Lady Pirate Basketball Announces Skills Academy
The Charlestown Lady Pirate Girls Basketball Program is excited to announce a program called the Charlestown Basketball Skills Academy (CBSA). This is a FREE fundamental basketball program open to girls entering 3rd-6th Grades.
The skill academy sessions will be held every Saturday from (8:30 AM to 10:00 AM) and every Tuesday from (6:00 PM to 730 PM); beginning on August 15th and ending September 26th, 2015.
This skills academy will be conducted by the Lady Pirate Girls Basketball Coaches in Charlestown along with several former players. For more information, contact Head Coach Michael Prichard at mprichard@gcs.k12.in.us.
Willinger Continuing College Ball at WKU
Former Charlestown Pirate Baseball player Tyler Willinger will continue his baseball career at Western Kentucky University this fall as a preferred walk on with the Hilltoppers.
Tyler just finished his sophomore season at Calhoun Community College in Decatur, Alabama. Calhoun finished the season 15-25, but Tyler posted great numbers this year. In 35 games played, he batted .340 with a .432 on base percentage. He also had 5 doubles, 18 walks and only struck out 9 times in 128 plate appearances. As in high school, Tyler continued to shine defensively with 63 putouts, 3 assists and no errors on the season.
“I am very proud of Tyler and wish him all the best as he continues his next chapter in life at WKU. I’m sure he will be very successful”, commented Pirate Head Coach Ricky Romans.
(Photo courtesy of calhoun.edu/athletics/baseball)
Pirate Ryan Jones Gets First Team All-State Nod
Pirate for life Slugger Ryan Jones, who signed an intent to play baseball at Owens College in Ohio this upcoming school year, has been selected to the 2015 Indiana Class 3A First Team All – State by the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association (IHSBCA). Jones will play outfield, representing the South, in the Saturday, July 11th North-South All-Star game in Terre Haute, Indiana. Jones, who was also named All Mid-Southern Conference, joins only two other local players (Floyd Central’s Fulton, and North Harrison’s Napper) on the South All-Star team. The game will be played at Indiana State University’s Bob Warn Field. Jones, through 23 games his Senior season with Charlestown, finished with a .514 batting average, while scoring a team leading 37 runs off 37 hits. Jones also led the Pirates with 34 stolen bases this past season and finished with a .913 fielding percentage. Ryan Jones is also Charlestown’s All-Time Hit leader, finishing his career with 140. Congratulations to Ryan and best of luck representing not only Charlestown, but the South All-Stars in next weekend’s All-Star game.
Lady Pirate Volleyball Camp Scheduled in July
The Charlestown High School Lady Pirate Volleyball Program would like to invite girls entering grades 4-9 to attend a summer volleyball camp. The dates for the camp will be July 22nd and July 23rd. Girls entering grades 4-6 will be from 9:30-11:00 and grades 7-9 will be from 12:00-2:00. The camp will be held in the Auxiliary Gymnasium at Charlestown High School. The purpose of the camp is to teach the fundamentals s of volleyball including passing, setting, hitting and serving, as well as, the basics of team play.
CLICK HERE to download and print the camp registration form. For more information, contact Lady Pirate Head Coach Tammy Nuxoll at tnuxoll@gcs.k12.in.us.
Pirate Basketball Summer Camp a Success
Charlestown Pirate Basketball Coach Jason Connell and his staff concluded their Pirate Summer Boys Basketball Camp this past Friday, June 19th in the CHS Sports Arena. The camp was run Tuesday through Friday for incoming grades K-6th each day. Instruction was managed by Pirate Head Coach Jason Connell and his coaching staff and players. The camp attracted 50 kids who “had a lot of fun and hopefully learned a lot”, according to Pirate Head Coach Jason Connell. Coach Connell further stated, “Thanks to everyone that came out for the Pirate Camp…the future is bright. Go Pirates!” If more information about Pirate Basketball, go to www.PiratePride.BLUE/BoysBasketball.
Lady Pirates Compete in Elite All-Star Games & Honored by MSC
Four Charlestown Lady Pirate Softball standouts participated in Indiana Elite’s 5th Annual Girls Softball Challenge this past weekend at Decatur Central High School. Soon to be Seniors Carly Price and Leah Sherrill played in the Class 3A Junior Game and soon to be Juniors Mackenzie Smith and Kendall Cline played in the underclassmen game. Price pitched five innings, giving up four hits and the North’s sole run; while recording the win from the circle for the South Juniors, and was named the South MVP of the game. Sherrill finished 1 for 2 at the plate, with a double and an RBI that scored the winning run for the South. The South Juniors beat the North Juniors 3-1. Mackenzie Smith finished 1 for 2 at the plate for the South team in the underclassmen game; while catching all five innings in a solid 12-2 win for the South. Cline booked 2 for 4 at the plate and pitched two scoreless innings for the win. For more information about Indiana Elite, go to www.INelite.com.
An additional Pirate Nation shout out for Lady Pirate Softball comes, as the Mid-Southern Conference recently announced their 2015 honors. All Mid-Southern Conference Honors goes to Lady Pirates Carly Price, Leah Sherrill, and Mackenzie Smith; while MSC Honorable Mention honors goes to Kaitlynn Henning and Lexi Logsdon. Lady Pirate Softball finished the season with 22 wins and 5 losses, Mid-Southern Conference Champions, Edgewood Invitational Champions, and Providence Invitational Champions. The Lady Pirate Junior Varsity finished 5–4 and 3-2 in conference play.