By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 The PJC men’s and women’s basketball teams both had a chance to pull shocking upsets over Chipola’s men’s and women’s team, but lost the game at the end. In the women’s game, PJC (now 4-7 in the conference)lost 70-66. PJC trailed at halftime 39-32 but made a...
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Turnovers and poor shooting continue to haunt Pirates
By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 Familiar game trends frequently popped up during the PJC men’s basketball team’s 86-66 loss to Gulf Coast Community College on Saturday night. Once again, PJC significantly out-rebounded their opponent and still lost the game. “I’ve never had a team,” said head coach Paul Swanson, “that has consistently...
Baseball team continues offensive dominance
By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 The PJC baseball team has scored 10 or more runs in each of the four games they’ve played and won so far this season. After scoring 10 runs in game one of a two game series against Baton Rouge Community College, PJC won game two on Saturday...
Baseball team gets big win in home opener
By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 The PJC baseball team routed Baton Rouge Community College 10-2 Friday, giving the Pirates an important home opening win. “That’s very important,” said Ryan Ditthardt, who had two home runs in the game. “It sets the pace for the season.” PJC was explosive on offense. After being...
Swanson says ‘pride’ is on the line after PJC’s 97-69 loss to Tallahassee
By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 The PJC men’s basketball team continued their losing streak, which now stands at six, Wednesday night after losing to Tallahassee Community College 97-69. PJC head coach Paul Swanson said that this was the first game this season where he felt his team was outplayed in every way...
Fouls and free throws plague Lady Pirates in 54-52 loss to Tallahassee
By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 It was an uphill battle for the PJC women’s basketball team as they fought adversity all game long in their heartbreaking 54-52 loss to Tallahassee Community College. The Lady Pirates left everything on the court Wednesday night but to no avail. After a back-and-forth second half, it...
Baseball team has talent, but tough schedule
By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 The PJC baseball team is looking forward to a competitive season this year as the Pirates should have a perfect blend of talented freshman and experienced sophomores. Head Coach Bill Hamilton has not yet made an official starting line-up and that is because he has a lot...
Men’s team comes close, but no wins
By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 The PJC Men’s basketball team finished non-conference play with a record of 12-5 and had a lot of confidence going into their conference schedule. However, the Pirates lost a heartbreaking 93-91 conference home opener against Okaloosa Walton College, a game in which there were several instances of...
New strategy works for women’s basketball
By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 The PJC women’s basketball team experimented with a new strategy against No. 6 ranked Chipola: starting four guards and a center. Head coach Chanda Rigby said that this lineup works perfectly into the defensive trapping scheme she has been trying to incorporate into her game plan. The...
Gulf Coast lights up PJC with 15 3-pointers
By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 The PJC women’s basketball team lost to undefeated Gulf Coast Community College 75-42 Saturday night. PJC managed to hold Gulf Coast to just 23 points in the first half but they themselves scored just 16 points. Eventually, the inability to score proved to be the downfall of...