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By Cory Smith

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The Lady Pirates defeated the Lady Bears of Dekalb 49-26 last Monday in Pittsburg. Ayanna Palmer produced 19 points for the Lady Pirates, going 7 of 12 from the field, and knocked down all but two shots from the charity stripe, going 5 of 7.

Kaycee Parker, Genesis Lopez, Nay Brown, Jackie Roman, D’Maya Hashaway, Maxie Ivory, and Shaundrea Rhymes all got in on the scoring action for the Lady Pirates. Parker and Rhymes dropped six points apiece; Lopez and Ivory scored two points; Brown and Roman scored three points; and Hashaway delivered 8 points.

 

By Cory Smith

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The Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) Men’s Eagles Soccer team is bound for the NJCAA National Tournament this weekend after defeating Pearl River Community College on Friday. The Eagles will travel to Prescott, Arizona Nov. 18-23 to compete for the national championship title.

Rimario Gordon scored the first and only goal of the game, assisted by Yannick Koffi, 20 minutes in on Friday. Sal Martinez defended the Eagles' goal from all attempts by Pearl River and the eagles picked up the 1-0 win. The victory falls on the heels of a playoff bid last season that was stopped short during the Region 14 Tournament. This will be the team's first appearance at the  National Tournament since the team began playing in 2010.

The last time NTCC competed at the National level was when the 1996 Baseball team brought the National Junior College Athletic Association World Series title to NTCC.

 

By Cory Smith

cory@campcountynow.com

 

By Cory Smith

cory@campcountynow.com

 

The Lady Pirates took to the hardwood for their second game of the season Saturday evening, losing to the Lady Buckeyes 41-27.

Pittsburg stalled out offensively in this game, going 12 of 45 from the floor as a team, which equates to a 26.7 shooting percentage. Shaundrea Rhymes lead the Lady Pirates with 10 points, knocking down five of her six points. Ayanna Palmer had eight points on the night, and Kaycee Parker and D’Maya Hashaway both had four points, with Nay Brown knocking one down from the free throw line. Combined, the Lady Pirates had 20 rebounds, with Parker and Rhymes garnering six apiece. Rhymes also had two blocks in the game. Pittsburg stole the ball from the Lady Buckeyes a total of 10 times with Maxie Ivory and Palmer leading in that category with three nabs apiece.

 

By Cory Smith

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The Pirates ended regular season play last Friday night with a 29-20 win over district opponent Quinlan-Ford. With the win, Pittsburg finishes with a 3-2 district record, wich gives them a third seed in the playoffs. The Pirates will begin postseason play this Friday night at 7:30 against the Athens Hornets in Mesquite at Mesquite-Hanby Stadium. Quinlan-Ford (QF) jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead when the opening kickoff was muffed by the Pirates and recovered by the Panthers. QF relied on their Wing-T type offense to march down the field and punch the ball into the endzone by way of a quarterback sneak conducted by James West. The score took place just a minute and 48 seconds into the game.

By Cory Smith

cory@campcountynow.com

 

The Pirates ended regular season play last Friday night with a 29-20 win over district opponent Quinlan-Ford. With the win, Pittsburg finishes with a 3-2 district record, wich gives them a third seed in the playoffs. The Pirates will begin postseason play this Friday night at 7:30 against the Athens Hornets in Mesquite at Mesquite-Hanby Stadium. Quinlan-Ford (QF) jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead when the opening kickoff was muffed by the Pirates and recovered by the Panthers. QF relied on their Wing-T type offense to march down the field and punch the ball into the endzone by way of a quarterback sneak conducted by James West. The score took place just a minute and 48 seconds into the game.

Several Lady Pirate volleyball players were nominated for All-District selections when the list was released last week. Making the list for the Lady Pirates was: First Team All-District- Shaundrea Rhymes, senior and Genesis Lopez, senior. Second Team All-District- D’Maya Hashaway, senior and Taylor Bullock, sophomore. Honorable Mention- Taylor Poe, senior, Nay Brown, senior, and Sydney Waldrep, freshman. Academic All-District- Madison Busch, sophomore.

 

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On Nov. 1, both the Pittsburg Youth Football Association flag division and freshman division traveled to Henderson to take on Carthage in the first round of the playoffs. The flag division ended their season as they fell to the Bulldogs 30-0. The freshman division outscored the Bulldogs 6-0 and advanced to the second round of the playoffs. Head Coach, Randal Lain, said, “We could not have won without defensive coaches Josh Walker and Cortez Willis. Walker and Willis put the boys in the right positions and had the boys on defense step it up until the offense could get some points on the board”.

The sophomore division traveled to Hallsville on the same day where they began their first round of the playoffs against the Hallsville Bobcats. The sophomore division outscored the Bobcats 20-0 and advanced to the second round of the playoffs.

 

By Cory Smith

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On a crisp Halloween night, the Pittsburg Pirates and the Princeton Panthers squared off in a game that was chock full of turnovers and bad luck.

The night got off to a great start with the Pirate defense forcing Princeton to go three-and-out on their first possession and the Pirates began their first drive with good field position. However, the Pirates would cough up the ball on a third down pass, which would start a night in which the Pirates were plagued with fumbles.