Pirates fall to Gators
On Friday, August 15, the Appling County High School Pirates Football team travelled to Waycross to take on the Ware County Gators football team. The Pirates started out strong only being down 12-7 going into halftime, but the 4A Gators overwhelmed the AA Pirates and pulled away with a final score of 55-7. The Gators…
Read MorePirate Football season has begun
On Friday, August 1, the Appling County Pirates Football team traveled to Bacon County to take on the Red Raiders in a Scrimmage to begin their season. The Pirates came up short in the scrimmage, with a final score for the varsity team being 14-28. The fourth quarter was used for both teams to play…
Read MoreEdenfields place in multiple GRPA State Tournament divisions
Last week, two AC recreation golf team members placed in different divisions in the state golf tournament at the Okefenokee Country Club. Jessy Lou Edenfield won first place in the District Tournament at Lakeview Country Club and won first place in the GRPA State Tournament at Okefenokee Country Club. She played in the 8u girls…
Read MoreByron Buxton heading to All-Star Game, HR Derby
Sunday afternoon, the Minnesota Twins announced that Baxley’s Byron Buxton has been selected to play in his second MLB All-Star game of his career. Buxton will also participate in this year’s Home Run Derby. So far this season, Buxton has had a battting average of .270 with 20 home runs, 53 RBI and 16 stolen…
Read More8u Softball All-stars win State Championship
On Friday, June 27, the Appling County Recreation Department 8u softball all-star team traveled to Sylvania to play in the GRPA 8u District 2 Class C State Championship. Appling defeated Screven County by a score of 13-12. The team came home and rode on a fire truck in a parade through town to celebrate this…
Read MoreCongratulations Class of 2025!
Appling County High School held a graduation ceremony for the Class of 2025 on Friday, evening. The ceremony was well-attended by the community, filling both the home and visitor sides of Jimmy Swain Stadium in the new ceremony layout. Congratulations to the graduates of 2025! If you missed the ceremony, it can be viewed…
Read MoreLady Pirates Win State Championship at home
On Saturday, May 17, the Appling County High School Lady Pirates played for the GHSA AA State Championship. The Lady Pirates hosted the match being the number one team in the playoffs and hosted the Columbus High School Blue Devils. The Championship came down to the last match of the game, where the Lady Pirates…
Read MoreState Track Meet results
On May 9, the Appling County Pirates Track Team traveled to Commerce for a two-day State Track Meet. The results are as follows: Jaiden Knight placed 10th in the 2A Boys 100 Meter Dash Prelims. Kemoni Ryals placed 5th in the 2A Boys 400 Meter Dash Prelims. Jermaine McMillan placed 15th in the 2A Boys…
Read MoreLady Pirates Tennis going to State Semi-finals
The Lady Pirates Tennis Team will be traveling to Rome this week to play in the GHSA AA State Semi-Finals. They defeated Stevens County Lady Indians on Wednesday, April 30, with a score of 3-0. The Lady Pirates will leave on Thursday to travel to Rome and will play on Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m.…
Read MoreRams Soccer wins conference championship
On Wednesday, March 26, the Appling County Middle School Rams Soccer team defeated Long County Middle School in their conference championship. The Rams went into this match undefeated in conference play on the entire year. The game went into overtime tied 1-1 with a goal by Emiliano Escalante with 13 minutes left in regulation. During…
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