Sports

Three Pike County athletes have been named World Series champions for the second year in a row. [Full story »] 

Pirates senior baseball player Tristin English will play in the Perfect Game All American Classic in San Diego, Calif., Aug. 10 in honor of friend and fellow athlete Brent Beshers who lost his battle with leukemia last spring. The game will be broadcast Aug. 10 on the MLB network and ESPN radio. [Full story »] 

A young local racer took the checkered flag for his first Thursday Thunder victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton July 10. [Full story »] 

The Thunder Soccer Club has earned a spot in the national president’s cup competition to be held in Greenville, S.C., this month. Two local athletes will help the team as they face off against teams from Nevada, New Hampshire and Ohio. [Full story »] 

For the fourth time in program history, a Columbus State University baseball player secured a place among the top defensive players in the country. [Full story »] 

By Greg Parrott

Pike County baseball standout Andy Marshall has signed a baseball scholarship with Gordon State College. Marshall has been a starter on the Pike varsity team for the last three years. [Full story »] 

The Pike County High School junior varsity girls finished their season at 9-1-1. They won the Lamar County JV soccer tournament for the second time in as many tries. [Full story »] 

Lauren Duncan signed with Central Georgia Technical College. She was a three time All-Region player and was a member of the 2013 GACA All-State Team. She also received a special award for scoring her 1,000th career point as a Lady Pirate this season. [Full story »] 

By Greg Parrott

The Pike Pirates baseball team found themselves on the losing side of the series with Buford in the Elite 8 round. The Pirates scored three runs in the three games and managed to win a game. [Full story »] 

The Pirates fell to Buford 8-1 in the third round of playoffs.

The Pirates won a game and lost one in the third round of the state playoffs. The Pirates lost a close first game in the first of a double header Tuesday against Buford. They won an even closer game in the second part of the double header.

The Pirates fell 3-1 to Buford before winning 1-0. The tie-breaking game will be played Wednesday.

By Greg Parrott

The Pike Pirates were tested against the Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets as they won two out of three. The Pirates lost game one, 7-6. The next two games were Pirates victory’s, 12-2 and 5-2.

The Pirates will travel to Buford Tuesday, May 13, for a double header. Should a game three be needed, it  will be played Wednesday.  [Full story »] 

The Griffin Youth Soccer Club recently announced the EXCEL FC Elite 01 Boys have won the 2014 CL III state championship. [Full story »] 

The Pirates will host Southeast Bulloch in the third and deciding game of the second round state playoffs series today at 4:30 p.m. at Jack Pilkenton Field. The winner will play Tuesday at Buford. [Full story »] 

The Pirates and Lady Pirates soccer teams earned the Region 2-AAA championships after going undefeated in region play all season. The Lady Pirates will host the second round of playoffs against Islands High School from Savannah Wednesday, May 7.
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