Sports

By Matt Gardner

The Appling County Pirates (2-1) traveled to Jesup on September 16 to face the Wayne County Yellow Jackets (0-4) and came away with a 39-38 thrilling victory in front of a packed house. The Pirates will next host the Statesboro Blue Devils (0-4) for homecoming this Friday night, September 23, beginning at 7:30 p.m. [Full Story »] 

The Lady Pirates won a region game against Long County on Thursday, September 9 by a score of 12-4. Leading batters were Katie Roberts (2-3), Jessi Stallings (2-3) and Malarie Peacock (4-4) with a two-run homerun. Bre Sellers also pitched her way to her third region win, allowing only four hits. The Lady Pirates are 3-0 in region play. [Full Story »] 

On Friday, September 9, the Appling Christian Academy Eagle football team traveled to Sparta to take on John Hancock Academy. This would be the first conference game of the season for the Eagles. [Full Story »] 

By Matt Gardner

The Appling County Pirates (1-1) picked up their first win by defeating the Dodge County Indians 41-34 on Friday, September 9. The Pirates are scheduled to travel to Wayne County (0-3) on Friday, September 16 with kickoff planned for 7:30 p.m. [Full Story »] 

UPDATE: On Thursday, September 1 the Appling County Pirates matchup against Charlton County was canceled due to harsh weather coming from Tropical Storm Hermine. There are currently no plans to make up the game at this time.

By Matt Gardner

The Appling County Pirates (0-1) traveled to face the Vidalia Indians (2-0) losing 20-23 on August 26. The Pirates will host Charlton County (0-1) this Friday, September 2 beginning at 7:30 p.m. [Full Story »] 

By Bryan Shipes

On Friday, August 26 the Appling Christian Academy Eagles played their first game of the season by hosting the Central Christian Crusaders. The home game started off as most do with only one major change, the length of the football field. This year the Eagles are playing on an “Eight-Man Football Field” which is 80 yards long by 40 yards wide. Eight-man football shares the same rules, procedures and structure as the traditional eleven-man game, with a few minor differences. Eight-man football is played with eight players on offense and defense, three less than the eleven-man game. [Full Story »] 

The Appling County Recreation Department Tennis Team started the season with 55 players. The players worked hard all summer to compete in different contests throughout the state. There were a total of six matches with surrounding counties within this district. Appling County sent 18 players to the district playoffs. Per rules of the playoffs, the team was only allowed to send the top three for each age group. Out of the 18 participants, 15 players were able to advance to state. The three that did not make it to state won the district contest, but had already made plans to attend church camp for the week the state playoffs were being held. [Full Story »] 

By Matt Gardner

The Appling County Pirates traveled to face the Jeff Davis Yellow Jackets in a scrimmage August 19. The two varsity teams played the first three quarters with the Pirates winning 24-6. The Junior Varsity Pirates faced off against the Yellow Jacket Junior Varsity in the fourth quarter with the Yellow Jackets winning 0-6. [Full Story »] 

The Appling County Recreation Department announces that for the upcoming season of football, cheerleading and Fall softball there is a need for coaches. If you are interested in coaching a team, please give the Appling County Recreation Department a call or stop by the office to pick up an application. Successful applicants will have to pass a background check. [Full Story »]