Willie Felderman Signs Letter of Intent

Bryce Mullins Wins First at State

Bryce Mullins Wins First Place All-Around in his Division at State

  Bryce Mullins, 7, of Chariton is a level 4 gymnast at Chows Gymnastics in Des Moines.  His team competed at state on March 22, bringing home the first place trophy for level 4.  Individually Mullins got first place All Around in his division along with first place in all six events which are: high bar, parallel bars, rings, vault, floor, and pommel horse.

  Mullins also competed in four other meets this year.  He traveled to Chicago, Wisconsin Dells, Wisc., Oklahoma City, Okla., and Iowa City.  Mullins won 1st place All around in all four of those meets and he won a total of 23 medals, 14 first place, seven second places and two fifth places.  The team took first place in Iowa City and second place in Oklahoma City.

  Mullins started competition tumbling when he was four years old but decided he wanted to do more than just tumbling, so his parents got him into recreational classes at Chows when he was five.  He worked very hard and made his way up to intermediate.  A year later he got an invite to joint the boys team.  He practices 11 hours a week during the school year and this summer he will be moving to level 5 and will practice 14 hours a week.

  Chows Gyrmnastics is the home of 2008 Olympic Gold medalist Shawn Johnson and 2012 Olympic Gold medalist Gabby Douglas.

Carpenter is Medalist at DC Meet

Chariton Leader, May 6th
Bill Howes, Associate Editor

  The Chariton girls golf team played in the rain at Davis County on April 29th.  Cassie Carpenter was the meet medalist with a 55 score.  Davis County's Skylar Yahnke was the runner-up with a 61.  Chariton won the dual meet by a score of 258-266.

  Caroline Hunkele shot a 62.  Tiffany Dale shot a 65.  Almee Greiner shot a 76 and Morgan Cochran shot a 77.  Elena Popkov shot a 78.

  

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Charger Girls Tennis Team Has Two Place Winners at Knoxville

Chariton Herald-Patriot May 1, 2014

Bill Howes, Associate Editor

Koehn Places Fifth, Savage Sixth at Knoxville Invitational Tennis Tourney

  The Chariton girls tennis team had a couple of place winners at the Knoxville Invitational on April 26.  In singles play, Aspen Koehn place fifth overall, and Sheena Savage placed sixth.

  In the singles play, third-seeded Koehn began with a 8-6 win over Bayle Walker of Davis County.  She lost to top-seeded and eventual Champion Libby Bemis of Clarke, 8-2.  Koehn faced Walker in a rematch and beat her again.  It was an all Chsriton match in the fifth place match as Koehn beat Savage, 8-5.

  Savage began by beating Clarke's Macy Snell, 8-2.  She then lost to #2 seed and eventual runner-up Jordyn Thompson of Davis County, 8-1,.  Savage faced Snell in a rematch and beat her, 9-7.  She then fell to Koehn in the fifth place match 8-5 to finish sixth.

  In doubles action, the team of Justine Hamilton/Alexis mullins lost to the team of Madison Chrisman/Shelby VanSteenwyk of Konxville, 8-2.  Hamilton/Mullins lost to the team of Sydney Donner/Alex Kelly of Centerville, 8-5.

  The team of Goril Michaelsen/Courtney Shounkwiler lost to the team of Amory Glosser/Elizabeth Hargrave of Centerville by a score of 8-5.  Michaelsen/Shounkwiler lost to the team of Sydnee Redman/Rachel Simpson of Clark,8-4.

Charger Boys Soccer Team Beats PCM

Charger Boys Soccer Team Scores Three Second Half Goals to Beat PCM

  The Chariton Charger varsity boys soccer team poste d a dramatic 3-2 come from behind victory at PCM on April 24th.  Trailing 2-0 at halftime, the Chargers rallied to score three goals in the second half to get the win.  The Chargers started out controlling the game and were getting good shots.  PCM scored first in the 17th minute of the first half to take a 1-0 lead.  The Mustangs scored again in the 14th minute and took a 2-0 lead into halftime.

  The Chargers came out strong in the second half.  Asa St. Lawrence sent a nice ball through to Chasen Blue, who promptly hit it past the PCM goalie in the 44th minute to make the score 2-1.  The score remained the same for the next 23 minutes.  The Chargers knocked on the door but couldn't score.

  Eduard Rodygin sent a nice ball out to David Kopytko who hit a great shot off the back post to tie the game at 2-2 in the 53rd minute.  Chariton was called for a hand ball in the penalty box, which gave PCM a mark.  Chariton goalie Timofey Timofeyev mad a great stop on the Mustangs' penalty kick to keep the score at 2-2.

  The Chargers wouldn't be denied after the great play by Timofeyev.  They were relentless around the goal and took their firswt lead when Blue made his second goal of the game in the 76th minute to put them up 3-2.  Chariton held on for the dramatic win.

  "Wow what a game!  This is one of the best comebacks that I have watched as a coach.  This was a great game where the boys wouldn't give up.  You don't see many high school soccer games where a team scores three goals in the second half to win 3-2," Chariton Head Coach Jay Pierschbacher said.

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JV Game Ends in Tie

  The JV game ended in a 1-1 tie.  PCM scored first in the 21st minute to take a 1-0 lead.  The Mustangs shot a ball and played it into the net.  Fourteen minutes later Gabriel Plank scored his second goal of the year to tie the game at 1-1.  The game was shortened because of the weather and only lasted 45 minutes.

Lady Chargers Shut Out Creston

  On the evening of April 22, 2014, the Lady Chargers hosted the Creston Panthers and came away with a 3-0 win.

  Chariton began slow, but soon found themselves dictating play and created several chances.  Forward Kourtney Nichols broke through and pounded a ball off the left post on a near goal.

