Area Sports
Allen takes Bronze at National Championship
As she pulled the trigger one last time, Emma Allen secured a spot on the podium as a Bronze Medalist in the American Legion National 3 Position Air Rifle Match. She gently placed her rifle on her offhand stand, exhaled, took another deep breath, and rested her head on her arm. It is hard for…
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 MoreFirst annual Future Pirates Camp held
Appling County High School hosted its first Future Pirates football camp on Friday, July 18, at Jimmy Swain Stadium. This free camp for grades K-6 taught the fundamentals of football through offensive and defensive drills, games, and activities. Pizza and popsicles were provided for refreshment after a long day of hard training. …
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 MoreAC 4-H Rifle Athlete places at National Championship
In an event often called the “World Series of Shooting Sports”, athletes from across the nation gather at Camp Perry in Port Clinton, OH for a month-long series of marksmanship competitions. For Appling County 4-H S.A.F.E. Air Rifle athlete, Emma Allen, that qualification process began last December. Emma fired a paper qualification match from her…
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 MoreCoach Pruitt settles in to Appling
Appling County football has been on the cusp of something great for a very long time. The Pirates have made it to the Final Four 3 out of the last 4 seasons. Now that classes have started and New Head Coach Tucker Pruitt knows his way around town, his first priority in the new position…
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 MoreNew head football coach hired for Appling
The Appling County Board of Education voted last week, in a called meeting, to hire a new head football coach for the Appling County High School, Robert Tucker Pruitt. The new coach will be leaving a successful post as head coach in Fitzgerald, where he has coached since 2017. During his coaching career at Fitzgerald…
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