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Baseball season underway

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Wednesday, February 20. 2019
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The Appling County High School (ACHS) and Appling County Middle School (ACMS) baseball teams got started last week. ACMS played Alma on Monday and Brantley on Thursday, winning both games (18-1 and 11-1).

The ACHS Pirate Junior Varsity (JV) faced off against Pierce County on Wednesday and defeated the Bears in a long, high scoring game. They also played last Monday against Vidalia and defeated the Indians.

The ACHS Pirates lost...

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ACMS Rams still undefeated

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Wednesday, September 26. 2018
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The Appling County Middle School (ACMS) Rams football team traveled to Brantley County last Wednesday to face the Herons. ACMS cruised past the Herons scoring 30 points to Brantley’s...


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Lady Rams undefeated

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Wednesday, September 26. 2018
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The Appling County Middle School Lady Rams softball team remains undefeated in conference play. Last Thursday the local squad defeated the Lady Gators of Ware County Middle School 6-5. The Lady Rams will enter the Conference Playoffs this week against Arthur Williams Middle School, of Jesup, on Thursday at the Appling County Recreation Fields on County Farm Road. ACMS is the number...


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Final recreation league standings

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Jamie Gardner
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Wednesday, May 30. 2018
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2018 Girls Softball Final League standings are as follows:
Girls – 8 and under: Flames, 6 wins, 0 losses, 0 ties: Diamonds: 3 wins, 4 losses, 0 ties: Cougars: 1 win, 6 losses, 0 ties;

Girls 10 and under: Mustangs: 5 wins, 2 losses, 0 ties: Ravens: 3 wins, 4 losses, 0 ties: Chargers: 2 wins, 4 losses, 0 ties;

Girls 12 and under: Comets: 5 wins, 4 losses, 0 ties: Stars: 3 wins, 6 losses, 0 ties;

2018 Boys Baseball Final League standings are as follows:
Boys 8 and under: Phillies: 5 wins, 1 loss, 1 tie: Marlins: 4 wins, 3 losses, 0 ties: Indians: 4 wins, 3 losses, 0 ties: Yankees: 3 wins, 3 losses, 1 tie: Rangers: 0 wins, 6 losses, 1 tie;

Boys 10 and under: Giants: 7 wins, 1 loss, 0 ties: Orioles: 5 wins, 3 losses, 0 ties: Blue Jays: 4 wins, 4 losses, 0 ties: Tigers: 4 wins, 4 losses, 0 ties: Twins: 3 wins, 5 losses, 0 ties: Cardinals: 2 wins, 7 losses, 0 ties;

Boys 12 and under: A’s: 6 wins, 1 loss, 1 tie: Pirates: 4 wins, 3 losses, 1 tie: Red Sox: 3 wins, 5 losses, 0 ties: Mets: 2 wins, 6 losses, 0 ties.

Pirates top region, ranked sixth in state

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Wednesday, April 11. 2018
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The Appling County Pirate baseball team remains undefeated in Region 2-AAA play (7-0) and are attracting state recognition as well. The Pirates are now ranked sixth overall in class AAA in the state. This past week the Pirates won two games and lost one non-region game. [Full Story »] 

ACHS Track Teams are running hard this season

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Wednesday, April 4. 2018
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It has been a positive year for Appling County High School track teams. Head Coach Sheldon Pearce reported that the teams have been making progress all season. The teams will travel to Waycross on April 10 for a meet and then participate in the Region 2-AAA Track Meet on April 16 and April 18, also in Waycross. [Full Story »] 

ACMS Rams finish second in conference

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Wednesday, March 28. 2018
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The ACMS Rams Baseball Team finished second in the conference after a tough 4-3 loss in the Conference Playoff Championship Game against Pierce County at home Saturday. [Full Story »] 

Tennis teams remain undefeated

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Wednesday, February 28. 2018
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On Tuesday, February 20, at 4:30 p.m., the Appling County Pirates and Lady Pirates Tennis Teams hosted the Vidalia Indians. [Full Story »] 

Pirates advance to Sweet 16

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Thursday, May 4. 2017
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The Appling County Pirates Baseball Team defeated Jackson last Friday in the opening round of the Georgia High School Association’s AAA State Playoffs. The local squad rolled past Jackson only needing two games of the best of three series. The win will now advance the Pirates, third seed of Region 2-AAA, to the Sweet 16 Round of the playoffs to face the Ringgold Tigers, the number one seed from Region 6-AAA. Ringgold defeated Jackson County to advance to the Sweet 16. The best of three series will be played in Ringgold starting on Thursday, May 4 at 2:30 p.m. Two games will be played on Thursday and a third game would be played on Friday, May 5 if needed. Shown above are Pirate players following the games last Friday in Jackson. Best of luck to the Pirates as they take the long journey to Ringgold Thursday.

Pirates 5-0 in region play

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Wednesday, April 5. 2017
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The Appling County High School (ACHS) Pirates baseball team is currently 5-0 in Region 2-AAA. This past week the local squad went 3-0 defeating Vidalia High School, Long County High and Pierce County High.

On March 27, the Pirates traveled to Vidalia and brought home a 15-6 non-region win over the Indians. The Pirates then hosted region opponent the Long County Blue Tide and easily defeated the visiting team by a score of 10-0. Finally, the Pirates handed region opponent Pierce County its first region loss on Friday, March 31, defeating the Bears by a score of 6-3.

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Pirates score back-to-back wins

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Wednesday, March 29. 2017
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On Thursday, March 23, the Appling County Pirates played host to the Toombs County Bulldogs. The Pirates won the non-conference game with a 7-2 score. [Full Story »] 

Pirates fall to Herons, to host Pierce for senior night

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Wednesday, October 26. 2016
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By Matt Gardner

The Appling County Pirates (4-3 overall, 1-2 Region 2-AAA) traveled to face the Brantley County Herons (5-2, 2-1) on October 21 falling 45-59. The Pirates are scheduled to host the Pierce County Bears (6-2, 3-0) on Friday, October 28 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Prior to the game Appling County Lady Pirate and Pirate seniors are to be honored. [Full Story »] 

Rams to host Waycross for Championship

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Wednesday, October 26. 2016
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The Appling County Middle School Ram football team will host Waycross in the championship game on Wednesday, October 26 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at Jimmy Swain Stadium. The Rams made it to the championship game by defeating Pierce County 34-8 on October 19. Pictured above are Ram defenders tackling a Pierce County player.

Pirates play two, go 1-1

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Wednesday, October 19. 2016
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By Matt Gardner

The Appling County Pirates (4-2 overall, 1-1 Region 2-AAA) played two region contests over the past week due to Hurricane Matthew. The Pirates first traveled to Long County (1-3-2, 0-2) on Tuesday, October 11 winning 59-29. The Pirates second contest came at home against Liberty County (6-1, 2-0) on Saturday, October 15 with the Pirates losing 26-7. [Full Story »] 

Eagles fall short of win to the Wildcats

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Wednesday, October 19. 2016
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By Bryan Shipes

On Friday, October 21 the Appling Christian Academy Eagle Football Team played host to the Crisp Academy Wildcats of Cordele. This game was the last scheduled home game of the season for the Eagles. The next two games will be played at Twiggs Academy in Jeffersonville on Friday, October 21 and Central Fellowship in Macon on Friday, October 28. [Full Story »] 
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