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Softball team aims for fifth straight region championship

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Monday, October 1. 2012

The Pike County softball team has high expectations for finishing up the 2012 season. The Lady Pirates have battled with injuries and a tough schedule for a 12-10-1 record and are 6-0 in region play. They had home field advantage Oct. 1 for the region tournament as they aimed for their fifth consecutive region championship. [Full story »]

Tigers defeat Pirates

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Friday, September 28. 2012

The Pike County Pirates traveled to Columbus Friday night to take on the powerful Carver Tigers in their region opener. Realtime scoring from the game was provided by Greg Parrot. [Full story »]

Cheerleaders place first

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Friday, September 28. 2012

The Pike County high and middle school cheerleading teams both won first place in recent competitions. The high school cheerleading squad placed first Sept. 15 at McIntosh High School. [Full story »]

Pirates win!

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Friday, September 21. 2012

The Pike County Pirates hosted the Central-Carrollton Lions tonight.

Realtime scoring from the game was provided by Greg Parrot and compiled by Rachel McDaniel. [Full story »]

Fury win two; move into first

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Friday, September 21. 2012

The Fury FC U13 Athena girls won two matches over the weekend and moved into first place in their Georgia Soccer division.
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Trojans sink Pirates 44-7

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Friday, September 14. 2012

The Pike County Pirates sailed into Barnesville's Trojan Field Friday night to do battle with the Lamar County Trojans in the annual Battle of Potato Creek and saw their ship sink into the creek water as Lamar rolled to a 44-7 win.

Realtime scoring from the game was provided by Walter Geiger. [Full story »]

Fury top Thunder Soccer Club 2-1

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Thursday, September 13. 2012

The Fury FC U13 Athena girls soccer team won the first game of its fall season Saturday, topping the Thunder Soccer Club elite squad 2-1 on the road in Henry County. [Full story »]

Pike falls to Vikings in Macon

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Friday, September 7. 2012

The Pike County Pirates traveled to Macon Friday to battle the First Presbyterian Day School Vikings. Realtime scoring was provided by Greg Parrot and compiled by Rachel McDaniel. [Full story »]

Pirates start season Friday

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Monday, August 27. 2012

The Pike County High School Pirates football team will face non-region opponents the Upson-Lee Knights in their season opening game Friday, Aug. 31 at home. The game will kick off at 8 p.m. in Zebulon and scores will be updated in real time at pikecountygeorgia.com. [Full story »]

Pirates prep for Friday scrimmage

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Tuesday, August 14. 2012

By Greg Parrott

The 2012 football season will be underway in 48 hours. This Friday the Pike County Pirates will travel to Griffin to take on the Spalding Jaguars. The Pirates have been working hard in the weight room during the summer with 70 to 75 players attending each workout. Conditioning in the hot August days will pay off in the season as the Pirates will play some top notch teams this season. [Full story »]

Fury second in SSA Summer Classic

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Monday, August 13. 2012

The Fury F.C. girls U13 Athena soccer team finished a close second in the Southern Soccer Association Summer Classic tournament over the weekend in Acworth. [Full story »]

Three spots open on U13 boys' select soccer squad

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Thursday, July 26. 2012

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The Fury Futbol Club, based in Pike County, has three open slots on its select U13 boys' soccer team. The team, the only select team in the region, is for boys' who will enter the seventh grade this school year.

Emphasis will be on soccer skills training, playing as a team and going up against elite competition.

For more information, contact Don Bohensky at 678-362-7843.

Support All Stars on their way to the World Series

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Friday, July 20. 2012

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The 7/8 PC Allstars baseball team has made it to the World Series in Virginia. The team is holding several fundraisers to help to finance a trip from Friday July 27 to Aug. 1 which includes meals and hotel rooms.

Upcoming fundraising events include a yard sale Saturday at McLeRoy Real Estate on Highway 19 next to El Mariachi starting at 7 a.m., doughnut sales Saturday in Zebulon on the courthouse square and at Freshway, in Griffin at WalMart and McDonald's and in Thomaston at Bank of Upson in the WalMart shopping center. Each box is $5.
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Fury shine at UGA soccer camp

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Thursday, July 12. 2012

Pike and Lamar County girls affiliated with the Fury Futbol Club U13 soccer team showed off their soccer skills at the University of Georgia Soccer Camp in Athens this week. [Full story »]

8U All Stars place fifth in state

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Monday, July 9. 2012

The 8U Pike County All Stars travelled to Alpharetta to compete in the USSSA All Star State Tournament June 30 through July 1. The girls played two days in extreme weather conditions with the temperatures rising over 100 degrees. The director took all precautions possible for the safety of the players. [Full story »]