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Lady Pirates in Sweet 16

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Monday, October 17. 2016

The Pike County High School Lady Pirates swept Tattnall County in the first round of the state playoffs in a double header last Wednesday. They won 7-3 and 9-0 at home to advance to the Sweet 16 in the AAA classification. [Full story »]

Cross country teams top league in historic first year

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Thursday, October 13. 2016

The PCMS cross country teams earned the top spots at the first ever CGMSAL League Championships. The Pirates and Lady Pirates teams each finished in first place and were crowned league champions.

“This year’s teams have set the standard for next year’s season,” said head coach Todd Child. “Congratulations on a job well done.” [Full story »]

Lady Pirates softball team to host playoffs this Wednesday

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Monday, October 10. 2016

The Lady Pirates found themselves in the last place they expected to be, in the losers bracket late on a Wednesday night getting beat by Rutland High School and facing three games Thursday. They won their first game 12-1 over Peach County to avoid elimination and played for first or second place in the region against Rutland, who had put them in the losers bracket. [Full story »]

CrossPointe’s Homecoming is Friday

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Wednesday, October 5. 2016

The CrossPointe Cavaliers traveled to Roopville Friday night to face undefeated Holy Ground Baptist. The Cavs put up some big offensive numbers but were defeated 70-56. [Full story »]

Pirates beat undefeated Chargers

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Monday, October 3. 2016

Pike traveled to Central Macon last Friday to challenge the 5-0 Chargers for their homecoming. Pike received the ball and marched down the field, when C’Bo Flemister reversed field and sprinted into to the end zone to put Pike on the board 6-0. Parker Maddrey tacked on the extra point, to make it 7-0 with 9:22 left in the first quarter. The Chargers received the ball and was hammered by Pike’s defensive line (Cody Mckinney, Grant Liedin, Tristan Passmore, Hunter Hudson and Colt Hayes). Central threw a 20-yard pass to put them on the board, but Hunter Hudson stretched out to block the Chargers PAT. [Full story »]

PCMS Cross Country team dominates at home

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Tuesday, September 27. 2016

The Pike County Middle School cross country team hosted Henderson Middle School from Jackson in its first ever home meet in school history. The meet was held at the Pike County recreation facilities. [Full story »]

CrossPointe earns impressive win over reigning State Champion

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Monday, September 26. 2016

The CrossPointe Christian Cavaliers defeated the defending GICAA 8-Man Varsity Football Champions, Lafayette Christian Academy, Friday night by a decisive score of 42-23. The Cavaliers came away with the road victory in Lafayette’s second home game in their brand new stadium in LaGrange. [Full story »]

Lady Pirates undefeated in region play

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Wednesday, September 21. 2016

The Pike County Lady Pirates have had a strong season.

The state ranked No. 6 Lady Pirates are 17-4 and currently riding a nine-game winning streak, highlighted by a 3-0 shutout of Class A-Private No. 5 Strong Rock Christian. The Lady Pirates are undefeated in region play with a 10-0 region record and they have two region games remaining. [Full story »]

Pirates defeat unbeaten Tigers 11-8

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Monday, September 19. 2016

The Pike County Pirates traveled to Fayette County Friday night to challenge the undefeated Tigers. The game was chosen as the Fox Five Game of the week. The Fayette Tigers were favored to win Friday night’s match-up by 21 points. Key starters on both teams would be out with injuries for the game. Fayette was without their senior quarterback and Pike was missing athletes Hamp Swift and Jackson Holmes. [Full story »]

CrossPointe victorious in home opener

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Friday, September 16. 2016

The CrossPointe Christian Cavaliers took a serious step toward their goal of a state championship last Friday night as they defeated Crisp Academy 42-30 in their season home opener. Both teams came into the game with a 1-0 record. CrossPointe was coming off a 46-0 road shutout of John Hancock and Crisp Academy defeated defending state champion Lafayette Christian 42-33. Crisp’s opening win over Lafayette cemented them as a favorite to win this year’s crown. [Full story »]

CrossPointe hosts inaugural cross country meet

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Thursday, September 15. 2016

CrossPointe Christian Academy took strides toward boosting their cross country program last Saturday, when the private Christian school hosted their first inaugural CrossPointe Invitational on their main campus. [Full story »]

Strong start for Pirates

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Tuesday, September 13. 2016

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By Greg Parrott

The Pike County Pirates have put together a two-game win streak as they defeated the Monticello Purple Hurricanes 23-6 and Strong Rock 62-34. [Full story »]

Runners conquer Currahee

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Tuesday, August 30. 2016

Members of the PCHS and PCMS cross country teams and the Pike County Running Club traveled to Toccoa Saturday, Aug. 20 to experience the famous Mt. Currahee run. During WWII, the famous “Band of Brothers” trained at Camp Toccoa in north Georgia. Part of their training required the paratroopers to run three miles up and three miles down the mountain. Their runs were included in the HBO mini series. [Full story »]

PCMS prepares for first cross country season

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Thursday, August 25. 2016

The new Pike County Middle School cross country team began practice a couple of weeks ago for its first ever season. The members have been working hard to improve their mileage in hopes of capturing a league title in October. [Full story »]

Pirates battle Mustangs in rain

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Tuesday, August 23. 2016

By Greg Parrott

On a stormy night in east Henry County, the Pirates and the Ola Mustangs finally got the season started after a lengthy rain delay. Heavy rains saturated the field for about one hour and the fans showed up and cheered on the Pirates in a 31-14 loss. [Full story »]