  Not long after that the Chargers sent a ball in front of a congested goal and saw the ball bounce off midfielder Taylor Tuley to a Creston defender who inadvertantly put the ball into the net for an own goal, giving Chariton a 1-0 lead.  With just minutes left in the first half, Nichols received the ball on the right wing and sent a shot across the front of the goal where Junior forward Vicki Slobodyanik was in position to redirect the ball to the back of the net.  Chariton led 2-0 at halftime.

  Creston came out with renewed energy in the second half, and the Charger defense withstood their attack and mounted a counter-attack which sprung midfielder Emily Grismore loose on the break-away which she deftly slotted past the Creston keeper to give the Chargers a 3 goal lead.  Chariton protected and preserved the shutout for their second shutout of the season.

  Coach Dennis St. Lawrence praised the team, "We have been seeing improvement in each game and this was no exception.  Jayme Pierschbacher did a terrific job shutting down any attack that Creston tried to send through.  Emily really had a good game; besides her goal she did a great job controlling the mid-field."

  The Chargers record is 3-1.

Charger Boys Tennis Team Falls to Albia

Chariton Herald-Patriot April 24, 2014
Bill Howes, Associate Editor

  The Chariton boys tennis team lost to a strong Albia team, 8-1, at Chariton Monday night.  The young Charger team played well and their win came in the #6 varsity singles match where senior Joseph Hixenbaugh dominated sophomore Luke Sinclair in a 6-1 win.

  "Joseph recently joined the team and played extremely well, especially at the net,"  Chariton Head Coach Mark Felderman said.  Felderman is now the boys' team coach and will be for the rest of the season.

  In the #1 varsity singles match, sophomore Ryan Jones, played senior Hobie Hein tough before losing, 6-1.    "Ryan played well against the best #1 player in the SCC this year," Coach Felderman said.

  In the #2 match, freshman Nathan Kalsem lost to senior Skylar Hoover, 6-1.  In the #3 match, senior Zach Fisher battled back from an 0-4 deficit and won two games against Austin O'Leary before losing, 6-2.  in the #4 match, freshman Andrew VanDenTop lost to Blake Lawless, 6-1.  "Andrew struggled with his serve in this match but fought hard,"  Coach Felderman said.  In the #5 match, freshman Michael Lawrence lost to Noah Belt, 6-0.

  In doubles play, the most competitive match was at #3 where the team of Lawrence/Hixenbaugh lost to the team of Rhett Waters/Rob Hannah, 6-7.  After being tied 6-6, Chariton lost the tiebreaker, 7-2.

  "The number three team fought hard in the most exciting doubles match.  Michael really improved as the match progressed.  Joseph played well," Coach Felderman said.

  The other two doubles matches were also competitive.  In the #1 match, the team of Jones/Klasem lost to the team of Hein/O'Leary, 6-2.  In the #2 match, the team of Fisher/VanDenTop lost to the team of Caleb White/Lawless, 6-2.

Boy Golfers Second at Pleasantville

Chariton Herald-Patriot April 24, 2014
Bill Howes, Associate Editor

  The Chariton boys golf team traveled to Pleasantville on April 21st for a meet with Pleasantville and Centerville.  Chariton placed second with a score of 171.

  Centerville won the meet with a 155 score.  Alex Moorman of Centerville was the medalist with a 35.  Jake Hargrave from Centerville was the runner-up with a 39.  Pleasantville placed third  with a 204.

  TJ Hockenson led Chariton with a 41.  Daric Laing shot a 42.  Sawyer Dow shot a 44 and Sean Sullenger shot a 44.  Trevor Mark shot a  48 and Adam Kaska shot a 51.

Dale Leads Girls at Winterset

  The Chariton girls golf team competed at the Winterset Invite in Winterset April 19th.  The Lady Chargers didn't have enough golfers to register a team score and were led by Tiffany Dale, who shot a 107.  Caroline Hunkele shot a 121 and Jenny Roach shot a 127.

  Sara Waigand of Creston was the medalist with a 94.  Jordan Jackson of Winterset was the runner-up with a 99.

  Norwalk won the team standings with a 420.  Winterset was second with a 424.  Clarke was third with 447.  Perry was fourth with 564.

Dow Leads Golfers at Knoxville

  The Chariton boys golf team competed at the Knoxville Invitational on April 19th.  The Chargers placed eighth out of nine teams in the 18 hole tournament with a score of 422.

  Sawyer Dow led Chariton with a score of 96.  he shot a 51 on the front nine and a 45 on the back nine.  Sean Sullenger shot a 104.  He shot a 51 on the front nine and a 53 on the back nine.  Adam Kaska shot a 109.  He shot a 52 on the front nine and a 57 on the back nine.  Trevor Mark shot a 113.  He shot a 56 on the front nine and a 57 on the back nine.

  Carver Dow shot a 122.  He shot a 66 on the front nine and a 56 on the back nine.  Caden Steinhausen shot a 131.  he shot a 66 on the front nine and a 65 on the back nine.

  Pella won the meet with a 312.

Boys Soccer Teams Fall to Bondurant

Chariton Varsity loses to Bondurant-Farrar

  The Chariton varsity boys soccer team lost at Bondurant-Farrar, 3-0 on April 18th.  The Blue Jays scored two goals in the first half and one in the second to get the win.

  The Chargers played well but were unable to mount much of an offensive attack.  They had eight shots and weren't able to convert any of them.

  "We had a lot of players missing due to injuries and other situations.  We really worked hard in this game.  We had a lot of players playing in new positions.  I was proud of the effort that our team demonstrated in a difficult position.  We grew as a team and the boys grew as individuals as well,"  Chariton Head Coach Jay Pierschbacher said.

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Plank Scores First JV Goal

  In the JV game, Chariton lost 2-1.  Gabriel Plank scored the JV Chargers' first goal of the year.  He scored in the 21st minute on a nice hustle play by Tyson Utzke, who won the ball and passed it to Gabriel who shot it past the goalie into the net.  The JV's went on to give up two goals and ended up losing a close game.

