Area Sports

The Appling Christian Academy Lady Eagles soared to victory last weekend, capturing the SECC Championship title after a dominant tournament run. In the opening semifinal matchup against Northside Christian Academy, ACA set the tone early with a commanding 2–0 win. Bella Gray led the charge with 10 kills, two aces, and two blocks. Defensively, Landry…

On Wednesday, October 8, the Appling County Middle School Rams Football team hosted the Waycross Bulldogs for the Conference Championship. This game was a Pink Out in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. The Rams defense struggled to hold the Bulldogs in the first quarter. The first score of the game came from Waycross, but the…

By Eldon Deal The Appling County Middle School softball team captured another conference championship last Saturday. In the last eight years, ACMS has competed in every championship game and has won six championships and two runner-up trophies. Last year was a runner-up year, but we have to put an asterisk by that one because there…

On Thursday, October 2, the Appling County High School Lady Pirates Softball team hosted long-time region rival, the Pierce County High School Lady Bears. As most fans of both teams know, this is always a big game, but this game meant more as the Lady Pirates had to win to clinch the region championship from…

The Appling County Middle School Rams Competition Cheerleading team traveled to West Laurens High School in Laurens County to compete on September 27. The season couldn’t have started any stronger, as the Rams walked away from the 17th annual Raider Rumble as the Class 2AA Champions! Join us in congratulating these athletes on their hard…

On Friday, September 26, the Appling County High School Pirates Football team traveled to Fitzgerald to take on the Fitzgerald High School Purple Hurricanes football team. This game was back and forth with both defenses standing strong most of the night, but the Pirates came out on top with a 15-14 win. The first quarter…

On Friday, the Appling County High School Pirates Football team hosted the Miller County Pirates. Appling defeated Miller County by a high score of 66-6. Before the game, several events were held. The First was the Rec. night for the Pirates, where all of the Recreation football teams were honored and were allowed to walk…

The 2025 Lady Pirate Tennis team was recognized at Jimmy Swain Stadium prior to the football game on Friday, September 19. Team members Marlee Anderson, Emie Ewaldsen, Tana Hall, Amelia Lott, Braylen Shelby, Anna Klair Smith, Addie Townes, Addy Turner, and Bristol Wright were presented with their State Championship Rings for their accomplishment during the…

  The ACHS Lady Pirates Volleyball team faced the Faith Baptist Christian Academy and Vidalia Indians for a Senior Night Matchup on Thursday, September 18. The Lady Pirates won against the Lady Crusaders from Faith Baptist first with a 2-0 sets, with the first set a score of 25-21, and the second set 25-8. The…

  On Friday, September 12, the Appling County High School Pirates Football team hosted the DeLand (FL) High School Bulldogs in their annual Homecoming game. The powerhouse school from Florida was able to pull off the win against the Pirates with a 46-30 win.     The Bulldogs were the first to score after completing…