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Wednesday, May 5, 2021 - Pike County Journal Reporter - Page 9A
PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE HARRISON
Camden Cook tees off for the Pirates golf team during a
recent competition. The team will compete in the area tour
nament to determine who heads to the state tournament.
PGHS golf teams head
to area tournament
Both the boys and
girls golf teams at Pike
County High School are
headed to Statesboro
to compete in the area
tournament to see who
makes it to the state
competition.
Coach John Kov-
zel said the team has
worked hard this
season, despite some
unforeseen setbacks.
The players practice
each Wednesday as a
team and are expected
to practice on their own
as well.
“This has been a dif
ficult year, we lost our
home course due to it
being closed down, so
now we practice at dif
ferent locations week
ly,” said coach Kovzel
who has high hopes for
the area competition. “1
am excited to see where
we end up.”
The girls golf team
includes ninth grad
ers Macey McElweney,
Katie Balard and Avery
Maddock, tenth grader
Charisma Bradfield and
Logan Wood watches his
tee shot during a recent
tournament.
seniors Libby Ferguson
and Isabelle Holmes.
The boys golf
team includes Noah
Strader, Austin Aman,
Ty Griffith, Dakota
Fox, Brannon Hooper,
Brannon Lopez, Logan
Wood, Cam Wood, Cam
Cook, Brooks Huff-
stetler, Caden Shubert
and Cohen Smith.
Pirates play in Sweet 16
The Pirates baseball
team dominated Savan
nah High School in two
blow out games during
their double header April
29. The Pirates will play
in the Sweet 16 starting
Tuesday at 4 p.m. and
6 p.m., weather permit
ting. They will face Long
County High School, the
Blue Wave.
The Pirates hosted the
first round of the playoffs
and run ruled the Savan
nah team 19-0 in the
first game of the double
header as pitcher Mason
Trucks threw his second
no-hitter of the season in
the second game.
In the first game of the
double header, Christian
Perkins, Braden Osbolt,
Caden Swift and Garrison
Pierce all went 3-for-3
to lead the offense. The
Pirates scored six runs
in the first inning and
13 in the second inning,
racking up 16 hits for the
game. Garrison Pierce
knocked a homerun and
Jaden Bone and Braden
Osbolt both hit triples.
Braden Osbolt earned
the win, pitching three
innings and only allowing
one hit with no walks. He
struck out nine batters to
keep the Savannah team
from scoring.
Mason Trucks threw
his second consecutive
no-hitter in the second
game, striking out 13
while allowing no hits
and winning 12-0.
The Pirates offense
was on fire in the second
game as well, scoring six
runs in the first inning
again. They added one
run in the second and
five runs in the fourth
inning. Braden Osbolt hit
a homerun and Mason
Trucks led the team with
four RBls.
PHOTO BY DONNA KENNEDY/
JEFF HURNDON PHOTOGRAPHY
At right, Mason Trucks pitched
his second no-hitter of the
season in the first round of
state playoffs against Savan
nah High School. He struck
out 13 batters in the 12-0
shutout victory.
PHOTOS BY DONNA KENNEDY/
JEFF HURNDON PHOTOGRAPHY
At left, Coleman Johnson connects
for a hit for the Pirates during the
first round of playoffs. Above right,
Braden Osbolt is congratulated by
coach Blake Parrott as he rounds
third base after hitting a homerun.
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