Koehn, Savage Get Doubles Win Against Saydel at Triangular Meet

Chariton Herald-Patriot, April 24, 2014
Bill Howes, Associate Editor

  The Chariton girls tennis team traveled to Saydel for a triangular match with Saydel and Knoxville on April 17th.  Chariton had two of their varsity players play in singles competition and the other four top varsity players playing in doubles competition.  There were four singles matches and four doubles matches.
  In singles play, Justine Hamilton lost to Knoxville's Emily Blankenship, 8-0.  Hamilton lost to Melanie Gustafson of Saydel, 8-2.  Alexis Mullins lost to Sam Thompson of Knoxville, 8-1.  She also lost a close match to Michaela Bobenhase of Saydel, 7-9.
  In doubles play, the team of Sheena Savage/Aspen Koehn lost to the Knoxville team of Taylor Carter/Paige Spowart, 8-2.  The team of Koehn/Savage had a nice win over the team of MacKenzie Miller/Sydney Samples of Saydel, 8-5.  The team of Mikayal Keith/Courtney Shounkwiler lost to the Knoxville team of Natalie Warrall/Madison Chrisman, 8-2.  The team of Keith/Shounkwiler lost to the team of MacKenzie Carter/Casey Brown of Saydel, 8-2.
  "Knoxville has a really strong team.  We tried our hardest and didn't give up.  With Saydel we were more evenly matched.  We had a couple of chances to beat them, but ended up only winning one match," Chariton Head Coach Chelsy Arnold said.
  "This was the first triangular meet any of the coaches had done.  It went very smooth, but next time I will pair up my girls a little differently.  It was a really good experience for everyone!" Coach Arnold Said.

Bengtson Wins 800, 4 x 800 team also first at Clarke Relays

Chariton Herald-Patriot April 24, 2014

Bill Howes, Associate Editor

  The Chariton boys track team had a banner day with titles and two second place finishes at the Clarke Relays at Osceola April 17th  Christian Bengtson won the 800 meter with a blistering time of 2:03.52, nearly six seconds ahead of the second place finisher.  The Charger 4 x 800 relay team of Cody Evans, Aaron Cain, Evan Havick and Bengtson also placed first in a time of 8:44.54, almost 11 seconds ahead of the second place team.  

  Luke Evans placed second in the 3,200 meter run in 10:57.82.  In the distance medley relay, the team of Dillon Sanders, Zach McElroy, Cain and Havivk also placed second in 3:59.85.  As a team, Chariton placed fourth overall (out of eight teams) with 63 points. 

  The Chargers also had two third place finishes in the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200.  In the 4 x 100, the team of Stephen McCurdy, McElroy, Austin Ritenour and Saunders placed third in 47.56.  In the 4 x 200 the team of McCurdy, McElroy, Ritenour and Brett Braida placed third in 1:39.69.

  In the 110 meter hurdles, Ethan Schreck placed fourth in 18 seconds even.  Braida placed fourth in the 200 meter dash in 24.28.  Bryce Exline placed ninth in 25.55.  In the 100 meter dash, Sanders ran his best time of the year and placed fifth overall in 11.68.  In the 400 meter dash, Exline placed fifth in 55.42.  Cody Moore finished eight in 56.66.

  In the shuttle hurdle relay, the team of Schreck, Dustin Hale, McCurdy and Austin Cline placed fifth in 1:11.37.  In the 1,600 meter run, Evans placed sixth in 5:10.45.  In the 400 meter hurdles, Austin Cline finished eighth in 1:11.21.

  Knoxville won the team standings with 147.5 points.  Clarke was second with 86.5.  Nodaway Valley was third with 73.  Van Meter was fifth with 58.  Southwest Valley was sixth with 49.  Central Decatur and Interstate 35 each tied for seventh with 40.

Elk Relays in Eddyville, Girls Place

Seuferer Third in Shot Put, Shuttle Hurdle Relay Team Third at Elk Relays

  Third place finishes in the shot put and the shuttle hurdle relay were among the highlights for the Chariton girls track team at the Elk Relays in Eddyville April 17th.  Chariton placed seventh out of eight teams with 22 points.

  Emily Seuferer placed third in the shot put with a throw of 33'2".  The shuttle hurdle relay team of Maria Blong (18.86), Tori Bauer (20.13), Laurin Zern (20.68) and Carlie Schaeffer (18.59) placed third in 1:18.65.  In the sprint medley relay, the team of Jessica Wiederholt (14.6), Zern (16.17), Sophia DeMaria (32.49) and Ryley Heffron (1:11.67) placed fifth in 2:14.78.

  In the 4 x 800 relay, the team of Seuferer (3:04.41), Heffron (3:06.91), Ashley Batty (3:26.36) and Alexa Rich (3:24.27) placed sixth in 13.05.24.

  In the shot put, Emma Fuhs didn't place with a throw of 26'5".  In the discus, Fuhs had a throw of 86'2".  Seuferer had a throw of 79.11.  In the long jump, Wiederholt had a jump of 13'3".  Schaeffer had a jump of 12'3".

  In the 3,000 meter run, Allison Summerfield finished in 13:37.18.  In the 100-meter dash, Danielle Donahue finished in a time of 15.06.  Michelle Sargent finished in a time of 16.67.  In the distance medley relay, the team of Sarah Fuhs (34.05), Heffron (32.45), Carley Arnold (1:21.62) and Mackenzie Curran (3:03.6) finished in 5:32.43.  In the 4 x 200 relay, the team of Wiederholt (30.28), Zern (31.44), Bauer (32.84) and DeMaria (30.98) finished in 2:06.35.

  In the 100 meter hurdles, Blong finished in 17.74.  Schaeffer finished in 17.78.  In the 800 meter run, Batty finished in 3:33.32.  In the 200 meter dash, Donahue finished in 32.52.  Katelyn Thorne finished in 33.92.  In the 400 meter hurdles, Schaeffer finished in 1:14.32.  Blong finished in 1:18.41.

