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The Pirates clinched the region championship April 13 for the third consecutive year as they defeated McIntosh. The Pirates have two regular season games left with a 23-2 season record as they head into the playoffs. [Full story »] 

By Chris DeMarco

The No. 9 ranked AAA Pike County Pirates Varsity Boy’s soccer team stayed perfect in region play when they defeated the Rutland Hurricanes 4-2 on Monday, April 1 at the Ed Defore Sports Complex in Macon. The Pirates (9-5-0, 5-0) scored two goals in the first half, while adding another two in the second half to cruise to a 4-2 victory over the Hurricanes. Rutland (4-4-0, 3-1) also scored two goals in the second half, but the Pirates held on for the win. [Full story »] 

Pike’s Tristin English has a .314 batting average for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and helped the team even the series with No. 9 North Carolina over the weekend. He became the first Yellow Jacket since 2001 (Richard Lewis against Georgia Southern) to hit for the cycle on April 6, notching the milestone with a key eighth-inning home run off the scoreboard. He had never hit for the cycle before and was a part of the postgame interview at ramblinwreck.com. [Full story »] 

The Lady Pirates JV girls soccer team was undefeated this season with a 12-0 record and they didn’t slow down as they headed into the league championship game. [Full story »] 

The middle school track team pulled off a championship for both the boys and girls teams on Saturday in the League Championship. [Full story »] 

The No. 8 Class AAA Pike County Pirates boy’s soccer squad (8-5-0, 4-0) defeated the Peach County Trojans (6-5-1, 3-1) Friday night by a final score of 5-2 to capture their third consecutive region championship, as both teams entered the contest undefeated in region play. [Full story »] 

By Chris DeMarco

The No. 8 AAA Pike County High School boy’s soccer team rolled to a 10-0 victory, overwhelming the Central Macon Chargers at the Ed Defore Sports Complex in Macon. It was the fourth time this season that the Pirates scored at least 10 goals in a match, all of which have come in shutout victories. [Full story »] 

The Pirates dominated their opponents last week, outscoring opposing teams 59 to 1 as they racked up four victories on their home field. [Full story »] 

The Pike County High School’s boys and girls soccer teams competed in the 27th annual Tournament of Champions. Some of the top high school soccer programs in Georgia met in Brunswick last Thursday at the North Glynn Complex and the Jekyll Island Soccer Complex to participate in the 49 games scheduled across the three day tournament. The Pirates boys and girls teams each played three games and compiled a 4-2 record, scoring 10 goals and allowing 13 goals over the three-day span. The boys went 1-2 and the girls went 3-0 to win the tournament undefeated. [Full story »] 

The Pirates defeated Peach County in a 17-0 blowout and were victorious over Sandy Creek to move their record to 8-1 for the season, which started with mostly away games. [Full story »] 

The Pirates prevailed in their first home game of the season to move their schedule to 6-1 on the season. The Pirates faced the Ola Mustangs on Wednesday, Feb. 27 and were all tied up in the sixth inning. [Full story »] 

Pike County Parks and Recreation Authority’s Opening Day parade for baseball and softball teams will be held Saturday, March 9 starting at 9 a.m. The parade will travel from the school on Highway 19 south up the highway, left on Williamson-Zebulon, left again on County Farm Road and into the baseball and softball complex parking. [Full story »] 

The Pirates baseball team won 4-0 in the non-conference game played against rival school Upson-Lee as they started their season with four games on the road. The Pirates faced the Knights on Friday, Feb. 22 in Thomaston with the Pirates adding to their fourth straight win of the season. [Full story »] 

Pirates Football awards were presented during the annual banquet including the first ever #32 Dylan Strong Award.

“Last year and this year we couldn’t be prouder of how our teams played on the field. However, in the grand scheme of things this seems trivial in what we had to endure this season. Never before has the strength and resolve of our program, school and community been tested like this,” said head Pirates coach Brad Webber. “This season is defined by one thing. The passing of our beloved DT. It is a devastating, tragic loss for Darren and Shannon and the Thomas family and the entire Pirate Nation. However, God had a big plan for DT - one we may never understand here on Earth. It is times like these that we have an opportunity to prove who we are and we are PC! Never have I been more proud to be a Pirate than this year. The outpouring from across the nation, and the state is a testament to the brotherhood of this game and that God had his hand in this. The support this community and school gave the Thomas family and our team is remarkable. Our community grew closer and lives have been changed.” [Full story »]