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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 »]

7U White Pirates are Super Bowl champions!

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Tuesday, December 1. 2015

The 7U White Pirates defeated the Brooks Bears 21-13 Nov. 20 at the Lamar County High School stadium to win the Southern Youth Football Conference Super Bowl for recreation league teams. [Full story »]

Record season for cheerleaders

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Tuesday, November 24. 2015

Pike County High School’s competition cheerleaders had a record season this year, earning their fourth consecutive Region Championship and placing third in the state for the 4A division. [Full story »]

CrossPointe Fishing team, state champs again

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Tuesday, November 17. 2015

By Jamey Allen

Cody Stahl and Tate VanEgmond, CrossPointe Christian Academy’s fishing team, won the Georgia B.A.S.S. Nation High School State Championship, which took place Oct. 17 and 18 at Lake Hartwell.
They are the only team to win two years in a row. [Full story »]

Cheerleaders are region champs!

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Tuesday, November 10. 2015

The PCHS Competition Cheerleading team won the region championship and will head to Columbus Saturday, Nov. 14 for the state championship competition. [Full story »]

CrossPointe to finish season Friday away

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Monday, November 2. 2015

Central Christian defeated the CrossPointe Cavaliers Friday night 70-40. The first quarter ended with the Crusaders, and now GICAA West Region Champs, leading 16-14. The Cavs’ early start gave coach Jeff Weaver hopes of keeping the game close going into the half time break. [Full story »]

PCMS Lady Pirates win West Division Championship

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Thursday, October 29. 2015

The PCMS Lady Pirates defeated Clifton Ridge Lady Cougars 10-7 in the first round of the CGMSAL softball playoffs. Rose Sprayberry was the winning pitcher with eight strikeouts. Kylee Housman, Maggie Nauck, Camryn Brown and Kinsley Goolsby collected a total of seven hits to push Pike to the win. [Full story »]

Cavaliers win again, celebrate Senior Night this Friday

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Tuesday, October 27. 2015

The CrossPointe Cavaliers won their seventh game of the season Friday night with an impressive showing on both offense and defense. The Cavaliers are currently 7-2 and 1-1 in region play with two critical region games on the schedule to finish regular season play. Wins in both games would find the Cavs in a three-way tie for first place. [Full story »]