  In the 1,500 meter run, Curran finished in 6:00.36.  Summerfield finished in 6:23.22.  In the 4 x 100 relay, the team of Wiederholt (14.46), Bauer (16.40), Sarah Fuhs (15.73) and Blong (14.03) finished in 60.47.  In the 4 x 400 relay, the team of Demaria (1:13.81), Seuferer (1:11.97), Heffron (1:20.02) and Arnold (1:21.22) finished in 5:07.12).

  Washington won the team standings with 127 points.  Fairfield was second with 122.  Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont was third with 93.  North Mahaska was fourth with 76.  Wayne was fifth with 74.  Central Lee (Donnelson) was sixth with 55.  Centerville was eighth with 20.

Charger Relays on April 15th

Chariton Leader April 22, 2014
Bill Howes, Associate Editor

Bengtson Places Third in 800; 4x800, Shuttle Hurdle Relay Teams Each Place 
Fourth at Charger Relays

  On a cold, brisk night the Charger boys track team hosted the Charger Relays at Bob Cain Track on April 15th.  Among the highlights for Chariton were Christian Bengtson running a personal best time in the 800 meters and the 4x800 relay team of Cody Evans, Aaron Cain, Evan Havick and Bengtson running their best time of the year.  As a team, Chariton placed eighth overall out of eight teams in the big school or Class AA standings with 42 points.

  In the 800 meters, Bengtson placed third overall with a time of 2:03.19.  The 4x800 team of Evans, Cain, Havick and Bengtson placed fourth overall with a time of 8:46.34.  In the shuttle hurdle relay, the team of Ethan Schreck, Dustin Hale, Stephen McCurdy and Austin Cline placed fourth overall in 1:10.43.

  In the 3,200 meter run, Luke Evans placed fifth overall in 11:20.28.  Joe Gookin finished 10th in 12:32.93.  In the long jump, Dillon Sanders placed sixth overall with a jump of 17'5.5".  Cody Stevenson finished 12th with a jump of 13'11.5".  In the shot put, Alec Reynolds placed seventh overall with a throw of 36'2.5".  Jared Wright placed eighth with a throw of 35'6.5".

  In the discus, Hunter Miller finished 10th with a throw of 89'6".  Chase Altenhofen finished 11th with a throw of 89'3".  Dalton Shimerda finished 17th with a throw of 70'1".
  In the 4x200 relay, the team of McCurdy, Zach McElroy, Austin Ritenour and Brett Braida placed fifth in 1:40.96.  In the 4x100 relay, the team of McCurdy, McElroy, Ritenour and Sanders placed sixth in 48.20.  In the 4x400 relay team of Braida, Cain, Cody Evans and Nate Hoeger placed sixth in 3:56.13.  

  In the 100 meter dash, Sanders finished 12th in 12.41.  Jacob Larrington finished 15th in 14.05.  In the 200 meter dash, Braida placed eighth in 24.85.  Bryce Exline finished 13th in 26.14.

  In the 400 meter dash, Chase Altenhofen finished 12th in 58.60.  Hoeger finished 13th in 59.04.  In the 110 meter hurdles, Schreck placed sixth in 18.80.

  In the 1,600 meter run, Luke Evans finished 10th in 5:19.87.  Jonah Thatcher finished 14th in 5:42.79.  Nick Cline finished ninth in 1:11.78.  Chariton's distance medley relay team was disqualified.

  Pella won the Class AA standings with 144 points.  Carlisle was second with 115 and Albia was third with 104.

  Mt Ayr was fourth with 96.  Centerville was fifth with 71.  Creston was sixth with 62.  Clarke was seventh with 61.

Girls Soccer Team Beats Ottumwa

  The Chariton girls' soccer team took to the road for two games within the week of 4/15 and 4/22.  They went 1-1 with a 4-0 loss to Oskaloosa and an exciting 2-1 win over Ottumwa.

  Chariton traveled first to Oskaloosa to take on the Indians.  The Lady Chargers gave up an early goal just eight minutes into the game, but battled hard through the rest of the first half to head into the intermission down by one.

  The game was eventually decided with a two-minute span midway through the second half when Oskaloosa scored two goals in that span.  They added one more goal with seven minutes left in the game to hand Chariton a 4-0 loss.  Coach St. Lawrence commented, "I told the girls that our attitude should be 'Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn' and this was a good learning experience.  The girls let themselves get down after the second goal and quickly found out how costly that can be.  I was pleased with the effort they extended in the last five minutes of the game, even though the result was determined."

  Tuesday the Lady Chargers traveled to Ottumwa.  Just seven minutes into the contest, Chariton goal-keeper Bayley Morris made a save and had a good punt down the left side.  Sophomore midfielder Deni St. Lawrence gathered the ball, beat a defender and dribbled it down to the end line where she crossed it in front of the goal where senior forward Kourtney Nichols was waiting to pound it in the goal.  Chariton had several other chances to score in the first half, but couldn't finish and took a 1-0 lead into halftime.

  Ottumwa evened the score in the .55th minute when forward Daylin Latham sent a powerful shot just inside the right post.  The score remained tied until just under six minutes remained when Nichols received the ball on the right side, dribbled across the middle and hit a shot that not only went in the goal, but found its way through a  hole in the back of the net and led to a delayed goal celebration.  Nichols second goal of the night and fourth of the season proved to be the game winner, as the Chargers held on for the 2-1 win, bringing their record to 2-1 for the season.

  Coach St. Lawrence was pleased with the effort of the girls, "I was really happy with the way the girls responded when Ottumwa scored, they learned from the Oskaloosa game and didn't allow themselves to get down.  Our defense of Jayme Pierschbacher, Triston Decker, Lindsay Black, Starr Covington, Sam Banks and Mackenzie Krutsinger really played well together.  Bayley Morris also did a good job in the goal having 10 saves on the night.  This was a total team effort and that is good to see this early in the season."

