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PCMS Cross Country team dominates at home

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Tuesday, September 27. 2016

The Pike County Middle School cross country team hosted Henderson Middle School from Jackson in its first ever home meet in school history. The meet was held at the Pike County recreation facilities. [Full story »]

CrossPointe earns impressive win over reigning State Champion

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Monday, September 26. 2016

The CrossPointe Christian Cavaliers defeated the defending GICAA 8-Man Varsity Football Champions, Lafayette Christian Academy, Friday night by a decisive score of 42-23. The Cavaliers came away with the road victory in Lafayette’s second home game in their brand new stadium in LaGrange. [Full story »]

Lady Pirates undefeated in region play

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Wednesday, September 21. 2016

The Pike County Lady Pirates have had a strong season.

The state ranked No. 6 Lady Pirates are 17-4 and currently riding a nine-game winning streak, highlighted by a 3-0 shutout of Class A-Private No. 5 Strong Rock Christian. The Lady Pirates are undefeated in region play with a 10-0 region record and they have two region games remaining. [Full story »]

Pirates defeat unbeaten Tigers 11-8

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Monday, September 19. 2016

The Pike County Pirates traveled to Fayette County Friday night to challenge the undefeated Tigers. The game was chosen as the Fox Five Game of the week. The Fayette Tigers were favored to win Friday night’s match-up by 21 points. Key starters on both teams would be out with injuries for the game. Fayette was without their senior quarterback and Pike was missing athletes Hamp Swift and Jackson Holmes. [Full story »]

CrossPointe victorious in home opener

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Friday, September 16. 2016

The CrossPointe Christian Cavaliers took a serious step toward their goal of a state championship last Friday night as they defeated Crisp Academy 42-30 in their season home opener. Both teams came into the game with a 1-0 record. CrossPointe was coming off a 46-0 road shutout of John Hancock and Crisp Academy defeated defending state champion Lafayette Christian 42-33. Crisp’s opening win over Lafayette cemented them as a favorite to win this year’s crown. [Full story »]

CrossPointe hosts inaugural cross country meet

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Thursday, September 15. 2016

CrossPointe Christian Academy took strides toward boosting their cross country program last Saturday, when the private Christian school hosted their first inaugural CrossPointe Invitational on their main campus. [Full story »]

Strong start for Pirates

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Tuesday, September 13. 2016

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The Pike County Pirates have put together a two-game win streak as they defeated the Monticello Purple Hurricanes 23-6 and Strong Rock 62-34. [Full story »]

Runners conquer Currahee

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Tuesday, August 30. 2016

Members of the PCHS and PCMS cross country teams and the Pike County Running Club traveled to Toccoa Saturday, Aug. 20 to experience the famous Mt. Currahee run. During WWII, the famous “Band of Brothers” trained at Camp Toccoa in north Georgia. Part of their training required the paratroopers to run three miles up and three miles down the mountain. Their runs were included in the HBO mini series. [Full story »]

PCMS prepares for first cross country season

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Thursday, August 25. 2016

The new Pike County Middle School cross country team began practice a couple of weeks ago for its first ever season. The members have been working hard to improve their mileage in hopes of capturing a league title in October. [Full story »]

Pirates battle Mustangs in rain

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Tuesday, August 23. 2016

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On a stormy night in east Henry County, the Pirates and the Ola Mustangs finally got the season started after a lengthy rain delay. Heavy rains saturated the field for about one hour and the fans showed up and cheered on the Pirates in a 31-14 loss. [Full story »]

Pirates tie Chiefs in pre season scrimmage

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Tuesday, August 16. 2016

The Pirates kicked off their season with a scrimmage against the McIntosh Chiefs, ending with the game all tied up and the Pirates threatening to score at the Chiefs’ three yard line. [Full story »]

Pirates first scrimmage is Thursday

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Tuesday, August 9. 2016

The Pirates football team will play a scrimmage game this Thursday, Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. at McIntosh High School in Peachtree City. Head coach Brad Webber is asking for as many supporters as possible to attend the game. [Full story »]

Local swimmers earn medals at state

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Tuesday, August 2. 2016

Local swimmers with the Griffin Gator Swim Team earned awards at the state swimming competition held Friday, July 22 for athletes 10 and under and Saturday, July 23 for athletes 11 and older. [Full story »]

Local swimmers compete at state

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Tuesday, July 19. 2016

Several swimmers from Pike County who are part of the Griffin Gator Swim Team will head to the state meet. The team is coached by Pike County native Nathan Wilson who has been involved with the team for two years. There are 15 swimmers from Pike on the team and during the recent district meet in Carrollton, seven of them qualified for the state meet. The local swimmers include Brayleigh Bean, Tatum Bean, Peyton Gregory, Emma Hu, Janie Jones, Elijah Meadows, Noah Meadows, Chesny Reese, Marti Sommers, Bethany Tilson, Mallory Tilson, Andrew Ward, Katie Ward, Liz Ward and Russ Wilson. [Full story »]

6U Pike All Stars are second in state

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Tuesday, June 28. 2016

The Pike County 6U All Star team played seven games in 100-degree weather Saturday, June 25, finishing second in the state after a late-night battle against Buford. [Full story »]