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Junior All-Stars win state

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Wednesday, July 9. 2014
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The 2014 Appling County Recreation Department 13-14 Junior All-Star team won first place in the GRPA State Tournamanet completed in Baxley on Monday, July 14. Team members are Jason Ammons, Joshua Atkinson, Mikel Barlow, John David Black, Drew Dowdney, Price Eason, Hunter Griffin, Elljah Hale, James Jones, Hunter O’Berry, Micah Rentz, Holton Simmons, Tyler Thomason and Jakob Tomberlin. Coaches are Jay Powers, Aaron Kicklighter and Ken Thomason.
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Midget All-Stars take second

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Wednesday, July 9. 2014
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The 2014 Appling County Recreation Department 11-12 Midget All-Star team placed second in the GRPA State Championship in Sylvania last week. Team members are Shaun Brown, Jake Carter, Ben Griffis, Dawson Harrelson, Thomas Higgins, Luke Hutchinson, Drew Jacobs, Bailey Nails, Memphis Nobles, Matthew Poblete, Jadarien Ryals and Eli Swain. Coaches are Heath Sellers and Jeffery Simmons.

Mite All-Stars finish third

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Wednesday, July 9. 2014
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The 2014 Appling County Recreation Department 9-10 Mite All-Stars finished third in state play in Adel last week. Team members are Logan Atkins, Michael Bass, Patrick Crosby, Jacob Gardner, Dawson Griffis, Jason Larsen, Aiden Livingston, Malachi Mullis, Jordan Norris, Beau-Grayson Peacock, Harrison Simmons, Rhett Stone and Brayden Vaughn. Coaches are Andy Hartley, Kelly Stone and James Lamar Wilcox. [Full Story »] 

Local Track and Field participants recognized by Rec. Dept.

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Wednesday, June 25. 2014
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On behalf of the Appling County Recreation Department, we would like to congratulate each local track meet participant listed below: [Full Story »] 

Ap. Co. BB Team qualifies for shot at Daisy National BB Gun Championship

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Wednesday, June 4. 2014
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On April 19, 170 shooters from across the state of Georgia came to compete in the 2014 Georgia Games BB Gun Championship.  Participants’ traveled from 20 different counties and 50 different cities in Georgia. Though the weather was dreary, this did not stop participants from enjoying the day and the competition. [Full Story »] 

Mikela Barlow signs with ABAC

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Wednesday, May 21. 2014
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Mikela Barlow recently signed to play softball at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC). [Full Story »] 

Johnson wins third consecutive state title

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Wednesday, May 21. 2014
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Kevin Johnson is graduating from ACHS as the most decorated athlete in school history. This past Mother’s Day weekend, Kevin finished third for the second year in a row in the 110 high hurdles, and captured his third consecutive state title in the 300 hurdles. Kevin’s time in the 110 hurdles was 14.81 seconds and he broke the school record in the 300 hurdles with a time of 38.18 seconds. [Full Story »] 

Appling Christian Claims GCAA State Baseball Title

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Wednesday, May 7. 2014
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The Appling Christian Baseball team swept the Faith Baptist Crusaders to take the Georgia Christian Athletic Association Baseball Title. Daniel Beasley pitched a complete game one. Beasley yielded only one earned run while striking out eleven and only walking three Faith batters.  The Eagles would perform well at the plate.  The offensive leaders of game one were a pair of sophomores. Nathan Clough would put the Eagles on the board with a sixth inning two-run single. Two at bats later senior Reid Edwards would single and drive in fellow Senior Dylan Colson. Entering the final inning of play sophomore Bryant would add insurance runs with two RBIs. Phillips along with Daniel Beasley would lead game one in hits with two each. The final score of game one was five to one in favor of Appling Christian. [Full Story »] 

ACA Lady Eagles Win GCAA State Championship

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Wednesday, May 7. 2014
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The ACA Lady Eagles softball team captured the GCAA State Championship by winning the best two-out-of-three series against Open Bible Warriors of Valdosta. The first game was a slugfest with the Lady Eagles pulling out a 17-16 victory. Leading the way at the plate were Kate Vinson (4 hits) and Alyssa Livingston (3 hits and 3 RBIs). Kate Vinson was the winning pitcher. [Full Story »] 

Pirates headed to second round of state playoffs

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Wednesday, May 7. 2014
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The Appling County Pirate baseball team hosted the first round of state playoffs on Friday, May 2 against the Dodge County Indians. Connor Simmons started the game pitching for the Pirates and shut the Indian offense down for five complete innings. [Full Story »] 

Pirates end regular season, to host first round of playoffs

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Wednesday, April 30. 2014
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The Appling County Pirates (18-8 Overall, 14-4 Region 1-AAA) ended the regular season last week winning all three games. The Pirates defeated New Hampstead (6-19, 6-12) 3-2 on April 22, beat Ware County (16-8, 10-2 3-AAAAA) 5-4 on April 23 and were able to get a 2-1 win over Brantley County (11-12, 10-8) on April 25. [Full Story »] 

ACA Eagles to play in baseball state finals

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Wednesday, April 30. 2014
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Appling Christian Eagles baseball team will advance to the State Finals in the Georgia Christian Athletic Association. The Eagles traveled to Douglasville to face the Kings Way Crusaders in the GCAA Semifinal round. The Eagles finished the regular season as the number two seed from region two. The Kings Way crusaders were the host team after finishing first in Region one season play. The series was a best two of three series but a third game was not necessary. [Full Story »] 

It’s time to register for tennis

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Wednesday, April 23. 2014
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The Appling County Recreation Department announces it will have tennis registration from April 28 thru May 9 at the Recreation Office. [Full Story »] 

Pirates improve to 12-4 in region 1-AAA play

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Wednesday, April 23. 2014
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The Appling County Pirates (15-8 Overall, 12-4 region 1-AAA) won two out of three this past week starting with two region wins over Savannah High (0-12, 0-12) on April 15 by forfeit. [Full Story »] 

Pirate baseball update given

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Wednesday, April 16. 2014
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The Appling County Pirates (13-8 Overall, 10-3 Region 1-AAA) faced off against the Wayne County Yellow Jackets (10-9, 6-3 3A-AAAA) for the second time this season on Monday, March 31. The Jackets made the trip to Baxley seeking vengeance after their 1-0 loss to Appling on March 11. The Pirates started sophomore right-hander Mason Parker on the mound. Mason pitched three complete innings, walked one, allowed only one earned run, and struck out six batters. Stacy Davis entered the game in relief of Mason Parker. Stacy pitched two innings, struck out one batter, and allowed three runs on two hits. Nick Spell threw a seven pitch sixth inning for the Pirates struck out one batter. Connor Simmons pitched the top of the seventh and struck out two of the three batters he faced and allowed no runs. [Full Story »] 
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