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Pirates start season strong

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Tuesday, February 21. 2017

By Greg Parrott

The Pirates baseball team started the 2017 season with two wins and a loss last week. They defeated Hampton 5-4, dominated Callaway 9-6 and lost to Griffin 3-1. [Full story »]

Pirates win first Jaguar Cup

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Tuesday, February 14. 2017

By Jim Asher

The 2017 season of Pirates soccer started strong as the boys compiled a 3-0 record, scoring 21 goals and conceding eight goals in just six days. The Pirates kicked off the season with a crushing 10-0 win against the Griffin Bears in the first game of the first annual Jaguar Cup on Monday, Feb. 6. [Full story »]

Pirates send four wrestlers to state

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Tuesday, February 7. 2017

Four Pirates wrestlers are headed to the state competition after placing in the top four at the sectionals meet over the weekend. [Full story »]

Wrestling takes third at Individual Area

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Tuesday, January 31. 2017

The Pike County High School wrestling team placed third at the Traditional Area Tournament they hosted over the weekend, with many wrestlers placing in the top spots. The team finished behind Crisp and McNair counties but out-performed the rest of the 11 -team field. [Full story »]

Female wrestler takes on new sport, shows perseverance

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Thursday, January 26. 2017

By Tommy Polnaszek

Paige Trotter wrestles more than just her competition, she also wrestles the perception that only males should take part in the sport. She joined the Pike County Middle School wrestling team after hearing from coach Logan Winkles that females can join as well. [Full story »]

Pirates to wrestle in Traditional Area here Saturday

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Tuesday, January 24. 2017

Pirates wrestlers defeated both Baldwin and Rutland County last week and placed fourth in a 24-team tournament. Lucas Ribeiro and Jake Patterson finished second in the tournament. Stephen Singleton, Eli Thomason, Cole Woerner and Cody McKinney finished fourth. Jacob Duncan and Seth Huggins wrestled back to take fifth and sixth places respectively. [Full story »]

Register now for rec. softball, soccer and baseball

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Tuesday, January 17. 2017

Spring youth baseball and softball registration will end Friday, Jan. 20. Baseball is offered for ages 3-14 and softball for ages 4-16. The registration fee is $127 with a $10 sibling discount and $77 for 3-4 year old baseball. The out of county fee is $25 per out of county participant. [Full story »]

Pirates wrestling dominates at home meet

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Tuesday, January 10. 2017

The Pirates wrestling team dominated their competition at a home meet last week, winning first place. [Full story »]

Pirates earn second place at Wildcat Brawl

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Monday, January 2. 2017

The Pike County High School Pirates brought home first through fifth place individual trophies from the Wildcat Brawl at Whitewater High School. The meet was held Dec. 16-17 and the Pirates won second place overall. [Full story »]

Pirates add another win to record

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Tuesday, December 13. 2016

The Pirates basketball team defeated Jackson High school on the road Friday, Dec. 9 in an important region game. The Pirates won 69-63 against the tough team in the action-packed game. The top scorers for the Pirates were Acton Shirley with 29 points, Peyton Barman with 10 points and Marcus Watkins with 8 points. [Full story »]

Basketball team starts season strong, beat Trojans

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Tuesday, December 6. 2016

The Pirates varsity basketball team won their first game of the season, defeating Ola 85-74 on the road. Acton Shirley had nine dunks and 27 points for the game. Peyton Barman had several three-pointers in the game against Ola. [Full story »]

Cavaliers head to first state championship game

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Monday, November 14. 2016

The CrossPointe Cavaliers made history Friday night as they defeated Crisp Academy 66-40 in the GICAA division 1 state semifinals to advance to their first ever state championship game. The Cavalier football program began play in 2008 and has had plenty of success but before Friday had never advanced past the final four. [Full story »]

Cavs win round one of playoffs

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Thursday, November 10. 2016

The CrossPointe Cavaliers defeated David Emanuel Academy 80-16 Friday night at home in the first round of the GICAA 8-man division 1 football playoffs. The win was number nine for the Cavs, setting a record for the most wins in a season for the football program, which began in 2008. [Full story »]

Pirates clinch playoff spot in 46-13 win

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Tuesday, November 8. 2016

By Greg Parrott

The Pike County Pirates have made it back to the state playoffs with a convincing 46-13 win over Rutland. The Pirates concluded their regular season with a 6-4 overall record and a 3-3 region record.
The Pirates will travel to Hinesville in Liberty County to take on the Panthers. They defeated Pierce County 56-46 to clinch the number one seed in region 2-AAA. Liberty compiled a 9-1 season and 5-0 region record. Liberty’s only loss came from Effingham County with a close 35-34 game. [Full story »]

Cavaliers’ first playoff game at home on Friday

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Thursday, November 3. 2016

The CrossPointe Cavaliers won 72-0 over Covenant Christian on the road Friday. The Cavaliers dominated the game and shut out their opponents in their last three games of the regular season. The team set a school record with five shut out games this season with an 8-2 overall record and a 4-1 region record. Their win Friday gave them the second seed in the region and they will play their first playoff game at home this Friday. [Full story »]