Lady Charger Golfers Fifth at Centerville

Chariton Herald Patriot April 17, 2014
Bill Howes, Associate Editor

  The Chariton girls golf team competed at the Centerville invite at the Manhattan Club in Centerville on April 15th.  Chariton finished fifth out of seven teams with a 460 score.

  It was an 18-hole tournament and Tiffany Dale led Chariton with a 98 score.  Cassie Carpenter shot a 112 and Caroline Hunkele shot a 116.  Jenny Roach shot a 134.  Central  Lee's Alex Krehbiel was the medalist with an 81.  Lexie Van Polen of Albia was the runner-up medalist with an 88.

  "Tiffany played an outstanding back nine, shooting a 44, which was one of the best nine-hole scores of the tournament.  I was pleased with the limited number of double digit scores the girls had during their first 18-hole meet of the year," Chariton Head Coach J.J. Stout said.

  Albia won the meet with a 373 score.  Centerville was second with 418 and Central Lee was third with 428.  Davis County was fourth with 449.  Eddyville-Blakesburg-Freemont was sixth with 517.  Moravia was seventh with 541.

More Scholarships Offered

PEO Scholarship Available

Applications are now being accepted for a $500 scholarship available to graduating Lucas County seniors.  This scholarship is given by chapter 0S of PEO.  They are a local organization wishing to promote education in our community.  If you would like an application form, please contact the office at Chariton Community High School.

CCEA Scholarship being offered

The Chariton Community Education Association (CCEA) is offering a $500 scholarship for a college junior or senior who is majoring in education and is a graduate of Chariton High School.  The fundraiser for this scholarship was held last fall when desert plates were sold following the high school musical.  This will be the sixteenth year for the scholarship.  The application deadline is May 15.  Information and application forms may be obtained at the Chariton High School Office or the school's website.  For further information contact Linda Miller at 774-5066.

Shelton Law Firm Scholarship to be Awarded

Applications are now being accepted for a $1,000 scholarship given by Shelton Law Firm.  This is available to graduating Chariton High School seniors.  This scholarship is being given to promote education in our community.  If you would like an application form, please contact the guidance office at Chariton Community High School.  The scholarship will be announced at the senior program in May.

Paul Revere Masonic Lodge Offers Scholarship

Paul Revere Masonic Lodge at Lucas is offering a A$500 scholarship open to any student pursuing continuing education at any accredited college or technical school.  Applications are available at Chariton Wayne and Mormon Trail High Schools, or call 641-203-5296.  Applications must be received by April 15 to be considered.

Orva Fjelland Hibbs Scholarships

Applications are now being accepted for two $1,500 scholarships available to Chariton High School graduating seniors.  These scholarships are given by Tom Hibbs in memory of his mother, Orva Fjelland Hibbs.

Tom Hibbs graduated with the CHS class of 1964.  He is giving scholarships to promote education for students at Chariton High School.  If you would like an application form, please contact the guidance office at the high school.  The scholarships will be announced at the senior program in May.

Chariton Wrestlers place High at Brute Nationals Tournament

Devin Harberts, Dylin Harberts, Tanner Poush and Blake Poush all competed at the Brute Nationals Tournament held in Independence, Mo., April 11-13.  Dylin placed 3rd in the 8th grade division at 111 pounds.  Devin placed 5th in the 11th grade division at 148 pounds.

Tanner Poush placed 4th in the 12th grade division at 155.  Blake Poush placed 8th in the 9th grade division at 163 pounds.

Charger Boys Soccer Team Participate in Nodaway Valley Tournament

  The Chariton varsity boys soccer team traveled to Greenfield for the Nodaway Valley Tourney April 12.  The Chargers made it to the championship game before losing to finish second.  Chariton beat Nodaway Valley, 5-1, in the first game and lost to West Central Stuart in the championship, 2-0.  The varsity Chargers are now 2-2 on the season.

  Chariton 5  Nodaway Valley 1

Chariton won the toss against Nodaway Valley and elected to take the wind in the first half.  "We started a little flat and didn't take advantage of some good looks we had early in this game," Chariton Head Coach Jay Pierschbacher said.

  About 15 minutes in Chariton started scoring.  Asa St. Lawrence scored three goals for the first hat trick of his high school career.  He also added an assist in this game.  Eduard Rodygin headed another goal into the net for his third goal of the year.  St. Lawrence was the one who served up the nice cross for Rodygin to head it in.

   Timofey Timofeyev has played 150 minutes without letting a goal into the net.  The second half was pretty quiet.  Chariton scored an own goal in their own net in the 74th minute.  It wasn't long after this goal that Jon Hendricks was able to hit a nice low ball past Nodaway Valley's goalie for a score.

  "Our defense is making good strides at becoming a defense that could be something to build around for the year,"  Coach Pierschbacher said.

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  West Central Stuart 2  Chariton  O

  In the championship, the Chargers lost to West Central Stuart, 2-0, in a hard fought battle on a beautiful day.  It was the first time Chariton has been shutout this year.

  "It was nice to take our team to championship of this tournament, but it was equally disappointing not to take the championship back home with us to Chariton.  We are making progress this year as we are coming off a winless season last year. and we want to be as good as we can be," Coach Pierschbacher said.

  Chariton really struggled scoring last year as they finished with just five goals for the year.  This year they've scored 11 goals in four games.  "That being said, we were held scoreless for the first time in the championship game.  We were allowed only nine shots in this game and our possession time was way down in this game.  Progress has been made this year.  Now is when it gets tough because we have to continue to get better," Coach Pierschbacher said.

