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Dove hunters: Watch this!

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Wednesday, July 17. 2013

Amazing video guaranteed to get you ready for opening day. If you know anyone who does this, give us a shout.. [Full story »]

Longhorns are World Series champs

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Wednesday, July 17. 2013

In addition to becoming state champions, the Mid-Georgia Longhorns 8U travel baseball team from Pike and Spalding counties won the 8U Youth USSSA Junior World Series. [Full story »]

Griffin Bulldog Club gala is Monday

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Thursday, July 11. 2013

The Griffin Bulldog Club will host its annual meeting Monday, July 15 at the UGA Griffin campus. The keynote speaker will be UGA defensive line coach Chris Wilson.

The social hour begins at 6 p.m. and the program starts at 7 p.m. Th event will be catered by The Varsity with entertainment by the Redcoat Alumni Band.

Tickets are $25. For more information, call Mark Andrews at 678.603.9388.

Soccer complex gets upgrades

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Tuesday, July 9. 2013

The Pike County recreation authority soccer complex is getting several upgrades with the financial backing of the Pike Soccer Club. Improvements include removing rocks, plowing and regrading an area that will provide several fields, adding topsoil, planting grass and installing a quick connect so fields can be irrigated. [Full story »]

Pike U14 Storm battles to top spot at Rec. Riot

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Friday, July 5. 2013

The U14 Pike County Storm was well represented at the 2013 Rec. Riot in Newnan. [Full story »]

6U All Stars win state

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Tuesday, July 2. 2013

The 6U Pike County All Star team won the USSSA state championship held recently in Newnan. [Full story »]

Longhorns undefeated in state tourney

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Thursday, June 27. 2013

The Mid-Georgia Longhorns travel 8U baseball team - made up of players from Pike and Spalding counties - played six games and were undefeated to win the USSSA state tournament AA division. [Full story »]

Fury Red storms tournament, wins Shamrock Cup

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Monday, June 24. 2013

Pike Soccer’s Fury FC 04 Boys Red (U9) team stormed through May, winning all of their tournament games en route to a co-championship at the Atlanta Peach Classic and a championship at the Shamrock Cup in Savannah on Memorial Day weekend. Only the terrible weather Sunday, May 19, prevented the Fury Red from playing for the outright championship at the Atlanta Peach Classic. [Full story »]

Cardinals are league champs

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Saturday, June 22. 2013

The Pike County 8U Cardinals were named league champions recently. The team record for the season was 16-3. [Full story »]

Fury Red storm through tournaments

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Tuesday, June 18. 2013

Local team wins Easton Bash

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Friday, June 14. 2013

Middle Georgia Baseball, a team which is made up of athletes from Pike County, recently won the Easton Bash. [Full story »]

Pirates presented with awards at banquet

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Monday, June 10. 2013

By Greg Parrott

The Pike County Pirates baseball team celebrated another successful season with an awards banquet on Friday, May 31. Several hundred people attended the dinner and awards presentation. The Pirates’ season was a success as they ended their season with a 21-9 overall record and a 12-0 region record. [Full story »]

Local team 'Wears the Rings'

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Thursday, June 6. 2013

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Middle Georgia Baseball, a baseball travel team from Pike County made up of 13-year-old athletes, recently finished first in the Champs Wear The Rings tournament. [Full story »]

Blue Pirates finish undefeated season

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Monday, June 3. 2013

The Pike County 12U Blue Pirates recreational team finished the season with a perfect 13-0 record. The Blue Pirates also won their championship game against Lamar County Monday, May 20. [Full story »]

Red and White game

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Thursday, May 30. 2013

The Pike County Pirates football team held a controlled scrimmage last week to evaluate the team for the upcoming 2013 season. Key returners for the Pirates on offense will be seniors Tyler Gregory and Artez “Deuce” Oglesby. [Full story »]