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Baseball team prepares for season

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Friday, February 25. 2011

The Pike County Pirates baseball team is about to kick off the 2011 season. The team is ready to avenge a season from 2010 playoffs where they lost to Cook County in the Elite 8. [Full story »]

Pirates headed to state playoffs

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Wednesday, February 23. 2011

The Pike County Pirates, coached by Mark Andrews, finished fourth in the Region 4AA tournament last week and qualified for the state tournament as the fourth seeded team from the region. [Full story »]

Lady Pirates eliminated

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Wednesday, February 16. 2011

The PCHS Lady Pirates struggled handling the press and got blown out in the first round of the Region 4AA basketball tournament Wednesday night, losing to Morgan County 75-38. [Full story »]

Pirates head to playoffs

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Monday, February 14. 2011

By Ryan McCarry

Both the Pirates and Lady Pirates will play in the playoffs this year, with the 9-15 Pirates (6-10 in region) clinching the fifth seed in the AA regional tournament. The Pirates beat Whitewater 52-45, lost to SW Macon 46-35 and beat Putnam County 41-30 last week. They are ranked fifth and played number four seed Morgan County Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 5:30 p.m. with the winner playing NE Macon Friday at 8:30 p.m. [Full story »]

Volunteers do extreme diamond makeover

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Saturday, January 29. 2011

By Greg Parrott

The Pike County Pirates baseball field is getting a makeover that has been due for some time. The current backstop had been there more than 25 years. [Full story »]

Pirates coach named AA Coach of the Year

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Wednesday, January 26. 2011

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By Greg Parrott

Pike County Pirates baseball coach Don Hanson has been awarded the AA Baseball Coach of the Year Award. It took just seven years for Hanson to reel in the prestigious Georgia Dugout Club award. [Full story »]

Disc dogs to perform halftime show

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Wednesday, December 29. 2010

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Pike County’s most popular border collies will be part of the halftime show for the Atlanta Falcons last home game Jan. 2. Their owner and renowned dog trainer Mark Muir will take the dogs from their Concord home to the dome early in the morning on the day of the game. [Full story »]

Gridiron warriors receive awards

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Wednesday, December 15. 2010

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By Greg Parrott

The Pike County Pirates football team held its 2010 banquet last Thursday to recognize the accomplishments of the players. The Pirates ended the season with a 5-5 record after starting off with five consecutive wins. Injur-ies plagued the Pirates in the last half of the season. [Full story »]

Pirates players sign scholarships

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Wednesday, December 1. 2010

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By Greg Parrott

The Pike County Pirates baseball team has produced two college signees. Kody Adams and Chris Long both signed with colleges last week. [Full story »]

Coaches battle cancer

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Wednesday, November 24. 2010

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Several schools will donate gate and concession proceeds in honor of coach Mark Andrews for Coaches vs. Cancer, a nationwide collaboration between the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Association. [Full story »]

Pike hosts championship games

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Wednesday, November 17. 2010

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Pike County hosted the recreation league championship games Saturday, Nov. 13. The Pirates teams played strong but came up short to Lamar County. [Full story »]

Lady Pirates place 5th in state

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Wednesday, November 10. 2010

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By Greg Parrott

The Lady Pirates softball team traveled to Columbus to take part in the Elite Eight AA state playoffs Thursday, Oct. 28. Their first game was with a team they knew well, Union County. In 2009, the Lady Pirates were eliminated by Union in the first round. Game one of the Elite Eight continued from 2009 as Union shut down the Lady Pirates 4-0. [Full story »]

Cavaliers head to playoffs

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Saturday, November 6. 2010

The CrossPointe Cavaliers defeated the Heritage Crusaders in the first round of the ICSGA playoffs Friday night at Skipstone Academy Field in Griffin. [Full story »]

Pirates fall to Pats

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Friday, November 5. 2010

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The Pike County Pirates carried slim hopes of making the playoffs into their 7:30 p.m. game against the Southwest Macon Patriots Friday night. The Pirates are 5-5 for the season.

2:40 1st quarter. Raymond Tice 5-yard TD reception from Norton. Chau PAT. Pirates 7, Patriots 0.

0:36 2nd quarter. 4-yard TD run by Patriots. Two point conversion no good. Pirates 7, Patriots 6.

Halftime: Pirates 7, Patriots 6.

0:50 3rd quarter. 17-yard TD run by Patriots. Two point conversion good. Patriots 14, Pirates 7.

Final: Patriots 14, Pirates 7. [Full story »]

Cross country dominates region

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Wednesday, November 3. 2010

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The Pike County Pirates dominated the course as they hosted the Pike 4AA Championships Oct. 28 and both cross country teams are headed to state competitions Saturday, Nov. 6. [Full story »]