Wow, what a great winter sports season it's been-so far here at Pike Central! Congratulations to the Pike Central Boys Swimming/Diving team for capturing the PAC Championship on Saturday, January 21. It's the first conference swimming championship for the school since 1996. Senior Beau Johnson led the way with two first place finishes in both the 200 and 500-yard freestyle, while Christian Wilson won first in the one meter diving. We also had victories in the 200-yard medley relay (Ethan Rolens, Alex Keepes, Brandon Bohnert and Maverick Henson), and the 400-yard medley relay (Beau Johnson, C.J. Popp, Ethan Rolens and Brandon Bohnert). The Chargers finished 128 points ahead of the 2nd place team!! Congratulations to the entire team and coaching staff. Our girls team also faired well, finishing 4th in the conference, despite having only 9 swimmers! Great job ladies!
Meanwhile, our wrestling team did very well in the recent sectional at Southridge. Six wrestlers advanced to the regional round at Jeffersonville, Indiana on Saturday, February 4. Those advancing include: Austin Bolin, Nick Baker, Dakota Dickerson, A.J. Ronk, Cody Gadsberry and Dalton Miller. Good luck boys and coaches; a job well done! The team finished 4th overall in sectional competition.
Tournament time is coming up in basketball. Our Lady Chargers will play in the Jasper Sectional, February 7-11, while the boys play February 28-March 3 at Washington. Good luck to both teams.
One other athletic note; Senior J.J. Howald was recently selected to the Region 9 football all-star team. Congrats go to J.J.
It has been a very busy winter sports season and many of our spring coaches are beginning to gear up for their seasons. Good luck and continued success to all of our sports!
