!

Big Pirate Tennis Match Rescheduled for Today

Boys Tennis

Last night’s storms and heavy rain washed out any possible tennis match last night for the Pirates against Silver Creek. Therefore, the Silver Creek Athletic Department announced that the match will be made up tonight, Thursday, August 20th, at Silver Creek starting at 5:00pm. The match is the first conference match for the Pirates (1-0 overall; 0-0 MSC) and the first match overall for the Dragons.

Lady Pirate Golf falls to Silver Creek Tuesday

Girls Golf

The Charlestown Lady Pirate golf team, back in action Tuesday night, lost to Silver Creek at Hidden Creek Golf Course. “Silver Creek are very experienced golfers and shot well. Charlestown girls continued to improve. Grace Sellers lowered her score yesterday. I am hopeful the girls will continue to work on the fundamentals of the game and improve during the season,” commented Head Coach Kim Carroll followed the event. The Lady Pirates will be back in action Thursday night, against Eastern and Silver Creek at Hidden Creek Golf Course, starting at 4:30pm.

The team also announced that they scheduled a match against Providence, which will occur on August 31st at Elk Run Golf Course (their home course) starting at 4:00pm.

Boys Soccer drops Opener to River City 0-7

Boys Soccer

The Charlestown Pirate Soccer team, led by new Head Coach Brian Wight, opened their 2015 season with a home match against the traveling River City team from Jeffersonville Tuesday night. The Pirates, with an extremely young team with only senior, lost to River City by a score of 0-7. “We are a young team, but we showed signs of success,” commented Head Coach Brian Wight following the defeat. The Pirates (0-1 overall; 0-0 MSC) will be back in action when they host Henryville next Monday. The match against Henryville is scheduled to begin at 6:00pm.

Pirate Tennis Defeat Christian Academy 5-0

Boys Tennis

The Charlestown Pirate Tennis team, led by second-year coach Scott Matthews, opened up their 2015 campaign with a match at Christian Academy of Indiana. The Pirates opened strong, and finished with strength as they powered themselves to the shutout victory over the Warriors. At one singles, Miles Matthews (Junior) defeated Bradley Gay 6-1, 6-2. At two singles, Tyler Massie (Senior) shutout Dawson Dooley 6-0, 6-0. At three singles, Trey Woodward defeated David Boesing 6-0, 6-1. In doubles play, at one doubles, Josh Copeland (Junior) and Steven Delaney (Sophomore) defeated Zach Gonzalez and Jeremaiah Robison 7-5, 6-2. At two doubles, Jacob Doherty (Sophomore) and Alec Sipes (Sophomore) defeated Ryan Hurs and Matthew Thorton 6-1, 6-0. “We are excited and looking forward to today’s match against Silver Creek to see where we are as a team,” commented head coach Scott Matthews following the match. The Pirates (1-0 overall; 0-0 MSC) will open conference play tonight traveling to the rival Silver Creek (0-0 overall; 0-0 MSC). The match is slated to begin at 5:00pm.

Volleyball Falls to Corydon in Season Opener

Volleyball

The Charlestown Lady Pirate Volleyball team dropped their season opener Tuesday night to Corydon Central (1-1 overall; 1-0 MSC). Corydon Central defeated Charlestown 24-26, 19-25, and 22-25. The Lady Pirates battled throughout the entire match, and showed much improvement throughout. “I am disappointed with our loss tonight. We had Corydon down 19-24 in the first set and couldn’t finish. We allowed them to serve eight points and couldn’t put a ball away. We cannot let that happen. We have to continue to earn points and not rely on other teams to make mistakes. When we got down, we tended to play a little tentative instead of being aggressive. Emalee Craven led the team with six kills and four aces. We will come back and work hard tomorrow to prepare for Jeff on Thursday,” commented Head Coach Tammy Nuxoll following the loss. The Lady Pirates match vs. Corydon Central was the first ever volleyball match broadcasted on Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting, and can be found on the archived broadcasts on www.cppsb.com. The Lady Pirates (0-1 overall; 0-1 MSC) will be back in action on Thursday night, hosting Jeffersonville (0-0 overall; 0-0 Hoosier Hills), with JV beginning at 6:00pm.

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