Chariton Charger Night-Lights 5K Run/Walk

Boys Golf Team Ties for Second at Home Meet

Chariton Herald-Patriot, April 17, 2014
Bill Howes, Associate Editor

  The Chariton boys golf team hosted a meet with Albia, Clarke and Moravia on April 11th.  In the varsity standings, Chariton tied Clarke for second place with a 189 score.  Albia won the meet with a 177 score and Griffen Osing of Albia was the medalist with a 41.  Moravia finished last with a 275.
Sean Sullenger led Chariton with a 45.  Daric Laing and TJ Hockenson each shot a 47.  Caden Stienhausen shot a 50.  Adam Kaska shot a 52 and Trevor Mark shot a 54.
  In the JV standings, Albia finished first with a 215.  Clarke was second with 239 and Chariton was third with 240.  Riley Walters led the JV squad with a 56 and Conner Altenhofen shot a 58.  Carver Dow shot a 61.  Coleton Pace shot a 65 and Andrew Spinler shot a 66.  Levi Gwinn shot a 68.
  "We didn't play our best at this meet.  We didn't putt with the consistency that we need to.  We also just struggled in general with our short game.  Overall the guys are still showing improvement and are continuing to work to improve," Chariton Head Coach Ben Schooley said.

Charger boys tennis team falls to Davis County

Chariton Herald-Patriot April 17, 2014
Bill Howes, Associate Editor

The Chariton boys tennis team traveled to Bloomfield for a match against Davis County April 10.  The Chargers were very competitive and won two matches including the #1singles match and the #1 doubles match.  Davis County won the match.

Charger Boys Soccer Team Routs PCM

  The Chariton Charger boys soccer team held their home opener against the PCM Mustangs April 10th and came away with a 3-0 victory.  Chariton scored three first half goals and played awesome defense in the second half to even their record at 1-1.

  Willie Felderman opened the scoring with a shot just outside the box on another nice pass from Spencer Sherrick.  The Chargers attacked off the restart after their first goal with Felderman making a nice steal and heading to the corner where he sent a nice pass to Asa St. Lawrence.  St. Lawrence attacked the goal and fended off the last PCM defender to score a nice goal right on top of the Mustangs goalie to make the score 2-0.

  The Chargers scored their first two goals in 40 seconds.  The game was quiet for 23 minutes until St. Lawrence sent a great cross into the box where Eduard Rodygin headed it into the goal for the third goal of the game to make the score 3-0.  The second half was scoreless and the Chariton defense held tough to preserve their first shutout of the season.

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JV Chargers fall 2-0

The JV Charger soccer team showed improvement but fell to PCM, 2-0, at Chariton on April 10th.

"This game was better than the first one was for the JV team.  We were able to handle the logistics of the game much better.  But we struggled with possession and were unable to put very many passes together," Coach Jay Pierschbacher said.

The JV team has yet to score this season.  "I know that the JV team is getting better with each game.  The Mustangs were more than they could handle on this day"  Coach Pierschbacher said.

Varsity Girls Tennis Team Wins over Knoxville

Chariton Leader, April 15, 2014

Bill Howes, Associate Editor

  The Chariton girls tennis team got their first individual match win against Knoxville at Chariton this past Thursday afternoon.  The win came in the #3 varsity match where Mikayla Keith beat Madison Chrisman, 9-7, in an exciting match.  Chariton lost the varsity match, 8-1.

  In the #1 varsity match, Sheena Savage lost to Paige Spowart, 8-4.  "This was a very even match until Spowart won the last four games," Chariton Head Coach Chelsy Arnold said.

  In the #2 match, Justine Hamilton lost to Taylor Carter, 8-0.  Hamilton lost a couple of games that were at deuce in this match.  In the #4 match, Courtney Shounkwiler lost to Emily Blankenship, 8-2.  "Courtney had good serves in this match," Coach Arnold said.

  In the #5 match, Alexis Mullins lost to Sammy Thompson, 8-2.  In the #6 match, Haley Reece played her first varsity match and lost to Natalie Worrell, 8-3.  "Haley played very well for her first varsity match," Coach Arnold said.

  In the #2 match the team of Hamilton/Shounkwiler lost to the team of Chrisman/Blankenship, 8-2.  "We made too many unforced errors in this match.  We will work on ball placement, which should help," Coach Arnold said.

  In the #3 match the team of Mullins/Reece lost to the team of Worrell/Shelby Vansteenwyk, 8-2.  "We had too many missed serves in this match.  We need to react and adjust quicker when teams hit the ball," Coach Arnold said.

  "Overall the varsity girls are getting better," Coach Arnold said.

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JV Girls Win 3-1

  In the #1 JV doubles match the team of Tiana Richard/Rachelle Crabb lost to the team of Avery Neer/Taylor Weldon, 3-0.  The #2 team of Victoria Zinchenko and Natalya Zinchenko beat the team of Jacey Ray/Farah Lee, 3-0.  "Victoria and Natalya were a very aggressive team that moved well," Coach Arnold said.

  In the #3 match, the team of Kasey Lahart/Blaire Bingham beat the team of Myla Dakin/Lauren Clingman, 3-1.  "Kasey and Blaire worked hard for every point.  They were able to return the Knoxville girls' power serves," Coach Arnold said.

  In the next match, the team of Roni Bauer/Madison Baker beat the team of Lorin Miller/Hannah Hatch, 3-0.  "Roni and Madison moved well and were more focused," Coach Arnold said.

Bengtson Wins 800 at Centerville Relays

Chariton Leader April 15, 2014

Bill Howes Associate Editor

The Charger boys track team competed at the Centerville Relays on April 10th.  Chariton placed sixth out of nine teams with 37 points.

Chariton had one champion as Christian Bengtson won the 800 meters with a time of 2:05.7.  In the 400 meters Bengtson finished fourth in 54.3.

In the distance medley relay the team of Dillon Sanders, Zach McElroy, Aaron Cain and Cody Evans placed third in 3:56.

In the 4x800 relay the team of Cody Evans, Cain, Evan Havick and Bengtson placed fourth in 9:05.7.  In the 4x100 relay the team of Stephen McCurdy, McElroy,  Austin Ritenour and Sanders placed fourth in 49.1.

In the 4x400 relay the team of Brett Braida, Havick, Chase Altenhofen and Bryce Exline placed fifth in 3:56.3.

