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Pirates soccer extends unbeaten streak to six

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Monday, March 14. 2016

By Jim Asher

This week the Pirates continued their march to the playoffs, extending their unbeaten streak to six games while pushing their region record to 4-0. On Tuesday, March 8, a depleted Pirates squad hosted the Henry County Warhawks in the first of a three game home stand. In a game that saw Pike County reduced by injury and illness, the squad fought hard in securing a 10-0 Mercy Rule victory. The Pirates relied on a strong offensive effort to keep the Warhawks on their toes and the ball in the offense third. In the seventh minute, Noah Hendrix opened the scoring book with a goal off a double assist from Levi Gehman and Hamp Swift. Just 11 minutes later, Hendrix struck again with an unassisted goal to push the score to 2-0. [Full story »]

Pirates extend win streak to four games

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Tuesday, March 8. 2016

By Jim Asher

The Pirates (4-1-0/2-0 Region) traveled to Covington Friday, March 4 for a region match-up with the Eastside Eagles (0-4-0/0-2 Region) in what turned out to be the toughest game the team has faced yet this season. As a back and forth battle developed, the Pirates began to find gaps in the Eastside defensive line, firing home multiple quality shots that were parried away by the Eagle net-minder. With 23 minutes gone in the first half, Pike finally put a mark into the scorebook when Blake Webb got his second goal of the season off an Errick Sturm cross. The intensity continued to increase as the first half wound down and the Pirates took a 1-0 lead to the locker room. [Full story »]

Lady Pirates off to hot start in 2016 season

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Friday, March 4. 2016

The Pike Lady Pirates picked up right where they left off after a highly successful 2015 campaign with a hot start to the 2016 season. Coach Justin Osteen’s squad won three straight games to take the title in the Trojan Cup tournament. [Full story »]

Pirates Sink Cardinals in a perfect “Sturm”

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Tuesday, March 1. 2016

The PCHS Pirates travelled to Tara Stadium in Clayton County Friday, Feb. 26 to open region action against the Jonesboro Cardinals. In a rematch of the opening region contest from last year, the Pirates were looking to avenge a heartbreaking loss and get the march to the playoffs off on the right foot. [Full story »]

Pirates prevail in battle of Potato Creek

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Monday, February 22. 2016

By Jim Asher

The Pirates soccer team faced off in the fifth place game of the Lamar Trojan Cup Feb. 20, facing the tournament hosts in soccer’s annual Battle of Potato Creek. Starting with a goal in the third minute by Errick Sturm, the Pirates controlled pace and possession in all facets of the game. As the team continued to press the Trojans defense, Noah Hendrix struck in the twelfth minute with a great individual effort, piercing the Lamar defense before slotting a shot into the net. The score remained the same until the 36th minute when a mix-up in the Lamar box led to an own goal and a 3-0 Pirates lead going into halftime. [Full story »]

Two Pirates place at state

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Tuesday, February 16. 2016

Two Pirate wrestlers placed during the 2016 State Championships. Pike went into the tournament with four wrestlers Cody McKinney, Chase Smith, Dan Wornstaff and Brennan Banks. [Full story »]

Pirates wrestlers advance to state

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Tuesday, February 9. 2016

Pike County High School’s Varsity wrestlers competed in the sectionals over the weekend, with several advancing to the upcoming state tournament.
“Everyone represented Pike County very well in this tough sectional tournament,” said coach Clay Woerner. [Full story »]

10 Pirates wrestlers head to sectionals

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Tuesday, February 2. 2016

The Pirates wrestling team did well at the Traditional Area meet held at Veterans High School in Kathleen over the weekend with 10 Pirates headed to sectionals. Four Pike County High School wrestlers placed first in their weight class at traditional area, including Lucas Ribeiro in the 126 class, Eli Thomason in the 138 class, Cody McKinney in the 160 class and Dan Wornstaff in the 170 class. [Full story »]

Brothers in top four at meet

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Tuesday, January 26. 2016

Two brothers placed in the top four in the 12th Annual Roswell Hornet Folkstyle Classic at Roswell High School. They both placed in the top four with Colt Richter earning second place and Crew Richter earning fourth place against some of the toughest wrestlers their age in the state of Georgia. [Full story »]

Pirates wrestle at state

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Tuesday, January 19. 2016

Members of the Pirates wrestling team competed against Carrollton Thursday, Jan. 14 in the first round of the state dual championship, defeating them by a score of 38-34. The next day, Friday, Jan. 15, the team faced Marist and Crisp County. They lost several matches to Marist and fell to Crisp County by just a few points, putting them out of the double elimination tournament. This year’s team made it further in the state competition than any previous Pirates wrestling team. [Full story »]

Pirates wrestling team wins area dual championship

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Tuesday, January 12. 2016

Those in attendance Saturday, Jan. 9 as Pike County hosted the Area 2 AAAA Dual Championships, witnessed the Pike Wrestling Team win its second Area Dual title with stunning wins over Veterans High School and Upson-Lee. The team defeated Veterans High School 39-36 and the match came down to the final match which featured wrestler Drew Rucker. Rucker delivered with a motivated pin. [Full story »]

Youth softball and baseball registration ongoing

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Monday, January 4. 2016

Pike County Parks and Recreation Authority will hold registration for youth baseball and youth softball from Jan. 4 through Jan. 22. Registration must be completed online at pikecorec.com.
Onsite registration will be held Saturday, Jan. 16 from 9 a.m. until 12 noon at the Pike County Senior Center at 2488 Highway 19 north in Zebulon. [Full story »]

Pirates wrestling dominates tourneys

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Tuesday, December 15. 2015

The Varsity Wrestling team competed at the CRWA Invitational tournament this weekend in Carrollton. Dan Wornstaff and Brennan Banks both were tournament champions. Both young men dominated their opponents all the way through the tournament, including in the finals. [Full story »]

Brothers place in NFL Punt, Pass & Kick

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Friday, December 11. 2015

Davis York, a ninth grader at Pike County High School and Carter York, a first grader at Pike County Primary School, recently competed in the NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competition. The two brothers both placed first in their age groups in the local competition in Pike County. [Full story »]

Pirates wrestling having a strong season

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Tuesday, December 8. 2015

The Pike County Varsity Wrestling Team defeated Chapel Hill 78-0, Jonesboro 60-9, and Riverdale 60-18 last Tuesday. The team moved its season record to 8-5 overall. Earlier in the year, the team took on some of the toughest teams in larger classifications such as Ola High School and Union Grove High School. The team defeated East Coweta in a close match. [Full story »]