Category: <span>Archived Sports</span>

Joshua Kinser Published: September 28, 2005 “Hunter’s boat” or “man’s boat”. This is what kayak literally means in the language of Inuit, the natives of Greenland and the Canadian Arctic that originally developed the sleek water-craft. More than 4,000 years ago, Inuit were building the first kayaks from driftwood and sealskin to hunt whale and...

By Nathan Deen Published on February 13, 2008 Men’s basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 16 PJC 75, Gulf Coast 53   After nine straight losses in the Panhandle Conference, PJC finally got their first win of the season via on the road at Gulf Coast Community College   “We finally got over the hump,” said PJC...

By Nathan Deen Published on February 13, 2008 Baseball Double-header, Friday, February 15th Game 1 Northwest Shoals Community College 5, PJC 10 Game 2 Northwest Shoals Community College 0, PJC 4 Freshman left fielder Bear Comer was the difference for PJC in both games against Northwest Shoals (Ala.). Comer made a game-breaking play both offensively...

By Nathan Deen Published on February 13, 2008 Men’s Game: Wednesday, Feb. 13 Okaloosa Walton 74, PJC 73 Shooting a free throw would probably seem to be the easiest shot one could take in a game of basketball. There is no one to guard you and put a hand in your face and you can...

By Nathan Deen Published on February 13, 2008 The PJC men’s basketball team is still without wins in the conference (0-8), but they may just have what it takes to finish the season strong. The Pirates almost knocked off No. 3 ranked Chipola Indians last Wednesday and, despite the loss, it was the most complete...

By Nathan Deen Published on February 13, 2008 After three straight losses, the PJC women’s basketball team has fallen behind in the conference race with a record of 4-7. Head coach Chanda Rigby isn’t worried about that right now, however. Rigby said that the Lady Pirates are only focused about winning their last four games....

By Nathan Deen Published on fFbruary 13, 2008 After winning their first six games, the PJC baseball team traveled to New Orleans to play in the Delgado Tournament Feb. 7 – 11. The Pirates suffered their first loss at the hands of the host team, Delgado Community College, on Thursday. However, with the win that...

By Logan Williamson Published on February 13, 2008 The PJC softball team swept Meridian Community College yesterday afternoon, winning both games of a double header by a combined score of 31-1. (game one 13-1, and game two 18-0.) Pitcher, Julianne Beaugh collected the win in the first game, moving her record to 4-0 as a...

By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 The PJC baseball team won their final two games in the Delgado tournament. PJC defeated the College of Dupage 12-4 on Sunday and Delgado 12-5 on Saturday. Josh Reed was credited with the win over Dupage. Ryan Ditthardt and David Poutier each went 3-5 with a doubles...

By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 Coach Bill Hamilton became PJC’s all-time winningest coach on Friday as PJC won back-to-back games against the College of Dupage and Delgado Community College, who beat PJC 7-6 on Thursday. Hamilton now has 525 total wins since he began his tenure at PJC. On Thursday’s game against...