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12U All Stars are second in the state!

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Tuesday, July 9. 2019

The 12U Pike County All Stars recently competed in the 2019 Georgia USSSA All Star Tournament in Lawrenceville and brought home the second place trophy with each girl earning their own finalist rings. [Full story »]

14U All Stars place second in state, head to World Series

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Tuesday, July 2. 2019

The 14U baseball All Star team was the only team to make it to the state championship from Pike County. They placed second to Brooks. The team will play in the World Series in July and are raising the funds to travel to the tournament. To donate online, go to gofundme.com/14u-pike-county-all-stars-world-series. Donations can be made at any United Bank branch into the 14U Pike County Baseball account. [Full story »]

Track teams compete; athletes place at state meet

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Tuesday, May 14. 2019

The Lady Pirates track team finished sixth in the state this past Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Albany. The team had several people place at the state level as well. [Full story »]

Pirates, Lady Pirates track earn back to back championships

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Thursday, May 9. 2019

The Pike County High School boys and girls track teams teams defended their region championships April 25 and 26. The boys team defeated Peach County by 29 points and Jackson by 30 points for the win. The girls margin was even greater with 195 points over Central Macon who placed second with 131 points. The girls team is currently ranked in the top 8 of state. [Full story »]

Pirates make it to the state’s Elite 8

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Tuesday, May 7. 2019

The Pirates shut out Islands High School of Savannah in back to back postseason games to advance to the Elite 8 during the Thursday, May 2 double header they hosted. [Full story »]

Lady Pirates in Elite 8!

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Tuesday, May 7. 2019

The Lady Pirates were ranked No. 3 in 4-AAA in the state going into the playoffs and they dominated the first two rounds, making it to the Elite 8 for the second year in a row. They have been 4-AAA Region Champions for seven years in a row, including some when they were in the 4-AAAA division. [Full story »]

PCHS soccer teams make Sweet 16

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Monday, April 29. 2019

The No. 10 Pike County Pirates will welcome the No. 8 Benedictine Military School Cadets for second round action of the Class AAA Boys State Soccer Playoffs Thursday, May 2 at Pirate Stadium at 5 p.m. Tickets are $7. [Full story »]

PCHS tennis teams state bound; boys are region champs!

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Thursday, April 25. 2019

Both the Pike County High School girls and boys teams have advanced to the state playoffs. The boys tennis team were 7-5 for the regular season and finished first in the region. The girls were 5-7 in the regular season and finished second in the region standings. [Full story »]

Pirates undefeated in region, to host playoffs

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Tuesday, April 23. 2019

By Chris DeMarco

The Pirates varsity boy’s soccer team ended their regular season by splitting their road series last week. After falling 9-2 to the AAAAAAA East Coweta Indians on Tuesday in Sharpsburg, Pike beat the Kendrick Cherokees 9-3 on Thursday in Columbus to remain undefeated in the region for the third year in a row. The Pirates will take a record of 10-8-0 overall into the postseason. Pike County reached the 10-win mark for the seventh time in the last 10 years with Thursday’s win. [Full story »]

Lady Pirates are Region Champs

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Monday, April 22. 2019

The Lady Pirates soccer team earned the Region 4-AAA Championship title recently. They finished the regular season with a record of 15-2-2 overall and an undefeated region record at 6-0. [Full story »]

Pirates are region champs for third straight year!

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Monday, April 15. 2019

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 »]

Varsity boys soccer perfect in region play

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Wednesday, April 10. 2019

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 »]

Tristin English hits for the cycle!

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Monday, April 8. 2019

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 »]

JV Lady Pirates finish undefeated season with championship

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Thursday, April 4. 2019

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 »]