In the 4x200 relay the team of McCurdy McElroy Ritenour and Braida placed fifth in 1:42.9.  In the 4x110 shuttle hurdley relay the team of Ethan Schreck, Dustin Hale, Austin Cline and Jacob Larrington placed fifth in 1:14.4.

In the long jump, Sanders placed fifth with a jup of 17'6".  In the 3.200 Luke Evans placed sixth with a time of 11:10.6, which was a personal best time for him.

Brett Braida Signs with Marshalltown

CHS Girls Place Seventh at Centerville Relays

  The Chariton girls track team competed at the Centerville Relays on April 10th.  Chariton had second place finishes in the shuttle hurtle relay and the 400 meter hurdles.  As a team, Chariton placed seventh out of 12 teams with 26 points.

  In the shuttle hurdle relay, the team of Maria Blong (18.76), Saydee Terrell (17.92), Tori Bauer (19.57) and Carlie Schaeffer (17.53) placed second in 1:14.2.  In the 400 meter hurdles, Schaeffer placed second in 1:13.3.  Blong finished in 1:21.45.

  In the shot put, Emily Seuferer placed fourth with a throw of 32'6".  Terrell finished with a throw of 29' even.  In the discus Emma Fuhs had a throw of 86'2".  Seuferer had a throw of 66'11".  In the high jump, Allyson Showers had a jump of 4'6".  In the long jump.  Schaeffer had a jump of 13'1½".  Jessica Wiederholt had a jump of 12'7".

  In the 4x800 relay, the team of Ryley Heffron (3:05.34), Ashley Batty (3:22.64), Mackenzie Curran (3:00.55) and Kami Nichols (3:45.16) placed fifth in 13:13.6.  In the spring medley relay, the team of Wiederholt (14.84), Terrell (14.19), Showers (30.19) and Sophia DeMaria (1:12.14) placed fifth in 2:11.7.  In the 4x200 relay, the team of Wiederholt (30.62), Terrell (30.66), DeMaria (30.52) and Showers (30.77) placed sixth in 2:02.3).

  In the 4x400 relay the team of Heffron (1:13.64), Seuferer (1:10.68), Carley Arnold (1:16.75) and DeMaria (1:15.27) placed sixth in 4:56.3.  In the 4x100 relay, the team of Mackinzie Thomas-Clark (14.97), Laurin Zern (15.22), Bauer (14.91) and Sarah Fuhs (15.32) finished in 1:00.37.

  In the 3,000 meter run, Allison Summerfield finished in 14:30.2.  In the 100 meter dash, Wiederholt finished in 14.47.  Thomas-Clark finished in 15.09.  In the distance medley relay, the team of Zern (33.33), Fuhs (33.41), Heffron (1:15.83) and Seuferer (3:08.73) finished in 5:31.31.  In the 400 meter dash, Danielle Donahue finished in 1:16.68.  Katelyn Thorne finished in 1:21.36.

  In the 100 meter hurdles, Schaeffer finished in 17.6.  Blong finished in 18.03.  In the 800 meter run, Curran finished in 2:55.8.

  In the 200 meter dash, Donahue finished in 32.16.  Stewart finished in 35.6.  In the 1,500 meter run, Batty finished in 6:49.97.

  Mount Pleasant won the girls team standings with 197 points.  Davis County was second with 110 and Wayne was third with 74.  Knoxville was fourth with 39 and Centerville was fifth with 31.  Keokuk was sixth with 30.  Central Decatur was eighth with 15.  Scotland Co. (Mo.) was ninth with 13.  Moravia and Putnam Co. (Mo.) tied for 10th with eight.  Seymour was 11th with four.  Newton-Harris was 12th with three.

Charger Boys Soccer Team Opens Season With 4-3 Loss to Creston

  The Chargers opened the 2014 Soccer season at Creston on a windy cool night and came away with a 4-3 loss on April 8th.

  The Chargers opened the scoring with Asa St. Lawrence hitting a 20 yard shot off a great pass from Spencer Sherrick in the game's first 10 minutes.  The Panthers didn't wait long to answer as they tied the game with a nice shot on the left side.

  The Chargers answered right back with a double assist play.  This play started with Jon Hendricks giving St. Lawrence a nice ball, which he quickly sent across the box where Eduard Rodygin headed it into the goal.  This gave Chariton a 2-1 lead that they were unable to hold.

  Creston stormed back to score back-to-back goals.  This gave them a 3-2 lead and they did not look back.  The Panthers took the wind in the second half and scored in the first two minutes, stretching the lead to 4-2.

  Chariton struggled to get very many good looks in this half, but with about 15 minutes left in the game St. Lawrence hit a great ball off a free kick just outside the box past the Creston goalie to make the score 4-3.  Chariton was unable to get any closer.
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JV Boys Soccer Team Falls to Creston in Opener
  The Chariton JV boys soccer team lost to Creston, 3-0 in their season opener at Creston April 8.  Chariton Head Coach Jay Pierschbacher gave his take on the game and the JV team in this season.
  "This game was a real learning experience for our young and inexperienced JV team.  We have a total of 16 players on our JV soccer team this year and four of these 16 play varsity.  We are still trying to get things down for what we're trying to do throughout the game.  The JV players will get it.  It's nice to have enough players this year so that our varsity players don't have to play JV halves as well as their own game," Coach Pierschbacher said.

Seuferer Places Second in Shot Put, Fuhs Third in Discus at PCM Meet

Chariton Leader, April 15, 2014
Bill Howes, Associate Editor

  Top five finishes in five events was the main highlight of the day for the Chariton girls track team, at the PCM Relays April 8.  The Lady Chargers finished in the top five in the shot put, discus, long jump, shuttle hurdle relay and the 4 x 200 relay.  As a team, Chariton placed eighth overall out of 10 teams with 53 points.

Emily Seuferer placed second overall in the shot put with a throw of 33'5".  Saydee Terrell placed fourth overall with a throw of 31'8".  Emma Fuhs had a throw of 27'7".  In the discuss, Fuhs placed third overall with a throw of 91'4".  Seuferer was seventh with a throw of 82'8".  Carley Arnold had a throw of 78'5".  Jessica Wiederholt placed fourth in the long jump with a jump of 14'3".  Carlie Schaeffer had a jump of 12'7.75".

