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CCA track teams earn top spots

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Tuesday, May 15. 2018

The CrossPointe Christian Academy Cavaliers varsity track teams recently competed in region and state meets with impressive results. The Region Meet was held April 12. The girls team finished as the GICAA Division 1 South Region Runner Up and the boys team won the Region Championship. [Full story »]

Pirates head to Elite 8 after sweeping Pierce

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Wednesday, May 9. 2018

The Pirates will head to the Elite 8 after sweeping the Pierce County Bears in two games on Thursday, May 3. The Pirates seized their first victory in dramatic walk-off fashion, thanks to a home run to topple the Pierce County Bears in the first game. The Pirates trailed 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh inning when Marsh Burford homered on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two runs. [Full story »]

Lady Pirates make history, advance to Final Four

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Tuesday, May 8. 2018

By Don Bohensky

The Lady Pirates traveled to Jefferson on Thursday May 4 to take on the Lady Panthers of Jackson County High in the third round of the GHSA Class AAA Girls State Soccer Tournament. [Full story »]

SeaWolves swim team is now recreation program

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Friday, May 4. 2018

The Pike County Parks and Recreation Authority board recently voted to include swimming as a new sport for county residents. The board has been evaluating the SeaWolves swim program, which is based in Pike County and trains in the Gordon College pool in Barnesville. The coaches for the SeaWolves have been training swimmers in the area for nearly 14 years. They started the SeaWolves this past January and currently have a large number of year around swimmers. [Full story »]

Track teams win region, some head to state

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Thursday, May 3. 2018

The Pike County Girls and Boys Track Teams both won the Region Championships just before spring break. The girls really ran away with the region championship with a comfortable lead after the field events. The boys team had some adversity after dropping the baton in the 4x100 relay in the preliminaries and then dropping the baton in the 4x400 relay. However, after a recount of the points, the team had enough to win the region because points had not been awarded for the boys Pole Vault. [Full story »]

Hit the trail in Meansville for veterans May 5

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Thursday, May 3. 2018

The American Legion Post 197 Family has announced an upcoming 5K/10K Walk/Run event to benefit local veterans on Saturday, May 5 in Meansville. Runners and walkers can start anytime between 8 a.m. and 12 noon and the 5K route consists of generally flat terrain. The 10K course has more hills and includes paved and dirt roads, mowed grass pathways and trails. [Full story »]

Pirates advance to next round of playoffs

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Tuesday, May 1. 2018

The Pirates shut down Groves High School in two games straight during Friday’s double header. Top notch pitching led to two shut outs of 15-0 and 21-0. In game one, Dylan Garner shut down Groves, throwing a complete game shutout. He surrendered zero runs on one hit over four innings, striking out 11 and walking one. [Full story »]

Pirates shut out Yellow Jackets to advance

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Monday, April 30. 2018

By Jim Asher

The PCHS Pirates hosted the Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets in Round 1 of the State AAA Playoffs on Friday, April 27, posting a 3-0 victory and advancing to the second round. [Full story »]

Pirates to host state playoffs Friday

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Thursday, April 26. 2018

By Jim Asher

On Tuesday, April 17, the Pike County Pirates closed out their regular season with a 4-1 loss to East Coweta. [Full story »]

Pirates keep Callaway, Central at bay; split with McIntosh

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Tuesday, April 24. 2018

The Pike County Pirates varsity baseball squad completed two blow out wins over Central last week before a strong showing against Callaway. The Pirates would go on to split a double header against McIntosh over the weekend. [Full story »]

JV Lady Pirates are region champs!

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Friday, April 20. 2018

By Steve Hendrix

Pike hosted the Spalding Jaguars on Monday, April 2 to end the regular season. The JV Lady Pirates showed their talent with a win that gave them the number one seed heading into the tournament and made them regular season champions. [Full story »]

Pirates undefeated in region play, named champs

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Tuesday, April 17. 2018

The Pirates won three games last week to become region champions with an overall 18-5 record and an undefeated 10-0 region record. [Full story »]

PCMS softball standout offered full scholarship

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Friday, April 13. 2018

Middle schooler Alana Crenshaw has worked hard to maintain all As in accelerated and honors classes and to improve her skills as a softball catcher and her hard work paid off. She started playing softball at age 8 and as an eighth grader has accepted an offer and verbally committed to a full scholarship offered by Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. She plays catcher for Pike County Middle School and a travel ball team, Georgia Impact Premier 04 - Fisher. [Full story »]

Pirates soccer completes undefeated season in region play

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Wednesday, April 11. 2018

By Jim Asher

The PCHS Pirates travelled to Macon to wrap up the region schedule with a match-up against Westside High School on Tuesday, April 3. In another dominating win, the Pirates completed their perfect region season. [Full story »]

Pirates sweep No. 2 ranked Jackson, lead the region

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Tuesday, April 10. 2018

The Pirates (15-5, 8-0) defeated the No. 2 state ranked Jackson Red Devils (18-2, 6-2) on Friday night by a score of 11-3. The win gave the Pirates the sweep over the Red Devils and a two game lead in region 4-AAA. The Pirates just need two more region wins in order to win back to back region championships. [Full story »]