Varsity Baseball Plays at Myrtle Beach
The PCHS Varsity Baseball Team spent Spring Break at Myrtle Beach, taking part in the Ripken Experience. The Cougars knocked off undefeated Raceland, Kentucky Squad, 10-6, racking up 14 hits on the night.
Noah Jessup was 3-5, scoring 3 times. Gavin Fain, Tucker Swails, Jackson Horton, and Broc Taylor each added 2 hits. Swails, Horton, and Taylor had 2 RBIs each. Taylor got the win on the mound pitching 5 relief innings, allowing 1 hit, striking out 6, and walking 1.
Middle School Track Competes
The PCHS Middle School Track Team competed against 6 other teams in the Floyd MS Invitational 2024 on March 29.
The Girls 4×400 team, consisting of Gracen Conner, Sarah Hagwood, Cameron Rakes, and Shianne Townsend, finished 2nd in the event. In the 100 Meter Dash, Conner finished 1st, Kaylene Garcia finished 8th, Shianne Townsend finished 10th, and Isabella Mashburn finished 11th. In the 200 Meter Dash, Conner, Garcia, and Mashburn finished 2nd, 8th, and 10th, respectively.
In the 400 Meter Dash, Hagwood finished 3rd, Townsend was 5th, and Rakes was 7th. In the 800 Meter Run, Alaleigh Jones and Emma Purdy were 9th and 10th. Olivia Clifton placed 6th in Discus, and Maddie Martin and Autumn Hawks were 2nd and 7th in Shot Put.
In the Boys Category, Joshua Ayers finished 4th in the 100 Meter Dash, 3rd in a 200 Meter Dash, and 1st in the 400 Meter Dash. Riley Jones finished 7th in the 800 Meter Run and 9th in the 1600 Meter Run.
Caden Quesinberry finished 4th in Discus and 8th in Shot Put. Aiden Slate finished 11th in Discus and Shot Put.
