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By ELLIS KNOX reporter@campcountynow.com

Pittsburg drops five out of six games. The Lady Pirates continue their streak of bad luck. Once again losing by four points in the second overtime. Senior Ayanna Palmer was high scorer with 14 points, senior D’Ambria Harkey was next with 12 points and junior Astaria Smith with 11. Senior Taylor Leonard shot two 3 pointers, Senior Maxie Ivory had one, and Smith had one 3 pointer. In offensive and defensive rebounds Harkey was leader with 12 and Leonard had 9 rebounds. The Pirates also lost a close one to the Pleasant Grove Hawks, 52 to 59. The lead changed hands several times, with the Hawks holding on at the finish.

The Pirates basketball team won their district game against the Atlanta Rabbits 63 to 39. EJ Hill scored 16 points, Brian Baca and Dejour Hill scored 12 each. This win brings their 15-4A district record to 2-2 as of Jan. 26. The Lady Pirates lost to the Lady Rabbits 45-38. Junior Astaria Smith was high scorer with 11 points, and senior Maxie Ivory and sophomore Sydney Reynolds both scored 9 points. Reynolds scored her 9 points on three 3 pointers, and senior Ayanna Palmer and Smith both also scored a three pointer. Smith was also 100 percent on free throws.

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By ELLIS KNOX reporter@campcountynow.com

Head soccer coach Tyler Simmons reported that there was quite a show Tuesday night, Jan. 26, in the alumni game. The Alumni got on board first with a quick goal, but Victor Ponce answered just as quickly with a well-placed shot on a breakaway making it 1-1. The defenses would dominate the rest of the first half keeping the score locked. It was Armando Cisneros, Eric Ponce, and Jose Garcia who would shine defensively for the varsity Pirates. The second half would start with another quick goal, this time by Jose Trejo, making the score 2-1. The Alumni would answer right back, tying up the score at two all. Then with about 20 minutes left in the game, Trejo would make a goal from near the sideline, making the score 3-2.

By ELLIS KNOX reporter@campcountynow.com

Head coach Tyler Simmons reported that the game against the Sulphur Springs wildcats started out promising, with Victor Ponce scoring first, from about 25 yards away. However there would be some miscues defensively by the Pirates that would lead to three goals in the first half for Sulphur Springs. Although the Pirates controlled the ball, and kept it on the Wildcat side for most of the first half, they would not be able to capitalize on any shots and finish the first half down 3-1. Although the Pirates would give a great effort to try and get back in the game, it would be more of the same in the second half as the Wildcats would go on to win 5-1.

By ELLIS KNOX reporter@campcountynow. com

Four outstanding Pittsburg athletes have been drafted as allstars for the 2016 Chick-fil-A Heart of a Champion All Star Football (CFA HOAC) game to be played in June. The game is sponsored by the Northeast Texas Fellowship of Christian Athletes (NFCA). The four Pirate draftees are: O’Ryan Fisher, Hugo Fluellen, Tray Walker, and Nate Buck. The 2016 CFA HOAC All-Star game will be played on Saturday, June 11, 2016.

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The Lady Pirates lost a close one, 40-44 to North Lamar Panthers. Senior Ayanna Palmer scored 16 points, followed by senior Maxie Ivory with 10 points. Palmer hit three – 3 pointers, and junior Astaria Smith hit one – 3 pointer. Palmer had seven total rebounds and Smith had four defensive rebounds. Pirates lose to Panthers, 56-7.

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By ELLIS KNOX reporter@campcountynow.com

By ELLIS KNOX reporter@campcountynow.com

The Pirate soccer team crushed the Waskom Wildcats, 4 to zip in this non-conference game. Senior Victor Ponce scored 2 goals and Junior Gerardo Moreno scored one goal and Senior Alexandro Mata also scored one goal. Congratulations to Ponce for being the Maxprep’s Player of the Game. Here is what Head Soccer Coach Tyler Simmons had to say about this victory, “We started out fast with Ishmael Moreno scoring the rst goal on a pass from Ponce early in the 1st half. From then on the game was played mostly on Waskom’s side of the eld,” Coach Simmons said.

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By ELLIS KNOX reporter@campcountynow.com

The Pittsburg Lady Pirates won Friday, Jan. 22, away conference game against the Paris ladyWildcats by a score of 66-56. Senior Maxie Ivory was high point scorer with 18 points. Junior Astaria Smith was next with 11 points. Ivory hit two three pointers, senior Ayanna Palmer scored a three pointer and D’Ambria Harkey also scored a three pointer. Congratulations to Ivory for being Maxprep’s Player of the Game.

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By ELLIS KNOX reporter@campcountynow.com Cole Kilburn, placed third in 100 yard backstroke at the District 15-4A swim meet this past Saturday, Jan. 23, at Texarkana College. He is advancing to Regionals in Lewisville that take place on February 5 and 6.

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