Category: <span>Archived Sports</span>

Samantha Meyers The PJC women’s basketball team racked up another win Dec. 9, but the effort fell short of their usual intensity. The nationally ranked team won 57-38 against L.B. Wallace Community College. “I am excited about the win,” said Coach Chanda Rigby. “They played hard and it’s always a challenge, but I expected better.”...

Samantha Meyers The PJC Pirates overpowered Alabama Southern by 10 points leaving the final score 81-71 for Thursday night’s Thanksgiving game. The men’s basketball team has a game record of 8-1 overall. The top scorer of the night with 20 points was Jalin Thomas, who is also player of the month. The game had a...

By Samantha Meyers The PJC men’s basketball team defeated Faulkner State Nov. 12, 77-52. The Pirates are a new team with two transfers and seven freshmen. Though the team is working on handling mismatches, blocking out, and taking a step forward, they kept a strong lead against an old bitter rivalry against the Sun Chiefs....

Staff Reporter Published: February 4 2004 The Pirates men’s basketball team continued a five-game skid with a 90-63 loss to Chipola Junior College Saturday.  The team has a 2-5 conference record and are 17-8 overall.  The Pirates basketball team fell to Gulf Coast Community College 86-74 on Jan. 17th.  Steve Proctor led the team with...

Joe Elder Published: February 4 2004 Champ: The New England Patriots.  This is their second Super Bowl appearance in three years.  Like’em or hate’em, they have a solid franchise. Champ: The Carolina Panthers.  Where did they come from?  Who thought they were going to make the Super Bowl?  Champ: Carmello Anthony.  The young NBA star...

Joe Elder Published: February 4 2004 I was sitting around the house watching TV the other night when a thought popped into my head. Maybe we could hash it out and finally end the debate. What makes a sport a sport? Sport historians define a sport as having either a ball or a puck.  That...

James Hagan Published: February 4 2004 In an increasingly competitive junior college athletic environment, coaches now have to go that extra mile in recruiting players to come to their institutions. For PJC Baseball Coach Bill Hamilton and his coaches that means recruiting may just be the most important aspect of their job. PJC plays in...

Jacqui Alegria Published: February 4 2004 “Respect all, fear none.”  This is a quote that 5-foot 9-inch basketball captain, Alfonso Burnett, lives and plays by.  So, in a world of basketball giants nearly a foot taller, don’t be fooled by his small size.  This PJC point guard brings big game to the basketball court, consistently...

Lindsey Chavers Sep 27 2006 12:00AM The PJC baseball team defeated Gulf Coast Community College Sunday night with a 4-2 win. The Pirates scored all 4 runs in an eventful 3rd inning, which ended in a Gulf Coast double play.   An error in the 5th inning at 1st base gave Gulf Coast Community College 2...

Lindsey Chavers Sep 27 2006 12:00AM The PJC volleyball team secured a place at the Florida state championship tournament with a conference victory against Gulf Coast Community College Oct. 3. “I’m not going to say anything bad about this game,” said Head Coach Pete Pena.  “We did what we had to do to make it...