  In the shuttle relay, the team of Maria Blong (18.84), Terrell (18.06), Tori Bauer (19.8) and Schaeffer (18.39) placed third in a time of 1:14.84.  The 4 x 200 A team of Wiederholt (30.4), Terrell (31.25), Sophia DeMaria (31.4), and Alyson Showers (30.29) placed fifth in 2:03.21.  The 4 x 200 B relay team of Sarah Fuhs (33.76), Arnold (36.11), Bauer (31.66) and Laurin Zern (32.7) finished in 2:14.43.

  In the 4 x 400 relay, the team of DeMaria (1:19.56), Ryley Heffron (1:13.63), Seuferer (1:17.34) and Arnold (1:18.48) placed seventh in 5:08.62.  In the 4 x 800 relay, the team of Seuferer (3:04.18), Heffron (3:20.5), Summerfield (3:10.39) and Ashley Batty (3:37.48) placed eight in 13:02.5.

     In the 100-meter dash, Wiederholt placed eighth in 14.13.  Mackinzie Thomas-Clark finished in 14.84.  In the 400 meter hurdles, Carlie Schaeffer placed fourth in 1:18.02.  Blong placed sixth in 1:22.08.  In the 100 meter hurdles, Blong placed fifth in 17.25 and Schaeffer placed eighth in 17.58.

  In the distance medley relay, the team of Sarah Fuhs (33), Arnold (35.39), Heffron (1:44.22) and Mackenzie Curran (2:59.66) finished in 5:21.74.  In the 400 meter dash, Katelyn Thorne finished in 1:23.82.  Katelyn Stewart finished in 1:29.10.

  In the 800 meter run, Batty finished in 3:20.45.  In the 200 meter dash, Showers finished in 31.34.  DeMaria finished in 32.04.  In the sprint medley relay, the team of Wiederholt (14.75), Terrell (14.52), DeMaria (32.66) and Showers (1:17.25) finished in 2:19.  In the 4 x 100 A relay, the team of Thomas-Clark (15:08), Sarah Fuhs (15.76), Bauer (14.94) and Blong (15.11) finished in 1:00.87.

  In the 4 x 100 B relay, the team of Danielle Donahue (15.75), Zern (15.31), Stewart (16.66) Thorne (16.67) finished in 1:04.39.  In the 1,500 meter run, Summerfield finished in 6:13.21.

  PCM won the meet with 186 points.  North Polk was second with 87.  Pella Christian was third with 82 and Colfax-Mingo was fourth with 74.  Knoxville was fifth with 72.  Bondurant-Farrar was sixth with 63.  Lineville-Sully was seventh with 59.  North Mahaska was ninth with 37.  Pleasantville was 10th with six.

   

  

Lady Charger Soccer Team Wins

Lady Charger Soccer Team Roars Past Polar Bears in Season Opening Win

  The Lady Charger soccer team opened their season at home with a 2-0 win over Des Moines North on April 8th.  Senior forward Kourtney Nichols scored both goals in the win.

  Chariton couldn't have begun the season any better, scoring just 25 seconds into the contest when midfielder Grismore stole the ball and quickly passed it into the right flank where Nichols gathered the ball and drove as hot past the Polar Bear goalkeeper inside the near post.  Nichols netted her second goal of the evening 20 minutes into the contest when she intercepted a North pass and attacked the goal, sliding the ball past the keeper to give Chariton a 2-0 lead.

  Chariton dominated play and had numerous chances in the early going of the second half, but failed to get the ball in the back of the net and walked away with a 2-0 win.  Charger head coach Dennis St. Lawrence commented after the game, "This was a good way to start the season.  We lost 10 of our top 14 players from last year's squad, so we have a lot of inexperienced players and it was good for them to get game experience without being under intense pressure.  Emily did a great job of distributing the ball, we just need to finish better."

Jayme Pierschbacher Selected to be a Part PHISH

The Dekko Foundation is a private, family foundation in Northeast Indiana whose mission is to Foster Economic Freedom Through Education.  For the past 30 years, the Dekko Foundation has been investing in the healthy development of children and young people.

As a part of its proactive work, the Dekko Foundation invests in youth philanthropy groups which give young people the chance to practice using their time, talents and treasure for the good of their community.  A small group of exceptional youth serve on the Dekko Foundation's youth philanthropy leadership team, called phish.  Phish stands for philanthropic ideas, strategy and heart.  This small group of 11 members helps the Dekko Foundation practice youth empowerment and provides young people with the opportunity to "swim a little deeper" into the world of professional philanthropy.  Phish is excited to welcome Ms. Jayme Pierschbacher as one of the newest members of phish.

Jayme has been a member of Splash since the end of her 7th grade year.  She was selected through an application and interview process based on her achievements and interest in school and in the community.

Jayme is the daughter of Jay and Kim Pierschbacher and the sister to Cole Pierschbacher.  She is currently a junior at the Chariton High School.

Taylor Pennington and Madison Briggs Receive Scholarships

The Lucas County Farm Bureau scholarship committee is pleased to announce Taylor Pennington and Madison Briggs as the winners of $750 Lucas County Farm Bureau Scholarships.

Taylor Pennington  -  Taylor is the daughter of Brian Pennington and Danielle Van Ryswyk of Lucas.  Taylor attends Chariton High School and will graduate in May.  She plans to attend Simpson College in the fall where she plans to major in education.

Madison Briggs  -  Madison is the daughter of Kevin and Karri Briggs of Russell.  Madison attends Chariton High School and will graduate in May.  She will attend Graceland University and major in Early Childhood Education with a minor in science.  She has the goal of continuing her education in physical therapy and ultimately, focusing in physical therapy for children.

All-SCC Awards 2013-2014