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Pirates sail into first in region play

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Wednesday, March 31. 2010

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By Greg Parrott

The Pike County Pirates cruised into first place last Tuesday with a 6-1 victory over the Callaway Cavaliers. The long ball was the catalyst as four home runs were hit. Kaleb Lynch hit two homers while Kody Adams and Chris Long homered also. [Full story »]

Pirates shut out Trojans 10-0

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Wednesday, March 17. 2010

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By Greg Parrott

In a match up of the Highway 18 contest between the Pike County Pirates and the Lamar County Trojans, the Pirates put on a Diamond Showcase to set the tone of six innings of flawless baseball. [Full story »]

Coach Mark Andrews gets 300th win

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Friday, March 12. 2010

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By Greg Parrott

Pirates head basketball Coach Mark Andrews celebrated a milestone on Feb. 9 with his 300th win in a victory over Callaway by a score of 70-66. It took Andrews 29 years of coaching to accumulate the 300 win milestone. [Full story »]

Pirates get on the baseball fast track

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Wednesday, March 10. 2010

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By Greg Parrott

After a dismal 0-3 start to the 2010 baseball season, the Pike County Pirates have quickly added two consecutive wins to their season record of 2-3. The Pirates upended the Upson-Lee Knights 8-4 and disposed of the Spencer Owls 16-1. [Full story »]

After 98 missions, PCHS grad and flag come home

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Wednesday, December 9. 2009

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Chief Warrant Officer II Michael Lee returned back to the states after an 11 month deployment to Iraq as an Apache helicopter pilot. He flew 98 missions during his deployment and proudly flew the Pike County High School flag on every mission. [Full story »]

BUS ROUTES: Nearly half of Pike County students ride buses

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Tuesday, July 28. 2009

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About half of Pike County's 3,558 students are expected to ride a school bus this year, according to Jeff Tharpe, transportation coordinator.

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Students, teachers ready for first day of class

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Tuesday, July 28. 2009

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Pike County’s nearly 3,500 students return to school next week under a cloud of teacher furloughs and governor-mandated funding cuts. [Full story »]

Westminster sweeps Pike out of postseason again

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Friday, May 8. 2009

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The Westminster Wildcats knocked the previously top-ranked Pike Pirates out of the baseball playoffs Thursday. The same team ended Pike's run into the football playoffs last fall.

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PCHS asst. principal under investigation

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Monday, April 27. 2009

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Pike County High School assistant principal Jim Williams is on administrative leave with pay pending results of an ongoing investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct involving a female student. [Full story »]

Pirates, Trojans square off in region tournament tonight

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Monday, February 16. 2009

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The Pike County Pirates will travel to Lamar County tonight to take on the Trojans in the first round of the Region 5AA basketball playoffs. [Full story »]