November 12, 2026
The Pike County Pirates (5-3, 4-1) travel to Macon tonight to take on the #4 Northeast Raiders (7-1, 5-0). Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. Northeast is a 31-point favorite, according to the AJC/Maxwell projections.
Pike is coming off a 33-6 loss to Lamar County last week. Northeast crushed Southwest 40-0 last week.
UPDATE: PC rolled in round one, blasting Rockmart 9-1. Layla Dilbeck went the distance for PC to get the win. She allowed just one run and scattered six hits.
Kynlee Pike, Maliyah Holmes and Taylor Woodward all homered for the Lady Pirates. Savanna Sowell had a double and triple. Ashlynn Maddock tripled while Ella Alpough had a double.
PC will play Brantley County in round two in the winners bracket tomorrow at 12:30 p.m.
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The Pike County Lady Pirates are in Columbus today for the final rounds of the GHSA Class AAA state softball playoffs.
Pike (24-6) will battle the Rockmart Yellowjackets (25-6) at 11 a.m. Rockmart was the #3 seed entering the tourney while Pike was seeded #6.
The two teams have a common opponent in Harris County. Pike defeated Harris 5-4 on Aug. 6 but lost to them 4-1 on Sept. 2. Rockmart played Harris once, topping them 6-5 on Sept. 12.
PHOTO: Ella Alpough (11) and Savanna Sowell (11) played huge rolls last week as the Lady Pirates ripped Lumpkin County out of the playoffs in the Sweet 16 round. Alpough won game two on the mound and went four for four with a homer, double and five rbis. Over the two games, Sowell went seven for eight with two homers, a triple, a double and seven rbis. (Photos Donna Kennedy/jhurndon.com)
Check back for score updates.
The following criminal cases were adjudicated in Pike County superior court Oct. 6 with Judge Ben Miller, Jr. presiding.
Robert Bright, criminal trespass; not prosecuted.John Wesley Brown, possession of a controlled substance; four years probation.
Marcus Anderson Carter, burglary, one year in prison and two years probation.
Michelle June Dixon, simple battery; not prosecuted.
Wyatt Everett, DUI, criminal trespass, reckless stunt driving and open container violation; 12 months probation and $1000 fine.
Brandon Gilmer, theft by conversion; 12 days. in jail credit for time served and five years probation.
Melissa Marie Gonzalez, financial transaction card fraud; not prosecuted.
Justin Javon Gunn, financial identity fraud, 10 days in jail, five years probation and $1000 fine.
Tatianan Shanece Harrell, terroristic threats and acts, cruelty to children, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct; pre-trial diversion program.
Brian Lee Hite, criminal trespass, 12 months probation, $500 fine.
Billy Joe Hughes, theft by receiving stolen property, no proof of insurance, tail light violation and invalid tag; two years in prison, three years probation and $1000 fine.
Quaderius Deontae Jefferson, two counts criminal trespass; not prosecuted.
Kristen Dawn Kidd, possession of cocaine and failure to stop for stop sign; three years probation and $1500 fine.
Paul Daniel Mayo, simple battery and criminal trespass; not prosecuted.
Paul Daniel Mayo, criminal trespass; not prosecuted.
Kaelyn Emilee McCord, financial identity fraud; five years probation and $1000 fine.
Andrew McCormick, simple battery; failed to appear, bench warrant issued.
Drake Anthony McCreight, reckless conduct; pre-trial diversion program.
Howard Shane Patterson, fleeing and attempting to elude and driving while license withdrawn; 70 days in jail20 months probation and $1500 fine.
Donald Robinson, burglary, aggravated assault and battery; not prosecuted.
Corneisha Ma’Shel Thomas, financial identity fraud; not prosecuted.
Joel Alan Thrower, financial identity fraud; pre-trial diversion program.
Lorena Vasquez, simple assault and reckless conduct; pre-trial diversion program.
Kala Nicole Wlecher, simple battery and cruelty to children; pre-trial diversion program.
Christopher Blade Wilson, battery; not prosecuted.
Mark Wingfield, possession of a Schedule II controlled substance and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; five years probation, credit for time served and $2000 fine.
Melissa Kay Young, theft by taking; pre-trial diversion program.
Trenton Guffey, hindering the apprehension of a criminal; failed to appear, bench warrant issued.
Allie Lawrence (left) and Kai Gardner showed five standout livestock animals at the Georgia National Fair where they competed against hundreds of other lambs and battled inclement weather conditions.
Lawarence was seventh in overall showmanship for seventh grade. Her ewe Tina was seventh in class and second in Georgia bred. Her wether Cricket was first in his market class, first for Georgia bred and was third overall in the Georgia born and bred class.
Garner was sixth overall in 9-10th grade showmanship. Her ewe Buttercup was fourth in class. Another ewe Orchid was fifth in class. Her wether Cosmos was first in his market class and first in the Georgia born and bred black face wether class.
The girls shared their appreciation for Kendrick Club Lambs for continued support and guidance.
